OPEN THREAD: GAME #30 - 76ers @ WARRIORS

by dj fuzzylogic on Dec 26, 2006 11:44 AM PST in Previews

Warriors (W-L): 14-15

76ers (W-L): 7-19

Time: 7:30PM PST

TV: FSN Bay Area

Radio: KNBR 680

The Warriors less than stunt-tastic road trip (2-4 overall) ended in a drubbing by the Miami Heat. Maybe it was a result of the Warriors injuries piling up (Pietrus victimized by D-Ho's bows, Monta victimized by Posey's linebacker tendencies, Roberson victimized by himself, and Biedrins probably the only one in the league victimized by Darko...), but two unsuspecting 2nd rounders posted career nights against the Ws. Coincidence? Nah, just Warriors' patent defense.

With half the team out (Monta, Roberson, Murphy, Zarko, and possibly Pietrus) and half a J-Rich, what looks to be a walk in the park may end up being quite a dog fight. The 76ers have won two in a row and their young talent and athleticism at the wing and center spots might prove to be too much for the Ws. We can't forget about Kyle Korver either. If Kapono can go for a career night, look for Korver to kill em' from long range as Carney and Iggy tear up the interior with highlight worthy dunks.

Warriors--PLEASE GET WELL SOON!

Thank goodness we're playing at home!

Let's hope no one else tackles Monta again.
(photo courtesy of SF Chronicle/Michael Maloney)

Vegas Odds: 76ers by 3

Predictions:

Warriors by 3
JRich finds his stroke and goes for 21.
Chris Webber finds his second knee and goes for 20-8-5.
Carney has a breakout game, 18-7.
Warrior girls' dancing leads the Warriors to a W

Make sure to give us your predictions in the comments before tip off and post any comments you have during the game right here.

THROW UP A W!!

UPDATE:

Warriors Win!! 116-97

Final Box Score

Stay tuned for the recap!

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WE WILL PROTECT THIS HOUSE!

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Predictions

Warriors by 7-- THIS IS OUR HOUSE!!
JRich comes up big with 24+ points
CDubb goes retro with 20-10-5

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 26, 2006 11:50 AM PST reply actions

Prediction

Warriors by 17
Andris 30 and 10
J-Rich 4 pts

by reppin the bay @ Golden State Of Mind on Dec 26, 2006 11:53 AM PST reply actions

Couple of quick corrections:

Pietrus took elbows to his shnoz from Big Dwight Howard (Christ I wish the Warriors had him), and Ellis got checked by James "One Day I'll Be Confused With Bruce Bowen" Posey.

Warriors by... oh man, just please win this game. And we should all hope for some good news on Monta's injury--we don't want to lose him for 8 weeks or anything.

by ivanbe on Dec 26, 2006 12:30 PM PST reply actions

thanks for catchin' it..

for some reason, i elbows to the face reminds me mutumbo and how could i forget annoying players (but great defensively) like posey?

by dj fuzzylogic on Dec 26, 2006 1:07 PM PST up reply actions

MutomBows

I remember awhile back, I think it was ESPN.com that had a timeline of all of the injuries that Dikembe's elbows have caused over the years--absolutely hilarious, and kinda freaky. Now they'd have to add his own star teammate to the list, after he TKO'd McGrady the other day. Ridiculous. Wish I could find that article.

by ivanbe on Dec 26, 2006 2:18 PM PST up reply actions

mutumbo still waggin the finger

the other day when he blocked someone. the rest of the team was on the otherwide of the court already and he was still in the backcourt, walking up, waggin his finger.

by dj fuzzylogic on Dec 26, 2006 2:28 PM PST up reply actions

Mutumbo = Warrior

Mutumobo donated $15 million to a hospital in Africa... so he can waive all the elbows and fingers he wants.

P.S. When he sent the check, word is that Latrell Sprewell got checked into a hospital for excessive hyperventilation. How could Mutumbo feed his family anymore?

by gsdubz on Dec 26, 2006 2:37 PM PST up reply actions

Correction on Vegas Odds

Most places have the Warriors winning by 6-7 points.

Obviously, they may not have factored in the extent of so many of the injuries, but we shall see!

Go W's!

by gsdubz on Dec 26, 2006 1:43 PM PST reply actions

VEGAS?

Sometimes I wonder what is up with Vegas. I know that the W's are injured, but they still have Baron and the 76ers still suck (consecutive wins over the Celtics and the suspended-riddled Knicks do not mean this is a good team). Plus the W's are at home. There is no way the 6ers should be favored.

by yehyeh82 on Dec 26, 2006 2:02 PM PST reply actions

yo

read my comment that was directly above yours... go ahead take a look... yeah... see it? mm hmm.. its ok, we forgive you.

by gsdubz on Dec 26, 2006 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

it's just gsom's sources that are often wrong

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 26, 2006 7:30 PM PST up reply actions

hahaha!

by gsdubz on Dec 27, 2006 7:52 AM PST up reply actions

i know this is a game thread...

but, what do u guys think about this trade?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=99~1708~2522~1013~518~497&teams=9~12~1 2~4~9~3

by cantfindanname on Dec 26, 2006 3:40 PM PST reply actions

I'm all over that trade

Pull the trigger cantfindaname

by ivanbe on Dec 26, 2006 4:40 PM PST up reply actions

it would never happen

warriors giving up 100 mil of contracts and getting 16 mil expiring? no way

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 26, 2006 7:32 PM PST up reply actions

Lol

Foyle Brown Mason would be the best lineup ever.....if our coach was not Don Nelson.

by Zorgon on Dec 26, 2006 9:35 PM PST up reply actions

NBA Fundamentals

The GSW woes aren't going to end overnight. It is becoming increasingly clear that they are seriously lacking in basic fundamentals.

They have so much trouble making crisp and accurate passes, avoiding travelling turnovers, taking intelligent shots and not relying on 3 PT shots, making FT's, playing smart basketball, executing basic NBA-level defense, and so many other little things.

Sure, the razzle dazzle, the fast breaks, raining 3's (every great once in a while), the improbable upsets, they are fun. But night in and night out, it is actually getting difficult to watch all of the silly unforced turnovers and the mental mistakes.

It is also getting very old watching marginal players keep having career nights against the GSW because of their pathetic defense. The GSW defense could be summed up in "I Really Hope You Guys Start Missing Pretty Soon So We Can Get Back in the Game Defense".

I suspect that no matter how many trades we make, until someone takes the time to instill basic fundamental NBA level skills and mentality in these players and then demand their execution, they are never going to move to the next level.

Enough fadeaways with three players defending, how about making some FT's? Enough 3 PT shots with 20 seconds left on the clock, how about fighting over screens? Enough one on one while four teammates stand and watch, how about making some passes without someone dropping the ball or someone throwing it out of bounds or right into a defender's hands? Enough waiting in the corner every time down for a 3, how about winning a jump ball once in a while?

And so on.

If the GSW don't shoot themselves in the foot, they could win tonight.

by pineriver on Dec 26, 2006 4:26 PM PST reply actions

Injuries

Seems like the injuries are never gonna stop. Who's on the active roster now? How many guys have to be down before we bring in some reinforcements?
Inflation or recession? Christina Aguilera or Jenifer Lopez? What's for dinner??

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 26, 2006 4:42 PM PST reply actions

"aguilera or lopez"

ugh,those are both bad options in my opinion. pakwan is for dinner... but chicken boti kabob is out tonite. like the warriors, our dinner is gonna be shorthanded without it.

by dj fuzzylogic on Dec 26, 2006 6:33 PM PST up reply actions

FREE IKE

If Nellie doesn't play him(10 minutes + please, none of that 9 points in 9 minutes then back to the pine) when we're this shorthanded, we will have to deal with the reality that Nelson will not ever use Diogu and he will no doubt be shipped out this season.

by back2back51s on Dec 26, 2006 5:13 PM PST reply actions

but ur forgetting...

what don nelson said about adonal foyle..."he'll only play against shaq and yao..." yeah right...just give ike a little time, and don nelson will start to like him, or at least play him.

by cantfindanname on Dec 26, 2006 6:20 PM PST reply actions

what don nelson said about adonal foyle...

"he'll only play against shaq and yao..."
Well, with both shaq and yao out it seems only fair that adonal be allowed to go to the bahamas and relax til one of them return?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 26, 2006 6:57 PM PST reply actions

I know this was addressed above, but..

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE INCORRECT ODDS!!!!
EVERY HOME TEAM IS FAVORED TO WIN TONIGHT IN THE NBA!! It just annoys me that someone could even write down that Sixers are favored by 3. It's about 10 points off and must be fixed because it's downright embarrasing. gack.

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 26, 2006 7:29 PM PST reply actions

Nice lead

Big IKE making plays.

Looks good in the 2nd here.

by back2back51s on Dec 26, 2006 8:18 PM PST reply actions

go dubs

i am out on the east coast till saturday, but its good to see my boys are tearin' it up at Oracle!

by tadams1080 on Dec 26, 2006 8:36 PM PST reply actions

Wow

Nice game by Warriors,and Barnes! Propos to the Biedrins/Davis Double Double also!

by Zorgon on Dec 26, 2006 9:37 PM PST reply actions

I hate

this Mask fad. I think they should leave it to the best, such as Jim Carrey.

Forget it, dudes!

by Zorgon on Dec 26, 2006 9:40 PM PST up reply actions

LOL

Monta looks like a little kid in his suit.

by Zorgon on Dec 26, 2006 9:42 PM PST up reply actions

They said the mask came

minutes before the game, Pietrus putting it on for the first time in the pre game shootaround.

Taking over for Murphy's Phantom of the Oracle duties.

by back2back51s on Dec 26, 2006 9:50 PM PST up reply actions

The Warriors team record

for 3's in a game is only 7 made?

Barnes can get over that tonight, crazy that the MC in TMC didn't put up 8 3's in a game at least once!

Barnes has only missed one shot tonight! (the 3 that could have given him the record)

by back2back51s on Dec 26, 2006 9:45 PM PST reply actions

Team record for one player

on 3 pointers made to clarify.

NOT the team as a whole.

by back2back51s on Dec 26, 2006 9:47 PM PST up reply actions

76ers

they must really want Ogden or Yi.

" Sleepy Floyd is Superman!!!"

by CoachBarry on Dec 26, 2006 9:55 PM PST reply actions

Great Win

The highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. . .

When we play good (like when we're at home), we play GOOD. Great ball movement tonight which was absent for parts of that road trip. It was a great win for our team tonight.

Barnes has been playing hard for us and has stepped up in the absence of Murph and up until recently JRich. I'm hoping Baron can get an All Star spot, but it looks like he might end up like JRich did.

by mojo X on Dec 26, 2006 10:34 PM PST reply actions

Matt Barnes and Dunleavy looked good tonight

Good enough that I'm starting to warm up to the idea of moving Murphy (and Foyle if possible) in place of Dun. Factor in a solid performance from Diogu and it's easy to see why Murphy is more expendable these days. He's probably not suited for Nellie ball as much as some other, cheaper guys.