Do you get this wide-eyed when you look at your report card?

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As usual for Warriors fans, the end of the season means looking forward to the ping pong balls, enviously watching teams that are in the playoffs, and a report card!

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It's time to look at the Warriors bench for the final installment of the midterm report cards.

Pretty interesting bench this season. [pic via www.trendir.com]

Jump for the grades!

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I hope you're not expecting straight A's for a starting 5 that has collected only 13 wins to 17 losses with a home-heavy schedule. 12th place in the West isn't going to get you a 3.0 either.

Photo evidence: Andris Biedrins is an invisible member of the starting 5.

Jump for the midterm report cards for the Warriors starting 5!

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Nice suits! Not so nice on-court product.

Report cards are a GSoM tradition. We kick off the midterm grades with the front office and the head coach. JUMP!

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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.

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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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