How the Warriors can Beat the Lakers
Warriors play Lakers tonight on ESPN. Obviously, this is an important game. Here's how they can win.
1.) Offensive Rebounding. Shockingly, the Lakers, while a good Offensive rebounding team, rank 23rd in the league in defensive rebound rate. Pau Gasol, Ron Artest, and Derek Fisher's defensive rebounding rates have all fallen from last season. The key will be for our wing players (Wright, Ellis and Curry) to crash the boards (shocking, right?). Simply put, you can't expect to beat 7 footers for rebounds, though Lee and Udoh should still make them work for rebounds. The Lakers' guards, however, are another story, because they often don't box out, allowing people to slip in to crash the boards, which is why their defensive rebounding rate is so bad.
2.) Turnovers. The Lakers have taken the ball pretty badly as of late, possibly to do late-season apathy. The Warriors thrive on steals, since they cannot play one-on-one defense, so the Warriors should gamble often and force some turnovers. Turnovers also allow the Warriors to get out and run, preventing the Lakers from being able to use their length. However, the Lakers on the season are good at not turning over the ball, so the Warriors should stop gambling if the turnovers aren't coming, though of course that has never stopped them before.
3.) Give up three pointers. The Lakers have also been shooting the three badly. The rank 28th in three point percentage. And let's be honest here - the Warriors need to give up something on defense. So they should just pack the paint, and let guys, especially Kobe, shoot three pointers (Kobe isn't good at shooting threes, but his mid-range game is deadly). This also involves doubling whoever is in the post, because neither Udoh or Lee is a good post defender. Also, for some reason, in the last two games the Blazers and Mavs missed a lot of open looks from three, so look for the Warriors to try to continue this streak.
4.) Take advantage of the Lakers' bench. Keith Smart will probably play his starters incredibly big minutes (again), so look for them to take advantage of the Lakers' second unit. Obviously most of these guys would be starting for the Warriors, but the Warriors should still be able to take advantage. The weak link appears to be Shannon Brown, who often burps up terrible shots off the dribble, even though he is better catching and shooting (though it's still not that good). Try to get him to do that, and the ESPN announcers will say the Lakers are "going cold" at some point in the broadcast.
This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!
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Honestly....
I would be surprised if we can beat the Lakers… Dallas is only 2 games back from the Lakers for the second seed, so the Lakers are going to fight tooth and nail to not lose that second seed… However, the one good thing is that the Warriors and Lakers are both on the end of a back-to-back, so at least that evens the playing field a little bit.
Also, here’s my prediction…. that down the stretch our starters are going to run out of energy, jumpers are going to stop falling, we’ll go cold from the field sometime in the second half and we’ll lose the game because of our heavy starters minutes yesterday and for this game. I hope we win this game…. but I have my doubts…
by Warriors Fanatic on Apr 6, 2011 8:48 AM PDT reply actions
lol REC'D
Good thing God is a Warriors fan too.
ROMESdavidWOOD37 has taken over the Ongline. He's cool.
by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Apr 6, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
wrong answer
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Apr 7, 2011 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't agree with 'take advantage of lakers bench'
There bench is better than ours. Brown, Barnes- I’d love to have these two on our bench. Odom, god, he’d be our 2nd or 3rd best player. And let’s not forget majority of game they have a 3 big man rotation of gasol, bynum, odom, meaning some combo of the two will always be on the court.
i'd take blake, barnes, brown, odom
i’d even take caracter
hell, i’d even start they’re bench as our starting 5
It's lonely being the only Warriors fan at UMass :(
by j-spliff415 on Apr 6, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is why
They are champs
F the Po Po
by bojangles408 on Apr 6, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He did say that we'd probably have our starters out there when their bench was in.
Say we had Curry, Ellis, Wright, Lee, and Amundson (or Udoh)
and they had Blake, Brown, Barnes, Odom, Gasol (or Bynum)
It’d still be our best chance to make a run unless the Lakers’ starters come out playing really badly.
Where do we go from here?
Sadly I disagree
I still think we’d be pounded inside way too much, and that lineup is more willing passers than with Kobe
Hand to Hand Combat
Lets get one of our fans to rush the Lakers bench and tear off all their clothes. After that lets have one of our scrubs (Acie Law?) Knock down Derick Fischer or Steve Blake and bait Matt Barnes into a fight. Perhaps then we can win the game after all of Oracle gets in to a frenzy. Plus the game is on ESPN, and they LOVE Laker Games that are delayed by fights and other rowdiness.
Not a real suggestion, I don’t condone violence.
by Underhand Free-throw on Apr 6, 2011 11:12 AM PDT reply actions
I think it would be easier to piss off Ron-Ron
We all know how that turned out…
Wanna feel real torture? Try being a Warrior fan.
Yes we do!
Although it seems like Barnes has a shorter fuze these days.
Game Prediction… Derick Fischer Flops 4 times, gets called for 1 blocking foul.
by Underhand Free-throw on Apr 6, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It would have helped if they won yesterday
maybe the lakers will be in a two game losing streak funk
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
Yea I was thinking the same thing.
But its possible that they play poorly again. They seem to do so in stretches.
Where do we go from here?
I agree
My friend is going tonight also and he is a lakers fan, even more desire that they win so that I can rub it in. lol
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Apr 6, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Expect to see Kobe
Back down Monta on more than half of his shots. Meaning… Monta will get in foul trouble and pissed at the refs which will get him to taking bad shots and shooting us out of the game… he’s due for a bad game… but! I still hope we win!
F the Po Po
how about someone besides “monta” guards him?
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Apr 6, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If we are talking honestly
who even cares if they beat the lakers tonight? who even cares? I ALWAYS would rather watch the warriors play than any other sports team, but if Im watching a game today it will be the giants. gunna take more than this to keep people around at the end of the year lacob.
I Care.
Their might not be Warriors games until February of 2012 if the rumors of a shortened season is true. Watch game 6 of 162 baseball game (wow almost vomitted in my mouth as to how games they play), I’ll watch the Warriors play one of four remaining games (for possibly the next 10 months) against a team that disgusts me and should disgust everyone. Knock yourself watching the Giants game, and change your screenname.
February 2012? Where is that coming from?
by Missing Barry on Apr 7, 2011 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard that too somewhere
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Marc Spears mentioned it on Gary's show yesterday I believe.
He is a source I consider reliable.
It quickly got me depressed even though he said it “isn’t a sure thing, but it really doesn’t look good.”
Good luck to the NBA 2011-2012 season.
ROMESdavidWOOD37 has taken over the Ongline. He's cool.
by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Apr 7, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
If Jesus Christ were a Center for the Warriors, maybe umm....., NOPE. I predict an "Acie" performance.
"I am not prettier than your girlfriend, you just like ugly girls." - an extremely confident man.
by DEBACLE OF MASS ERUPTION. on Apr 6, 2011 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Next time I make a Fanpost like this
Let’s try to take it seriously, alright? I was serious, and this was exactly how the Warriors got the win.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.

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