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Is Don Nelson the wrong coach for the Baron-less, rebuilding Warriors?
When Baron Davis was ruling the roost in his corner locker at Oracle Arena, Don Nelson wasn’t just the best guy to coach the Warriors, he was possibly the ONLY guy who could’ve successfully negotiated life with BD and still maintained credibility with the rest of the locker...  ...
The Beautiful Mystery of Basketball
The Beautiful Mystery of Basketball
theblowtorch.blogspot.com — Kevin Love : Oh, it's so magical. I've never seen anything quite like it. Andris Biedrins: Yah,... ess vunderfawl. I like-a ze vay zat eet lukes. Vhat ees eet? KL: Ha. Like I'm going to tell you. Idiot. AB: Comes on, Kayvuhn. Jahst tell me. I ... (more) The Beautiful Mystery of Basketball
Billups likely to debut Friday with Nuggets : Nuggets : The Rocky Mountain News
rockymountainnews.com — When: 8:30 MST tonight. Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. TV/radio: Altitude, ESPN; KCKK-AM (1510). Probable starting lineups... Coach: George Karl Coach: Don Nelson. Injuries: Denver - G Chucky Atkins (right knee surgery), C Steven Hunter (sore right ... (more) Billups likely to debut Friday with Nuggets : Nuggets : ...
Team Drama At It Again
ibabuzz.com — A question from S.F.’s Janny Hu started this brush fire, though all she did was ask about... Brandan Wright. The result was Nellie vomiting his thoughts about Harrington: Did Brandan earn himself more playing time? “Well, absolutely. I ... (more) Team Drama At It Again
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BallerBlogger.com — ... Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News:  “I think even if Monta Ellis was healthy and playing, Nelson wouldn’t like this roster at all, since he didn’t like last year’s roster a ton and that included BD (which led to the tremendous Chris Webber addition–greatness!) and he never was in love with Ellis’ game, except when he scores 22 a night at a 53% clip. So… If this team, after losing Davis permanently and Ellis for a while, isn’t about short-term gains and playing 6 or 7 men into the ground every night… if this team is about the future, which means Wright, Randolph and ...

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