0-10 Does the "Buck" stop there?

by BritWarriorGSW on Dec 2, 2008 11:10 AM PST

We are currently 0-7 in recent games that started with the loss to Chicago. In many of these games we could, should and would have had different results if decisions were made to go Defensive while the other team counter attacks when we have a 10 point lead.

There is a very serious chance that we may go 0-10 with Houston, the Spurs and OKC next games away, before we return to Oracle for the Bucks, who god forbid we should lose against.

My point is this, unless we change our defensive position once we get control of a game with offensive points, we are going to go through the same result, game, after game, after game.

I am damn sure Hendrix, would be 100% more use to this team than Kurz right now.. We do not need anymore outside shooters, what we need is someone on the otherside of Turiaf and Biedrins when we want to go big and Hendrix is THAT player. He does not have to go and score, but he has to defend our basket like an animal and he not only has the build for it, he has the mindset and confidence. Did any of you see his press interviews? He has great confidence and right now we need another "Bruiser" in the mix.

0-10 is a really scarey thought to me, mainly because I am not sure how the rookies mindsets will deal with it, let alone Jackson, who has already started to vent a bit.

So are we ready for people to accept that unlss we get smart and move the ball more and GO DEFENSIVE when we have to, we are going to lose to teams who's coaching staff have a look at our line up and then exploit the weak side wherever that may be and haul back a bunch of points.

The Celtics and Doc Rivers showed exactly what a coaching team should do, find a weak spot and utilize it with a player we dont know what to do with. "Rondo". Rivers got his team in the game, then sent on his "Big Guys" to defend for a while giving his starters a rest and kept swapping. He then saw that we were leaving the lane open everytime, and so he put on one of his really quick driving guys, Rondo, who was given all the room he needed.

If however the first couple of drives, Big Ronny T or Biedrins had stepped across and checked him HARD and I do mean HARD, Rondo would have thought twice about going in again.

Our issue is simply two things:

1: Ball movement and lack of it.

2: Defensive decisions.

If there is a chance we could look at this and read the other team a little better, I believe we start winning again. We have the raw talent, it grows and develops every game and right now we are at the school of hard knocks, but the basic principles of defending are not being met and our defensive guys all seem really "NICE" guys, who maybe need to put a gamemask on and start bashing bodies.

I loved the fact that STACK got in Dwades face last night, THAT IS WHAT BEING A WARRIOR IS ABOUT! Let other players know that they are not going to just push us around, dunk on us, or any of that crap. They play us, they will get a fight, once we get some of that spirit going, I guarantee we lose less games.

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If we lose to the thunder which would be our 10th straight I will lose all hope in life

by FeartheBeard4 on Dec 2, 2008 11:27 AM PST reply actions

I think we all know by now that there is no such thing as a “for sure” win in Warrior Land and that Miami game last night proved just that.

WARRIORS BASKETBALL!!! Patiently waiting for a title...I may be waiting for a long time...

by JustSomeName on Dec 2, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions

The two Memphis games and NY game proved just that.

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald

by WarriorForLife on Dec 2, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

Painful loss last night

and it was because a lack of defense. I felt like in some of the games earlier this year they played good defense and that was how they were able to win, but during this 7 game losing streak their defense has been practically non-existant.

I love the idea of bringing up Hendrix and sending down Rob Kurz. When they drafted Hendrix he was supposed to be more NBA ready then Randolph was because of his size and because he really only needs to rebound and protect the rim. I decided to look up his stats in the D-League…

Game 1: 31 Pts, 14 Reb
Game 2: 12 Pts, 14 Reb
Game 3: 17 Pts, 12 Reb

His team also has won all 3 games they have played.
Sure it’s only 3 games and sure it’s only the D-League but he’s worth a try during a losing streak like this.

by DubsFanByTheZoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:03 PM PST reply actions

+1

Exactly…I hadnt actually seen any of his stats yet, but that says it all for me. We need to do a switch with Kurz…right now….Maybe there is something else at play here? Maybe he cracked a joke about Nellies age? Who knows? But one thing is for sure, he can give us the extra size we are missing rightnow. I just dont understand the decision making process sometimes.

It's about heart, It's about fight, It's about being a Warrior!

by BritWarriorGSW on Dec 2, 2008 12:45 PM PST reply actions

I am damn sure Hendrix, would be 100% more use to this team than Kurz right now.

Hendrix might be worth a try but send Bellinili instead, Marco is way more useless than Kurz, I’ve actually seen Kurz makes some good decisions. so I think Kurz has more value as a back up.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 2, 2008 2:21 PM PST reply actions

How has Bellinelli hurt the team

when he doesn’t even play?

Keep Hendrix in the D-League, so you know, he can DEVELOP. What good is Hendrix if he just sits at the end of the bench because we know Nellie is not going to play him.

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by Doctor Kajita on Dec 2, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions

So you would rather we leak Defense than play a guy who HAS Defense?

Screw development, get him on the floor NOW as the “it’s time to defend” player.

It's about heart, It's about fight, It's about being a Warrior!

by BritWarriorGSW on Dec 2, 2008 3:35 PM PST up reply actions

Exactly

And its not like practicing with NBA players would hurt him.

by pbra17 on Dec 2, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions

How has Bellinelli hurt the team when he doesn’t even play?

Just by taking up a roster spot that could give us a guy like Hendrix or Nelson’s son to experiment with.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 2, 2008 8:46 PM PST up reply actions

Kurz should be off the team and replaced by Hendrix

But Nellie likes proving to everyone that a shooter at the 4 spot is more valuable than a defensive and rebound oriented player, even when your team cant defend or rebound.

Hey where’s that fire Nellie post?

by myk on Dec 3, 2008 5:29 PM PST up reply actions

The Warriors WILL BEAT the Rockets..

by AlbinoWhale on Dec 2, 2008 4:07 PM PST reply actions

Play Morrow again, and get Hendrix out of the D-League.

Then trade Belinelli.

by Ali luvs monta on Dec 2, 2008 4:21 PM PST reply actions

Hendrix will solve the Warriors REBOUND problem.

And BOX out for gods sake..

by AlbinoWhale on Dec 2, 2008 4:22 PM PST reply actions

+1

by Ali luvs monta on Dec 2, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions

Hendrix for Kurz seems like a fine move, but I’d just as soon see Williams shipped down.

We have five 1-3s that Nellie is comfortable playing 20 minutes a game or more: Jack, Crawford, Watson, Azubuike and Maggette. Morrow had his brief spurt with big minutes, and I don’t think Nellie’s afraid to call his number either… Monta is coming back soon. Point being, there are a lot of li’l fellas for Nellie to play with.

4-5s that Nellie is comfortable playing 20 minutes a game or more: Biedrins. Wright is close to qualifying, and Turiaf’s not totally far off. But the discrepancy is obvious.

Given all that, I think the best move would be to make the deep bench as big as possible. I liked the Williams trade as a buy-low play, but it’s obvious at this point that Nellie will never play him, especially with Watson’s improvements. So sub Hendrix in for that guy instead of Kurz. Make it so Nellie has more bigs to choose from… he certainly wouldn’t miss his ninth-favorite small.

I don’t think much of Kurz, and frankly whenever he’s in, it gives me flashbacks to the Dark Era, where the announcers would try to find a glimmer of hope whenever a whiteboy made a fundamentally solid play. The presence of Kurz depresses me. But if he helps give the starters a more conventional look in practice, and if he makes Nellie the tiniest bit more comfortable with the idea of playing an NBA-sized lineup, his presence is worth it.

A month from now, I’d like to see our 12-man roster shape up like this:

PG: Monta Ellis, CJ Watson
SG: Stephen Jackson, Jamal Crawford, Anthony Morrow
SF: Corey Maggette, Kelenna Azubuike
PF: Brandan Wright, Anthony Randolph, Richard Hendrix
C: Andris Biedrins, Ronny Turiaf

…with Kurz and Marco on the outside looking in. Williams could be there too, but at this point it seems like we might as well dump him for whatever we can get (which would be almost nothing). Nellie doesn’t want to play him, and there’s no real room for him, anyway. DeMarcus Nelson could do fine as the other guy. And really, with Morrow’s arrival, Marco should go… I’d definitely rather see Morrow get random scrap-heap minutes than him.

God love Marcus and Marco, but the last thing we need is more low-efficiency little guys who can’t defend. With Crawford’s arrival, there’s no reason not to ship ’em out of town on the next train, and to make our bench a tiny bit bigger in the interim.

by onlxn on Dec 2, 2008 8:38 PM PST reply actions