OPEN THREAD: Warriors @ Kings
Warriors (W-L): 41-24
Kings (W-L): 30-36
Time: 7:00PM PST tip off
TV:FSN
Vegas Odds: Golden State by 1 (source: yahoo.com)
Golden State by 1?!!! C'mon Yahoo... seriously?!
Unfortunately yes. While the Kings are not exactly mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, they are in a position to put a dent into our current 8th seed bid. And the loss of Bibby hasn't exactly slow them down.
JUMP!!
Yes. This is a game that we should win. But the Warriors have a knack for making these kinds of matchups nail biters. It seems as though the good people at Yahoo have finally realized that. The Kings haven't found their rhythm this season but, much like us, they are capable of dispatching some pretty serious teams. If memory serves me correctly, they were able to topple the first place Lakers (cringe) no more than a week and a half ago.
These boys can score.
Kevin Martin is a future all star in the making. Anyone who has seen him play knows that he is fully capable of lighting up for 20+ in Arco tonight. Mikki Moore is a certified Warrior Killer. Brad Miller seems to consistently enjoy having his way with us in the post. And Ron Ron?!
Well, that fool is just plain crazy. But he can still ball it up.
In our past two meetings, the Kings have managed to keep the scores close and, consequently, our butts at the edge of our seats. Although we've taken all of our previous meetings this year, the Kings are no pushover. And this is simply not the time to let them take control of this Northern California rivalry.
We have way more to lose tonight than they do. Let's play like it.
EVERY. GAME. COUNTS.
Predictions
* Arco plays host to more Warrior fans than Kings fans tonight.
* We keep Martin to under 15.
* Barnsie has a big night against his former hometown
* Warriors by 7
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GSW by 14
But its the first game of a back to back so who knows. Anyone know our record on the first half of back to backs?
by GreenLightJerky on Mar 18, 2008 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
Denver...
GSW by 5.
Al Harrington starting...
Tri-Fecta .. Quad-Fecta?
HOU behind in score to BOS.
PHX?
Win tonight and gain good ground.
dang
Wheres Iggy at?
by williedillssf on Mar 18, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
good
Anyone heard anything about Montae???
Now he is out early.
Personal reasons

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Monta's brother
by IQofaWarrior on Mar 18, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Watson
Nice comparison

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
We are in trouble boys.
Biedrins not even trying on defense.
Baron just as in the PHX game is the only Warrior giving a damn. SJax already out with 3 fouls in 1st Q and Sac giving their all.
Don't like our body language out there.
Didn't know about Montae's brother.
Come on Dubs snap out of it.
Baron to Biedrins
Yes, he is out

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nvm

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Another nailbiter
Is it just me
seriously

Am I Michael Scott? I don't know. I might just be a basketball machine.
Semi Pro
by bfizzle on Mar 18, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
DEEE...
down
we have to win this game!
THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE W'S
Something
Hah
by GoldenStateGuerrero on Mar 18, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
Biedrins is getting killed
Monta Ellis
Usually the Warriors cause stupid turnovers, but they don't commit stupid turnovers. Tonight they are committing stupid turnovers.
dubs
don't no. 5 for the kings look like
"To my dear brother, Noompsy."
by Tim N Chris Burger on Mar 18, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
they look tired as hell out there

Am I Michael Scott? I don't know. I might just be a basketball machine.
ok i am
Stop kidding yourself

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Just stop for tonight

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the news
why wait...
Thought the Warriors would pick up
Straight up pathetic on defense. No one showed up on that end. Come backs are impossible if the best you can do is trade baskets.
dissapointing
LOL
Tony.psd = Da Man
http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/
We STINK
this is bad
on a night full of bogus stuff..
by Bucky on Mar 18, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
Argh
Al harrington
Unacceptable
54% from the line? Seriously?
So if
I'm hoping we were just tired tonight, but if we were, then I don't know why Nelson would ride the starters. Hopefully they can show some fight in the fourth, it's not like they've used any energy so far.
i still have SOME faith
No, it's been over

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
wow.
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
i smell
What you thought that I only played basketball? I AM A Golden State WARRIOR!
by 24k state fan since 87 on Mar 18, 2008 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
Even if that happens

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply actions
Announcers trying to make it sound
+1

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
So,
Wait, why has Brandan Wright not been playing again? WTF!
Barnes jumpshot is Sam Cassell ugly
The Warriors won't come back for the simple reason that the announcers keep talking about them coming back every time Sacramento misses a shot.
They weren't gonna come back

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i still believe!!
Warriors giving us some false hope?
Houston loses by 20 btw.
Yes, it's false hope

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
How many times
Nelson, whatever you do,
you
by vietnameezboy on Mar 18, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
only down 8pts.

Go Warriors!
by babyguess on Mar 18, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
Nellie better
Barnes
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
The Warriors will lose
+1

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Barnes, just stand on the 3 point line
I can't help but think that maybe
Every team makes runs
Anyone who is doubting us
Warriors will lose.

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF! I am seriously
THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE W'S
4 real
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Damnit Barnes,
Mikey Moore
moore is a douche
by vietnameezboy on Mar 18, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions
damnit
Welcome to Oracle.
by tadams1080 on Mar 18, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions
Way to go Nelson
They could have had it.
Nellie should have
lol
is it just me or does kevin martin shoot
by vietnameezboy on Mar 18, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
Didn't this happen against Portland too?
Wow
is there
Anyone else notice that
kevin martin shot
by vietnameezboy on Mar 18, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
Come on!
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions
They keep wasting possessions
They're burned and better bring energy tomorrow since they didn't show effort tonight.
they
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:27 PM PDT reply actions
No monta barrnet says.
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
Didn't I say false hope?

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
Baron came in,
how
one word, PATHETIC
i feel bad for all those GSW fans who drove there..
Horrible game...just horrible
Again
and...
Play Brandon Wright more for fluk's sake.
Barnes is such...
yeah, Barnes totally had nothing to do
by 321 IN n OUT on Mar 18, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
we'll win
Lol

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you guys
That's BS
what is nelson watching?
great way to cost us a game, nelson!!!!
Ballin
eh
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
King's fans
shoulda let the bench keep on playing
Look at Wright's line
DON
the
I agree
damn, we got within 6
the kings are so far away from playoffs, they should just let us win for bay area support LOL
by vietnameezboy on Mar 18, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions
Lol @ Bob Fitzgerald.

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
well..
yea
arggh
Nelson
Ballin
I think we have
warriors
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
we'll beat ..
Mmmhmmmmm

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
unless..
i know this is must win.. but...
except...
i dun care..
sad but true...
by eeeric on Mar 18, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions
haha
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions
I think Nelly
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions
Monta Ellis
Monta's excuse
by IQofaWarrior on Mar 18, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
re
by Kleenex on Mar 18, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Baron Davis
Lol

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald
by WarriorForLife on Mar 18, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
bigs win games
by NuestroOcho on Mar 18, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
oh yeah....
Wright should have seen minutes in the first half or started the third to mix up our look, even for a minute...
by NuestroOcho on Mar 18, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions
Concerned and pissed
ranks up there
warriors dont fish they hunt!
by VonteegoCummings on Mar 18, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
A
I DON'T EVEN WANNA THINK ABOUT THE 8 GAME STRETCH COMING UP.
Kings are tough
Although, anytime the Warriors need a spark, they should put in B Wright.
Good to see Azubuike playing good tonight, CJ Watson playing pretty good. Hopefully a wake up call, the time is running short for wake up calls.
Also, this will definitely prepare the Warriors for the rematch against the Kings, which could be a far more crucial game. Hopefully the next Kings and Phoenix games are routs.
mikki moore
warriors dont fish they hunt!
by VonteegoCummings on Mar 18, 2008 10:43 PM PDT reply actions
Shouldn't have put in Baron
Warriros
by araku on Mar 18, 2008 10:48 PM PDT reply actions
I loved
Great guy that caught fire at the end of the year last year but I think there's a reason he's played on twice as many teams as the number of years he's been in the league. He deserves more chances but after having only 1 or 2 decent games the entire season its clear he shouldn't be on the floor in the clutch right now.
if i say draft lottery
warriors dont fish they hunt!
by VonteegoCummings on Mar 18, 2008 10:52 PM PDT reply actions
At least this game shows that
Well
I mean we all know that B-nellie can hit threes in series so if he can't play(altough I'm not sold on this)D then he's perfect for this team!!!
If Wright would play earlier we wouldn't be blown on offensive rebounds like we were(5 offensive rodmans in one possesion.It becomes even more obvious why Nellie has never won it all, despite having the second most wins.
IF playing
WE HAVE
warriors dont fish they hunt!
by VonteegoCummings on Mar 18, 2008 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
i
What you thought that I only played basketball? I AM A Golden State WARRIOR!
by 24k state fan since 87 on Mar 19, 2008 1:29 AM PDT reply actions
the solution to a lack of energy is simple
we all have to provide the disclaimer that Nelson knows more basketball than us, but that shouldn't exempt him from a very basic criticism surrounding a very basic strategic premise. the one thing he is guilty of over and over and over again, and is beyond argument, is the absolute fear of holding his "stars" accountable.
once the 2nd unit had proven itself to be the better solution this particular night, reducing the deficit to 6 and making the game fun to watch again, it gets tweaked at the next stoppage. why?! Barnes out for Baron because he had just committed ONE silly foul in the course of playing too tightly on defense? i'll take an effort foul any day when the overall result is the run we were having. any one in the first unit every get subbed for a stupid foul? Baron, each time his pride's hurt on the offensive end and proceeds to just hip check the opposing point guard 5 seconds later (every time) as he crosses midcourt? man.
the occasion like this, when Nelson spends an entire quarter refusing to entertain an alternative to what's blatantly broken, and then, once he does, and it proves to work, "fixing" what's not...
trivialize the 2nd unit all you want, write it off as a game they "certainly would have lost anyway" if they'd been left in to finish it. how do we know? how can you possibly know? how about believing in momentum. how about rewarding the effort by letting them take ownership of the last couple minutes. is losing with Baron chucking up the last 3 misses some kind of consolation? - we've gotten back in the game with hustle, ball movement, scrappiness, hunger, enthusiasm - let's put a cooled off starter back in who we know will dominate the ball, who by default sets a much different tone for the role players out there with him, and let him shoot us in or out of this. the logic escapes em.
by 321 IN n OUT on Mar 19, 2008 8:57 AM PDT reply actions

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