2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Schedule + 82 "Unstoppable Baby!" Predictions
by Atma Brother ONE on Aug 4, 2009 2:40 PM PDT
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PrintThe offseason is killing me. I need my NBA fix! Tuesday October 27th can't come fast enough. I mean tell me you didn't get excited when FJ posted the Warriors 2009-2010 schedule earlier today.
Given the horrendous product they've put out for a decade and a half, I don't know if Chris Cohan and Robert Rowell feel the same way. [via lh3.ggpht.com]
JUMP for a look at the 2k9-2k10 GSW schedule and a bunch of goofy and absolutely pointless predictions.
Before we dive deep into the schedule a few quick thoughts:
- This schedule looks absolutely BRUTAL for the Dubs this season. Not that the league is conspiring against the Warriors or anything, but when you're fielding as bad of a roster as the Dubs are, ANY schedule against NBA teams going to look brutal.
- At this point in the offseason going through each game and trying to pick a winner is somewhat pointless (not that we won't all be doing that now). Expect to see some more player movement for the Warriors before October. Hopefully the Warriors can land Amare Stoudemire by merely sending away Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, and some futon-replacement. (See RUMOR: Ric Bucher thinks Amare Stoudemire to Warriors still happens)
- If not, this Warriors team is about to lose... a lot.
- Unlike last season this team should be a lot more watchable. I'm excited to watch Anthony Randolph, Anthony Morrow, and Stephen Curry. The rest... well, not so much.
OCTOBER
#1: Wed Oct 28 Houston 7:30 PM
The Warriors have gotten spanked pretty badly in their home openers recently, but this year they'll buck the trend and start off the season undefeated.
Blog Buddy: The Dream Shake
#2: Fri Oct 30 at Phoenix 7:00 PM
Amare Stoudemire abuses soft big men Andris Biedrins and Brandan Wright. Teams TBD.
Blog Buddy: Bright Side of the Sun
NOVEMBER
#3: Wed Nov 4 Memphis 7:30 PM
My tipster told me the Warriors will be using this marketing strategy for this game: "Come to the Roaracle and watch OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay drop 70 points on the Dubs!"
Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver
#4: Fri Nov 6 L.A. Clippers 7:30 PM
Here's our first look at the 2009-20010 Most Improved Team. Baron Davis, Blake Griffin, Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, and Al Thornton. I like it on paper for a bottom-tier playoff team in the West.
Blog Buddy: Clips Nation
# 5: Sun Nov 8 at Sacramento 6:00 PM (NBATV)
Reminscent of last year's meaningless double-OT "thriller", expect a fantastic game between the worst teams in Cali. I seriously can't believe this game is going to be nationally televised, even if it's just NBATV.
Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty
#6 Mon Nov 9 Minnesota 7:30 PM
#7 pick Stephen Curry will outscore and out-assist #5 pick Ricky Rubio.
Blog Buddy: Canis Hoopus
#7 Wed Nov 11 at Indiana 4:00 PM
Jeff Foster, Josh McRoberts, Travis Diener, Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Tyler Hansbrough-- I'm not even going to touch that.
Blog Buddy: Indy Cornrows
#8 Fri Nov 13 at New York 4:30 PM
I guarantee at least a few Lebron in 2010 signs at every single game in Madison Square Garden this year.
Blog Buddy: Posting and Toasting
#9 Sat Nov 14 at Milwaukee 5:30 PM
I love the Curry pick, but I'd be lying if there wasn't a little voice in the back of mind constantly telling me that the Warriors are going to regret passing up on Brandon Jennings.
Blog Buddy: Brew Hoop
#10 Tue Nov 17 at Cleveland 4:00 PM
Cleveland's 1-year rentals Shaq and LeBron are going to be interesting to watch to say the least.
Blog Buddy: Fear the Sword
#11 Wed Nov 18 at Boston 4:30 PM
KG and Rasheed bully the Dubs.
Blog Buddy: CelticsBlog
#12 Fri Nov 20 Portland 7:30 PM
Greg Oden abuses the Warriors inside for a career 25-15 game.
Blog Buddy: Blazers Edge
#13 Tue Nov 24 at Dallas 5:30 PM
Do you remember when we used to OWN these guys? My oh my things have changed.
Blog Buddy: Mavs Moneyball
#14 Wed Nov 25 at San Antonio 5:30 PM
By halftime folks will be writing "Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..." in the GSoM game thread.
Blog Buddy: Pounding the Rock
#15 Sat Nov 28 L.A. Lakers 7:30 PM
Warning: A lot of Faker fans and bandwagaon We Believe fans turned back to Faker fans in large doses at the Roaracle this Saturday night.
Blog Buddy: Silver Screen and Roll
#16 Mon Nov 30 Indiana 7:30 PM (NBATV)
Don't forget to BOOOOOO! you know who!
Blog Buddy: Indy Cornrows
DECEMBER
#17 Tue Dec 1 at Denver 6:00 PM
While commentators and fans alike are oooh-ing and ahh-ing about this decade's most overrated player Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony drops 40 points fairly easily against the Warriors "defense".
Blog Buddy: Denver Stiffs
#18 Thu Dec 3 Houston 7:30 PM
Is Anthony Randolph headed towards superstardom like we're all hoping or is he a very nice role player and just the taller forward version of Trevor Ariza? Just a thought. Hopefully it's a silly one.
Blog Buddy: The Dream Shake
#19 Sat Dec 5 Orlando 7:30 PM
Mickael Pietrus steps out of bounds a few times for good time's sake.
Blog Buddy: Third Quarter Collapse
#20 Mon Dec 7 at Oklahoma City 5:00 PM
Are we getting a sneak peak at the 2017 NBA Champs?
Blog Buddy: Welcome to Loud City
#21 Wed Dec 9 at New Jersey 4:30 PM
If Brandan Wright is still on the Warriors he gets severely outplayed by Yi Jianlian
#22 Fri Dec 11 at Chicago 5:00 PM
Derrick Rose ABUSES Monta Ellis in every way possible.
Blog Buddy: Blog a Bull
#23 Sat Dec 12 at Detroit 4:30 PM
Even though it's early in the season EVERYONE is clowning the Pistons for that Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva offseason "splash".
Blog Buddy: Motown String Music
#24 Mon Dec 14 at Philadelphia 4:00 PM
Tonight's Warrior Killer is brought to you once again by Monta Ellis. It's none other than the incomparable... Jason Kapono.
Blog Buddy: Liberty Ballers
#25 Wed Dec 16 San Antonio 7:30 PM (ESPN)
We can't give away the GSoM season tickets to this game.
Blog Buddy: Pounding the Rock
#26 Fri Dec 18 Washington 7:30 PM (ESPN)
Just like old times. Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison light up the Arena in Oakland, but play next to no defense. Man I miss those guys.
Blog Buddy: Bullets Forever
#27 Tue Dec 22 at Memphis 5:00 PM
Nellie asks whoever is coaching the Grizzlies at this point in the season if struggling rookie Hasheem Thabeet can shoot three's.
Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver
#28 Wed Dec 23 at New Orleans 5:00 PM
The Warriors have no answer for Chris Paul, but neither does the rest of the league. Triple-double by CP3.
Blog Buddy: At the Hive
#29 Sat Dec 26 Phoenix 7:30 PM
J-Rich drops 30 at his former home as the majority of Warriors fans, analysts, and homers finally admit that the Jason Richardson for Brandan Wright swap was a horrible, ill-timed trade that expedited WE BELIEVE >> WE SUCK.
Blog Buddy: Bright Side of the Sun
#30 Mon Dec 28 Boston 7:30 PM
With the Warriors down by 30 at the end of the 3rd quarter, Eddie House and Anthony Morrow decide to have a 3pt shootout. Feeling sorry for the loyal Dubs fans in attendance, the refs decide to award Morrow 20 points for hitting a half court shot. Warriors only lose by 10 thanks to the refs.
Blog Buddy: CelticsBlog
#31 Tue Dec 29 at L.A. Lakers 7:30 PM
Bored by ShallowCal, Ron Artest goes into the stands and beats up a few Laker fans. While the rest of the NBA community is outraged, a few, immature Warriors and Kings fans can't contain their laughter. (Yes, I'm included in that group.)
Blog Buddy: Silver Screen and Roll
JANUARY
#32 Sat Jan 2 at Portland 7:00 PM
At this point in the season folks finally abandon that ridiculous notion that Greg Oden is a bust and he's proclaimed as a rising dominant force in the league for years to come.
Blog Buddy: Silver Screen and Roll
#33 Tue Jan 5 at Denver 6:00 PM
Ike Diogu- DNP Coach's Decision.
Blog Buddy: Denver Stiffs
#34 Wed Jan 6 at Minnesota 5:00 PM
Al Jefferson drops a 20-20 on Andris Biedrins.
Blog Buddy: Canis Hoopus
#35 Fri Jan 8 Sacramento 7:30 PM
Kings fans want their team to lose to rack up more ping-pong balls for John Wall. Warriors fans want their team to lose to rack up more ping-pong balls for John Wall. Sometimes when you lose, you really win.
Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty
#36 Mon Jan 11 Cleveland 7:30 PM
The Roaracle is packed to watch the likely 2010 MVP and I'm not talking about J.J. Hickson.
Blog Buddy: Fear the Sword
#37 Wed Jan 13 Miami 7:30 PM
Michael Beasley has a career night and shows folks why he went #2 overall.
Blog Buddy: Peninsula is Mightier
#38 Fri Jan 15 Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Even though they're 7 games below .500 at this point in the season, the Bucks are still battling for the 7th seed in the Leastern Conference.
Blog Buddy: Brew Hoop
#39 Mon Jan 18 Chicago 1:00 PM
Anthony Randolph and Joakim Noah get into a battle for the ages on the glass. Randolph wins 25-21.
Blog Buddy: Blog a Bull
#40 Wed Jan 20 Denver 7:30 PM
J.R. Smith is tonight's Warrior Killer with 30 points.
Blog Buddy: Denver Stiffs
#41 Fri Jan 22 New Jersey 7:30 PM
Brook Lopez goes 20-10 and sprinkles in a few swats.
#42 Sat Jan 23 at Phoenix 6:00 PM
Amare drops 40 points on 75% shooting. What team is he playing for?
Blog Buddy: Bright Side of the Sun
#43 Tue Jan 26 at Sacramento 7:00 PM
Warriors fans finally decide to put their money where their mouth is and stop paying for Chris Cohan's perennially garbage product. They don't drive up in masses to Sacrapmento to root on the Dubs. Cohan cracks up and busts out his best Dave Chappelle impression- "I'm rich b--y-tch!"
Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty
#44 Wed Jan 27 New Orleans 7:30 PM
Monta Ellis vs. Chris Paul is pointless, since we all know who's the superior player. (HINT: He doesn't ride mopeds in the offseason) Our attention turns to Andris Biedrins vs. Emake Okafor and Anthony Randolph vs. David West (don't laugh). Interesting.
Blog Buddy: At the Hive
#45 Fri Jan 29 Charlotte 7:30 PM
Hmmm... Jason Richardson for Raja Bell and Boris Diaw. Now that's a decent trade that the Warriors could have made after that WE BELIEVE playoff run to actually improve the team instead of just trying to "save" money.
Blog Buddy: Rufus on Fire
#46 Sun Jan 31 at Oklahoma City 4:00 PM
Right about now a lot of folks will be making a great case why Kevin Durant should be a coach's pick for the 2010 Western Conference All-Star squad. Right about now a lot of folks will not be making any case whatsoever why a Warrior should be named to the 2010 Western Conference All-Star squad.
Blog Buddy: Welcome to Loud City
FEBRUARY
#47 Tue Feb 2 at Houston 5:30 PM
The T-Mac to the Knicks talks heat up.
Blog Buddy: The Dream Shake
#48 Wed Feb 3 at Dallas 5:30 PM
The Mavs have a top 3 record in the West and abuse the Warriors in Lil' D. Warrior fans are cheering though. Why? Erick Dampier: DNP- Coach's Decision.
Blog Buddy: Mavs Moneyball
#49 Sat Feb 6 Oklahoma City 7:30 PM
Jeff Green beats the Warriors on a last second uncontested 3 point prayer. Sound familiar?
Blog Buddy: Welcome to Loud City
#50 Mon Feb 8 Dallas 7:30 PM
Erick Dampier: DNP- Coach's Decision. Hehe
Blog Buddy: Mavs Moneyball
#51 Wed Feb 10 L.A. Clippers 7:30 PM
Boom Dizzle drops a triple double with our old friend Jessica Alba courtside sporting a Baron Davis Warriors jersey.
Blog Buddy: Clips Nation
-- 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend --
Fri Feb 12 NBA Rookie Challenge
Stephen Curry, Anthony Randolph, and Anthony Morrow will all be reppin' the Yay Area at the Warriors version of the All-Star game. Masala, Rudolph, and Ammo will do us proud.
Sat Feb 13 NBA All-Star Saturday
Please, please, please invite Anthony Morrow to the 3pt contest!
Sun Feb 14 NBA All-Star Game
ZERO Warriors.
#52 Tue Feb 16 at L.A. Lakers 7:30 PM
Phil Jackson and Don Nelson switch sidelines so Nellie can finally see what it feels like to have a championship roster gift-wrapped to you.
Blog Buddy: Silver Screen and Roll
#53 Wed Feb 17 Sacramento 7:30 PM
All eyes are on AR vs. JT and neither disappoint. Randolph collects his first triple double and Thompson goes for 15-20.
Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty
#54 Fri Feb 19 Utah 7:30 PM
Deron Williams collects the easiest triple double of his life with Monta Ellis guarding him. To make it up to him, Deron gives Monta a shiny new moped after the game.
Blog Buddy: SLC Dunk
#55 Sun Feb 21 Atlanta 5:00 PM (ESPN)
After getting a standing ovation Jamal Crawford drops 50 points on the Warriors. Even though he gives up 60 points, the Hawks still win. After the game the programming manager at ESPN fires the guy who thought it was a good idea to show this game on the "Worldwide Leader".
Blog Buddy: Peachtree Hoops
#56 Tue Feb 23 Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Monta Ellis drops 40 points, but surrenders a career night to Louis Williams as he tops Ellis for 46.
Blog Buddy: Liberty Ballers
#57 Thu Feb 25 Denver 7:30 PM (TNT)
I'd be shocked if TNT didn't bump the Warriors off the schedule here.
Blog Buddy: Denver Stiffs
#58 Sat Feb 27 Detroit 7:30 PM
Even the Warriors are better than this terrible Pistons team at this point in the season.
Blog Buddy: Motown String Music
MARCH
#59 Tue Mar 2 at Miami 4:30 PM
March Madness begins with DWade dropping a triple double on the Warriors.
Blog Buddy: Peninsula is Mightier
#60 Wed Mar 3 at Orlando 4:00 PM (NBATV)
WE WANT FOYLE! WE WANT FOYLE! WE WANT FOYLE!
Blog Buddy: Third Quarter Collapse
#61 Fri Mar 5 at Atlanta 4:30 PM
The Hawks are battling for the 4th seed in the East. The Warriors are battling for the 10th seed in the West.
Blog Buddy: Peachtree Hoops
#62 Sat Mar 6 at Charlotte 4:00 PM
Oddly enough Boris Diaw and Raja Bell destroy the Warriors.
Blog Buddy: Rufus on Fire
#63 Mon Mar 8 at New Orleans 5:00 PM
The tanking is in full effect with Nellie starting 3 D-League call-ups. It's Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette's turn to take the night off.
Blog Buddy: At the Hive
#64 Thu Mar 11 Portland 7:30 PM (TNT)
Even though Stephen Curry goes off for 30 points, the Warriors get absolutely embarrassed on national TV.
Blog Buddy: Blazers Edge
#65 Sat Mar 13 Toronto 7:30 PM
JAE and I spend the majority of the preview dissing Andrea Bargani's game and the silly extension he received the prior summer. Barganani then goes off on the Warriors for 40 points- which doesn't change a single thing given that Anthony Randolph and Andris Biedrins have the night off and it's against a big man who was called up the night before from the D-League. The name of this big man call-up you ask? None other than The Notorious P.O.B.
Blog Buddy: Raptors HQ
#66 Mon Mar 15 L.A. Lakers 7:30 PM (ESPN)
After missing 30 games already, Andrew Bynum is commonly regarded as having one of the worst contracts in the league. The Warriors SHOCK THE WORLD and beat the Lakers on national TV via a Curry 3pt buzzer beater. Life is good.
Reminiscent of that Pistons-Pacers game on ESPN years ago, Ron Artest once again goes into the stands. This time it's in Oakland and he beats up a few Faker fans in the stands- again. While the rest of the NBA community is outraged, a few, immature Warriors and Kings fans can't contain their laughter. (Yes, I'm included in that group- again.)
Blog Buddy: Silver Screen and Roll
#67 Wed Mar 17 New Orleans 7:30 PM (ESPN)
The Warriors seriously have back to back games on ESPN? All I know is someone at ESPN is about to get fired!
Blog Buddy: At the Hive
#68 Fri Mar 19 at San Antonio 5:30 PM
If there's a beatdown in San Antonio, but everyone fell asleep watching it- does it really count?
Blog Buddy: Pounding the Rock
#69 Sat Mar 20 at Memphis 5:00 PM
Tonight's Warrior Killer makes a second gust appearance. Marc Gasol? I wish. At least he has a famous last name. I'm talking about Hamed Haddadi.
Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver
#70 Mon Mar 22 Phoenix 7:30 PM
GSoMers and BSotSers have a very rational and in-depth discussion prior to the game about who is a worse defender Steve Nash or Monta Ellis.
Blog Buddy: Bright Side of the Sun
#71 Wed Mar 24 Memphis 7:30 PM
The Warriors get swept in the season series against the lowly Grizzlies... again.
Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver
#72 Sat Mar 27 Dallas 7:30 PM
Mark Cuban and Don Nelson finally settle their differences and embrace at halfcourt pre-game. Cuban then fires Rick Carlisle and brings back Nellie since a team with Dirk, Kidd, and the Matrix is built for Nellieball.
Blog Buddy: Mavs Moneyball
#73 Sun Mar 28 at L.A. Clippers 6:30 PM
The Clips are in a heated battle for the final 2 playoff spots in the West. The Warriors... are not.
Blog Buddy: Clips Nation
#74 Wed Mar 31 at Utah 7:00 PM ESPN
Warrior fans rally together and go nuts with online petitions. We do not want to see the Jazz abuse the Warriors on national TV!
Blog Buddy: SLC Dunk
APRIL
#75 Fri Apr 2 New York 7:30 PM
Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni really, really, really wish the Warriors didn't take Curry one spot ahead of them.
Blog Buddy: Posting and Toasting
#76 Sun Apr 4 at Toronto 3:00 PM
Raptors fans delusions end as their squad is eliminated from the final spot in the Leastern Conference Playoff bracket. Proving they're some of the most annoying and homeristic (Is that a word?) fans in the league, they cry a US conspiracy against Canada. Warriors fans can somewhat relate as they finally admit that God is not a Warriors fan.
Oh I almost forgot- Marco Belinelli: DNP Coach's Decision.
Blog Buddy: Raptors HQ
#77 Tue Apr 6 at Washington 4:00 PM
Don't call it a comeback! Gilbert Arenas drops his 10th 40 point game of the season. Why couldn't the Gilbert Arenas rule come before Gilbert Arenas' 2nd season?
Blog Buddy: Bullets Forever
#78 Wed Apr 7 at Minnesota 5:00 PM
Ricky who? Curry shows why he should have been the consensus #2 pick.
Blog Buddy: Canis Hoopus
#79 Sat Apr 10 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 PM
Warriors fans begin planning what it will be like to live vicariously through Clipdom in the 2010 NBA Playoffs. Warriors fans abandon GSoM by the thousands for Clips Nation.
Blog Buddy: Clips Nation
#80 Sun Apr 11 Oklahoma City 6:00 PM
The Thunder are one of the rising teams in the league, but can't turn a profit in such a tiny market. There's plenty of buyers in Seattle...
Blog Buddy: Welcome to Loud City
#81 Tue Apr 13 Utah 7:30 PM
At least this one isn't on national TV!
Blog Buddy: SLC Dunk
#82 Wed Apr 14 at Portland 7:30 PM
This is a very different ending to the season compared to this one.
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Whoever voted NO
Should be taken out and flogged. How can you not be excited about Warriors basketball?
“I’ve finally realized that God is not a Warriors fan.”
It was more a vote for this…
by Missing Barry on Aug 4, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
This schedule looks absolutely BRUTAL for the Dubs this season. Not that the league is conspiring against the Warriors or anything, but when you’re fielding as bad of a roster as the Dubs are, ANY schedule against NBA teams going to look brutal.
uhm, you might look at the author first …
the distribution of road games looks daunting
for a team still lacking an established lead guard. About 40% of the total games (34/82) are in, when the team returns home in the first week in Jan. Half of the entire season’s road games will be played in those initial thirty-four, including two five game trips. Perhaps there’ll be no more trades between now and Nov., but Riley’s stated wish for a solid vet, fulfilled more substantially than D.George, could help assuage the team’s road woes.
How can you not be excited about Warriors basketball?
When we can’t stop a fly from scoring?
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 Aug 4, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
First couple of games seem interesting
I actually like the matchup for our home opener.
I’ve always waited to watch another Rockets/Warriors games. Ever since Randolph dunked on Yao Ming twice, Rockets fans have started to hate on him. Search the dunk on Youtube and read the comments. I hope Randolph does something in our season opener to make Rockets fans realize how much of a beast he is.
Our second game should be fun as well. I want the Warriors to own Phoenix and make a statement to Amare that we’re not just a rebuilding team. I want Amare to think, “damn, Golden State is an amazing team, why didn’t I want to get traded there during the offseason?!?!”
Also, games 3/4/5/6 will be fun to watch. Not only will they be against crappy teams, but we get an early look at the rookies from the 09 draft.
Hasheem Thabeet, Blake Griffin, Tyreke Evans, and Jonny Flynn. Hopefully Ricky Rubio, too.
I have nothing against Thabeet and Flynn, but i’m excited to see Randolph go head to head against the guy who sole his SL MVP trophy, and I want Stephen Curry to score a ton against the Kings to make Sac fans feel stupid for taking Evans over him!
by Precise Films Productions on Aug 4, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions
no yao this year
but i’m sure randoph will enjoy dunking on scola, or whoever the rockets throw out there
i’m sure randoph will enjoy dunking on scola,
but he’ll never dunk on mutumbo
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 Aug 4, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
oh man
Randolph was so close last season but got blocked by the rim. I swear, that would have been a nice picture seeing the youngest guy in the NBA dunking on the oldest guy in the NBA.
It would have been like a symbolic thing, too. A reflection of Mutombo’s career, he has blocked so many dunks but the last time he got dunked on was by the youngest guy in the league (which shows how old he’s getting).
by Precise Films Productions on Aug 5, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
It would have been like a symbolic thing
It was a symbolic thing, it showed that Rudolf can never be great til he learns to respect the game. Maybe he’s learned that lesson now and will play like a man?
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 Aug 5, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yes!
i wanna wach ron ron destroy the faker fans! that would make this season seem better
by spiffy750 on Aug 4, 2009 3:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Think the Lakers have a chance at the Bulls Record?
Monta Ellis- 23 ppg 5 asst 5 rebs 2 stls
Get Back to Basketball, your Mopeding too much!
no, if anything they will be less hungry and win less games.
by crab dribble cocktail on Aug 4, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
nobody can beat that record
because it’s kind of pointless to even try. it doesn’t win you anything.
Plus the Lakers don’t have Michael Jordan. As much as Lakers fans want to believe Kobe is that good….he isn’t.
by Missing Barry on Aug 5, 2009 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions
The 07 Mavericks could have beaten that record
Dallas won 67 games that season. They had one of the best regular seasons in NBA history. It just sucks that they started off the season 0-4, and then rested their starters in the last couple of games. They could have won at least 70 games.
And you know what sucks? They don’t get recognition for being a good team anymore. People aren’t going to look back at history and be like, “Those Mavericks, wow they were a great team”. That’s what kind of pissed me off at first. Because instead of the Warriors being looked at as a good team for beating a historically dominant team, people decide the upset was due to the Mavericks being a sucky team instead of the Warriors being a great team.
by Precise Films Productions on Aug 5, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This team is silly as hell.
Yet I can’t wait to see what kind of retardedness they get themselves into this time around. Here’s to throwing my hard earned money at the most entertaining 10th seed in history. In other words, hell yeah I’m excited!
My calendar is marked!
December 7th and January 31st art the days I betray the Thunder and cheer my heart out for the Warriors. Looking forward to it!
Also, I’m probably gonna road trip it to the Golden State at some point.
But as for Wins/Losses….I’d go with good ol’ 35.
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As in 35 losses, right?
Hahaha. :P
"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Aug 4, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha, Yi Jianlan severely outplays Brandan Wright, that would be hilarious
It’s a good thing it’ll never happen. I think it’s also funny how you rag on Monta, he is the best Warrior I have ever seen, better than BD and JRich, even though I still rock my JRich jersey. I was too young to remember RunTMC and wasn’t around for Rick Barry so I cant compare them. I’m starting to wonder if you are so pessimistic just to get a rise out of us.
Either way, I’m super excited about this team. We didn’t get a chance to see them play together once last year, so I can’t wait to see what they can do. I still think we are better than the Clippers!!!!
by myk on Aug 4, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah man
lighten up a bit. We all know the Warriors aren’t a great team we have a good chance of missing the playoffs but being down about GSW all the time even if there is always something to be down about is not good.
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how are we going
to lose a lot this year? We are going to have all our players healthy and we can do some damage, Atma Brother ONE how do you consider yourself a fan when you have no faith that we can do something. when i saw that you said the clippers our better than us I flipped out! Let’s see Chris Kaman injury prone, Marcus Camby old he has had past injuries, Baron Davis just isn’t the same as he was when he was on our team. So that leaves Blake,Al, and Eric Gordon to lead them to the playoffs. Yeah, really going to happen. The west now only really has 4 teams that I expect to be at the top the rest I don’t know. We have a chance! I hope you understand that when you go to the games at the roaracle that you are just wasting your money because I don’t know who you root for because it obviously isn’t the warriors and if you root for another please go to that city, because it’s a disgrace to call yourself a fan or even write about them because you aren’t a fan. And you post this and you don’t even have a predicted win next to a game or a predicted loss to a game and you don’t even have a prediction of our record. And last you said The offseason is killing me. I need my NBA fix! Tuesday October 27th can’t come fast enough. I don’t know what that is supposed to mean but i hope you don’t think that’s the day the season starts because our first game is October, 28th buddy! Fix that!
by deandres2k on Aug 4, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I see the Warriors going 42-40
Oct 1-1
Nov 9-5
Dec 7-9
Jan 9-6
Feb 6-6
Mar 6-10
Apr 5-3
Which might be enough to sneak in as #8 seed again.
A Sonics fan without a team... but after 6 seasons now of GS Warriors season tickets have convinced me to adopt the boys from Oakland.
I think 42-40 seems pretty accurate. I think it will come down to Phoenix, New Orleans and Golden State for the final two spots. I’m not sure if 42-40 will be enough, but it just may be.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 4, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to throw this out there
In your preview last year, you said The Warriors were going to suck, lose a ton of games, and miss the playoffs.
In fact, to break down a few specific things,
Point Guard. Point Guard. Point Guard. I don’t care how many D-League delights you throw at the problem or how fast you can ride your moped, the Warriors have a gaping hole here.
Yeah we didn’t really have a PG. Stack Jack tried in the beginning, didn’t quite work out cause it’s not his natural role. There were a ton of turnovers as well.
No passers. The three-headed monster the Warriors have at PG till Mr. Moped comes back really scares the crap out of me. Do you realize we went from having the edge on the PG matchup on almost every night (except against Chris Paul) to getting abused here nightly? (So yes- Point Guard. Point Guard. Point Guard.)
So that three-headed monster was the one I “envisioned” at the beginning of the season – Marcus Williams, CJ Watson, and DeMarcus Nelson. No passers? Yeah we didn’t really have that.
No legit Power Forward. This has to be the single biggest failure of the Chris Mullin era. We keep saying this year after year and nothing changes. It’s frustrating and it’s a joke.
For the majority of the season, no. When Randolph finally got off the bench (whether that’s Nellie’s fault or not, that’s your opinion), we saw a PF in the making. Wright had his moments, but after that shoulder injury, his role was gone. Let’s hope both keep continue to grow.
Weak handles all around. Boom Dizzle was a godsend to longtime Warriors fans who went years watching Cohan’s hand picked “talent” evaluators put together player after player who simply did not have good ball handling skills. With BD gone we’re back to the era. Jack dribbles the ball way too high and sometimes off his foot. Monta’s left is pretty weak and he can get sloppy with a high dribble too. Biedrins, Wright, Turiaf- um, no. I think the best ball handler the Warriors have right now for his position is Al Harrington. (Disclaimer: Rookie Anthony Randolph could be that guy, but I need to see him play against real NBA competition.) Call me crazy, but that’s why you keep reading my stuff.
Not to bring this up again, but there were a TON of turnovers. By just about…everyone. As for Al being the best ball handler, that didn’t last very long, BUT this is definitely where Jamal shined. He had some moves…that’s kind of an understatement. HE HAD MAD HANDLES. He didn’t distribute after breaking off a fool, BUT he did bust some trey’s. Anthony Randolph with handles? Let’s hope that comes this year….
No real deal shot-blockers. Look no one is scared driving on the Warriors’ big money center Andris Biedrins. He’s soft on D, easily gets pushed around by other big men (admittedly he doesn’t get much help), and guards go right at him without any hesitation. Will Ronny Turiaf be any different? I have no idea, but at least the guy’s h-y-p-h-y.
Now this is where Turiaf shined. He brought a party, a block party in fact, every game. Mad props to the man for filling in that role.
No big man who can… well you know the rest.
Meh…boards came. Andris lit it up at the beginning with his consistent double-doubles….Ronny was never really a huge rebounder mostly because he was blocking the crap out of everyone. Randolph began to pull this as well. Isn’t this where my boy Rob Kurz shined? (I joke, I joke)
Lack of class from the top. It’s completely unprofessional how the team has treated their season ticket holders and fanbase. It’s approaching levels of consumer fraud if it’s not already there now. For 2 straight seasons they’ve required their loyal fans to sign up for season tickets well in advance of the end of the current season and beginning of the next season. Both times season ticket holders thought they were getting something that the franchise did not deliver. In the Spring of 2k7 we were lead to believe we were all paying for an upcoming full season of We Believe, but instead the team cut costs by trading Jason Richardson and didn’t pass any of the “savings” to the people who keep this sorry organization in business. In the Spring of 2k8 we thought we were paying for more of BD and Monta, but the team went cheap on Boom and Monta went joy riding on his moped (not the team’s fault). Cohan and Rowell aren’t brightest guys in the business, but what can I say- they’re making us all look like the real fools. I’m telling you- owning an NBA squad in the Bay Area is a gold mine. Imagine how good business would be for these guys if they had a clue. Don’t let any of the brown nosing media folk tell you otherwise or throw out distorted operating loss figures at you. This corporation is making millions marketing suck.
Hmm…did I write something about Paul Wong and how he was done with the Warriors because of their lack of class? Doesn’t Tim Kawakami write about this, I don’t know…every day? (Regardless of what you think of TK’s writing, he’s right about this one). Lack of class…I don’t really want to begin because it’s honestly going to make me upset to think where we WERE at the end of the 07 season and where we are NOW.
Projected Record (W-L): 30-52
Any of those guys that keep saying AB1 is to negative want to remind me how many wins we had last year?
As for this year, hardcore’s right, it’s too early to be projecting out numbers. We have “potential” and the “ability to win” but we have waaaay too many guys that end up getting injured every year for something to happen. With the roster we have now, I say no playoffs.
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by R Dizzle on Aug 4, 2009 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Seriously?!
I stopped reading once I got to this spot:
#4: Fri Nov 6 L.A. Clippers 7:30 PM
Here’s our first look at the 2009-20010 Most Improved Team. Baron Davis, Blake Griffin, Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, and Al Thornton. I like it on paper for a bottom-tier playoff team in the West.
That is an awesome 6 man rotation but how many games will they all play together? Given the injury histories of BD, Kaman, and Camby that leaves the Clippers with Griffin, Gordon, and Thornton to do the heavy lifting plus who do they have on the bench?
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I don’t know that I’d go with “awesome”. Baron was horrid last year, Kaman reverted to his mediocre self last year and Thornton just ain’t that good. Griffin will help them a ton, and they actually have upgraded their bench a bit, but they’re still a messed-up team with possibly the worst coach in basketball. I’m not at all convinced that we’ll make the playoffs or even go .500, and I’d still put money on our being better than these guys.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 4, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
Interesting schedule. The timing means we’ll probably know the fate of the season by the end of November.
Our first six games are pretty easy — only two ‘09 playoff teams, four games at home, plenty of rest in between. No excuse to go worse than 3-3 in those games, and really 4-2 wouldn’t be unreasonable. But we then play five road games in eight nights, and those games will tell the tale of the season.
People seem to forget, but we actually had a winning record in Oracle last year. The defense was horrible, the rebounding was horrible, but the effort was there, from both the players and coaching staff, the crowds were into it, and we finished 21-20. On the road, we went 8-33. The players looked listless, Nellie looked bored, and we put in some of the worst performances anywhere in the league. And the season died on a five-game trip out East:
Sun, Nov 23 @ Philadelphia L 81-89
Tue, Nov 25 @ Washington L 100-124
Wed, Nov 26 @ Boston L 111-119
Fri, Nov 28 @ Cleveland L 97-112
Sat, Nov 29 @ NY Knicks L 125-138
We came into those games with a record of 5-7. There was certainly reason for worry, but there was no reason to think we were doomed yet. We came out of those games with a record of 5-12, and a cloud of humiliation and apathy over the team that didn’t dissipate till March or so. This was a brutal schedule, to be sure, and we actually played a helluva game against the Celtics, but the Wizards and Knicks losses were the most worst and most embarrassing games of the year, games that earned us national scorn. We lost eight of our next ten after this, Nellie zoned out, and the season was kaput.
This year, we get our East Coast swing out of the way even earlier:
#7 Wed Nov 11 at Indiana 4:00 PM
#8 Fri Nov 13 at New York 4:30 PM
#9 Sat Nov 14 at Milwaukee 5:30 PM
#10 Tue Nov 17 at Cleveland 4:00 PM
#11 Wed Nov 18 at Boston 4:30 PM
At Cleveland and at Boston on back-to-back nights are pretty much no-brainer losses, but those first three teams are all weaker than we are, and we’ll face two of them when rested. There is no excuse to not grab two of those games. If we do — if we go 2-3 or better on this road trip - things will really be working, and I think we’ll have an over.500 season. But if we crap the bed again and go 0-5, the dark clouds will roll back in.
This team absolutely needs to rebound and defend better than it did last year, and I’m pretty optimistic that it will. But it also needs to learn to play with a pulse outside of Oakland. Will it? We’ll probably know the answer by Thanksgiving.
by onlxn on Aug 4, 2009 6:23 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
but it also needs to learn to play with a pulse outside of Oakland. Will it?
That’s Where Baron Davis comes in.
Monta Ellis- 23 ppg 5 asst 5 rebs 2 stls
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True, how many times do we get to play the Clippers in LA?
by Missing Barry on Aug 4, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
2 times I think.
Monta Ellis- 23 ppg 5 asst 5 rebs 2 stls
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Well that’s 2 road wins courtesy of Baron, then. :)
by Missing Barry on Aug 5, 2009 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
It always seems that whenever we don’t make the playoffs (sans the 48 win season) we always lose it on some easy road trip out East. You know, games vs teams that we know we should beat, but the Warriors just can’t get it rolling, and you sit there, with your mouth open in horror as the season slips away. Too bad that comes so early this year, as in years past we’d get a really easy schedule, breeze through it, and the dissapointment wouldn’t set in until later. Now, the dissapointment sets in way too early.
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Stop calling him Masala.
That nickname sucks and will never catch on.
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Horrible nickname. Not as bad as Beans though.
Whoever came up with “Beans” needs to be whacked.
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LOL... Masala...
Makes me think of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers next foe
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.500 is the perfect goal for this squad
Whether or not that gets the dubs in the playoffs is immaterial to me. Baby steps!
And I voted no, btw. That being said I will still shell out $150 for NBA league pass and be tuning in for every game. I mean, if I you haven’t abandoned this team already, why would you do it now?
On 5/7, the best part of waking is up LOLDGERS in my cup.
if I you haven’t abandoned this team already, why would you do it now?
because they cut loose the Italian Stallion? ;=]
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We don't have as many 3-in-4 or 4-in-5 situations
The problem with our schedule is that we have more back-to-backs on the road than everyone except the Lakers and Hawks (16 b2b on road), and we aren’t exactly a good road team.
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8 of 1st 13 on the road
That’s a tough way to start for a team that didn’t make the playoffs. If they end up 7-6 after that I would be happy.
we could get the last or 2nd spot
unless we get a nice piece in a trade. It’s going to be an interesting season
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