Golden State
Warriors
Pacific
| Team Rating | |
| Offense | Defense |
| 109.9 | 114.4 |
| 12th Overall | 29th Overall |
Statistics through 1/25/09
W
14
L
31
PCT
.311
GB
22.0
CONF
6-16
DIV
2-4
HOME
10-11
ROAD
4-20
LinksStatistics | Tickets
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Category | Grade | ||
 Andris Biedrins (13.5 pts, 12.1 reb) gives the Warriors at least one player who plays on both ends of the floor ... Free-agent pickup Corey Maggette has produced when his hamstring has allowed it.
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c+ |
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 Monta Ellis missing the first 42 games of the year really hurt ... Eight different players have started in the two guard spots.
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c |
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 Golden State still tries to outscore you instead of out-stop you ... The Warriors surrender more points than anyone in the league and allow opponents to shoot 46.6 percent.
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f |
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 Fourteen players on the roster average 10 minutes or more, so everybody on this team has to stay game-ready ... Brandan Wright has made nice strides in his second season.
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b- |
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 Don Nelson has won nearly 1,300 games in his career playing his patented Nellie Ball, so its tough to gripe. But his team just puts up a lot of empty points.
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d |
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d
Summary
The Warriors won 48 games last season, just missing a playoff spot, but injuries and poor personnel decisions have made this team a bottom feeder. Bringing in Jamal Crawford for Al Harrington made sense in the short term because Harrington wanted out and Golden State missed Ellis' scoring ability, but what happens now that Crawford and Ellis have to share the ball?
Before Stephen Jackson's hamstring acted up, his 6.0 assists per game were a testament to him being a team player, but his 39.2 field goal percentage meant that he should have been passing the ball even more. Undrafted rookie Anthony Morrow made a splash with 37 points in his first career start and has maintained a 50.6 3-point percentage since then.
Until this team starts taking pride in its defense, there's not much hope for it in the West. -- Dave McMenamin
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