Marcus Williams: Hasn't stood out
A little bit of this and that from Warriors practice on Friday
♦ Warriors coach Don Nelson has made it clear that the point guard position is still up for grabs, which isn't good news for Marcus Williams any way you cut it.
Williams, who has played behind Jason Kidd for most of his two seasons, was acquired this summer from New Jersey with the hope that he could lend some stability to the team as the only true point guard on the roster, other than C.J. Watson.
In the process, Williams ended up with a golden opportunity to become a starter on the highest-scoring team in the league.
That was the gift he was handed with the Monta Ellis injury.
But it's not going well. Just look at the evidence.
The Warriors brought in much-traveled Dan Dickau once training camp already had begun, and now Nelson, the coach, is talking up little-known DeMarcus Nelson, a player, as a point guard factor.
Fact is, Nelson has talked a good deal this training camp about DeMarcus Nelson, Watson and even Dickau. Not much about Williams.
On Friday, Nelson acknowledged that Dickau's experience (six NBA seasons) was noticeable compared with the other three point guards, none of whom has more than two years in the league.
♦ ♦ Don Nelson was asked if he thought Corey Maggette could average 25 points per game. He wasn't a fan of the question.
"Only if it's the right way," Nelson said. "I could get Dickau to get 25 (points) a game but he'd need 60 shots. Yeah ... only if it's the right way. If the ball stops and there's too much isolation, then no, I don't want him to score 25."
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Facts are facts and Dan Dickau is in the mix
♦ ♦ ♦ Nelson also said on Friday that he was going to have to coach this team much differently and much harder than his past two years at Golden State.
The reason: this year's team is young and the Warriors of the past two years were older and had Baron Davis running the point.
"They'll need more coaching," Nelson said, starting to smile. "All the guys, the assistants are working overtime. I'm not. But my assistants are."
Comments
Matt, any news on Kelenna's bruised hip from the Portland game?
It is going to be a long year.
Give Marcus the minutes...if he's a bust, let's figure that out now. It's not like Dickau, Watson, or Nelson is gonna take this team anywhere.
Good to see the support Nellie is giving Dickau to get his confidence up!
hey Matt, how do you think DeMarcus Nelson is and do you ever watch football? Just wondering...thanks for the blogs. I appreciate it.
Nellie's mind games - his only problem is finding a back-up for Marcus, and he knows it. All the BS about the PG being up for grabs is just Nellie trying to find a good back-up so MW doesn't wind up playing 48 mins. He DID play 40 a game at UConn when Calhoun had no one to spell him. Right now, I'd bet that Nellie keeps Dickau . . . experience has its value . . . and starts really giving Jack & 'Buike some time at the point. Sorry, but I don't see DeMarcus or Watson making it.
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