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Warriors Game Day Links #8: Golden State Warriors 87 vs Utah Jazz 88 - Excuse me, can you please properly execute those easy plays?

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 07:  Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a last second shot over Raja Bell #19 of the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena on January 7, 2012 in Oakland, California.  Ellis missed the shot and the Utah Jazz won by one point. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Recaps

Associated Press: Hayward's late free throw lifts Jazz over Warriors | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Jazz squeak by Warriors
Matt Steinmetz: Monta misses buzzer beater in 88-87 loss to Jazz
Carl Steward: Golden State Warriors lose fifth straight game, falling to Utah Jazz
Adam Lauridsen: The End of Optimism (Warriors 87, Jazz 88)
Rusty Simmons: Utah holds victory, draft pick over Warriors


Pregame News

- With Curry heading back to Charlotte, Rusty thinks he'll be out until the 14th, when the Warriors will be in Charlotte anyway.
Rusty Simmons: GS Warriors PG Stephen Curry likely out until at least Jan. 14

- Previews of the game.
Matt Steinmetz: Jazz-Warriors: What to watch for

Pregame Videos

- No pregame videos found.


Postgame News

- Rusty on Curry heading back to Charlotte, Mark Jackson's T.
Rusty Simmons: Exam, rest for Stephen Curry in Charlotte likely

Postgame Videos

Mark Jackson at the podium.

Monta Ellis in the locker room.

David Lee in the locker room.

CSN highlights, recap.


Highlights by gumbywithpokey.

Recap and highlights from nba.com's game page:
Jazz vs. Warriors: First half
Monta's Circus Layup
Lee Hammers it Down
Jazz vs. Warriors

Postgame Quotes and Stuff from warriors.com recap

Photo Gallery

Audio
2:22 min: Tim Roye's Game Recap - 1/7
8:09 min: Mark Jackson Postgame - 1/7
2:51 min: Monta Ellis Postgame - 1/7
2:25 min: Nate Robinson Postgame - 1/7
Mark Jackson
On Tonight's Game:
"I told the guys you think that the game was won or lost by Monta Ellis' runner, but that's not real basketball. We didn't execute two, two-on-one fast breaks. We didn't close out possessions defensively and we didn't gang rebound and we allowed them second shot opportunities. We made mistakes and turned the ball over. Give us one of those plays back and we win the ballgame. Those are winning plays and so many players seem to ignore those plays because the one that is shown is the runner in the lane. We lost the game before that."

On how they build after tonight's game:
"It's a process...it's a process. You have to keep on working, keep on preaching. You have to find guys that believe in the message and are willing to do whatever. No need to hold our heads down, we're going to be fine. We've got to make it happen, nobody is going to hand deliver us a win."

On Monta Ellis maybe going too late on final shot attempt:
"That's his read, my only concern in that situation is that they had a foul to give, but once he realized they were playing straight defense I can't be upset with that. He got a great look. The guy is doing everything I ask him to do on both sides of the basketball and he has the ball in his hands and gets a quality look. It's just a tough bounce."
Nate Robinson
On what coach wanted on the last play:
"We got the ball to our go to guy, Monta (Ellis), we will live with a shot like that, he's made that plenty of times in his career as I've been watching. The ball just didn't go in. Coach wanted to call a play for the iso at top; he got what exactly what we needed but it just didn't go in."

On what keeps them believing that things will turn around:
"We come in and we do what we love to do and that's play basketball. As a team and as a unit we know we can do it. We just have to figure out a formula that works, period. Coach does a great job drawing stuff up, we have to do a better as a team on executing exactly what he wants. We have to continue to keep playing hard."
David Lee
On defense playing well but offensively struggling:
"Part of that comes from having a guy like Stephen Curry who's not in right now who provides some more scoring from the perimeter for us, makes us deeper as a team. It's frustrating just because we're sitting here 2-6 we can easily be 4-4 or 5-3. I'm going to be really frustrated until that next win. During this losing streak nothing seems positive at this point."
Dorell Wright
On how disappointing it is losing a close game like this:
"It's very disappointing. Rewind the tape; it's not the first time, the past two games. We just have to find a way to get better."

On turnovers:
"We have to take care of the basketball at any point of the game. We have to get better all around; it's just not one thing."

Interesting Tweets

(before the game)
Rusty_SFChron: Warriors PG Stephen Curry will be evaluated tonight by team docs, fly to Charlotte to meet with his surgeon Monday.
Rusty_SFChron: Can't see Curry flying in to play Heat on Tuesday, and ORL on Thursday looks unlikely. He might as well stat in CHA, where GSW play Jan. 14.
Rusty_SFChron: Sounds like original surgery held up, but know more Mon. RT “@chrisburgess87: @Rusty_SFChron Is a second try at the surgery a possibility?

Notes

- Biedrins DNP on the ankle. He tried before the game, but couldn't go.
- From the Carl Steward recap, Mark Jackson said he really had to convince the ref to get the technical foul called on him.


What's next?

- A day off tomorrow, a practice day on Monday, and the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Yeah, we're definitely breaking this losing streak then.

Day Date Time Opponent TV Radio
Tue Jan 10 7:30pm Heat CSNBayHD KNBR 680
Thu Jan 12 7:30pm Magic TNT KNBR 680
Sat Jan 14 4:00pm @Bobcats CSNBayHD KTCT 1050
Sun Jan 15 3:00pm @Pistons CSNBayHD KTCT 1050
Tue Jan 17 4:00pm @Cavaliers CSNBayHD KTCT 1050
Poll
There was some slop, some brainfarts, some highlights, an intense finish, and some calls to start that tank. And you get to pick one player of the night.
Charles Jenkins
6 votes
Monta Ellis
231 votes
Dorell Wright
6 votes
David Lee
11 votes
Kwame Brown
31 votes
Brandon Rush
62 votes
Nate Robinson
53 votes
Klay Thompson
11 votes
Ekpe Udoh
4 votes
Dominic McGuire
0 votes
Jeremy Tyler
12 votes
Next game please
104 votes

531 votes | Poll has closed

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Whoo let's blow a bunch of dunks and fastbreaks!

If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross

by doubleteapot on Jan 7, 2012 10:33 PM PST reply actions  

Missed the game but just watched the last play. Not a fan of waiting till the last second to shoot when you’re trailing

by AJC3317 on Jan 7, 2012 10:41 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions  

exactly

if you go early and score, the other team isn’t going to want to wait for the last shot either, so you might even get the ball back with time if they score back.

if you go early and miss, you have a chance for a tip in. even if you don’t get the rebound, you just foul and you’ll have time to tie after the other team shoots fts.

by bigkino217 on Jan 7, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Once again Monta vs the world

I’d seriously rather have almost any other PF or SF right now then Lee and Wrong, if they don’t go in some sort of blockbuster trade just dump them. I am willing to dump anything on this team.

If we don’t get DH12 see if we can trade Monta/Curry for a top 5 pick

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 7, 2012 10:42 PM PST reply actions  

Lee had a solid game tonight, but yeah I’d still get rid of him.

by DubsFan408 on Jan 7, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

His defense was as bad as it has ever been

And the guy only can score on centers

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 7, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Dude, give Lee a break!

Gasol last night, milsap and favors tonight…that’s tough

"The way I do it is I tell the athletic trainers the instant pain I feel and this is the worst it has been" - Steph Curry on his ankle 1/4/2012

by Duby Dub Dubs on Jan 7, 2012 11:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

We paid him to play like an all star

I don’t care who he’s across from, play how your payed

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 7, 2012 11:39 PM PST up reply actions  

His defense on Paul Milsap was terrible. He got abused in the post.

"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."

"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart

by kenntoe on Jan 8, 2012 3:57 AM PST up reply actions  

4/12, 6/15, 4/9.

That’s Millsap, Jefferson, Favors.

…Someone played good defense, because the Jazz big men shot around 40% from the field.

Lee also had 15 rebounds and scored more efficiently than those guys.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:32 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Kwame and Udoh

were great on D

Lee was horrible and didn’t box out at all. seriously seems like you just looked at the box score and didn’t watch.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 7, 2012 11:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Well I played a couple games of Halo at halftime.

I missed the first few minutes of the 3rd quarter…

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

But come on.

It seemed like he had a good game from what I could see. His jumper was on and he inhaled rebounds. Maybe could have gotten to the line more than once, but still.

In my opinion, he was solid and helped the team.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

from what I could see

and

…Someone played good defense

so are you guessing, or what?

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 8, 2012 12:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Chill out.

What I meant to say was I watched the game and Lee played well in my opinion.

I also meant to say interior defense was not a major issue.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 8, 2012 6:10 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

exactly.

just because everyone else played good D inside, does not mean Lee did

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 8, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions  

His defense was as bad as it has ever been

Huh? I thought it is the Hayward guy has the team high. Told you DWright’s D is bad.

by ILoveWarriorsGirls on Jan 8, 2012 1:00 AM PST up reply actions  

They took DWrong out

Hayward was just coming off a lot of screens and making shots. We don’t have good individual perimeter defenders at all so we can’t chase him around screens.

If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross

by doubleteapot on Jan 8, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Added

nba.com highlight: Lee Hammers it Down. Carl Steward recap. 1 note about Mark Jackson’s T.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 7, 2012 10:50 PM PST reply actions  

Why will you run out the the clock, and shoot

a fade away shot; I rather see a layup or attack a basket. Hopefully the ref will blow the whistle

Win Or Lose Warriors For Life.........

mykelala01 is like the bouncer with the red rope for GSOM. You’re good to come in now.

by TheSoundOfHockey on Apr 24, 2011 9:24 PM PDT

by mykelala01 on Jan 7, 2012 11:02 PM PST reply actions  

Rarely get a call at the end of the game like that.

And Raja is a good enough defender to not give up an easy lay in

extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."

by Badly Browned on Jan 7, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Or at least

To force Monta into a bad shot, which he did

extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."

by Badly Browned on Jan 7, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions  

or

atleast run a screen not like this when everybody is set and know whats going to happen.

by stepN30 on Jan 7, 2012 11:09 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Exactly effin this!!

That last play was lame…you’ve got to at least try a little something, even if you aren’t going to pass, at least set somescreens to free up your shooter

"The way I do it is I tell the athletic trainers the instant pain I feel and this is the worst it has been" - Steph Curry on his ankle 1/4/2012

by Duby Dub Dubs on Jan 7, 2012 11:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Well....

Tonight’s loss was disappointing…

Goes to show this schedule is gonna be pretty tough…
Up next we have heat/magic….
Doubtful wins against those monsters…
Puts us at 2-8
Lookin like top 7 draft might not be out of our reach…. Especially if there is a trade for Dwight that may cripple us while obtaining that superstar….

Gotta go for it tho…

by RTM707 on Jan 7, 2012 11:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

They didn't have quite enough time to set a screen.

The defense would double and rotate, meaning the offense would have to make multiple extra passes before they could get an open look.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

ellis

is quick enough to break the defense which you can clearly see that watching the game.

by stepN30 on Jan 7, 2012 11:27 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Not if he got doubled...

Which is what would happen if you set him a pick.

We don’t have Curry, so this iso play was probably our best available option. It would have been better for Monta to shoot a couple seconds earlier so we would have a chance at an offensive board though.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

this iso play was probably our best available option

I’d rather seen a drive with option to dish to kawame and make their D work harder.
Woulda also been more entertaining.

Mirror on the wall
Here we are again.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 7, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Well Monta didn't even draw the center to him

Bell shut him down without help. So he couldn’t dish to Kwame. Although he probably would have just shot anyway…

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 7, 2012 11:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

But if you set a screen with Lee ...

… Lee’s got that midrange jumpshot if you double Monta.

And if you don’t, you’re helping Monta get half a step on Bell which should be all he needs even with a defender who matches up well against him.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

The D would rotate to take away the Lee midrange.

And keep rotating as extra passes were made until maybe a corner 3. Who was in the corner at the time? I’m not sure, probably Wright. That might be a decent look if the dubs executed crisply enough.

"Morrow... That's a two pointer!"
-Kevin Harlan for the 22nd time during an NBA 2k11 exhibition

by don't leave Morrow! on Jan 8, 2012 6:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Well, first of all, yes, you make the defense rotate.

If they successfully rotate, you keep passing and that’s fine because we have good passers at multiple positions. But lots of times teams don’t rotate effectively.

And if you end up with a Wright or Klay three, you know what? That’s fine. Why? Because a Wright open three, while not a sure thing, is a better shot than Monta falling backwards as he tries to shoot over a taller player.

Seriously, look at the picture at the top of this page. That’s a horrible shot. God-awful.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 9, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Because a Wright open three, while not a sure thing, is a better shot than Monta falling backwards as he tries to shoot over a taller player

Still, when I’m only one point behind I’d rather take the last shot as close to the rim as possible plus have a better chance of drawing a foul.Magette to the hole would be my first choice but since we don’t have anyone like that some kind of ball movement or P&R or drive and pass would be probably be statistically preferable to a 3 point shot?

Mirror on the wall
Here we are again.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 9, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

since we don’t have anyone like that some kind of ball movement or P&R or drive and pass would be probably be statistically preferable to a 3 point shot?

well in this case, the corner 3 was based off the assumption that the defense properly rotated off of a pick and roll after doubling monta. sure if they dont rotate, or you get monta on a slower defender, you go with that.

by bigkino217 on Jan 9, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

There were over nine seconds left!

There is absolutely, positively time to run more of a play than that b.s.

Instead we saw the same old, same old. Monta trying to make it happen when every defender is in perfect position.

You can run a pick and roll there. Or at least feed Lee in the high post, and give it to Monta when he’s moving so that the defense at least has to think a little about what might happen. You can run a screen at him with 7 seconds left, right when he gets the ball, to help him get some separation from Bell.

It’s the same s**t we’ve seen at the end of games for a couple of years now, and it just doesn’t work. Monta’s not good enough to iso when the whole defense is staring at him. The team’s got to help him out!

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 1:06 AM PST up reply actions  

You can run a pick and roll there.

No one on this team can run a proper pick and roll v. a set defense. Curry does it best in transition, but that’s irrelevant as he wasn’t even playing.

Lee certainly CANT finish unless there’s a clear rim. I’m so down on him as a PF in general, and as a big in any system but uptempo one with a stretch 4 or 3 wing line up. Both of which lead to major rebounding issues unless Monta and Dorell magically turn into Lebron and Wade crashing the glass.

Or at least feed Lee in the high post, and give it to Monta when he’s moving so that the defense at least has to think a little about what might happen

Not a bad idea but it kind of points to same flaw we had with Monta…. off ball movement.

It’s the same s**t we’ve seen at the end of games for a couple of years now, and it just doesn’t work. Monta’s not good enough to iso when the whole defense is staring at him. The team’s got to help him out!

Totally.

Monta’s decision-making is suspect, when he’s overused. You know what’s coming, since he’s not some sort of alien/human hybrid who can get where he wants regardless of what your D’s doing it does matter.

However, the way players move off the ball is disgusting.

I would have preferred to honestly have Lee, Macguire, Dorell, Rush on the floor, spread them out and atleast try to create room for Monta to drive and have them CRASH the offensive glass. Instead it was what, a clogged lane, partially our fault.

by tafkasam on Jan 8, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

However, the way players move off the ball is disgusting.

Well, at least we agree about that. :)

I really do think stagnant offense is a common side effect of an overshooting ball-dominant player. But yeah, whatever the team does, having Monta dribble with everyone staring at him for 4-5 seconds is just stupid.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

yea..

it was basically Ellis against 5. FAIL!!!

by stepN30 on Jan 8, 2012 11:20 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

I don't disagree

However, I should point out, I agree with the point- Monta’s not a “PG”. He can be an effective playmaker, a decisive passer but he does not know how to turn it off of 6th gear, slow down and involve all.

by tafkasam on Jan 9, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions  

I want a rematch

2k12 here I come…atleast here i could run plays on my own. haha LETS GO WARRIORS!!!

by stepN30 on Jan 7, 2012 11:17 PM PST via Android app reply actions  

Added

Mark Jackson at the podium. Monta, Lee in the locker room. CSN highlights, recap.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 7, 2012 11:18 PM PST reply actions  

All the excitement I had through the first 3 games...

absolutely gone. Typical Warrior fan feeling is setting in.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 7, 2012 11:23 PM PST reply actions  

Its depressing.

Like, I had such great hope after the lockout ended. I saw Chandler and CP3 become possibilities only to have it fall apart. Then we wasted the amnesty on Bell. Made some positive moves with Rush and Kwame. It looked good until we lost Monta to his grandmother’s funeral. Everything since then, minus the Nate signing, has sucked.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 7, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Added

nba.com highlights, recap. Adam Lauridsen recap. Highlights by gumbywithpokey. warriors.com audio and quotes.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 8, 2012 12:01 AM PST reply actions  

sigh... the monta i dislike

I get why he did it. I just don’t like it

Only positive. 17 free throws. I’d flip out if I saw half of that on a consistent basis

by tafkasam on Jan 8, 2012 12:08 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

Monta “K-Mart (The Other One)” Ellis

I heard he doesn't like music.

by Reverend_Randy on Jan 8, 2012 12:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Added

Rusty recap. Rusty article on Curry going back to Charlotte and Mark Jackson’s T.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 8, 2012 12:18 AM PST reply actions  

Thanx IQ

Sigh…. depressing stretch

I just have 1 thing to say

Taf at the game- 2-0

No Taf- 0-6

Should I sell my heat tix?!

by tafkasam on Jan 8, 2012 12:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Best thing to do

turn on that Warriors cynicism, get cranky, and come up with witty things to say so I can steal them for the title. That goes for everyone.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 8, 2012 12:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Momma there goes that man!

(pic of player who kills the warriors)

expecting Atma to start using that on recaps…..

by tafkasam on Jan 8, 2012 12:41 AM PST up reply actions  

i dont know how you do it all these years

or where you get the energy but you got some patience uploading all that information after that terrible game. thank you IQ.

by stepN30 on Jan 8, 2012 1:00 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

You're welcome

And the answer is because I’m naturally competitive and I like to do a good job and complete my tasks and show it off. And I despise failing at my tasks.

And yeah, it’s not easy to do this after an uninspiring and disappointing loss. That’s when I draw my energy from cynicism and sarcasm, which is actually kind of fun. I’m already thinking of snarky titles for when this losing streak continues.

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 8, 2012 1:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Lets trade

David Lee to the Bobcats for Boris Diaw and some other idiot.. Then trade Biedrins to the Raptors for Leandro Barbosa.

Keep our top 7 projected pick, draft Harrison Barnes. Sign Dwight Howard. Also sign Roy Hibbert. OK cya in the NBA finals.

GSW '12 CHAMPS!

by Potential on Jan 8, 2012 12:34 AM PST reply actions  

God those trades sound awesome

I’d still go after DH12 though through a trade since I doubt we could convince to come here if he hasn’t already been here. But If we had a top pick, Curry and Monta with DH12 …. I like that

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 8, 2012 12:59 AM PST up reply actions  

The absolute very best possible scenario

We do the above trades and clear tons of cap space and win the lottery and draft Anthony Davis. We continue to purse Dwight Howard and with the help of having the number 1 pick in the draft and having both Curry and Ellis management convinces Dwight to come here after DWill is fed up with the Nets sucking and leaves them for Dallas. We still have 5 mil left and use it to sign Nic Batum

PG – Curry, Jenkins
SG – Ellis, Klay
SF – Batum, Wright
PF – Davis, Udoh
C – Dwight , Tyler

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 8, 2012 1:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I had a weird dream

(why I am dreaming about Warriors free-agency/trade pursuits and cap space is BEYOND me)

We pulled the Curry, Lee, Biedrins (to a 3rd party), Udoh for Dwight, Hedo trade.

We end up with only Dwight, Monta, Dorell, Klay, Hedo on the roster next year (approximately 47 mil committeD?). We convinced KG and Chauncey to take pay cuts and come to GSW.

Chauncey, Monta, Dorell, KG, Dwight.

Naturally, Kwame resigned for pennies, Klay transformed into an awesome player of the bench, and we had some faceless (love dreams) back up PG

And then I woke up and remembered we lost to the f’n Jazz!

Sigh.

Though, I do think one point in the dream were relevant-
Next summer, Chauncey, Andre Miller, Kidd are free agents. Big PG’s, vets who would easily work next to Monta if we traded Curry for a big time player.

by tafkasam on Jan 8, 2012 8:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Lee had three shots in the first half and hit all of them.

Yes, there were plenty of mistakes to go all around, but this is really basketball 101.

When your big men are scoring, get them the damn ball. Meanwhile, in the first half, Monta had, what, 9 misses? Ten? In what world does it make sense for Lee to get fewer than a third as many shots as Monta misses when Lee is hitting everything?

I’m boggled that more people don’t see this as a problem. I don’t see how we can complain about our lack of talent when we’re so clearly under-utlizing the talent that we do have.

Makes me want to go become a Clipper fan.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 1:00 AM PST reply actions  

u miss the game?

monta missed 5 shots in the first half. was 6-9 until the missed dunk and end-of-half 3

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 8, 2012 1:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Maybe I'm remembering when the missess happened wrong.

It’s still absurd. Lee was 3-for-3. You get him the damn ball.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 1:08 AM PST up reply actions  

In any event, let me ask you the real question:

Do you think there’s a problem with the allocation of shots between Monta and Lee or not?

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 1:10 AM PST up reply actions  

He got the ball real early.

Easy pick and roll with Monta. Easy jumper off Monta kick out.

He took himself out of the offense after that. It had nothing to do with Monta.

One of the biggest problems was transition turnovers in which he never got a chance to get involved, but I remember him doing a lot of passing at the top of the key in the first half. That was aggravating enough, but his soft play (other than those surprising dunks) in the second half was even worse.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 8, 2012 1:17 AM PST up reply actions  

+1

Lee was aggressive early in attack Utah but then fell back into his lazy offense that he’s been getting into way too often

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 8, 2012 1:27 AM PST up reply actions  

+1

Monta went cold from the field in the 2nd half

RIP Al Davis

by dubzfan on Jan 8, 2012 1:27 AM PST up reply actions  

One thing I remember -

- not that Monta is anywhere close to as good as Jordan was – but when the Bulls were at their peak, Jordan didn’t try to dominate the game from minute one. In fact, the first half he really focused on creating for his teammates.

Then the 4th quarter would roll around and he would have fresher legs and everybody would be motivated and working hard.

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Go be a clippers fan than.

So many fair weather fans on this site. Love Monta, hate Monta, love Curry, hate Curry. I miss the days when people supported their team, good or bad. I’m guess I’m old fashion like that, I’m not one for bitching.

by Coldlampin on Jan 8, 2012 2:25 AM PST via mobile up reply actions   2 recs

No Excuse Basketball Team

We’re a No Excuse Warriors Fan.

by stepN30 on Jan 8, 2012 2:38 AM PST up reply actions  

You're seriously calling me a fair weather fan?

Freakin’ a – I’m still a fan after the past 15 years …

… seriously?

by Ronaldinho on Jan 8, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions  

point was

why suggest any team?

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 8, 2012 9:08 PM PST up reply actions  

I dunno, in moments of weakness / despair, I seem to recall writing something along the lines of “Damn, sometimes I wish I were a fan of the Thunder!!!”

Would it have been better to have written, “Damn, sometimes I wish I were a fan of [Unspecified Team X]”?

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 9, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions  

No

it would be along the same lines to me

because the suggestions of team x is still a suggestion, even if not a specific one

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 10, 2012 3:24 AM PST up reply actions  

I've lived in LA for over 10 years.

It’d be nice to be able to go to more games from “my” team. They play fun and exciting basketball. They’re not the Lakers.

If I was going to switch teams, that would have been the only one that made sense. I honestly thought seriously about it 4-5 years ago, but it didn’t stick. (Probably without GSOM I would have jumped).

by Ronaldinho on Jan 9, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Well that reasoning is clearly different

and not so much a product of the Warriors losing but of your own personal circumstances. Switching teams for a reason like that shouldn’t have any fans upset. And it’s not that I’m mad at you individually, I just hate those kinds of sentiments, even in the heat of the moment. I don’t question your loyalty to the Warriors as much as I do your reasoning at that time. I don’t even believe you’d actually quit on the Warriors because we suck, but it’s still a statement that’s going to rub me the wrong way.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Jan 10, 2012 3:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Never said that.

Of course I would like them to get better, but I don’t work in the Front Office to make those decisions. What I do is support my team through ups and downs. There’s been plenty of downs for sure, but I’ve never wanted to switch my loyalty to another team. That’s why I questioned that’s guy’s loyalty.

by Coldlampin on Jan 8, 2012 10:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I’m not one for bitching.

Haha. Except when it comes to bitching at other fans for not being homers, evidently.

You also might want to familiarize yourself with the meaning of “fair weather fan.” I don’t see how that possibly applies to anyone who posts regularly on this site.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 8, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

seriously

if anyone was a fair weather fan, they wouldn’t be here

by bigkino217 on Jan 8, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Homer??

Cause I don’t threaten to switch my team loyalty based on quality of play. Eff off.

by Coldlampin on Jan 8, 2012 10:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Dude, I didn’t call you a homer. Chill out and read to achieve!

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 9, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m not one for bitching.

sounds like you’re bitchin now( the verb not the adjective)

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 8, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Petty little prick.

Your missing the point.

by Coldlampin on Jan 8, 2012 10:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Exactly.

You get hung on my grammar and not the effing point I was making. Damn, you’re frustrating.

by Coldlampin on Jan 8, 2012 11:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

you’re frustrating.

that looks better

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 9, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Your missing the point got Coldlampin’s undies in a bunch, apparently…

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 9, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Your missing the point got Coldlampin’s undies in a bunch, apparently…

haha, I was giving him a graceful exit point but he failed to take it.

Mirror on the wall
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 9, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions  

What idiot rec’d this post?

I heard he doesn't like music.

by Reverend_Randy on Jan 8, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions  

no excuse warriors fans, i like that- the truth is, with stephen curry this team is 6-2, without him is 2-6

by AmaruEternal1989 on Jan 8, 2012 7:37 AM PST reply actions  

my warriors wonder JEREMY TYLER

for his amazing clip of 36 fouls per 36 mins.

by PIRATEWARRIOR on Jan 8, 2012 11:00 AM PST reply actions  

This is a follow-up to the Stephen Curry 7 ankle sprains.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/warriors/ci_19682332

I just came across an Marcus Thomspon II article that he wrote on the 5th, the same day I started my video research. The interesting point is that MT2 did some research with some experts about the cause of Curry’s sprains. The first one is the one that makes the most sense to me based on the videos:

The most likely, according to a couple, is that Curry suffers from proprioception deficit. Translated, Curry’s problems are about balance and a lack of awareness about how to judge where his foot is in relation to his leg. Normally, people can tell how far to let their ankle turn, or how much weight they can put on it, without spraining it. But after an injury, proprioception problems can develop.

“It doesn’t work as well because the foot can’t tell the brain fast enough where it is,” said Dr. Naomi Shields, a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon in Wichita, Kan., who said she knows and thinks highly of Curry’s surgeon, Anderson.

“So the brain can’t tell which muscles fast enough to fire.”

The other two theories are: ligaments not strong enough for NBA basketball, and some kind of a degenerative condition.

If the first cause about the proprioception deficit is true for Curry, I don’t know what they can do about it. Tell Curry to play slower?

by IQofaWarrior on Jan 8, 2012 2:15 PM PST reply actions  

I don’t know what they can do about it.

just make sure it is as sound as can be surgically made possible then strengthen it with exercise and conditioning. If it was congenital he’d have had problems sooner, it’s gotta be injury related.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jan 8, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions  

He probably...

worked too much on his upper body strength than his lower body. Seriously, everytime I watch him play, he look like hes about to trip and fall by himself, chasing around other guards.

by stepN30 on Jan 8, 2012 8:33 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

also

you could clearly see that he’s gotten bigger but his leg look exactly the same.

I’d say put some 50lbs weight on those ankles…or say 200lbs. I guarantee, he’ll be dunking like Nate Robinson, 100% Money Back Guarantee. No shipping or handling. lol

by stepN30 on Jan 8, 2012 8:49 PM PST via Android app reply actions  

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