i like how you list things he did in his playing career as reasons AR should keep him arounnd.

AR will be gone sooner than later. He gets no PT because he sucks according to many. Why would he stay if he’s on one of the NBA’s worst teams and still gets no PT? He’ll get traded to someone and get his chance. If that does happen, he’ll probably turn into something and we’ll all be scratching our head in typical Warrior fashion. Maybe its because its Monday, but man this organization is really crappy. If I were a Warrior, I’d rather play in Milwaukee or Indiana.

I stopped reading the Kawakami article after he called Anthony Randolph a “high profile player.” Kawakami takes anybodies side who is against Don Nelson. It’s ridiculous a person can be paid to essentially write about grudges that are held for WAY too long. Kawakami has lost all professionalism and I’ve lost all the respect I had for him.

But why does he think he deserves more than the 12 minutes per game he is getting? Yes his minutes have been erratic, so what? Deal with it. Marco and Wright both improved their fundamentals and their minutes stabilized, Randolph can do the same.

I think the issue here is that Belinelli and Wright played spairingly while the team was a contender. This season was a complete wash well over 6 weeks ago coupled with the fact that there were no available bench players due to injury, yet AR still would play his 6 minutes then be abondond for the rest of the game.

Look, everyone wants playing time. Its great to see Morrow, Belinelli(when healthy) and Kurz play out there, but in a time when AR is healthy and the Dubs are way out of it, I can sympathize with him for not getting any PT. When Nellie started AR for a stretch then subbed in someone else after 5 minutes, it was almost a joke. It seems like Nellie is being curtious to AR or his agent or the fans by starting him, but actions speak louder than words and at this point the AR experiment is headed for a trade.

If he wanted to polish his game to the point where he could get more PT in the NBA. I think he has a lot of talent but he is very raw. Nellie may see enough in practice to know that he sucks at this point in his career, but I’d still like to see him on the court more in this losing season. In the case of AR, there is lots of room for growth. In the case of Kurz, what you see is what you get, more or less, and so I don’t see why you’d play him during games since it’s not like he’s helping our situation a lot when he’s in.

I hope AR doesn’t end up like Carlos Rogers. I got to know Carlos when he played here and while I liked him he never developed the basketball game to go with his physical talents.

then after that pull him or keep him in longer depending on his preformance

but it will be rough till mid-way next season. the kid has GOT to stop traveling every other time he tries to make a move off the wing. he can’t really think he’s that good yet, but the raw physical abilities and talent are clear. his best bet is to stick with the youngest team in the league, settle down enough to get his fundamentals in check, and hope the team chemistry emerges as a whole over the next few years. you can’t blame him for entering the draft, but it seems obvious (hopefully to him as well) that’s he’s just starting to show the potential that could see him develop into an all-star. he ain’t there yet, and you can’t blame nellie for that.

more minutes might help, but getting rid of some bad habits and shaky fundamentals is probably going to come from hard work and practice, not attitude.

I’m actually getting tired of AR’s baby antics. I don’t care how good you are you have to earn your playing time and if the coach feels you are not giving the same amount of effort in practice as the other guys then whats that saying to the team if you give that guy more run then a guy working his but off?

Take a look at Anthony Morrow. The guy tore it up in summer ball, he played so good he made the team. He probably noticed he was one of the best shooters on the team. Did he ask for more playing time? Has he ever complained? He dropped 37 on the clippers then 21 on Portland. Did he ask for more PT? He let his playing do the talking. And because of that he is rewarded.

I really fought for AR in the beginning but he is starting to look like a me first guy and no team has success with those guys so sadly I am ok if he goes because it looks like he is going to be more of a cancer wherever he goes. Nellie is just trying to break this guy in slow to the NBA and I think he is doing a good job.

I am very skeptical in majority of Nelson’s coaching decisions however in this case I am willing to side with him then a guy who has only been able to legally drive for 3 years.

on another note has anyone read or seen anything about maybe the vets on the team giving AR guidance? It would be nice to see Jax or Maggette step in and tell this guy he has a bright future and to just chill

…stephen Jackson is right, Randolph doesn’t need to start drama. He needs to be humble abt being a rookie in d NBA. Not every rookie will have a great first year. You want more playing time? Then you better bring your A game every time you get a chance even if it’s a few mind or few seconds. Do any of you think he has given effort every time he was on court? I don’t think so. Look what happened to Bellineli. You do your job then you stay on the court. Randolph’s attitude sucks too.