Warriors Game Day Links: Golden State Warriors 95 vs Detroit Pistons 88 - Warriors grind out a win, Biedrins groin strain

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 12:01 AM PST in Links

Warriors: Golden State of Mind
Recap: RECAP #58: Warriors 95, Pistons 88 - We reinvented "comebacks"
Game thread: Game thread #58: Pistons @ Warriors - Motown versus Oaktown (1300+ comments)

Pistons: Detroit Bad Boys
Recap: Nothing Doin' Late: Warriors 95, Pistons 88
Game thread: Still Rooting for Detroit: Pistons @ Warriors

Other recaps

Associated Press recap: Warriors rally to beat Pistons 95-88
Sports Network recap: Warriors use strong second half to defeat Pistons
Marcus Thompson II recap: Curry fuels Warriors victory
Rusty Simmons recap: Watson shows heart in comeback

Pregame News

- No pregame news found.

Pregame Videos

- No pregame videos found.

Postgame News

- Still recovering from his stomach flu, CJ gave whatever he could tonight.
Marcus Thompson II: Gritty Watson helps fills the void of Ellis' absence

Postgame Videos

Matt Steinmetz interviews Anthony Tolliver.

Don Nelson at the podium.

Highlights by orangino.

Postgame Quotes from warriors.com recap

Don Nelson
On tonight's game:
"I never would have thought that I would praise (Anthony) Morrow for his defensive effort so this will be a first. He and C.J. (Watson) both had a nightmare offensive game where they couldn’t make shots tonight which made it difficult for us to stay in the game for a long period of time. They actually defended really well. I really think we owe this win to (Ronny) Turiaf and (Anthony) Tolliver. Tolliver especially couldn’t make a shot at first and hung in there, he did the major work on the boards that we needed to stay close enough to win. (Stephen) Curry was good as always. Sometimes you don’t know how you win games but we just stayed long enough to make plays at the right time and the force was with us."

Ronny Turiaf
On coming off the benc:
"All I think about is going out and just playing. Do whatever I can to help the team anyway possible. I bring things to the table that are different." On winning a close game: "It feels tremendously awesome, to put it nicely. We’ve been in those situations, unfortunately on the other side of it so it definitely feels good and it give us a breath of fresh air in a sense. We start feeling good about ourselves and hopefully we can carry that momentum into the nice little road trip that we have ahead of us."

C.J. Watson
On tonight's game:
"I think our energy picked up in the second half. Our transition points were a big factor, and we got a lot of stops in the second half that we didn’t get in the first half."

On the team's multiple comeback wins:
"That is just a typical thing of the Warriors, since I’ve been here. We go down by 20 points and end up coming back and wining the game or getting it close to getting back in position to win. It’s just a thing we keep fighting , we never give up and it’s a good thing for this team especially with our record and how many people we have."

Anthony Morrow
On his defense:
"I just wanted to go out there and make an impact on the game. Coach Nelson is always on me offensively if I’m playing well or not making shots, like I was tonight, he says ‘Make an impact on the game somehow’ so that’s one thing I wanted to do. Tayshaun (Prince)is a tough cover, they got a lot of offensive guys, so I just wanted to lock down and do what I could. It’s tough keeping those guys off the glass, so I just try to have quick hands and stay active and that’s what I did."

On the comeback:
"It was just fighting, man. We knew we were going to eventually make something…somebody’s going to start making shots and once one person makes shots everybody’s going to start. I made a couple in the second half, Stephen (Curry) got hot, C.J. (Watson) got hot, Anthony (Tolliver) got hot. Our big men did a great job. Everybody just did a great job defensively, it just really worked out for us."

My Notebook

- No interesting notes to add tonight.

What's next?

- Road trip time. The Warriors head to the south east part of the US in a brutal 5 games in 7 nights trip:
Tues @Heat 4:30pm, Wed @Magic 4:00pm, Fri @Hawks 4:30pm, Sat @Bobcats 4:00pm, Mon @Hornets 5:00pm.
- We'll see tomorrow or Monday if Monta and Biedrins will travel on the road trip.

Poll

Where will you cast your vote tonight?

Stephen Curry, carrying the team

339 votes

CJ Watson, playing on guts

27 votes

Anthony Morrow, dribbling with a facial (see pic)

10 votes

Devean George, smart Hack-a-Ben at the end

53 votes

Andris Biedrins, groin strain

28 votes

Anthony Tolliver, double double

96 votes

Ronny Turiaf, F bomb motivation

74 votes

Chris Hunter, short stint

6 votes

Hack-a-Ben

88 votes

Halftime Jazzersizers

18 votes

739 votes | Poll has closed

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Wallace on hack-a-Wallace from the San Antonio game earlier this week

“It’s garbage,” Wallace said when asked about the strategy.

Wallace was asked how he felt about Kuester showing confidence by leaving him in so long while the Spurs employed the strategy.

“That’s garbage, too,” Wallace said, then quickly ended the interview.

http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2010/02/pistons_ben_wallace_on_spurs_s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:detroit-pistons%28Detroit+Pistons+Impact+-+MLive.com%29

I give pressure the reach-around.

by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 28, 2010 12:20 AM PST reply actions

Those

two air balls in the 4th were just painful to watch.

by golden_solitude on Feb 28, 2010 12:25 AM PST up reply actions

Hahahahahaha

I understand his frustrations. It’s a little like intentionally walking Barry Bonds. You’re not trying to beat the other guy, you’re trying to get around them. But unlike the intentional walk, he can break the strategy by improving his FTs. It’s basically the strategy of attacking the opponent’s weak spot, like taking a bigger guard and posting up a smaller guard.

On a side note, I wonder if Barry Bonds could have beaten the intentional walk by intentionally swinging twice and giving himself 2 strikes. Would the pitcher challenge him then?

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 12:33 AM PST up reply actions

Could he somehow still try to hit the ball while staying in the batters box? That woulda been awesome!

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 LostHawkGSW on Feb 28, 2010 12:35 AM PST up reply actions

Hahahaha

no, those intentional walks are WAAAAY out there. He can’t lean over and hit it without falling all the way over

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 12:36 AM PST up reply actions

ya lol

Woulda been sooo sick though if the pitcher made a mistake and didn’t throw it far enough….splash hit!!

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 LostHawkGSW on Feb 28, 2010 12:40 AM PST up reply actions

Hahahaha

and can you imagine how the next intention walk will take place? The catcher will run halfway to 3rd base and then take the pitch. Hahahahaha!

Speaking of intentional walk failures, I don’t know what league this is, but it doesn’t matter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GOtAQ__wks

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

lol wow

That must have scarred that guys life forever LOL

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 LostHawkGSW on Feb 28, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions

Would the pitcher challenge him then?

My favorite Bonds at bat was when about a 40 year old Jesse Orasco struck him out with slow sinkers that dropped into the dirt about a foot in front of Bond’s swing.

Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Feb 28, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions

Great tactic by Nellie- It basically won the game

I love Benny Wallace, but hey if he’s so mad about it then- LEARN HOW TO SHOOT FREE THROWS.

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by Atma Brother ONE on Feb 28, 2010 8:19 AM PST up reply actions

Also notice that the great championship-winning coach of the Spurs employed that “gimmick”. Who did he apprentice under again?

I give pressure the reach-around.

by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 28, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Yay!

Odd game, happy for the win!

by Lew Ghost on Feb 28, 2010 12:29 AM PST reply actions

Just added

orangino highlights

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 12:56 AM PST reply actions

orangino

makes me want to change my vote to turiaf. that was awesome

by dso on Feb 28, 2010 7:47 AM PST up reply actions

I wonder...

If Tolliver, Hunter, Watson and them ever get tired of always being asked how it is being a d leaguer coming into the NBA

So let me get this straight... Maggette is the healthy guy.
"Winning is not enough. All others must lose." - Larry Ellison

by Badly Browned on Feb 28, 2010 8:18 AM PST reply actions

Good question

I think at this point, it becomes like any other nightly repetitive question that comes from the media, and they have a “rehearsed” or set answer for it. Or maybe they understand that the “coming from the D League” angle is a feel good story, and it reminds them how lucky they are to be in the NBA, so they’ll answer it every time.

by IQofaWarrior on Feb 28, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions