WHAT GIVES, GUYS? / Nelson says there's no problem, Davis says very little

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(04-15) 23:03 PDT -- For Warriors coach Don Nelson, the mind-boggling question everyone wants answered is really a no-brainer. Why didn't he play Baron Davis in the second half of Monday's playoff-elimination game in Phoenix? "It was real simple," Nelson said by phone Tuesday. "He was having a bad game. He was terrible. He was the worst player on the floor, and I told him to take the second ... [link]

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WHAT GIVES, GUYS? Nelson says there's no problem, Davis says very little
Published 4/16/2008 by BornIcon at SportsFilter
WHAT GIVES, GUYS? Nelson says there's no problem, Davis says very little : For Warriors coach Don Nelson, the mind-boggling question everyone wants answered is really a no-brainer. Why didn't he play Baron Davis in the second half of Monday's playoff-elimination game in Phoenix? ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 4/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Baron Davis's agent says his client is unlikley to opt out of his contract, as he is guaranteed more than almost any other team can offer. ...

NBA Triple Threat: End of the Line
Published 4/17/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... 11-17 FG, 7 rebs, 14 ast, 3 stl...We'll hear from Sessions again next April. Macrin Gortat, Orl: 12 pts, 5-11 FG, 11 rebs (5 off), 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk...Who? Rumors du Jour Mark Jackson a candidate for Knicks job - On the plus side: not Isiah, not a retread. On the minus side: no coaching experience. Not Isiah probably trumps all. Marion seeking extension - Having fun yet, Shawn? Nelson: no feud with Davis - We'll find out if it's true this summer. ...

Warriors To Be Decidedly Less Whiskery In 2009 [Baron Davis Wants To Be ... A Knick?]
Published 25 days ago by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... OK, it's not a lock that Baron Davis is leaving the Warriors. But by opting out of the final year of his contract — leaving $17.8 million on the table in the process — it's pretty clear that there was more to that dustup with Don Nelson in the Phoenix game than we were told. But while that may be true, a certain ESPN Cheese Doodle-loving personality says he knows a different reason for Davis wanting to leave. It's because ... he wants to be a New York Knick? What? ...

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