Jackson: No argument with Nellie; Turiaf rebounds, Smart(er) defense vs. Magic

December 21, 8:22 PMGolden State Warriors ExaminerMatt Steinmetz

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Stephen Jackson 

One win can do wonders, even if it is against Charlotte. Now the Warriors are one win from making it a pretty good trip.

After how it was looking, two-and-three would look awfully nice.

In Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, Stephen Jackson addressed the reported argument between himself and coach Don Nelson at a shoot-around last week.

Link to Jackson's response ...

Link to report on Jackson-Nelson argument ...

In short, Jackson denied anything happened, saying of the story: "That was false."

That might not have been the best thing Jackson could have said.

Now there is certain to be more asking about that shoot-around and more questions about as to what may have happened.

And it sure sounds as if something happened.

Saying "that was false" makes it sound like the story was made up. Then it better be made up.

But I doubt it was.

Downplaying it likely would have been a much better route.

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By the way, since his rebounding has been an issue here, it's only fair to give him credit:  Ronny Turiaf had a season-high six rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Charlotte on Saturday.

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Since Keith Smart is now in charge of the defense, let's see if he plays less zone against the Magic tonight than Nelson did last week in Oakland _ a 109-89 GS loss.

That evening, Orlando, one of the better 3-point shooting teams in the league, went 10-of-20 behind the arc.

And that was without Dwight Howard drawing in the defense.

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