What are the 2008 Warriors?
Matt Steinmetz, sideline TV reporter for Comcast and blogger at the Examiner, is worried about the team's identity. Rather than saying what the Warriors are, it's easier to say what they are not. He writes:
- They're certainly not a halfcourt team because they lack a low-post threat and they don't execute well enough to play that style. They don't have that kind of personnel, either.
- They're not a defensive team, that's for sure. Let's be honest. The Warriors are the opposite of a defensive team.
- They're not a team that relies on a star. Baron Davis, of course, was the closest thing the Warriors had to a difference-maker, and now he's gone.
- They're not a good shooting team. It's not news that the Warriors took more 3-pointers than every other team in the league last year. It might be news, though, to find out that 22 teams shot it better from out there.
I loved watching the Warriors the last two season, but with Baron gone the identity of the Warriors seems to be fragmenting into something even I can't fathom. Is this a team based on potential, with youth everywhere providing the promise of future growth? Is this a team that still needs to be shaped and reformed? What will their style be?
How can we best define the 2008 Warriors?
This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!
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two words
surprise champions
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
by cap'n hack on Sep 19, 2008 7:18 AM PDT 0 recs
three words
The Lost Year
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on
Sep 19, 2008 7:54 AM PDT
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four words
we still believe, right?
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
by cap'n hack on
Sep 19, 2008 7:58 AM PDT
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five words
You wanna buy a bridge?
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on
Sep 19, 2008 8:07 AM PDT
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ha
oh man, that would be way funnier if not every part of it was depressing.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
by cap'n hack on
Sep 19, 2008 8:23 AM PDT
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we are...
the 2007 Portland Trailblazers
screw cohan, screw mullin, screw baron
by DMJR on Sep 19, 2008 8:52 PM PDT 0 recs
We are
the Boston Celtics…
the 2006 Boston Celtics… that is…
Stop crying about it alright?!?! GO MULLIN.
by jeppalepala on Sep 19, 2008 10:14 PM PDT 0 recs
We are
We are…
The Youth of the Nation!
so good it hurts
by NaturalBornBaller on Sep 19, 2008 11:12 PM PDT 0 recs
I was gonna say DMJR's answer...
Well…. We are… the 2007 Portland Trailblazers.
by Mr. Monday Night on Sep 20, 2008 11:39 AM PDT 0 recs
I don't agree with the shooting
The Warriors aren’t a great three-point shooting team (although Marco and Morrow might have something to say about that, though), but I think they’re a rather solid mid-range shooting team.
by pree on Sep 20, 2008 6:36 PM PDT 0 recs
We are what we are and that's all that we are.
I pray i never have to use a gun again...
...unless i'm at a strip club parking lot...
...and somebody tries to run me over with their car...
...But how often does that happen??
by ssmokinjoe on Sep 21, 2008 1:41 AM PDT 0 recs
We Are
The highest scoring team in the NBA!
Unfortunately we also give up the most points.
by isaysme on Oct 16, 2008 9:57 AM PDT 0 recs













