<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">OAKLAND ? As the season grows shorter, so too shrinks the patience of Mike Montgomery. While the Warriors coach didn't make his third lineup change of the season on Monday, he did say that the search for more offense will make him apt to shuffle players on and off the floor. "I think the onus is on guys to play," Montgomery said. "Whether you're a starter or a non-starter, you can't be out there for 8, 10, 12 minutes and just do nothing." True to his word, Montgomery brought Andris Biedrins after only 41/2 minutes to replace Adonal Foyle, who was already being eaten alive to the tune of four points and four boards by Utah's Jarron Collins. Next, he created a three-guard attack by inserting Monta Ellis to play alongside Derek Fisher and Jason Richardson. Things grew so desperate in the second quarter that Montgomery even played Troy Murphy and Ike Diogu ? a combination he once ruled out because of its defensive deficiencies in the paint ? together for several minutes. Diogu responded by scoring six of his team-high 11 first-half points. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Warriorfansnc93:</div><div class="quote_post">Its about time. I think people have been given playing time and not earning it.</div> Most notably Dunleavy and Foyle
A couple of months ago, I posted a recap of some constructive criticism Rick Barry directed to Montgomery on his radio show. He said Montgomery has to start taking control of this team, but people need to be patient, because Montgomery needs time as a rookie head coach to gain some respectability. Maybe Montgomery feels more confident now, especially with Mullin coming out and endorsing him 110%. I'm not sure if there's enough time for the Warriors to sneak into the playoffs, but this could be a key change for next season.
I'm just happy that the GM and the coach aren't at odds over who they should play and whatnot. They're on the same page as far as we know. This is a lot better compared to the fiery Musselman alienating some players that St. Jean wanted him to play in an attempt to make a short term goal win record while ignoring the long term goal of developing players and teaching them a few things. We'll see what happens with Mullin/Monty team. The players, coaching staff, and the front office are in this mess together, so its up to them to dig their way out like we try to do every year. I think right now, like the article reports, Mullin and Monty will probably be looking towards finding the right chemistry of players to throw out there regardless of rookie/veteran status until there's more fluidity in moving the ball and better balance between offense and defense. Because man, the warriors seemed like they haven't had solid chemistry until veterans like Nick Van Exel and Clif Robinson arrived and Dampier started playing up to his potential. But we still didn't have enough offense, perimeter defense, and talent to win consistently. But that was the only hint of all-stars we've had and they were passed their primes. I found this quote funny: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Things grew so desperate in the second quarter that Montgomery even played Troy Murphy and Ike Diogu — a combination he once ruled out because of its defensive deficiencies in the paint — together for several minutes. </div> Yeah the defensive deficiency is called Troy Murphy. At least the undersized Diogu makes an attempt to stop a layup, play help D and stay in front of his man. I don't know how many here have coached or played organized basketball, but it is frustrating to play with so much unreliability on the floor. If you've played point guard, it sucks to be playing all this D on the ballhandler, carry the ball up, create something, make a beautiful pass to a guy, and he fumbles it. I sure as hell ain't feeling confident about passing to that guy. Foyle is just barely a basketball player. And if the wing players aren't knocking down shots, it would force one of us other guys to find some way to score the ball even if it means I have to stop passing and shoot it more. It's definitely hard to run something with broken pieces out there. It's frustrating. Also for the coach I feel bad. It's like he's playing a console game NBA Live or something, and somebody picks the players out for him that they'll be controlling game after game. He gets all the crap players that don't fit together while the other teams get the better players that do fit. It doesn't matter if some stud video game player comes in and takes over the controllers to play with the crappy team, that team will find some way to lose against the guys that can play video games with the better players they have. This quote pretty much says it all: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"OK, the ball's not going down, what can I do to help this team? I've got to drive it, I've got to kick it, I've got to knock some balls loose. We need that kind of effort from everybody. If we're not getting it, we've just got to get somebody else in there."</div> How many guys drive it? How many guys are willing to kick out the pass to certain players when all they do is clank it on iron? We don't play an efficient game so we need to play with energy to make up for lack of talent, chemistry, and teamwork.
One more thing: If nobody has played point guard, how about quarterback in football? Doesn't it suck to throw a beautiful pass to a wide open guy while on the run, avoiding getting sacked and the doofus drops the ball? Right below his jersey letters and he just fumbles it. That's a lot like the Warriors. Now imagine if we also can't block and hand the ball off because we also can't rush. Pretty much a poor % distance game and lack of pounding the ball inside for some surefire yardage. Then also imagine we can't play defense even with double coverage on a receiver and we can't make tackles because we're too slow. Yeah... Warriors can be a lot like that. Then we fire coach after coach without improving the talent level because there's bias and misguided observations about what we actually have. It's front office moves like the Foyle/Fish/Dunleavy that just frustrate a lot of good players that can get it done.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post">One more thing: If nobody has played point guard, how about quarterback in football? Doesn't it suck to throw a beautiful pass to a wide open guy while on the run, avoiding getting sacked and the doofus drops the ball? Right below his jersey letters and he just fumbles it.</div> I instantly thought of Foyle after reading that. Foyle makes beatiful passes look horrible.
what a hypocrit Monty is. "Whether you're a starter or a non-starter, you can't be out there for 8, 10, 12 minutes and just do nothing." Then why the hell was Fisher in the game? For 50 minutes no less. Oh i get it. He was doing a lot. Playing zero D, sagging off his man over and over getting burned when he cant close on the shooter. Playing the most pathetic pint guard in the league, can't penetrate, doesn't make his team mates better, rarely see an open man. Just a complete liability. LEt us not forget his veteran leadership. Brilliant fouling a guy 35 feet from the hoop who is not even shooting with 2 seconds on the shot clock. You are a hypocrit Monty!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting boogielew:</div><div class="quote_post">what a hypocrit Monty is. "Whether you're a starter or a non-starter, you can't be out there for 8, 10, 12 minutes and just do nothing." Then why the hell was Fisher in the game? For 50 minutes no less. Oh i get it. He was doing a lot. Playing zero D, sagging off his man over and over getting burned when he cant close on the shooter. Playing the most pathetic pint guard in the league, can't penetrate, doesn't make his team mates better, rarely see an open man. Just a complete liability. LEt us not forget his veteran leadership. Brilliant fouling a guy 35 feet from the hoop who is not even shooting with 2 seconds on the shot clock. You are a hypocrit Monty!</div> I thought you meant Monty was a hypocrite cause he's out there 48 mins and does nothing .
