RECAP: Golden State Warriors 90, Charlotte Bobcats 101- The 3 Warrior Killers
by Atma Brother ONE on Mar 7, 2010 8:32 AM PST
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Originally posted Mar 6, 2010 7:21 PM PST
Did the Charlotte crowd get confused with the Warriors wearing their home whites tonight?
They cheered and appluaded for Stephen Curry like he was the ROY candidate for the Bobcats!
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BETcats >> JORDANcats and the Warrior Killers
I guess this how they get down in NORTH CAROLINA!
There were essentially 3 Warrior Killers tonight. The first one goes by the nickname of Crash. Gerald Wallace simply ate the Warriors up for lunch. His used and abused the Warriors with his weakside help, particularly against Warriors center Chris Hunter, which amounted to 5 terrifying rejections. It's really too bad Wallace had to pull that weak sucker elbow shot to Anthony Tolliver's jaw near the very end of the game. It was absolutely pointless and resulted in a well-deserved automatic ejection from the game. You're better than that GWallace- I think?
Gerald Wallace pretty much OWNED the Warriors tonight.
Another JORDAN Brand Warrior Killer tonight was Boris Diaw. Man if this guy only had move drive. His near triple double of 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 dimes only begins to quantify how much destruction he did tonight against the Dubs. Diaw would be fantastic in Nellieball. I'm just saying.
Maybe he finally got off the croissant diet?
Our final Warrior Killer tonight was D.J. Augustin. The Warrior guards and even bigs simply could not stop his penetration or nice finishes at the rim. He was hot from outside as well with 3 buckets from downtown. I know the Warrior guards are playing heavy minutes because this roster is so banged up and incredibly tired- particularly Stephen Curry- but this really has to be a point of emphasis going forward. They've got to step up the D.
Ooops, wrong DJ.
But enough about the Warrior Killers, let's revisit my prediction about the former Warriors "Captain":
The "Captain" has a "high volume" shooting night and stinks up the joint. The league's leader in turnovers will be sitting this one out, but that doesn't mean a former Warrior won't step up in his absence today.
Well that's exactly what happened. Stephen Jackson was the worst big minute player on the floor tonight. Thankfully for the Bobcats, the Warriors are just that bad right now (in terms of talent, not effort of course) or else he would have lost the game for them. Seriously 5 turnovers with only 1 assist? Why was he even handling the rock? 0 for 7 on 3-pointers? Maybe it's time to stop shooting blanks and do something else to contribute?
Well guess what?
Not our problem anymore. Good riddance.
About those Dubs
It's becoming a broken record what's wrong with this team and tonight's loss has an obvious cause (undermanned and out of gas and only registering 14 on the scoreboard in the 4th), so let's run through this quickly:
- No Monta. No turnovers. The Warriors only record 8 the entire night. Contrast that to the 19 from "Captain" Jack and the Bobcats. The Warriors got massacred on the glass tonight (36 rebounds to the Bobcats' 60- yikes!), but kept this game close until the final minutes of the 4th was the Bobcats sloppy play and their good job taking care of the rock.
- Excellent work by Chris Hunter on the glass tonight, but he simply could not finish some pretty easy buckets tonight. Part of that was Wallace's weakside stuffage, but another part was Hunter seemed a little tentative. A few head fakes and shot fakes would really help out next time around.
- Corey Maggette is playing hurt. Give this man his props. He scored the Warriors first 10 points on the game and wound up with 19 points in less than 24 minutes of play. Maggette gave the Warriors something tonight.
- Ronny Turiaf left the game early. Hopefully it's nothing serious.
- Anthony Tolliver really struggled scoring the ball tonight, but I really appreciated his passing. His court vision tonight was very impressive. He found and essentially created nice looks for both Stephen Curry and Anthony Morrow (if I remember correctly). Give him his props for the 3 swats too.
- Anthony Morrow and C.J. Watson had relatively quiet outings. I wish I could just pass it along as fatigue, but it's not like Curry was that quiet and he's been playing a ton of minutes.
This is tough one to hand out. Overall we've seen better from Stephen Curry, especially in terms of distributing the rock and getting others involved. But what's impressive is Curry just played back-to-back complete games. Read that again. Last night he played 48 minutes and tonight he did the same. I like the 25 points and 5 rebounds, but I like the fact that this kid hung in there tough on back-to-back outings in spite of the heavy workload.
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Very nice article
Since I’m currently studying overseas, I’m not getting a chance to watch any games so all my information is coming in the form of game recaps and blogs. Also, since I’m a Bobcats fan, I’ve never read this blog before. I must say this, though: In my limited exposure to each teams blog, this one way far and away the best one to read. Golden State may be having a down year, but this blog is top quality.
by bogakbridgetaker on Mar 6, 2010 8:02 PM PST reply actions
Thanks for the kind words.
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by Atma Brother ONE on Mar 7, 2010 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
I want...
…somebody, anybody to explain or defend to me why Curry played two straight complete games. It’s just not something that’s done much in the NBA, even for superstar players in their primes. At this point in the season, there is NO reason he should be logging this many minutes. I’m sure he doesn’t mind, because it gives him more chance to ut up numbers for the ROY chase, and I’m sure Nelson doesn’t mind cause he’s grasping at that record, but it is flat out ridiculous. I’d rather play Devean George at point forward for fifteen minutes than keep Curry out there the whole game. To be maxing out his minutes at the same time as most rookies are mired in the so called “wall” seems absolutely indefensible to me.
by Zack Vank on Mar 6, 2010 8:16 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
One reason and one reason only
We all love the Warriors..
We all hate Cohan as an owner of this franchise…
I’d rather play Devean George at point forward for fifteen minutes than keep Curry out there the whole game.
and CJ could play point with Morrow at the 2 spots for long stretches to conserve the rookie’s health? I guess the man just wants to pimp him for all he’s worth?
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Mar 6, 2010 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Rec. It makes me a little ill, actually. Especially given that Morrow and CJ, a perfectly viable backcourt tandem, played only 27 and 29 minutes respectively. I mean, geez, Atma Bro….
what’s impressive is Curry just played back-to-back complete games.
Really? I know you like to defend Nellie, but how is this not gross negligence, abject stupidity, senility or coaching while inebriated?
There will be no extra point!
Re: gross negligence, abject stupidity, senility or coaching while inebriated?
That’s absolutely possible. But for the sake of argument:
Off the top of my head, I recall him playing Michael Finley, Lattrell Sprewell and Baron Davis heavy minutes. So I looked those three up.
From 1997-98 to 2000-01 Nelson rode Finley to the tune of : 41.4, 41.0, 42.2 and 42.0 minutes per game. He played in 82 games three of those years. Did it take a toll? Maybe, he did only play 50 games in the second year of that string but came back to play 82 games each of the next two.
He’s also still in the league and played 82 games in the two years prior to this one.
Sprewell’s 2nd year, Nelson played him 43.1 minutes per game. After Nelson left, the next three years he played 40.2, 39.3, & 41.9 MPG while playing in 69, 78 and 80 games.
The following year, while playing 39.1 minutes a game, he was still had enough energy left to choke the living crap out of P.J. Carlesimo.
Baron Davis, after missing significant chunks of the prior 4 seasons, under Nelson played 35.3 minutes a game over 63 games (his highest games played in 3 years). His next an final year under Nelson, he averaged 39.0 minutes a game and played 82 games.
Small sample size but I’m not trying to say that it’s a great idea, I’m just saying it’s not automatically insanely reckless, senile or stupid. I’m totally fine with him being drunk.
I’m thinking of this in terms of putting pitchers on a “pitch count” and how, no matter how conventional the wisdom, there is no evidence that supports that logic. Do you think Theo Epstien was concerned about the insane pitch counts that Daisuke Matsuzaka had logged over his lifetime? He still pitched over 200 innings his first year in Boston.
Regardless, what is the point of having Curry play all 48 when he could have at least sat him the last few minutes of both games?
Since Nelson apparently believes that it’s not dangerous to play certain players heavy minutes then maybe he’s seeing what Curry’s threshold is. Not for injury but for level of effectiveness for the future. I don’t know, but I don’t think there enough evidence to say that it’s reckless, evil or insane.
Would I do that if I were the coach? No way, but I’m a coward. Nelson, on the other hand, is never afraid to do something unpopular. “Liquid courage”!
I give pressure the reach-around.
by bloodsweatndonuts on Mar 7, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone catch Jack's statement
""He’s grown into an NBA player. He’s not that unseasoned rookie," Jackson said. “A lot of people didn’t expect him to play this well, but I knew in training camp he was going to be real good. That’s his team.”"
His team? I thought it was Monta’s team? Isn’t Jack friends with Monta? Or does Jack mean Curry’s team is the DLeaguers…
Curry the Warrior Wonder?
He was 8 for 23 from the floor. You would never consider giving it to Monta if he had the type of game Curry did. In fact you probably would of bashed him in your recap.
Uh
did you read why he gave it to him, or did you just see his name and decided to express some outrage?
by Reverend_Randy on Mar 6, 2010 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Not that I agree
I would’ve said Corey Maggette or Chris Hunter.
by Reverend_Randy on Mar 6, 2010 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
GTFO Chris Hunter...lol
That dude got swatted in the paint like 4 times by smaller players and Maggette was ok. If anything everyone played pretty lackluster, no one stood out.
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Curry needs some darn rest....
Ellis needs to come back, I miss him :(
"Did the Charlotte crowd get confused with the Warriors wearing their home whites tonight?"
“They cheered and applauded for Stephen Curry like he was the ROY candidate for the Bobcats!”
It’s just love for the hometown hero.
That crowd you heard happened to be all of his friends, family, and supporters from Davidson and Charlotte Christian. The patches of red in the arena were a dead giveaway. And it probably would have been even louder for Steph had Davidson not been on Spring Break and more students bought tickets.
Can you blame them? When a once-in-a-generation player turns your school and community upside down for a couple of years, you tend to root for that guy.
It’s just love for the hometown hero.
Great to see and hear.
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by Atma Brother ONE on Mar 7, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Diaw would be fantastic in Nellieball. I’m just saying.
He is such an enigma, really has the talent to be an all star player. Him, Lamar Odom and Al Harrington are my front line rotation for the all “I’d be a superstar if I had Jordan’s mental drive with my skills” team.
That 2005-6 Phoenix Suns team was one of my all time favorites though. Even without Amare…. Diaw’s stats them 13.3 ppg (52.6 fg%), 6.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists with only 2.3 turnovers. Just wow
Anyone else see the Lakers Heat?
Van Gundy gave Curry the nod for ROY.
Also Kobe vs Barnes was pretty cool. Kobe actually showed some class, Pau on the other hand…
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That was good stuff. I barely watched any of the game until the fourth quarter, but I did see Matt Barnes and Kobe Bryant “get into it” repeatedly. Bryant threw his arms in the air a few times, but his not flinching was very impressive.
As for Jeff Van Gundy, I think he said that Lamar Odom would lead a lot of other NBA teams in scoring. There isn’t a single team on which that would happen, however.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 7, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
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