Posts Tagged ‘ jeff adrien ’

3
20
Oct

No More Drama

Looks like Adrien has wrapped up the final roster spot, as the Warriors just announced that Aaron Miles has been waived. Seems like the smart move to me, especially with Amundson’s injury.

Still, where are those 10-15 backup minutes at the point going to come from?

0
20
Oct

Preseason Game 5: Suns 92, Warriors 87

Brutal shooting nights for both Lee and Monta. Ethan Sherwood Strauss is getting worried about Lee as he’ll be shooting a lot more mid-range jumpers this year since he’s no longer playing the 5, so it would be nice to see him settle that shot down a bit in the final two preseason games. Monta had a classic “old Monta” line with 29 points off 10-28 shooting in 44 (!) minutes.

On the bright side, Curry had only 1 turnover (but only 3 assists), and Brandon Wright had a solid game with 14 and 6 in 19 minutes (and, according to the AP writeup, was key to their late comeback attempt). The Warriors held the Suns to less than 38% shooting, but only shot 33% themselves. The Warriors won the rebounding battle as well, which is starting to become a nice trend.

In the final roster spot battle, Adrien got almost 20 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds, while posting a +2. Miles played 11 minutes and only had one assist, but also pulled down five rebounds. Advantage: Adrien.

Two more preseason games left, both against the Lakers.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 19 19 20 29 87
PHX 21 25 16 30 92
Golden State Warriors (3-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 26:30 4-12 2-6 0-0 -3 1 3 4 2 1 1 5 1 0 10
D. Lee F-C 26:53 1-11 0-0 2-3 -11 3 6 9 1 2 1 2 0 2 4
A. Biedrins C 16:16 2-4 0-0 0-0 -2 5 4 9 0 3 1 1 0 1 4
M. Ellis G 43:39 10-28 1-6 8-9 +6 1 3 4 5 2 4 3 0 0 29
S. Curry G 23:57 5-13 1-6 1-1 -13 0 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 12
C. Bell 08:41 0-2 0-1 0-0 +3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 27:14 1-5 1-5 0-0 +4 1 5 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
R. Carney 05:54 0-2 0-2 0-0 -7 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
B. Wright 18:57 5-6 0-0 4-6 +1 1 5 6 0 3 0 1 1 0 14
J. Adrien 19:36 3-7 0-0 0-2 +2 5 3 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
A. Miles 11:45 1-4 0-0 0-0 +1 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 2
D. Gadzuric 10:38 1-6 0-0 1-1 -6 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
L. Amundson NWT – Dislocated Right Index Finger
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh NWT – Left Wrist Surgery
R. Williams DND – Left Groin Soreness
Total 240 33-100 5-26 16-22 21 39 60 14 17 11 17 4 5 87
33.0% 19.2% 72.7% team rebs: 9 total to: 18
Phoenix Suns (2-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Hill F 23:17 3-8 0-1 0-0 +14 1 6 7 3 1 0 1 1 1 6
H. Turkoglu F 29:10 2-9 1-3 0-0 +7 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 5
R. Lopez C 25:03 5-9 0-0 4-4 +12 5 5 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 14
J. Richardson G-F 28:05 4-13 1-5 2-2 +9 3 2 5 1 0 2 4 1 0 11
S. Nash G 33:43 8-15 0-2 2-2 +5 0 5 5 4 1 2 7 0 0 18
C. Frye 22:57 4-13 2-7 4-4 -7 1 6 7 1 4 0 2 3 0 14
H. Warrick 20:29 1-5 0-0 3-6 -5 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
J. Dudley 21:55 2-8 1-4 1-2 -5 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 6
J. Childress 21:04 0-3 0-0 3-4 -5 1 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
G. Dragic 14:17 5-7 0-2 0-0 0 0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 10
E. Clark DNP – Coach’s Decision
Z. Dowdell DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Janning DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Jones DNP – Coach’s Decision
G. Lawal DNP – Coach’s Decision
G. Siler DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 34-90 5-24 19-24 15 41 56 17 17 7 17 5 4 92
37.8% 20.8% 79.2% team rebs: 9 total to: 17

inactive

  • Warriors: –
  • Suns: –

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Smart
  • Suns: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #56 Mark Ayotte, #70 Brent Barnaky
  • Attendance: 14635
  • Duration: 2:24
0
19
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Suns

Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns | 7 p.m. | No TV/radio

The Warriors head down to Phoenix tonight for the second half of a back-to-back. What to watch for:

  • Bench production. After playing four of the starters more than 30 minutes last night (with 25 for Biedrins), you’d have to imagine that the bench will get a lot more time tonight on the back end of a back-to-back. Can Brandon Wright crack double digits in either scoring or rebounding? Can Rodney Carney continue to work himself into the offense? Can Charlie Bell show any sort of offensive game? And can Jeremy Lin build on a solid game last night?
  • The continuing saga of roster spot #15. Neither Miles nor Adrien got much playing time last night, though both had solid stats in the limited minutes they played. Assuming they get more time tonight, can either one make a statement? Right now, the external factors are pointing to Adrien (Amundson’s injury and Lin’s solid play last night), so Miles will have to start turning things on soon if he hopes to snag that final spot.
  • Curry’s TO’s. He had 8 turnovers on Saturday, and 6 last night — and the beat writers are starting to notice. Can he put a clean game together tonight?
0
18
Oct

Preseason Game 5: Warriors

Nice looking win with the starters picking up most of the positive side of the +/-, along with Jeremy Lin who was a +13 in only 12 minutes (still a chance to be the backup PG solution?). Curry turnovers are still running a little hot with 6 (versus 6 assists), and he paired that with an off shooting night. On the bright side, Monta was back to 50% with a 9-18.

Biedrins finally came alive with a solid 8 points and 11 rebounds, and Lee had an all star line with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Wright was fairly quiet with 7 and 5 in 18 minutes, but that’s not too shabby averaged out for a full game. Adrien had a good looking 6 and 5 in only 8 minutes (and a +6), while Miles had 3 assists in 9 minutes (with a +8).

Won the rebounding battle, which could be to the Warriors as turnovers are to the 49ers…

1 2 3 4 T
POR 20 23 16 19 78
GS 18 24 31 27 100
Portland Trail Blazers (2-4)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
N. Batum F 16:50 2-4 0-1 0-1 -5 0 2 2 1 2 1 4 0 0 4
L. Aldridge F 24:00 4-8 0-0 3-4 -13 2 3 5 0 5 1 1 0 1 11
D. Cunningham F 25:46 4-7 0-0 0-0 -8 1 3 4 1 5 2 1 1 0 8
B. Roy G 24:00 2-8 0-0 1-2 -13 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 5
A. Miller G 21:46 0-3 0-0 10-10 -10 1 4 5 4 1 1 3 0 0 10
J. Bayless 17:51 1-5 0-3 6-6 -7 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 8
L. Babbitt 29:58 3-10 0-3 0-1 -11 2 7 9 5 4 0 5 0 0 6
R. Fernandez 12:16 3-6 2-4 0-0 -3 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 8
A. Johnson 25:58 4-7 0-1 1-2 -10 0 4 4 2 3 1 3 0 0 9
R. Sykes 15:14 1-3 0-0 2-4 -9 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4
E. Williams 18:15 1-6 0-1 0-0 -15 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 4 2
P. Mills 08:06 1-2 1-1 0-0 -6 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
M. Camby DND- Right Hip
S. Hill DNP – Coach’s Decision
W. Matthews DND- Right Achilles
G. Oden DND- Left Knee
J. Pendergraph DND- Right Knee
J. Przybilla DND- Right Knee
Total 240 26-69 3-14 23-30 10 31 41 19 30 11 25 1 5 78
37.7% 21.4% 76.7% team rebs: 6 total to: 25
Golden State Warriors (3-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 36:04 2-11 1-5 2-2 +15 1 4 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 7
D. Lee F-C 32:43 7-13 0-0 7-8 +21 5 7 12 1 2 2 1 0 1 21
A. Biedrins C 24:33 4-7 0-0 0-0 +22 4 7 11 3 3 1 1 2 0 8
M. Ellis G 35:39 9-18 1-4 3-7 +11 1 3 4 2 2 1 4 0 0 22
S. Curry G 32:55 4-12 1-4 2-4 +16 1 1 2 6 2 4 6 0 0 11
V. Radmanovic 05:50 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 06:01 0-2 0-2 0-0 -4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 18:37 2-6 0-0 3-4 +1 1 4 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 7
D. Gadzuric 06:05 1-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2
R. Carney 12:02 4-6 1-3 0-1 +5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9
J. Lin 11:41 0-0 0-0 5-6 +13 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 5
A. Miles 09:44 0-1 0-0 2-2 +8 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
J. Adrien 08:06 3-3 0-0 0-0 +6 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
L. Amundson NWT – Dislocated Right Index Finger
E. Udoh DND- Left Wrist Surgery
R. Williams DND- Sore Left Groin
Total 240 36-81 4-19 24-34 16 32 48 22 18 14 18 5 1 100
44.4% 21.1% 70.6% team rebs: 10 total to: 19

inactive

  • Trail Blazers: –
  • Warriors: –

technical fouls

  • Trail Blazers: –
  • Warriors: Smart

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #75 Eric Dalen, #50 Olandis Poole
  • Attendance: 11246
  • Duration: 2:21
0
18
Oct

Preview: Trail Blazers vs. Warriors

Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors | 7 p.m. | No TV/radio

The Warriors and Blazers get set to do it all over again two nights after meeting in the Rose Garden. What to watch for:

  • Replacing Amundson. With Amundson out for 1-4 months, can anyone step up and show that they can handle backup minutes at the 5? Gadzuric and Adrien are the only real options (outside of playing Lee there out of position), so let’s hope that one of them can give some quality minutes tonight.
  • Curry’s handles. He had 8 turnovers last game — let’s see if he can at least get things down to a 2:1 assist to turnover ration, and preferably 3:1.
  • The “New” Monta. After a couple of efficient games, Monta threw up a 5-16 last game, with four missed threes. Can he once again give us hope that he’s rediscovering his 2007-08 form when he shot over 50% from the field?
  • Bench scoring. Can someone — anyone — score some points off the bench? Williams and Wright, I’m looking at you (since I have little to no hope for anyone else who’s healthy)
0
16
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Trail Blazers

Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers | 7 p.m. | No TV/radio

With Amundson and Carney finally ready for action, this game is all about figuring out our bench. What to watch for:

  • Where’s the beef. Is Amundson the “beef” we need to spell Biedrins at the 5 and provide tough D on the opponent’s center? If he’s truly healthy, I hope we’ll see him getting at least a few minutes defending Oden.
  • Who’s Rodney Carney? I admit to knowing next to nothing about this guy. According to Wages of Wins, he’s become a more efficient player over the years and the best place for him to make his mark is clearly defense. But if he starts shooting a ton of threes, then we may have a problem.
  • Wither Wright? The reports are that Brandon Wright’s DNP-CD in the last game was for not showing up in practice. Let’s hope he’s made some strides in the days following, as he’s going to run out of opportunities to show what he can do if he can’t even earn himself some preseason playing time.
  • The continuing battle for #15. Tonight will give us another data point in the Jeff Adrien vs. Aaron Miles battle for the final roster spot. Amundson’s return will likely have an impact on how necessary Adrien is, so if Miles can show he can actually dish the ball he could make some major strides tonight.
1
13
Oct

15th Roster Spot

This was not the post I had originally meant to do tonight but work got in the way so it will have to wait another day.

Rusty Simmons has a quick article in the SFChron discussing the 15th roster spot. What it lacks in any sort of depth it makes up for in quotes from Coach Smart and the two players battling it out, Jeff Adrien and Aaron Miles. Interesting that Jeremy Lin’s name is not thrown in the mix, but I guess marketing to Asian-Americans and his potential (not to mention his contract) have guaranteed him a roster spot.

At this point I would lean towards the rebounding Adrien, for when B-Wright or Biedrins go down, but then what to do at the point to spell Curry? Is Miles better than Lin? Is Adrien better than Gadzuric? Are the new owners willing to buy out any awful contracts to open up roster spots for better players?

5
12
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Kings

Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings | 7:30 PT | KNBR

Time for the back end of a home-and-home as the Warriors and Kings do it all over again in Sacramento. Here’s what to look for tonight:

  • Can Monta’s D continue to frustrate Tyreke Evans? He got props for his defense on Evans in Sunday’s game, so it will be interesting to see if Evans tries to make a statement right back tonight.
  • Jeff Adrien vs. Aaron Miles for the 15th roster spot. With Vernon Goodridge being waived yesterday, it appears it will come down to Adrien and Miles. Miles fills the greater need (a backup PG who can spell Curry for 10-15 minutes a night), but if Adrien can keep up his rebounding and continue playing tough interior defense it will be tough to let a guy like that go.
  • Will Andris Biedrins show up? So far it’s been a quiet preseason for Biedrins, though he did have 10 rebounds in the first preseason game. Not the greatest defensive matchup against the size of the Kings’ front line, but it would be nice to see him return the favor and use his quickness to get a bit more active on offense (and show some flashes of the “old” Biedrins).
0
11
Oct

Preseason Game 2: Warriors 95, Kings 86

Yes, it’s preseason, but a win is still nice to see — especially when the Warriors score less than 100 points. The shooting was down tonight (41.2%, just 3-20 from three), but it was down for the Kings as well (34.1%) which is a tradeoff I’ll take with this team (the defense certainly has more to prove than the offense).

The non-guaranteed player who made the biggest impression tonight was clearly Jeff Adrien. He’s only listed at 6-7 (he looked bigger at the open practice), but 15 rebounds in just 22 minutes matters even in preseason. If he can keep it up, I’d have to imagine he’ll snag that 15th roster spot over Miles (I’ve also heard good things about Goodridge, but he’s been mostly MIA so far this preseason).

Biggest disappointment to me is Brandon Wright’s mostly invisible game with as many turnovers (2) as points. Need to see more consistency from him.

Sacramento Kings (1-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Wright F-G 21:23 2-7 2-3 0-0 -16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
J. Thompson F 34:46 3-12 0-0 3-4 +3 4 8 12 2 5 1 3 0 1 9
D. Cousins C 24:50 7-18 1-1 2-3 +6 5 6 11 0 6 0 1 1 0 17
F. Garcia G-F 32:55 4-7 2-4 4-4 -15 0 9 9 4 1 2 0 2 0 14
T. Evans G 21:09 4-10 0-2 1-2 -3 0 0 0 3 4 0 5 0 0 9
L. Head 25:49 5-10 3-5 0-0 -1 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 13
D. Jackson 20:58 2-7 0-1 2-4 -14 1 6 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 6
P. Jeter 18:44 2-8 0-1 2-2 +6 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6
O. Casspi 24:00 2-8 2-5 0-0 +2 1 6 7 4 1 0 2 0 0 6
D. Greene 14:56 0-3 0-1 0-0 -13 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
C. Atchley 00:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Crawford DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Dalembert DNP – Left Adductor Strain
C. Landry NWT – Eye Injury
M. Landry DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Udrih DNP – Sprained Right Shoulder
H. Whiteside DNP – Left Patellar Tendon Strain
Total 240 31-91 10-23 14-19 11 39 50 21 23 6 15 4 1 86
34.1% 43.5% 73.7% team rebs: 9 total to: 15
Golden State Warriors (2-0)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 30:15 5-12 1-4 2-2 +12 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 13
D. Lee F-C 31:28 5-13 0-0 3-4 +11 2 11 13 1 4 1 3 0 2 13
A. Biedrins C 16:01 1-2 0-0 0-0 +5 0 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 33:19 5-13 1-5 7-9 +12 1 2 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 18
S. Curry G 30:38 6-14 1-5 2-2 +8 1 6 7 3 0 2 3 0 1 15
V. Goodridge 05:03 1-2 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 08:55 1-2 0-1 2-2 +4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
C. Bell 18:23 1-7 0-3 2-2 -3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
R. Williams 17:45 2-7 0-2 1-2 -3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
J. Adrien 22:42 5-6 0-0 1-3 +5 7 8 15 0 3 0 0 1 0 11
A. Miles 12:19 2-4 0-0 2-2 +3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
B. Wright 11:51 1-3 0-0 0-0 -5 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
J. Lin 01:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
L. Amundson DND – Lower Back Stiffness
R. Carney DND – Right Hip Contusion
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh DND – Left Wrist Surgery
Total 240 35-85 3-20 22-28 11 43 54 17 18 9 11 1 4 95
41.2% 15.0% 78.6% team rebs: 8 total to: 13

inactive

  • Kings: –
  • Warriors: –

technical fouls

  • Kings: –
  • Warriors: Wright

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #19 James Capers, #73 Tre Maddox, #63 Derek Richardson
  • Attendance: 10537
  • Duration: 2:15