The Keepers

April 20, 2008 1 comment

Warriors blogger Adam Lauridsen has a nice post today about the Warriors’ players who are the future of the franchise.

Monta Ellis - During the middle third of the season, when the Warriors often struggled against average to poor teams, Ellis was the player most often arriving with clutch shooting or spectacular drives to bail out the team. He grew during this stretch from just one of the Warriors’ options into their go-to scorer when points became hard to find. His mid-range jump shot has become a thing of beauty, the death-defying thrill of his drives still hasn’t worn off, and he played for most of the season with a good sense of his strengths and weaknesses. Davis, Jackson, Harrington, and Biedrins all stumbled at points this year. Monta never let up.

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Monta and Warriors end season with a loss

April 16, 2008 0 comments

Oakland - In their last, meaningless game of the 2007-08 season, the Golden State Warriors were defeated by the Seattle Sonics, 126-121.  After a poor first half, Monta finished the game with 24 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds on 11-17 shooting. 

Youth will be served - Janny Hu (SF Chronicle)

Suns knock Monta and Warriors out of playoffs

April 14, 2008 0 comments

Phoenix - The Golden State Warriors finally ran out of gas, losing to the Phoenix Suns, 122-116.  The defeat eliminated the Warriors from the Western Conference playoff race with one game left to play.  Monta Ellis did not shoot the ball well (8-20 fg), but he did manage to stuff the stat-sheet with 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals.  Over his last 6 games, Monta is averaging 3.7 steals per game.

Just Out Of Reach - Janny Hu (SF Chronicle)
Suns rally to eliminate Warriors - Paul Coro (Arizona Republic)

Monta and Warriors stay alive by beating Clippers

April 12, 2008 0 comments

Oakland - The Golden State Warriors kept their thin playoff hopes alive, by beating the Los Angeles Clippers, 122-116.  Coupled with Denver’s loss to the Utah Jazz, the Warriors moved effectively 1 game back of the Nuggets in the playoff race.  Monta showed more of a playmaker role in the game with 7 assists and only 1 turnover. He also added 17 points and 2 steals on 6-12 shooting.

Warriors win, stay alive - Geoff Lepper (SJ Mercury)

Monta and Warriors on the brink

April 10, 2008 0 comments

Oakland - They came out strong, but in the end, the Golden State Warriors fell to the Denver Nuggets, 114-105.  The loss essentially put the Warriors 2 games behind the Nuggets in the Western Conference playoff race with 3 games to play.  Monta on the surface, had a nice stat line, with 29 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.  Unfortunately, he was an awful 3-7 from the line and had six crucial turnovers.

Warriors Hopes Take a Heavy Hit - Janny Hu (SF Chronicle)
Nuggets become road Warriors - Benjamin Hochman (Denver Post)