Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry Ready for Heavy Minutes Once Again

Filed under: Warriors, FanHouse Exclusive, NBA PreseasonPHOENIX -- Heavy minutes aren't normally part of the deal for the number one guy on any given team during the preseason. But the Warriors have done things differently for some time now, and even under new head coach Keith Smart, while some things have changed, others will undoubtedly remain the same.

Monta Ellis logged almost 44 minutes of playing time during his team's 92-87 loss to the Suns on Tuesday, and this came on the second night of a back-to-back, after Ellis logged 36 minutes in Golden State's 100-78 victory on Monday over the Blazers.

Is this something that we can expect to continue during the regular season?

"We don't want that, because he just won't survive," Smart said of Ellis' heavy minutes against the Suns. "Some nights you may have to play 45 minutes on a back-to-back. He's going to be ready to play all the time, so I wanted to give him a push, I wanted to play him a lot of minutes tonight.

"We've got a day off before we start playing again, and some nights you're going to have to try and play because you're close in a game to win it. You've got to make sure these guys can play 45 minutes being fatigued, and this is all part of the training camp."

It was also part of how the Warriors chose to manage their talent last season. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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