RECAP: Warriors 109 Bobkittens 112 - I love Fantasy Basketball
by R Dizzle on Feb 28, 2009 1:19 PM PST
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I feel ya Corey, I feel ya
Anyone read my preview? Ya know the one about how we're only a few (and I use that term loosely) games back from the 8th seed and that we were about to make a run to get in the playoffs?
Turns out I was joking.
THAT WAS A COMPLETE JOKE.
You see, I wanted to start writing my new column on GSoM titled "Fantasy Basketball" where I make ridiculous predictions and comments. Fantasy Basketball. Get it? I think it's hilarious.
I went to the game hoping to laugh. Big ups to my friend Joksin for hooking me up with dope tickets. We had a lovely time out. Well, not really.
Fantasy Basketball. It's hilarious! Like - funny HA HA.
Funny story - I wasn't laughing at all at the end of the game. In fact, I looked a bit like Maggs. But ya know what? At least Joksin and I had a great conversation!
Wanna peep what we talked about?
SURE YA DO!!
[3:00 til the start of the game]
R Dizzle: Damn man! Hella tight seats! Thanks for the hook up!
Joksin: Yeah no problem man. Think we're going to win tonight?
R Dizzle: Are you kidding me? It's TANK TIME!!
Joksin: Yeah I guess you're right. I mean look - there's Jamal Crawford right there in a suit.
R Dizzle: Exactly. You peep my preview on GSoM and my ridiculous predictions? Here's a real one for you - we keep it close all game, go up and down a lot, and then with 6 minutes left in the game we start to tank. Write that one down.
Joksin: We'll see man. We'll see. WE STILL BELIEVE RIGHT?
R Dizzle: WE BELIEVE IS DEAD.
[1st quarter 11:50 left]
Joksin: Oh snap! GOOD STEAL JACK! Go for the easy basket!
R Dizzle: And...he misses the layup. Awesome.
Jokin: CJ with the put back!
R Dizzle: And...he misses the layup. Awesome.
[1st timeout 8 mins left in the 1st quarter]
R Dizzle: Man, this game is sloppy as hell. It's turnover after turnover and missed layup after missed layup. Can really tank a game like that? I mean, I suck at basketball, but if you're a professional doesn't it take effort to miss a layup?
Joksin: Don't worry man. The Bobkittens don't have a huge lead. It's only 6-4.
R Dizzle: Exactly! We can't win a low scoring game!
Joksin: Whatever man. Cheer up - the Warrior Girls are performing!
R Dizzle: Man, I hate cheerleaders.
Joksin: Why?
R Dizzle: It's a looong story...
[end of the 1st quarter]
R Dizzle: Alright, not so bad. Still sticking close. We're only down 1. Maggs came in and busted some good firepower off the bench. Overpaid 6th man - bu whateves. Gotta work with what we have right? By the way, where's Jamal?
Joksin: He's in the suit remember? Look.
R Dizzle: Right. Hope that doesn't come back to bite us in the...
Joksin: Don't say it man.
[10 minutes left in the 2nd quarter]
Joksin: Wait, wait, is that Anthony Morrow? YES! Why in the world doesn't Nellie play him more?
R Dizzle: Who knows? You just gotta trust the coach. Besides, he is an undrafted rookie. Let's just hope he makes some money shots.
Joksin: Yo isn't DeSagna Diop? We better destroy that fool. Anyone associated the Mavs should be shut down by our team.
R Dizzle: I betcha he gets a decent game.
Joksin: Haha. Vladamir Radmanovic. That guy's a joke. Just because he played with Kobe doesn't make him Kobe. He probably can't hit a 3 to save his life.
R Dizzle: We'll see man. We'll see.
[end of 2nd quarter]
R Dizzle: Um..this is gross. Missed layups. Turnovers all around. Radmanovic is even scoring!
Joksin: Look at the score man. 61-55 Bobcats. I guess they really are tanking.
R Dizzle: Man, if you're going to let Radmanovic, that's right, RADMANOVIC, score on us, then we must be giving up. Where the heck is Beans and Turiaf anyway?
[7 minutes left in the 3rd]
R Dizzle: Whoa, whoa. Where the heck did Beans just come from? He just bust out this quarter with 10 points! Ball movement's coming left and right! Everyone one of 'em came off a dope pass! A few from Marco! Shall we call that - THE INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION?
Joksin: Real original man. We're up 73-68.
R Dizzle: So much for tanking right?
Joksin: Hey look! Warrior Girls!
R Dizzle: Man, I just told you...
Joksin: Right, a week before Valentine's Day. My bad.
[End of the 3rd quarter]
Joksin: What the heck just happened? Sure, Morrow's getting invovled but we're down again! So much for your 6 mins in the 4th prediction!
R Dizzle: Just wait, just wait. By the way, you like that Diop drive to the hoop at the end of the quarter?
Joksin: Quiet you.
[8 minutes left in the 4th quarter]
R Dizzle: This is the sloppiest basketball I've ever witnessed! Bad officiated too! I don't understand these calls at all!
Joksin: Yeah man, bad pass after bad pass. But look at the bright side. We're in the sections where the players' friends and family sit. Look there's Andris' dad and brother. And there's Bellinelli's girlfriend.
R Dizzle: Pretty cool I guess.
Joksin: Look, there's Mike Dunleavy.
R Dizzle: Really? Where?
Joksin: Right there.
R Dizzle: I don't see him.
Joksin: That guy selling the ice cream!
R Dizzle: Nice.
[6 mins left in the 4th quarter]
Joksin: Alright here we are 6 minutes left. You said it'd be tank time.
R Dizzle: Just wait.
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R Dizzle: Vladamir with a 3. Awesome.
Joksin: Great prediction.
[18 seconds left. Some bad calls, missed shots, but Stephen Jackson pulls two clutch free throws. Warriors up 109-107]
Joksin: So much for giving up. We've got this game. Up 2, less than 20 seconds left. Who on their team can possibly shoot a 3?
R Dizzle: That guy.
[Boris Diaw hits a 3. Bobcats up 110-109]
[Walking out of the Roarcle]
Joksin: You know who we could have used? What was that guy's name?
R Dizzle: Shut up.
Joksin: Wait look! There are the Warrior Girls! Don't you love cheerleaders?
R Dizzle: I hate you man.
That guy.
I got four words for you.
WE.
BELIEVE.
IS.
DEAD.
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Hahahahahaha
Dang man, that was worth the wait. You forgot to rip on Diaw’s idiotic foul when the game was tied. Of course, he ripped our hearts back out with that three.
I was ready to send Boris a Thank you card
But, that foul turned out to be genius. Sucks man, sucks.
What I took from the throw away game.
I kept my eye mostly on Morrow and a little Marco last night.
For Morrow, I noticed him playing a bit of in-your-face defense when the opponent was holding the ball. That pestering was a nice to see. It’s not as noticeable as Marco’s pestering defense, but Morrow did put in the effort. He didn’t fire off many shots, and more often than not was standing around on offense, but maybe that was his role during those plays. He seems like a guy that doesn’t take risky shots or force a shot like others might in the same situation. When an opponent is close to him, he seems to prefer to pass. Nothing wrong with waiting for a safer shot (unless the shotclock is near 0).
But the thing about Morrow that impressed me the most was his effort and emotion. When the Warriors make a shot, Morrow doesn’t just run back on defense, he puts his head down and RACES back on defense with a sense of urgency. I REALLY liked that. And for those who saw the game on TV, we all saw Morrow standing right by Nellie hand signaling to the players on court the same thing Nellie did about rebounding the free throw or something. And he did it with great urgency, shouting and pointing to the players to make SURE they got the signal. Morrow is EMOTIONALLY into the game. I just loved that. He’s growing on me as someone I want to root HARD for.
As for Marco, I think maybe he’s still adjusting back to the game after his ankle injury, or he’s adjusting to the lineup changes. He did come alive during that surge in the 3rd with some nice dishes to Biedrins, as did Jack.
And oh yeah, Point Center! Biedrins acting as a point guard during that one play back in the first qtr.
Next game, please.
Morrow's been doing that all season
I’ve notice him sticking with his defenders whenever he’s in, and he’s always pumped up for who ever is doing good. Him and Ronnie are like book ends when it comes it enthusiasm and intensity.
There's a party in my mind.
And I wish that I was there.
About Morrows Off-ball D
Morrow is good at playing on ball D but there were a few times he lost his man and had to switch off (and be at a disadvantage)
There was also a play where morrow and CJ ran into each other and let Diop dunk the ball.
CJ was totally in his way but since it looked like the warriors were gonna steal the ball i can understand why they were both just kind of staring.
If I am wrong i will respond with a D'Oh
we lost because of jack
that fool is starting to think he has to do everything again. can he please play team basketball and not try to get an assist or point on every single play? It’s always high risk with high rewards that go to his ego. Great inbound pass jack, it wasn’t too surprising that you turned it over again.
Don't blame Jack for the inbound
We had no timeouts left, and it had been 4+ seconds, he NEEDED to get it inbounds. It’s not his fault that no one was open. It was a simple miscommunication, he passed it to where Azubuike was going to be, but Kelenna stopped once he got open.
it wasn't only that inbounds pass though
the last several minutes of the game he completely took over. he he took so many contested shots, he’d drive into the lane against multiple defenders, and he’d throw a fit like a little kid when he didn’t get a call.
it seems like he’s throwing tantrums like a little kid a lot more often than he did in the beginning of the season. he’s one of my fav players on the team and all, but dude needs to chill out. what kind of leader is that. no one else on the team acts like he does when things don’t go their way.
Who ever said Nelly knows what he's doing?
You see all the complaints here all year. Thanks to that man, Stephen Jackson is our “leader.”
We Believe Is
On hiatus until next season.
I hope.
Do you guys ever wonder
What the team says or thinks when they watch the tape and Jack is ball hogging and makes stupid shots just as much as Randolph does? I swear everytime he jacks up a shot i’m like omg are you serious but when it goes in im still like ok whatever he got lucky woooo!!!
if anything
i’d imagine that they completely gloss over that. there doesn’t seem to be any sort of disciplined instilled in these guys. or at least evenly across the board. nelson needs to put a tighter leash on sjax. i mean look how long it took him earlier in the season to say, “Jack, we’re sucking because you’re playing through injuries.” and then jackson throws a fit and supposedly wants to get traded. it’s like when you let your kid have whatever they want and then when you finally say “no” they get all pissed off and whiny ‘cause they’re not used to that.
I take back.
My first post from the last thread. LGW, WE BELIEVE 09-10
PERFECT TANKING GAME!
keep it close to the last few seconds to keep it entertaining and see some of our future players in action, then make sure u lose.
i was happy with the outcome…draft pick 1 incomming!
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 Feb 28, 2009 2:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
+1 thats what I thought right after the game
There's a party in my mind.
And I wish that I was there.
Stuff
A. Diaw made the three-pointer because Kelenna lost him. Period. I still like him though.
B. Maybe…just maybe..we don’t need to let veteran players sit the night out. Is it possible for Nellie to just take out any players (Jackson or Crawford) that are not being productive? How many times have we seen this two have a bad night and still play most of the game? Glue ’em on the bench if you have to, just take them out!
C. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? A win?
Kelenna is mine...;>
Is it possible for Nellie to just take out any players (Jackson or Crawford) that are not being productive?
You’d think so wouldn’t you?
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 Feb 28, 2009 3:03 PM PST reply actions
This loss is put on Nellie for one coaching flaw down the stretch
He left CJ in the game at the end, even though Felton was cutting him up and embarassing him all night, if he had played Marco, different story. Plus CJ didn’t do anything last night, Jack was running point anyway, we playted our best when CJ was out and Marco was in. Silly Nellie
Anyone else excited???
That SJax is sitting out tomorrow?
I’m excited because I want to see how the team (fully healthy) plays without him. What’s gonna be better and what’s gonna be worse.
It sucks that Nellie chose the Jazz though. I thought it’d be nice if SJax would sit against a team like the Bobcats where we have more of a fighting chance to win.
Maybe that will shut Crawford's agent up
Nellie can claim that he needed Crawford against the Jazz to help them win. Um, yeah.
by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
I went to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area’s site and it’s advertising tomorrow night’s Jazz-Warriors game with Stephen Jackson as the player on the graphic.
I think that’s hilarious.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 28, 2009 5:26 PM PST reply actions
Marcus Williams movement!
Give Marcus Williams a chance. He can’t be as unproductive as Watson was. C.J. is a decent shooter, but doesn’t bring anything else to the table. You could find another PG like him any day in the D-league (where he belongs). The few times Williams has been given a chance to play, he has displayed above average PG skills which no other Warrior has. Does he just not give any effort in practice, so Nellie refuses to play him? I just don’t get it.
I just don’t get it.
Neither did CWebb, Jrich, or TMNT, sometimes nellie just does things to hurt people. Guess they’ve yet to invent a cure for that? or maybe nellie just refuses to take the pill?
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 Feb 28, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
i knew something was going to happen to the point where we were gonna lose
that’s what comes with being a warrior fan i guess
Anybody go to Wondercon?
Yo Joe!
Beyond Golden State of Design... and than some!
http://www.tonypsd.blogspot.com/
anyone who voted "i refuse to support THIS team"
doesn’t deserve to be a warriors fan.
For those of you celebrating
You clearly got what you wanted in this one, a close game and a loss at the end. If that makes you happy then I feel sorry for you; the draft is not going to help this team (not with a lottery pick anyway). I’m sure glad the bulk of the minutes went to all the young players; oh they all went to CJ. I’m glad we didn’t need Jamal (he needed the rest anyway, right?).
Resting our key veterans is a great way to go (very subtle). What I would like to see is two sitting out every game and then just play a rotation of 6. Of course the most fun night would be when we sit out Ronny and Andris the same game. Hey now I ’m really beginning to think this losing thing can be fun. Then we have the draft to save us; NBA finals next season, here we come baby!
Help me here
I understand the part about tanking in order to get a better shot at the lottery, but here’s where I disconnect: Nellie is the coach and will be for the next two seasons. Even if we got someone really good, will Nellie play him or will he sit him on the bench and wait until the kid’s self-confidence is eroded so when he finally does get on the floor, he’s spends more time worrying about f*cking up than he does playing for fear he’ll be banished back to the bench (think: Brandon Wright). Nellie isn’t exactly known for his development of rookies and the only reason we’ve seen more of them this season is because he’s had no other choice but to play them because we’ve had to many guys out on the injury list. I don’t see how getting the #1 draft pick would help this team as long as Nellie is the coach (unless we continue to have a bunch of injuries that is).
sign emmmm!
Sorry but White boy retired.
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 Mar 1, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
hahahah!
thanks R Diz for including me in the thread. Hope you enjoyed the game. We shall do it again. let me know whenever you’re back in the bay and i’ll save one of my seats for ya.
GO WARRIOR GIRLS! I do BELIEVE in them!
nah...
he just made a statement today he’s coming back next season as a free agent.
its on hoopsworld.com
he just made a statement today he’s coming back next season as a free agent.
All right, get him into camp!
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 Mar 1, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
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