PLAYOFF OPEN THREAD: Game #4- Warriors vs Jazz - 10 in a Row?

to the fans: can't let the Jazz leave without the customary sound thrashing right?
to the Dubs: run, run, and run some more
one goal: PROTECT THIS HOUSE!

also check out : Here I Come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9FcE-AWbA

WE BELIEVE!!!!

The ROARacle will be RIDICULOUS!

P.S.
Let's show SLOAN the racist homophobe (see John Amaechi's book) how we do in the most diverse region in the world. WELCOME TO THE BAY!  

I wish I had cable.... I'm listening to the game OLD SCHOOL on the radio waves before I go out to dinner with my moms.

Ellis hits 2 free thrwos. 45-47 Warriors

2. FREE THROWS WILL BE CRITICAL. Currently 10-16.
3. BARNES, take your time!

THE REFS are going to be critical.

WARRIORS: 6 players with 2 fouls
UTAH: 3 players with 3 fouls. 2 players 2.

Need more from Baron in the second half.

Dubbs.
Assists :8
Turnovers: 7     

Need the pass the ball around more as well.

make some noise!!!!

The teams reversed in the 2nd. Utah picked up a ton of fouls and has 3 players with 3. They shot much better, and didn't go to the line but a couple of times. The W's went to the line a lot, but didn't shoot that well. They've missed a bunch of shots in a row and didn't score from the field for awhile there at the end of the quarter and Utah took the lead.

So the game is basically even, but the crowd doesn't seem that into the game at this point and Utah has controled the pace of the game for much of the first half.

Rude vibes at the Oracle

Crowd is nervous

And he wonders why he's foul-prone?

We will need to win despite our fatigue

Terrible vibes in Oakland

I dont want the season to end

F***

And the Jazz are playing well

But we're playing terribly too

Where ARE you guys?

Baron, it's time to shine, brother

He sounds angrier now than when he loses in warcraft

If we want to go far, we have to win these gritty type of games

They live off layups and baby hooks

But I'm addicted.

You can just FEEL the energy leaving the Oracle.

Come on dubs, let's GO

What's WRONG with JRich?

Someone needs to bring the fire!

What a disgusting feeling. They didn't show up to play today. No emotion, no guts.

Come on Warriors!!!

Missing FT.

Not enough energy.

Game over.

We're getting schooled by Utah.

F Fisher

Fans look wiped out

Not used to this frenzied pace

I SAY, WE KEEP PLAYING LOOSE IN UTAH, WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS, AND WE BUST OUT "THE CITY" UNIS.  

We gotta just leave it on the floor on Tuesday.

Makes you wonder how much of the best fans in the L talk was simple hyperbole

That goes for the players, as well as the crowd

the team didnt exactly inspire, either

we didnt have much to cheer for

nothing to be ashamed of.   They need a few more bangers

I feel ok with it

It basically came down to players like JRich and Barnes having bad games today...and the 3 not falling for us that well (for once).

Utah's a tough matchup, but hey, besides letting it slide in the 4th qtr tonight, we've been in every single game in this series.

We need more depth for next year.  Our rotation is getting worn out.  We could use some minutes from Powell or Foyle and get some toughness down low in the paint.  

Dubs can still pull out the next game...they just gotta take it one at a time.  I'd say we'll see how Nellie deals with the do-or-die situation.

Talk like "hope the plane blows up" is just wrong.  Golden State fans have more class then that!!  Right?  RIGHT!?  

BELIEVE!!!

We all know that Utah's size in the paint is to their advantage while our speed and shooting and "unorthodox" style of play has been to our advantage.  With a do-or-die game, then pretty much all should be laid on the line...from here and all the way to the Game 7 clincher that I'm pulling for.

If Boozer or anyone else lights up inside, I'd much rather make them earn it on the line instead of just letting them muscle everything in.  Of course, we'd need to be smart about who gives the fouls.

Tough loss tonight...shot ourselves in the foot on the free throw line and probably tired shots from the 3 pt line late in the 4th.  The Dubs are the best when taking it inside with the option to score in the paint or kicking it back outside for a shot after the defense has collapsed.  Heck, with the kickout, our players can go another round or 2 of driving it back in again.  But taking it up court and then stopping at the 3 pt line is playing mighty dangerously...I know we've been riding it for awhile..but I just hope we play loose and with nothing to lose come Tuesday. GO DUBS!  

or fined....

Think of it this way: if we won this game, it would be 2-2.  Then if Utah won game 5, they'd be up 3-2 heading back to The Oracle and we'd have all the confidence in the world.  So what's to say that we can't win game 5 and still come back to defend home court with a real shot at this thing?

All I'm saying is that I look down at this yellow shirt I'm wearing and it says "WE BELIEVE" on it.  And I won't stop believing until that final buzzer sounds.

• Mother's Day affecting the crowd & players.
  
• Sunday game (The Sunday night game vs. Mavs @ Oracle didn't compare to that Friday game either.)
  
• Dubs perhaps overconfident from Game 3.
  
• JRich icing down after catching fire in Game 3.
  
• Sloan playing to his strengths in clogging the paint.
  
• Williams and Fish not getting into foul trouble.
  
• Dubs not getting enough help overall. Harrington's be a player again.  Ellis is at least better than before.  Barnes/BD/Jrich cooled down.  AB still solid.  Jax still doing his thing, tho he could prob take it inside more too.
  
• Would've been great if the Oracle crowd could've stepped it up...
  
• Dubs gotta "stay hungry". Now down 3-1, this may finally reset them and get them back on track.  We've come a long way since snatching the 8th spot.  We've just gotta give our best effort and go out battling on the court!

I know all of you would agree with me, that if you knew at the beginning of the season that we'd get this far and see how Baron Davis has an MVP type playoffs, you'd all be saying it'd be a great year.  

I don't want this team to be a perennial 1/2nd round playoff team.  I want to see this team win a Championship.  We still need to add to this roster.

We need help down on the 4 spot.  We need a rebounder/bruiser.  We don't play well in a half court setting, both offense and defense.  To take this team to the next level, we need a low post presence who can score, rebound, and have some kind of shot blocking ability.

Maybe we'll find that guy in the draft, but we seriously can't draft anymore guards/small forwards.  We need some strength down low.