7 Responses to “Thoughts on Exhibition Game No. 5: Warriors 109, Bucks 108”

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   Tony M October 18th, 2008 at 12:24 am

   ** Anyone who thinks Al Harrington is not going to play is deluding themselves. He’s the only power forward the Warriors have who can shoot the 3 (unless Rob Kurz is going to make the club). And even if he does eventually decide to split the position between Wright and Randolph, Nelson will continue to run Al out there in the short term, if only to pump up his trade value.

   Thats a great point Geoff….i think Nellie is gonna insert BW into the starting lineup by game 40 this season….Monta said BW is gonna be the next Bosh and he will be the x-factor this year if they want to catch teams off guard. BW sure looks comfortable on O. AR’s defensive intensity is really fun to watch….

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   Youth Movement October 18th, 2008 at 1:20 am

   I hate to see Rob Kurz get squeezed out. He seems to do all the little things right, and he could be an important glue and energy guy off the bench. Tonight not only did he hit the game winner, but he was also +11. By FAR the best +/- on the team. I only saw the box, not the game, but it doesn’t look like Hendrix did much. Anyone who saw the game able to enlighten me? Since it looks like it’s a one-or-the-other choice, who do you see sticking, Geoff?

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   Jon October 18th, 2008 at 1:37 am

   Wright’s +/-

   I wouldn’t be two worried about it, since he played extended minutes with the end of the bench, Dickau/Kurz/Morrow types. He looked, as throughout the preseason, much more comfortable offensively and scored on a variety of slashing moves. I believe we could also post him up against most PF’s, and his length would overcome any bulk disadvantage.

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   Jonathan October 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am

   Kurz finally showed that smooth shooting touch that I’ve been hearing about… with Nelson playing at such a high level (still amazed by that dunk in traffic), I wouldn’t be surprised to see Morrow or Belinelli (moved via trade) as the odd man out before the season opener. I can’t see GS going into the season with two specialty shooters who can’t do much else when they’ve definitely unearthed some intriguing talent in Kurz and Nelson. (And, we can’t underestimate Don Nelson’s love for big men who can shoot.)

   Geoff, will you be chiming in on the whole Rowell/Mullin situation anytime soon? I’d love to hear your perspective. (I think this story will overshadow any on-court activity this year, and it really worries me.)

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   Mylie10 October 18th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

   plus minus stats in pre-season is like watching the 4th quarter of pre-season football and drawing some sort of conclusions.

   what I want from Wright now is what he’s giving us. Aggressive effort and using some of the interior scoring moves his been working on. I want him to play defense and attempt to block shots. Also want him to work on limiting his turnovers. He’s done all of that the last 3 games and he seems to have locked down a rotation spot.

   For Randolph I’d really like him to not force things. I want him to also take care of the ball and limit his turnovers. I really want him to play some 3 so that he can block shots and post his man up on offense. I really want to see him pass the ball more instead of trying to score every time. As he passes more his shooting opportunites should open up.

   Nice re-cap Geoff, good job.

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   petaluman October 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

   I missed most of the game, as I was at a concert. What jumps out to me in the boxscore was that both Watson and Nelson played lots of minutes - they must have been on the court together for awhile, and that CJ was credited with 7 assists and 5 steals. Did he play PG on both ends of the court when they both were out there?

   Williams once again played limited minutes. Did he look tentative about his ankle still? The Warriors only have one more game in the preseason, and 2 weeks until the regular season starts. That should allow everyone several practices to clean up any issues uncovered thus far. If Marcus can’t stay healthy and get into the flow of things, it’s looking more and more like he could be starting off as 3rd string PG.

   We almost let this game get away, giving up 11 straight points and the lead deep in the 4th quarter. Hopefully, once the games mean something and the starters are playing big minutes, we can find a way to manufacture points late in close games. The PG who can find a way to do this could end up being more important to the team’s success than the nominal starter.

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   blahblahblah October 20th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

   Geoff -

   I totally caught the gaffe by the ESPN play by play team at the end. I was fully aware of the time lag in some portion of the audio, because all night I would hear the swoosh of the net on free throws before the ball went in.

   I will say that even though the announcing team was raw, they were not as heavily biased/set with typical NBAism’s and brought up some refreshing takes on both teams. Not the most skilled announcing tandem, but at least they seemed not to be jaded either.