Warriors News

Warriors' Monta Ellis takes charge
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November 20
Contra Costa Times
 
"One glaring difference stands out when watching Warriors basketball sans swingman Stephen Jackson, who was traded to Charlotte on Monday. "Ball movement is a lot better," Warriors guard Anthony Morrow said. "We've got to keep moving the ball like we've been doing. Our whole team right now, it's just beautiful. We're playing really well right now as a team. I'm really proud of my team." One positive out of the team's recent 1-4 stretch is better ball movement. Improved distribution offers a glimmer of hope in the upcoming stretch of games against Portland (today, 7:30 p.m.), Dallas, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Lakers. Down to seven or eight players thanks to injuries, the Warriors ..."
Warriors advance for Friday's game vs. Portland Trail Blazers
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November 20
Contra Costa Times
 
"Trail Blazers update: The Blazers have won seven of their past eight games. ... Portland forward Travis Outlaw is out three to five months after having surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Outlaw was averaging 9.9 points in 21 minutes off the bench. ... Guard Andre Miller, the Blazers' key free-agent acquisition this past offseason, is averaging 12.2 points, 5.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds as a starter. All of those are improvements from when he came off the bench the first five games of the season."
Warriors inspired in Boston defeat
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November 19
Contra Costa Times
 
"Warriors guard Raja Bell said he didn't intend for it to be a moving gesture. His goal wasn't to inspire or plant a subliminal message in the hearts of his new teammates. But that's exactly what he did in the Warriors' 109-95 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Bell, who was acquired Monday in the Stephen Jackson trade, stunned his teammates and coaches by playing Wednesday, one day after he announced he was having potentially season-ending surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. He scored 11 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He made 4 of 6 shots, including three 3-pointers, and had three assists. It turned out to be a one-game trial to see if his wrist would pass the ..."
Turiaf feeling better about knee
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November 19
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Help for the shorthanded Warriors could be on the horizon. Ronny Turiaf was cautiously optimistic Wednesday that his left knee sprain is healing and is calling it day to day. The day before, coach Don Nelson said he thought Andris Biedrins, who will have his back and groin re-evaluated Monday, could join the eight-man rotation before Turiaf. Turiaf, however, had a good rehab workout before Wednesday's game. He's cautious because he's made similar progress at times since he was injured Oct. 30, but has backtracked the following day - feeling pain both inside and outside the knee."
A loss, but not feeling defeated
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November 19
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"It's not common that a locker room full of guys who just lost a game by 14 points is also full of smiles, but these are uncommon times for the Warriors. The Warriors on Wednesday night were down to half of their 15-man roster, including two players who don't yet know the team's system and one playing with an injury that needs surgery. Yet, there they were, challenging one of the league's elite teams on the road into the second half, only to fall 109-95 to Boston in front of 18,624 at the TD Garden. "This proves that when we all play together and stay together, we can do some damage in this league," Monta Ellis said. For the second consecutive night, the Warriors rallied around one another ..."
In NBA lore, Nelson never comes up short
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November 19
Boston Globe
 columnist Bob Ryan
"Mr. NBA was in town last night. Well, he is. This was career game No. 3,380 as a player and coach for Don Nelson, and that's No. 1 on the all-time list. He has been a part of the NBA since 1962. We could concoct a pretty interesting list of all the "pre-this'' and "pre-that'' things that beginning 47 years ago would include, but one thing it might not encompass would be a more bizarre coaching circumstance than the one he finds himself in right now, when, thanks to injury (knees, wrists, shoulders, groin pulls), illness (the celebrated H1N1 business afflicting C.J. Watson), and just plain discontent (Stephen Jackson, dispatched, after much wrangling, to Charlotte), he finds himself in ..."
Celtics man up for win
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November 19
Boston Globe
 
"This was a blowout that did not seem like a blowout. The score - the Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors last night, 109-95 - indicates a comfortable margin of victory. But the Celtics never appeared to be completely certain of themselves, only briefly able to assert their dominance over a team that was concluding a five-game road trip with eight available players, including Raja Bell, who is scheduled for surgery on his left wrist. "That team scares the hell out of you,'' said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "You want to sub your guys out with five minutes left and you're worried about them making a 20-0 run in two seconds.''"
Nellie plugs along
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November 19
Boston Herald
 
"Don Nelson returned to the town of his greatest playing glory last night mired in a season that could charitably be referred to as trying. One of his players (Stephen Jackson) has asked out of town and been accommodated, and word seems to arise each day of others who also would like to hit the road. Being coach of the 2009-10 Golden State Warriors is much like being captain of an ill-fated ship with a mutinous crew. How much of the blame goes on Nelson is a debatable, but the guys in sneakers seem to have made up their minds. Nelson likely looked up at his retired No. 19 in the TD Garden rafters last night knowing, as is the case with most coaches, there are some people who wish he was up ..."
Heave escapes Kevin Garnett
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November 19
Boston Herald
 
"You can't exactly call it the shot heard 'round the world. For starters, the 73-foot swish that Kevin Garnett heaved in last night from just above the Golden State foul line didn't count. After a lengthy video review, referee Scott Foster determined that Garnett, who released the ball in a spinning, shotput motion, didn't beat the clock. For another, the Celtics forward was a blank slate after the game. He had to be reminded of the shot. "I did make a halfcourt shot, didn't I," he said after the Celtics' 109-95 win, getting the distance wrong. He turned to Paul Pierce and, in a mock scolding, said to the Celtics captain, "Why didn't you tell me, dog?" Told the shot was actually made from ..."
Rondo quick to forget
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November 19
Boston Herald
 columnist Steve Bulpett
"When it comes to shooting, the last thing an NBA player wants to do is think. Particularly to a man in a slump, a mind is a terrible thing. So it was that Rajon Rondo fiddled with his free throw release after Tuesday's practice. He might have said he wasn't concerned, but he'd missed nine straight coming into last night's game against Golden State. And when he clanged another and failed to complete a three-point play in the second quarter, the streak was at 11 and the NBA record of 13 consecutive misses, held by Chris Dudley, was in sight. The Celtics guard ended the madness by finding the strings with 4:28 left in the third quarter of the eventual 109-95 victory. That he went on to miss ..."
Rondo ignites surge past feisty young Warriors
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November 19
Boston Herald
 
"Golden State has one asset that could give the Celtics heartburn whenever they face a similar team this season. Young legs haven't done in the C's for the last time this year, and throughout last night's first half the Warriors hung tight like the Pacers, Hawks and Suns before them. But young legs without experience or size aren't going to last long against a team of aging championship timber. The Celtics, after taking control of this game in the third quarter, flexed enough muscle to snap a two-game losing streak with a 109-95 victory. But don't be fooled by the 14-point margin. The Celtics initially labored to match Golden State's energy. "Really hard to say," Ray Allen said of the ..."
Turiaf feeling better about knee
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November 19
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Help for the shorthanded Warriors could be on the horizon. Ronny Turiaf was cautiously optimistic Wednesday that his left knee sprain is healing and is calling it day to day. The day before, coach Don Nelson said he thought Andris Biedrins, who will have his back and groin re-evaluated Monday, could join the eight-man rotation before Turiaf. Turiaf, however, had a good rehab workout before Wednesday's game. He's cautious because he's made similar progress at times since he was injured Oct. 30, but has backtracked the following day - feeling pain both inside and outside the knee."
Warriors inspired in Boston defeat
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November 19
Oakland Tribune
 
"Warriors guard Raja Bell said he didn't intend for it to be a moving gesture. His goal wasn't to inspire or plant a subliminal message in the hearts of his new teammates. But that's exactly what he did in the Warriors' 109-95 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Bell, who was acquired Monday in the Stephen Jackson trade, stunned his teammates and coaches by playing Wednesday, one day after he announced he was having potentially season-ending surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. He scored 11 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He made 4 of 6 shots, including three 3-pointers, and had three assists. It turned out to be a one-game trial to see if his wrist would pass the ..."
Shorthanded team fall short in Cleveland
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November 18
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Each of the Warriors' seven healthy players scored in double figures Tuesday, but the shorthanded unit failed down the stretch in its attempt to soften a day that was peppered with more injuries. The Warriors committed turnovers on three of their final six possessions, allowing the Cavaliers to pull out a 114-108 victory in front of 20,562. After the Warriors cut a 15-point deficit to 112-108 with 1:36 remaining, Corey Maggette missed a layup, Stephen Curry committed a turnover and Maggette followed suit on the Warriors' next three possessions. LeBron James poured in a game-high 31 points. "They've got one of the best basketball players on the planet, and we gave them a fight," said ..."
Warriors put the 'free' in free fall
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November 18
San Francisco Chronicle
 columnist Ray Rotto
"The Warriors have reached a fascinating stage in their development, one you rarely see in even the most enfeebled sporting franchises: They are renouncing their worldly goods, one bit of bric-a-brac at a time, with the apparent goal being to have no earthly encumbrances to prevent them from their ethereal reward. Well, OK. There's the money. But players? Pfah! A mere trifle. The truck has been backed up and parked, flashers on, and the onloading has begun. Stephen Jackson is gone, in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic and Raja Bell's medical bills. Monta Ellis might be next, and if the Warriors are as eager to shed him as he is to be shed of them, that would happen within a week, two at the ..."
Warriors fall to Cavs; Is Ellis on way out?
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November 18
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"On Day 1 of the post-Stephen Jackson era, the Warriors found a way to replace their top soap-operatic story line as rumors swirled before Tuesday's 114-108 loss to Cleveland that the team is shopping Monta Ellis. According to unnamed sources in multiple reports, Ellis could be the next disgruntled player to get traded by Golden State. Coach Don Nelson denied a similar report last week, and general manager Larry Riley on Tuesday said that the reports were "making too much" of a potential meeting with Ellis' agent, Jeff Fried. Riley, however, wouldn't completely dismiss the trade rumors, saying "I don't have any trades working right now, but who is to say what might happen down the road?" ..."
Short-handed Golden State Warriors fall to Cleveland Cavaliers
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November 18
Contra Costa Times
 
"After Tuesday's 114-108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Warriors guard Monta Ellis was faced with the same, obvious question. With swingman Stephen Jackson traded to the Charlotte Bobcats, does he see an opening for him to increase his role? "I told y'all," Ellis said after totaling 23 points and eight assists. "I'm not putting any more on my back." The Warriors are hoping just the opposite. According to team sources, Warriors brass are watching closely to see if Ellis assumes the role as face of the franchise, being the highest paid and, arguably, the team's best player. How he responds could determine whether he's around long term. Reports surfaced Tuesday about the Warriors actively ..."
Law caught off guard by trade to Bobcats
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November 18
Charlotte Observer
 
"Stephen Jackson claims he knew three days before the trade that he was destined to be a Charlotte Bobcat. "I'm always ahead of the game," Jackson boasted to reporters Monday in Orlando. Acie Law wasn't so in the loop. He was rattled when the Warriors told him about 10 a.m. Monday that he was a Bobcat. "I was mad that Jack had demanded to be traded," Law recalled. Law has no problem with the Bobcats. But this is his second trade a month into his third NBA season, and it's disconcerting to hear you're the new team's No. 4 point guard. "I haven't really been given a chance to play," said Law. "I was beginning to get a chance (with Golden State), so when the trade happened, I was kind of down ..."
Cavs win fifth in row
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November 18
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"All offense, little defense. That's the rep that the Golden State Warriors arrived at Quicken Loans Arena with and that's the one with which they departed. Forced to play the Warriors' uptempo style of basketball, the Cavaliers squeaked by with a 114-108 win Tuesday night, their fifth in a row, in a game they should have run away with. Instead, they succumbed to a problem that's manifested itself with big leads - sloppy fourth-quarter play. ''That fourth quarter for both sides gets a little tough and we still got a long way to go, a lot of improving to do,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ''Yeah, it's a concern, but there are a lot of other things to be concerned about.'' The Warriors made ..."
Friends LeBron, Curry meet on court
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November 18
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"LeBron James has continued a friendship with the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry that began two years ago when Curry was in college at Davidson. Curry, who was born in Akron, was the first-round draft choice of the Warriors last summer and started Tuesday night against the Cavaliers. With some of the things happening to the Warriors - the controversy surrounding Stephen Jackson and the ongoing speculation about coach Don Nelson's status - James offered Curry some advice. ''I guess there was a little chaos on our team,'' Curry said. ''He's just making sure I was keeping my head straight, working hard and reminding me to get better every day.'' James said that he's a fan of Curry's game ..."
Brown faces difficult task of keeping Jackson happy
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November 18
San Antonio Express-News
 columnist Mike Monroe
"So eager was Stephen Jackson to leave the Golden State Warriors, he was on his way to an airport for a Monday flight to Orlando to hook up with his new team less than an hour after getting official news he had been traded. Eight hours later, his new coach, Larry Brown, put him in the Charlotte Bobcats' starting lineup and played him 45 minutes against the defending Eastern champs. Jackson never has asked more from his team or coach than a chance to win and contribute big. The Bobcats lost in Jackson's first game, but Brown's decision to force-feed his new star into his lineup the day he arrived was coaching brilliance. Brown received an important ally on a Bobcats team that now looks ..."
Ellis/Warriors situation set to hit full boil at Thursday meeting: Trade inevitable?
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November 17
San Jose Mercury News
 
"Multiple NBA sources have confirmed that Monta Ellis' status with the Warriors could be determined Thursday, when his agent is scheduled to meet with team management in Oakland. Several sources indicate that Ellis' agent, Jeff Fried, already has discussed the possibility of the Warrriors giving Fried and Ellis permission to talk to other teams to quicken the pace of trade talks. The Thursday meeting could formalize those general discussions. One source said that Fried tacitly has been given the go-ahead to try to come up with a trade, but that team president Robert Rowell may not yet have officially signed off on it. (Al Harrington was given similar permission last year. It's believed ..."
Will the trade help? Nope, but at least it's finally done
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November 17
San Francisco Chronicle
 columnist Bruce Jenkins
"It shouldn't be long before Warriors fans grasp the truth about Monday's trade, that it won't get them even an inch closer to the fringe of playoff contention. The Stephen Jackson deal was about saving money, and it was about revenge. The fact that it's being celebrated, a job well done, says all you need to know about this desperate franchise. Make no mistake, it was the best they could do. NBA insiders wondered why the Warriors didn't hold out for a trade with Cleveland, as it likely would have cleared even more cap space than the $21 million saved in the exchange with Charlotte, but Jackson would have loved that deal. He's going to despise this one. No matter what Don Nelson, Larry ..."
Warriors' Kelenna Azubuike out for the season, C.J. Watson has swine flu
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November 17
Contra Costa Times
 
"The Warriors learned Monday that swingman Kelenna Azubuike is out for the season and that guard C.J. Watson tested positive for swine flu. According to a team source, an MRI on Monday showed the injury Azubuike sustained Saturday at Milwaukee will require surgery, which means the patellar tendon was torn in his left knee. The surgery will be scheduled this week. Recovery time for this type of surgery usually is five to six months. Watson is being treated according to the NBA's mandated precautionary measures. He will not be with the team for the remainder of the road trip, which concludes Wednesday in Boston. The Warriors started the road trip last Wednesday with 10 players but now have ..."
Golden State Warriors sent Stephen Jackson packin"
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November 17
Contra Costa Times
 
"It was universally understood that swingman Stephen Jackson's tenure with the Warriors needed to end. The sooner, the better. "After evaluating the thing for several weeks," Warriors general manager Larry Riley said, "it was important that we do it now." Jackson, epicenter of the soap opera the Warriors' season had become, is now a Charlotte Bobcat, traded Monday with guard Acie Law for guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic. So eager was Jackson to join his new team that he flew from Milwaukee to Orlando, Fla., on Monday and played 45 minutes for the Bobcats, scoring 13 points in a 97-91 loss to the Magic. "I wanted to be out pretty bad," Jackson told the Associated Press. ..."
Monta Ellis and Don Nelson may be next to leave the Golden State Warriors
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November 17
Contra Costa Times
 columnist Cam Inman
"IT'S NOT SAD that swingman Stephen Jackson left the Warriors as part of a four-player trade Monday with the Charlotte Bobcats. It was worse when Baron Davis skipped town. Or when Jason Richardson was dealt. Or perhaps even the combined departures of Mickael Pietrus, Matt Barnes and Al Harrington. Stop wondering whether to get sentimental about Jackson, whether he symbolized the last remaining piece of the 2007 "We Believe" playoff era. He didn't. So don't bother shedding a tear. He certainly didn't. Jackson wanted to bail on this perennially chaotic franchise. He just didn't make a smooth exit. He lost favor with Warriors fans by asking out way too soon after agreeing to a three-year ..."
Evans near top of class of 2009
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November 17
Sacramento Bee
 columnist Ailene Voisin
""Spectacular," Paul Westphal praised. "Unbelievable," Pete Carril marveled. "He was on fire," Tyreke Evans exclaimed. Brandon Jennings erupted for 55 points against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday - OK, it was against the Warriors - but it also was only the third week of his NBA career. See what Ricky Rubio is missing? Jennings on fire. And then there are all the other rookie point guards who already are contributing, emerging, presenting a strong argument that lead guards collectively represent the class act of the Class of 2009 … at least while injured Blake Griffin remains sidelined. Jennings. Evans. Ty Lawson. Jonny Flynn. Eric Maynor. Stephen Curry. Jeff Teague. The best of the ..."
Shaquille O'Neal doubtful for Warriors game
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November 16
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal did not practice on Monday and is listed as doubtful for Tuesday night's game against the Golden State Warriors at The Q with a shoulder strain. The Cavs have not said which shoulder is strained, and O'Neal has not spoken to the media since missing Saturday's victory over the Utah Jazz with the injury."
Warriors trade disgruntled Stephen Jackson to Charlotte
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November 16
Oakland Tribune
 
"The Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson on Monday, sending him to the Charlotte Bobcats in a four-player deal. The Bobcats sent shooting guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic to the Warriors for Jackson and guard Acie Law. The deal gives Jackson his wish: a ticket out of town after his difficult relationship with Warriors coach Don Nelson, who acknowledged last week they had been trying to trade him. Jackson's agent, Mark Stevens, told ESPN.com his client is just glad to no longer be a part of the Warriors. "He's happy about the trade, delighted about the trade," said Stevens. "This is what he wanted, a new start, and this gives him a chance to ..."
Warriors ship Jackson to Bobcats
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November 16
Contra Costa Times
 columnist Cam Inman
"STEPHEN JACKSON HAS fled the Warriors as part of a four-player trade Monday with the Charlotte Bobcats, who don't exactly evoke the championship criteria Jackson pleaded to join in the summer. Out goes Stack Jack and backup guard Acie Law. In comes Vladimir Radmanovic and Raja Bell. The Warriors are off to a 3-6 start. So are the Bobcats. Give it a year before Jackson is demanding a trade again. Give it a day or two or a few months before this backfires on the Warriors, simply because nothing ever goes right with that frustrating franchise. Getting rid of him was a must considering how vocally disgusted he was with the Warriors. The sooner the better that it took place. But the ..."
Warriors trade Jackson to Bobcats
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November 16
Charlotte Observer
 
"The Charlotte Bobcats have acquired disgruntled wing scorer Stephen Jackson from the Golden State Warriors in a package that will involve guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic, an NBA source conformed. Jackson, a 6'8" swingman, is currently in his 10th NBA season. The Bobcats will also acquire point guard Acie Law from the Warriors. Law was originally drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. Jackson figures to give an immediate bump to a Bobcats offense that is last in the league in both points scored and field goal percentage. Jackson had frequently requested a trade from the Warriors in a personality conflict with coach Don Nelson. The Warriors were under some pressure to get him out of ..."
Rowell talks futures of Nelson, Jackson
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November 16
ESPN.com
 
"Golden State Warriors president Robert Rowell addressed several topics of contention surrounding the franchise Sunday night, including the removal of Don Nelson as head coach. "I haven't had one discussion about that at all," Rowell said. "It hasn't even crossed my mind. He just signed a two-year extension and I expect him to be our coach for the next two years." A report last week had an unidentified source saying Nelson could be removed as coach as early as this week, the only question being whether he would be fired altogether or moved into a front-office consultant's role. Assistant coach Keith Smart was identified as his successor. Nelson has publicly clashed with both Stephen Jackson ..."
Warriors guard Watson may have swine flu
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November 16
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors guard C.J. Watson on Sunday morning informed his "tweeps" that he might have contracted the swine flu. He was examined by a doctor at the Bradley Center following the Warriors' 129-125 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday. He had five points and three assists against the Bucks, one night after a season-best 19-point effort against New York. "Just came back from the doctor. Suspected H1N1," Watson tweeted. "I have to wear this mask when I'm around people like I have SARS or something. LOL. I don't like it at all.""
Golden State Warriors rookie Stephen Curry goes to highlight reel
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November 16
Contra Costa Times
 
"Before Saturday's 129-125 loss at Milwaukee, Warriors rookie guard Stephen Curry logged onto YouTube and watched some highlight clips of himself. "Remind myself that I can shoot the ball," Curry said, "and just to be on the attack." Curry was on the attack against the Bucks, finishing with 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting in 26 minutes. It snapped a streak of six consecutive games scoring in single digits and washed away the sour taste of his New York experience. He played only three minutes against the Knicks on Friday. Curry, who said he gained confidence after knocking down his first shot against Milwaukee, wasn't just a facilitator Saturday. He was looking to create offense. He attacked ..."
Nelson denies rumor he's out
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November 15
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors coach Don Nelson wholly dismissed a CBS report claiming he would step down imminently and the team is shopping its best player, Monta Ellis. Nelson, 69, is nine games into a two-year, $12 million extension, and he laughed when asked before Saturday's game if he is quitting. "No," Nelson said, before being asked if he fully intended to serve as coach through 2011. "Yes. Absolutely." Nelson also denied the Ellis rumor, saying he "absolutely" wants him on the roster. The CBS story used multiple unnamed sources with one saying a move to promote assistant coach Keith Smart to the head spot could "happen by next week." Another source said the timing of the reported move is difficult to ..."
Golden State Warriors suffer two tough losses
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November 15
Contra Costa Times
 
"The Warriors suffered a heart-breaking 129-125 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. They blew a double-digit lead. They got lit up for 55 points by rookie Brandon Jennings (three shy of Wilt Chamberlain's record for most points by a rookie). They squandered a chance to win down the stretch. But the game, perhaps, wasn't their biggest loss of the night. Swingman Kelenna Azubuike, one of the few bright spots so far, suffered a left patellar tendon injury in the first quarter and may be out for an extended period. According to a team press release, Azubuike — who entered Friday's game averaging 15.6 points and five rebounds — was scheduled to return to the Bay Area today. He will meet ..."
Stephen Jackson with the Cleveland Cavaliers? It's a matter of debate
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November 15
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"This week, Stephen Jackson will be in town with the Golden State Warriors for his one scheduled visit this season. The question that many fans seem to want to know is whether he will be back on a permanent basis. The answer is definitely maybe. It is understandable why the Cavs are so often attached to Jackson. For one, General Manager Danny Ferry has made big trades in each of the last three years. There's the uncertainty around Delonte West, who happens to play the same position as Jackson. Then there's Jackson's declaration that he wants to come to Cleveland to play, which frankly isn't something you hear every day from NBA players. For those reasons, yes indeed, according to multiple ..."
Rookie Brandon Jennings Scores 55
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November 15
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
"Brandon Jennings did not score a point in the first quarter Saturday night at the Bradley Center. So nobody was really figuring he would wind up with a scintillating 55-point outburst, just two off the Bucks franchise record, in leading Milwaukee to a thrilling 129-125 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Jennings scored 29 points in a third-quarter rally and hit 12 of 13 shots in the quarter in a performance that had teammates and fans alike shaking their heads in wonder. "I've never witnessed anything like that," said Bucks forward Hakim Warrick. "He just really put the team on his back. Every shot he shot, you just knew it was going in. "It was just his poise and confidence and the ..."
Watson helps spark Warriors win
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November 14
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"The Warriors' youth movement is on hold, for at least one night. Experienced players logged the minutes and the shots Friday, and C.J. Watson provided the spark as Stephen Curry and Anthony Randolph sat on the bench during the Warriors' 121-107 trouncing of the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. "Things were going well for us, so I didn't really need to make a substitution," coach Don Nelson said. "The veterans were really playing well, and they deserved to be on the floor." The Warriors shared the ball with five guys scoring 19 or more points apiece. Kelenna Azubuike (22 points) scored early to open the lane for Monta Ellis (22 points) and Corey Maggette (22), and Stephen Jackson (23 ..."
Knicks' record worst start in franchise history
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November 14
New York Daily News
 
"The Knicks are now so bloody awful that Friday night they were outclassed by the NBA 's most dysfunctional team. Despite having one player, Stephen Jackson , who is working on his exit strategy, and another, Monta Ellis , who got into a very public argument with head coach Don Nelson at Thursday's practice, the Golden State Warriors showed up at Madison Square Garden as the more organized, dedicated and talented team. It wasn't even close. "We should be pissed," Al Harrington said after his former teammates embarrassed the Knicks, 121-107. "We're not playing to our potential. We're not this bad of a team." The record says otherwise. The Knicks' 1-9 start is a franchise worst ..."
Nelson: Jackson divorce will do everyone good
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November 14
New York Daily News
 
"Don Nelson took a not-to-subtle shot at both Stephen Jackson and Monta Ellis Friday night when the Golden State head coach was asked about rookie Stephen Curry 's new role. "I took him out of the starting lineup because he doesn't have enough tattoos," Nelson told reporters. "In fact, he doesn't have any tattoos. How can the guy start in the NBA without tattoos?" Nelson, the former Knicks ' coach, has been at odds with Jackson and Ellis since the start of the season. Both Warriors players have multiple tattoos. Jackson already has requested a trade, and Nelson said a divorce would be good for both the player and the franchise. On Tuesday, Nelson and Ellis exchanged heated words ..."
Warriors notebook: Stephen Curry not happy about not playing much in New York
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November 14
Oakland Tribune
 
"For the first time in Stephen Curry's life, he became the proverbial victory cigar. Making his New York debut as pro Friday night, an event that came with much hype, Curry played two minutes, 35 seconds. Total. He didn't attempt a shot. "It sucks," Curry said. "It sucks. You don't want to be sitting and watching. Especially how the season started, it's kind of a different situation. Hopefully, I won't get used to it. We'll see what happens." Anthony Randolph, the other key youngster on the roster, didn't play much either, totaling four points and four rebounds in just 6:21. But his lack of minutes were overshadowed by the bench-riding of fan-favorite Curry, whom the Knicks and their fans ..."
Warriors get relief with victory over Knicks
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November 14
Contra Costa Times
 
"So that's why Warriors guard C.J. Watson turned down a three-year, $5.4 million contract. In September, banking on a good season to increase his earning power, Watson spurned the Warriors' multiyear proposal to sign a one-year, $1 million qualifying offer. In Friday's 121-107 win over the New York Knicks, Watson showed why he had the faith to turn down so much guaranteed money. Seeing his first significant action of the season, Watson was exactly the spark the Warriors needed, scoring 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting with three assists. "He was great," said guard Monta Ellis, who scored 22 points. "That's what he can do. He can come in and he can score, he can defend, he can run the ball. I'm ..."
Knicks' Start Goes From Bad to Worst
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November 14
New York Times
 
"Mike D'Antoni cracked a postgame smile, in either disbelief or delusion. He saved his usual clichés and instead issued an early-season distress signal. "It's bad, there's no doubt about it," D'Antoni said after the Knicks (1-9) again ended on the wrong side of the scoring ledger Friday. They provided self-esteem to the dysfunctional Golden State Warriors, losing, 121-107, at Madison Square Garden and setting a franchise futility record with their ninth loss in their first 10 games. That is not the record D'Antoni had hoped to set when he joined the organization with the monumental task of righting a once-storied franchise. Now the season is unraveling before Thanksgiving. "I just thought ..."
Golden State Warriors continue as team turmoil
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November 13
Contra Costa Times
 
"From Monta Ellis to Stephen Jackson to Anthony Randolph, the Warriors are a team with as much turmoil as talent. That was on display again Thursday - in New York, no less - when Ellis and coach Don Nelson engaged in a verbal exchange in full view of the media. After practice at the Reebok Sports Club in Manhattan, Ellis, Jackson and Acie Law were sitting on a bench preparing to leave when Nelson walked by. Ellis asked Nelson a question. "Coach," Ellis said, "why do I get blamed for everything?" Nelson replied, "What have I ever blamed you for?" "For everything," Ellis replied calmly. "For everything. For people not knowing the plays. I didn't do this. I didn't that." Nelson waved both ..."
Nelson, Ellis trade words after practice
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November 13
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Warriors coach Don Nelson and Monta Ellis had a public spat after Thursday's practice, an episode that acts as a microcosm of the dysfunctional team and may represent a bigger problem with the franchise and its best player. Most Warriors players started the season by parroting the message of "getting on the same page." The rosterwide line now appears to be "things can't any get worse," but they're testing that sentiment. Already, Stephen Jackson is making it increasingly clear that he wants out of Oakland. Anthony Randolph is questioning his playing time, and Ellis and rookie Stephen Curry are struggling to find much cohesion. Now this: As the players cooled down from a practice at the ..."
Golden State tape provides painful sort of instruction
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November 12
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
"The Timberwolves' gameday morning film session and shootaround expanded Wednesday from its usual 75 minutes or so into a two-hour-plus tutorial that included more than an hour of watching Monday's 146-105 loss at Golden State again. "Oh, man, it was a lot of people with hands on their faces, towels on their heads," Wolves rookie point guard Jonny Flynn said. "But you need to see stuff like that. You need to be embarrassed. You need coach to call you out to really switch things around. I think we saw a lot of things we did wrong. "Our defense was horrible. It was unbelievable." Somebody asked Wolves coach Kurt Rambis if he had raised his voice to his team since the loss that tied franchise ..."
Memorable trade about to get worse for Warriors
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November 12
Contra Costa Times
 
"Coach Don Nelson said before Wednesday's game that the relationship between the Warriors and forward Stephen Jackson is irreconcilable and that his departure is imminent. "At some point," Nelson said, "and I don't know when, we have to (trade him). He asked to be traded, and we'd like to trade him. That's if we can." The development is the latest layer to the Jan."‰17, 2007, trade that brought Jackson to the Warriors in the first place. Jackson and forward Al Harrington were the two main players acquired by the Warriors from Indiana in a deal that sent forwards Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy to Indiana, among other players. At the time, the move was well-received. Dunleavy (especially) and ..."
Golden State Warriors take step back with loss to Indiana Pacers
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November 12
Contra Costa Times
 
"It was obvious during the Warriors' 108-94 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday that Golden State's theme of ball movement didn't stick. The Warriors have worked on it in practice. They have talked about it at shootarounds. They have witnessed it work, most notably in Monday's 41-point victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Still, somehow, the Warriors (2-5) can't make unselfish play a regular staple of the offense. They wasted what was, per Golden State's standards, a solid defensive effort with an offense hobbled by untimely one-on-one play. "I thought we reverted back," coach Don Nelson said. "You would think since that's all we talked about, how great it was to play in that game ..."
Jackson still speaks his mind
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November 12
Indianapolis Star
 
"Stephen Jackson never was one to shy away from expressing his feelings during his two-plus seasons with the Indiana Pacers. That's why it shouldn't be surprising these days that the Golden State Warriors forward doesn't regret publicly saying he wants to be traded. "I'm not going back on anything I've said," said Jackson, who was no stranger to controversy during his time with the Pacers. "I still feel the same way. The fact is I want to win. I'm 31 years old and I'm not getting any younger. I want to make the best of my last couple of years." Jackson made his initial request to be traded in August. He didn't say which teams he would like to play for Wednesday because he was fined $25,000 ..."