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Dec27
The Warriors Report: Despite the win, has Golden State fallen behind Sacramento and Memphis?
Filed under: The Morning Report; Tagged as: Andris Biedrins, Devean George, Don Nelson, Jamal Crawford, Mike Conley, Monta Ellis, Ronny Turiaf, Stephen Curry, Steve Nash1 CommentBy Geoff Lepper
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San Francisco Chronicle (Bruce Jenkins):
Bruce hits leadoff for the second straight day by coming with the splash of cold water for Warrior fans: Golden State has been passed up by not only Oklahoma City, but also Sacramento and Memphis.
I’m not sure I agree, over the long-term, with the last two picks — Sacramento “has moxie”? What is this, the Girl Scouts? And of course Mike Conley is ascending; he can’t possibly go any lower — but it’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility.
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Dec26
The Warriors Report: Anthony Randolph needs a go-to move. Question is, does it have to come in the post?
Filed under: The Morning Report; Tagged as: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, C.J. Watson, Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Josh Smith, Kelenna Azubuike, Mike Conley, Mike Dunleavy, Monta Ellis, Ronny Turiaf, Stephen Curry, T.J. Ford, Troy Murphy4 CommentsBy Geoff Lepper
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San Francisco Chronicle (Bruce Jenkins):
Bruce’s numbers about Anthony Randolph’s lack of movement on offense in the Warriors’ last two games are compelling, although they come without context. How many times did every other player stand around? Frankly, you could easily argue that every member of the Warriors stands around too much. This is a team predicated on the one-on-one (or one-on-two or even one-on-three) attacks of Monta Ellis. Stephen Curry is acknowledged by the general manager to be a better scorer with the ball in his hands. Anthony Morrow’s value is trolling the 3-point arc; ditto for C.J. Watson. This is a stagnant team both by design and by coaching, and singling out Randolph to grouse about his following suit is kind of silly.
Plus, it unfortunately masks what I think is a good and powerful point Bruce is almost hitting on – that Randolph does require some sort of go-to move. Where Bruce’s argument fails is with the assumption that such a move has to come with his back to the basket; if Randolph developed enough confidence with the one-step-crossover-and-pullup move that he has shown of late, he could create space with it (by getting his defender going backwards) at any time. Then, if he could consistently drain the open 15-footer that results from such a move, the guy would be damn near unstoppable (until defenses adjusted, at least).
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