Will Golden State ruin Stephen Curry?June 27 09  I have a message for Stephen Curry: get out now. Get in your car. Drive. Better yet, jump on a plane and rock Europe for a season or two. If going abroad isn’t an option, pretend you never hired an agent and try returning to Davidson. Bottom line: do not report to the current edition of the Golden State Warriors. The once proud franchise by The Bay is a mess. And it’s unlikely you reach your full potential playing for such a squad. Teams need to have a plan for their young players. This is key in developing in-house talent. Last year the Warriors, from top to bottom as an organization, had no plan. The front office was a mess. Chris Mullin was a lame-duck executive. And new GM Larry Riley is a pawn for legendary coach turned mad man Don Nelson. With so much dysfunction off-court, the on-court product suffered. Last year, the Warriors, despite having a nice mix of talented youngsters and experienced veterans, stumbled to 31-51 record, well back of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. But how they lost was most troubling. One week, Nelson was going with veterans. The next week, he was all about developing the youth. As a result, both groups received inconsistent minutes and were understandably frustrated. The team lacked cohesion and chemistry, often resembling individuals getting ‘theirs’. Other factors make the Warriors the wrong team to groom Curry into a solid professional. There are no mentors. The roster is perimeter heavy. In fact, they have an undersized combo guard in Monta Ellis, while veterans Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette will demand heavy minutes. Recent reports indicate Golden State has refused to include Curry in trades. This is unfortunate. He would be better served elsewhere. Will the Warriors develop or ruin Curry? Get at us in the comment box below with thoughts and return to HoopsVibe The Blog for further NBA tidbits. Photo courtesy of flipmode25.
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alexb
on 06.29.2009 | oh wow 6’11 and 7’ feet wata huge difference huh.well all we know is that amare will always be a better and more valuable player then biedrins will ever be. and thats why in the possible trade which iz amare for biedrins and other players see kuz u cant just trade amare for biedrins straight up kuz that will be up there with the most ridiculous trades of all time with the pau gasol for kwame brown trade. amare is better then biedrins..i win . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.29.2009 | Well he disabled links so just go to youtube and search "Andris Biedrins Amare". Amare really locks Biedrins down... . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.29.2009 | Hey AlexB, I think youre right about Amare and his lockdown defense. I found this clip on youtube where he shuts down Biedrins. (http://atch?v=-gecuxYF3J8&feature=related) Lol . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.29.2009 | Lol, well I think I won this argument. I got this chump lying and saying Biedrins is 7 foot when he is actually 6’11 while Amare is 6’10, more athletic and definitely has a longer wingspan ( it’s just genetics. Blacks ALWAYS have longer wingspans than other races. Look it up if you even know how to.) Anyway, then he tries to deny the fact that Biedrins gets 7 less minutes than Amare and still kills him in EVERY stat except points by making some childish, noob comment. Well, I think Ive established the fact that Biedrins is a top 8 center in this league, so if you wanna argue about something else, feel free... . | Posted by
alexb
on 06.29.2009 | ok if biedrins is better at defense and if dwight has no post moves even though they all say that dwight is the most dominate big man in the game , why couldnt biedrins lock him down like amare or as you say perkins did? and like i said rebounds matter half of the time when talkn about defense kuz lock down defense which amare duz play iznt on the stat sheets. and beidrins better average more blocks and rebound then him kus iznt biedrins 7 feet with who knows how big of a wing span.and the reason y biedrins gets less minutes then amare iz kuz biedrins...well u know..sux. hehe . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.28.2009 | Youre right that every NBA fan would take Amare over Biedrins, but I also bet that every NBA fan would agree that when it comes to defense, Amare just is not motivated AT ALL... . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.28.2009 | Lol, I dont want to sound too offensive, but I cannot believe you just used Amare Stoudemire and defense in the same sentence??? So just because he held a guy who showed everyone in the playoffs that he has NO post moves and that even Kendrick Perkins could lock him down to 6 points now makes Amare a better defender than Biedrins when Biedrins gets more rebounds, more blocks in LESS MINUTES than Amare. Look I will say that Amare is probably in the top 15 greatest PF’s of all time b/c he is a force and b/c of his versatility, but when it comes to defense AlexB, I rank him probably 500th...TRUTH. . | Posted by
on 06.28.2009 | RKSWF chill ...and take off the pom-poms Nelson’s handling of most situations for the past few years has been poor if not very poor. Nelson has clashed with several young players: Randolph, he pissed off Ellis, and of course Chris Webber. I guess Webber had to learn his lesson the hard way! Right. Like Randolph!Take off your revisionist, cheerleader attitude and give your head a shake. Nelson has to go. Period . | Posted by
alexb
on 06.28.2009 | also can biedrins lock down dwight howard to only 6 points like amare did all by himself?? no i dont think so so not only is amare a better offensive player he is a better defensive player also..just because biedrins averages more blocks then amare doesnt mean hes a better defender. theres such thing as lock down defense which doesnt show up on the stat sheets . | Posted by
alexb
on 06.28.2009 | ok ok i dont feel dumbfounded right now but i do know that im pretty sure that every nba fan would have amare over trashy biedrins...am i rite or no? . | Posted by
RKWSF
on 06.28.2009 | Do you even watch the Warriors? Why are you writing about them when you so clearly know nothing about them besides pedestrian uninformed street "knowledge"? If the Warriors last year had a good mix of veterans and youth, why were they officially and technically the youngest team in the NBA? Did you even know that? Did you know that at one point in the season Jamal Crawford was the only veteran on the entire team (When Jackson and Maggette were hurt)? And he was just getting to learn the system? And you say they won 31 games when they won 29. It’s nice of you to give them the 2 games, but could you please get your facts straight Mr. Journalist? This season was always going to be a wash, even with Monta. Nelson knew as much and stated so before the season started. And you know what, what’s wrong with that? He’s honest, would you prefer he lie and say, this team is going places just to sell more season tickets? I respect his honesty. There was all kinds of signs the team was in transition, sure, Harrington (who had a horribly entitled attitude) was pissed and Crawford needed at least a year to get to know this team and now won’t get to, and Mullin was a lame duck, and it was handled poorly, but if it had to happen, last year was a good year for it to happen. We were fortunate in that sense. And this idea that Nelson doesn’t play rookies — PEDESTRIAN. He plays players who are ready, rookie or not. Hardaway RAN this team his rookie year. So did Webber to a fault. He didn’t handle Randolph with kid’s glove, and damn right! He’s proven that he’s tougher than "choker" Webber, and a better player for it. Kobe didn’t start as a rookie either. You have to earn your way up. And Riley has only said in about 9 interviews in the past 24 hours that the Warriors goals for the off-season were to get themselves a 1 and a 4. Now they have their 1, their next step is a 4. The roster is far from set, and you are judging it as it currently stands? And inconsistant minutes had much more to do with injuries than anything else. Of course, being pedestrian, you are actually just referring to Randolph - well, he was acting like a 19 year old kid, and needed to learn a few lessons the hard way, and like I said, he’s a better player for it now. I suppose you let your kids do whatever they want, whenever. I could go on and on about how little you know about this team, but what’s the point? I’m probably preaching to the choir at this point. Please do not write about the Warriors anymore and contribute to the horribly banal and unoriginal ideas that you try to claim as your own. . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.28.2009 | No one said he was a better offensive player than Amare, but he IS A TOP 8 CENTER in this league.You must not have checked his stats you amateur. But dont worry.BIEDRINS:Mins/Gm: 30.0Points: 11.9Rebounds: 11.2Blocks: 1.55FG%: 57.8%AMARE:Mins/Gm: 36.8Points: 21.4Rebounds: 8.1Blocks: 1.08FG%: 53.9%Biedrins beats Amare in EVERY stat except points and HE PLAYS 7 MINUTES LESS!!! Lol, I bet you feel dumbfounded right now . | Posted by
O.Sandor
on 06.28.2009 | Hi there screw blogs, thanks for commenting. You are entitled to your opinion. Just a thought who let Davis go? It wasn’t Mullin. He wanted to keep B-Diddy. In fact, Nelson was the person who encouraged the team to let Davis go, sign Maggette, and created a poor atmsophere in and around the team. He even feuded with Jackson for a while. Look I have nothing against the Warriors and Nelson, only that he needs to accept his share of the blame for the team’s problems and dysfuctional look on court. When he does right by the team, I’ll be the first to credit him. Thanks for commenting. . | Posted by
alexb
on 06.28.2009 | It doesn’t matter how much minutes biedrins gets. He can play da whole damn game n not sit out and let’s say amare does the same thing who will get better stats out of them two? Amare duh. Biedrins iz trash hez not one of the top centers. . | Posted by
Dem Dubs
on 06.28.2009 | Yes Biedrins is definitely in the top 10 centers in the league. Hey you c(unts) look up his stats before talking mess. And also remember that he only gets 30 mins a game. Idiots wanna talk mess and they dont even watch the NBA...hilarious . | Posted by
screwblogs
on 06.28.2009 | Any sports commentator who says that he is surprised that a rebuilding team that loses its star point guard and future all-star off guard, its veteran power forward, its backup power forward for half the year, and is plagued by so many injuries that the starting five didn’t play together for a single game went south, is either totally idiotic or has some idiotic grudge against Nellie. Let’s see what this team does when they’re healthy. Don Nelson went with the best team available until the season was a loss, and then did a great job developing young talent for next year. Be real. Fortunately, Stephen Curry isn’t idiotic enough to listen to you. . | Posted by
O.Sandor
on 06.28.2009 | Hi everyone, thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated, even if you disagreed, which is fine. I’m not knocking the Warriors systems, on-court talent, or rooting against them. All I’m saying is that based on the last year, and everything that went down, I don’t think Golden State is a great place for Curry, or any young player to develop. After all, there was no consistency or plan. Both of which any rookie needs to succeed. As for claims the Warriors excel at developing young talent. That is questionable: Biedrins is a nice player, but the organization failed to develop Mike Dunleavy Jr, Troy Murphy, Jason Richardson, or to truly get Baron Davis to reach his full potential.Look I’m not trying to hate on the Warriors. I used to love Run TMC, but I just don’t see it as a functional organization right now. Perhaps, if the off-court pieces change then things improve on court. There are some intriguing players. Thanks for reading, commenting, and feel free to get at me with thoughts on this … . | Posted by
40inchleaper
on 06.28.2009 | LMAO! Biedrins is one of the best centers? haha . | Posted by
alexb
on 06.28.2009 | HHAAA!!! did that guy josh down there just say that biedrins is one of the best centers rite now???? i can name about 10 centers better than him.even amare iza better center than him and amare iznt even a center!!! . | Posted by
Sam Shi
on 06.27.2009 | are you sure about that . |
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