SB Nation Blog: Dubs fan in Boston

Pistons blowup? Could we benefit?

Dubs fan in Boston — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:32:00 -0000

So, Flip Saunders is out, and every time I read an article about it, there are plenty of Pistons fans on the comment boards clamoring for changes to be made on the court. I've seen pretty much every player mentioned, but mostly Sheed and Billups. Both of them, while old, would be very good fits on the Warriors. Sheed would fit in as a perfect upgrade on Al (He shoots the 3 a bit worse but still well enough to force his defender to respect it, but he rebounds and plays defense much much much better). Billups is an excellent leader, shooter, and PG. Oh, and he's big too so he can play with Monta.

Chauncy would obviously only be worth it if we lost Baron. Rasheed would be worth it no matter what. What do you think it'd take to get Sheed? Al & #14? #14 and something involving BWright?

I also like Prince and McDyess, but I have no idea what we'd give in compensation.

What do you all think of the availability of players on that roster, who do you like, and what do you think it'd take to get them?

What's so special about Keith Smart?

Dubs fan in Boston — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:58:59 -0000

So,

Being from Boston and all, I don't get to see lots of games. What's with all the Keith Smart love? Does he step in for Nelly in huddles? Does he give superb postgame press conferences?

What I'm getting at is "Why are so many people pining for Smart?"

From what I can tell from his history (http://www.nba.com/coachfile/keith_smart/index.html)

He coached the Domican Rep. to a 6-5 record.

He compiled an 85-83 CBA coaching record

He coached the Cavs to 9-31. Granted, it was a mid-season coaching change to a pre-LeBron Cavs team...

He currently works "closely with players on individual skill development and game strategy"

What exactly about this guy screams "Next great coach!!!"?

I hear people talk about how he's going to come in and make the team "defensive-minded without losing that Nellie edge". Do you get this from watching Avery Johnson in Dallas? Where does this come from? Is this just the same old starter bashing attitude that leads people to believe that Steven Jackson and Beans suck and Buike, PoB, Brandon Wright, and Belinelli are saviors? I don't get it. Please somebody explain this to me.

Why is Keith Smart going to be an awesome coach? Why do people want to dump the guy who singlehandedly turned this team around? Why do you want to dump the ONLY coach to coach the Warriors to the playoffs in the last 20 years?

Who could help us in remaining games?

Dubs fan in Boston — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:44:24 -0000

Hey,

I know you're all down about the way the Warriors have played the last few times. We're really missing that defensive intensity. I think that in the offseason we should really identify some guys that could help make us contenders. I think the short list begins with:

KG
Ron Artest
Kevin Love

Some other guys who really might help are:

JRich
Josh Smith
MP (he's leaving, we should try to get him back)
PoB
Haseem Thabeet
Robin Lopez

Some of these guys are free agents, some are not, some are gonna be in the draft. My question is who should we get and how do we get them? And, obviously, we should be playing BWright, Buike, Kosta, and Belinelli more. They rip it up whenever they're on the court.

Obsessed, venting GSW fan

Dubs fan in Boston — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:18:54 -0000

Hi, my name is Dubs fan in Boston, and I'm a Warriors-a-holic. I've been in denial for some time now, but I've come to accept that I need help.

I can't stop examining the remaining schedules of every single Western Conference playoff team. How many road games does Denver have left? Can we really keep up the "no 2 game losing streaks" through the tough rest of our season? How does Dirk's injury effect Dallas' performance down the stretch? Is it possible that we could play the Suns in the first round? Could Utah collapse down the stretch and miss the playoffs?

I also can't stop myself from going back to the box scores of games past and pulling my hair out over Baron's and Al's missed layups against Minny, the 4th quarter collapse against Dundiana, the extremely shorthanded Bulls defeat, the loss to the Gerald Wallace-less Bobkittens, the first 6 games of the season, Monta's 30 foot shot, etc.

Most of all, I can't stop going to online blogs and writing about my opinion, uselessly trying to convince the rest of you that PoB doesn't need PT, Wright is still too raw, Kevin Love is not better than Beans, and that we need to be patient and not mortgage our BWright (pun intended) future. I refer to the Warriors as "we" because I think I'm part of the team.

Am I alone? Does anybody know the cure? It just keeps getting worse and worse and I'm powerless to stop my addiction. Thank you for listening.

What if we'd mortgaged everything for KG?

Dubs fan in Boston — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:52:00 -0000

I just read Bill Simmons' column (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080310)

13a. What if McHale had taken G-State's "Godfather" offer for KG during the 2007 draft?

Here was the offer: Monta Ellis, Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins and the No. 8 pick (Brandan Wright) for Garnett.

What was Mullin they thinking? Is this even real?

Playoffs

Dubs fan in Boston — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:38:49 -0000

To pick up where I left off with my last diary. Who misses the playoffs and what's their record?

Dubs - Tough schedule down the stretch. Inconsistent play (Beat Boston, lose to Atlanta, etc.).

Denver - Umm... Lots of star power. Should be better, but somehow aren't. I must admit, I haven't payed too much attention to them.

Houston - Struggled early. Lost Yao. Unstoppable lately with or without Yao.

Dallas - No depth. Struggling to incorporate Kidd. Seem to have lost it a bit on D.

Phoenix - Shaq trade did not work. They just kinda suck now. Could they right the ship and figure out a way to win with Shaq?

I'm picking Denver cuz they're just too far back. And a final record of 49-33.

Do the Warriors miss the playoffs?

Dubs fan in Boston — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:14:11 -0000

I see things getting a little hairy down the stretch.

I definitely see a favorable schedule and lots of winnable games. If we win the games we should, we should get to 50 wins. So my guess is that we'll end up about 46-36 barring a serious injury problem. Will that be enough? Will we somehow miss the playoffs?