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What is wrong with the Warriors?

Leadership, and we are all seeing the result of loosing a leader.  I still think that this year’s group of Warriors are better than last (in terms of  talent).  What they are missing is a bona fide leader.  This is where Baron excelled (in addition to being a talented player).  Remember, even though both Baron and Jackson were co-captains, only one led and that was Baron.  He is undeniably the man on the floor, he is the God Father, no ifs, no buts.  He led by example, a natural leader whose most IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE is, his presence of “authority” (i.e., we all respect our moms, but when our dads spoke, it’s like John Hancock).  And when you have two other vets following him (like Harrington & Capt. Jack), the rest of the players follow automatically.  On the court, only one person (with the exception of the coaches) gets to point his finger and bark at his team mates.  Baron is just one of those players who can come in and take over (just like he did the first year he joined the Dubs and no one player challenged him) and everyone else follows.  Can you imagine Jackson telling Baron what to do?  It ain’t going to happen, but the other way around, definitely.  There was only one ego who was bigger than the rest (especially Jackson and Harrington) and that was Baron (Shaq has a very big ego, but Kobe’s ego is waAaay bigger than his).  Players like Kobe, LeBron & Baron can talk the talk and walk the walk (even when they loose)… they are genuine leaders.  Their aura commands authority.  Even the best player on the team, Monta, will follow Baron’s lead.

 

Right now, what is happening with the Dubs is everyone is trying to make a difference.  Jackson is trying SO hard that sometimes he becomes a detriment to the team (turnovers).  There is no doubt that everyone is trying to give it their best, unfortunately with the absence of  “good” leadership on the court (who can organize, assist and find the high percentage shot) I don’t think we will see a turnaround anytime soon .  Everyone seems to think they are the go to guy, shoot the ball instead of finding the better shot. 

 

It is a shame because this group of Warriors can play with the best teams the NBA has to offer (they have shown it numerous times).  If they can start emulating the type of decipline they had the last three years, there is hope (we can have the best players but without decipline, it's NOT going to work and both Kobe & Lebron realized that now).  Fortunately, the season is still young and it is not too late to rectify this problem.  The question is, who will lead them on the floor?  Jackson is reactive and unless he changes his approach, someone else has to take over and Nellie must realize that.  We need a traffic cop on the floor, someone who will finish and players will follow (even those with big egos).  Not just a leader but someone who is proactive, Who will that be?

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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I hate it when Jackson tries to be the leader at everything on the court. I hate it when he ballhogs, but I love him when he plays his role. He was at his best when he was playing as the 2nd best playmaker on the team, behind Baron; and also a 2nd or 3rd option in scoring next to Baron and Monta.

But now that Baron and Monta are gone, Stephen Jackson tries to do too much on the court. He tries to be Kobe-esque by always having the ball and trying to score all the time. He’s trying to be the MAIN guy on the team. With that being said, I noticed that Corey Maggette doesn’t like to play down to Jackson. Whenever Jack tries to get all vocal with the team, Corey seems to give Jack a look as to say “whatever, man”. I don’t see Corey nodding his head to Jackson and going, “yeah man, I gotchu, let’s do this and win”.

Corey’s probably wondering, he got paid all that money to be on the Warriors and he’s not even one of the captains on the team, he has to listen to Jackson instead. It leads to everyone ballhogging whenever it’s crunch time, because each player thinks he’s the “Go to” guy, and that person ends up chucking a bad shot.

Baron was the perfect guy to lead this Warriors team, since his skills as a playmaker and a “go to” player is undeniable; he also embedded a ton of swagger on the Warriors team. Before Baron, the team had no identity and wasn’t even labeled as a fastbreak team until he came around. We need a guy like that on the team again, that’s why Monta has to step up big time once he gets back. Also, I don’t even see this team smile a lot anymore; last season, this team would almost ALWAYS be full of laughter and joy during games. But now, everyone’s all frustrated, and even when we do get a win it’s not that satisfying. The last time I truly felt happiness with the team was during our win against Denver.

I guess it’s okay for now. We still have plenty of time in the season for a “magical” spark to give us some life and momentum.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 29, 2008 3:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

we all respect our moms, but when our dads spoke, it’s like John Hancock

 Depends on the lady, I know some who are hot enough to get their way cause the guy doesn’t want to be john handcocking it.

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I live my life in the Walmart
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 29, 2008 3:01 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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agree completely. this is why baron was so important, and its why we are losing now. we had a great thing going until this season. eventhough we lost baron, i still have faith that the warriors can turn it around. i just hope they do it soon because these games are getting too frustrating to watch

by hoopscorer23 on Nov 29, 2008 3:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

couldn't have said it better

that contract extension was/is pretty reasonable if the W’s (cohan/rowell) value winning more than $$$.
they don’t. b/c they couldn’t even see that having a player like boom makes the W’s an attractive team for the big networks to broadcast, which means more $$$ anyway.
but, boom don’t work here no more.

the stop calling him "beans" movement

by pervisNeverNervous on Nov 29, 2008 3:18 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to rain on the economics parade, but the national telecast revenues are shared through the league. More games on TNT or ESPN doesn’t have much impact on the Warrior’s bottom line.

The real difference is going to be in gate receipts when people stop buying tickets to see a losing team. Davis added wins because he was a better player. Maybe it was ‘leadership’, but the assists, the relative lack of turnovers, the rebounding from the back-court, the ability to get to the FT line all translated in wins w/out invoking a shred of leadership. He was a good player and he did things on the court that win games.

What’s happening right now is we’re seeing a less talented team than we had a year ago.

by jae on Nov 29, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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