Monta Ellis and the Warriors Doing Fine Without Jackson, Nelson

by Matt Steinmetz

Filed under: Warriors

There used to be more than a few people who would refer to Stephen Jackson as the Warriors' best player. We know differently now.



Jackson wasn't the Warriors' best player the past couple of seasons. It was Monta Ellis. And even if it wasn't (and it was), it for sure is now. For the past week or so, Ellis has been staging his own little renaissance, and everyone's trying to figure out why.



Not coincidentally, the Warriors are playing their best basketball of the season, semi-righting themselves from a disastrous start. Ellis' impressive stretch -- which includes scoring 34, 37 and 42 points in each of the past three games -- comes in the wake of two noteworthy Golden State departures: Jackson and coach Don Nelson.

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