Mike Dunleavy: C
  It's not popular to say good things about Dunleavy, but as a backup he was effective off the bench. "C" is average and by almost any measure, he was an average NBA player.  His totals were down because his minutes were down, but his actual productivity was higher than in the past. He can do a bunch of things at a mediocre level.  He had a slim net positive +/- meaning the team was essentially the same with him on or off the court.  His defense?  It's marginally poor, but the team defense when he was on the court was actually a bit better than with him on the bench. Nelson said that Dun made the fewest mistakes of anyone on the team, which probably accounts for this.  Nothing great, but he didn't do stupid things.  How can this not be an average "C" unless you're dead set on grading him on the inverse curve of unrealistic expectations?  Geting rid of him was a good move.  He was performing like an average player but being paid much better, but he really was performing like an average player, nothing more or less.

Monta Ellis: B-
  it's not popular to criticize Monta, and he's been a big help this year, but he's got a bunch to improve.  He can't rebound, even by marginal standards expected for guards and is a liability in that regard.  He turns the ball over at a rate acceptable if he was the primary distributor who also dished out 8+ assists a night.  He's not, so it's unacceptable.  The assists and turnovers hurt the team.  Presently, they don't hurt as much as his scoring helps.  His opposing number puts up almost identical numbers, so he's essentially a push in the final outcome.  We can keep grading him on the curve for grade inflation, but that's not going to help the team now that he's a vital part and needs to consistently play like one.

Adonal Foyle: Inc.  
   Gotta disagree with you assessment too.  Adonal hasn't played enough to really warrant a grade, but if you go by what he's done in his limited on court time, he's shooting a higher percentage than he's ever done in the past and turning the ball over at a lower rate than he's done in the past while rebounding and scoring at about the same rate.  His minutes haven't been that bad when he's gotten them.  He's grossly overpaid, but let's be fair about what he's actually done.  Based on his limited time, he's been a C- contributor, but the time's been too limited to tell.

Don Nelson: B
  Nelson once again has a high-octane offense.  Almost everyone (including DunFoyle) has played better than they ever have before.  But that's only on offense.  It looks good for glory stats(read: points scored) but it's only half the game.  Nellie has relied on the zone defense too much and as a consequence, I think he's allowed players to get lazy at that end of the court.  He hasn't insisted on rebounding like he should and as a consequence, the opposition gets too many 2nd and 3rd chances.  You cannot have an effective defense if you cannot rebound.  If you do not get the ball back after a missed shot, the miss does not hurt the other team.  The team is one game better than they were at this point last year.   It's not like they're showing a much better record than last year's squad at this point. It's not like they're sitting  in a playoff spot.  Can you really deserve an A grade for being below .500 and being at essentially the same point as Monty's team was a year ago?

Lets just hope for the sake of us all, that all these grades improve in the 2nd half of the season, or else the Warriors wont be graduating into the playoffs this year.

Good stuff Fantasy Junkie, but I do take exception to your grade for Don Nelson. At this point last year, under the despised Mike Montgomery and with a lesser roster, the Warriors had exactly the same record.

So what has changed to warrant an A- grade for Nellie? What has he done that is so great? Yes, he's increased team scoring, but if those points are not translating into more wins, then what's the point?

I will give him props for being more flexible than Monty, but we're now three months into the season, and the time for lineup juggling is over. It is now time to solidify a rotation and start building momentum.

I'm no Monty fan, but I really don't think it's fair to be lauding Don Nelson when his results this year so far have been no better than Monty's. Exciting basketball is winning basketball, not just games in which you score 106 but give up 108.