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OPEN THREAD: Game #82 - Warriors @ Trailblazers - 1 Dub. 1 Luv.

Atma-160_tiny by Atma Brother ONE on in Previews

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Warriors (W-L): 41-40

Trailblazers (W-L): 32-49

Time: 7:00pm PST

TV: FSN

Radio: KNBR 1050

Last night the Clippers came through in the clutch in Phoenix and the Warriors utterly destroyed the Mavs' JV squad at home in Oakland. So, as De La Soul would say Stakes is High! If the Warriors win or the Clippers lose tonight, the Dubs are playoff bound and the 12 year curse is finally over.

A Look Back
Last summer pre-Nellie, pre-Barnes, pre-Action Jackson, pre-TMNHarrington, pre-highway robbery of the Indiana Pacers, and pre-We Believe Playoff, the GSoM crew wrote this 2006-2007 Warriors preview for DIME magazine:

Fish got thrown into the Salt Lake, but Troy "Trade Rumor" Murphy still sports number ONE for the Warriors. BDiddy to JRich guarantees TWO alley-oops a game! Mullin + Monty = THREE straight 34 win seasons. Pencil in MP2 for FOUR turnovers, Dunleavy for FIVE airballs, and Biedrins for SIX fouls a game in 2kSEVEN, but Monta and Ike blowin' up by 2kEIGHT. Drafting Project O'Bryant at number NINE - puh-leeze. Foyle still can't catch a Dime after TEN years. ELEVEN . . . TWELVE . . . THIRTEEN years without playoffs in the Bay. Souls of Mischief "93 'till Infinity" = the Warriors' playoff drought? The Yi Movement in 2K7 . . . The Yi Movement in 2K7 . . . The Yi Movement in 2K7 . . .

I'll always love that old skool Souls of Mischief and Bay Area classic track, but Infinity ends now. It's time for the curse to end.

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Oh, THAT curse.

Why will it end? From the piece Fantasy Junkie and I wrote for ESPN's 2006-2007 Golden State Warriors preview:

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Nellie- PLEASE bust out the sneakers tonight for good luck!
  

Guess who was the head coach of the Warriors the last time they made the playoffs? (Hint: It wasn't Mike Montgomery, Eric Musselman, Brian Winters, Dave Cowens, Garry St. Jean, PJ Carlesimo, Rick Adelman, or even Bob "NBA Cares" Lanier.)

That's right: Don Nelson.

Believe this:

  • The Warriors are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
  • There is only 1 team in the entire league that has accumulated more home wins than the Warriors this season.
  • The Dubs have won 3 of their last 4 road games.
  • At the end of yesterday's last home game of the regular season Al Harrington exclaimed ""Y'all are going to see us next week, playing Dallas or Phoenix" to the Warrior faithful.
  • The Warriors put up 106.3 points per game, while the Blazers put up 94.1 this season.
  • The Blazers have absolutely nothing to play for.
  • Brandon Roy, Zack Randolph, LaMarcus Aldridge, Joel Przybilla, and Darius Miles (remember him?) will all be in street clothes tomorrow evening, some at the Rose Garden and others- well, who knows where?
  • The season series is split between the Warriors and Blazers: Nov 3 W 102-89 | Mar 11 L 87-106
  • The Blazers have been to the playoffs in the past 12 years, while the Warriors haven't.
  • Nellie has one million reasons to take the Warriors to the playoffs this season.
  • The Magic 8 Ball said that the Warriors were making the playoffs this year WITHOUT A DOUBT back in October.

But NONE of that matters right now. Throw it all out the door. All that matters is getting a win tonight or watching the Clippers lose one to the Hornets in La-La land.

12 years, 41 wins, 40 losses, and tonight my friends is THE night that decides everything. It could finally be the end of the curse that has haunted Warriors Nation for over a decade. Win number 42 is over a decade in the making.

Vegas Odds: Warriors by 6 (as of 7:50am PST).

Predictions:

  1. We Believe Playoff.
  2. We Believe Playoff.
  3. We Believe Playoff.
  4. We Believe Playoff.
  5. We Believe Playoff.
  6. We Believe Playoff.
  7. We Believe Playoff.
  8. We Believe Playoff.
  9. We Believe Playoff.
  10. We Believe Playoff.
  11. We Believe Playoff.
  12. We Believe Playoff.
  13. We Believe Playoff.

13 is our lucky number.

1 Dub. 1 Luv.

  • If you're reading this, now is the time to speak up in the comments and show your support. Post something as simple as "Let's go Warriors! We Believe Playoff" before tipoff. The Warriors have never lost when the masses of GSoMers have done that!
  • Go to Ballhype (check out Ballhype: Believe the Hype!) and pick the Warriors to beat the Blazers tonight (Games > NBA). While you're there make sure to pick the Hornets to beat the Clippers tonight as well.
  • Head on over the SBNation brother site Blazer's Edge and congratulate them for a nice season and the R.O.Y. Also, thank Dave for his classy letter (see Open Letter to Warriors Fans). Check out their preview for the festivities too.

I'll close the most important preview/ open thread in the history of GSoM with some words from former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora about tonight...

Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me? Playoffs? I'm just hoping we can win a game, another game.

Yup, one game. That's all we need.

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: In case you needed some more pregame hype, here's some links:

UPDATE 2: Live Box Score from Yahoo!

UPDATE 3:

Warriors Win!

The curse is over!

WE HAVE PLAYOFF!

UNSTOPPABLE BABY!!

You BETTER stay tuned for this Recap!

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Let's go Warriors! We Believe Playoff
Let's go Warriors! We Believe Playoff

by gbgb39 on Apr 18, 2007 8:09 AM PDT   0 recs

Atma can you let us know the info for tonight?!
Where are GSoM peeps gonna sit to get a good view of the screens tonight?!  Hopefully I can meet you and we can squash all our beefs lol.

1 Dub.


If War brings Peace, Dubz' wit it then!

by gsdubz on Apr 18, 2007 8:11 AM PDT   0 recs

Oracle Arena...
is open tonight and w/ free parking!  I can't make it, but for the folks who didn't know.

by yuletak on Apr 18, 2007 2:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Unstoppable!
The transformation of this team mid-season ranks as one of the funnest memories in recent Bay Area sports history.  Tonight is our night - Dizzle and the boys will not disappoint, as there is too much mojo going on here...

Big ups to Avery for throwing the game last night - anyone think Nellie offered to throw some of his million dollar bonus the little general's way if he surrendered?

WE BELIEVE PLAYOFF!!!!!

by mokhan on Apr 18, 2007 8:33 AM PDT   0 recs

no need for bribes
nellie already gave avery the chance of a lifetime.

by OaktownWarrior on Apr 18, 2007 9:44 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

we believe playoff!!
WHY DO THE DUBS GET HOT AFTER I MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY!?!?!  if there are any other fans out here in tokyo, let's get together at a sports bar for the playoffs.  i'm all for getting completely hammered in the morning due to this 16 hour time difference.

by yuta tabuse for prime minister on Apr 18, 2007 8:38 AM PDT   0 recs

Confirm
Yuta-chan, I could be interested. What part of Tokyo? Give me your e-mail address and I'll drop you line (I'd attach mine here, but I'm afraid too many people on this site will send me hate mail, or start calling me by my real name, Dexter Aloysius Poindexter...)

by Sleepy Freud on Apr 18, 2007 7:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

sleepy
holler at initial_dean(at)yahoo.com

by yuta tabuse for prime minister on Apr 18, 2007 8:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hopefully . . .
they won't implode under the pressure.

That's the best I can do . . .

It's been too many years to start counting chickens.

by bloodsweatndonuts on Apr 18, 2007 8:42 AM PDT   0 recs

Do it
I'm not even gonna watch tonight, i'll see you on TNT this weekend  

by ViveAirFrance on Apr 18, 2007 9:02 AM PDT   0 recs

Always wanted to say this....
Long time reader, first time poster (got that stupid comment out of the way).  As a Dubs fan up in Portland, I'm going to the game tonight and can't even sit still at work right now.  I will cheer for all of you.

by dp on Apr 18, 2007 9:07 AM PDT   0 recs

make a sign for us to see
"gsom - we believe playoff"

also, a win tonight puts us in the absolutely positive category of nba teams with more road wins than home losses. i am not sure when the last time warriors have been able to make that claim.

go warriors!!

by stedanko on Apr 18, 2007 9:34 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

this
is it boys. This one is for 12 years of torment. Tonight, we take what's rightfully ours. Dubs by 10. One Dub
Playoff Rally 2006-2007

by tadams1080 on Apr 18, 2007 9:31 AM PDT   0 recs

WARRIORS PLAYOFFS NOW!!
Let KNBR's baseball team be the new Bay Area's lovable losers.
It's Great Time Out at the O in the O.

by GSWof Oaktown on Apr 18, 2007 9:42 AM PDT   0 recs

i agree!
thank you for saying that, so damn true.

If War brings Peace, Dubz' wit it then!

by gsdubz on Apr 18, 2007 9:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lurking this BLOG since day one...
You guys are doing a great job!!

GO WARRIORS!!! WE BELIEVE PLAYOFFS!!

From probably the only Dubsfan in The Netherlands for the past ten years!!

You guys all have a nice evening

by Electra Warrior on Apr 18, 2007 9:43 AM PDT   0 recs

warriors by 21
unless the ghosts of terry porter, clyde drexler and jerome kersey unite to defeat us, the dubs should come out on fire and not stop until the 48th minute expires.  then, pop the champagne!!!

by OaktownWarrior on Apr 18, 2007 9:47 AM PDT   0 recs

you forgot
arvydas sabonis

by jam3rz on Apr 18, 2007 12:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I woke up thinking about this game.
MAKE IT 7PM ALREADY.
Enjoy the game, folks.

by justin on Apr 18, 2007 9:54 AM PDT   0 recs

Just one more win!


ワリアーズ！

by kay0ss on Apr 18, 2007 10:00 AM PDT   0 recs

the 8 ball
does not lie!!!!!!!

by namjagerungbengi on Apr 18, 2007 10:03 AM PDT   0 recs

aiiiieee
i have a midterm tonight, but who cares about that nonsense.

GO WARRIORS!

by jam3rz on Apr 18, 2007 10:21 AM PDT   0 recs

im with you
"i have a midterm tonight, but who cares about that nonsense." i got a paper to write =X hahahaha "We believe!"
rubbadubdub thanx for the Dubs! and maybe playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 2:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

word
i have a huge history test tomorow. but you know what, those two and half hours will be worth it.

by allthatjazz on Apr 18, 2007 5:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

here we go warriors!!! here we go!!!
MY TEARS ARE READY TO ROLL DOWN MY CHEEKS TONIGHT WIN OR LOSE.....

THANK YOU WARRIORS...THANKS

I LOVE YOU FROM 1-14.

DAVIS
RICHARDSON
ELLIS
JACKSON
HARRINGTON
BIEDRINS
PIETRUS
BARNES
AZUBUIKE
POWELL
FOYLE
JASICKEVICIUS
O BRYANT
CABARKAPA

by VonteegoCummings on Apr 18, 2007 10:22 AM PDT   0 recs

Let's do this...
one more time.  

We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe! We believe!

ONE DUB!

by EternalWarriorsOptimist on Apr 18, 2007 10:22 AM PDT   0 recs

go you dubs!
only 8 1/2 hours to go!  

by redape on Apr 18, 2007 10:23 AM PDT   0 recs

Let's go Warriors! We Believe Playoff
is it 7 yet?

Let's Go Oakland! Gas, Brake, Dip.

by OaktownFunk on Apr 18, 2007 10:32 AM PDT   0 recs

Let's do this!!
Let's go Warriors!  Prove the doubters wrong!  We Believe Playoff!

by semarubaka on Apr 18, 2007 10:45 AM PDT   0 recs

prediction
     I expect GS to win tonight and make the playoffs and I hope the Lakers will lose tonight so GS can play the Suns instead of the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.  If GS plays the Suns in the playoffs I would see a series between these teams two as a near tossup.which either team could easily win.  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 10:52 AM PDT   0 recs

good call
then hopefully we'd get to see more of this:

We Believe Playoff!

by EternalWarriorsOptimist on Apr 18, 2007 10:56 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

To the Rim
and to the Playoffs with one mighty leap

by FoyledAgain on Apr 18, 2007 2:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The trade
     At the time of GS' mid-season trade I firmly believed this trade would help GS at least in the short term, but I had no idea it would help them this much. Since this trade GS has only been healthy since Late March, and GS has won 15 and lost only 5 since that time while playing the toughest part of their schedule. 2 of their 5 losses came against the spurs one came at Utah, one at the Lakers, and one at Portland in a game GS clearly did not try to win in  order r to save their energy for the next evening when hey beat Dallas at home ending the Mavericks lo0ngest winning streak of the season (a 17 game streak).  GS also beat the Suns at home during this stretch, and started this stretch by winning by a large margin in Detroit.in teir first game since the trade with all their starters playing.  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 10:54 AM PDT   0 recs

More on the trade
     It is a recent phenomenon that NBA teams have been able to incorporate important new players as quickly and as effectively as GS has done this season. The first time a team acquired an important player in a mid-Season trade and won a championship in the same season was when the pistons did this with Rasheed Wallace in 2004. The second time was the next season when the spurs obtained Nazr Mohammed at the trading deadline with Mohammeed becoming the spurs 6th most important player in that years playoff run (though Mohammed started for the spurs, Horry was more valuable to the spurs in that years playoffs. The ability to incorporate new players more quickly into teams is a result of superior coaching and greater communication between coaches and general managers. As the salaries of coaches and managers have increased faster than the cost of living, so has the level of coaching, just as the level of play in sports has also risen as salaries have risen.. This is so primarily to greater competition both for coaching spots and playing spots in the NBA. There was a time when players from many nations did not dream of playing in the NBA, but the money is so great that now everyone wants a piece of it. Ours is the richest society in the history of our world, and most of us have much more disposable income (defined as money we don't really need) than any people have had in the past, and a great deal of this money goes to sports. We could try to save our souls by instead giving money we don't need to some of the many poor people in our world,  but where's the fun in that, especially when it's so easy for us to pretend that our souls are not in grave danger, and to pretend we have not been told to give to all who ask of us and to ask for nothing in return.

by George on Apr 18, 2007 10:57 AM PDT   0 recs

Go DUBS! WE BELEIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nellie Nellie Nellie!

Through thinNthinN?

by k759 on Apr 18, 2007 10:57 AM PDT   0 recs

My wife is pregnant...
and if we win tonight I will name my son Al-Barondris Jasophen Foylington. So help me, I will. I am so used to looking forward to the lottery at this point in the season, that I barely know what to do with myself. Go WARRIORS! JUST WIN!
The Bimbo Coles era has BEGUN!!!

by laflyhalf on Apr 18, 2007 10:59 AM PDT   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE READ ON GSOM TODAY.

LMAO.  Congrats on your child.


If War brings Peace, Dubz' wit it then!

by gsdubz on Apr 18, 2007 11:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahaha!
congrats on the new baby! but are you sure your gonna wanna call him that everytime your mad at him, he'd just start laughing cause im tryna say it and it sounds crazy!!! "I barely know what to do with myself. Go WARRIORS! JUST WIN!" All of Dubs Nation is with you on that!!!
rubbadubdub thanx for the Dubs! and maybe playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 2:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How sport can be positive
I try to remember I have been told to give alms and by doing so make all things clean to me, and in order to do this, I try to spend no money on sports, but I still spend significant time and energy on sports.  Am I a hypocrite for doing this.  I believe not because I often get bored and because most alternatives to sports available to me involve watching are instances in which people disregard the command we have received not to resist evil by taking part in governments that encourage them to resist evil in many ways, (especially by encouraging them to take part in wars.)

by George on Apr 18, 2007 10:59 AM PDT   0 recs

I
believe

by Muktuk on Apr 18, 2007 11:02 AM PDT   0 recs

Pride
Davis, Richardson, Jackson and Ellis all had sub-par games yesterday. I bet they'll all step it up in Portland.

by SpreeForThree on Apr 18, 2007 11:10 AM PDT   0 recs

GO TIME!
One Dub One Love! We've been waiting, so lets get it! WE BELIEVE PLAYOFFS!
I HATE DUNLEAVY!

by Love4DaDUBS on Apr 18, 2007 11:23 AM PDT   0 recs

GO WARRIOSR
ONE MORE GAME, GO WARRIORS

by push kicks on Apr 18, 2007 11:24 AM PDT   0 recs

Let's set a new record for comments in the
game thread!! Go Warriors!!!!!!!! Playoffs baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rollin into the playoffs like a fat guy rolls into McDonalds!

by duggie25 on Apr 18, 2007 11:41 AM PDT   0 recs

Today
is the day.

You'll be back.

by WHYarenasWHY on Apr 18, 2007 11:42 AM PDT   0 recs

He he
I just noticed the post by push kicks says "Go Warriosr".
Rollin into the playoffs like a fat guy rolls into McDonalds!

by duggie25 on Apr 18, 2007 11:43 AM PDT   0 recs

GO WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost forgot what this felt like, to have a game with meaning at the end of the season. For so long the only ting we got to route for was spoiling someone else playoff hopes. Now we hold our own destiny in our hands. Go Warriors! One Dub!

by Psion on Apr 18, 2007 11:45 AM PDT   0 recs

it's been a hell of a ride fellas...
warriors by 13. WE BELIVE PLAYOFFS!!!  might even have to change my handle.

by maybenextyear on Apr 18, 2007 11:49 AM PDT   0 recs

Nelson's Candor
    One of the things I love to see in sports is candor because I often love to see the inner workings of people's minds without the obsfucation that usually keeps other people's thought's hidden. When after GS fell to 26-34, Nelson said that he did not believe GS would make this year's playoffs, He was not making things seem worse than they were for GS, but was instead sharing his honest thoughts, band history bears Nelson out on this.  Far fewer than 5% of all teams who have fallen 8 games below 500 so late in a season have gone on to make the playoffs, and in a year like this one in which it was obvious to Nelson that a team would have to come close to .500 to make the western conference playoffs this percentage is even smaller (probably close to 1%).  So when Nelson told us He did not believe GS would make the playoffs He was probably actually telling us what he had already thought for a number of games. The fact that GS probably will make the playoffs this year is not a sign that Nelson was misleading us, but is instead a sign of how extraordinary the GS run since that point has been. Nelson knew His team would soon be healthy for the first time since the trade and I'm sure he thought his team would then be a good one, but it did appear to everyone watching that GS had dug too deep a hole for even a good team to climb out of so late in a season.  And for most good teams it would have been too deep a hole. Nelson did not realize how good his team would be when healthy, and neither did the rest of us.  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 11:51 AM PDT   0 recs

You forgot one thing...
This is the BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR!!

I believe playoff!

by SleepyFloyd on Apr 18, 2007 12:00 PM PDT   0 recs

Tonight
We believe playoff. Maybe KNBR will give us some love now. I'm sick of hearing 30 seconds about the Warriors, and 3 hours of Giants. Let's go baby!
Playoff Rally 2006-2007

by tadams1080 on Apr 18, 2007 12:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Confidence
While Nelson is as good a strategist (at least in short-term situations) as any NBA coach, what Nelson gives to GS that most NBA coaches cannot give is the confidence he inspires in His players. All five Golden State starters are more confident in their team and in their coax than at any other time in their NBAS careers and this confidence is leading all of these players to play much better than they ever have before. All five are highly emotional players, and NBA players on average are very emotional people to begin with. This is why inspiring confidence is so important in the NBA. Players must believe they can win before they can win. more than players though, fans at NBA games attend those games primarily for the emotional highs they sometimes get from those games. Emotionalism is so dominant among fans that fans become delusional to the point of thinking that throwing objects at people will not start a fight. I saw the Detroit fight live, so I know that Artest was no angel, but from the beginning I said that any suspension of Artest and Jackson should be the same as it would be for fighting with another player who had thrown something at him. I knew it was wrong to create second-class citizens who fans could abuse because they had paid an exorbitant amount of money for their seats and for the right to take part in a Dionysian ritual in which opposing players were the demons on which they beat, and most other people in the United States also saw this before the NBA corrupted their minds. I know this because later that evening I responded to espn polls on suspensions and saw that most other respondents proposed suspensions that were almost reasonable. ESPN polls only reflected the NBA's credo of pay us enough money and we'll let you treat players like second-class citizens', after the NBA had corrupted our thinking and our emotions. The fact that fans want to treat players like second-class citizens to begin with is a sign of the evil in our society. I swear that under all circumstances (including NBA gamers) I will not start a fight in any way from throwing a punch it throwing a drink. Though the first drink thrown at Artest was nearly empty, Artest was correct to think that soon hard and dangerous things would be thrown at him as in fact many batteries soon were thrown at him. His fighting did not help him, but wars do not help anyone who fights in them, and yet most of us sometimes say that we support wars. Any person who even tries to be logical, and who supports wars as we currently fight wars, should also support Artest's decision to fight. Anyone who will not swear not to start a fight as I have sworn above should not be allowed into any place that has civilized people in it or that might have civilized people in it (including NBA arenas). Along with any suspensions Detroit should also have lost a number of important home games because the vast majority of Detroit fans present joined in throwing batteries at Indiana players, and some precaution should have been taken to prevent similar occurrences in the future, but the NBA is all about making short-term money so this never happened.

by George on Apr 18, 2007 12:26 PM PDT   0 recs

Batteries
Who brings batteries to a game anyway? I mean just all ready to fire at someone?

by jpgarfunkle on Apr 18, 2007 8:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Allergies...
I'm at work right now, and after reading Blazerdave's letter and thinking about what tonight can possibly mean, I started to get teary-eyed. My Co-worker caught and asked me what that was about so I had to puff up my chest and explain to him that "the allergy index must be high today" or something like that. If everything goes well tonight, I can finally forget that for one whole season our starting lineup was pretty much Mookie, Vonteego, Tony Farmer, Jason Caffey, and Foyle(?). WE BELIEVE PLAYOFF!!!  

by mondris ellidrins on Apr 18, 2007 12:26 PM PDT   0 recs

If GS wins a Playoff series / MVP
If GS wins a first round series against the Suns and then wins at least 2 games against the Spurs, first of all, GS will have completed a very good season this year, in which they will have to be ranked somewhere between 3rd and 8th among all teams depending on how Miami, Detroit, Houston, Utah, Chicago, and Denver perform in the playoffs, and secondly they will have put themselves in a good position to possibly win a championship in the near future. In spite of His regular season success, Nelson also stands out as a coach who has never come close to winning a championship. It would be nice if He could change this. In his best year with Dallas (2002-03), Dallas won 2 games against the eventual champion Spurs, but so did every team that played the spurs in the playoffs, (including the Suns with Stephan Mar bury as their best player, The Nets with Kidd, and the Lakers with O'Neal, and Bryant - a teen probably far superior to the Noritz/Nash Mavericks). What most people ignore about the mavericks is that with Howard's and especially Nowitzki's ability to create their own shots The Mavericks do not need a passer at the point nearly as much as they need a point guard who can get his own shot without having to be a threat to pass to open up lanes like Nash. In this capacity Terry if clearly far superior to Nash, and for this reason the Mavericks are a much better team with Terry than with Nash. Conversely Phoenix with it's great finishers in Stoudemire and Marion needs a passing point guard and for this reason the Suns are a much better team with Nash than they would be with any other point guard.  When the NBA made some sense the MVP award usually went to the best player on a championship team. Clearly the MVP award should be given after a season ends but before the late 90s voters usually got around this difficulty by voting for the best player on the team that had won a championship the year before Now the MVP award has become such a joke that for the last two years it has gone to a player on a team that has not come close to winning a championship. Just reflect for a moment on the fact that Shaq has only won one MVP award, and then ask yourself how often Shaq was actually the most valuable player in the league. In His best season 2000-01 when Shaq led the Lakers to a 15-1 playoff record, He did moot win the MVP award. Nelson also twice took Milwaukee to conference finals but Milwaukee was beaten handily on both occasions. More important, though, is the positive effect Nelson has had on many people He has worked with. When Nelson came to GS in 2006 He said He was coming to groom assistant coach Keith Smart to be a successful head coach as he had groomed Avery Johnson. If Nelson could do this, this legacy would be far more important than any championship. And anyway Melon got five championships as a player (3 with Russell as teams leader, 2 with Havelock as team leader), so maybe He's already hit His limit.  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 12:27 PM PDT   0 recs

got to post it
I haven't posted anything in this blog till now (I have been reeding this blog for a while).. but you know - I'm doing it right now.. I'm  Beans fan from Latvia and this season I've become a hardcore (as you say) warriors fan (I don't even care how good beans has played - warriors victory is far more important for me now, what I can't say about the time about year or even 5 months ago), because they certainly have the best fans in basketball - c'mon - your team is not the greatest one.. In Latvia it is very early morning when warriors usually play (5-6am), but I've managed to get some online streams to be able to watch games and cheer for them during the games. What I want to say? Golden State mania has spread all over the world!

P.S. I never thought, that I will sacrifice my sleep on constant basis in order to watch Dubs games..

P.P.S. Sorry for language..

We believe Playoff!!!

by ramiism on Apr 18, 2007 12:36 PM PDT   0 recs

ramiism
     thank you for giving up sleep.  Latvia's long summer nights seem to have helped Andris by giving him more time to work on his very good shot.  I know that many NBA players have come from Lithuania but Andris is the first NBA player from Latvia I am aware of.  Hopefully the first of many.  Will Estonia be next?  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 1:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

YEA!!
Dub nation, world wide!!!
rubbadubdub thanx for the Dubs! and maybe playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 2:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

welcome to GSoM
and re: your English, don't sweat it! (translation: don't worry wbout your English. It's all good!)

by MANUTEs BOLs on Apr 18, 2007 2:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

George, you sure
write about a lot of random things. and that's not a bad thing writing about random stuff, just getting my thought's out. but besides the randomness, you write very well on subjects, espcially on that Artest fight. batteries, huh? I didn't know that. Tht's wierd, instead of throwng food or little bobbleheads or something like that, they throw batteries.
42-40 Baby!

by duggie25 on Apr 18, 2007 12:43 PM PDT   0 recs

Unbelievable
Back in February/March, it was hard to believe that the Warriors would be here, over .500, and in control of their own destiny.  To all the Warriors I thank you for your effort and intensity.  The Warriors have shown me that its not just about $$$, that pride still exists in the NBA.  Thanks.

The keys have been SJax providing consistent and clutch outside shooting, JRich doing all the little things necessary, and Baron providing the superstar element when needed.  The Warriors are dangerous, look out Dallas/Phoenix.

Nothing better than "The City".

by philsmith75 on Apr 18, 2007 12:46 PM PDT   0 recs

This site is very good.
     I ehnjoy this site immensely.  And I hope that my comments have helped make this site even better.  

by George on Apr 18, 2007 12:46 PM PDT   0 recs

I hope
you still have more thoughts about nellie and if GS makes the playoffs of his ability to take the team to the championship this year!!! I really enjoyed your post about Nellie bieng a legacy but I really think he deserves a championship bieng a coach as well(especially after the job he's done here in such a short time!)...Popavich already has a couple and avery is on the verge of one so why not the teacher for once!!!
rubbadubdub thanx for the Dubs! and maybe playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 2:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nellie
He belives he can turn this team into a championship team. This is the closes any of his teams in their first years has been to the playoffs, except for his first year with the Warriors. His fist time with the Warriors is the only team to make playoffs his first year coaching for them. The Mavs only won 16 games his first year, 16 games to 41 or 42. This is why he came out of retirement. Championship in one of the next two years, shoot maybe this year. If he can change a 16 win team into a NBA powerhouse, what can he do to a team that can win 41 or 42 in his first year?

by Psion on Apr 18, 2007 2:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope so!!!
As long as the warriors keep the important pieces together then we could win 3 Championships!!!!!...(maybe thats to optimistic but we'll see with this playoff berth and also the next NBA draft)...hopefully the warriors will sneak into the draft like Detriot did with number 3...after that championship run...hehehe...
rubbadubdub thanx for the playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 11:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That;s cool. Keep contributing
your thoughts George, cause they are very intellectual.(did I spell that right? If I did, Im going to say Holy Crap right now very loud.)
42-40 Baby!

by duggie25 on Apr 18, 2007 12:55 PM PDT   0 recs

WE BELIEVE PLAYOFF
Ahhh yes, the three most beautiful words in the English language! After all the years and watching nearly every game the last two years via League Pass down in LA (historically a tough place to be a Dubs fan) I can't wait for tonight's game. This site is amazing. After the trade I went to the Pacers' blog site, and it was soooo boring compared to this one - very little eye candy (graphics) and the margins were almost empty of diaries and other assorted goodies. In fact, I think this site is responsible for the Warriors' rebirth, and I want to thank all of you who run the show here. You all do us a great service!

A heartfelt thanks.

From the movie 300: "Tonight we dine in Hell!"

by warriorfaninlakerland on Apr 18, 2007 1:07 PM PDT   0 recs

Thank you GSOMers
"I think this site is responsible for the Warriors' rebirth, and I want to thank all of you who run the show here. You all do us a great service!" for some wierd reason i really do believe that BD,Jrich,Monta and beans check up on this site daily with different aliases or something!! They are really in touch with the fans so that has to be this site has to be the cause! THANKS for creating this blog guys!!!
rubbadubdub thanx for the Dubs! and maybe playoffs!!!

by RubberDubDubs on Apr 18, 2007 2:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

aching for a win
Fitzgerald and Barnett got it right last night.  In the first quarter last night, when it was like 4-0 in favor of the Mavericks, the crowd was getting uncomfortable.  I was hanging on every possession.  And Fitzgerald made the comment that the "fans were aching".  12 playoff less seasons will do that.  I love the Warriors, and tonight is the night.  We have to win this game, and then we have to shove it right down Dallas' throats and go all the way.  Can you imagine an 8-seed winning the NBA title?  I will accept no less.  ;)

It's time.  Oh yes, it is time.  The aching must end.  LET'S GO WARRIORS!

by dmpizzle on Apr 18, 2007 1:11 PM PDT   0 recs