Don Nelson's Warriors are loaded with young players, so he realizes that he must offer criticsm in a constructive way.

``I've got to be careful,'' Nelson said before Wednesday's game against Denver. `` I don't want to get too hard on them. They need coaching, but I have to watch myself because I get emotionally involved in the game to the point that I've got to understand that they're young and they're going to make mistakes. The veteran players, I don't expect them to make mistakes.''