Don Nelson was at it again. Monday night in the Land of the Rising Sun, the SEASON on the line, trailing 71-57 @ the half. What does a coach do? The stakes are high, the chips are down & Donny Doolittle benches the best player on his team! Baron Davis benched!?! Did we not hear MVP chants throughout the year? Did Baron not average 22-8-5 for the season? This can never work!! the only explanation possible is that Don Nelson had his post game Bud Light at halftime. The funny thing, IT WORKED!!!! For a moment that is. Golden State went on to outscore the Suns 38-19 in the 3rd quarter. Even early in the 4th quarter Golden State maintained the advantage, but midway through the 4th that run was clearly over. Ok Don, your madness worked again, your team is back in the game and is still clinging to a lead. I guess its time to re-insert Baron. No? Really? Donny Boy kept Baron out of the entire 2nd half. I've never coached an NBA team and I never will but it seems to me that a veteran two time all-star point guard might come in handy down the stretch on the road. As it turned out Phoenix went on to win and we saw Baron in a Warrior uniform (in this case warm-up gear) for perhaps the LAST time. I cant imagine Baron not opting out of his contract now. The team that shocked the NBA just a year ago has potentially lost 2 of its 3 biggest guns. They let Jason Richardson go and essentially now have forced Baron out. Chris Mullen may have a lot of work to do in the off season.
Looking ahead .. Baron Davis for Lamar Odom & Vlad Rad .. think about it if the Lakers don't win a title. He's going to end up in LA one way or another, might as well be as a Laker.
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