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Game #10: Warriors @ Clippers – A lose lose situation

Bily11_tiny by YaoButtaMing on in Previews

Golden State @ Los Angeles Clippers



I'm going to put aside my anger ... and remember the good old days!

Warriors (W-L): 3-6
Clippers (W-L): 1-7
Time: 12:30 PM PST
TV: CSN
Radio: KNBR 680


When I heard in the offseason that Baron bolted for the Clippers, I wanted to hate him. I wanted nothing more than for Baron and Clippers to have the worst season possible. No matter how much he saved our franchise, I still had so much anger pent up that I couldn't muster any happiness for him to receive such a lucrative contract.

However, 9 games into the season I now look at our Warriors and the Clippers and I can't help but realize how all of this was just such a lose lose situation for everyone. The Clippers are the worst team in the NBA and though I thought I would be glad Baron is going through this, I'm really sad. Plus, our Warriors are in the "rebuilding" stage so in the end no one really wins. However, I'm not going to feel sorry for anyone who gets paid millions to play a damn game.

Today's matchup is big on drama and pride. Baron hosts the team who made him famous and wants to prove them wrong for not giving him the contract he wanted. The Warriors want to win to prove we don't really need Baron. Maggette wants to come off the injured list and show the Clippers they lost out on the swap. In the end no matter the outcome, it's not going to prove anything other than the highlight reels and that distant phrase we used to say ... "we believe".

YaoButta's Predictions

  • Warriors win by 7.
  • Maggette and Jackson have a big game. 20 plus points each.
  • Baron Scores over 25 but shoots a low % by jacking up a lot of shots.
  • Harrington gets traded for the Clipper Girls (God I hope so!)
Poll
Who won the Maggette – Baron swap?
Warriors won! 3 & 6 is better than 1 & 7 any day.
275 votes
Clippers won! Baron needs time. You’ll see what happens today.
55 votes
No one wins. We both regressed.
405 votes

735 votes | Poll has closed

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Oh man

That video just brought a tear to my eye.

by Captain Jack on Nov 15, 2008 12:37 AM PST   0 recs

I

was just about to say that! #1 killed me the most.

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Nov 15, 2008 12:55 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Damn

this video got me all excited, can’t wait til he comes back!

by semarubaka on Nov 15, 2008 10:23 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Nets game winner was awesome but, i dont think Barbosa ever recovered from ‘Ellis to the Rim’.

Ellis to the rim.

by warriorsscore110 on Nov 15, 2008 10:31 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

After watching this video

I really hope Baron gets a triple double tomorrow and that the Clips kick us in the ass!

F**K REFS

by faetati on Nov 15, 2008 12:48 AM PST   0 recs

ugh

all these dam memories are just getting me depressed!

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Nov 15, 2008 12:59 AM PST   0 recs

WAIT FOR IT......

……“OMG! THAT’S THE PAST! BOOHOO GET OVER IT! WE’RE A NEW TEAM NOW! OMG STOP CRYING AND GET OVER THE PLAYERS LEAVING!!!!”

lol. But yeah, the Warriors were RUTHLESS on offense. All they needed was a dominant inside presence. I miss having the national spotlight on us, when the Warriors were one of the LAST EIGHT teams remaining in the NBA in 2007. I miss all those CELEBRITY FANS that would come to the games to watch the entertaining fast paced high octane offense. I guess Warriors fans can only have one playoff berth every 3-12 years. I guess i’m fine with that, rebuilding all the time.

I’ll still never forgive Tracy McGrady for allowing his Rockets to lose to the Jazz. It was Game 7, AND it was in T-Mac’s home court. The Warriors would have had a real good chance against the Rockets in the 2nd round instead of the Jazz. Yao is just way too slow compared to the athletic Carlos Boozer. And the Rockets barely had any depth that year, and the only other good big man on their team was Dikembe. Baron would have overpowered Rafer Alston. Basically we would have just had to worry about T-Mac and Head.

But yeah, lets get over it. lol. Because, we’re rebuilding again.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 1:11 AM PST   0 recs

=[

You remember that season?

The Warriors seemed to suck, everyone was hurt….

Dajuan Wagner wasn’t healthy enough to play. Ike Diogu was out for a month. Pietrus and Murphy both had broken noses. Dunleavy had a sprained ankle. Jason Richardson was out for 2 months because of a freak hand injury.

To make things worse, all the injuries to the team put to much pressure on Baron to play hard, and he ended up getting injured himself. He had to get knee surgery in the middle of the season and we didn’t really know when he’d come back. We thought our season was over. Another year added to our playoff drought.

On the bright side, Monta and Biedrins were making a name for themselves in the league. And out of no where, Chris Mullin makes the big trade with Indiana. The Warriors roster changed dramatically.

Jason Richardson comes back, and then Baron comes back ASAP after his knee surgery. The Warriors finally have a healthy team to work with. When Baron came back, the Warriors were about 7-9 games below .500 and only had 21 games left to go in the season. To make things worse, the Warriors had the toughest remaining schedule in the league. Don Nelson held a team meeting to try to get everyone’s heads together. The result: the Warriors go to Detroit and blow the Pistons out by over 30 points.

Next thing you know, the Warriors go on an incredible 16-5 run to make the playoffs. Barely anyone expected the Warriors to do anything in the postseason. Sure, the Warriors always do good against the Mavericks, but that’s just regular season. “The Playoffs is a whole different ball game, buddy”.

I remember being on realgm.com and all these fans from other teams were laughing at Warriors fans for thinking that they can beat the Mavericks. I had to make this video to get everyone pumped up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-CDRV4IR7w

At the time, it had a lot of views (it was on my old account that got deleted) and there were hella ppl on the comments section showing how pumped up they are.

and then blah blah blah, I just realized that i’m getting too reminiscent right now. LOL. ight ima just stop typing right now.

but yeah, Warriors surprised everyone. No one really knew about their 16-5 run. They just thought that the Warriors made it in regularly. Then you see the Warriors in game one making all these crazy three pointers and all these crazy shots and fastbreaks. They kinda shocked the league with that win, but it would only get crazier later on in the series. Baron had like 30+ points, 15+ assists and 8 rebounds in Game 1. He was the best player in the playoffs..

then blah blah ight ima stop typing now. getting too nostalgic.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 1:26 AM PST to parent up   1 recs

aww and Matt Barnes

When he played for the 76ers, his coach Maurice Cheeks criticized him when he saw Matt practicing three pointers in practice. He told Matt that his game belongs in the paint and that he’s not a shooter. Matt only hit about 19 three pointers in his whole career before Golden State.

Barnes had no success. He was thinking about GIVING UP on basketball and wanted to join the NFL since he got invited to some training camps. He got that “Believe” tattoo to symbolize how he knows he can do better. He was playing in a gym, and fortunately for him Nellie was there. Nellie thought that Barnes might be a good addition to the team, and Matt ends up being the last player to make the Warriors roster.

And then you know the rest…

Matt Barnes thrives in the offense. In a game against his former team, the 76ers, Barnes proves his old coach wrong. Barnes remembered how Cheeks didn’t want him shooting three’s. Matt ended up making SEVEN three pointers against the 76ers in that game. After he made his 7th three, he looked towards the 76ers bench and grinned at his old coach.

He ended up being a KEY player for the Warriors, the first time he’s ever had an important role on a team. He only made 19 three’s in his career before GSW, but then he hit over 100 three’s in one season with Golden State, including big shots in the playoffs.

and then blah blah blah i’m being too nostalgic again. time for me to move on.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 1:33 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah don't forget about Paul Wong

The asian guy that we all started seeing on TV during the Warriors 16-5 run. He helped give us fans hope, and once we made the playoffs the whole slogan just took off.

Here’s his story:
http://www.alamedamagazine.com/media/Alameda-Magazine/November-2007/People/

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 1:36 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Afternoon game? Awwwww...

But yeah, another random thing to mention. I remember when Baron verbally agreed to sign with the Clippers, all of their fans were so happy. They all thought that Baron would join Brand to form a dynamic duo that would contend for a championship.

Clippers fans were on top of the world for about a week till Elton left, lol.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 1:15 AM PST   0 recs

"The Clippers are the worst team in the NBA..."

I think Oklahoma City has the Clips beat for the worst team in the NBA award.

Great video – I’ll always remember that #10 shot he made at the buzzer. awesome

by centerre on Nov 15, 2008 1:36 AM PST   0 recs

this

would be the worst loss of the season….until we lose 3 more times to the clips.

warriors dont fish they hunt!

by VonteegoCummings on Nov 15, 2008 3:21 AM PST   0 recs

"Baron Scores over 25 but shoots a low % by jacking up a lot of shots."

And then coach Dunleavy benches Baron for improvising too much.

by IQofaWarrior on Nov 15, 2008 4:12 AM PST   0 recs

not

to make things sound bad but according to nba live using 365 we are going to get smoked by the clippers by 30 :’(

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Nov 15, 2008 5:23 AM PST   0 recs

haha

that’s funny!

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 15, 2008 6:39 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

eh

LIve is whack anyways

by disguy on Nov 15, 2008 9:00 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

yeah

i know but i got it at such a good deal cause I have a connection with someone who works at EA that i could not refuse the deal, And im a die hard 2k fan too

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Nov 15, 2008 12:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

are you serious?

That’s not really realistic for a game that advertises itself as a basketball simulation game. Sure, we might lose by 30+, but we’re not THAT bad. Not even the Pistons blew us out, and they just beat the Lakers last night too.

BTW, the Lakers are crazy right now. They lead the league in HELLA catagories. Number 1 in points per game, number 1 in opponent points per game. Usually when a team is one of the top scoring teams in the league, they’re opponents score a lot too. And when a team is a good defensive team but doesn’t score much, then they’re opponents don’t score much either. But with the Lakers, they’re number 1 in scoring and they beat they’re opponents by an average of 18 points a game.

So random, that’s why I love ESPN over TNT. I like TNT’s halftime shows better, but ESPN is MUCH BETTER when you’re watching the game. It has a more “sportsy” vibe to it, and they always bring up tons of stats during the game.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 10:27 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

guys

these comments were depressing to read :( I still love that season you had. and monta jrich and baron remain in the group of my favourite players. heck, I wish we still ran too… anyway run run run. peace

Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr

by Murcy on Nov 15, 2008 7:06 AM PST   0 recs

i don't have anything important to say...

other than i live in san diego, and am about to leave for LA to go to the game!!!!!!!

i’ll root extra hard for GSoM!!!!!!!!

by Run Dubz on Nov 15, 2008 7:42 AM PST   0 recs

Great Video,

I was looking forward to that circus 3 pointer where he was also looking for the foul from Nowitski in the playoffs.

And the game winner against Houston.

Ellis to the rim.

by warriorsscore110 on Nov 15, 2008 10:11 AM PST   0 recs

Maybe neither

Baron plays in a different system now and can’t really chuck.
Jackson can’t afford to chuck three’s because the Warriors are missing a lot of their scorers, and that Jackson has to focus on doing other things to score. I’d rather have Morrow chuck three’s than Jack.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 10:19 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

I won't have the luxury of watching the game live

I have to wait for my girl to get off at work, then watch it on DVR together. :-(

by Golden Boy on Nov 15, 2008 10:53 AM PST   0 recs

with ellis and baron out

I almost forgot about all of the ridiculous finishing around the rim by baron/monta specifically. great vid.

by acmastrpiece on Nov 15, 2008 10:55 AM PST   0 recs

GO BOOM DIZZLE!

I hope you blow up the spot tonight and stick it to all those haters in the Warriors mismanagement, the Warriors post-We Believe bandwagon, and in the local media.

Much respect Baron Davis.

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 15, 2008 11:10 AM PST   0 recs

I just hope he has a personal good game

But I don’t want to lose. Every win is crucial for our team.

by Golden Boy on Nov 15, 2008 11:11 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Same here.

I want him to have a good game but I still want the Warriors to win.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 15, 2008 12:17 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Don't ever forget

It ain’t about laundry, it’s about good people.

BD did a tremendous amount of positive work for the local community. Before folks diss the good man with cheap irrational shots, pause for a second and marinate on that.

Hoops-wise along with Nellie, J-Rich, Jack, Al, MP2, and Barnes, Baron put this sorry hoops franchise back on the basketball map. If it’s easy for you to forget that, well you probably weren’t around for the 12 years of suck.

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

He also put us on the bottom.

Hasheem "The Beat" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.

by ejdacanay on Nov 15, 2008 11:21 AM PST to parent up   0 recs