Phoenix 122, Warriors 116: Nelson vs. Baron to end the season? What a fascinating game

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The toughest post to post.
Published 4/15/2008 by admin at Fear The Beard
... There is one other thing. And it’s kinda big. The mystery of Baron. The beardless second half. While, the sight of BD selflessly coaching his teammates down the stretch instead of pulling off the warmups to come in for dagger time was inspiring in a sense, one had to assume that something was wrong. ESPN and Yahoo Sports and a hyperventilating Tim Kawakami are calling it a “benching,” but I suspect that if Shaq didn’t dislocate Baron’s shoulder in the action above, that perhaps there was another injury that was part of the unspoken subtext. Perhaps ...

Tuesday Bullets
Published 4/15/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News on the loss to the Suns that will keep the Warriors from the playoffs: "After a horrendous first half out of Davis, Nelson benched Baron [Davis] for the entire second half–and then the second half just happened to feature a furious GSW rally, some of the best Warriors defense and best activity of the season. Coincidence? No. I've written endlessly about Davis' talents and will to dominate… but he can be lousy, too, his lousiness usually spreads to the entire team when he's lousy, and most of his coaches, from ...

Warriors Finish Out of the Playoffs, Future of Baron Davis Uncertain
Published 4/15/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... to get a win in Phoenix, but also strange when you realize that Baron can opt out of his contract this summer to become a free agent. Tim Kawakami wonders if there are issues between Davis and ...