The W Column: Counting W's for Week 6

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 3, 2007 12:44 PM PST in The W Column Comment 5 comments

The hottest team in the league returns back home to the Bay to face the Orlando Tragic, the Milwaukee Brewery, and the Miami Cold, plus a date with Ebok and the Fakers in LA. Check out this week's Counting W's segment over at The W Column on FSN Bay Area for some week 6 predictions.

Make the jump for a quick look at some of the big names visiting the Bay Area this week.

Introducing...

Dwight Howard...
(Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

and the sticker!

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Yi and his XMas crew!

Shaq with the magical powers to make this movie disappear from movie theatres in less than a week!

What are your Week 6 Warriors predictions?

Counting W's over at The W Column

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I like the predictions

I think we will take 3 wins out of 4 rather than 2 out of 4 but you are probably right, we never seem to do well against the Lakers (in the regular season) so that will probably be a defeat. I think we've got a good chance tonight though, we just need to keep playing as we have been and try and get Howard in foul trouble and double team him. Plus, I like the names you have given to the teams - you could make fun of other team names too:
Houston Spaceships, Toronto Rappers, Sacramento Queens, Milwaukee Ducks, Chicago Cows, Denver 'chicken' Nuggets etc.

by zaki on Dec 3, 2007 1:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

2-2, maybe 3-1

I see Howard having a monster game and Nelie regretting that he didn't bench, Biedrins, Davis and Jackson sooner in yesterday's Sonics game. The game will be close, but I see the warriors playing their main guys heavy minutes and that they'll end up not closing out as well in the 4th quarter leading to a Turkoglu, Nelson or Lewis 3 point dagger.

I think they'll be able to handle the Bucks with Captain Jack locking down Redd and and exposing Yi's defensive inefficiencies. I see the warriors winning by at least 10 points if not 20.

I think the Heat are beatable, but they have been playing better. It really depends on how well Jackson plays on Wade. If he shuts him down they I see an easy Warrior win. If not, then it will be a close one, but one that Warriors should prevail in.

Finally, the Lakers are a team that plays the Warriors hard regardless of their talent level. However, the 07-08 are a hot and cold team. If they got hot, watch out because it could be a blow out. If not, it will be a close game decided in the final minutes. I don't think it's reason to expect Captain Jack to shutdown Kobe, but if does I'd hand him the defensive player of year award right after the game.

So in short
ORL - L
MIL - W
MIA - W
LAL - Toss-up

by mcwalter44 on Dec 3, 2007 1:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

An L for Tonight?

I don't think it is so much an issue of the Beast dominating the game as much as the way Orlando spreads the floor with good outside shooters. We always seem to have problems defending teams that can shoot from the parimeter and who also have a big man for an inside game. Collapsing on Howard just feeds the outside shooters who will get mostly uncontested shots.

The things we have going for us are momentum and confidence. Each of the last eight games we have had different players really step up both offensively and defensively.

I say if we can win tonight we are looking at 4-0; if not, 3-1. The Fakers are finished winning at the Oracle.

You call me ancient, I say "oldguysrule"