Monta Ellis didn't seem too impressed with Golden State's best offensive performance of the season. It was the Warriors defense which had Ellis grinning in the locker room afterward -- and had coach Mark Jackson propping up his backcourt as one of the top tandems in the NBA. Ellis scored 33 points, Stephen Curry added 29 points and a season-high 12 assists and Golden State capped its longest homestand of the season with a 119-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.
Monta should be grinning because he absolutely SUCKS on defense. 90% of the time he's flat footed and only makes half-hearted stabs at the guy going by him. Hayward scored 21, guess who was guarding him?
In all fairness, Hayward is like 6'9" and Monta is only 6'3". That's a tough assignment. Then again, I didn't watch the game so I wasn't even sure if Hayward was putting the ball on the floor, blowing by Monta or getting by Monta off the ball. That would be unacceptable because Hayward is much slower than Monta.
