I got a chance to catch the Utah Jazz yesterday in their heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. If you're a Warriors fan, that game made you want to tear your insides out. Not only were you witnessing Chris Paul, all six feet of him, single-handedly put away a scratching and clawing -- otherwise deserving -- young team like the Jazz, but the Jazz were looking pretty solid.

Not bad for a franchise that once squelched the magic of "We Believe" on the backs of superstars Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, both of whom eventually made controversial departures.

Let's discuss (and help me out in the comments) how the Warriors and the Jazz got to where they are now...

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Okay the Warriors weren't that bad, but they weren't this bad.

[photo via lawshucks.com]

Before we hand out end of the season grades make sure to flip back to 2010-2011 Golden State Warriors All-Star Break Report Cards.

Then JUMP!

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The wins might not be there yet, but the Dubs got skills.

There are no All-Stars on this team, but that doesn't mean there aren't some very real positives to take from this edition of Warriors basketball.

Before we get the report card party started, flip back to the preview madness from just a few short months ago:

:: GSoM's 2010-2011 Golden State Warriors Preview: A new beginning, but is it smart? ::

(Do I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about or what?)

It can only get better, so JUMP!

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Let’s just get this out of the way early: Dr. JAE does not give away grades. There is no generous "curve".  He will not succumb to this era of diminished expectations that is reflected in feel-good touchy-feely gift grades where every excuse somehow bumps up marks a letter grade for fear of someone’s ego being bruised.

On a team as bad as the Warriors, you should not see a whole bunch of "A" and "B" grades. "C’s" should be more plentiful with more than the token "D" and "F" handed out to a less than popular player who hasn’t won fan favor for some reason.  The 4^th worst record in the league is failing grade as a team, bumped up perhaps to a D-/D if you are particularly forgiving about the injury situation.  It does not warrant a good grade as a team, and it is rather ridiculous to give good marks to the players *who make up the team* as a consequence.

So before the griping that so-and-so deserves a better grade because of excuses a through z, think real carefully:  If someone gets an A, how many Fs do you need to hand out to balance it out?

Find out after the jump.

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We're at the halfway point of the 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors campaign and now is as good a time as any to look back at our preview madness:

We laugh, we cry, and well... we're mostly crying right now.

The Good News: The Dubs are only 10.5 games out of the playoffs as of writing.

The Bad News: The Dubs have the 3rd worst record in the entire league right now as of writing.

The Best News: John Wall.

And now it's time for the midterm report cards...

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  Tom Abdenour in the community!  Teaching kids about eating healthy (via GoldenStateWarriors)

The number of "great" Warriors to be remembered as "great Warriors" is pretty slim.  The number of retired numbers that adorn the Oracle Arena are pretty limited.  With the way things are going right now, we wonder if there will ever be another Warrior that wants to be retired as one -- or a player that even comes close to having the achievements worthy of nomiation.

I argue that that next person is actually sitting on the Warriors bench right now. 

No, I'm not talking about the potential of Anthony Randolph to be a superstar, nor am I suggesting anything about Stephen Curry's future with the Warriors.  This dude has been with the Warriors 21 years and counting.

I'm talking about Tom Abdenour.  The Warriors' athletic trainer has seen it all and stuck with the organization through thick and thin.  This is more than we can say about former captain, Stephen Jackson.

This season, the Warriors need Abdenour to perform at his best.  Last season was quite an "off-season" given that various Warriors players missed a combined 200+ games last season.  What can we expect from him this year?  Hope he's got his rolls of tape ready.

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What do Ralph Sampson, Uwe Blab, Alton Lister, Tyrone Hill, Victor Alexander, Rony Seikaly, Todd Fuller, Erick Dampier, Adonal Foyle, and Troy Murphy have in common?  They've all been opening night starting centers for the Warriors in the past twenty years -- and their performances as Warriors all fall short of what Andris Biedrins has brought to the team.  But despite nearly two decades of longing for a high quality center, some Warriors fans don't seem to appreciate fully the one that fell into their laps at the 11th pick in 2004, fresh from Riga, Latvia.  That'll likely change in 09-10, and hopefully not only after Andris' departure.

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Oh Mr. Turiaf, how I enjoy having you around.   Yes, through the dark days and the rough games, you've seem to bring a smile to my face.  Why's that you ask? It's not the funny accent, the hyphy dance moves, or the big smile on YOUR face (although I do love those things.)

It's cause you love animals!

I guess you get an extra big teddy bear when you're extra big like Ronny!

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