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The San Jose Mercury News
Warriors' Ellis is giving defense a shot
It's not just me, everybody on the team. That's our biggest focus." If defense is mostly desire, as many a coach has said, then it seems Warriors guard Monta Ellis is on his way to becoming a good defender. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News
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He's an active defender ... He's always moving, trying to deflect passes, get his hands on the ball, try to get steals. He's smart and crafty, he's quick on defense. It kind of mimics his offensive game.
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He's a rookie, he doesn't need to be a leader yet ... That's a natural process, I wouldn't even worry about it.
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He has worked harder in training camp and in the preseason than I’ve ever seen him work ... He wants to get better. I think he’s doing everything he can to be the best defensive player he can.
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I don't want to get specific or call names but we made a bunch of turnovers ... We also didn't find the open man and made defensive errors. We didn't have an answer for Scola tonight and we didn't really want to space our defense too much so we didn't double team him. I thought our big guys could handle...
