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You've got to be kidding me.

 

Two in a row?  Really?  I mean, REALLY?  How in the world do we manage to lose 2 games in a row - one to the worst team in the league and the other to the best team - by last second shots?

What kind of hocus pocus voodo is going on in the Bay these last few days?

Ugh...I stand by my earlier statements.

I HATE LEBRON JAMES.

Jump...

 

 


 

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BOOM BABY!!

He's Baaaaacckk!!!

And surprisingly good considering his injury.  Yes, yes, he shut me up with his explosive play and crazy cuts to the rim.  He obviously can still elevate (did you see those crazy dunks?) and he was one of the quickest players on the court. 

But don't think for a minute that he's perfect.  His midrange jumper, which was almost perfected before he was injured, was waaay off.  I'm also not happy with his mere 3 assists - it's time for him to be PG, share the ball, and find Beans, Jack, Maggs, or Morrow as much as possible.  Drive and kick man, drive and kick.  But hey, I understand it's your first game back and you wanted to give the fans a show.

And man, Monta gave a show.  High-flyin and speedy.  The fans were roarin louder than ever and he changed the mentality of the players around him.  Everyone played harder and with more heart than we've seen all year. 

Can't wait to see him and Jamal in the back court!

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I want Anderson Varejao to hug me


D-FENCE!!

The Cavs are the best defensive team in the NBA.  They allow less than 90 points a game and physically and mentally destroy other teams.  They're considered one of the best in the NBA for a reason. 

What's this?  The Warriors put up over 100 against them?  Fine, we do score a lot, but that's against a GREAT defensive team.  I say we get the point in the column.  Also, chiggy check OUR defensive statistics.  We forced 11 turnovers and kept the Cavs, a good shooting team, under 45% from the field. 

Mad improvement from the beginning of the season (I'm just tryng to see postiives here...)

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Ignore the end result of this one.  The kid played well.

3-Morrow

Hmm...I kind of like that name.  Maybe that'll catch on with the kids.

7 of 10 from the field and 3 of 4 from behind the arc?  WHO IS THIS GUY?  No matter how many times I see him shoot, I still awe over his amazing form and release.  Man, if I only I could do this...but for now, I'm stuck with my ugly Shawn Marion form.  Ugh.

Maybe he should be on the next betterbasketball video JJ Redick.  That'd be awesome!

But in all seriousness, if he doesn't make the 3 point contest, I'm going to throw a huge hissy fit. 

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"The Force is strong in that one..I got it!  LeBron as the main character in the next Star Wars trilogy..Sam Jackson's evil son!"

LeBron James

Someone please explain to me how this guy shoots 10-24, gets blocked by Beans twice, has two turnovers, airballs a shot in the last minute and then

HITS THE GAME WINNER. 

I can't blame anyone on that play, great defense, and Ronny was right in his face.  That was all LBJ magic.

"It's a great feeling, especially when you get it like that and then you hear the horn and the shot goes in and there's no way they can try to make a comeback at us," James said. "I wish everyone could get that type of feeling. It's unbelievable."

Unbelievable, indeed.

At least you got kool kicks.

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GSoM Night 6!

Sigh, on to Sunday.  Clipps coming into town, without Baron, and it's GSoM Night 6!

Get your tickets if you haven't already!

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If we lose by another last second shot...

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Unfortunately for ROMES, it ain't Belli

I really wanted to give this Stephen Jackson for the last second (or at least I thought it was) made shot.  24 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists - nearly a triple double.

But fine fine, Monta Ellis.  You saw what he did.

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We need to work on your poses.  There's better, just don't do this....

 

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Poll
Now that Monta's back
PLAYOFFS baby! We still Believe!
144 votes
We win a few, we lose a few, no biggie
236 votes
He will single handedly destroy our lotto pick
248 votes
Who cares? We're still have a bad front office!
127 votes

755 votes | Poll has closed

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yeah....

I knew when SJax hit the 2 with 6 seconds left that something was going to go wrong. The deflection of the inbound pass gave me hope and cut it down to 4, but it was inevitable.

by FishStix on Jan 24, 2009 5:45 PM PST reply actions  

the irony is

that deflected inbounds pass hurt them.

A trapped Mo Williams on the sideline would have had a tough time seeing a clear pass to swing the ball to the other side.

by jakarta on Jan 24, 2009 5:50 PM PST reply actions  

One thing about the defense of the Cavs....

While I won;t say it would have made the difference, the Cavs were missing Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Delonte West. West, for one, is our best perimeter defender.

Though, since Jamal Crawford wasn’t in the game it evens out. The Warriors are probably the best offensive team the Cavs will face and alot of those guys(Jackson, for one) always give the Cavs a tough time.

Good luck the rest of the season, and see ya next year!

FTS

FearTheSword

SBNation's Cleveland Cavaliers Blogger

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jan 24, 2009 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah, it was still a good game despite both teams not healthy.

The Warriors were also missing Marco Belinelli and Brandan Wright, but we can’t really use that as an excuse since Morrow picked up for them.

by Precise Films Productions on Jan 24, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Same here

I still believe. This team is going to be CRAZY once they finally get healthy, but the injuries have to stop soon or else it’ll be too late.

by Precise Films Productions on Jan 24, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions  

PLAYOFFS baby! We still Believe!

Let’s go Warriors!

Oh wait my name isn’t Shells.

by tayuku on Jan 24, 2009 6:41 PM PST reply actions  

lol

You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk

by LostHawk on Jan 24, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions  

LMAO

Be yourself, because everybody else has been taken.

by The Dedication on Jan 24, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

dont hate

we played really well considering….

1) we are a very young team
2) crawford was out
3) randolph was out
4) belli was out
5) wright was out
6) ellis is like 80%
7) goose looked to be bothered by the wrist injury’
8) we were playing against arguably the best team in the league (1st or 2nd)
9) we were playing against the best defensive team in the league
10) we were playing against the best player in the league

all things considered…i think we are an excellent team…and will be playoff contenders next season if the injuries go away and we get a good draft pick…and maybe trade maggs or crawford + cj/mwilliams for a good PF like lamar odom…altho wright/randolph could be very good starters by next year (i hope)…otherwise be excellent backups to odom

You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk

by LostHawk on Jan 24, 2009 8:01 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL R Dizzle!

Go Rocky!

Hell of a game. Morrow played well. Very Impressed with Monta for his first game and I was very impressed with the whole team altogether.

Killer loss once again, but Monta being back really brings more urgency to the team. Hope they can be consistent with it tomorrow night and throughout the rest of the season.

Go Warriors still.

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jan 24, 2009 8:25 PM PST reply actions  

Yes, let's go Warriors.

I must limit myself to like 10 of those now… And throw in how awesome each players is…but then, I wouldn’t be watching the game. They’re gonna beat the Clippers. Let’s go Warriors!

by Shells on Jan 24, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I must limit myself to like 10 of those now

Trick that. Run that chant all you want all over this website. 3700+ perhaps?

You have seemed to trademarked that chant on GSoM as some have reference your name to that chant. “As Shells would say: Let’s Go Warriors still.” lol.

I’m surprised you haven’t made it your signature yet.

“Do you copy & paste that? …Are you just spamming?”

Shells: Naw. It’s called dedication you suckazzzz!

Btw: Great prediction on a Warriors win over the Clippers. Clips looked terrible tonight. Al Thornton had a few jaw droppers tho.

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jan 25, 2009 11:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Only way to Wash away the THREE BAD LOSSES(Kings,Thunder!?,Cavs!?) is to ..

have a good old fashion blowout on Sunday. Yes, it;s easier said than done, but if they have a nice blowout, maybe they can forget about the bad buzzer beating losses and heal the pain of those losses.
Morrow should have a high scoring game, around 20+
Crawford 20+
Jackson 20+ 5, 5
Monta 20+
Biedrins double double(If no Camby & Kaman)
Azabuike 20+
CJ 15
Turiaf 5 blocks 5 rebounds
Maggette 20+
That’s the only way to redeem the painful losses.

by AlbinoWhale on Jan 24, 2009 9:30 PM PST reply actions  

i dont think crawfords playing

by gorillas on Jan 24, 2009 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

hamstring again? Isn’t that what kept maggs and sjax out?

by Calamity on Jan 24, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah

i heard right now that its day to day

by gorillas on Jan 24, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

THE POLL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

How could there be 2 different choices that say the same thing?
Now that Monta’s back..
“PLAYOFFS baby! We still Believe!” and
“He will single handedly destroy our lotto pick.”
Those 2 choices are the same thing.
If we make the playoffs, we won’t have a lottery pick. Lottery picks are choices 1-14. So if we make the playoffs, it’s impossible for us to be a lottery team. So those two choices are the same.

by sharpness609 on Jan 24, 2009 9:33 PM PST reply actions  

Not Really

Playoffs. Obviously means we make the playoffs.

"He will single handedly destroy our lotto pick."
Means he drives us to get better and we end up 9th or 10th, just out of the playoffs,and a lottery pick that is at the end of lottery picks, which won’t get us much in this weak draft.

There not saying destroying any chance at a lotto pick. There saying destroying any chance at a good worth while lotto pick

by The Golden One on Jan 24, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Lottery(Pathetic Record ON PURPOSE) or Bad Lottery #(Having more wins for pride of the team?)

I’d rather win all home games and lose road games to get an ok Lottery pick because Playoffs for the Warriors, is like a hobo hitting the lottery

No team is pathetic enough to lose games on purpose.

by AlbinoWhale on Jan 24, 2009 9:40 PM PST reply actions  

No team is pathetic enough to lose games on purpose.

actually few teams are smart enough to lose on purpose, it takes a clever coach and determined players who know the court is not the only field of combat.

Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 25, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

The growth of Morrow

Besides the return of Monta, the other impressive thing I took from the game was the growth of Morrow. Once he ran around a Cavs defender for a lay in. That’s pretty aggressive for a “catch and shoot only” guy. Twice he ran a fast break into a long jump shot that went in cleanly. When he took those shots, I thought he was rushing himself and I thought he forced those shots out of his normal rhythm, but they both went in.

Oh yeah, not only was Monta’s return exciting, it pushed the open thread past 1400 comments!

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 24, 2009 11:57 PM PST reply actions  

wow

notice how the clock says .2 and the red lights and hoop have .0

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 Jan 24, 2009 11:58 PM PST reply actions  

indeed

Interestingly enough, they replayed Jeff Green’s shot on the jumbo-tron right away, even though it was obvious he got it off in time. This one though, I sat in my seat until they kicked me out and they never replayed it, seems like they were scared for some reason…

by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Jan 26, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

dang

 george lucas was at the game

nerdgasm*

by saintdee on Jan 25, 2009 12:48 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

pg

jamaal is the point not monta plus well prolly draft a pijt so he stayin at shooting guard

by nateoak10 on Jan 25, 2009 1:00 AM PST reply actions  

we

just have to buy the warriors this and they will win!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETN1px7i4KY

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 Jan 25, 2009 4:14 AM PST reply actions  

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