OPEN PLAYOFF THREAD: Jazz @ Rockets- TNT Saturday (6:30pm) - A date with who?

by YaoButtaMing on May 5, 2007 11:17 AM PDT in Previews Comment 58 comments

Rockets (W-L): 52-30
Jazz (W-L): 51-31
Time: 6:30pm PST
TV: TNT

To be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion it really doesn't matter who we play next. Beating the Mavs in the first round felt like winning the damn Super Bowl in the Bay Area (ok exaggeration). Not only did it show the world our heart and passion, but proved to the critics out there (ahem Barkley) that the Warriors are legit and can hang with anyone. Now it's time to see how far our "We Believe" movement can actually take us.

Tonight's final first round match up between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz will determine who we play in the second round. It is the proverbial fork in the road, where one team is well coached with a never die attitude and another who has two legitimate superstars ready to be contenders.

The real question is, who do we want to play? Who do the Warriors match up well against? At this point it's a toss up who will win tonight's game. The Rockets have an edge playing at home, however taking a Jerry Sloan team lightly could cost the Rockets another disappointing early exit. The closest playoff series so far will impact the hearts of Utah, Houston and Warrior fans everywhere.

Warriors vs. Jazz: The Warriors and Jazz split their series this year 2 a piece. Looking at the scores below it basically came down to home court advantage. Both play extremely well at home and have a reputation for both having hostile crowds. As demonstrated this week, the Warriors have us fans to thank for getting them over the hump. I've been saying it all year, the Jazz are a great team and we will have a hard time matching up against Boozer, AK47, and the rest of the sharp shooting Jazz.

November 4 @ Utah L 82-106
November 25 vs Utah W 91-78
March 20 @ Utah L 100-104
April 9 vs Utah W 126-102

"We have to play who next round?" - Boozer

Warriors vs. Rockets: Why on earth would we want to play against Yao Ming (though it would be great!) and TMac? Two larger then life stars in this league have shown all year that when healthy and together they could go all the way. Yao can dominate anyone down low and TMac has the propensity to light it up at anytime. But somehow I think we are a better match up against the Rockets. Nellie can exploit Yao's speed and TMac's offense, as we did against Dirk and the Mav's. Winning two of the three this year, the Warriors showed that we can beat the Rockets at home and on the road. But as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for!

December 5 @ Houston L 90-118
December 14 vs Houston W 109-107
April 4 @ Houston W 110-99

Can we really stop these two?

TMac has been criticized for never reaching the second round. Teamed up with the larger than life Yao Ming, he looks like he can get over that hump tonight.

Let me know who you would rather play.

Vegas Odds: Rockets by 5 (as of 11am PST).

Prediction:
* Rockets win by 3.

Make sure to give us your predictions in the comments before tip off and post any comments you have during the game right here.

Thanks to mike D for posting the Open thread earlier today.

UPDATE: Bring on Utah!

Poll

Who would you rather see us play in round 2?

Houston Rockets - We will run circles around Yao and TMac!

24 votes

Utah Jazz - We got more Jazz in Baron's beard then Utah combined!

8 votes

32 votes | Poll has closed

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I want Rockets to win!

To see Yao and Tmac play. And I think we have a better chance against them then if we played the Jazz.

by YaoButtaMing on May 5, 2007 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Adonal vs Yao Volume III????

Doubt it, buuuuuttt.....

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Houston, no problem

Definitly would be interesting to watch the contrasts between the warriors and the Tmac-Yao rockets.
At the start of the season I picked the Rockets to win the NBA championship so now that the Warriors are in the hunt I'm hopin I'll be wrong.

by Skeptic con Urquell on May 5, 2007 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

houston

let's face it...we've gotta win one on the road no matter what, and it's impossible to beat utah in utah. i like our chances against houston much more...

by richmindseed on May 5, 2007 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

definitely utah

when the game is on the line, who is gonna be clutch for utah? also, the last game the warriors won against houston i wouldnt count since tmac got injured and didnt play for most of it.

by llamalimbo1 on May 5, 2007 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

houston cuz they only have two good offensive

players, and Yao can't guard anyone when we play Harrington at C like we did the last time we played. Plus a combination of the Rockets guards sucking at entry passes and Yao not being the quickest guy with his moves means our aggressive D will produce alot of turnovers. Houston does shoot alot of 3's, and our D gives up open 3's, so that might be a potential problem. But it's much less of a problem than having to face big guys that can play on the perimeter like Kirlenko, Boozer, and Okur.

More Hardware Coming!

by gsw4life on May 5, 2007 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Houston.

I think we have a great chance against the Rockets. First off, they can run well, and Yao is extremely slow, so everytime we get a rebound or a quick inbound, we can have a guaranteed 5 on 4 which usually means a baron drives and either 1) gets an easy layup. 2) dishes to pietrus or JRich in the corner, or hits a trailing Jax or TMNTHarrington for a 3 or drive.

Also, I really think we can stop T-Mac's offense they way we did to Dirk. And we can really harrass Yao.

Also, there are really 3 extra keys to winning a series against Houston, in my opinion.

Contain Shane Battier. He's a great glue guy, and he can nail the corner 3. If we focus too much on Yao and TMac, and leave Battier open, he could go Jerry Stackhouse on us which could make for a long series.
Al Harrington needs to play well. Last meeting with the Rockets, we exploited Yao's weaknesses. Al attacked him, and played incredible defense. We won, and held Yao under 10 points for only the second time all season. Biedrins is my man and all, but we need Al, he cannot disappear again. As much as I love Adonal Foyle, we don't want to see him get big minutes because TMNTHarrington's stinking and Biedrins is in foul trouble.
Continued strong bench play. Keep up the good work, Mickael and Matt (and Andris!)! And step it up, Monta and Al, so that we have a strong 8. In my opinion, Houston has an extremely weak bench. The bench is a huge factor in a 7 game series, and that would be a great win for this matchup if our bench outplays theirs.

by bradyk2 on May 5, 2007 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

oops!

Mean't to say "they can't run well."

by bradyk2 on May 5, 2007 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Houston

I wanna see how Nellie exploit T-Mac and Yao

by chili01 on May 5, 2007 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Houston

They're guards are too small to guard Baron and Jrich. Utah's on the other hand are pretty strong and quick and can cause problems for our backcourt.

by racsan on May 5, 2007 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Also...

No playoff experience (or rather, no successful playoff experience) for the Rockets. the Jazz have DFish.

by bradyk2 on May 5, 2007 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

we can take either team

they both have strengths and weaknesses. i guess i'm a little more scared of houston, as they have some of the karma-factor that we have - especially t-mac and dikembe, both of whom seem to be good guys who haven't won the big ones, yet. that guy luther head also seems to be a lights-out three-point shooter. at the same time, their team as a whole would definitely have a hard time keeping up with our energy and speed.

in terms of utah, really only boozer should be a problem for us. i don't know how we match up with him. at the same time, they don't seem to have the guns to keep up with our scoring team.

either way, the dubs just need to rest up and get ready to roll!

by OaktownWarrior on May 5, 2007 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Houston...

Easily, the Warriors can run circles around the Houston Rockets. The Houston backcourt has nothing on Baron Davis or Jason Richardson. Skip to My Lou and Chuck Hayes? This is comparing NBA and NBDL. So, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming would have to pick up the slack from the backcourt but this is where alies the problem. How has Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming FG% in this series? Absolutely Horrible. People will claim that their transition defense can stop the fast breaks by the Warriors but if Tracy McGrady does the same where he goes 9 for 25 and Yao hitting 9 for 20, there will be way too many opportunities for fast breaks.

This will eventually tire out Yao Ming who just played 40 minutes plus in a best of 7 series with one of the best frontcourts in the NBA. So how tired will Yao be? This is horrible for the Houston Rockets. Not only that, but Al Harrington completly destroyed Yao Ming when they played, exposing Yao's weakness with quicker centers. So it is pivotal for Harrington to play well.

Now as for the Utah Jazz? This would be hard but at the end the Warriors can pull through if they hit the shots. The Utah Jazz have no chance at all if the Warriors stay 35%+ from the threes. This would bring out the Utah Froncourt which allows Baron to drive in.

by BTT on May 5, 2007 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather see

the Rockets. It would be fun to watch Yao and T-Mac. Also we seem to play better defense when we have one or two stars to focus on and "swarm". Maybe playing against Yao will get Al going.

by olympicmike on May 5, 2007 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Luther Head

freakin kills us for some reason. I have barely seen anything from him in this series though.

by houseofprime2 on May 5, 2007 6:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

is it possible

to lose to a team 4 times lead by derek fisher?
conversely, if we play against Houston, is it not 4 on 5 at least half the game?
who knows with this one.

by justin on May 5, 2007 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ps.

i also think yao is very very soft.

by justin on May 5, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True....something about Luther Head....

He got the Warriors pretty good for some reason once or twice in the past, for some reason. I'm looking forward to any team out there...like some players have said, as long as the Dubs keep playing their own style of ball and are strong mentally thru the whole game, anything is possible.

Update...looks like Utah's got out to a double digit opening half lead. A great time for the Dubs to do some real-time scouting on both teams today! GO DUBS!!!!

by warriorsfan4life on May 5, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

utah up at half-time

53-43. houston doesn't have much.

boozer inside, d williams outside. i'm not worried about anyone but boozer. he could go off on us (i don't see him having the esteem issues of nowitzki). think steve jax can shut him down, or at least slow him down?

by OaktownWarrior on May 5, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Charles Barkley, during a halftime interview,

just told baron Davis and Jason Richardson that he hated San Francisco, AGAIN.

J Rich just told him he better not come visit.

by Jeremy Belvins on May 5, 2007 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

halftime

anyone else think Baron was hoping JR wouldn't answer that question about who we wanted to face?

by dirrty on May 5, 2007 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man, stupid Jazz!

The Rockets need to come to town. And possibly if Yao starts owning, I coudl see Adonal (like 0.000000000000000019, but possible). Also, our track record against the Rockets is a LOT better than against the Jazz, not to mention Derek Fisher may want a vengence on us.

PULL IT OUT ROCKETTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh god....

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's really hard to say who we match up with best

because when the Warriors were rollin', towards the end of the season, they played both Utah AND Houston and the Warriors beat them both... so... it's hard to say who is the better matchup at this moment.

Marv Albert: "I ain't trippin'!"

by ZombieWarrior on May 5, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

rockets.

need bigger rims.

by justin on May 5, 2007 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ouch.

rockets can't buy a bucket for the life of them. i feel bad for t-mac. but that vitamin water commercial was pretty funny the first time around.

Go Tigers! Back to back to back Big West champions! ...and Warriors

by pacifictigerpepband on May 5, 2007 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

TIED BY ROCKETS

AT 80

yAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH!<ASDGASDMVW00T!!!!

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 8:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

question time.

am i right in thinking that houston's lack of quickness is making utah's offense look better than it is?

by justin on May 5, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

GO UTAH!!

hate t-mac.
hate yao.

we can beat'em both i'm not worried.

Utah is cooler than Texas.

Go Jazz.

by jtoj on May 5, 2007 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

1 minute left in the season

p.a. announcer calling for a DA-YO.

by justin on May 5, 2007 9:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NOOOOOOOOOO

ARGH DOWN BY 4 WHAT LACK OF OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING BY YAO NOOOOOOO

PLEASE COME BACK, ROCKETS!!!!!!

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hahahha oh my god 1.7

why didnt they foul williams

by chug2k on May 5, 2007 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn Jazz

All of their player can Shoot FT, and Rockets have only 1.7 secs LEFT!!!!!!

AK47: MADE 1! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

2nd: MADE BARELY!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

We will have to face the MOTHER FDGASDGASDGASCKING JAZZ
G*D*MN ITSDNGSDNASDFNHLMSFH!>!>!>!>!>!>!>!>

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

what was that?

by orangino on May 5, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

by chug2k on May 5, 2007 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I HATE THE JAZZ SO MUCH

AAARGH WE WILL HAVE TO FACE THEM ARRGH WE WILL NEVER WIN AGAINST THE JAZZ AAAARGH AAAARGH ARRGH SNSLBASFMLHM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hmmm

or CAN we?

by jam3rz on May 5, 2007 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

i cant believe they let all that time run off the clock and fouled at 1.7 seconds...

by nautica on May 5, 2007 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yea seriously

it's like Van Gundy was thinking, I don't want to get embarrased in the second round, "Don't foul!!!" you know how Van Gundy usually gets hella mad after a bonehead play or a phantom foul call or something to that effect, he didn't do that after they didn't foul!!!...He was calm making a play during the time out, and instead of going for a trey which a coach who wants his team to stay alive would do he passes it in to yao whos double teamed!...two quick treys on two possesions would've tied if the jazz made two freethrows...Oh well thier loss...

by RubberDubDubs on May 5, 2007 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's it!

bring on utah!

by Caught Backcourt on May 5, 2007 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

DANG!!!!

who can guard Boozer on our team?!?

by wander7 on May 5, 2007 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh pla-leeze

"We Believe Too" signs?

by orangino on May 5, 2007 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Time to take on Fish face

In Utah.

Run, run, run on their frontcourt heavy team.

by back2back51s on May 5, 2007 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

onwards...

GSW @ Utah, Monday, 7:30 PM.

We Believe!

by gswarriors2006 on May 5, 2007 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

choices...

What u guys think.

Shut down everyone else on the team and make Boozer beat us?
Shut down Boozer and make the rest of the team beat us?

by wander7 on May 5, 2007 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

make Boozer beat us

and guard the 3 point line.

by mikeA on May 5, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

make boozer beat us

better one guy scoring than all the others

by The City Warjorz on May 5, 2007 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

situation

we are in for a rough series boys

by wander7 on May 5, 2007 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I AM SO MAD!

worst coaching ever. you don't foul with 4 seconds left? and then with 1 second left down by 4 you throw it in to Yao for 2?

OMG!!!!
I hate the Jazz

by YaoButtaMing on May 5, 2007 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

go jazz

jazz rule.

by chug2k on May 5, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm jsut as mad as you

Belive me, I'm sure we had the exact same reaction.

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 5, 2007 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ruined Sat Night!

I would have loved to see Yao versus the Warriors. Now we have to face the damn Jazz who scare me more. Boozer is a monster and they play team ball better then most NBA teams!

by YaoButtaMing on May 5, 2007 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 6, 2007 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

one can only conclude

apparently gundy was going for the back court violation as a result of early-season pietrus-with-the-ball confusion caused by a lack of foul. who knows, but that is all i can infer.
stealing a game in the 'tah will be difficult, as will be keeping tempers under control against the hard foulers by the lake. we must contain the boil as was done last series. all will be will; our gsw tempo will break them down.

by justin on May 5, 2007 10:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If you are a TRUE Warriors fan....

why are you scared about the Jazz and/or Rockets? C'mon now, folks.....it's great to finally know who we've got for our Round 2 opponent!

Now let's go all out and support Nellie and his amazing crew in spurring the Dubs onto another fantastic series to come!

There's no telling how far we can go....Sure, we've got to find answers for Boozer, AK, Williams, and Co...but they gotta figure out how to deal with our crew as well!!! If anyone's watched any of the games the Dubs have played thus far, they'd better be scared of how well we're playing as well!

Time for y'all true Warriors fans to step it up...beating the Mavs was great....now it's onto another great battle vs. the Jazz!!!!!

GOOOOO WARRIORS!!!!!

by warriorsfan4life on May 6, 2007 12:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"True" Warriors fan = Not scared

Ah well, I guess that makes me one o' them "pretenders." After watching Games 6 & 7 I think there's no question that Houston would have been a much better matchup for us. Of course we're perfectly capable of knocking off the Jazz, but if you're not at least slightly worried about their three-headed beast of a frontline (with only one guy in our 8-man rotation who can really defend the rim), or the fact that they have one of the few PGs in the league who's almost as physical as Baron, you're deluding yourself.

From any kind of objective POV, this series is pretty close to a toss-up. Be afraid. Not very afraid, but afraid. It's good for the soul.

by Sleepy Freud on May 6, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

t-mac's gonna get the dirk treatment after this one

by AJC3317 on May 6, 2007 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

addendum....

Hey there Sleepy Freud (and other GSoMer's)...didn't mean to call anyone "pretenders"....I'm just trying to keep the good times rolling as the Dubs head onto Round 2. I know many many of us here are Warrior die-hards giving it all we've got, no matter where we're at. The Dubs will need our support whether they're in Utah or back at Oracle!

Good point about being a little afraid. A little bit of nervousness tends to make us more focused in doing what we gotta do. A pretty fine balancing act...but it goes both ways, at least. Utah's trying to figure out how to stop the blazing Dubs they've most likely been following on TV during Series 1. Likewise, we're trying to figure out how to stop their key players. Should be a good one come Monday night!

by warriorsfan4life on May 7, 2007 12:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs