The W Column: 10 Reasons to Throw Up That Playoff W!

by Atma Brother ONE on Apr 20, 2007 1:32 PM PDT in The W Column

After the Warriors finally ended the 12 year curse, we celebrated. Oh, we celebrated. It felt good to finally get the monkey off our back, but as GSoM friend Henry Abbott of ESPN.com's TrueHoop fame pointed out after the Warriors sealed the deal, we needed to get gritty:

You should go to Golden State of Mind today. It's a happy, happy place, and I'm thrilled for them. My only thought is: can you say happy to be there? Come on Golden State fans, WAKE UP! You're not going to beat the Dallas Mavericks with charm. Get gritty already. Hand out the awards when the season is over.

In this edition of The W Column on FSN Bay Area I attempt to get "gritty with it". Haha, okay there's still the usual bad jokes, but the point is that Warriors Nation shouldn't just be happy to finally be in the playoffs. We should all be happy that the Warriors have a very good chance of actually upsetting the Mavs in their quest for an NBA Championship. Here's 10 reasons why an upset is very possible.

Loyal GSoM community member DaAzNJRiCh already started off the list of reasons why the Warriors will win last night, but let's keep the reasons flowing. Why might the Warriors have a real chance of pulling off this upset? If you think they don't have any chance at all (which is perfectly fine and understandable), list those reasons as well.

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reason #1

by jngai on Apr 20, 2007 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

Six Reasons

I posted something similar to this on another thread, but it fits here, too. Six real reasons the Warriors can get it done:

Dirk is a fragile superstar, and our man Jax can fracture his psyche with some physical defense. I wouldn't be surprised if Jax laid a very hard foul on Dirk early in the series to set a tone.
Terry and Harris can be taken into the post and undressed by Baron.
If the Mavs play small, they don't have the same depth advantage. Going small basically removes Dampier, Diop, and Willis from the rotation. I don't see Croshere able to hang with a fast-tempo game either. That leaves Terry, Harris, Stack, Howard, Dirk, George and Buckner as their "small" players. Who has the advantage when you remove Dallas' big guys?
If the Mavs play big, Harrington is going to score 30 a game with all of his open 3s.
The pressure is entirely on Dallas. If the Warriors can get one of the first two, will they react like they did vs. Miami last year or vs. Phoenix two years ago? This is not a mentally tough team.
The Warriors have been in playoff mode for 6 weeks, so the level of focus and intensity necessary for playoff success does not need to be summoned. It's already here.

Still annoyed that we drafted Tod Fuller

by teagle @ Golden State Of Mind on Apr 20, 2007 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

ha! mea culpa

since I said that we wouldn't make the playoffs and supported tanking back in January (yes, lost all faith after all these years) I'm in noooooo position to disparage the dubs chances, in fact they may sweeeep Dallas!

by hardcore on Apr 20, 2007 3:24 PM PDT reply actions