RECAP: Warriors 125, Knicks 138: Want to hear something funny?

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 29, 2008 9:45 PM PST in Recaps Comment 64 comments

Glad to see Al's back is feeling better.

Thanks for staying folks. I appreciate this greatly. Hey for my conclusion want to hear something funny? The Warriors Defense.

Want to hear something else funny? The Knicks scoring 82 points against us in the FIRST HALF.

Lastly, the most hilarious line of the night ... we lost to the New York Knicks. Beat by David Lee and Al Harrington! Freaking hilarious if you ask me.

Let's find out what's funny and what isn't from tonight's game shall we?

Yea! This guy beat us! No joke!

Since 67% of you felt I wasn't funny in my preview, I'll refrain from my comedic jokes tonight and instead offer some insightful vices to get over our butt kicking:

Here are my top 5 things to do when the Warriors are getting their butts kicked:

5: Play Desktop Tower Defense (I got to level 91).
4: Watch a Martin Lawrence Marathon on FX. How he hasn't won an Oscar is beyond me!
3: Defrost your fridge while cleaning bathrooms.
2: Tell your girlfriend you don't believe in marriage. Enjoy the following conversation.
1: Sit at computer and read GSoM comments

6 game losing streak. Oops sorry that's not very funny. Wait this is better ... we're now 5 and 12. No sorry that wasn't any better. This is just sad. I know we're playing our young guys and waiting for Monta to come back but honestly I can't do this anymore. I can't write this recap. I'm going on strike. I'm taking a break. I'm checking myself into a nice spa/resort somewhere remote and not looking at the newspaper till the All-star break. Anyone else with me?

Fine! Then on with a crappy recap:

The Warriors tonight showed me what it was like to play with no heart and no defense to give a team a franchise record for most points in the first half, 82. That wasn't the only record broken tonight. No, David Lee had a career high 37 points and Chris Duhon had a franchise record 22 assists. 2 players I never thought could possibly do that in a game and they did that to us.

This game was over by the second quarter. You could see the lack of Warrior transition defense allowing the Knicks to shoot a high percentage shot and basically blowing the game away. It also didn't help that we didn't get anything from Belinelli, Morrow, and our young guns Wright and Randolph.

Maggette had 32 points and Crawford had 21 but it was ugly. It looked as though we were the Clippers for a second. Even CJ Watson had a nice 23 points with 9 of 17 shooting but honestly our guys could only score individually. No one cared enough to play as a team. That's my frustration with CJ as a point guard. I know you all will hate me for saying that, but I don't see CJ as the answer. I'm waiting to be impressed.

We lost to the Knicks. I thought we would have killed them. I thought we would have ended our 5 game losing streak to a team we should have beat and I thought we would have showed some sign of moxie and improvement. Instead, we lost to a crappy team who ONLY played 7 players and worst of all, we lost to a guy we traded away because he had no heart. It's only fitting that Al Harrington tried to stick it to us. The guy who gave up on the Warriors and pouted his way out of Oakland got the better of us tonight. If we had someone like Mullin (in his hay day) on the floor tonight I swear he would have elbowed Al in the face by the second quarter. But alas our team is made up of Girl Scouts.

Give the Warriors a badge for the best "Running away from Offense"

Al Harrington battled for loose balls and pounded his chest and gave me another reason to hate the guy. Someone who was too proud to work it out with Nellie wanted so badly to show us up instead of being a better person. Maybe I'm just hating, but add Al to my list of players I dislike. (J. Noah ... congrats you're still in the lead)

No one deserves a Warrior Wonder tonight, but I'm going to give it to Maggette for the sake that he had 12 rebounds with 32 points. Fine. Take it. Tell me when Monta returns.

Poll

What's your take on tonight disaster?

Consider the season over. We're hopeless now.

685 votes

Give me a break. It's one stinking loss. We're rebuilding.

323 votes

I like losing. I also like Martin Lawrence's movies!

178 votes

1186 votes | Poll has closed

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Very sad but....

look what nelson said after the game: http://ken-berger.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/11979249

F**K REFS

by faetati on Nov 29, 2008 9:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

K, Nelson, if we're not making the playoffs this year, then at least play the young guys.

by DuikeBuike on Nov 29, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think..

the most interesting thing he said was at the end of the piece when asked who will lead the team from the front office he said “thats what WE’RE trying to figure out”… Hmm. Sounds like he’s more than just a coach..

by in for life on Nov 29, 2008 11:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Also, YaoButtaMing, I love the girl scouts. It perfectly sums up the warriors

by DuikeBuike on Nov 29, 2008 9:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I love the girl scouts.

I think those are brownies? Girl scouts wear green??

Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me

by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 29, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Did that many people really pick "Warriors are Hopeless"

I chose the rebuilding..

by AlbinoWhale on Nov 29, 2008 10:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nellie

I was one of the biggest defenders of Nellie. And for all I know, this season could still end up like that magical ‘06-’07 season. That doesn’t make this loss any easier, though.

I’ve never thought our defense was as terrible as some people say, but tonight it was literally nonexistent! My God, 82 points in a half? I know you love run and gun, Nellie, but you’d think a great mind like yours can realize when something isn’t working. In this case, it was small ball.

Sigh. One other poster suggested inserting Turiaf or Wright into the starting lineup. I hope we see that Monday. This small ball only works with great playmakers….and we don’t have any at the moment.

by ryogahibiki on Nov 29, 2008 10:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It's still very early into the season

It’s not completely over yet. At least we’re not losing while we’re playing at our best, i’m pretty sure we can do MUCH better than this.

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 29, 2008 10:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

UNSTOPPABLE BABY (eom)

by tvargs on Nov 29, 2008 10:52 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

UNPALATABLE BABY!

haha

www.jettisonhigh.com

by BALLINelli on Dec 1, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

its been said many times before,

but its funny that alot of the bandwagon fans are finally rearing their ugly heads. 43 so called fans voted that the season is over. wow you guys are so fucking emo , it’s ridiculous. yeah i understand u guys are frustrated of all the losses but shut the f up already. If you don’t remember, the only carry overs from our playoff run that are active are stack jack, biedrins and buike. Hmm, let’s see how many new players there are, morrow, turiaf, maggette, crawford, cj, randolph, wright, kurz, belli, williams, and nelson. Do you guys really think that team chemistry is built in a day??? I’ve said this before, calm the fuck down and quit all the whining!! Quit playing the blame game because it is getting SO OLD. I’m about to call the “waaaaaaaaaahmbulance”.

by turbulence24 on Nov 29, 2008 10:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

agreed

all these people who complain about Nelson, how many winning seasons we in the 90’s and now? Geez >_>

by aznwarrior44 on Nov 29, 2008 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

also agree

i’ve been a warrior faithful since the early 90s, and as much as this sucks, i’m not giving up quite yet. that and i already bought season tickets.. haha no seriously though.. it’s a rebuilding season (insert cliche here). as turbulence mentions, we’re essentially an entirely new team. losses don’t gain necessarily garner confidence, but letting the young guys play will benefit us later on in the season and certainly seasons to come.

by freun989 on Nov 29, 2008 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude!

i don’t care if you are a freaking bandwagon fan or as loyal as loyal gets!! if you give up 82 points in the first half and you show absolutely NO HEART then yea … we all have a right to complain once in a while.

tonight was unacceptable. if you are a fan or not. these guys get paid how much to have the luckiest lives in the world and they give us that? are you kidding me?
time for us all to demand a little more if we’re going to follow these guys.

If we played our young guys and we lost by that much but we hustled our butts off … then you know what i would have written a much nicer recap. but from what i saw tonight … i’m ticked off with the Warriors. and no … i’m not a bandwagon fan.

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 30, 2008 12:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. If you don’t have a right to be annoyed tonight, when do you? That was a brutally ugly loss to a bad team. I blame Nellie more than I blame the players, but everybody should be allowed to throw some blame around. That was a shameful performance.

by onlxn on Nov 30, 2008 12:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

so if we’re “hardcore” fans we’re supposed to just accept that we got destroyed by a less than medicore team? hell no. many of us, myself included, have been fans for years, and will continue to be fans, but we don’t just roll with mediocrity. we should be demanding a hell of a lot more than what we’ve witnessed these past few games

by AJC3317 on Nov 30, 2008 2:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+ one billion

screw cohan, screw mullin, screw baron

by DMJR on Nov 30, 2008 5:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

first of all...

my comment was not in any which way directed towards you Yao. At no point did you ever come to mind when I was calling out the bandwagoners. I think your recap was on point and I agree with alot of the things u mentioned. Much love. Definitely we have the right to be pissed off when the Warriors don’t show up for certain games and show no heart. I NEVER said fans should not be frustrated. I NEVER said we should accept mediocrity. What set me off is the fact that according to the polls that you posted, we have a total of 471 so-called fans writing off our beloved Dubs 17 games into the season. That is total BS. The true definition of a fan is you live and die with your team no matter what. Lately, this community has been bombarded by noobs who regurgitate the same thing the person before him has said already. How many more times are going to have to read FIRE NELSON, TRADE STEPHEN JACKSON, PLAY THE YOUNG PLAYERS, GET RID OF COHEN AND ROWELL. What ever happened to some of the great GSOMERS who were actually able to articulate their statements and give fresh new perspectives on certain topics? All I’m saying is give it a rest already, and of those 471 people who think the Warriors are a lost cause, I better not see you praise Stack Jack or Nellie in the future when our team starts to get chemistry and win. My team might suck right now, but it is still my team. If you want to go root for someone winning right now, why don’t you guys become Fakers fans??

by turbulence24 on Nov 30, 2008 11:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But?!?!?!

Belinelli made a 3 the other day, he must be awesome!!! Even I could put him in the game and tell him to do that again, but does Nellie? Nooo… he must be fired!

But seriously, you need to chill out. You were a new fan at one point too, do you want to be the only guy rooting for a team or do you want other people to celebrate with? Do you want me to get off your lawn? Am I an idiot, or less of a fan, because I was born after the Warriors won their last championship, and thus can’t say I was there when it happened? Jeez… grow up, grow a pair. Stop confusing “people who became fans of a great and exciting Warriors team featuring BD, JRich, Monta, Jax, and TMNT” with “Fans who have giant mood swings depending on how the last game or shot went.” Let them have their fun and explain your side of things without the personal insults.

And by the way, I know it’s a few years old, but… “Notorious” by Turbulence is HOTT!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNFmPr5_x4

"No no Nene!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB5DxNl4EB0

by Dubs fan in Boston on Dec 1, 2008 7:03 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

i'll rec that

thanks, DF. you know things are bad when “fans” start calling out other “fans”. lol. the thing is, many of us “fans” remember the losing years, they aren’t a distant memory, and we’re tired of it. that being said, life goes on. some folks here sound like the kind who take their personal aggressions/frustration out on everyone around them instead of dealing with it like a mature human being. you wanna throw stuff around or scream at your wife or neighbor or perfect stranger you meet on the street b/c of the outcome of a game? well, that’s just really sad.
the true definition of a human is you have the ability to sort through what is real and meaningful in life and what is not worth the aggravation. can your rage and realize that the W’s record isn’t a personal insult to you or anyone you may consider a “fan”.

the stop calling him "beans" movement

by pervisNeverNervous on Dec 1, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

pervis

i’m not even too sure where you are coming from…

by turbulence24 on Dec 1, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You're right.

I respectfully agree with you DF. My bad if I came off as callous. It’s just so disheartening to see (now at 550) fans think their team is a lost cause. Do you believe the same? Call me an optimist, but I just see way too much talent in our team to not expect greatness in the near future. I guess I just don’t see a reason in kicking a team that’s already on the ground. Again my apologies, I seemed to have offended the people I felt would have felt the same as me.

by turbulence24 on Dec 1, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I just hate the word "bandwagon"

It’s used by people who jumped on the bandwagon to refer to people who jumped on afterwards. Whatever. Don’t get me wrong, the mood swingers are f-ing annoying to me as well. But just because they started following the Warriors in 1970 doesn’t make them any better or worse than a new fan.

"No no Nene!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB5DxNl4EB0

by Dubs fan in Boston on Dec 5, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

On the topic of...

…Harrington, despite whatever bitterness may linger about the holes in his game, what he said about Nelson was 100% true. When you’re not one of his dudes, you’re never going to be. If you are, though, you’re locked in no matter your quality of play. Example: Stephen Jackson.

by Zack Vank on Nov 29, 2008 11:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Honestly

In the past (04-05ish) I did not mind the 34 win season because there was a player who kept the Warriors interesting. If it wasn’t for his highlight dunks, I would probably change the channel and watch music videos on MTV. But the Warriors don’t seem to have that highlight type player anymore (until Moped Monta comes back). Who on the Warriors is there to watch when they are losing? Jackson? Maggette? Crawford? In the past (when i started watching the warriors) Jason Richardson kept me watching the warriors, as of right now there isn’t anyone on the warriors that keeps me watching games even when they are losing.

I think a reason for some of GSoMer’s to complain is not because they are Band Wagoners, but because after going to the second round of the playoff they expected the Warriors to build on that success. Thats why I think some people are bitter. Me on the other hand just wished there was another J-Rich type player on the warriors who wants to win as much as the fans want to win.

I wouldn’t call myself a Bandwagon fan because I wasn’t into sports at all until the season Pietrus was drafted, but I did watch two back-to-back 34 win seasons.

If I am wrong i will respond with a D'Oh

by StephenO4 on Nov 29, 2008 11:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

J-Rich was my source of pride while the Warriors had bad years. I loved his showmanship and all those half court alley-oops and 360 dunks.

It’s cool though, people come and go. =[

by Five Ten Entertainment on Nov 30, 2008 12:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well isnt that the reason for so many fans to be angrey with the trade?

Jrich WAS the warriors for so many years. man do i miss the passion he had. i dont think we will be seeing a player saying sorry in the newspaper for a long time.

by GSwarrior on Nov 30, 2008 12:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I really...

…couldn’t care less about apologies in the newspaper. I’d rather they weren’t necessary.

by Zack Vank on Nov 30, 2008 1:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Great post Stephen!

couldn’t have said it better myself.

by YaoButtaMing on Nov 30, 2008 12:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ditto

by centerre on Nov 30, 2008 12:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I vote season over…Eversince we lost Baron we cemented our place as the worst franchise.I mean how many times the Warriors as a franchise let go of their best players.We’ve seen this happen after a 34 win season.We let go of Jamison,Arenas and Larry hughes.Man if they would’ve stuck with that team they could’ve done some damage.Fast forward to 06-07 season.Getting that trade moved us from being a dormant franchise to becoming an upcoming team.What did the franchise do that off season.Oh yeah trade one of their key players.If I recall it was when JRich and BDiddy came back when we went on that run.Remember hat sporscenter announcer yelling buckets because all three Jax,JRich,and BDiddy couldn’t miss during that second quarter.Imagine what could’ve happen if they have that team last year.Yeah we might have let go of either Beans and Tay but we are still a good team.

What I’m saying is this as long as Cohan and company are running the Warriors, you will never see this team become a power house.I have no choice because I’ve always like the warriors since 93 and I was watching the games back when it was on action 36.
The owner of this team is a cheap bastard and has no loyalty for his players so not even LeBron James when he’s available would ever join this team.

I lost hope in this team when they let Arena go and Jamison as well for fucking Dumleavy and Murphy.I regain my fiath when we traded for Baron even when we didn’t make it to the playoff his first full year with the team.Now who do we have?Yeah we traded JRich and let Baron go.Guess what we are doing the same thing with Montay right now too by going public about trying to void his contract.I probably wont be surprise if he demands a trade after this season because I wouldn’t want to play for this team either if Cohan and co. are running this franchise.The guy probably don’t even watch his own team play so until someone decide to buy this franchise from him or people just decide not to go to GSW games period so he would have no choice but to sell the team.

by miksar617 on Nov 30, 2008 12:24 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

okay

the apparent diss on Martin Lawrence is where this post loses all of its credibility

by Agent Zero on Nov 30, 2008 12:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Are we...

…really going to start pretending Martin Lawrence can act? I don’t think we’re THAT desperate.

by Zack Vank on Nov 30, 2008 1:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

dude

say what you want about martin lawrence the dude is funny

by Agent Zero on Nov 30, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Al

Nellie’s bad karma came around to bite him in his big ass. I never considered Al to be the bad guy. Nellie confirmed that Al had approached him way back at the beginning of the summer and asked to be traded. So what does Nellie do? The week before the season starts he makes Al one of the team captains. If you’re the coach and you know one of your players isn’t happy and wants to get out of Dodge, do you make him a team captain? Nellie was just setting the stage for Al to look like an ingrate when the story hit the press. I’m glad Al got a chance to rub it in Nellie’s face – despite the loss. Nellie’s heart isn’t in the right place. All Nellie cares about it Nellie, and it shows:

Asked why he continues to coach, Nelson replied: “Cold cash, baby, cold cash. I guess I like it.”

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/11/27/theres_no_east_coast_bias_in_this_assessment/

Now really, would it have been that tough to say “because I love basketball”?

by centerre on Nov 30, 2008 12:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

omg

if he really did say that…that explains alooooot

by gorillas on Nov 30, 2008 1:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

36 & 12

in an uptempo system, huh, who would’ve thunk it that Al Harrington could be so productive …

and as for the cash comment, meh – it doesn’t explain jack, just another flippant throw away line, Nelson does love the game, and has $7m still coming to him from Dallas (if the head-up-his-orifice owner ever ponies up) so he’s hardly hurting for coin – he’s after Wilkens’ record and wants to win …

by hardcore on Nov 30, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Its like that episode of FUTURAMA

Mayor: “Dr. Wernstrom, can you save my city?”
Wernstrom: “Of course, but it’ll cost you. First I’ll need tenure.”
Mayor: “Done.”
Wernstrom: “And a big research grant.”
Mayor: “You got it!”
Wernstrom: “Also, access to a lab and five graduate students…at least three of them Chinese.”
Mayor: “Did…all right, done. What’s your plan?”
Wernstrom: “What plan? I’m set for life. Au revoir, suckers!”
Leela: “That rat! Do something!”
Mayor: “I wish I could, but he’s got tenure.”

Does that concept apply with Nellie and Jackson after they were signed for 3 more years?

If I am wrong i will respond with a D'Oh

by StephenO4 on Nov 30, 2008 7:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon guys

we are GS warriors fans. We should know better……we have no future or plans, it starts with the attitude of the organization. We are losers, i am so down right :(

brb, going to ORACLE

by warrior510 on Nov 30, 2008 1:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

emo trash.

by jchao204 on Nov 30, 2008 1:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

as i have kept saying Clippers, Nuggets, Nets, Timberwolves, Trailblazers

are the dumbest teams in the league come on! They lost to US!

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 30, 2008 1:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

damn refs...

grumble grumble…

"Brandon Roy is your favorite restaurant" - Dave

by Sabonis4Ever on Nov 30, 2008 1:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

so

any predictions to when we get our next win? i say December 8th at OKC but i’m not so sure about it

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 30, 2008 1:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

our next win comes...

sometime in Oct of 2009… we ain’t winning until the pre-season of next season

screw cohan, screw mullin, screw baron

by DMJR on Nov 30, 2008 1:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The game where...

The game where Monta comes back. Then we go on a 34-game winning streak. Then we collapse miss out on the eighth playoff spot by one game.

by heavyccasey on Nov 30, 2008 1:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hah….

good one. :(

"we must protect this house!"

by carlitofresh21 on Nov 30, 2008 2:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

this poll is not promising.

Saturday night scores FOR THE WHOLE GAME:

Sacramento = 78
Charlotte = 84
San Antonio = 84
Milwaukee = 85

Knicks = 82 first half. PA-THE-TIC.

by HoLdEmUP on Nov 30, 2008 3:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

We

can still pull out a winning season. This team has showed some flashes of greatness, if Monta comes back anywhere near his peak last year, then we should be able to turn it around. I don’t think the playoffs are very realistic. But we can turn it around, the only way to go from here is up. Lets rebuild this mutha!

by Aware1 on Nov 30, 2008 4:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

even

with monta we would still be getting destroyed :(

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 30, 2008 6:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Monta is not Jesus

Don’t expect Monta to come back and all of a sudden be the savior of the team. He’s a scorer and not a defender. The problem with the Warriors is that they don’t play defense, at all. Monta isn’t going to help that. Maybe he might be able to come in and help the Warriors outscore other teams but , and here comes the big cliche, it’s defense that wins championships.

Look at the last few NBA champions. Celtic, Spurs, Heat, Lakers, Pistons, etc. All of them played good defense. You may not realize that they are good defensive teams because offense is what everyone seems to notice. But it’s a good defense that ignites the offense.

Do you remember when the Warriors made the playoffs and beat the Mavericks in the first round? They weren’t a great defensive team by any stretch of the imagination but they hustled on defense and that hustle lead to fast breaks and easy baskets on offense.

The young guys on this team need to learn that offense and scoring maybe what gets you that big NBA contract but it’s defense that makes a winning team. Now if only Nelson or a leader of the team can emphasize that to the young players of the team, they would at least have a future.

by NBA on Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

brutal

The Golden State Warriors, absent their brains, arrived at the Garden Saturday night and behaved as if they’d never before witnessed a pick and roll. Their entire defense went missing for 48 minutes, allowing the Knicks to set all kinds of records that meant very little when placed within the context of this ludicrous 138-125 victory.

but true

Never before had a team retreated with such commitment. The Warriors were unforgivably horrible. No worries. Nelson deals with a patient owner, a minimal fan base, two newspaper beat writers and a lot of nice weather out there in the Bay Area. He served his time in New York, and it didn’t go well. Now Nelson can afford to win, or lose, at his own pace.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/11/29/2008-11-29_a_visit_from_don_nelson_gets_points_acro.html

by centerre on Nov 30, 2008 5:24 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Never before had a team retreated with such commitment.

Haha, One of the all time great comments.

Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me

by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 30, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

A new york writer talking about f'd up bball?

What a joke.

"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."

by GameSix on Dec 1, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hear hear

Thank you Mr. Kettle! And it’s insulting the way he refers to the fan/writer base. It’s EXACTLY why people out here HATE NYC and all of its egotistical residents.

"No no Nene!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB5DxNl4EB0

by Dubs fan in Boston on Dec 5, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

thoughts

I was at the game last night. The fans really came out last night. It was an electric atmosphere, and the Warriors looked very flat footed in person. David Lee was very effective last night, and it was rare to see someone quicker than Andris. The pick and roll defense was unacceptable, and Duhon recognized we weren’t defending it. IMO, I thought Andris helped too much and Duhon, and didn’t stay home on Lee. It’s hard to blame him though, because the person guarding Duhon didn’t stay on him. Defensive rotations need to be adjusted, there’s a lot of work to do. Al had a great game, I’m happy for him.

by bayareaballa on Nov 30, 2008 7:54 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Nelson once was a great coach

back when he cared about more than a paycheck. I have always supported and defended him throughout his quirky career, but he is ruining this young team; I can’t believe he was extended to develop our young players. All he could do after the Knick game was to tell the world what a great player Duhon is, the total package, etc., etc. Oh I get it, that’s why we lost. He did manage to give BW a whopping 6 min. of playing time, are you kidding me? He seems to have thrown in the towel and that’s not a good sign.

I am not excusing a lack of effort and passion by the players (where is the pride?), I will never defend that, but the ultimate responsibility belongs to Nellie. And to think, Marcus Williams isn’t playing because he is a defensive liability. Go figure.

by Jeffo on Nov 30, 2008 9:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I am really not proposing a total youth movement,

but how about letting Hendrix knock a few people down. This team needs a physical presence and some toughness. When I coached some really poor teams I always found solace in playing those who would hustle and play hard no matter what the score. Of course maybe that’s why I have the all time lowest winning percentage in the history of California high school basketball!

by Jeffo on Nov 30, 2008 9:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nelson is a great coach

The warriors just don’t have a STAR to give it to, someone who can win games for them. Baron was this person last year. We have nobody until monta comes back and he might not even that person

by GSW Fan on Nov 30, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nellie is a very good coach, one of the few who demonstrably does more with less and, in general, gets better performances out of his players. He’s also a coach with some real, real serious flaws, ones that I suspect have cost him greater success in the game. He’s stubborn to a fault and seems and sometimes seems more interested in proving a point or taking a particular challenge and having some success with it than looking at a long term big picture. As much as his biggest demand on players seems to be versatility and lineup flexibility, he himself is very, very rigid in his thinking once his mind has (rightly or wrongly) been made up.

I agree that this team does not have the horse to get it done. But I think Nellie, knowing this, has decided to stick with a formula that is not maximizing what is still left on the roster.

by jae on Dec 1, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

can someone please...

explain to me why he started Marco and then yanked him after seven minutes? He can’t possibly use the “missing defensive assignments” garbage for this game in which everyone was annihilated – and Marco alone didn’t account for 82 points given up. I mean I don’t think Marco’s a superstar but i think now Nellie is just F**king with his head!

John 8:44 -Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.

by triplesix on Dec 1, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

he did the same thing

to wright last year. if you’re gonna give someone a chance to play maybe u should, u know, GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO PLAY!!!

by AJC3317 on Dec 1, 2008 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

to me our season was over

Again, just play our young ones

I will always be your fan JRich. Good Luck

by chili01 on Nov 30, 2008 9:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully

That Ass-Kicking will get our heads in the right place. I know it doen’t feel good to be humiliated and that is exactly what happend to the warriors. Now hre is my version of why Rome is Burning.

1. For all you Stephen Jax haters. I didn’t hear much of the cheers that he wasn’t playing in the 4th quarter. Man talk about an icy bunch. I never heard so much bashing for a guy that really tries is hardest every night. Despite his often bad decisions, he is the best leader we got. And we need him out there to get a tech and spark some fire under these young guys asses.

2. Al Harrington- props to you, you showed the warriors that you are still a whiny b-z who only plays when he wants to prove a point. Maybe you have a heart for one game, but I can’y wait to see you when you realize you are on the knicks for 2 years until they dump you for an all star.

3. Warriors switch always defense- Nellie do me a favor and run tape on this game and look at every switch that resulted in an easy bucket. Sometimes you have to just man up, stop switching everything because guys are getting out of position on every play.

4. Warriors players- the only way to win is to play D. Sorry it is the truth. I don’t care if you are outmatch if you don’t play with heart you are no good to the team. I hope everyone went home and slept on their pile of cash from their salaries and had an epiphany.

5. Coach Nelson- Move the ball on offense, play hard defense, put turiaf in if people are bulling us. Next person to not block out get yeanks from the game. Restore some order!!!

by shooter1525 on Nov 30, 2008 10:45 PM PST reply actions 1 recs