RECAP: Warriors 122, Clippers 105: Turn to page 1 and our future is bright!

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 17, 2007 8:55 AM PST in Recaps Comment 21 comments

And our season starts ... now! Forget the 0 and 6 start ... our season began last night with our first win of 2007. Anyone go to the game? It was electric! Crowd was in it and it gave our players a big boost. Playing without captain Jackson for the last game of his suspension, our Warriors played with passion and aggression to take down the mighty Clippers.

At first I was hesitant because I've read stories of games like these. The ones where we are the complete underdog, down a player, and believe we can win only to turn the page and realize we are booed out of the building. Well that didn't happen last night and I call it the complete team game. We hit our free throws, had more rebounds, and made some impressive assists. What I enjoyed most about last night were the lineup changes Nellie went with and Barnes bringing back his old aggression from last year. The Clippers stayed in the game by making what seemed like all their shots. Just when thought it was time for the Warriors to choke, they completely ran the tables and closed the Clippers out!

Ok ... this looks more like a horror story than anything else! Is that Peyton Manning in the back?

Pages we wished we avoided: Tonight Nellie did a great job reading us the story. He didn't play anyone that messed up the game up (ahem Predator). I'm a little disappointed with Monta though. He still looked out of place until he used his speed to catch the defense off guard. Let's hope the next book he'll star in it.

The right picks:

3 B's: Barnes had a season high 8 assists which made the game more entertaining. Unselfish plays were one of the deciding factors in this win. Baron was his usual self attacking the basket which gives us a much better probability to win. Biedrins gave us one hell of a story line matching up against Kaman all night pulling down 18 boards and scoring 23 points.

Most of their assists came through these three.

POB and Wright: Usually in a book you'd hate to rely on the rookie characters to lead the way, but I have to be the first to admit, I was wrong about these two. I now see the potential Nellie and Mullin have in these two. It was exciting. In the second chapter Nellie put both POB and Wright on the floor at the same time giving us the length of two bubble gum tapes. I can't wait to see them have more playing time this year.

With these two on the court at the same time ... our future looks good!

It seemed like Al had a quiet night but still managed to score 27 points. I thought Barnes and Baron missed him when they should have utilized his "hotness" (I can't believe I just said that) but overall he was the silent killer.

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Highlight of the night for me

Last night was a great night! I shoulda taken the free tix from my boy but got caught up at work! (aarrgghh!) Highlight of the night... was seein' BD and Al give High 5's to POB after he scored! The kid looked happy last night- he's worked hard and deserved that night. Hopefully we'll see more of that and more High 5's!

by Tony.psd on Nov 17, 2007 10:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

POB

showed fire last night. He looked hella stoked after that one dunk he had. It looked like he was trying to contain himself from grinning too much.

we live or die by the POB (lol)

Ronald Reagan was a jerk.

by Nooob on Nov 17, 2007 11:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Highlights from last night

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xw5bTrhfLCw

by monta monta on Nov 17, 2007 11:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

POB

I didn't realize how long he was until he knocked the ball away from a Clip just by sticking out his arm. I can't wait until Nellie has enough confidence to play Andris-Wright or POB-Wright at the same time.

Amazing FSN graphic of the night: 50 points in the paint by the Warriors. Thanks Dunleavy, for not calling for a zone!

We're all B.D.'s sidekicks. He's got like five sidekicks. We're like the Power Rangers. - Al

by Caught Backcourt on Nov 17, 2007 11:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Baron's kick on Kaman... Will league take action ?

I was at the game so maybe TV viewers didn't see it but in the 3rd qt (i believe)after Baron went down on a missed lay up attempt and did not get a foul call, he proceeded to kick Kaman from the ground. It wasn't an inadvertent kick, it was straight up a stupid thing intentionally done out of frustration. Kaman was pissed and i think Baron would have been tossed if the ref had fully seen it.

Just wondering who else saw this and if you think there is any chance the league might sit Baron for a game after reviewing it.

Granted, I have no idea what the leagues procedure is on reviewing something like this where there wasn't even a foul called but, I for one think there is a chance that Jackson's return might be absent one B. Davis...

by Joe Frank on Nov 17, 2007 11:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Kaman's reaction

from the telecast I saw Kaman get in the ref's grill, pointing his finger in his face and I kept wondering why he wasn't getting T'd-up right then and there, now it makes sense

by hardcore on Nov 17, 2007 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i seen it

i was in section 227 so it was a clear view. but what happened to biedrins in the 3rd quarter because i didn't see him on the bench with the rest of the team until about 4 minutes left in the quarter

by StephenO4 on Nov 17, 2007 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My WW goes to POB

AB was playing great last night but his foul trouble could have easily lost us the game if it wasn't for the solid contribution from Chef Pat. I think by seasons end we have a very solid center rotation.

Al did have a very nice game though. I loved the left-to-right crossover into the spin move, to the pump fake, to the finish with two defenders on him.

Gosh, it's good to have a win. Tell the guy driving the bandwagon to slow down I want to get back on.

by olympicmike on Nov 17, 2007 11:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

ESPN Article

We got beasted on the boards," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "They just came at us in waves, and our guys just didn't handle it."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271116009

As much as people say that rebounds don't matter, that it doesn't fit our style of play, etc. it's interesting to note that in our only win of the season (so far) we out-rebounded the Clippers 52-43. Then again, this could be just be in large part due to Biedrins' beastly 18 boards, but still.

by kyoung05 on Nov 17, 2007 12:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It does my heart good

to see Big Al finishing inside at such a great rate. Last year I would grimace when I saw him driving because I knew there was a low probability that he'd finish. Last night I felt like grimacing a couple times but he came through with some spectacular finishes. He has definitely taken over the scoring load from the loss of Jrich. He might be the most consistent player we have on this team now, in terms of shooting.

by racsan on Nov 17, 2007 12:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

finally, they jelled

good recap, tho I've always been more kind to Monta than most on here I think. When the 4th quarter approached, I had that dreaded feeling in my stomach that I've had in each of the six preceding games and was waiting for them to choke too, but they did quite the opposite. there's nothing more exciting for me to watch then when Baron is on one of his rolls, and he was rolling great in the fourth. I never paid too much attention to O'Bryant before, but there's a guy that needs to get in the game regularly. I'm almost afraid to say it, but I saw an energy there between him and the other guys that was very JRich-like. There's a reason it's a basketball "team". I've noticed Baron always seems to ignite into overdrive when there's one other guy on the floor with him who's on fire.

by centerre on Nov 17, 2007 12:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks!

I appreciate that. I guess I'm hard on Monta only because he's one of my favorite players on the team and I want to see him mature into a star. This year's been tough on him so i hope he can figure it out.

Maybe i'm putting too much pressure on Jackson but I can't wait for him to come back. i think we can be a great team once he's back and we play POB and Wright more =)

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 17, 2007 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well,

i think Monta did pretty good. he has some pretty impressive passes in the paint.

by gby822 on Nov 17, 2007 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I would've given Warrior Wonder to Baron

fought through a tough shooting night with 12 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 blocked shots. Of course Baron might end up deserving the Warrior Wonder every night...

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Nov 17, 2007 1:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Easy choice

is always Baron, and wasn't he clutch in the 4th? (sorry, couldn't resist) POB is another WW, but the key wasn't BD, wasn't FTs, POB, or any other player individually in my mind - it was "points in the paint" and they won that by driving. Finally, someone (Nelson?) got through to them that they have to attack the rim to win.

by hardcore on Nov 17, 2007 1:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The CHEF cookin' it up!

I was there, and boy was it great game. After POB's first dunk... hearing roars from the crowd almost made tears burst out of my eyes... POB was so happy, like a little boy getting his first A on a test after getting 11 Fs.

win 1!!

Mike Dunleavy Jr's #1 FAN!!! (really)

by s0lefulwarrior on Nov 17, 2007 1:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

hahahha.

See. a direct correlation in playing young guys and resting starters more = wins.

Well that was way too oversimplified but it still makes the game worth watching from my standpoint.

Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.

by kenntoe on Nov 17, 2007 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I got...

a little teary-eyed for POB too. This was the perfect way to finish off our Jax-less start.

by kinetic on Nov 17, 2007 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Stats of the Night for me

Warriors Rebounds: 52
Clippers Rebounds: 43

Clippers FG%: 41%

I can't remember the last time the Warriors won the rebounding differential. When the Warriors rebound and hold their opponents to a reasonable FG%, the Warriors are a very difficult team to beat.

by jlagace on Nov 17, 2007 4:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs