Rob Kurz is Warriors final cut; Marcus Williams shouldn't celebrate though

October 26, 4:11 PMGolden State Warriors ExaminerMatt Steinmetz

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Marcus Williams: Beginning the regular season buried 

As Don Nelson was walking out of Oracle Arena late Sunday afternoon _ after the Warriors' blue-white open scrimmage _ I asked him if he was any closer to making his final cut.

"We're going to waive Rob Kurz," Nelson said, bringing the Warriors' roster to 15.

Clearly, Nelson wasn't happy about making that decision.

Conventional wisdom was that Nelson was weighing whether to cut Kurz or Anthony Morrow. But point guard Marcus Williams was very much on the chopping block, too.

Williams' guaranteed contract obviously factored into the Warriors' decision.

But just because Williams made the team, doesn't mean he's got any kind of role for Nellie.

Williams is still way, way, way off Nelson's radar. That was obvious from the continuation of by brief conversation with Nelson on his way out the door.

I said to Nelson: "It looked like Marcus Williams did OK out there tonight."

Responded Nelson: "Why, because he made some shots?"

"Well, he also seemed to do some pretty good point guard things," I said.

"You're seeing something very different from me then," Nelson said, as he left.

Sorry, Marcus, I tried.

More from the scrimmage:

♦ Monta Ellis made an appearance on Sunday without his scooter. Instead, he was on regular crutches.

♦ ♦ Anthony Randolph is going to be good, but right now, he can't shoot even a little bit.

♦ ♦ ♦ Nelson was miked up for the first part of practice, and after a Stephen Jackson miscue said: "That guy could lead the league in turnovers. He's very proud of his turnovers."

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Corey Maggette didn't practice or play because of a right hamstring injury. He didn't arrive onto the floor at Oracle Arena until 15 minutes after the workout started.

Because he wasn't there, Maggette didn't get introduced to the 4,000 or so fans at the arena like the rest of his teammates, the coaches and team staff did.