We need to win these next four games, and they're all very winnable for this hungry Warriors squad. We got a hurting New Jersey at home on Wednesday, a struggling Bobcats team on Saturday, and then road games versus the Cavs and the Hawks to follow. At worst, we should go 3-1 on this trip, hopefully 4-0. 4-0 would put us at .500 23-23, a nice record indeed.

The way the team's played, we're lucky if they split the next four games as a microcosmic trend of the rest of the season: .500 ball until the grim end, resulting in a 13th season of playoff envy for the organization. 4-0 in the next four? Come on, brother, not even the hardest of the hardcore would put their fat Vegas chips on that happening. Even a 3-1 mark seems tenuous, at best.

Simply put: Jersey, even without Jefferson and Nenad, always plays us tough. Maybe it has to do with Kidd vicing up and getting habitual about big fplays whenever he plays against us. They got a good shot at making our losing streak a bona fide issue, something like that small mark on your face that turned into a bulging zit overnight, sheer misery. Before you know it, that small losing skid turns into something much worse.

While the Bobcats have indeed struggled, they're just as schizophrenic on offense as the Warriors, racking up points in bunches, Tony Dumas-style, or languishing through ridiculous drouts. Feast or famine but don't be surprised if the Warriors pull this one off. With so many heinous officiating calls and close games lost, expect the Warriors to finally enjoy a small dose of karmic justice.

Cleveland: Lebron gets to the line 15 times, Biedrins fouls out yet again, exposing Papa Adonal to Ilgauskas and the freak down low, Varejao. By this time, fatigue catches up to the Warriors, turning a close game into a fourth quarter rout. Cleveland wins.

The Hotlanta game is a toss up. Wouldn't surpise me either way, although if the Warriors do fall to the Hawks, we seriously need to reassess the legitimacy of the team as it relates to the playoffs. Losing to the Hawks would only remind us of what we already suspect: while the trade did much to improve the club, Nelson and Mullin are already thinking ahead to next season and beyond.

2-2 in the next four games at best, with 1-3 being the more plausible scenario...

To look on the more optomistic side. A home game vs. NJ....the crowd will be pumped, first home game with the nembies and baron, and without nenad we stand a rebounding chance, and can outrun them.  Home vs. Charlotte? definately a should win. Away vs. Cleveland will be hard, but we proved to them we can stick with them, we'll have Baron this time, and hopefully will be on a 2 game roll....and Atlanta is...well, atlanta! we gotta win there...

or else. time is running out on this season.