We're already playing that way. Steph has a green light. It's just that he now realizes that it's best for the TEAM if he can get everyone playing well. I'm not really panicking due to any of this. We know we have injuries and even fully healthy this team isn't yet ready to go very far. If we're fully healthy I think we'd be a lock for a playoff spot and we might even win a 1st rd series. As it is, we're not healthy and so i'm not getting upset by any of the teams struggles.

We're still right there in this playoff race and we still have a chance to get in, so relax. It's not critical yet.

What it comes down to is this team NEEDS to have Lee, Jamal and Q to play at it's best. Even with them this stil isn't a top team. We're going to have to continue to look to improve the team this offseason. From within and by adding what we need. I just think this is gonna be a tough one for all of the above reasons.

BUT WE'RE STILL IN IT!!! I'd like to know what NJ's excuse is? Indianna has been retooled by BIrd and I fail to see how what he's done is any better than what Isiah is doing. I think we give Colangelo so much credit in Toronto, but if we're fully healthy i think we're RIGHT BEHIND THEM. They don't appear to me to be leaps and bounds better than the knicks when both teams are at full strength.

Posted by nixluva:

What it comes down to is this team NEEDS to have Lee, Jamal and Q to play at it's best. Even with them this stil isn't a top team. We're going to have to continue to look to improve the team this offseason. From within and by adding what we need. I just think this is gonna be a tough one for all of the above reasons.

BUT WE'RE STILL IN IT!!! I'd like to know what NJ's excuse is? Indianna has been retooled by BIrd and I fail to see how what he's done is any better than what Isiah is doing. I think we give Colangelo so much credit in Toronto, but if we're fully healthy i think we're RIGHT BEHIND THEM. They don't appear to me to be leaps and bounds better than the knicks when both teams are at full strength.

You ask what the other team's excuses are, and I'd have to guess the same as yours: injuries.

By what logic do you expect us to be at peak health next year while expecting NJ to again miss Jefferson and Kristc, and Toronto to miss Bosh?

Not saying you do expect that but it's implied in your logic that if we had full health we'd be better than them. What if they have full health?

I'm of the belief that you use this playoff run as a building block for the future. It's more important that our future learns to play in this run than it is for us to actually make the playoffs. Putting the game in Marbs's hands is a mistake in my view. I say put it in Curry's hands so he can begin to understand the responsibility that is needed to carry a team. He is going to have to learn eventually. Seven years in the league is enough coddling. If Curry fails, fine. At least he learns from it. Playoffs this year is shortsited. Putting it all in Marbs' hands is shortsited. Let him keep playing the way he has. He has played very well and has done a good job of determining when to take over and when to dish. We should not change his role at all. Let's teach Curry how to step up and rid ourselves of the apologists mantra of "he's trying"

best way for young guys to "develop and mature" is putting them under the bright lights of the playoffs.

playoffs or bust baby

Well maybe that's one of the lessons that our front office has to learn in order for them to make changes to their methods.

Posted by TMS:

couldn't agree more... i said it going into the season, playoffs is not my expectation or even my main goal this season... i want to see this team come together & improve, i want to see some chemistry starting to develop, & most importantly i want to see our young guys develop & mature... in some ways, i think i've seen it, but we still have a long ways to go... even being in a playoff race at this stage in the season is beneficial to this team, & we can't steer away from the big picture out of desperation.

this team has improved from the disapointing, problematic 33 win season, but not by a significant amount when you consider that the coach resigned that season. however we are younger now than we were than. that doesn't mean a whole lot to me though. except that this time we might be able to play at an above mediocre level for a couple of seasons this time.

Yeah playoffs is more for the fans than the players. Winning 32 games, backing into the playoffs and getting trounced in 4 games in the first round of the "brightly lit" playoffs. Is not as important as winning 40 games, battling everynight and missing out simply because your conference isn't pathetic. One scenario you realize that you can be rewarded for poor play. IN the other scenario you get a lesson in what it really takes to win in the NBA.

The playoffs is not a bad thing. But our priority should be on developing the youth. If they are good, then playoffs will come over time anyway. No more catering to Marbs or Francis. We gave up a lot to get Eddie. It's time to stop coddling him and start training him for the future or else 7 years from now we are going to be seeing him put up 12 rebounds one night. And 2 rebounds the next night as we get bounced from the playoffs.

Posted by Cookdcokehop:

If Crawford was still here Curry would be a factor. The have some kind of ESP with each other.

Ever think that maybe that's a problem? The one player Curry was ever to consistently connect with has been Jamal Crawford? Not good.