Playoffs? Nah, a real stretch at this point… we’ve already dug ourselves a nice little hole, and there are at least nine credible teams in West. We’re currently tenth in the conference, and I imagine we’ll be exactly there at season’s end.

Having said that, I think playing .500 ball from here on out is very possible, for three reasons:

1) The much-discussed return of Monta will be a huge help.

2) The much-discussed move to bigger lineups would be a huge help.

3) Oracle still seems to give us a boost. Tiny sample size, but we’re 3-5 in eight games there with a differential of just 3, as opposed to 2-8 with a differential of -74 on the road. Look at last night - after the most depressing road trip we’ve had in years, the Oracle crowd came out and cheered hard. They’re good fans, and they usually give us a big boost even in bad years… it’s been a long time since we were outright bad at home. Our schedule is especially home-heavy starting in January, when Monta returns… the combination of those variables could lead to a nice stretch of games.

The first and third things should more or less take care of themselves. The second thing is the only one that’s up in the air. I would think Nellie will be forced to play Wright and Turiaf more, just because the reasons for doing it are staring him in the face… on the other hand, those reasons have been staring him in the face for the past two weeks and he’s ignored them.

Is this team capable of going 32-32 from here? I think so. 35-47 and tenth in the conference sounds about right to me. Sucks to be in that lower-lottery no-man’s-land, but I’ll be happy if we can see some better basketball from here on out.

No playoffs this year. Don’t even suggest it. We lost our core after last season and now we’re working with a bunch of rookies (aka newbs) and veterans who think they’re big shots. I wouldn’t mind seeing a few less wins if we can get a nice draft pick who can impact and help out our team right away.

On December 1st doesnt ruin your season, but last nights loss did. That was about as a bad of a loss I have seen over the 25 years with the Warriors and there have been a lot bad losses. The only chance they have is to run off a 6 to 8 game winning streak, and that needs to happen sooner rather than later.

If I had to bet money one way or another, I would say they miss the playoffs. But, after 18 games, there is no chance that I am ready to throw the towel in on the season.

First off, they have show great play at times. the middle 24 minutes of the Celtics game, for instance. I know we can’t focus on moral victories, but beating the 17-2 defending champs in Boston, late in the game, when the celts were playing rather well shows good signs.

I see no reason why this team won’t be clicking on all cylinders a few games after Monta gets back. Crawford, Monta, Jackson, Maggette and Biedrins, with Morrow, Azubuike, Watson, Turiaf, Randolph and Wright on the bench? No Lakers, but that is not a half-bad line-up, especially if we can commit to playing at least a little bit of defense.

Second, there are a few teams currently in the top-8 in the West that could fall out.
Portland, though I believe they’ll be a championship contender in 2-3 years, will not continue to play this well. They have no veterans in their core of star players, and I think that will bite them in the butt halfway through the season. I’m not saying they miss the playoffs, just saying that I highly doubt they finish second in the west, where they sit right now.

Denver also could miss the playoffs, despite their 12-6 record. Why? Because Carmelo Anthony is averaging ~17 or so ppg since the Billups trade. They are playing great ball, but Melo has not been getting the touches or the points. Does anyone here really think that Carmelo, at his age, is willing to lose his all-star status to win a championship ring?
It took Kobe 12 years to learn to drop his scoring to make his team great, I doubt Carmelo will do it in his 6th year. The nuggets are a very corrupt organization when things go awry, and I see that happening in a few weeks when melo’s numbers don’t jump.

Also, injuries to old players for San Antonio and Phoenix could mean a potential down fall for either of those teams. Houston too.

Also, in response to Psion, I highly highly highly doubt Nellie would even tank a season. Nellie playing to win a good ROOKIE is about as likely as LeBron taking a pay cut to stay in Cleveland. The Mad Scientist’s got way more youth than he knows what to do with as is…..

mathematically speaking? No.

Realistically speaking? Probably not.

At this point, just hope for a dreadful season with a lot of young guys and a top 6-8 lottery pick.

We lost against the Heat because we missed a rebound and messed up on an inbounds pass. You seriously think that we’re going to keep messing up on inbounds plays EVERY SINGLE GAME?

Also, this team isn’t going to get worse. We weren’t at our best to begin with. Monta is coming back, and it will change EVERYTHING (except for maybe rebounding).

Look at the 2007 Warriors. Remember the game they lost against the Wizards? Gilbert Arenas got fouled to end the game, and made two free throws to give his team a win. The Warriors couldn’t do anything about it because time was already up. All the Warriors could do is hope that Arenas misses the FT.

Ever since that loss against the Wizards, it sparked our team and the Warriors went on an amazing 16-5 run to make the playoffs.

The Heat almost won the SAME EXACT way that the Wizards won. Udonis Haslem made a shot to send it to overtime, but he also got fouled on the shot. The referee’s didn’t call it. If the refs called the foul, the Warriors would have had to sit and watch as Haslem makes the free throw to win the game.

I feel that the loss against the Heat will have the same IMPACT on the Warriors like the loss against the Wizards of 2007. You guys quickly forgot how good our team played during the game, Crawford is a BALLER and is capable of carrying the team. I believe that the Warriors will play with more HEART and DESIRE now that they experienced a devastating loss from last night. And once Monta comes back, this team will be even more crazy.

Of course, the Warriors aren’t going to go on an amazing 16-5 run to make the playoffs like the 2007 Warriors did; but that’s why this wake-up call happened in DECEMBER, and not March. It gives the Warriors even more time to get back on track.

Laugh at this post now, but I bet you guys had the SAME DOUBT about this team back in 2007, when the odds of them making the playoffs were just as low. Basketball is a game emotion… and with this wild team, a spark can easily cause their emotions to elevate their skills to another level and have them playing great. As corny as that sounds, I still think it’s true and the Warriors still have a chance.

It’s way too EARLY to give up now. If we’re still doing bad around February, MAYBE then it would be a good time to start whining.

Sorry, olympicmike for somewhat repeating you. posted at essentially the same time…

indeed.

And warriors minds, too!

we won’t make the playoffs.
Just play our young guys….ALSO in the 4th quarter

I’m kinda against drafting big men, but yeah, let’s shoot for Hasheem Thabeet XD

The Clippers vs. the Mavericks last night.

1. Both teams suck. Kinda the reverse of what we’re dealing with. Good teams with real stars who just don’t care.

2. Everyone in the West except for the hated Lakers are playing sucky basketball. The Warriors fans who spend all their creative juices telling us just how awful our players and coaches are just aren’t watching how other teams are playing. It’s the beginning of the season. EVERYONE bites.

3. The Clips were up by 15 at the beginning of the 4th. They have Z-bo, Al Thornton, Eric Gordon, Marcus Camby, and B Davis on the floor. Not a bad squad by any measure. They STILL lose their 15 pt. lead and it’s down to a one possession game at the end. Jason Terry lifted the entire opposing team by their tails and spanked them with a two by four. ON THE LAST POSSESSION Baron dribbles the ball up the court and launches a horrible 3 pt. attempt without even looking at the clock, much less his teammates or the bench. Clippers lose. Against a Mavericks team that is playing like shite, and with Josh Howard on the bench.

Boo hoo boo hoo. The Warriors are starting the season again on a losing streak. Boo hoo, we lost Baron, that CLUTCH CLOSER OF CLOSE GAMES. Boo hoo, Nelson isn’t a masterful genius who ALWAYS outcoaches the opposing team and their genius coach. Boo hoo, we don’t have Elton Brand Kevin Garnett Carlos Boozer and we should trade Bellinelli to get all three. Boo hoo, we didn’t keep our team from two years ago although there isn’t a single team in professional sports who keeps their roster set, unless they get to and/or win the championships.

Atma, you are the worst of all these whiners now. I love your humor and energy, but you seem to have worked yourself into a position regarding the Warriors where you’re really taking it personally that the Warriors didn’t progress past the WE BELIEVE movement. We have a flawed owner, flawed front office, and flawed roster. Almost everybody does. You have to be really really lucky to root for a team who has solved ANY of these intractable problems.

On one message board I waste all my time reading commentary about how Obama has already lost both wars in the Middle East and destroyed the Democrat majority before he’s even taken office. On this board I hear about who we should choose with our lottery pick next year when Monta isn’t even back from injuries. You CONTROL FREAKS gotta find a new hobby and shut the hell up until events on the ground catch up to your hissy fits.

Nellie is such a hypocrite, if we’re not making the playoffs then give a LOT more PT for Randolph at the 3, Wright at the 4 and Biedrins at the 5 to play together since that’s what we have for the future, Randolph and Wright should get to learn to play with each other, why is he making them compete against each other for PT. I would be more interested in seeing Wright and Randolph develop together than watching Jackon and Maggette scoring 30 points just to loose games.

How the hell does Sam Mitchell get fired from the Raptors, and Nellie keeps his job?