Ain't Hard To Tell

Anthony Randolph messed around and got 42 points last night in the arguably pointless Summer League. I've been saying this kid needs to get more playing time but it only happened last year when injuries hit the Warriors. It's not hard to see that Coach Nelson just isn't good with young players; there have been stories all over the place addressing that very issue. With regard to Randolph, the Sports Guy touched on it last year and Kawakami wrote about it in relation to last night's performance. For a couple years now, I've been saying the Warriors need to get rid of Nelson in order to really build the team into a contender. In all honesty, the Warriors need a near-complete overhaul on the management and coaching side of things, but I think replacing Nelson is essential. They're clearly a few years away from becoming a legitimate threat for the title and I don't see that ever happening with a coach who can't develop young players and who runs a style of basketball that, while being fun to watch, won't succeed in playoff basketball.