They will always love Monta Ellis
It happened on Saturday, but bears repeating: Monta Ellis and Ekpe Udoh played their first games as Milwaukee Bucks against the Golden State Warriors, of all teams. Fans had no adjustment time, their first ...
Wait, Rick Adelman was available?
Rick Adelman beat out Don Nelson for the Wolves coaching position, a phrase that could be re-framed as, “Sense beat out self-destructive delusions of whimsy.” Far more shocking is that Adelman appears to be t...
Smart Words
ESPN's Chris Palmer had a quick chat with Golden State Warriors head coach Keith Smart who had some information he wanted to share with him. Read the tweet below:
The Warriors have not looked traditional t...
What to make of Ekpe Udoh
By: Abe Chong
With the sixth overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft, I got kind of mad that we passed over a polished Greg Monroe and drafted a long, athletic forward/center type. Did we not learn our lesson...
2nd edition of Fan Talkback: Re: The Smart Moves
By: Jordan Ramirez
At 30 and 40, the Warriors are once again out of the playoff picture. They’re once again placed in NBA anonymity. They’re once again a franchise very much in structural and organizational ...
It’s not Smart, stupid
By: Darren Schmidt
Coaching in the NBA is pretty simple: if you have bad players you will lose. If you have good players you will win. If you have great players you can win titles.
Most people who f...
ESS: Benching Curry for his Sins
Stephen Curry did not play well against the Phoenix Suns, and that’s likely why the Warriors lost. And Steph was bench-ridden for much for much of the fourth. From the post-presser:
ESS: “When you sat (C...
E.S.S. Insomnia: In Defense; Of Rebounding
The Warriors can rise above .500 even if they cede easy lay-ups, open jumpers, and alley-oops. Of course, they need to flaunt efficient offense, and they must own the glass like Walter White. The Jazz game ...