You guys are sad. You have so much built up frustration against the Jazz. For what? ‘Cause you always suck and have to hate the teams that don’t? I also liked how you criticized Jazz fans for about jeering injuries and then you preceeded to do the exact same thing when Deron got hurt. Or made fun of the religion of some of the people in Utah. I could go on…idiots…

Have fun sitting at home…like usual. Wait, it’s probably just the refs fault…right? Whiners get nowhere…like the wimpy warriors.

Good win…our team is plummetting. Nice effort by the Warriors…too bad their fans are so pathetic….I guess I’d be complaining a lot too if I lived in that dump called Oakland.

Should we keep him as a backup next year? He played well, good D, good rebounding and can shoot the 3 ball, which nellie loves.

Probably depends on who we draft.

Especially in the first qtr – without those, we would have won the first qtr and it wouldn’t have gotten close.

If we can reduce those, next season could be a return to the past 2 seasons

if it wasn’t for the horrendous officiating. During the fourth quarter, there were 8 Jazz vs 5 Warriors on the court, and I’m amazed at how the Warriors were able to win anyway. That was one of the best games I have seen us play as far as effort on offense as well as defense is concerned. Everyone was hustling out there, and this game really put the veterans to shame.

PS: Harpring needs to get the hell off the basketball court. That bastard came in and just kept hitting Azubuike around (thanks to the no-calls), and after getting buike off the court, he started to get pretty damn physical with Randolph too. He really pushes the limits, and could really hurt someone out there. If ever there was a player who actually deserves a serious injury, it’s him.

So during the game, we had the beans/turiaf/ar combo I believe as well as beans/turiaf during other times. The 2 bigs were playing well together, passing and cleaning up after each other.

next game: cj ar kurz turiaf beans at some point would be awsome to watch. Or perhaps buike as pg.

Right up there with the Hornets win and the Celtic win. Perhaps even above those two, because this was ON THE ROAD. That’s something that we couldn’t say about the Warriors this season. But not just on the road, against the Jazz, too.

When the Jazz started the 3rd qtr, they were desperate enough to try to play dirty, rough, hard, and physical to try to intimidate us and bully us and slow us down from our faster paced game. And guess what? Our Warriors took every punch and kept coming back for more. Now THAT’s toughness. That’s swagger. That’s assertiveness.

And our defense was terrific. Lots of shot blocking or shot changing presence at the rim, collapsing in on the guy with the ball, fighting for rebounds, with the occasional deflection or steal, leading to fast breaks. That was enough to launch us ahead of the Jazz in that 2nd qtr, and to rattle them the rest of the game.

And it also shows that the close loss last night to the Rockets wasn’t completely because the Rockets weren’t playing at full strength. It was because our 7 guys were actually playing well together to give the Rockets a good fight.

Speaking of playing together, there’s something special about these guys playing together lately. They are coming together with some amazing chemistry. Somehow, they are fitting together real well, looking for each other, making plays for each other.

Now before I start blaming the injured guys as being selfish, it is true that our team has mostly been shuttling players in and out due to injury, so there hasn’t really been much of a chance for the team to gel in any way. Plus during the season, the roles were never really settled and well defined. But this group of young kids is playing so well together, you feel like you want to build around THEM. There are going to be some tough choices this summer, and tough playing time decisions to make next season.

Kurz is usually a joke, but tonight, the joke’s on the Jazz, as he was a hero in this completely unexpected victory.

In my humble opinion, I believe he’s got better court vision than Monta.

This was the best win of the year, no question. No Jackson, no Ellis, dirty Jazz team, no problem. CJ ran the show like a champ. He took the ball to the rack, shot jumpers, and dished it off when he needed to. I thought he played a perfect game. All the role players came in and did their part. Kurz was solid, knocking down big 3 pointers, and not trying to do too much. Bookie matched Harpring’s physicality and didn’t back down even when he got dirty. AR, Biedrins and Turiaf were a force in the paint and made sure we didnt’ get muscled down low. Morrow’s tip in was the play of the game, and his heart can’t be denied. I’m proud of this team, and if we play like this every game I don’t give a damn what our record is!

After a game like that, you see the potential in guys like
CJ— I’ve been a reluctant supporter of him all season. But he’s won me over as a legitimate backup point guard.
Kurz—I’ve never thought he was a joke, just limited. But he’s not that bad, he runs, boxes out, bangs with big guys, and can hit the outside shot, a very valuable commodity.
AR—wasn’t it amazing when CJ was out, and he was actually running the point forward? I have been very impressed watching him settle down, and think out there— a superstar by the time he’s 21. He has it all.
AZ — just solid all around.

I think this points out some issues with some our key players that demand too much of the ball, and don’t play as good team ball as what was happening last night.
Maggette, Jackson, Crawford, Monte, all key players who demand a lot of the ball, all can score with no help, so that when they have the ball the rest watch. We need to use 2 of them to get one burly banger, to complement our youngsters (a Millsap or bigger would be perfect), and one veteran point guard for our youngsters to model (Kidd would be great).

Its really fun to watch the team play intense defense, committed to deflecting balls, and challenging shots. I think defensive liabilities like Crawford and even Monte have to improve. Jackson is a good all around player, if he could just be 2nd or 3rd option.

You know how to tell that this team is coming together? The way they acted together when they won. Once the final buzzer went off they were all jumping and hugging. Just like the opening picture, these guys are real close and have respect for each other. They trust each other. I see all of them keepers for next season, even Rob Kurz. Is it just me or do he look like a Crosere type of player. Does teh dirty work like Brian “The Janitor” Cardinal, and shoots threes, just like Crosere. I think that is what Nellie is seeing in him.

As for the PF battle between Wright and Randolph, AR has won that clearly. I was a big supporter of BWright since last season, and he had mad game around the basket because of his long arms, but he doesn’t have the killer instinct that AR has. BWright is smooth on O, but he just hasn’t impressed me since he has gotten back from his shoulder injury. Of course we have to give him more time, but for the starting 4 spot I see AR there.

But of course, I do not see us trading away BWright. We’ve seen it before and we may see it again in the future; Wright at the 4, AR at the 5. That is one hell of a quick front court. Throw in Buike and Morrow for extra rebounding and CJ leading the way, and it looks like a good second string. Offseason should be interesting to say the least.

that was good to see.

And even though Biedrins isn’t in tip top shape, his presence added another big guy to our front court to occupy space, defend the rim, fight for rebounds, and block driving lanes. So that gave us 4 big guys in AR, Biedrins, Turiaf, and Kurz to hold of the Jazz.

Ironically, we are now short in the guard department. Oh well, only 2 games left.

Last night, we played a TRUE seven man rotation. No player played 40+ minutes. The closest was CJ at 39.3 minutes.

im so good

Keep the team! Get Crawford out, maybe Maggs out, and another piece (JD?). Our young guys already have great chemistry.

Some of you guys don’t even know what you’re talking about. You guys just throw out random names of players you like and you want them on the Warriors. “Yea, let’s trade Maggz, JC, Belli, and Wright for Brandon Bass! He would make us a legitimate 4-5 seed!”