Warriors Will Suffer Under Don Nelson's Anti-Rookie Bias

Don Nelson's onset to a devastated Golden State Warriors in 2007, resulted in the biggest playoff upset in NBA history. The Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs and advanced to the second round only to get knocked out by a rigid Utah Jazz ball club. In addition, Don Nelson guided the Warriors into discovering their true identity as a team. Taking this step as a coach and instilling it in the players has Don Nelson enter every Warrior fan's heart. It's hard to criticize him, considering he raised the Warriors from the ashes and made them good, fun to watch and a playoff contender! But this bizarre 2007-2008 regular season has seen Nelson kill off all playing time to his rookies and ultimately make the team unprepared. This season was actually the season where the Warrior fans were supposed to see rookies like Brandan Wright, back up point guard CJ Watson, and Marco Belinelli. The season's intensity would have been the ultimate test to the rookies on ... (link)