RECAP: Warriors 120 Bucks 127 - Quick Thoughts

by R Dizzle on Mar 8, 2009 2:26 PM PDT in Recaps

WIN!

Hooray! I just witnessed another Warrior Loss!
How many of those have I watched this year? 42? Man, that's a lot.
42..that number sounds significant. 42...forty-two...where I have heard that number before...
Right...that was the number of wins we had back in 07. WE BELIEVE = 42.
Now we have 42 losses.
jump....

1st Quarter

I like evening games - I can eat dinner while I watch.
We'll probably lose but I have a good burrito.
I betcha Richard Jefferson has a good game.
Jim and Bob said we have to keep it close to win this game - isn't that how it goes for every sporting event?
Jack and Maggs are back! Yay! We have a chance!
Jamal Crawford...eeewww. He's too streaky for me.
No Booke, no Beans, no Monta
This game is starting really slow.
We might not make it to 20 points at this pace.
At least we're playing defense.
Hope I get to see my boy Rob Kurz. I don't know about this Jamareo Davidson guy.
Still close....
Over 20 points...
Hey look, end of the first and we're only down by 5!
That burrito was damn good.

Strike a pose!

2nd Quarter

At least that Burrito was filling...
Ya know what I'm starting to realize, we always lose games in the 2nd quarter
I think we collapsed last year in the 3rd
Maybe it's the lack of bench players
Maybe it's the lack of wanting to play the kids
Maybe it's the injuries
But that 5 point lead is going to get bigger
And bigger
Halfway through and it's at 10 points
Bad pass
Missed layup
This happens every game
I think that Burrito is starting to hit me...
Luke Ridnour? This guy's a joke! He's been shooting ice cold! Please don't let this guy get over 10 points...
Anthony Morrow's heating up....
I gotta give Ronny his props - I know he's injured and he's playing with heart
End of the 2nd and we're down by 9. Awesome.

That's one scary look...

Halftime

Man, that burrito's making me so...sleepy..
Hope
I
Don't
Fall
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

3rd Quarter

Thankfully I have league pass and I can watch archived games.
League Pass is awesome!
You should get it!
Yes, they paid me to write that.
I betcha I know what happens this quarter.
The lead will get bigger and bigger, and we'll look like fools on the court.
Yep.
I can fast forward through this madness
Jamal seems to be heating up though.
Another 3 point free throw adventure? How does he keep doing this?
Anthony Morrow's got a sweet shot.
We're still down.
It ain't over...but we'll need a miracle.
9 point lead at the end. Nothing changes.

4th Quarter

Miracle time baby!
We need someone to heat up...
I really wish Luke Ridnour would stop making all those shots. That's hurting me more than when Vladamir Radmanovich got hot a few games ago.
Jamal...
Is...
HEATING UP!!!
Nice assist to Jack!
Man, Jamal's on fire!
That missed free throw's gonna cost us Jack...
IT'S TIED!!!
They can't stop Jamal! I love streaky shooters!
Noooooo! Maggs missed 2 free throws in a row! What happened to being clutch?
Ramon Sessions with a 3? What the? That was his 6th FOR THE SEASON!
Jamal with a 3!
Charlie Villanueva with a 3...
Sigh...it's over.
At least they played with heart.
Luke Ridnour with 17 points?!?!
Richard Jefferson with 35 points?!?!
Arghh...at least they're not tanking....right?

I wonder how many of these I've put up through the year....

They always have Maggs too.

Jamal Crawford

Gotta give the man his props
Almost came back cause of his hot shooting
I like to see him coach Randolph through the games
Great leader on the court
Still want him to opt out?
I sure don't!

Poll

Want Crawford to opt out?

Yes - we can use the cap space!

628 votes

Nope - 6-8 backcourt!

301 votes

929 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

hes not a 1, and we have plenty of 2s

we need to trade/draft for a 1!

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 Mar 8, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

for 1.5 mil or something like that and clear some of the glut and spend that money on a position of need. this is a no brainer. i luv jamal and his leadership. we have what he brings in excess unfortunately

by IndubitableBayAreaGM on Mar 9, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Some days I want him to, some days I don't

He’s a class act, but it seems like whether he stays or goes there will be something to regret.

I just voted “no,” but I’m torn.

by ryogahibiki on Mar 8, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions

Crawford must opt out for next season to be a success

Crawford can’t play PG, we need someone to run our offense, ball chuckers be gone!!!

by FishStix on Mar 8, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions

Beli for point guard?

Anyone?

I caught half of the game on TV, the other on KNBR. How was Ramon Sessions?
I was expecting crazy assists time, but he seems to be not on point.

by DubCurse on Mar 8, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions

beli could be a decent point, i could see him being an amazing backup

but i really cant see him ever competing with any of the top points in the league, he just doesnt have the quickness or strength…

we need to draft or trade for a point! there are def some good points in the draft i think

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 Mar 8, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

The epitome of a streaky shooter

A guy that can shoot you into a game and just as quickly, shoot you out of a game. That’s Crawford this season. That was Al Harrington last season. We saw both aspects of Crawford last night. Can he catch fire again in the next game or two? Based on recent performances, I doubt it, but that’s why I keep coming back to watch the games.

An honorable mention goes to Turiaf for playing while injured and giving his shoes away to a 7 year old who was harrassing him for the shoes during the game.

A quick mention to Marco for finding his off balance shots late in the third and catching on fire.

Another quick mention for Jamareo Davidson for being noticeable lately on gathering rebounds. I’d like to see him get more minutes gobbling up more rebounds for us, a department that we’ve been weak in. Biedrins at the 5, JD at the 4, AR at the 3. That could be some respectable rebounding there.

by IQofaWarrior on Mar 8, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions

hah imagine how big this lineup would be

1: jackson
2: azabuki
3: randolph
4: turiaf
5: andris

(turiaf at the 4 instead of JD)

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 Mar 8, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

He won’t opt out (do you really think a guy like Crawford would give up a guaranteed $20M over the next two years during this recession?), but don’t worry. He’ll be gone at some point.

Crawford will just stop speaking to Don Nelson next season (or before) as Nellie proposes trade after trade. The Warriors’ only chance at redeeming themselves in the upcoming (and soon to get worse, since it’s already public) Crawford mess will be if they can convince MJ and Rod Higgins to give up either Boris Diaw or Gerald Wallace, since they’re contracts are each a year longer at the same money. Otherwise I can’t think of a team who’d really want Crawford, which is why Nellie prays he’ll opt out.

by Bay Area Sports Guy on Mar 8, 2009 3:58 PM PDT reply actions

id take either of those players for JC in a flash

by 123707THIZZ on Mar 8, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

bobcats

already have augustin and felton and bell.

by saintdee on Mar 8, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I know...

But we’re talking about MJ here. The Warriors’ only hope with Crawford is to take advantage of worse front offices…and there aren’t many of those.

by Bay Area Sports Guy on Mar 9, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I can’t think of a team who’d really want Crawford, which is why Nellie prays he’ll opt out.

Maybe Sacramento would trade us Kenny Thomas for Crawford?

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 8, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions

i never would have thought there would be at least 72 people who want to keep JC

yall watch the games right?

by 123707THIZZ on Mar 8, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions

fun post.

by Shells on Mar 8, 2009 7:37 PM PDT reply actions

i like JC and in a better situation i would want him to stay.

but this team is not a good situation.

by HoLdEmUP on Mar 8, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions

I Believe in Jamal

If he’s forced to leave, I hope he lights us up for over 60 in his first game against us. I wouldn’t even mind if his team won. Even when it’s my favorite team, I don’t like when they treat someone who was good for our organization dirty.

Even though I love the 49ers, I still don’t like how they treated Jeff Garcia and Jerry Rice like crap.

by Golden Boy on Mar 8, 2009 11:36 PM PDT reply actions

how has crawford been good for our organization. baron davis was good for the organization...

baron davis had us winning games, setting attendance records, competing for the playoffs. crawford is not the sole reason, but he’s one of the reasons why this team blows. bball organizations are about making money, thats the only way you can be good to them, crawford at this point is taking money out of the organizations pocket, and giving little in return.

he’s a great guy, but so is rob kurz. i guarantee rob kurz will not be on this team next year…

rob kurz is prbly just as good of a person as crawford. how come you’re not so quick to back him up…

"so much losers" - hiero

by montamazing on Mar 9, 2009 6:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Because I'm not to keen on Kurz remaining with our team.

by Golden Boy on Mar 9, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

he's hurt the team less than crawford

"so much losers" - hiero

by montamazing on Mar 9, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

He has?

Dude are you like hellbent on making me choose anyone other than Crawford to be on the team. I mean I know you like Monta, but c’mon man, you don’t gotta stalk me into hating Crawford.

by Golden Boy on Mar 9, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm not stalking you dude

i just happen to disagree with everything you say. this is a forum. if someone posts something i disagree with, i refute it. how do you not understand this

"so much losers" - hiero

by montamazing on Mar 9, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

BECAUSE HE MAKES PEANUTS

COMPARED TO JAMAL AND OUR CAP SITUATION!!

by IndubitableBayAreaGM on Mar 9, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

He can't be "forced to leave."

He has a player option.

However, if the team doesn’t consider him an important part of the core — and it’s pretty clear they don’t — they can tell him, clearly, that it would be preferable for both parties if he exercised that option.

Not sure how that amounts to treating Craw “like crap.” The fact that they’re giving him so minutes, despite his generally mediocre play, indicates that they want to keep his value high. Obviously, this helps the team (in this case, as in any business, all parties are acting fundamentally out of self-interest) but it also helps out Crawford in the event he decides to opt out.

I agree that Crawford seems like a pretty decent guy. Given that Mulson don’t seem to think too much of him as a player, seems to me they’re treating him pretty decently.

Thing 1

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 9, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually, he can be forced to trade

Correct me if I’m wrong, but if he elects to stay, isn’t there something out there called a trade???

by Golden Boy on Mar 9, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

if he elects to stay, isn’t there something out there called a trade???

Either way Jamaal still gets his money, either here or there, so to opt out would be stupid. If I was him and got benched I’d sit on the bench right next to nellie every night and tell him how to coach.
No matter what happens Jamaal is assured of his 20 or so mil over the next two years so life is gonna be good.

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 9, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

True.

I don’t think he has a no-trade clause. But why would trading him be such a cruel blow to him? Given that there only six teams worse than us, chances are he’d be playing for a better team. And as Skeptic says, he’ll get his $$$ either way. Life for Jamal really isn’t that bad.

Thing 1

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 9, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Life for any NBA player isn't that bad

Financially, anyway.

by Golden Boy on Mar 9, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I wish someone in the NBA would lend me a grand...

Beyond Golden State of Design... and than some!
http://www.tonypsd.blogspot.com/

by Tony.psd on Mar 9, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions

the poll asked if people thought he WOULD opt out

and I think most voted on if they WANTED him to opt out. unless some other team is wispering in his ear about a sweet contract, he’s with us for one more season.

There's a party in my mind.
And I wish that I was there.

by qin on Mar 9, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions