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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If Team USA gets upset at Olympics this weekend, we still have one more ace in the hole left

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August 21, 5:59 PM

by Matt Steinmetz, Golden State Warriors Examiner

Jerry Colangelo: We've got the perfect Plan B

After watching the first week-and-a-half of Olympic men’s basketball, it’s pretty tough to envision anyone beating Team USA.

Not Argentina or not the winner of Spain-Lithuania.

The U.S. team has more talent and every bit as much commitment as the competition.

Still, upsets happen … and if Team USA loses this weekend and doesn’t bring home the gold, it will be interesting to see the fallout. After all, Jerry Colangelo was brought in to revamp the system and make up for the 2004 debacle.

Paul Pierce knows his role precisely on the Celtics

But what if a team with a committed Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, etc. can’t guarantee you a gold? Then what? Then the world truly has caught up, right?

Not necessarily. We still have something up our sleeve.

Send the NBA champions. That’s right. The NBA champs. This year _ the Boston Celtics.

Colangelo and Team USA have the best intentions. And it’s admirable that star players are willing to tone down their own games for the sake of the team and the country. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best way to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

It’s great Carmelo Anthony is willing to be more selective with his shots and take fewer overall, but do you really want Anthony playing a lot if you’re not asking him to score?

What a summer it could have been: NBA title and gold medal

You really want Anthony doing a lot of passing and screening away?

Team USA has been working out all summer … for what? To figure out offensive pecking orders, defensive schemes, overall strategy, etc. But if you sent the NBA champions _ the Boston Celtics, this year _ all that would automatically take care of itself.

Option No. 1 is Paul Pierce … No. 2 is Kevin Garnett and No. 3 is Ray Allen.

Yeah, it stinks that they'd have to practice a couple of times a week in June and July of your championship season, but then again, it was nice for everybody on the squad to get that $2 million Olympic bonus written into the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement.

Good luck to Team USA this weekend. Just know that if we go down, we’ve still got an ace in the hole remaining.

Topics: Kobe Bryant , Jerry Colangelo , Team USA , Boston Celtics , Dwyane Wade , Olympics , Lithuania

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Nellie goes further: Even 39 wins for Warriors is unrealistic

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December 2, 10:34 AM

It’s not sitting well with a lot of fans, and likely some in Warriors management, that coach Don Nelson has thrown in the playoff towel this season.And it just turned December. But that’s not the half of it.Yes, it was disappointing what... Read More
Topics: Don Nelson

It took teamwork to make the Warriors this bad this fast

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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, executive VP 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