Practice or not, Iverson is still the man. You can tell that he just leaves his heart on the floor. And ‘Sheed… geez… he’s got to be on the all time Warrior killer list.

Some notes:

— CJ played a decent game despite the mental lapse on the inbound pass to Andris. He’s also got to learn to give up the rock a little more. He looks good enough to be our backup point guard though.

— Jax is playing too many minutes. I hate to beat a dead horse, but Nellie needs to find a way to keep his minutes down to under 40 a game.. He also forced a couple passes to Andris when there were too many bodies in there. He needs get those turnover numbers down.

— Andris is mister consistency so far. Nuff said. I forgive him for the missed dunk.

— Morrow’s shot looks Michael Redd-esque. Quick release and pretty. And he made some crucial shots in crunch time. He’s got a future in the NBA.

— Brandon Wright is looking more and more comfortable on the floor. Man, I swear it looks like he could jump up and grab tthe top of the backboard. He’s got some seriously long arms.

It was a tough loss, but at least they made it close. Until we get someone better at point guard, I think more games like this will be inevitable this year, even if Monta gets back to full strength.

1) Brandan Wright needs to be getting starter’s minutes. 30+ per night. This isn’t just a matter of player development anymore; he’s legitimately one of our most surehanded options on offense thanks to his reach, he’s a solid rebounder, a vicious shotblocker, and he’s shown a great aptitude for spacing the floor and slipping between defenders in the paint. If Nelson’s given up on Harrington (which is a no brainer statement), then Wright must play.

2) I think Biedrins can probably do even more for us offensively than he is now. We’ve seen his post moves this year come leaps and bounds, and he’s more mobile than ever. Both Biedrins and Wright should have some comfortable plays drawn up for them for the Warriors to go to in case of a scoring drought. There’s a reason why great teams focus in on post play! This obviously requires Nelson to do more in game coaching than he seems to want to do. So it might not happen.

3) While Azubuike’s play early in the year has made the Maggette signing seem sort of redundant to me, there’s no doubt that Corey brings a needed dimension to the team. He’s really the only perimeter player they have right now who can bull his way to the basket straight up; Kelenna gets the edge by playing angles off the ball, and Jackson doesn’t have the speed or handle to do so reliably. I realize that Maggette balked somewhat at being a 6th man in LA, but if he doesn’t want that fate to befall him here, he needs to secure his role in the offense, which means driving inside constantly, and drawing fouls. He’s done it his whole career, it’s just a matter of effort and health.

4) CJ Watson has been doing an admirable if erratic job holding down the fort. Despite a number of indescribably bad decisions in the Detroit game last night, given how much burden he’s had to shoulder, I have to give him credit. That said, he’s not racking up too many assists, and his ball-handing is no less suspect than Azubuike, so I’d probably bump him to the bench and roll with Azubuike, Jackson, Maggette, Wright, and Biedrins. That lineup has excellent size, athleticism, they’ll rebound like hell, and they’ll score. There’s a drought in terms of ballhandling, but that would be true anyways.

5) Marcus Williams did not look good last night. His shot selection and instincts strike me as rather poor, despite whatever natural point-guardiness he may have. I’d rather roll with CJ and DeMarcus.

6) Morrow has looked confident and able in the few NBA minutes he’s seen. e has a lightning quick release, and he’s a pedigree shooter, something Jackson, Maggette, and Azubuike are not. Morrow should be subbing in to spell Jackson from time to time. Which brings me to my last point…

7) Stephen Jackson is not god. This team has clearly evolved in such a way that Jackson is the leader, and I’m okay with that. But Nelson has clearly designated Jackson as one of his guys, and therefore he sticks with him regardless of circumstance. Jack is a grown man, I’m sure he can deal with hitting the bench every now and then. For both the preservation of his body, and the health of the team as a whole, Jackson needs to ride the pine a little when he’s in the midst of a game like last night’s.

Let’s give Biedrins some touches in the post at the end. He had shorter guys on him and could have spun on them for some shots, better than CJ on a pick and roll and an off balance jumper.

Let’s give Brandon starter’s minutes too. Although he’s got to get more fire in his belly on D and rebounding. Shorter guys are beating him to the ball. Desire Brandon!!

The announcers reminded me of how many three’s the Warriors used to take last year. At least 9 made three pointers a game! lol. The Warriors can only get better this season, so i’m not really worrying from that game. I miss the celebrity fans though, and the feeling that we can overcome any deficit with all of our scorers. But now we got this young team, we should play Morrow more.

after that freakin missed dunk by AB

Does anyone else think that his stroke looks EXACTLY like Ray Allen’s? The way Morrow shoots looks so smooth, hopefully he starts to expand his game as he gets more experienced. It would suck if he stays a shooter his whole career; with better handles and a better understanding of the game (and a couple more things) this kid can be pretty good. Not all-star good, but a pretty good role player.