Matt is the pregame and postgame analyst on Golden State Warriors telecasts for Comcast Sports Net Bay Area. Previously, he covered the Warriors for nine seasons as a traveling beat writer for the Contra Costa Times. When not watching or writing about basketball, Steinmetz is on a constant search for the Bay Area's best pickup games.

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Were the seeds of Baron Davis' departure sown when Chris Webber got to the Warriors?

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July 3, 6:06 PM

by Matt Steinmetz, Golden State Warriors Examiner

Baron Davis

This couldn’t all be Chris Webber’s fault, could it?

That might be a stretch, but you could make a case that when the Warriors signed Webber to a contract in late January, it was the first dagger Baron Davis felt from the organization and coach Don Nelson.

It would end with Davis verbally agreeing to join the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

Chris Webber

The Warriors signed Webber in the midst of coming off consecutive wins to the New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats. The win against the Hornets came on the road.

After the Warriors’ blowout home win against Charlotte, they were looking at a five-day break, a quirk in the schedule that players had been pointing to since earlier in the season.

But since Webber was newly acquired, Nelson decided to hold what he termed a “mini-camp” for the new player to get adjusted to the team and vice versa. The problem was that none of the Warriors’ players was crazy about the five straight days of practice. Least of all Davis.

Nelson did give each of his veterans a day off during that period.

But the problem wasn't just that the Warriors were practicing; it was what they were practicing. From the get-go Nelson wanted to give Webber a lot of freedom and even began trying to run the offense through him at times.

No doubt Nelson gave this a conscientious try because he knew the Warriors needed another playmaker to take pressure off Davis.

Still, Davis wasn’t too crazy about all this. Also, Nelson inserted Webber immediately into the starting lineup after the “mini-camp,” but the Warriors lost a home game to the Chicago Bulls in which Chicago was missing three starters.

The Webber experiment, of course, didn’t last very long. But maybe for Davis, it had lingering effects.

Topics: Warriors , Don Nelson , Baron Davis , Chris Webber

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Blame the Big Three (Rowell, Mullin and Nelson) for this Warriors mess

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December 2, 2:22 AM

It’s all their faults. All three of them.No one of them bears any less or any more responsibility than the other. Each one of the three is equally responsible for this sad, sad turn of events.Warriors president Robert Rowell, vice president of... Read More
Topics: Chris Mullin , Don Nelson , robert rowell

Nellie addresses another active list snafu, playoff pessimism and Jamal Crawford

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December 1, 3:12 PM

Three items:First, the Warriors made a mistake when it came to their active roster against the Knicks on Saturday night. They left Marcus Williams off of it.Even though Stephen Jackson was unable to play, he was on the active list.And Williams, who was... Read More
Topics: Don Nelson , Marcus Williams , Jamal Crawford

Warriors captain Stephen Jackson addresses the "It ain't me" quote

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December 1, 2:09 PM

I had a chance to sit down with Stephen Jackson on Monday after shoot-around and talk to him about his "It ain't me" quote.That's the one he used when responding to a question about the team's lack of passing after their loss at Cleveland last... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson

UPDATED: Stephen Jackson in, Kelenna Azubuike out for tonight's game against Heat

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December 1, 12:56 PM

Stephen Jackson will return from a one-game absence, but Kelenna Azubuike won't play tonight against the Miami Heat at Oracle Arena.Jackson missed Saturday's game against New York because of a sprained left wrist.He participated in the team's shootaround... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson , Kelenna Azubuike

Stephen Jackson will play tonight against Miami Heat

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December 1, 11:48 AM

First things first ... Warriors shootaround at Oracle Arena is half over, but word is that Stephen Jackson will play tonight against the Heat at Oracle Arena.Jackson missed Saturday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained left wrist.Jackson has... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson

Write back at you: On trading Monta Ellis; deal with Clips; and Nellie's blog potential

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December 1, 8:55 AM

This morning, the in-box is the go-to guy ... JLIGHT WROTE: … Why would the Heat go for Monta Ellis and his contract? I don’t know, dude, you wrote in previous articles about Ellis coming back, and what it can mean to the team in terms... Read More
Topics: Don Nelson , Monta Ellis

Is Shawn Marion another player Warriors don't have wherewithal to make run at?

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November 30, 6:59 PM

Looks as if Miami is really trying to move Shawn Marion these days.(Boston Globe Link)Another guy the Warriors can’t really get in on unless they are willing to part with Monta Ellis or Anthony Randolph.Here’s what I’m submitting:... Read More
Topics: Anthony Randolph , Monta Ellis , Shawn Marion

If Nellie is throwing in playoff towel, then he needs to start playing the kids

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November 30, 10:57 AM

Warriors coach Don Nelson has been saying since training camp that it was going to be quite a challenge for his team this year.Nelson has gone out of his way to temper playoff talk and has made certain to distance the Warriors talent level from the talent... Read More
Topics: Anthony Randolph , Don Nelson , robert rowell

Problem with that loss is it gets you thinking dark thoughts about Warriors future

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November 29, 8:17 PM

The worst part about watching the Warriors' 138-125 blowout loss against the Knicks wasn't that it was disappointing or frustrating or infuriating -- or anything like that.Worst part was that it was so sad you started thinking some really dark thoughts... Read More
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