Re: Monta Ellis will not play against Philly on Saturday I feel bad for Monta Ellis. It's tough to lose a loved one.
Klay gets the start in place of Monta. Rush is obviously playing better but it allows us to keep him in the same role he'll be playing all year and gives Klay a different role to try to get his game going. Plus Rush is probably better suited to get minutes at either wing position while Klay is more of a 2.
Klay made a few decent plays. W's were up 13 but Curry was benched due to foul trouble and Klay and Lee needed rest and we promptly lost the lead. Bench unit of Ish, Rush, McGuire, Udoh, Kwame couldn't score and really wasn't playing great defense. Up 6 going into the second but could have been much better.