Nellie dismounts from Baron at the finish line

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THERE IS no reasonable explanation for leaving Baron Davis on the bench for the entire second half of a game during which the Warriors were facing mathematical elimination from the playoffs. And it's insulting to imply good intentions. Don Nelson knows this. So does his evil twin, the one we all know he has, despite the brief reminiscence with the shadow of Chris Webber. The one capable of ... [link]

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Warriors debate: Monte P. takes Baron, and I go with Nelson (uh oh)
Published 4/16/2008 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
Monte Poole came down hard and wisely on Baron Davis’ side in the Great Benching Debate.  Heaven help me, I read Monte’s piece and almost changed my mind instantly. (Monte does that all the time to me, darn superb columnist that he is. Hate that !) Not shockingly, ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 4/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... , as he is guaranteed more than almost any other team can offer. The view that Don Nelson was wrong for benching Baron Davis for the last two important quarters of the year. And ...

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