We all know the kids got an attitude. He absolutely thinks he’s the sh..

That’s why you play him, not why you bench him though. Granted the truth is that he’s not the sh.. (yet) But it’s better that he sees how far he has to go to become a great baller by going up against competition and then feeling the responsibility of letting his team down if he continues to make careless mistakes.

Instead, all dude is doing is smoldering on the sideline. With the ego/pride this kid has, instead of realizing that he actually does need to step up his game, he’s just going to become more of a cancer because he feels like he’s being unfairly held back.

If Nelson knew how to work with young players he would just let the kid go… Give him big minutes and let him learn on his own. Instead old Don thinks he knows best & is going to play the role of disciplinarian.

Bad Move…

Who knows where this is going, but it’s looking like a Nellie v. Webber remix in 2009

once he chills on the falling over mid-drive he’ll get back on the court, relax everyone.

see what goes on at warriors practices and what goes on in the front office. if randolph needs to grow up, play him until he does. we just lost to the thunder and the t wolves. its not like he is on last years team and sitting.

But it sure would be sweet if our future front court was Biedrins, Wright, and Randolph.

He needs to split time with Wright at the 4 and we need to “stop” going small ball. A lineup of CJ, Morrow, Buike, and Belli is NOT going to help… sorry.

and HE is the one who drafted the tallest and skinniest warrior of them all. he also trade-drafted the second tallest and skinniest the year before, so everything is nellie’s fault—no one else’s.

I’d tell him to keep his panties on, he’ll get his chance in time like every other rookie not named Rose or Beasley or Mayo or Westbrook or Love or the other ones I forgot.

Nelly is just completely out of touch with todays player. Donnie, these guys are not blue-collar guys anymore. It’s not the 1970’s. You got to work with your guys, not carry on these long drawn out grudges like you do.

It seems like Nelly is always having issue with some player or another. After a while, I stop giving Nelly the benefit of the doubt. He has that hang-dog look on his face every time they cut to him on the bench. He feuds with players. You don’t see Jerry Sloan in the media feuding with his guys. Phil Jackson doesn’t bicker endlessly with his players. Greg Poppavich can seem to have good working relationships with his guys. Is it so much to ask that you not have such a disfunctional team on your hands? Granted, the team is missing its best player now and also is in serious need of a big body in the blocks. That doesn’t mean the team has to implode like this. Just because the record is bad, the feeling of the team doesn’t have to be so toxic like it is. That’s on you Nelly. Its your job to maintain some order and a good environment.

I mean, after a while I stop giving Nelly the benefit of the doubt with all these issues. I have to rethink the Al Harrington situation. I rethink the times Baron didn’t get along with Nelly and wonder if that had anything to do with him leaving. I absolutely question how he treats Randolph, that situation has been a complete debacle and should be grounds for his firing. He doesn’t seem to treat his players with that much respect as far as from what I have seen and read. Treat the players with some respect and maybe they will do the same to you. He sits and plays guys so on a whim, its like a he’s a king sitting on his thrown, having jokers come in and dance for him. For some he says “off with their heads” and that guy is on the bench for 10 games. That’s not good working conditions.

That’s why I say he’s completely out of touch with today’s player and today’s game. They need to fire him and move one of the assistants for interim head coach.

Nelson is just horrible right now. Granted, we’d be a better team with Monta and Maggette, but for God’s sake, those two guys are just going to put Randolph further into the hole. Since we’re losing to OKC and Minny, we need to give the kid some minutes, even if it’s 5 minutes a game.

We forget he’s like 19. Yeah he’s immature, but what 19 year old isn’t? That’s why some players don’t respond to Nellie. He tears them down and strips them of confidence. Some just hate him for it.

Anyway, I wrote a blog about this crap… it’s just getting out of control. Check out my link in my sig. May God help us all…

and it doesn’t help that Mullin drafted him as Nelson is an a quest to discredit his old friend at every turn it seems.

I look for AR and Wright being traded at some point this year or next.

needs to realize were not going to win the Ship this year. So why not play Randolph. Who cares if he has an attitude, every star/wanabe star has one. Benching him just makes his attitude worse. He is the only one i see, besides turiaf and some other players that actually goes out there and plays his heart out. Yes he does kind of play for himself but i mean hes getting benched so IMO i would too.
Do you guys remember how he played against Chic. Yes he screwed the game with that miss lay up but he was blocking shots everywhere. He is a freak. Nellie is killing are franchise by not playing our draft picks. His just in it for the money

Im pissed at nelson, so i can only imagine how he feel

Everyone is playing terrible; making many of the same mistakes and turnovers that get him benched for a few games, were still losing games; so him being a liabilty really makes him no worse than having the other guys who are losing the games now, if we do have a chance to be good next year dont you want most if his growing pains to be gone and dealt with this losing season; so he’ll be able to start or be a possibly great bench player when we have Ellis and our unboubtably good draft pick.
So not playing him, so we “win the games” really isnt working out to well guys=10-25.

Nellie says he’ll play Randolph, when his assistant coaches and team captains give him the go ahead. This sounds like very sound strategy to me and doesn’t sound at all like a grudge. It sounds to me as if the team captains take issue with Randolph’s play and/or attitude as well. Randolph is a BOY. I don’t know about you guys, but when I was 19, I was immature as hell and needed discipline. I think this will only HELP Randolph be a better PERSON and player. Teams need good chemistry to win. Without leadership and discipline coming from a coach, rather than pacifying the babies in the team, your team chemistry and unity will be destroyed.

If Kurz is playing better now – then play him. When AR beats him out of the spot, then AR can play. Players dictate their minutes through their efforts in practice. I think it will make him a better player – which is what we really need.

I cant stand looking at Randolph and his pouty face!! Act like a man and maybe you’ll be treated like one.

Friday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves represented Jamal Crawford’s 20th game with the Warriors. And so far, both he and coach Don Nelson are happy with how he’s adjusted to his new surroundings.

“Each game, each practice, it continues to get better and I’m going to get more comfortable with these guys and they’re going to get more comfortable with me. Hopefully, we can get a full team here soon and see what we have out there,” said Crawford, who finished with 11 points and three assists in Friday’s 115-108 loss.

So we just lost to the two worst teams in the whole league, Jamal Crawford is firing and bricking away (while not trying to guard anybody), and Coach Nelson is “happy” about the way things are going? Is anybody else as confused as I am?

I can’t blame the guy at all. I understand why he’s frustrated. He’s raw, but he’s the most talented big man we have. He helps us on the court more than he hurts us, and he’s the only big we have who rebounds AND plays defense.

And then Nelson goes and starts Rob Kurz over him.

I’m siding with Anthony Randolph on this one. He’ll probably end up getting traded away for nothing and end up being a really fine player somewhere else. Just like Chris Webber. Thanks Nellie

really?

you’re a baby in this league, trying to make it. you have to earn everything. Monta freaking Ellis barely ever got off the bench his rookie year, but I never once heard Monty saying that he had a bad attitude in practice because of it.

Randolph may be annoyed at his inconsistent minutes, but that should make you practice HARDER, not less.

We are a team trying to make it on hustle and unselfishness. I love Randolph’s game, but there’s no place for anyone with that attitude.

then they go on offense and the second he touches the ball, the game plan breaks down and it’s ALL ABOUT HIM and GETTING HIS.

You think Maggette’s a black hole?!?!? AR is ridiculous – the W’s are trying to get him to learn offense (which is more than just taking and creating shots for yourself).

However, it appears he’s not a willing pupil. The benching is an attempt to get an attitude adjustment. If it doesn’t work we might as well trade him for whatever we can – maybe get our conditional draft pick back from NJ (from the Marcus Williams trade – talk about another problem.)

WE NEED YOU!!! TELL US WHAT REALLY HAPPENED!!!!!!

We should get some sort of Pree Signal or something.

and his better half, mike dantoni, has made al harrington into a star—30 pts and rebounds today against the celts.
what a coach that nellie is.

I’m one of the guys who likes Randolph’s “potential”. I won’t rehash too much, but I like his athleticism, length, and comfort with handling and shooting. I think he could be a special player. That said, young guys need to be shown what to do to become successful. For AR, it’s going to be playing closer to the basket, realizing he’s not a 3, and working on his post game and mid-range consistency. Among other things, such as defensive fundamentals and setting up teammates. As a 19 year old, he has an especially steep learning curve, which also includes maturity.

I would much rather see Nelson bench Randolph than continue to allow him to handle the ball 30 feet from the basket and take contested 18 footers. The kid needs to get discipline and focus his energy on the things that will make him a successful player. Now, I’m not sure if our coaches are developing him, if they’re insisting on discipline, accountability and low post play. I don’t have info on what goes on in practice. But I do think that what I’ve seen so far in the games is very dangerous. Letting him get away with that type of play is going to ruin him, imho.

If developed well, he’s a couple years away still, but he could be very good. If he isn’t developed well, or if he is just big of an a-hole to learn what he needs to do, he’s going to be a waste. With the current coaching philosophy and the upside down front office, I’m getting very nervous.

Examiner had an interview with AR. Not totally forthcoming but I was surprised he agreed to an interview at all with the drama going on around him. He says he doesn’t have a bad attitude, his body language is being misunderstood and other coaches on the W’s like Smart understand this. He says he’s having trouble not playing since he’s always been the best at every sport his played and always was the go to guy, getting plenty of pt. Finally, he says he thinks he can help the team and when he’s been out there he’s proven this.

Don’t kill the messenger, just reporting the facts. Also in another interview Nelson said Randolph has had 3 good practices in a row, and he thinks he’s starting to understand what he needs to do in practice. He said if Randolph continues to have good practices he’ll get better. Didn’t say anything about playing him. I also remember Nelson saying that Williams was having better practices and getting into better shape quite a while ago, haven’t seen him on the floor as a result, though. So hard to read too much into it…..

I was happy to see Nellie happy with Randolph. It looks like the gap is being bridged. I’m excited that Nellie appears able to coach Randolph. I’m also happy to read jmaaan’s post about Randolph’s comments. Let’s hope it keeps up!

Nuff said…

and this is NOT recent. go back to his first tenure with the w’s—he was always screaming right on tv during the timeouts, at poor old sarunis (who probably didn’t even understand half of what nellie was screaming), or mario ellie, or vince askew, but NEVER yelled at mullin or especially hardway (who committed plenty of bonehead mistakes).

fortunately for them, mario, sarunis, and askew left the idiocy that is nellie ball, and all became much better with their new teams—ellie even significantly helped houston win its 2 championships.

I remember people voicing the same complaints about Nelie not playing BWright last year. But look how he’s come along. He looked HORRIBLE in spot action last year, but he looks like a competent, entirely average NBA player. I think Nelie deserves some credit for the way he’s brought along Brandan, and a similar waiting game might be just what Randolph needs.