Game 1: Warriors @ Wizards - A New Hope
by R Dizzle on Nov 25, 2008 2:04 PM PST
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PrintGolden State Warriors at Washington Wizards, Nov 25, 2008 4:00 PM PST
Update [FJ]: Boxscore
Please be our Luke Skywalker for the year!
Warriors: 5-8
Wizards: 1-10
Tip-Off: 4:00pm PST
Radio: KNBR 1050
TV: CSN Bay Area
Oh man, oh man, oh man. I'm so excited I'm going to pee my pants. Seriously, someone get me a diaper. Or at least go find me Mike Dunleavy...
Our newest acquisition, Jamal Crawford, will get his first opportunity to drop 20 points for Dubs and bring some new life to the Warriors. Sure sure, I'm excited, but what does Jamal think about the whole trade?
It feels so good. It feels so good. Honestly, I think this system fits me better than any system in the league. Coming here with coach Nelson, a Hall of Fame coach … it’s re-energizing. I’m excited.
I'm excited too JC. I'm excited too.
What better way to bring in our newest player than by playing the worst team in the NBA? First they throw out a max contract for Gilbert (which we did too) and...he can't play til January. Then they lost another starter, Brenden Haywood. AND THEN they lost to an undermanned Knicks team, who only had 7 active players. Well, that sucks.
And the cherry on top - they fired their head coach, Eddie Jordan, while he was handing out turkeys for a charity event. Talk about unclassy...
Well, that's obviously horrible karma, sooo...easy win?
R Dizzle's Predictions
- Warriors win by 20
- JC busts on to the scene with 15 points and 10 assists
- Andris gets another double-double...yaaawwwwnnnn
- Agent Zero...looks fly in his suit.
- Antawn Jamison destroys us on the boards.
- Mickael Pietrus scores 30...oh wait, my bad scratch that one. (just for you goldenstatelove)
GO DUBS!
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Judging by Crawford's career to date...
…I’ll settle for Admiral Ackbar.
Ackbar does have great court vision
….but the admiral doesn’t have great ball handling skills, also he’s injury prone.
Warrior girls know kung fu
by ManuteDetail on Nov 25, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t Jamal Crawford wearing 11 the other day?
WARRIORS BASKETBALL!!! Patiently waiting for a title...I may be waiting for a long time...
LOL @ Dunleavy
That kid is ofter than a piece of cake.
he provides constant material though that guy.
someone please post the Dunleavy pic of him sippin champagne please :)
just for kix!
YES!!!!!!!
Hopefully this means NO MORE BALLHOGGING FOR STEPHEN JACKSON! Seriously, once Monta comes back to join the team, we won’t have to worry about Jack trying to do too much with the ball in his hands in order to score; he’ll have pressure taken off of him from all the other scorers on the team.
Is Crawford playing PG? I hope so, it’s really ugly seeing CJ an Jack running the point. 6 is an ugly number but whatever.
by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 25, 2008 10:53 AM PST reply actions
I’m looking forward to seeing Crawford play as well, but I forgot to set the DVR before leaving for work…dang!
I’m liking this trade more and more. This is the closest thing we have to a scoring PG and think he’ll stay there after Monta comes back. (I was never convinced that Ellis could run the offense and didn’t see it as the best use of his skills. Nelson will have a lot more lineup flexibility. My guess is that the rotation will look something like this:
PG – Crawford (Ellis)
SG – Ellis (Morrow/Akubuike))
SF – Jackson (Azubuike/Morrow))
PF – Maggette (Wright/Randolph)
C – Biedrins (Turiaf)
Nice article in todayt’s SF Chron about how Crawford is looking forward to playing PG again. Sounds like he’s enthused about creating scoring opportunities for his new teammates: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/24/SP0114B751.DTL
In fact, Crawford insisted that his main focus is on distributing. He wants to take pressure off Stephen Jackson and make sure teammates find – and keep – their grooves.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Thank GOD!
This means that Morrow can finally get some shots now that we don’t have Jackson ballhogging and passing up on passing to Morrow when he’s open!
by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 25, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Help us Obi Jamal Crawford. You're our only hope
at moving the ball, keeping the offense flowing, and letting Jackson play his normal role as a play finisher, instead of a play starter.
Game 1!
I like how we are back to game 1…
hopefully i’ll get to watch this one…
I'm liking Crawford
I like this guy more the more I learn about him. I read that article and he seems to really have his head in the right place. Lets get that win baby!
good game for him to start
since it is against a team in disarray. Should give us enough of an advantage for nellie to try stuff out.
sweet
excited about seeing Crawford’s debut. Also excited because I live on the east coast, and the game will be on at a normal hour. Getting tired of games that end at 1 in the morning!
I seriously hope this guy does well on the Warriors
Can you imagine, about 3 seasons ago, Stephen Jackson was one of the most villainized players in the NBA; now, he’s a respected captain of the Golden State Warriors and is loved by his community.
Matt Barnes, only hit 19 three pointers in his whole career before joining Golden State, and then ended up making 100+ three pointers (including big shots in the playoffs) in only his FIRST year as a Warrior.
Nellie has that type of impact on some players, hopefully Crawford has some sort of new calling as well.
by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 25, 2008 12:10 PM PST reply actions
Not so fast....
Crawford is on my fantasy team and I started him. This means that he may be doomed, everyone on my fantasy team is struggling this year when I start them.
I'm hoping
that JC can be our savior… lol
anyways sucks! game starts at 4… won’t be able to watch it cause of work… sigh
2000 posts...
If we are going to do it I better pitch in now. I won’t be able to watch the game until later tonight and I’m staying away as to not kill the anticipation.
I’m real excited to see how Crawford fits on this team. He is fun to watch.
"...OlympicMike is clearly the Barack Obama of GSoM"-Sleepy
Predictions...
Crawford 6ast
Morrow 18pts
Beans 15reb
Antawn makes seven ugly hook/floater/layup type shots
AR 3blk
"...OlympicMike is clearly the Barack Obama of GSoM"-Sleepy
JC busts on to the scene with 15 points and 10 assists
Anyone else think he can get 10 assists playing with guys he just met? I’m thinking it will take at least a couple of weeks of practice to see what we really have?
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 25, 2008 2:17 PM PST reply actions
What we really have
Monta + Jamal = worst starting defensive backcourt in the entire league
by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 25, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
worst starting defensive backcourt in the entire league
They might have to up those assist numbers to 20 each then :>)
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 25, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
oh awesome!
monta is playing tonight?
the stop calling him "beans" movement
by pervisNeverNervous on Nov 25, 2008 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah,
Could be… I’m looking forward to getting to see more of Crawford. Sometimes these reputations for bad D can be overstated. Let’s hope this is one of those times.
"...OlympicMike is clearly the Barack Obama of GSoM"-Sleepy
He can get ten assists from AB alone...
My bad to whatever Mod got hyphy for me cussing, i go from site to site and forget witch has cussing rules.
He can get ten assists from AB alone.
But how many to Dris? If they hook up for a couple the defense is gonna key on Dris and shut him down. He don’t have a shot to keep them honest.
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 25, 2008 2:31 PM PST reply actions
predictions:
someone on the W’s will shoot 3-15 form the floor. i’m not going to mention any names…
the stop calling him "beans" movement
by pervisNeverNervous on Nov 25, 2008 2:37 PM PST reply actions
OMG
How many opportunities do you have to take advantage of to use the charmin reference? Lol.
Tony.psd = Da Man
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Check Out My New Blog! (Don't Worry, The Warriors are Still #1)
Haha
They got their money’s worth out of that pic.
"...OlympicMike is clearly the Barack Obama of GSoM"-Sleepy
Now that you mention it
I’ll have to use it in the Wednesday game thread. It’ll be as ubiquitous on GSOM as “Unstoppable Baby”
by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 25, 2008 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't forget to link to the 44 Reasons Why signing Mike Dunleavy to 44 Million wasn't a good idea!
Tony.psd = Da Man
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Check Out My New Blog! (Don't Worry, The Warriors are Still #1)
Hey man!!!!!!!
Where in the world have you been? Too busy going to Thunder games? hahaha
Miss you!
F**K REFS
I've been lost
Life has been really hectic for me lately. Right now I’m trying to get my IB Diploma at school, run a Thunder blog, run a basketball simulation league, sleep, and somehow fit Warriors games inbetween. I only get to see the ones that are not during Thunder games, because I have season tix. Still, I’m really pumped for the Warrior games in OKC (Especially on New Years Day!).
I’ve really missed you though. I am on AOL Instant Messenger all the time if you wanna say hi….Yahoo won’t work on my computer.
Still, even though both of my teams have been pooping all over the court, I’m having a blast watching them. And….yes, the Warriors are still my #1 team.
Tony.psd = Da Man
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Check Out My New Blog! (Don't Worry, The Warriors are Still #1)
Thunder games
Hi Z, Adonal says hi too. Since you get to see all the thunder games what do you think about Durant? Is he as crappy a Sleepy tries to portray him or is he just in a bad situation?
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 26, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty Crappy
Sometimes, he looks really good. He scores a lot of jumpshots off of pick-n’-rolls, hits some open 3s, and has really awesome drives. Other times, he looks like an old Antoine Walker, missing all of his shots and being virtually non existant everywhere else on the stat sheet.
The key for him is consistency, and finding open shots. He’s really bad at creating for himself, and Earl Watson doesn’t do a very good job of creating for him either. He almost never passes it once it’s in his hands.
To be honest, Jeff Green has had a better year, being overall more offensively efficent, getting the rebounds, and dishing it often. He is almost never the best player on the court, but he does what he does consistently, rather than screwing us over with 8-21 shooting when he does badly, like Durant.
Tony.psd = Da Man
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by JimBarnett2KevinGarnett on Nov 25, 2008 3:05 PM PST reply actions
Jamal Crawford better come out big tonight
I really hope they worked on the Pick and Roll with him and Andris.. it seems lately that Jax is the only one who can efficiently create for Andris and that’s only in the first 6mins of the game before the other team makes adjustments
screw cohan, screw mullin, screw baron
LOL
Good prediction R Dizzle.
Crawford’s about to be hella boss!!
by goldenstatelove on Nov 25, 2008 3:56 PM PST reply actions
WOW
We were hoping for a 2000 comments game thread, and we´re midway through the first period and just 1 comment from the game… where´s everyone?
F**K REFS
LOL
its a televised game man!
Bz a.k.a. Be3asy a.k.a. Too3asy.......a.k.aaaa..Please Believe Meeh!
"YaDigg....No Homo" >)
ssigh
wizards with something to prove. we suck.
wow
wtf lol.. i cant believe that link works but it does and its the warriors cast with barnett.
how do you get there exactly?
Btw, appreciate your hard work finding the links a lot, thanks man.
You just click on the second square on the main screen
http://www.tnt.tv/sports/nba/overtime09_live/
Open the mosaic and click on the second one (upper right one)
Works perfectly with CSN Bay Area broadcast
F**K REFS
link
http://www.57live.com/cctv5/nba1004.html
"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are." - Muhammad Ali
You know, we always talk about how Fitzgerald and Barnett are unbiased, but they sure do seem to talk about the opponents going on unbelievable streaks a lot. Like that Nick Young buzzer beater was a “Why not? That’s just the way it’s gone for the Wizards here in the first” comment.
Oh, and PA, good call, except I don’t have any hate for Trojans that went to that school before I went to college.
im sick of jack takin jump shots with a hand in his face
i blame nellie for giving the guy too much freedom
+1 and im tired off the people that make excusses for him
be the change you wish to see in the world.
no kidding
the 2 possessions before that we missed a layup and a dunk.
CJ
actually looks like a point guard against the Wizards
Classic AR
Turnover on O from trying to do too much, the hustles back and gets the rebound
Playoffs!!??
hopefully he starts getting hot from 3
be the change you wish to see in the world.
thanks for the link faeti
i’m watching my first warriors game of the season!
crawford
i’ll reserve judgement till he can get more practice in with this group.
nice shot jax not
be the change you wish to see in the world.
way to work jax
be the change you wish to see in the world.
Everyone knows now that Jackson doesn't pass
so they always double team him and cause a turnover
ugh
jax just took it to 4 guys. terrible. i hate him more and more each game
WTF
IS NELSON DOING. CAN WE GO BIG, AND SIT SJ DOWN NOW.
lol
we’re down 11 to the wizards. we’re terrible
wow what a concept
ball movement = easy layup
man
other than AR & Biedrins, we suck defensively
we're watching the worst team in the league
question is, are they wearing white or orange?
Defense and Passing.
SUCK!!!!!!
This is a joke, the Wizards blow how are we getting whooped?
OMG bench maggs now, i coulda made that layup
BW to the rescue
even
biedrins isn’t boxing out. i guess he figures if no one else is he won’t either
He has no will to.
No more double double streak on the line.
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Nov 25, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
What a silly 20 Point Win Prediction.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
WTF.
talk about refs for WARRIOR VS. WIZARD games.
same problems
every game and never solved, things like passing and moving without the ball, DEFENSE. WHY DOESNT DN DO SOMETHING.
turnovers
and their offensive rebounds are killing us
Two Things
1. Why is Maggette guarding Jamison?
and
2. Get a @#$%&^! rebound!
It's like, we're so easy to defend
just double team the guy with the ball. They know we don’t move the ball much.
i never thought i'd say this
but nelson sucks at coaching. why does he keep maggette at PF when jamison is practically dominating on him. our defense just looks horrible out there as well. god this is so frustrating to watch. put wright on jamison instead of maggette!!
Nellie = Headscratcher
Play big with AB and Turiaf, right?
Embarrassing game.
When guys like Blatche and McGee are tearing it up, you know W’s are in trouble.
The fact that the Warriors are down fourteen to the worst team in the league isn’t what’s sad.
It’s getting excited over that pass from Crawford to Wright – when you realize that this team is so fundamentally-lacking that a standard point guard play has become exciting – in spite of a fourteen deficit: at least that assist was nice.
That’s how bad the Warriors are.
Oh and Nelson’s insistence of using Maggette at the four (giving up too much height) and insisting that Maggette shoot long distance shots (not his game) just so he can spread the floor. Nellie’s game plan is so dated. Is spreading the floor really effective when the Warriors can’t get a rebound anywhere?
The only thing I look forward to tomorrow
is a 0.01% surprise victory.
ugh
did we seriously hafta blow up that 06-07 team? or better yet, did we seriously hafta blow up that 03-04 team (arenas, j-rich, jamison)
For real, maggs is too short/slow for Jamison. and keeps shooting instead of slashing, its driving me crazy!
and i wasnt a maggs hater but he’s taking me there.
AR
is the only W’s player not in the minus
game started when I got off work but...
from what I saw I’ve got to say that we really suck! I mean I’m glad I’m not in the bay area as a season ticket holder any more. if I was I would be yelling at them about how bad they suck, cant box out, play any kind of D, let Capt Jack turn it over time and time again. Those who can, give it to them at Oracle would yeah.
when monta comes back
not much gonna change. defensively, we’re horrible.
i think dubsfaninboston
needs to find where every celtic player lives and give them food poisoning
i just want to see
randolph block KG and yell in his face like he just did to jamison earlier
i have a feeling a Philly tease is coming
dubz lose by 4?
put this lineup in.
Crawford, Morrow, AR, Wright, Biedrins
Ronny
W’s need Turiaf’s toughness and rebounding on the inside.
slow the emotions
we need time to come together as a team when have the warriors ever won the first quarter relax were a come back team! well sometimes! jc is looking very good for his first game!
First set play out of halftime
is a Maggs 21 footer. Yay.
Rebounding
Gets us into trouble every freakin’ time! What’s up with AZ getting as many rebounds a AB. Seriously??!!
yes he can
and he needs to stop settling for that 3. cut it down to 9 by this qtr, good chance
have u guys noticed
that the refs aren’t giving magette calls anymore? I think they officially black listed him
JC
needs to handle the ball, not Jax, not Morrow
now now now
lets still keep hope alive! lol
Bz a.k.a. Be3asy a.k.a. Too3asy.......a.k.aaaa..Please Believe Meeh!
"YaDigg....No Homo" >)
can someone tell me what the advantages of smallball are again?
and why aren’t we exploiting them?
This should be the motto adopted by fans.
“We’re down only twelve.”
Like that’s something to be proud of.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
plays like that when jc was in trouble
someone has to come and help omg… sometimes i think i have a higher bball iq than some warriors
that Jax 3
was the first 3 I wasn’t thinking “what the hell?” when he took it.
o baby
were heating uppp
i am feeling it
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LOL they got a block and think its out on us
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
...
can someone tell me what the hell Maggette is doing?
what he does best...
goes for ugly layups hoping for a foul :(
man
when maggs with the clips, he gets call after call. when he goes to the warriors, calls stop.
i am
begining to question corey. this year he has only had one great game and that was the first night
No foul
Ghey
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
it's been like that all night
and im sure it will continue
Home Town Discount
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
Did
Biedrins just thought Blatche would take a 3?
Yes
AR, my boy
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
wow
so i look at the tv when blatche turns if over than look at my history homework for 4 seconds then look back at the tv and wizards have it again. what is up with these quick ass shots
wtf
was that a tend?
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
lottery
at least we get a good pick haha.
but i just talked to my dad and he says we wont be getting tickets next year
i have NEVER EVER SEEN
this many lucky bounces and no-calls IN MY LIFE. this is absurd.
Jax
isn’t really helping the cause with his turnovers.
its not just him...
maggs, goose have TOs as well
no heart, no teamwork, no chance.
This is an example of 12 guys picking up a paycheck while vacationing in DC.
Poor AR
Hard Fall.
Then he runs back to have to run the opposite way as soon as he gets there lol
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
i think its STERN
he was probably like. We need more stories to stir up and have the wiz win so give the calls to the washington.
And yet...
Still no Turiaf. Wake up Nellie.
i am going to kill myself soon. i cannot watch this crap anymore. we need a REAL pointguard. Great job Rowell.
JRich 23
by warriorsalltheway on Nov 25, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply actions
Now that's a real fan.....
Give him a win or give him death…
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Nov 25, 2008 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
im speechless
why am i still watchin this game?
by rumpshaka on Nov 25, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
T on Jax
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
these refs
need to get fired. they’re not calling anything for the warriors
heh yea
i aint going to lie though we always get away with stuff at the oracle.
home town discount
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
another
foul that shouldnt have been called
maybe our slogan should be..
we dream, instead of we believe
We wish
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Nov 25, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
I can see this team doing things down the road with a new coach who puts some emphasis on defense.
Right now we don’t have the offensive firepower we think we do though. So when we “struggle offensively” and are letting the other team run up and down on us, it’s not an off night, it’s a recurring theme.
Worst mistake by the front office, even worse than extending Jackson, was extending Nelson, no doubt.
And don’t give me any crap about the refs. Happens to everybody, and usually balances itself out.
Worst mistake by the front office, even worse than extending Jackson, was extending Nelson, no doubt.
Agreed.
It’s going to be a great three years watching Maggette playing power forward and Jackson playing point guard.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Blatche
Got a damn good Jumper
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
good lord Andris
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
why is it
we get blown out by pathetic teams and stay close with amazing teams
BLOCK PARTY
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
okay
well we all know that randolph makes turnovers…so why is he out there in this time of the game?! PUT WRIGHT IN NELSON!!!!!
jackson is our biggest problem i think.
he freakin SLWS DOWN our offense and not that defensive stopper a few years back anymore. Honestly, i will never take jacksons good over his bad. Cancer maybe?
Weren't we playing the Wizards
When we came back from 23 last year?? Repeat?? And we only need 21 this time.
worst game so far
and I say so far because I’m sure there will be more. Fire Nelson right now and bring in Flip Saunders.
Have the Warriors worn the CITY jersies at all this year?
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
that’s why our game is as ugly as our jersies tonight
The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.
Good lord
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
how bout we just trade back for baron...
at some point people are going to realize this offense doesnt work without him and he’s already realizing he doesnt work with the clippers
JRich 23
by warriorsalltheway on Nov 25, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions
ummmm...
i rushed home to watch this garbage? man i need to pick up some good shit after this and calm me down
by bojangles408 on Nov 25, 2008 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
That's it for me...
Good night everyone, thanks for coming to the open practice tonight.
Yeah. But you’re not.
And Nelson will let Jackson get a touch each possession and no one will cycle it to Morrow and when Morrow misses one three and blows a defensive assignment he’ll sit for an entire half.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
And Nelson will encourage Maggette to “spread the floor” by jacking up threes, but then the Warriors won’t grab a board because no one helps Andris except Kelenna (unless AR is in) thus nullifying the concept of “spreading” the floor.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
Wizard fans
must be thinking, “wow, all we needed was a new head coach”
lets just start a brawl, at least we will get on ESPN top plays
JRich 23
by warriorsalltheway on Nov 25, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply actions
Can we please
Have:
Crawford
Morrow
Marco
Wright
AR
Its pretty much over lol
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
MAN
I hate to say it but damn… I MISS PIETRUS! HE WAS OUR BEST DEFENDER HANDS DOWN.
by bojangles408 on Nov 25, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
You know it's bad
when Morrow misses a freethrow
sigh
I don’t think I’ve ever been so frustrated while watching a game. I’m frustrated beyond belief. I’m sure you guys all feel the same way, unless you’re secretly a Wizards fan ;)
Anyhow, I don’t know if anyone else saw this, but I think Kelenna aggravated his injury even more… I saw him on the bench with the trainer and then I saw him leaving… He was really good in this game.
Bring on Boston tomorrow! Its hard to stay optimistic right now… Another loss in store for the W’s?
talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish
I thought I heard
bob and jim say he banged his head?
by IQofaWarrior on Nov 25, 2008 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
i cant see how nelly thinks what Maggs is doing is good or working.
Maggs has great games when he drives, but for some reason he’s taking 3’s. Ive said this a hundred time but jeezus, it has single handedly got me on the hate nelly bandwagon
Didn’t Barnett say that Maggs is about 6/34 on triples?
Good strategy, Nellie. Good. Strategy.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
Randolph has great effort and energy
but undisciplined
ive noticed we never win our first game when we get someone new
Baron Davis — Lose to Detroit
Don Nelson — Lose to Lakers
Jax/Al — Lose to Cavs
Maggette — Lose to Hornets
Crawfs – Lose To Wizards
PFortyy
i noticed that too
lol
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
This is no where near Crawford’s doing.
There is no “adjustment” excuse.
Particularly since Watson split minutes with Crawford.
Which begs another question: Why is CJ Watson playing 20+ still?
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
No one said it was Crawford's fault.
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
not gonna happen
players love nelly – he lets them do whatever they want
fans hate nelly – he lets players do whatever they want
Then hopefully we could ship his ass out
But Nelson lets players do what they want, hence he is a players coach, hence he will have the support of most of his players (the main ones anyway, Harrington, Belinelli, Williams, etc. would probably disagree with me)
HEY
thats the lineup I wanted almost
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
Beauty by Marco
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
looks like the dubs
are going to be the ones who lose 6 in a row.
OWwwwwwww!
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
I can't watch anymore
It’s just too painful…
Marco
Is a damn good ball handler.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
So he can turn it over agan?
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
the players have the worst shot selection in the league. Randolph has lane and takes a jumper?
Nelly needs some real talk with his players, but he wont cause he prolly thinks this is great basketball…..and another AR brick
Nellie should play this last group more
they play the signature nellie run and gun style. On the other hand, it’s just garbage time
Hah yea
Thats almost the lineup I wanted about 10 minutes ago. He heard me through this site lolz.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
+1
i agree, although randolph may get block shots, those blocked shots usually go out of bounds or back to the other team
Both I wanted in the draft.
So I like em evenly.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
I wish I could get into the locker room
There’s something wrong with this team, and I’d like to know what it is. Why don’t we have heart? Why don’t we have energy? Why are we playing like a bunch of apathetic players getting paid, instead of playing together to get the win?
It’s not heart we’re lacking. It’s skill. You can have all the heart you want, if you suck you aren’t winning.
Besides, I feel like we showed some heart out there, though the score didn’t indicate it. A lot of bad bounces on hustle plays and sloppy turnovers, but turnovers usually mean you are trying too hard rather than not trying hard enough.
On a side note.
Don’t get cocky with your predictions R Dizzle. You were off by almost 50 points.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
lol that reminded em of the pokemon hah.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
Unfortunately, Randolph is just not very good.
bad jumper, handles straight from Jackson’s textbook, mistakes out the wazoo
ive been trying to be posittive about he warriors for a while
but this was just embarrasing, it looks we really are back to the old warriors, atleast til monta gets back
Sigh
Damn, we play like the youngest team on the NBA.
We played down to an bad opponent and got beat the crap out of us.
So, energized to beat boston or get blown out?
Blown out
until they show me otherwise, this team is just paddling around in circles
by IQofaWarrior on Nov 25, 2008 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
And lol @
The hate on a 19 year old rookie.
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
i wouldn't be surprised at all if the warriors play much better against the celtics tomorrow
they play to the level of the opponent worse than any other team
and if nelly is srsly considering continuing small ball i will go to the stadium and shoot him
maggette 2 reb at pf, its just not going to work
man that was sooo sad.
the only thing positive out of that game was crawford. nice handles and some great passes. his defense wasn’t that bad either as everyone says. i think playing for the knicks all those years would make u lazy on defense.
most disappointing 2nite has to be our 2 captains. just absolutely pathetic. biedrin’s defense was absolutlely non-existent against blatche. the dude has one move and u can’t even stop it!!!! he either shoots or fakes!!!!! geezus!!!!!! get ur hands in his face and watch the for the fake.
as for jax, any team watching film knows his pick and roll with biedrins. until jax knows how to run that like a tru PG, it is just so hard to watch. u r just sitting expecting for the ball to get thrown away or stolen.
thank god
i had class and missed the game. seriously they lost to the undermaned wizards who have 1 win! are you kidding me!
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 25, 2008 6:22 PM PST reply actions
worst part is
i’m not even that surprised by the loss
and i wouldn't be surprised
if this was the worst rebounding performance in the history of the nba. out rebounded by like 25, how is that even possible
its time to start turiaff or wright at PF small ball is Retarded. licking batteries retarded.
And Nelly wont change it! Is KG a PF, does that mean Maggs is gunna garnette?
I’ve heard that because of Biedrins’ poor performance that Nelly is starting Maggs against Perkins and Jackson against Garnett.
CJ and Morrow to start at the guard spots.
Don’t hold it past Nelson.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
well
at least Al Harrington is having a horrible game! and the knicks are getting blown out like we did. so im content. but its TIME FOR CHANGE somehow im not liking this at all
Two bad teams (bulls and wizs) shooting really good against us
It seems like any jumper they make, contested or not, goes in.
Really weird.
He had surgury last week to remove the bolts
So it depends on how fast that heals. Then he has to get into game shape, etc.
UGH. That was awful.
No sense in making too much of one game — teams have off nights, plus I don’t think the Wizards are quite as bad as 1-10 suggests. But DAMN, was this off.
Pretty much the whole starting lineup was bad. Maggette probably didn’t get a couple calls he could’ve, but two rebounds ain’t gonna cut it at SG, let alone PF. Morrow has turned back into a pumpkin. Biedrins was well below his usual level. Crawford looked okay, but expecting him to be any sort of solve is excessive.
And forget the box score — Jack was absolutely awful. You can credit most of Biedrins’s turnovers to Jack, and I don’t know where those blocks are supposed to have come from, because he was nonexistent defensively. He also had classic bad-Warriors energy, moping after blown assignments and bad calls and glaring at teammates after he screwed up passes to them. The idea that we just extended this guy is really worrying.
Having said all that, Jack wasn’t the villain tonight. The biggest culprit of tonight’s embarrassment was Don Nelson.
Why is Anthony Randolph playing more minutes — and more key minutes — than Brandan Wright? Wright was excellent as usual; Randolph looked like a clown. Why, on a night when friggin’ ANDRAY BLATCHE was slaughtering us, did Turiaf only get ten minutes? Is Nellie really this rigid and foolish?
There is real talent on this team… even tonight, Wright and ‘Buike had good, heartening games. But the talent won’t mean a damn thing if Nellie can’t recognize where it is. If our coach can’t realize that Brandan Wright should come off the bench before Anthony Randolph, it’s gonna be a really dispiriting season.
+100
I don’t understand the logic in Randolph playing “key” minutes ahead of Wright. It just does not make sense to me. We have wayyyyy to many turnovers and no rebounding at all. There are so many flaws to this team and its so frustrating because I feel like they are not being addressed. Nelson needs to do more “coaching” because with a team this young, they need that sort of mentoring. Nelson needs to tell Maggette to stop taking the 3’s and “drive in” he is so much more effective like that. Gah, its just simple things like that. I hate our reckless 3 point shooting where Jack or Maggette justs jack them up for the hell of it. We need more ball movement, and hopefully Crawford can bring some of that to the table…but it has to be the whole team as well.
no joke, its like just cause he's (maggs) on the warriors he's uh start jacking up 3's. Dont they get embarrassed missing so many shots.
Nelly needs to pull the reigns and settle down the shot selections. but again, he wont
i agree
the only reasoning i can come up with as to why nelly plays randolph over wright is because, randolph shoots from the outside and can spread the floor? the funny thing is randolphs shot is pretty bad right now, wright could probably shoot atleast as well as randolph from outside but wright is a little more mature and plays within his own game. wright really doesn’t miss much, hes a good defender and a decent rebounder he should be starting at pf, hes a threat on both sides of the floor, maybe he doesn’t do well in practice? well nelly i could give a shit, hes playing well in the games
Right. I guess Nellie’s logic is that the best version of Anthony Randolph is better-suited to his style of coaching than the best version of Brandan Wright. Problem is, Randolph is years away from realizing his potential (if he ever will, which is highly debatable), while Wright is good now.
This is hugely important. We can not piss away Brandan Wright because Nellie doesn’t recognize his gifts. I love Nellie, but Wright is more important to our future than he is.
I never expected Morrow to repeat his opening performance but two things have plagued him and the chief of them being that no one gets him touches. A play will be “good” if Jackson DOESN’T get a touch – but he gets a touch each play and then offense stagnates and then a forced pick and roll is blown.
If there was ball movement akin to even a sub-par NBA team then maybe Morrow would get some touches around the perimeter.
But that won’t happen as long as Jackson is pampered as this team’s go-to guy.
And as long as Maggette thinks he belongs on the perimeter as well.
You are dead right, and more often do fans feel these sentiments about Nellie than the contrary. But after three horrific games Nelson will pull out a logical rotation and everyone will sing his praises, forgetting these mistakes, Nelson will then try to be cutting-edge like he tries to be – which really just borders in senility – with these infamous “mismatches.”
It doesn’t work, Nellie.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not ready to go there yet. Our roster is imbalanced, but it is talented, and guys like Monta and Wright could help solve some of our biggest problems in-house. Nellie just needs to figure out who his best players are.
Dump unnecessary guards (Belinelli and Williams), realize that Morrow and Watson are (or should be or will be) reliable and serviceable third string players and get a decent power forward – but that’s a pipe dream and maybe not even practical. Maggette is not the answer at the four. Turiaf (maybe) and Wright belong at that spot. Morrow, Watson and Azubuike (to the least degree) do not need to crowd the starting line up. Crawford / Jackson / Maggette. It’s that easy until Monta gets back.
That’s the only roster shake up necessary.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
mismanagement of players ....
and no heart out there tonight. I’m disgusted. If we’re to be a decent team we’ve got to put teams like this away.
by Hayward's Finest on Nov 25, 2008 7:26 PM PST reply actions
we lost to the 1-10 wizards?
do we suck at road games or just suck generally?
I will always be your fan JRich. Good Luck
and by 24 points
the the prediction says we win by 20 points
I will always be your fan JRich. Good Luck
We just suck. Period.
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Nov 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Alright I'm going to have to say this
but I think we need to bring up Hendrix from the D-League and get rid of either Williams or Belinelli. I don’t want to judge by one preseason game, because Hendrix didn’t play alot in the preseason. But in 23 minutes the dude had 12 points and 13 Rebounds…half of them being offensive rebounds. I understand its just one game, but we did draft Hendrix for rebounding purposes after all. He’s a rebounder. He averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds in college. He would be much more helpful than Belinelli or Williams at this time, in my opinion.
+1
I thought Hendrix was going to be our Paul Milsaps? He brings alot of what we are lacking right?
"Get Er Dun!"
Can Hendrix shoot a three pointer?
If yes: he’d be starting.
If no: he’d be starting in the D-League.
I hope everything is cleared up since you seem to not be aware that Don Nelson is the coach of this team and Paul Milsap or Leon Powe would never ever ever play under Don Nelson.
by so ill so d0pe on Nov 25, 2008 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
Can Hendrix shoot a three pointer?
A three pointer is the last thing you want your big bangers to be thinking about. No thoughts of finesse should ever get near their minds. Their focus should be attack the glass both offensively and defensively.
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 26, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
If the measure of success were to win regular season games, Nelson would be the champion. As recent as last year, he sacrificed any chance we had of going deep in the playoffs by squeezing the life out of our key players early and often in the season to get more regular season victories Hell, we didn’t even end up making the postseason last year.
And now this year, we clearly have no shot at the playoffs, and even if we did, we have no shot at contending. So why must we deny it? Play Brandan Wright more, see what you have in him. Play Belinelli at all, see what you have in him. Jackson without Baron is a role player trying to be a superstar, and in Nelson’s system he has no limits. I’m not gonna lie, there are plenty of people I want to see taking his shots besides him. But in this current system we are accepting his mediocrity because that’s who he is? Eff that, get in his face, and tell him to shoot less. Or sit him. Just stop manipulating our team to squeeze out any victories you can and screwing us in the long run. You have people on the bench that we have no idea if they are good or not. So play them and find out. Don’t just keep them on the bench and assume they are bad, let me see some proof. I’ll refuse to believe Marcus Williams is a bust or a find until he plays, same goes for Belinelli, and Wright.
Why did we extend this coach? Why must we continually lower our ceiling (extend Jackson, extend Nellie, not sign Baron while signing Maggette, trade away a first round pick for a PG we won’t even let play, etc.)
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