does anyone else think that buke should play less?

had a nice crossover last night for the and 1. his handles have definitely improved, i just wish he would pass the ball more. every time he touches the ball he’s going to shoot it. when kellogs, jackson, and mags all have that mindset the warriors are screwed. i think he deserves the playing time a bit, but give the ball up a little more! handles have really improved tho

kelennas much more effective when he comes off the bench, just like watson is. i would personally make the starting lineup:

PG – Jack
SG – Morrow
SF – Maggette
PF – Wright
C – Biedrins

then have buike, cj, turiaf and randolph coming off the bench…

He does too many good things to keep him off the floor. I’d rather keep him starting and let him shoot himself out of his slump for now. He improved in leaps and bounds since we got him. I’d like him to keep heading in that direction by keeping his minutes consistent.

none of the players in our roster warrant playing 40 minutes a game let alone 43. My main beef with Bukake is the manner he gets his points. Because his jumpshot is non existent this season defenses sag off of him and making him drive where he has to take those ridiculously hard, body contorting shpts of him. It also doesnt help that Buike has horrible court vision ala CJ Watson where it seems like hes got blinders on and all he sees is the basket even if The Ammo is wide open or Bellinelli is so wide open on the corners the kid can make some pasta from scratch.

Instead of Bukake, maybe start Wright again or at least if Nellie is dead set on playing our current starting lineup, limit his minutes to 30 mins max.

Of course with me, whatever Nellie does is absolutely fine…..Really no complaints here…

i agree that kaz is more effective and useful to the dubz off the bench. but that doesn’t necessarily mean that i think he should play less. you make an argument about his shooting skills and dumb mistakes. well we know the dumb mistakes can be fixed; he has shown extended periods of poise last year. and shooting, well, that’s something that will also come (at least back to what he was last year). buike is a much improved player, for the reasons you mentioned above – and those are the assets that make him a better player and are much harder to “learn” than his faults are to “fix”.

people seem to forget that monta is going to come back

buike play less… NO but definely play off the bench, him and watson off the bench are super solid.

and no need to state the obivious

sheeeeeeeeesh!

I think he is better too off the bench. Defense!!!

…but not as a started. I believe he should come of the bench right now, he seems more productive.

Apart of this, I love this guy, he has so much heart, plays fearlessly, is a very good/active rebounder (box his man out) and usually outmuscles his defender on his way to the basket.

Like gorilass said:

"starting lineup:

PG – Jack
SG – Morrow
SF – Maggette
PF – Wright
C – Biedrins

then have buike, cj, turiaf and randolph coming off the bench…"

…until we trade Al + Jack for an all-star PG :-)

I’m sure the rotation will balance out once Monta comes back. But for now, Nellie is just using what he has and trying to put a W on the board for us every night. And sometimes, that means having our bench players step up and get starter minutes, like Buike in this case.

Speaking of bench players, has anyone noticed that B Wright hasnt been getting much minutes lately? Whats up with that?

am I the only one not that impressed with his perimeter D thus far this year? I mean aside from the Kobe game last year where he did a tremendous job – we have anointed him as some kind of stopper and I just don’t see it that regularly.

From Janny’s article (Sfgate.com)

“What’s too much Azubuike for Warriors?”

After admitting to overplaying Kelenna Azubuike, coach Don Nelson found the guard a little rest Tuesday with 35 minutes of action.

Azubuike entered Tuesday’s game having logged nearly 44 minutes over his past three outings. He is averaging 15.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 35.9 minutes this season – second only to Stephen Jackson’s league-leading 43.4 mpg.

And though Azubuike is struggling from the field, shooting 23 percent from three-point range, neither he nor Nelson appears overly concerned about the slump.

“The thing he’s doing is rebounding, guarding, being where he’s supposed to be,” Nelson said. “He scores enough, and now he has the ability to drive and finish and not only to shoot outside. The outside shot hasn’t been as good as it was last year, but I think that’ll come.”
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He’s been playing a lot of minutes and I don’t have the link to another article I’ve recently read, but his bouts of tendinitis may still be a bit of a factor because the article I read was talking about how all these minutes certainly don’t bode well for him considering last season. SO, with all that said, and a little bit in defense of Kelenna Azubuike, no wonder his shot is flat.

Kelenna was really solid this pre-season and from exchanging e-mails with people like Pree (from hoopsworld.com) and from a blog entry from Marcus (cctimes.com) Azubuike is able to shoot. He’s just in a shooting slump for one reason or another.

I know Azubuike isn’t perfect, but it gives the Warriors a little bit of dimension for the time being with both Morrow and Azubuike on the court together. Another petpeeve, Anthony Morrow should not be appointed savior nor should he be handed the starting “2” job.

Some people are so quick to judge. Let’s just see what happens until Monta comes back.

I’m sure a lot of people will give me a lot of grief for this, but ever since Morrow has showed he can shoot, many have been talking like Azubuike is expendable. Let me just say, I love how great Morrow has been for this Warriors team, but he isn’t the answer. There are a LOT of flaws with this team right now.

Go ahead, start with the criticisms of my opinions.

In my honest opinion, the things that Buike does can be done off of the bench. He doesn’t really get into hot streaks from the floor… he just plays the game and things happen, whether they be good or bad. I think that starting Wright or Watson would end up being better in the long run, as they can turn to Buike if things aren’t working and still have him fresh when Maggette or Jackson needs a breather.

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