…incident for this little spat isn’t as concerned to me as Nelson’s reaction to it; certainly on a team that isn’t doing well, there are any number of things you could call out a player for, and any number of things maybe you should. But the stated response to Ellis’ retort- Nelson waving his hands and walking away- is precisely the sort of response that will make the situation worse.

Coaching in the NBA is a cold s- kind of business, and a lot of things that aren’t necessarily your fault can come back to bite you. It’s very common for players to begin to tune out their coach after a couple years if the coaching isn’t producing results (regardless of whether it’s the coaching or lack of effort). If the Warriors were to fire Nelson today, and hire a new voice from outside the organization (preferably either an experienced coach, or a former player) this season could honestly turn around. There’s no reason this early in the season that we couldn’t rebound from the poor start, and getting the new coach surge could be just the ticket. Part of it is luck- going on a nice little three game win streak with the new coach at the helm, for example- but with a new voice at the top, and for contrast’s sake a more hands on approach, the entire outlook the players have on this season could change.

TONY DUNGY…..lol I know wrong sport, but I know he’d have more of their respect. I’m in favor of Jeff Van Gundy though. Maybe even Avery Johnson. Someone mentioned Brian Shaw. I’m all for giving the native son a shot, but I doubt he’d leave LA and I doubt he could fix the mess down here, since he hasn’t proven anything coaching-wise yet.