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RECAP: Warriors 108, Raptors 112 – It's Thriller Night

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Bout sums it up...

Here's your recap - that ending sucked.  Sucked a lot.  Sucked so much that I wish more kids came by house bugging me for candy so I couldn't witness the last two minutes and the OT of the game.  I will say this Game 2, and I'll probably say this through Game 82, these are the worst kind of losses. 

On Wednesday, we all witnessed a great heart breaker as the Warriors kept up and contended with the 3rd best team in the league.  So we all figured, "Hey, it's the Raptors.  They've got some talent, but after that uplifting performance on Wednesday, we got this, right?"

WRONG.

Hit the jump to hear my thoughts on the game.

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Tall Ball?

Who in the world saw this one coming?  Down by double digits in the 2nd quarter, Nellie decided to reach into his bag o' magic tricks and pull out the tallest lineup he possibly could - Jack, Maggs, Harrington, Turiaf, and Beans.  For the rest of the half, things were magical  - it was score after score for the Dubs.  Going into the half only trailing by 2 was caused a huge shift in the momentum, and confidence in the Tall Ball gameplan.  Everyone says Nellie always wants to play the small guys, but hey, we all witnessed it tonight.  It's about who's going to be the best for the night.  Say what you want about his coaching style, but as Barnett put it, "There's a reason he's the second most winningest coach in the NBA."

Our Twin Towers - Andris Biedrins and Ronny Turiaf

I cannot and will not get enough of this combo throughout the year.  The two of these guys played extremely well together and earned their minutes.  Andris went off against the Raptors going 8-13, pulling in 17 points, and taking down 13 boards.  He made excellent cuts to the basket and created space around the floor for others to hit the outside shots.  Andris is looking much more confident than he was last year, and has the fire to actually come out every night and be productive.  The Free Throw form is still ugly as all heck, but good job tonight.

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Ronny Turiaf - can't get enough of this guy.  Although his stat line doesn't look it (2-4, 4 points, 5 blocks, 5 boards), Turiaf was AN ABSOLUTE BEAST tonight.  His presence and energy was enough to warrant him a full second half, well, at least til he fouled out.  The blocks were crucial, and you could easily witness this guy hustling on every play.  Yes, a lot of those fouls were dumb, but they more than made up for the boxing out that he did on the Raptors Bigs and helped enable us to beat them 46 to 36 on Rebounds.  Everything was going quite peachy until he fouled out...

Jermaaaiiiinnneee!  Where'd you go?

34 minutes and 5 points?  Really man?  Talk about an off night.  I was expecting a huge night from O'Neal, but he came up short.  Well, all except that killer block on Brandan Wright.

Speaking of which...

So we got to see a bit of the kid, and it wasn't great.  8 minutes and 4 points.  The guy was trying hard but it looked to me that he just lost it after Jermaine destroyed him on an attempted dunk.  Oh well, there's always tomorrow...

As for the other young'ns...didn't get to see much of that.  DeMarcus was mediocre at best.  Guess he needs more time baking in the PG oven.

The Warrior Killers of the Night - The Last 2 Minutes

Man, I wish I could say this was Chris Bosh (31 points) or Andrea Bargnani (19 points) but as great as the two of them were, they weren't the reason we got destroyed.  But man, Chris Bosh showed us some good reasons of why he deserved to be on the "Redeem Team" this year...

Al Harrington - Yeah he's under this category.  Amazing game, yes - 26 points, 50% on 3 pointers, and hey, even made the game-winning shot in the last minute.  Wait, what?  That wasn't the game winning shot?  Oh right, that's cause he (and the other two guys on this list) were trying to play "hero" at the end of the game and pull in the game winning shot.  I'm pretty sure the smart thing to do when you have the lead under two minutes is to hold the ball and not take dumb shots...but hey, you proved me wrong Al!

Stephen Jackson - Same goes for you buddy.  Stop jacking up ridiculous three's WHEN WE HAVE A SMALL LEAD.  I don't care how you play for 46 minutes if you screw up the last 2 minutes and make us lose.  That's not being a leader.

Corey Maggette - What are you doing?  Really, what are you doing?  4-15?  Maggs just couldn't get into rhythm tonight until late in the game when he realized that Tall Ball entailed him abusing the heck out of Kapono.  Well, that's great, but that still doesn't make up for the awful shot selection and wanna-be heroic moves.   And what came of that last shot of the game?  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING 

Overtime

A complete waste of 5 minutes.  That's all I got.

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On to tomorrow?

Basically, I'm completely frustrated with this repeat of a game.  I'm down for playing hard and putting heart into the game, which the Dubs did, but the collapse was due to COSTLY mental mistakes.  Not wasting shot clock under two minutes with the lead is absolutely unforgiveable.  ESPECIALLY when they got two offensive boards off of one play. 

I seriously hope Nellie's yelling at everyone the whole plane ride to New Jersey, cause this kind of false hope if terrible for my blood pressure...

Oh yeah, and I refuse to keep using my high quality humor if these heart breakers keep happening.

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Kelenna Azu-BOO-ke!  He came in, slashed around the court, and pulled down 15 points and 4 assists.  He's really developing into his own identity and I'm interested to see the type of mintues he gets in the next few games.  Nellie obviously trusts this guy, so only time will tell when he gets the starting position.  And, he looked amazing playing point during our Tall Ball segment!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

 

 

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lol

we played hornets twice in a row.

by saintdee on Nov 1, 2008 1:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good news and bad news

good news: we should be 2-0

bad news: we’re not

by AJC3317 on Nov 1, 2008 1:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We don't have

a finisher, a closer, a go-to guy. We can’t put the period at the end of the sentence.

by IQofaWarrior on Nov 1, 2008 2:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we really

need a leader, that was obvious in OT. Apparently Jackson is not (yet) the one, maybe we have to wait till this team matures.

by semarubaka on Nov 1, 2008 2:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AGAIN...

Story of the game?? A BIG TEASE!! Just like last game and just like last season!! We are really becoming a teaser team!! YEAH!!!

F**K REFS!!!

by faetati on Nov 1, 2008 2:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

the morning after...

I’m still frustrated at the loss last night, but we have seen plenty to be encouraged about in the past 2 games. We are one true PG away from being a real force, and closing out these games. If we can keep at or above .500 until Monta gets back, all will be well. It’s important to finish this road trip out strong, and come back to the bay with confidence.

by bayareaballa on Nov 1, 2008 5:54 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Recovering from Halloween...

Damn, It’s hard to go clubiing with a Captain America Costume and shield!

Don’t we have a game today against New Jersey?!

by Tony.psd on Nov 1, 2008 6:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Representing in Toronto

- Great summary R Dizzle!!
- I was representing GSoM at the game in Section 318 :-)
- Nary a Warriors jersey to be seen. Usually I see 20 or 30 when the Dubs play here.
- That big lineup was fantastic!! Turiaf gives us that muscle we lacked inside.
- Beans, Al & Jack played their hearts out but they were bagged in the O/T.
- Corey should have driven every time he touched the ball, but he kept settling for the jump shot instead. he also missed a dunk & some key free throws which hurt us too.
- I’ve been a Warriors fan since Rick came back from the ABA, and it was painful to watch them walk the ball up the floor in this game and not try to get some points in transition.
- CJ was the only guy pushing the ball.
- In the last 5 minutes of regulation, they kept jacking up shots with 15 or more seconds on the clock. I don’t know why they wouldn’t milk the clock?? Jack was the worst offender in this regard, and in O/T he started arguing with the refs, and knew it was over then. Get CJ, or Williams out there to run the point so Jack isn’t dead at the end of the game.
- After Mr. T fouled out, I was praying for Nellie to bring in Morrow so we’d have another 3 pt. threat. Our 5 were so tired in O/T, that it was foregone conclusion they would lose it.
- Still, a valiant effort on the road, but certainly a winnable game.
- Sorry that we only get my Dubs here once a year. It’s usually a “Great Night Out”

G W North

by G W North on Nov 1, 2008 6:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Finish

We really just need to finish, we always get outscored on the fourth quarter…either because most of our players are tired already or i do not know, it just seems that we can’t finish in the fourth quarter

I will always be your fan JRich. Good Luck

by chili01 on Nov 1, 2008 10:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

While I agree that it has been an issue in both games so far, there’s a danger in concluding that something always happens based on a sample of two.

by jae on Nov 1, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there’s a danger in concluding that something always happens based on a sample of two.

  What about a sample of three? what does that do for the odds?

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 1, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

it’s because at the end of the 4th quarter the other team’s defense usually locks up, every possession being crucial. Against corey they get up close, trying to take his feet away from him so he can’t drive. Against stack jack they get up close, trying to prevent him from shooting, not being afraid of his lack of speed and finishing ability if he does drive. Harrington actually seems to be the best actually at getting his shot off, but the problem is is that he usually can’t finish.

by Bigben777 on Nov 1, 2008 10:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They need to

STOP playing 1 on 3 / 4 / 5 and pass the ball to an open teamate waiting on the wing so A) they can spot up for an open shot B) Swing the ball to another wide open teamate.
After watching the game(s) that ISO play is innefective if the other team isnt respecting the pass(es) One pass and ISO should not be the go to play. Its seems like we telegraph the heck out of it and its very predictable. If a guy has to jab step 3 times, people need to start moving and disrupting the defense instead of watching one guy try and out manuever his defender/ help defense. Rotate the ball please.

by highflya on Nov 1, 2008 12:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

tonight

doesnt get much easier it is opening night (again) in new jersey on a back to back long flight from toronto….. New Jersey I dont think is very good but it will still be tough, I would love for the warriors to win these next two games and come back to the oracle 2-2

by FeartheBeard4 on Nov 1, 2008 12:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll chop-chop-chop you, screw you screw you, outta your outta your spine!

Maggette got punished on that slip. He should have iced that game at the line and we should be 1-1. It was a blatant block. I don’t usually blame things on the refs but that hurt. If you had any sense you knew it was over in OT last night. Demoralization.

by Amoc on Nov 1, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maggette should apply the Monta rule to himself

Absolutely no 3pters unless you’re wide open. Stick to posting up and/or attacking the basket.

Also, I’m not sure… maybe somebody recorded the game or saw he did it. But as a coach, Nellie should’ve been at half court after that 2nd offensive rebound after Al Harrington taking a quick shot. He should’ve been yelling at his team to hold the ball.

by lightz0ut on Nov 1, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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