The Golden State Warriors have declined head coach Keith Smart’s option for the 2011-12 season. He was 36-46 (43.9%) in his only year on the job for the Warriors. He seems to have gotten the short end of the stick, but that’s because the Warriors are looking at replacing him with a big name coach. Lawrence Frank, Mike Brown and Jerry Sloan are all likely going to be considered to replace Smart and each one of those guys is a upgrade.

When the Warriors drafted 23-year old PF/C Ekpe Udoh in the first round, they expected him to provide defense and rebounding off the bench. He suffered a broken wrist before the season started and he missed quite a bit of time. When he returned he was so/so. He played in 58 games (18 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 17.8 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game. I look for Udoh to battle Andris Biedrins for the starting center job in training camp next season, but he will need to improve to beat him out. 22-year old point guard Jeremy Lin had a rough go as a rookie. He played in 29 games (0 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 9.8 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game despite only shooting 38.9% from the floor. He’s going to have to improve if he wants to make the Warriors’ roster in 2011-12. 25-year old small forward Jeff Adrien played in 23 games (0 starts) last year and he averaged 8.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Warriors shot 51.1% from the floor and they took full advantage of the Blazers resting a lot of players. Reggie Williams led the way for the Warriors last night with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. Dorell Wright (20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Stephen Curry (18 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists) also had very solid games for the Warriors last night. David Lee (13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Jeremy Lin (12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 24 minutes) also pitched in for the Warriors last night. The Warriors finished up the 2010-11 regular season with a 36-46 record.

The Warriors were outscored 80-57 in the second half last night and it did them in! The Warriors were outrebounded 49-37 last night and they didn’t play any D as the Nuggets shot 53.2% from the floor! Dorell Wright led the way for the Warriors last night with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Stephen Curry also had a great game with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists last night. Reggie Williams (17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) and David Lee (10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists) also pitched in for the Warriors last night. The Warriors are now 35-46 on the season.

The Warriors were outscored 27-20 in the 4th quarter and it did them in last night. Stephen Curry (27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) and David Lee (24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Warriors last night. Dorell Wright also had a solid game with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals and 1 blocked shot last night. Ekpe Udoh pitched in with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots last night. The Warriors are now 35-45 on the year.