Anthony Randolph says he's holding up fine under Nellie

November 12, 1:41 PMGolden State Warriors ExaminerMatt Steinmetz

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Anthony Randolph says he's handling Don Nelson just fine 

On Tuesday night, I was worried about Anthony Randolph.

On Wednesday afternoon, I wasn't.

With 3:41 remaining in the third quarter of the Warriors-Minnesota game, Randolph walked toward the sidelines with the rest of his teammates after a timeout.

He was greeted by a verbal fusillade delivered by coach Don Nelson, no doubt about Randolph's rebounding _ or lack of it _ on the previous posession.

Nelson had just watched Randy Foye miss a shot, Kevin Love miss a shot and then Ryan Gomes follow up with a tip-in, all while Randolph lingered on the perimeter.

Which, of course, was the reason for Nelson giving Randolph some, shall we say, individual attention. It was obvious Randolph wasn't liking getting chewed out, either.

As I watched this I couldn't help but think about Chris Webber as a rookie under Nelson, and start re-living in my mind that whole episode of almost 15 years ago.

Do we really need to get into all that? Let's hope not.

But like I said, I'm less concerned about all that after talking to Randolph Wednesday afternoon.

"I don't think he's been that tough," Randolph said of Nelson. "I've heard he's been worse with some other guys. I think he's  trying to make sure that when I'm on the court I cut down on my mistakes and make plays.

"I'm fine with it. I got cussed out a lot worse than that growing up. I'm trying to take it in, listen to what he says and then do it."

It seems apparent that Randolph will get more opportunity as the season goes along.

That's great, on the one hand. On the other, it means there's going to be more hell to catch from Nelson.

But, no worries Warriors fans.

"No, no, no," Randolph said when asked if Nelson's criticism has worn him down. "I'm going to stay working hard. I worked hard to get here and all of this is going to make me better."