OPEN THREAD: Game #6 - Warriors vs Hornets

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 9, 2006 4:18 PM PST in Previews

Warriors (W-L): 2-3

Hornets (W-L): 4-0

Time: 7:30PM PST

Fresh off of a wild rollercoaster ride, the Warriors and Hornets go at it again tonight, except this time it's in the Bay. Poor execution and nervousness cost the Warriors a nice comeback win the other night, but I expect the Warriors to come through tonight if the game is close. This is our house. Things are different.

It's too bad that both Ike Diogu and Mickael Pietrus are questionable for tonight's game. We could really use Ike's glass work (he stepped it up in those limited minutes in OKC) and MP2's great hustle and rebounding. If both Ike and MP2 are inactive, this could be the game we finally see Dajuan Wagner score some buckets in a hurry though. As always it will be interesting.

Your boys Hash and myself will be there tonight courtesy of Hash's boss. They're supposedly amazing seats, so hopefully we'll be close enough to hear what the players and coaches are saying, shake Thunder's hand, take some phat pictures, get head-bopped by inflatable Thunder, capture a few video highlights, and of course sign some autographs for the Warrior Girls.

The Warriors have never lost a game at The Oracle against the Hornets when Hash and I were in attendance, so I'm expecting a win. Let's do this!

Vegas Odds: Hornets favored by 3points.

Predictions:

Warriors win by 4
If Ike can go, he gets a double-double
Warriors Nation gets HYPE tonight at the Arena!
Atma and Hash have a great time out!

Make sure to drop your vote for who you think will win and give us your prediction for who will win and by how many points in the Comments.

If you're watching or listening near a computer, post any comments you have during the game right here.

THROW UP A BIG W!!

Update: The Boxscore

Update 2:

Warriors Win 121-116!!

Stay tuned for the recap...

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Who will win tonight?

WARRIORS!!

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Prediction

Warriors by 10. 98-88.

by Zorgon on Nov 9, 2006 4:32 PM PST reply actions

Hash + Atma Threads update

Look for 2 foine Indian brothas at the Arena tonight. Hash is sporting a white/orange/blue Warriors warmup and I'll be reppin a Golden Gate orange JRich #23 jersey. Make sure to holla if you see us!

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 9, 2006 4:50 PM PST reply actions

we are

going to hand them their first loss..go warriors

by djchuckdeez on Nov 9, 2006 4:59 PM PST reply actions

Nellie on KNBR

Said do not expect JRich to play tonight.

by Athletix Man on Nov 9, 2006 5:28 PM PST reply actions

Just heard him

Some of his comments were interesting. He is definetly not as high on Dunleavy any more, saying he is going to be a 6th man for the time being noting his poor rebounding abilities. And the first guy he mentioned was Biedrins and I believe his quote was something like he is going to be our center for many years.

by MoUpInTheO on Nov 9, 2006 5:40 PM PST up reply actions

so why isn't A.B playin?

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 7:55 PM PST up reply actions

Do us proud!

You two get out there and show them what GSofMind really means! and get me a good shot of the warriors girls!!

by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 9, 2006 6:11 PM PST reply actions

Here you go

by Athletix Man on Nov 9, 2006 11:13 PM PST up reply actions

All Right!

Thanks for the photo, great shot! And you girls are looking FINE!!

by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 10, 2006 9:07 AM PST up reply actions

not only are we at home

but so far we've gone win-loss thru 5 games. we lost our last game, so history says we win tonight! go dubs!!!!!

by AJC3317 on Nov 9, 2006 6:14 PM PST reply actions

damn barnes starting

nellie's really lost a lot of confidence in dunleavy real fast. also, wagner is available.

by AJC3317 on Nov 9, 2006 7:33 PM PST reply actions

Warrirors win by 12...

104-92...

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 7:37 PM PST reply actions

Barnes Starting?

Count this as a W 114-103 for the Warriors now that Barnes is starting. Hopefully his hustle will show Nelson that he is worthy of the position.

by ON THE RUN on Nov 9, 2006 7:40 PM PST reply actions

I"m not a Barnes fan..

and just as I was writing that...he got the ball stolen from behind...
He should dribble the ball as less as possible.

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 7:46 PM PST up reply actions

but on the other hand...

he looks better than the unsure Dunleavy

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 7:47 PM PST up reply actions

Tonights game:

10:07pm
The Golden State Badgers as I refer to them during the hours of 10pm and 11pm are taking part in warm ups. One guy on their team just shot one over the backboard and into the stands. I couldn't tell who it was because he still has his warm-up jacket on. I think I'm going to just say it's Baron Davis because I don't know anyone else on the team. Actually now that I have a closer look I can tell that it was Coach Don Nelson. It's funny to see Nelson in a warm-up jumpsuit. The commentators are saying that Nelson lost a bet with his assistants and has to go through warm ups with the team. No one's been able to get confirmation on what the bet actually was, but there are various reports that this isn't the first time Nelson has lost a bet like this. According to Nelson's sophomore year roommate (he asked to remain anonymous) at the University of Iowa Don bet the said roommate that he could spend a week in the shower with the water on as long as someone brought him food. If Nelson had won the bet--and he didn't--his roommate would have done his laundry for a month. Because Nelson lost he wasn't allowed to shower until Christmas break. The bet occurred two days after Halloween and the roommate moved out before the end of November.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyE_Ksbr_g4

by baumerworld on Nov 9, 2006 7:47 PM PST reply actions

Why isn't Biedrins staring?

our center? the man had 6 blocks vs this team and they come out shooting everything with no fear about penetrating?
DAMNIT! I HATE THE FACT THAT I LOVE THIS FRANCHISE!!!

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 7:52 PM PST reply actions

Dunleavy...

doesn't have any confidence in his game...and the PG doens't have any confidence in him either.
Fast break and Dunleavy is wide open for possible 3, BD doesn't even look his way, but instead forces it to the cup for the layup and foul...
BD misses FT, and Dunleavy gets rebound and has open 3, but doesn't take it because BD wants ball back.
He gives it to him and BD forces up another layup and gets fouled.
Not bad basketball, but you expect more out of Dunleavy...

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 8:06 PM PST reply actions

wow dunleavy made shots

by djchuckdeez on Nov 9, 2006 8:22 PM PST reply actions

jrich out

why is j rich out, dunleavy will become the player he should be

by dangdang142 on Nov 9, 2006 8:25 PM PST reply actions

The game has really

slowed down since that huge 35-34 first, damn.

Seems like the Hornets mght make a run soon.

by back2back51s on Nov 9, 2006 9:04 PM PST reply actions

PG battle

man what a fun game. Baron and CP3 going back and forth to see who the better PG is. Baron has 7 assists to 0 turnovers, compared to CP3 with 8 assists and 6 turnovers.

by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 9, 2006 9:27 PM PST reply actions

score after 3

it's 92-83. warriors need to hold on. high high scoring game so far.

by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 9, 2006 9:28 PM PST reply actions

dunleavy

he's actually playing decent tonight. 13 points, 4 boards, 4 assists through 3+

by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 9, 2006 9:28 PM PST reply actions

assists

geez the warriors are really racking up the assists tonight. they have 26 assists on 33 made field goals. that's impressive. what's even more impressive is just the 9 turnovers.

by Fantasy Junkie on Nov 9, 2006 9:29 PM PST reply actions

Great scoring as a team

We can end up with 4 players with 20 or more!

by back2back51s on Nov 9, 2006 9:38 PM PST reply actions

Threes

Living or dying by the three...

by unblinded on Nov 9, 2006 9:44 PM PST reply actions

Baron hits both

FT's

Now just guard Peja.

by back2back51s on Nov 9, 2006 9:56 PM PST reply actions

The refs are killing us on the foul calls!!!!

DAMNIT!!!!

by Jeremy Belvins on Nov 9, 2006 10:03 PM PST reply actions

Nice win

Monta, Pietrus, and Murph played very well to pick up the slack with JRich out and overall it was just Baron's night!

by back2back51s on Nov 9, 2006 10:07 PM PST reply actions

How did the Ws do it?

Simple...they made their free throws.
Period.

Giving a shout out to Mr. Mean, Purvis Short, J.B. Carrol, Bernard and of course, Mr. Bill King

by World Sleepy King on Nov 9, 2006 10:08 PM PST reply actions

nice win

they almost figured out a way to give it away at the end, but never the less, a nice win. Monta did his thing, and Baron is the man this season. Would have liked to see Dejuan get some playing time, but I'll take the W. Hope we can take it to the Pistons on Saturday, go Dubs!

Big Tone

by tadams1080 on Nov 9, 2006 10:12 PM PST reply actions

alright, a win

good win, what a battle between davis and paul! a win is a win, but again we got horribly outrebounded. also, WAY too many threes. that was even worse than last year. sometimes i wish the warriors would shoot a slightly worse percentage because when they shoot that well they feel invincible from the outside. but we made our free throws which was huge. on another note...the refs were horrible tonight!!!! this just in guys: they're big guys out there, they're gonna occasionally hit each other. u don't need to call every little touch!!!

by AJC3317 on Nov 9, 2006 10:15 PM PST reply actions

threes

nelson said we had to take open shots when they were created....those threes weren't forced like last year.
last two minutes scared me but great win. props to air france for the rebound lift!

by redape on Nov 9, 2006 10:24 PM PST up reply actions

some were good

but in the middle of the fourth they started settling for them. i agree that they made a good percentage of them, but during situations like that when they stop falling it would be nice to see them go for a higher percentage shot.

by AJC3317 on Nov 10, 2006 12:51 PM PST up reply actions

GOOD WIN!!!

But late in the game.... every time a warrior would chuck up a 3 I would pray for dear bucket! Barnett was right in that, the warriors were totally bailing out a Hornets team-trying to play catch up by shooting so many 3s late in the game. Thank god they finally caught on and stopped before it was too late. I think the main reason why the Warriors won today was the FT shooting AND the high 3pt percentage. Good win overall, and wow... chris paul is the truth.

by ZombieWarrior on Nov 9, 2006 10:23 PM PST reply actions

wow

that game was KILLING me. i swear, those refs were doing everything they could to give the dub to the katrina babies. I saw so many illegal screens by them, I think they called ONE on chandler. We shot too many threes, we went for the ball at the same time on rebounds, giving it to them at least three times. but we shut down Peja, which was huge, and we found out that only good things happen when Baron takes it to the hole. nice free throw shooting down the stretch. this team is gonna be GOOD with a healthy JRich and Ike.

Oh, and a big up to Bobby Jackson for that reach in with 25 seconds left. Good lookin out. I loved it during Tuesday's game when Fitz said, "Warriors fans remember Bobby Jackson for those years he played with the Kings." Thanks Fitz, way to imply that Dubs fans are Kings fans by default when the losses pile up. I still can't stay mad at you though.

Big W!

by bozaframa on Nov 9, 2006 10:27 PM PST reply actions

I didn't see much of the game, but

to those guys arguing about how many bad calls we got, go look at Tuesday nights game and tell me there aren't 3-4 bad calls against the Hornets. It all equaled out.

I'm glad we're 3-3.

by Zorgon on Nov 9, 2006 10:35 PM PST reply actions

I was there tonight...

To the too many three's comments, they were making them. They played well, but the thing that most impressed me was after Baron got the T, he let Nellie do the talking for him. I really think Baron isn't gonna be the diva he was last year. I think he respects Nellie too much. Well, I guess I hope thats the case. They played very good today considering they had Ike and J-Rich in street clothes. I have to give them big ups for the defense tonight. They played with a passion I have not seen them play with in quite a while on the defensive side of the ball. They squandered a few leads, but they never lost focus. Eventually it turned in to a W for the Warriors. I like the mix of line-ups that Nellie used to help fill the void that J-Rich and Ike left not being there. You can tell when they had a defensive mind, because Barnes was out there. And as soon as he hit the floor they had a little more hustle to them. Good win, a very good win.

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by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Nov 9, 2006 11:43 PM PST reply actions

Monta Ellis

is a baller.

by the optimus dime on Nov 9, 2006 11:44 PM PST reply actions

Oh yeah.

And that ref, he was terrible. There were some god awful calls. I mean downright bad. It didn't help matters that the video guys would play the replays of what happened right after. It was one ref, and not only did he make terrible call after terrible call, he couldn't throw a jump ball for the life of him. Methinks he was drunk.

coma coma coma coma coma chameleon, you come and go. you most definitely come and go.

by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Nov 9, 2006 11:46 PM PST reply actions

Wags sighting

He was actually in uniform even tho he didnt see any mins. Here's a half time shot of him.

by Athletix Man on Nov 9, 2006 11:50 PM PST reply actions

jerseys

do they have monta jersey's there? i want to cop one.

by djchuckdeez on Nov 10, 2006 12:54 AM PST reply actions

Yup

Pretty sure I saw some at The Arena.

by Atma Brother ONE on Nov 10, 2006 1:39 AM PST up reply actions

why are people hatin' on Barnes?

The guy is a legit NBA player! It's not like he was a rookie camp invitee that made the team. The guy has been in the league for a few season now and was just a numbers casuality. The guy can play...period.
When Jrich is healthy...they should just start Monta at 2, Jrich at 3 and Barnes at 4.
Murph, Ike, Piety, Dun and Roberson off the bench ain't bad.