Posted on Monday, 8/31/2009 - 7:05 p.m. PDT — by R8DRNTN
I have sat back and watched everybody fall in love with this joke of a head coach. Sorry but I don't see it. Sure we got lucky with the Clippers chocking and we made the playoffs.....ONCE. How many championships has Nelly won???? His style does not work. He plays NO D. I have seen Richardson traded, I watched Davis leave and now I see Jackson wants out and the Warriors may trade Ellis. If Jackson wants out then trade him. Again, I've watched all the fans fall in love with a guy who turns the ball over again and again and again and then sits back and argues with the Ref while his team is facing a 5 on 4 break. I have seen a guy take stupid shot after stupid shot putting the Warriors down all the time. Then, he hits some shots in the 4th and he's a hero.....LOL please TRADE HIM. IF you trade Ellis then good-by. That will be it for for me. You don't trade your best player. You let a crappy coach go and get a clue how to run a team. Ellis is the heart and soul of this team now that Richardson and Davis are gone. A great time out???? You people are blind.....
Joined: Sep 2009
Current Posts: 1
Sorry, but I think we need "No D" Nelson around a bit longer. Yes, his style WILL NEVER produce a championship contender. But the Ws need a leader/coach with some direction. It's the only way to ever get a franchise up & running again. Players like to play in that free-wheeling style, it's the only way the Ws can get any player to play in Oakland, except unless Cohan sells the team. Look at what Nelson's built in Dallas, find some diamonds in the rough (Nash/Nowstki), create interest, HAVE A SUPPORTIVE OWNER, build around those franchise player..... And yes, the team got better when Johnson took over, but look at what he started? Similar case in Portland too, you think if it wasn't for McNillan, the youths in Portland can come together this early into their career? Phoenix too. Also look at what Scott Skiles started in Chicago, even though he implements the opposite of Nelson's style. A few years back when Hubie Brown was in Memphis, remember? My point is, we need Nelson to be around long enough where we can find that true Franchise player (let's hope it's either Randolph or Curry, better yet both) Can you imagine what the Ws record would have look like if Nelson's predecessors had the same roster? PJ? Gary St.Jean? A coach with a strong personality and great ability is needed to turn any franchise around, unless you have a LeBron or Wade on your team. Can you see Memphis going anywhere with that talented roster? Oklahoma? I don't think so, who are the coaches for the respective teams anyway? They have the talent, but no coach to lead them. They need a coach to put them at the next level, only then they'll know what they truly need to go even further.
Let's face it, everyone on the roster is tradeable except for Randolph & Curry (Ellis is great, but having him as your best player? #1 option? definitely not a franchise - game-changing type of player if you ask me. Would you take Ellis over Brandon Roy? Hedo Turkulu? Devin Harris? Kevin Durant? OJ Mayo? I wouldn't, and they're not even ALL-NBA yet.) I would give up anyone on the roster except for the 2 cubs for cap space or high risk/high reward projects. We already know what Ellis and Biedrins can do, great players, we should keep them around, but only until a better deal comes up that would either offer us more talent or cap space flexibility in return. But I'm sure none of it will come true unless Cohan sells the team.
Joined: Jul 2008
Current Posts: 1
It doesn't matter who is coaching this team. As long as it is owned by Cohan, this will be a losing franchise.
Boycott these clowns until they sell the team.