RECAP: Warriors 90, Rockets 118 - Deja Vu

by Fantasy Junkie on Dec 5, 2006 10:46 PM PST in Recaps

I swear I had this nightmare before. It happens sometimes. You wake up in a cold sweat. Shivers. You keep telling yourself it can't be real. No way. Afraid to go back because the same thing might happen all over again. But you go back. You always go back. It's like Déjà vu.

Can Denzel ball? At least he could act like he cares.

It's scary isn't it. One night we get blown out by 40. Then the following night we come close, only to lose it in the final seconds by a mere 28 points. A break here, a break there, maybe a loose ball bounces our way and we're right in the game! Okay maybe not.

You know, I could write on and on about the game tonight, but let me have the actual team tell you about tonight, Game Quotes

Don Nelson on the Warriors play:

We didn't play well offensively or didn't pass or move the ball or execute our game plan. We proved we are not ready to play the best teams in the NBA.

Baron Davis on the team's recent funk:

We just don't have it. We don't have to be what it takes to be an elite team. It's same ole same ole and I have no idea. I should be asking you the questions. We haven't been playing with any passion. We have to be a hard-nosed team and that is not happening. We're not a team right now and that has to change.

Troy Murphy on playing against Yao:

We tried to run early with Yao (Ming) but that didn't go well for us. He's playing great. He's improved so much this year. His conditioning and strength are unbelievable. You couldn't stop him inside when he get the ball.

They always say a picture tells a thousand words. So instead of typing and increasing my chances of carpal tunnel, let me just show you what happened tonight.

Dunk you very much.

High 5 from Andris!

Foyle got some burn. `Nuff said.

With Dikembe's Flying Elbows nowhere in sight, Tmac was free to dunk all over the Warriors, not just once...

...but many more times

The game was just like the pictures you just saw, ALL Houston.

Warrior Wonder: Ooooh tough one. So many players to choose from. First, I have to say sorry to Zorgon and the others pining for Adonal to get this one. As much fun as it would be, a 0 point, 3 rebound night doesn't earn this special award. Second, I want to give it to Hash's sandwich, but he was a no show in the FJ household. He wasn't there to make my hunger go away when the lead ballooned so I'm denying him his 2nd Warrior Wonder. So I have to give it to...hmmm...uhhhh...hold on...Oh, I got it! Jessica Alba. She's the default Warrior Wonder. When there's nobody to give it to, she's always there to back us up. She's never off her game like the Warriors were tonight.

Poll

Pick your Warrior Wonder

Jessica Alba

9 votes

Hash's Sandwich

1 votes

Adonal Foyle

0 votes

Monta

0 votes

Baron

3 votes

Pietrus

1 votes

14 votes | Poll has closed

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last night

Roberson gets robbed and tonight it's us fans. If anyone deserve to be a Warrior Wonder, it's us fans that keep watching. Because You have WONDER whats going through our heads to keep watching the WARRIORS.

by Athletix Man on Dec 5, 2006 11:10 PM PST reply actions

One of the last plays I saw before heading out to

class tonight was that Yao dunk on Pietrus, who was running over from the weakside after an over the top lob to Ming-Power.

I went to class wearing my Warriors Basketball official team practice shirt from a year ago, and my ATR(Above the Rim) RBK(Reebok) Boom Dizzle(That Baron guy) shoes and they still didn't even come close?

Yao had 27 in only 29 minutes? T-Mac with 3 in 33 mins?!

Houston who only scores 82 a game pulled out 118 on us?

Some more complacency, wacky trivia time then for our beloved Warriors:

Keith Mcloed is shooting 100% from the FT line this year.

How about no more sandwiches until the Warriors win another game, by everyone at GSoM.

Sandwich God please be merciful.

by back2back51s on Dec 5, 2006 11:27 PM PST reply actions

Typo city, triple post, for the lose

T-Mac with 31* in 33.

by back2back51s on Dec 5, 2006 11:31 PM PST up reply actions

Oh and

Denzel does have game.

He was Ray "Jesus Shuttlesworth" Allen's pops in the movie He Got Game.

Denzel: "Why can't the Warriors win a game?!"

by back2back51s on Dec 5, 2006 11:30 PM PST reply actions

ominous

no, not the two big losses.

BD's post game comments are worrisome ....

by hardcore on Dec 5, 2006 11:42 PM PST reply actions

Frustrated player venting

Better than saying nothing's wrong weere trying. I hear anger there of wanting more wanting to do better. I think it will help drive him and his teammates to do better.

by Athletix Man on Dec 5, 2006 11:55 PM PST up reply actions

i hear ya

that's not a good sign. AT ALL. i thought he was enjoying being coached by nelson

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:14 AM PST up reply actions

team

and we haven't been playing like a team? geez, what have we been doing the first 19 games? i hope he was just frustrated and that came out wrong

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:46 AM PST up reply actions

biedrins vs. yao

beans got dominated in the first quarter

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:04 AM PST reply actions

yao

how come he doesn't play like this against other teams?

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:33 AM PST up reply actions

roberson

why was he starting today?

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:04 AM PST reply actions

barnes

what happened to him today?

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:28 AM PST up reply actions

what's going on?

we haven't had a lead in two whole games

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:05 AM PST reply actions

seriously

is this a nba team vs a high school team?

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:13 AM PST up reply actions

jrich and diogu

we need jrich at full strength back. he is the heart of this team, and puts his all in night and night out

we also need diogu. we need an inside presence when beans isn't playing too well.

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:29 AM PST up reply actions

why we lost

poor defense leads to poor offense
no ball movement on the offensive end whatsoever! everybody is just shooting and not passing

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 2:45 AM PST up reply actions

Pietrus

and his weak side defense will not be missed. I'd rather see Barnes in there.

by justin on Dec 6, 2006 1:06 AM PST reply actions

murphy and mask

is the mask really bothering murphy? what happened to his solid rebounding.

or is he just having trouble in nellie's system?

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:07 AM PST reply actions

his mindset

needs to be "go for the three point play", not "draw the foul"

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:25 AM PST up reply actions

monta overrated

his assist to turnover ratio is horrible.

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 1:09 AM PST reply actions

TO

Monta's to's are the same as Arenas' career and is assists are only one less.

by Psion on Dec 6, 2006 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

his assists

not is assists

by Psion on Dec 6, 2006 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

no

only two less. and that's a lot.

you wanna compare arenas to ellis? not a good idea. ellis will never avg 30 pts/game

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 7, 2006 12:19 AM PST up reply actions

career

one less compared to Arenas' career. Yes this season he is 2 less. If Ellis as many years and his belt and we'll see.

by Psion on Dec 7, 2006 1:45 PM PST up reply actions

dunleavy

is the worst wide open shooter ever

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 2:48 AM PST reply actions

o bryant

finally got to see him play today.. and everytime the warriors passed it in to him, they waaay overthrow it to him. wtf

by thewarriorsrule on Dec 6, 2006 2:52 AM PST reply actions

POB is not

Yao. That's the problem. The W's were seeing Yao all night, so they must of thought O'Bryant was 7'6" or something.

BTW, I think the three off days in a row will do wonders for this team. they look tired out there, plus it will give Nelson a chance to regroup.

PS. Having the two forward spots being played by 6'2" and 6'6" against a team that has a 6'8" guard and a 7'6" center didn't work out too well. I like small ball against most teams, but that was midget ball out there last night.

by yehyeh82 on Dec 6, 2006 8:48 AM PST up reply actions

silver lining

I still have hope for the Warriors. It has been and up and down start to the season, but even though our record is much worse than last year's start, we are playing teams that are playing excellent ball right now. We are missing our scoring leader from last year, and really haven't had him all season. We just need to keep our heads up, take some days of rest, and take it to Chris Paul and the hornets on Saturday.

Big Tone

by tadams1080 on Dec 6, 2006 8:54 AM PST reply actions

Good times

At least the Rockets were having a blast:

Rockets laugh all the way to victory
High-powered Warriors unable to halt the march from Houston Chronicle

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 6, 2006 9:40 AM PST reply actions

the Rockets were having a blast:

I felt pretty good by games end, After halftime I filled a glass half full of vanila bean ice cream and topped it up with hawaiian rum, turned down the sound on the TV and cued up Dylans Desolation Row, enjoyed my milkshake and watched the spurs work.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 6, 2006 9:59 AM PST reply actions

Between the windows of the sea. . . .

where lovely mermaids. . . .Sounds like too much rum -- or some kind of super TV -- if you were seeing Spurs last night. (Maybe you were just hearing the "jingle, jangle," Tamborine Man.)

But I know what you mean; one had to have something warm under the belt to be able to stomach last night's fiasco.

by johnl on Dec 6, 2006 1:07 PM PST up reply actions

Whodat?

Ha Ha,Sorry John. All those Texas teams look the same to me.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 6, 2006 2:56 PM PST up reply actions

Yup

Apparently to the W's too.

by johnl on Dec 6, 2006 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

One notable exception though...

At least we still OWN THE MAVS! If only we could play them 82 games a year. Now that would be fun.

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 6, 2006 6:09 PM PST up reply actions

Three points

First, BD was right -- and right in saying the team is playing without passion. The problem is HE'S the guy who can be a leader, who can get the team to play with intensity and urgency. He simply took Texas off -- he certainly wasn't trying to play Nellie Ball. He's got to be a leader if this team is going anywhere.

Second, despite all his potential, MP is about the dumbest W I've seen since Chris Washburn. He constantly makes the wrong decision, and it's always worse when he's pressured or has too MUCH time to think. Horrible passing, poor shot selection (unless he gets it open on the right baseline) and as out-of-control as ever. And he STILL can't finish. Seems like a nice kid, but I no longer see much upside at his point. Just sporadic good plays outweighed by everything else. We need a good four, more than a good three -- so I see a trade within the next month or so, with Murph, MP and even JR being likely pieces.

Third, 11 assists? From a "motion" team? What I've seen the last two nights is pure 2005-6. I expect Nellie to do something about that, since even with mediocre players, a team moving on offense is likely moving on defense as well -- and will win its share of games. But the ball needs to move as well as the players -- and it's BD's job to get that done. Let's hope he takes his own comments to heart on Saturday. At least they'll be home for a brief breather.

by johnl on Dec 6, 2006 10:01 AM PST reply actions

Earth to Coaching Staff

Thank you. Somebody finally got it right. MP just isn't at the level to be a starter. He is way too one dimensional. He can sometimes be an energy boost off the bench, but that's all.

If Nellie, et al, played him for his supposed defensive abilities, apparently it didn't work. The low-scoring Rockets blasted off on us.

The problem is that MP slows down the whole game because he just cannot play fluidly like the other GSW. So when our offense sputters, we lose confidence. We are very much a mercurial team. We play on emotion, which is the sign of a young and inexperienced team. When we're hot, we're hot and when we're not, we're not.

Then Nellie, et al, seemed to lose confidence in the team and began making seemingly crazy substitutions. Starting Roberson, ignoring McLeod and Barnes, benching Monta, almost grasping at straws. The players got confused, and there was no team game. BD was correct. Nobody was doubling on Yao. Of course Andris and Troy couldn't defend him one on one. Nobody can at this point.

We just need to start over. BD will play well if the team supports him and he stays within his limits. Monta and Andris will play well if the coaching staff shows confidence in them. Same with JRich and Troy. Sit MP waaayyyy down on the bench and play Matt Barnes and Keith McLeod.

Matt has the highest FG% on the team except for Andris and he's shooting 50% on 3's!

McLeod is perfect (16 for 16) from the FT line!

Roberson is not ready to play both ends yet. He's only 39% on 3's, yet he's shot more than Murph already, who is shooting 3's at 49%!

And BD and MP need to be banned from 3's for a while! MP and BD have both cranked up 61 (count 'em) 3's so far, compared to Murph at only 39. Yet MP is only hitting 35% and BD is currently clanking at 28%! What's up with the coaches? Don't they even look at the stats?

The coaching staff has got to develop a solid game plan and stick with it. They have to show some confidence in the players. The only consistent rotation players have been BD, Monta, JRich, Troy, Andris, Matt, Dun and Keith.

C'mon coaches, time to step up!

by pineriver on Dec 6, 2006 8:24 PM PST up reply actions

Luv Pietrus

I luv Pietrus' energy, hustle, and personality, but he is limited. Why do I get the feeling that Nellie is showcasing him for a trade by starting him?

Thank you. Somebody finally got it right. MP just isn't at the level to be a starter. He is way too one dimensional. He can sometimes be an energy boost off the bench, but that's all. If Nellie, et al, played him for his supposed defensive abilities, apparently it didn't work. The low-scoring Rockets blasted off on us. The problem is that MP slows down the whole game because he just cannot play fluidly like the other GSW. So when our offense sputters, we lose confidence. We are very much a mercurial team. We play on emotion, which is the sign of a young and inexperienced team. When we're hot, we're hot and when we're not, we're not.

Very good points.

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 7, 2006 1:23 AM PST up reply actions

ADONAL = ROBBED

'Nuff said.

by Zorgon on Dec 6, 2006 7:32 PM PST reply actions

What's up with the coaches?

" Don't they even look at the stats?"
I thought they said at the beginning of the season they'd have tons of paper on each players performance, but obviously it doesn't work ? Perhaps they need a computer guy to sort and print all the data into something a coach can understand? or maybe the coaches are contrarians? or did they just get tired of the effort required to collect and read the stuff?
Your analysis of the play makes sense to me, why don't you coach next game and see what happens?
Speaking of stats, B'Dris has gotten better on free throws but still looks uncomfortable, what's up with that grip? He balances the ball on his palm then tries to shotput it in, seems like a guy that big could grip it with his fingers and reach out and flip it in ?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 6, 2006 9:34 PM PST reply actions