could turn in the second coming of Scottie Pippen if he play his card right. Or he could poorman pippen. But that is still good thou. 19-22 points, 8-9 rebounds, 6-8 assists, 1-2 blks and steals.

The line that he was above Wright on the depth chart didn’t seem to play out in terms of PT once actual games started. Once again, taking what Nelson says at face value is a risky proposition.

Randolph is a freakishly good athlete with some great skills for a guy his height. But the things he didn’t do well at LSU are, unfortunately, things that can be very, very hard to change and things that can make a player rather ineffective in that all-important asset: winning games. Name, he had a habit of turning the ball over and didn’t shoot a high percentage. My guess is that he doesn’t know when he’s forcing the issue. When it works, it will look spectacular. When it doesn’t, it’s going to look awesome. When it doesn’t, it’s going to mean that the off balance jumpers and turnovers will rack up. So far in the preseason, that’s what we’ve seen.

For all the talk about Nelson’s “system” he’s never been a coach about a “system”. He has a philosophy of getting the most out of what he’s got, and that generally means a high octane offense. Look for a trademark in all his teams though and it’s that his teams have almost always won the turnover battle. If Randolph doesn’t keep better track of the ball, I don’t think he’s going to see much playing time this year either.

this guy is pretty good. his got handles, he can drive, and he blocks like a beast. he reminds me of an odom type player. and he needs to bulk up like 30 40 pounds

he shoots a low FG percentage. i think he’s going to take after a lamar odom type, someone with an all around skill set but doesnt finish well. especially since he tends to finish with a scoop instead of going strong, which can be good for short spurts but in the long haul will be disappointing

Warriors coach Don Nelson knows he has a reputation for not exactly being honest and forthright when it comes to answering questions from the media.

He’s made a career out of sending messages through the press. A little fib here and there, for the sake of the team, is always acceptable in Nelson’s book.

After Tuesday’s practice, Nelson went out of his way to clarify some of the comments he made about rookie forward Anthony Randolph a day earlier.

Nelson’s main point: He wasn’t kidding.

Apparently, Nelson didn’t want anyone to think that his harsh assessment of Randolph (he’s in for a "long year," according to Nelson) was done for spin or motivation or anything of the sort.

Nelson wanted to make it clear that he really does think Randolph is in for a long year _ with much of it spent on the bench.

In fact, Nelson might have ripped the heart out of many Warriors fans when he said on Tuesday that Randolph might be “one of the guys on the end (of the bench).”

Nelson did acknowledge that when he said Wright was behind Randolph on the depth chart a few weeks ago it was total bunk. Nelson said he just wanted to send Wright a message, which apparently worked.

Wright is a lock for consistent playing time at this point.

Randolph, on the other hand, isn’t even close to sniffing the court.

Nelson said Randolph isn’t a part of the Warriors’ rotation, and he didn’t rule out the D-League at some point for the rookie.

Nelson said he talked to Randolph during Tuesday’s practice and told him he wasn’t going to be playing much _ at least for the time being.

 "I don’t think he can play an NBA game yet at this point and expect him to win a game for you," Nelson said of Randolph.

When asked what Randolph had to do, Nelson said: “Just develop a game. He doesn’t even know what it is yet. Develop a game and find out who he is. I don’t know. I know he’s going to be good. That I know.”

Nelson did suggest things could change if the Warriors fall out of the playoff race, but he made pretty clear that for the first couple of months, Randolph’s only playing time likely will come during garbage time.