RECAP: Warriors 113 Grizzlies 105 - Yes, YES, and YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
by R Dizzle on Nov 5, 2009 9:22 AM PST
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Let's take a peak and what I like to call...
Yes, YES, and YESSSSSSSSSSSS!
But first, check out the highlights from the game provided by our good buddies at NBA.com and Y! Sports
To be quite honest, I'm pretty surprised that we pulled off the win. I was sitting next to my friend while watching the game (PIstons fan...psshhhhh) and I was explaining to him how the Warriors sucked.
He just looked at me and said, "Yeah, you guys have problems. Who decides to just give up their captain role?"
Good question my man, good question.
Anywho, now for the fun! (But it ain't as fun as Funleavy Foto Fun!)
YESSSSSSSS: I lost 50 pounds with Jenny Craig!
YESSSSSSSS: I'm getting playing time even though I look like a monster!
YESSSSSSS: I look the same in every picture!
YESSSSSSS: I can get 4 points and 3 boards in 7 minutes!
YESSSSSS: I don't suck today!
YESSSSSSSS: I haven't punched anyone this year!
YESSSSSSSSS: They finally gave me the ball!
KEYS TO VICTORY
1. The "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Factor = 11
I did a quick scatter plot of this phenomena and it looks a little something like this. (You've gotta appreciate my extreme nerdiness and dedication to this joke. I should hand my Stats professor THIS as my Regression Analysis homework due on Monday.)
Briefly, I'd like discuss a few points to Figure A. Notice that there is a correlation between # of times "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?" is yelled in a game and the percent chance of the win. Normally, I find that when that statement is screamed, it usually is not in a good context - dumb shots, turnovers, not playing defense, shot clock violations - you name it. Furthermore, there is a direct correlation (R^2 = 1) between the two variables.
There were a few times in early in the game where this statement was used, specifically during Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson silly shots and Andris Biedrins early fouls. But hey, we still remained to about a 40% chance of victory, and we stuck to it!
2. Allen Iverson going 8-12, scoring 18 points and dropping 7 assists OFF THE BENCH
Notice the last three words in that - "OFF THE BENCH." Very key points. AI played well, no doubt. But check out these key points to this (Frustration grows for Grizzlies, Iverson - Yahoo! Sports)
He came off the bench.
And the Grizzlies lost.
Plain and simple. And The Answer's thoughts about it?
"The focus is on it because everybody in this whole world knows that I have a problem with it," Iverson said. "That’s why it’s an issue. It’s easy to say I’m selfish. My response to that is it’s something I’ve never done. And if we had success with us doing it than obviously I’d want to do it because we are winning basketball games. But if we had no success when we do it, than obviously I would have a bigger problem from the beginning.
Check out with "Captain" Jack had to say (Ellis, Morrow pace Warriors to first win - Yahoo! Sports)
"His upside is what’s scary, how good he can be," said Jackson, after Morrow scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Golden State Warriors to their first win of the season, 113-105 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
"He’s definitely one of the best shooters in the game, pure shooters. There are a lot of people that can shoot but he’s a pure shooter. There’s been a shortage on those in the league the last couple of years. He is definitely one."
"It’s just really all about doing what I have to do to stay on the court," Morrow said. "(Gay) scored some buckets but I wanted to make sure I did the best job I could and also went back at him offensively. He’s a great player so I just wanted to match that level of intensity."
"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR DRAFTING ME SUCKHAZ!YOU DON'T WANT ME IN YOUR 3-POINT CONTEST COMISSION STERN?!?I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MISS WITH THE MORROW!3-MORROW COMES TODAY!"
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my favorite stat from last night...
has got to be the 21 assists put up by curry and ellis. the warriors always play better when the ball is moving around but when they get a lead, they usually go back to iso’s and the third quarter collapse happens. let’s see if they can keep the assist numbers up.
It helps if they can pass it to Morrow on those assists.
That’s like a guaranteed assist if you get it in his hands. The team needs to keep looking for him out on the perimeter, and let Morrow initiate his own offense at times. I actually think Morrow can put up 30+ points if the team let him handle the ball more instead of just looking at him as a catch and shoot player.
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by Precise Films Productions on Nov 5, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
It all has to do with the type of players we have.
We have more guys that look to shoot every time than they do swing the ball.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
I told Randolph that Bill Russell would tell him to keep that ball in play and start the break.
RANDOLPH: "I know. But sometimes, you gotta let ‘em know."
(MT)
What?
No Marcus WIlliams love? Did he steal your laptop or something?
Just kidding- great recap.
Watching Morrow catch fire last night was FANtastic. I loved him showing off that post-up fadeaway bank shot on Williams. Ammo is getting diversified.
The passing from Monta and Curry was equally FANtastic. Sure the Grizz D is pretty porous, but I’ll take 21 assists : 2 turnovers— ANY DAY, ALL DAY BABY.
Golden State of Mind :: Always keeping it... "Unstoppable Baby!"
by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 5, 2009 9:39 AM PST reply actions
Did he steal your laptop or something?
I LOLed.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Maaaaan
Good point. I forgot to rag on Marcus Williams for getting tooled by Morrow. At one point I remember Barnett saying, “Last year, these guys matched up a lot during practice and really got a feel for each other.”
Too bad only one them ended up to be good.
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M.WILL BABY!
mwill highlight: his behind the back dribble & pointing at his players as if he’s a court leader.
and getting owned by Morrow.
Good Job Chocolate Rain….however, I’d like to see CJ on the court once in a while.
Notice how AR’s got the i’m-back-at-the-bench look? …Like a puppy dog E.T.
Monta
played great defense last night. He had five steals. Mayo and Conley’s shooting percentages were horrible. Yeah, AI dropped 18 points but I’m pretty sure Ellis and Curry took turns trying to guard him. No easy task no matter how old Iverson is.
It was a good win. Hopefully, they keep up the energy for the Clipps game on Friday.
This is Kristin Kreuk, now zip it. - GTTM
Monta + Curry last night
31 points
12 rebounds
21 assists
7 steals
2 turnovers
Yeah, I’m already starting to warm up to a Curry/Monta backcourt. (Didn’t some GSoMer coin a catchy nickname for the combo?) It’s not nearly as “small,” bad at defense, or weak on the glass as originally feared. And the more they start to get comfortable with each other, the more of an absolute nightmare they’re going to be for opposing defenses. Add MorrowJackMaggsBuike at 3 and BiedrinsRandolphRonny at 4-5 and the overall picture doesn’t seem anywhere near as bleak as it did yesterday.
Which is all a long way of saying: the Warriors won a game!!! Woohoo!!!
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Nov 5, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I was using Monturry...
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
And saying "Wait 'N See" when everybody was all "OMGWTFBBQ!!! Monta & Curry will be too small and can't defend"
OK, peacocking over. We still need to wait ‘n see. It’s not like Memphis is anything special…
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Come on now
On paper i’m pretty sure a lot of people would admit that seeing those two in the backcourt looks like a disaster on defense. Nothing wrong with that, it’s just a likely possibility. I’ve always said that Monta and Curry would fail at defense but I wouldn’t mind having them prove me wrong. It was just a prediction, not a statement that i’m going to live and die by.
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by Precise Films Productions on Nov 5, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
a likely possibility
Before the season, a lot of people were talking about it as a certainty, not a probablity. Not that everybody was insane about it, but plenty of people were.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it was something more poetic than that…
Fire and Ice?
Fire and Brimstone?
Slash and Burn?
Free and Clear?
Rhythm and Blues?
Keyboard and Mouse?
Five and Dime?
Dinner and a Movie?
Scratch and Sniff?
Death and Taxes?
Yin and Yang?
Zig and Zag?
Bonnie and Clyde?
Pebbles and Bam Bam?
Sigfried and Roy?
Mom and Pop?
Grandma and Grampa? (I know Skep will pick this one)
Ma and Pa Kettle?
Kid and Play?
Ham and Eggs?
Cream and Sugar?
Milk and Cookies?
Thunder and Lightning?
Peanut Butter and Jelly?
….?
There will be no extra point!
I think it was Rain and Thunder
Monta bolting to the rim and Curry making it rain from three. For some reason I keep thinking that it was “Sweet and Sour”, but can’t make the connection on how it fits the duo.
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by Precise Films Productions on Nov 5, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Rain and Thunder makes sense, except that Morrow’s got the trademark on anything to do with Rain, and Thunder™ is no longer with us. :,-(
Curry’s definitely Sweet, but Monta isn’t particularly Sour.
Slash (Monta) and Burn (Curry) makes sense, but it’s almost too literal.
I really like Grandma (Curry) and Grandpa (Monta), especially if the “Young Fella” ends up sticking around … if only Larry Johnson hadn’t already taken Grandmamma…
There will be no extra point!
Re: Sweet and Sour
I think that was a nickname for the Anthonys. Morrow’s sweet stroke and Randolph’s sour expression.
I give pressure the reach-around.
by bloodsweatndonuts on Nov 5, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
I like Moped and Scooter
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 5, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Me too...
But it’s gotta be something you can say.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Shake 'N Bake?
We really kinda need to see what kind of player Curry turns out to be before we start giving him a moniker.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
the one I recall is
Sugar n’ Spice (and everything nice.)
I was trying to think of something like that...
Good call
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 6, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
It's sounds too close to Marbury for me. Pass.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
I told Randolph that Bill Russell would tell him to keep that ball in play and start the break.
RANDOLPH: "I know. But sometimes, you gotta let ‘em know."
(MT)
Especially that one play
Where Ellis forced Iverson into a 24 second violation to end the quarter. That was straight-up, shut-down defense.
And when Monta used his quickness on defense
and resulted in Iverson not being able to blow past him and ended up losing the ball out of bounds.
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by Precise Films Productions on Nov 5, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
When your point guards turn the ball over as many times as Anthony Morrow misses, you know your team is doing something right.
by samuraaaaiiiiiii on Nov 5, 2009 9:42 AM PST reply actions
Great win Dubs, but I think I found Nellie's secret to his gameplan:
Welcome to the Warriors, Stephen Curry, the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year.
Panda's and Curry in the Bey Area. Who would've known?
Conductor of the "We're Back!" Bandwagon!
by ejdacanay on Nov 5, 2009 9:49 AM PST reply actions 14 recs
HAHAHA
I love this, especially because of the accuracy!
Awesome. Rec!
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Mister +
As I pointed out pre game yesterday there was one big difference between the bashings the Warriors took in their first two games and the competitive way they played in the preseason: Morrow scored tons of points preseason and almost none in the two losses. I hereby call Morrow Mr. + because he always seems to have the biggest plus next to his name in the boxscore.
If Bochy coached the Warriors Bengie Molina would start every game at PG.
Yes!
The picture of Mikki Moore was hilarious.
Awesome that we have win #1 in the books!
The "What are you Doing!??!" Factor Chart
Cracked me up. So true. So true.
Don't worry about me Thurgood, I'll be fine. The robbery is what's important now.
Exactly what I was hoping for happened
The veterans (mainly Ellis, but Jackson too) were looking for the open man to hit the J, and what do you know, they find Morrow waiting for the rock. Great to see Ellis and Curry geling well, they will still have some problems with large guards but they are active in passing lanes and bothering people, not to mention there abilities on offense. Gotta point out, even though Curry got schooled a bit by AI on offense, I’m really liking his defense. When was the last time you saw a Warrior try and steal an inbounds pass before last night? I can’t remembe the last time. Gotta give a shout out to Maggette too for stepping his game up. He still had a few too many jump shots IMO, even if he made some, but overall he added a lot to the game.
Im so happy we won that I almost forgot about the first quarter
Standard Gripe: Where the hell is Randolph?
Found this on NBA.com n the game recap
“Nelson said before the game that he envisions Randolph as the team’s backup center, behind Andris Biedrins. He said he thought Randolph’s face-up jumper was better suited against centers who had to step away from the basket to guard it then against more agile power forwards.”
That seems like a bad idea to me. Randolph is not a center. period. (though he should be higher in the rotation that MOORE!) I know this is an old song, but the kid needs to play. Should we have a letter writing campaign to Nelly about it?
by andrisBthousand on Nov 5, 2009 11:00 AM PST reply actions
ya
I’m with you here. I just don’t think he has the mentality of a center. I think he makes a much better 4.
by bayareaballa on Nov 5, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
He came off the bench. And the Grizzlies lost.
Yeah, Iverson should be the warriors wonder for that game. The Grizz lost their momentum and semblance of team play when AI came in and started going SJax on everyone. Before that the post up to their Big Randolf was working great . If those guys could hang on to the ball better and toughen up their defense they’d be very good, they have a promising young core.
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST reply actions
I don’t think AI hurt them too badly that game, other than his turnovers. Hell, he had more assists than Conley in less minutes. I think what hurt the Grizz the most was the absolute disappearance of Rudy Gay in the 4th quarter.
by samuraaaaiiiiiii on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
What really killed them was ridiculously bad defense.
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What really killed them was ridiculously bad defense.
Well obviously that but more was their letting us off the hook by not working on drawing fouls from our big men. Their post up game got them a pretty good lead before they went stupid. Wasn’t Iverson the start of their iso play and attempt to play more outside? Kinda reminded me of the way nellie coaches sometimes, see what works then bench it. My cable went dead at the end of the third quarter so I didn’t get to see how we expanded our lead? sounded like Montay and More-O got hot or did the Grizz just fall apart??
and GTTM , you owe us a Kellena game thread photo :>)
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
I felt kind of happy, when I woke up this morning and wasn’t sure why. Then I remembered the ownership of Grizzlies that had occurred. Good game! Forgot what it felt like to win. It feels good. Pity the Grizz, by the way. Ball hogs who don’t play defense (::cough:: Zach Randolph ::cough::) will ruin your team.
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ooh! ooh!
We should trade for Eddy Curry! (just teasing.)
It’s an eight-bad home win over a bad team… still, lots of nice things about last night. Nice to see Maggette look like himself, nice to see more smart all-around play from Curry, nice to see Morrow rediscover his absurd stroke. Really nice to see Monta play that well. Just a mature, well-rounded, impressive game. Great, great stuff. I still think this backcourt will struggle against some teams, but man, they’re fun to watch when they’re clicking.
Needless to say, but we need Ronny back pronto. Mikki seems like a good guy, but as a player he’s doing nothin’ for me… I don’t think the Clips will be as forgiving of our tininess as the Grizzlies were.
But yeah, good stuff. The sky is not yet falling, people… let’s not freak out just yet.
The Sac game will be extremely tough.
We might want to consider starting Randolph at the 4, Buike at the 2, and bring Steph off the bench with Ammo, and Maggs. K-Mart and Evans are a HUGE backcourt.
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WAS ME! everybody else was boo’ing.. i felt like saying “LOVE YOU STACK JACK!”
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MONTA= Warrior Wonder tonight!
24, 12, 7, 5 and only 1 turnover. Those are superstar PG numbers. Outside of the numbers, I think Monta deserver the Warrior Wonder for setting the tone in this game on both ends of the floor. He was the leader tonight in all ways.
He pushed the tempo and was moving the ball from the get go. 1 of our first baskets of the night came when Monta drove to the hoop, sucked the defense into the middle, then dished it out to a wide open Curry who connected for a 3. You can’t say enough about 12 assists to 1 turnover.
Monta was by far the best defensive player tonight on the court. Not only becasue 5 steals show up on the boxscore but because he was smart about his defense. Once Monta realized Steph couldn’t hang with A.I. he switched defensive assignments. While A.I. did have his stats, I though he was contained relatively well. I also loved how towards the end of the 3rd and in the 4th there were times when Monta was waving his arms at Jack and others to run back on defense. That’s how you lead a team.
A play that sums up the game for me is when Monta ripped the ball out of Mayo’s hands, drove the ball down the court on the fastbreak, and skipped a nice pass into Morrow’s path for an easy lay-up.
If Monta can get back to shooting it efficiently, keep the defensive intensity up, and continue to move the ball well, he’ll be our first all-star in over a decade.
Two things missing
1. His jumper
2. Consistency
He’s put up some games like this in the past, and he’s shown a consistent mid range jumper, but if he can consistently perform like last night AND have that jumper working, we can make some serious noise in the next few years. Regardless, if he can go distribute like this one of three games and get that jumper working for another one of three games, we’ve got ourselves a really, really good player.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with all that
But, somehow I really feel that it was Curry that set the tone and Monta really ran with it and did a great job once he stopped taking jumpshots. One thing I remember was Monta going to the floor after a layup and Curry running across the court to help him up. That’s what Garnett brought to the Celtics and now everyone on that team does it. That’s a big reason for the Celtics recent success: and Curry knows it!. If Monta will jump on board that train with Curry the rest of the Warriors will fall in line muy pronto.
If Bochy coached the Warriors Bengie Molina would start every game at PG.
by cybermaldonado on Nov 5, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
On Morrow
He took 12 shots in his first two games (4-12 FGM-A, 1-6 3PM-A). If they deliberately didn’t give him the ball it’s because he wasn’t shooting well. He had one of the premier defenders in the league on him against the Rockets, for the Spaghetti Monster’s sake! His problem was that he was pressing. Last night he found a groove against an inferior defensive team. Can we please stop overlooking the failures of the Anthonys and the successes of the overpaid veterans?
I’m not saying that the Anthonys never succeed or that the overpaid vets never fail, but call ’em what they are:
The Anthonys need to calm down and play within themselves before they can do good (Morrow seemed to do that last night).
With the vets, you have to take the good with the bad. The good still exists.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 12:55 PM PST reply actions
I still don't believe in Maggette
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Maggette and "What are you DOING???!?!"
Every time Maggette hoists up a shot after holding onto the ball for three seconds I yell it out. He can’t shoot. Period. He is shooting less than 37% so far, while going 0-3 from beyond the arc. He even missed a wide open one last night. After pulling down 9 rebounds in the first game, he only has a total of 14 on the year, NO OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS! He never seems to care to pass (3 assists in 3 games) and he still gets more playing time than Randolph. Now, I understand that Randolph is working through some things, but I totally agree that I don’t believe in Maggette.
Last year I was skeptical about Mags, but he won me over with his frequent and productive trips to the line. All I want to see him do is drive to the bucket and get fouled. That’s pretty much all he is good for. I love that every time he hoists up a shot that misses and I yell “WHAT ARE YOU DOING” the crowd boos. Some coaches talk about conditioning in the physical sense, perhaps if we continue this trend we can talk about conditioning in the Pavlovian sense.
by Underhand Free-throw on Nov 5, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t recall actually seeing Maggs start his own dribble all year. The only times he’s driven to the hoop were when he caught the ball already on the move. When he’s received the ball stationary with a defender in front of him he just does that stand still for 3 seconds and then shoot or he will occasionally pass the ball.
If Bochy coached the Warriors Bengie Molina would start every game at PG.
by cybermaldonado on Nov 5, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Chocolate Rain on your Monte Parade
Here’s my problem w/ last night’s game:
Monte could not buy a J last night, and it took him something like 7 minutes to notice that Ammo was on the floor once he came in. That’s gotta change.
Same w/ Curry. Did yall see the 3 on 1 where Monte looks back to see TraderJack and Curry trailing? You could actually see Monte think to himself – “Hmmm. giving the ball to Curry would be bad for my career. I know, I’ll dish to my Tea-Party Bro w/ loyalty tatooed to his neck” and sure enough TraderJack had the same thoughts and passed back to Monte.
Meanwhile, Curry’s got this awkward look on his face.
The Key to this season (which has a 5% chance of happening) is Nelson taking Maggettee and Monte aside and telling them – look, if you don’t pass to Morrow and Curry, I will bench you, and if your jumper is cold, go to the rack.
Monte figured it out, but it took him an entire half.
Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
"Hmmm. giving the ball to Curry would be bad for my career. I know, I’ll dish to my Tea-Party Bro w/ loyalty tatooed to his neck"
If Monta actually took the time to think that, the entire defense would have come back and setup. Seriously… what’s your problem? Basketball is about split second decisions.
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by Dubs fan in Boston on Nov 5, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Watching the play again...
It actually looked to me like he was starting to pass it to curry when he bobbled the ball, and by that time his choices were throw the ball to the defender that is standing between me and Curry, pass it back to Jackson, or travel. I’m not sure if he mishandled the ball because the defender was in better position to intercept his pass than he expected, or if it just slipped a little, but in that split second I think he made the right choice.
Thing 2
Monta bobbled the ball
I was at the game on sitting on the baseline facing the play. I have to say that Monta definitely bobbled that ball and I’m sure he decided to make the safer play and pass back to an open Jax trailing rather than try to make a nice pass to Curry above/around the defender.
Now…
Did he bobble it on purpose so that Jax would get the ball and then he’d get the ball back to freeze out the rookie? Uhhh, no.
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by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 5, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Give it a rest
Monta did a drive and kick to get Curry his only 3 of the game. What was he thinking there? Monta just wants to win. He played all out for 47 minutes last night. I think that was the best game he’s had on defense. Mayo never really got into any kind of rhythm and that play where he pressured Iverson into just dribbling the ball out of bounds was awesome.
Barnett says it all the time and it’s totally true, always turn a 3 on 1 into a 2 on 1. Of course Monta feels like he has a better chemistry with Jack. This is their 3rd season together.
I'm guessing...
…it’s more of a case of players feeling like Curry is getting a little too much of “the chosen one” treatment and wanting him to see him earn it a little more.
If Curry keeps feeding his teammates good looks and helping the team win, they’ll warm up to him.
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Scary win
I just hope this results in the team gelling a bit and playing more like a team from here on out.
They still spent a lot of time in the 3rd and 4th quarters running ISO for Jack. If Gay was given the ball in the 4th quarter this may have been a whole different conversation.
Ouch..
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Great win but.........
Did Monta get some more tats?
He seemed to have a lot more ink on his arms than before.
ya
i think he added to his sleeves, around his shoulders
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Yea looks like he got his arms filled in.
We can expect some neck tats and chest tats next season watch.
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His arms almost look dirty, they’re so covered with tats.
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They actually look better now!
He had some UGLY tats last year. By filling in the full arm, it at least covers some of the earlier work. Now it all looks like a jumbled mess. But in fact much better than last season. At least now I can look at him without looking at his arms.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
I told Randolph that Bill Russell would tell him to keep that ball in play and start the break.
RANDOLPH: "I know. But sometimes, you gotta let ‘em know."
(MT)
These guys have to much time on there hands.
by Richboievans on Nov 5, 2009 8:32 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
No more panic button, work in progress for now
It feels nice to have a win, and not just a win that we eeked out, like some of last season’s wins, but a win that shows some progress being made.
Monta’s passing – Monta found Morrow for 3 not once, but TWICE. The first one was during a fast break where Monta sucked in the defenders and set up Morrow for the wide open 3. The second one was just after the Warriors had taken the ball out. Monta crossed half court, walking towards the 3 pt line. Before the Grizzlies could think, Monta whipped it over to a trailing Morrow who had just crossed the half court line for a looooooooong 3 pt bomb. He also found Curry too for a wide open 3. Nice signs of Monta looking for others.
Monta’s defense – His effort was very noticeable. He hacked, he was aggressive on deflecting the ball, he put effort into keeping his man in front of him, bodying them to keep them away from the hoop. Two memorable moments: He bodied AI into dribbling out of bounds. He didn’t fall for AI’s pump fake, AI didn’t get off the shot, end of qtr buzzer.
Morrow’s new move – The post game! He posted up Marcus Williams twice in the 4th, banked off glass 1/2 times. Otherwise, he’s just amazing, including a FAKE 3 pt shot that froze everyone for a moment, allowing him to drive to the basket.
I’m really tired of seeing Jack initiating the offense. His rhythm is so blocky and so choppy. It feels like everything grinds to a halt while he holds the ball, then he makes a move. Please trade Jack.
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