The team was doomed from the start. First, the Baron Davis defection, followed by the Monta Ellis injury/ suspension and now Al Harrington wants out. The Golden State Warriors are facing a blank wall on their 2008-09 campaign.
Coach Don Nelson got his contract extension but had so far guided the Bay City outfit to a poor 2-5 win-loss slate early in the season. Ellis' absence is definitely not helping the team. CJ Watson and Marcus Williams are dishing out mediocre performances in tending the backcourt for the Warriors. Ellis won't be reactivated until December 12 at the earliest, as he continues to serve his 30-game suspension brought about by his lying on the real reason behind his ankle injury during the off-season. And Harrington's latest brouhaha compounds further woes for the fast-sinking Warriors.
It is sad to see this team deteriorates after a successful play-off run during the 2006-07 campaign, which was capped by the biggest upset in post-season history with their 4-2 conquest of the number one seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round. Warrior top honcho Chris Mullin should make his move right now and try to find immediate solutions to these seemingly never-ending problems. I wonder now if the Warrior diehards can still flash their ever-famous battlecry 'WE BELIEVE!".
*****
There is life after "Zeke" este Isiah Thomas after all for the New York Knicks. After seasons of frustrations, anger, disappointments and lingering in the basement of the Atlantic Division, the Knicks had finally redeemed themselves. At the forefront of their redemption is the new front office duo of Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni.
D'Antoni, the former Phoenix Suns mentor, had led the Gotham City squad to a 4-2 record so far early in the season, capped by their stunning 107-99 win over the erstwhile unbeaten Utah Jazz last Sunday night (Monday morning Manila time). According to reports, his style of coaching promotes confidence among his players and he is not likely to pull anybody out for making a mistake and prefers to send valuable messages during timeouts. This is the same coaching philosophy that had established the Suns as one of the elite teams in the league.
There were lot of questions when D'Antoni decided not make a massive restucture of the Knicks roster during the off-season. Most of the current players were still from the Thomas regime but D'Antoni declared that he can win with this line-up. Definitely, there is renewed vigor in the respective games of Zach Randolph, Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson and David Lee among others in the Knicks squad. At this point, the Knicks seems ready to challenge the best in the east.
Coach Don Nelson got his contract extension but had so far guided the Bay City outfit to a poor 2-5 win-loss slate early in the season. Ellis' absence is definitely not helping the team. CJ Watson and Marcus Williams are dishing out mediocre performances in tending the backcourt for the Warriors. Ellis won't be reactivated until December 12 at the earliest, as he continues to serve his 30-game suspension brought about by his lying on the real reason behind his ankle injury during the off-season. And Harrington's latest brouhaha compounds further woes for the fast-sinking Warriors.
It is sad to see this team deteriorates after a successful play-off run during the 2006-07 campaign, which was capped by the biggest upset in post-season history with their 4-2 conquest of the number one seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round. Warrior top honcho Chris Mullin should make his move right now and try to find immediate solutions to these seemingly never-ending problems. I wonder now if the Warrior diehards can still flash their ever-famous battlecry 'WE BELIEVE!".
*****
There is life after "Zeke" este Isiah Thomas after all for the New York Knicks. After seasons of frustrations, anger, disappointments and lingering in the basement of the Atlantic Division, the Knicks had finally redeemed themselves. At the forefront of their redemption is the new front office duo of Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni.
D'Antoni, the former Phoenix Suns mentor, had led the Gotham City squad to a 4-2 record so far early in the season, capped by their stunning 107-99 win over the erstwhile unbeaten Utah Jazz last Sunday night (Monday morning Manila time). According to reports, his style of coaching promotes confidence among his players and he is not likely to pull anybody out for making a mistake and prefers to send valuable messages during timeouts. This is the same coaching philosophy that had established the Suns as one of the elite teams in the league.
There were lot of questions when D'Antoni decided not make a massive restucture of the Knicks roster during the off-season. Most of the current players were still from the Thomas regime but D'Antoni declared that he can win with this line-up. Definitely, there is renewed vigor in the respective games of Zach Randolph, Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson and David Lee among others in the Knicks squad. At this point, the Knicks seems ready to challenge the best in the east.
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