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RECAP: Warriors 118 Magic 126 - So much for my early XMas Present

R Dizzle — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:56:16 -0000

Where you at Ronny? We got a dance off coming after this game!

Final Boxscore | Warriors Web Links | Open Thread (1100+ comments)

Final - 12.5.2009	1	2	3	4	Total
Orlando Magic	42	30	25	29	126
Golden State Warriors	33	31	36	18	118

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Oh Warriors, how you break my heart. I gotta be honest - I wasn't even going to watch the game. I was just going to watch the replay today (Sunday) on League Pass, fast forward through the Magic dominating us and then come up with some kinda recap.

You can't blame me for that. Let me go back and take a quote from my preview.

5. The Warriors are missing these players - Brandan Wright, Kelenna Azubuike, Raja Bell, Anthony Morrow, Ronny Turiaf, Andris Biedrins, Anthony Randolph, Speedy Claxton, Devean George.

6. The Warriors will play these players tonight - Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Corey Maggette, Chris Hunter, Mikki Moore, C.J. Watson, and Vladimir Radmonovich.

How in the world were we supposed to win with that? In fact, how were we supposed to be even close?

So I went on with my night...did what I had to do. Like an idiot, I decided to briefly check the score during the 2nd quarter.

I check the score, and what do I see? Warriors are down by 15. (I got rhymes son!)

Surprise surprise R Dizzle. Box Score at that point? Nothing out of the ordinary. Monta with the most points, AR just got in and did a few things, Vlad Rad looking half decent.

But there was an interesting number. Dwight Howard like 3 fouls already. Weird. Maybe we were doing something right? Getting him into foul trouble early? Gortat too?

Naw naw, we still had no chance. Vinsanity was playing out of his mind. Get it? Visnanity? Playing out of his mind? I'm so creative.

The Magic kept scoring more 3's at a rate faster than I was eating Xmas Cookies. We had no chance. None at all.

So I said "whateves." Got back to the task at hand. Decorating my Xmas tree. It was dope. I had warm hot chocolate (what else would it be? cold hot chocolate?), the N Sync Christmas Album playing in the background, cool ornaments and I was hanging with a lil special someone.

You gotta love the holidays! Fun filled times. I mean jeez, look at my tree! (I got rhymes son!)

But something was missing. The night wasn't right. I had to be honest with myself. I can't just "not watch" the Warriors because they're guaranteed a loss. No, I must enjoy the bad times, I must find some pleasure in it all.

So I turned it back on at the beginning of the 2nd half. Something was different this time around.

Sure Monta was doing his thing - playing at an All Star level. Vlad Rad was doing his thing. Curry was getting his Butter on (Butter Chicken anyone?) and handling the ball silky smooth. But there 2 things that stuck out to me at that point.

1. Dwight and Marcin were in foul trouble.

Very key. Without their two big men, they were forced to play Brandon Bass at center. We didn't really have one at the time (don't try to tell me that Mikki Moore or Chris Hunter are great substitutes) so we could play small ball.

Yes, classic Nellie ball. Put a 4 at the 5 position (Vlad Rad) a 3 at the 4 (Corey Maggette), put in guys that "have the ability" to score (Monta, Randolph, and Curry) and run run run run run.

2. Anthony Randolph was "different."

Define different you say? Can't put my finger on it. Something was just..."different." Sure I can throw out numbers but really, what difference does THAT make? It can't really describe what was becoming of Mr. AR. It was just "different."

Maybe finally living up to his "potential?" Not being "out of control?" "No one on the corner had swagga like him?"

Who knows - but at least he wasn't being his usual "Tigger self."

I had to watch the game. I just had to. I had a feeling, or was it more than a feeling, that I had a chance to see something special. Let me quickly summarize what I said in the next 15 minutes of my life.

"We have no chance."

"Wow that was pretty."

"Wait, how did he..."

"We're closing the lead."

"Ooooooo"

"Aaaahhhh"

"NO way is this happening."

"No, really, NO WAY IS THIS HAPPENING."

"That Monta - he's so acrobatic."

"Wait, what's with Anthony Randolph?"

"How is playing like that?"

"Where has been all season?"

"No really...what's going on."

"It's the end of the 3rd and we're up by 5."

"WTF MAN?!?!!??!"

This is why he's hot. This is why he's hot. This is why, this is why, this is why he's hot.

"WTF MAN?!?!?!" - indeed. The "impossible" was happening right in front of our eyes. We had a team with 8 guys. We were playing the Magic. Yes, the Magic. The same Magic that were the Eastern Conference Champions. The same Magic that manged to get BETTER over the off season.

It was happening. Monta Ellis was playing at an All Star level. He was leading the team. Curry was getting his PG on and handling the ball well. Corey Maggette was slashing in the line, playing strong. But most of all - Anthony Randolph was becoming something special right in front of our eyes.

I was going to be able to put my first present under my new Christmas tree. I was going to see the Warriors do the impossible again. I was back to believing.

IT WAS GOING TO BE AN EARLY CHRISTMAS.

But no, I was wrong. Not too get too depressing but essentially things didnt' come together. Call it being a young team. Call it being inexperienced. Call it playing against a better team.

Whatever you want to do - truth of the matter is we got destroyed in the last 5 minutes. The Magic made it one "Magical" night.

Hey, but like always - let's refer to the one thing I had right in my preview.

FICTION

1. The Warriors will win tonight. (That is all...)

Hooray...

Thanks for NOT giving me an early XMas present guys...

But hey, one question. How in the world did Matt Barnes for from this

To this

Who else? Anthony Randolph. 10-23 shooting, 28 points, 13 boards, and 5 assists.

Two things popped out to me from AR in this game.

1. He still can't crack a smile.

Seriously, when is this kid going to be happy? He was scoring left and right, making crazy passes (that dish to Monta was nuts) and he still looked like he was about to cry.

The only time I saw him smile was after he fouled Matt Barnes in an attempted block.

...what's up with that?

1. He's living up to his "potential."

Yeah great stuff. We all know where the hype is and what it's about. But please just do me one favor. For my Christmas gift, just please make sure that

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU DO THIS AGAIN!!!!

Oh ya, one more thing....

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!! YAY!!

All about Holiday Cupcakes!

Poll

Which was a tougher loss this week?

GAME THREAD #19 - Warriors vs. Magic - Superman that..

R Dizzle — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:44:02 -0000

My arms are this big - I swear.

Warriors: 6-12

Magic: 15-4

Tip-Off: 7:30pm

TV: CSN Bay Area

Radio: KNBR 680

Blog Buddy: Third Quarter Collapse

Alright so things aren't going so well. We lost the last game to the Rockets by a stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid (I think you get the picture) play and it was heart breaking. Monta's been scoring out of his mind but also giving up turnovers at a rate that is out of his mind. Yay.

But hey, at least we get to see another great Warriors game tonight. We're going to finally have a full roster...right?

Right?

What's this? IQofaWarrior says...a big fat N-O.

Sigh...

FACTS

1. The Magic are tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

2. The Magic will set a new team record with 7 consecutive road wins,

3. Don Nelson will miss the next 5 road games.

4. Anthony Morrow will miss tonight's game.

5. The Warriors are missing these players - Brandan Wright, Kelenna Azubuike, Raja Bell, Anthony Morrow, Ronny Turiaf, Andris Biedrins, Anthony Randolph, Speedy Claxton, Devean George.

6. The Warriors will play these players tonight - Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Corey Maggette, Chris Hunter, Mikki Moore, C.J. Watson, and Vladimir Radmonovich.

7. Mickael Pietrus was one of the most fun Warriors players. (See Below)

8. The Warriors are in desperate need of some magic "health" potions.

9. Mickael Pietrus, Matt Barnes, and Adonal Foyle will all get standing ovations when they step on the court (if they do).

10. This guy (pictured below) will Superman the Warriors.

FICTION

1. The Warriors will win tonight. (That is all...)

Poll

Who is your favorite ex-Warrior on the Magic?

OPEN THREAD: Warriors @ Spurs - 2 Peat

R Dizzle — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:43:17 -0000

Warriors: 5-8

Spurs:6-6

Tip-Off: 5:30pm

TV: CSN Bay Area

Radio: KNBR 1050

Blog Buddy: Pounding the Rock

Pounding the Rock Game Thread

Ok, I get it. We're all little hyped up off of last night's victory. I still am. I still can't believe it.

I mean, I just finished the recap 5 seconds before starting this open thread.

RECAP: Warriors 111 Mavericks 103 - Wait..what just happened?

But let's be real...we've gotta a bigger challenge tonight.

Yahoo Preview

Ok so, last night was amazing - no doubt. We beat the Mavs with 6 players - 3 of which played all game.

But that's the problem. They're going to be tired. Back-to-back games with 8 active players is not a recipe for success. CJ Watson's flying in, but he's still recovering from the swine flu. Chris Hunter will probably see some time tonight as he was kept on the bench the whole game yesterday (...why? I have no idea.)

No matter. We always take the Spurs in San Antonio, right?

Since drafting Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick in 1997, San Antonio has yet to lose to the Warriors at home, winning 22 in a row. Duncan has been on the floor for 21 of those victories, averaging 19.8 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots.

Ruh roh...guess not.

Ok well, at least we have some things to make us laugh!

R Dizzle's Predictions (notice the similarities from last night)

Warriors by 2 - Coach Smart pulls in his first win! (Hey, it worked last night)
Tim Duncan scores 30 points (just a quick switch)
Monta Ellis comes down with a double-double
Chris Hunter crashes down with 8 boards
Anthony Morrow brings in 3 treys

GET WELL SOON COACH NELSON!

Poll

Think we got a 2 Peat coming tonight?

Word - we all Smart now

156 votes

Nope - we can't spell good.

180 votes

336 votes | Poll has closed

RECAP: Warriors 111, Mavericks 103 - Wait... what just happened?

R Dizzle — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:38:06 -0000

Wait...what? Did that really just happen?

Let me check the Open Thread.

OPEN THREAD - Warriors @ Mavericks - Time to Get Smart

Nooo...no way did we just beat the Mavs...did we?

Ellis, Morrow lead Warriors past Mavericks 111-103 [Yahoo Sports]

Yahoo says we did. What about Mavs Money Ball?

Mavs Lose at Home to Six Warriors: Rick Carlisle Postgame Quotes [Mavs MoneyBall]

Ok ok...I still don't believe it. It's not possible. The Mavs were 10-3. Dirk was having an MVP type year (ughhh...). We had 8 active players - 2 of which were injured. We had young players.

Did we really just win?

Let me check to see what my man IQofaWarrior dropped in the Warriors Web...

Warriors Web: Warriors 111, Mavericks 103- Monta Ellis + Anthony Morrow + Stephen Curry score 82 points, Mikki Moore + Vladimir Radmanovic grab 23 rebounds

I still can't believe it...

Final - 11.24.2009	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden State Warriors	25	25	28	33	111
Dallas Mavericks	27	27	28	21	103

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WE WON.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!?! FACTOR = 3

Again, I'd like to bring your attention Figure 1 (pictured below).

Now I must admit, when the game started I was basically yelling at my laptop at the top of my lungs (and subsequently getting yelled at by people around me at the library). It was literally turnover after turnover after turnover after turnover after turnover...you get the idea. If I recall correctly (someone tell me if I'm wrong) it was close to 6 TO's in the first 5 minutes of the game. Sloppy sloppy sloppy!

But then, guys got smart, Keith Smart, that is, and decided to minimize turnovers. Let's be real, 21 turnovers is waaaaaayyyy too much (especially dumb ones) but it doesn't really matter when the Warriors can rack in 15 steals.

Question

Hey GSoM, I gotta question for you.

It's a brain teaser, but maybe you can get the answer.

You gotta think about it real hard though.

What happens when you play a FULL NBA game with these 6 players and this coach?

Stephen Curry

#30 / Guard / Golden State Warriors

Height: 6-3

Weight: 185

Born: Mar 14, 1988

College: Davidson

Monta Ellis

#8 / Guard / Golden State Warriors

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

Born: Oct 26, 1985

College: None

Mikki Moore

#33 / Center / Golden State Warriors

Height: 7-0

Weight: 225

Born: Nov 04, 1975

College: Nebraska

Anthony Morrow

#22 / Forward / Golden State Warriors

Height: 6-5

Weight: 210

Born: Sep 27, 1985

College: Georgia Tech

Vladimir Radmanovic

#77 / Forward / Golden State Warriors

Height: 6-10

Weight: 235

Born: Nov 19, 1980

College: Serbia & Montenegro

Anthony Randolph

#4 / Forward / Golden State Warriors

Height: 6-10

Weight: 205

Born: Jul 15, 1989

College: L-S-U

The answer to come later.

For a hint, check out this SB Nation article.

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Now it's time to play another game. It's called...

I SPY - WARRIORS EDITION

Monta Ellis

I spy...Monta Ellis

This one picture depicts his game as of late.

Examine it closely. Real closely.

I see ELLIS TO THE RIM.

It's like he was Moses - parting the sea of the Mavericks players. Going to straight to the promised land that is the basket.

It's like he understands what it means to be a leader, and he's taking charge and doing what he needs to.

Look at his stats! 48 minutes (the whole game), 4 boards, 4 steals, 8 assists. He does need to work on those 11 turnovers though.

Talk about playing a full game...

Anthony Morrow

I spy....Anthony Morrow.

This one picture depicts his game as of late.

Examine it closely. Real closely.

I see a 2nd year player that's expanding his game.

I see our future small forward with an ability to shoot (6 three pointers? Really? I mean..REALLY?!?!), pull down boards (9) and even distribute the ball (5 assists).

I see tenacity.

But most of all, I see pride. I see power. I see a bad-ass mother, who don't take no crap offa nobody!

I had to work the Cool Runnings in!

Stephen Curry

I spy...Stephen Curry.

This one picture depicts his game as of late.

Examine it closely. Real closely.

Yes, he's young, but he ain't scared.

He's got the rest of the NBA wondering where he came from. Look at Dirk. Look at JKidd. They just don't get it.

How can a rookie like him start, shoot 50% off the floor, toss out 6 dimes, AND have clutch shooting at the end of the road game?

Must be all the butter chicken.

Last but not least...

Coach Smart

I spy...Coach Smart.

This one picture depicts his coaching as of late.

Examine it closely. Real closely.

I see a coach that can take our young guys to victory. I see a man that's willing to draw a technical foul on a terrible call. I see a coach that our young players really respect.

He was ready to take over Nelly's coaching position when he was needed. He says the right things.

"Coming into this game, we had nothing to lose," said assistant coach Keith Smart, who filled in for Nelson. "The worst case is they blow us out and we move on to [Wednesday night's game in San Antonio]. But our guys have a lot of character. They played hard together and made the right decisions."

Smart dedicated the victory to Nelson, watching at home on TV."This win went out to our man in charge," Smart said. "Our guys pulled together for him. He instilled a lot of the qualities in all of us."

Now I'm not going to start saying all this "FIRE NELSON! WE WANT COACH SMART!" stuff...but I will say, it was nice to get a fresh look off the bench.

I don't want to credit all of the success yesterday to Coach Smart - it goes to a lot of players (more on that later).

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Answer

What happens when you play a FULL NBA game with these 6 players and this coach?

To my earlier question. There's a simple answer.

A WIN.

I gotta be honest. This one was pretty rough. I could have given it to Coach Smart. I couldn't have given it to any one or all of our Big Three - Monta Ellis, Anthony Morrow, and Stephen Curry. Hell, I could have even given it to Vlad Rad for playing a full game and contributing.

But no, I think I'm going to dedicate last night's game to my favorite ex-player.

Yes, that's right - he gets yet another Warrior Wonder award.

Why, you ask?

Well it's simple. Things have just been a bit different without him around. Monta's been able to fill the role of leader (which he's suprising doing well in), there's more ball distribution, less dumb mistakes.

Everyone just seems a bit happier. Things seem to be working out a bit better.

Ya know I got nothin but love for ya Jack.

Poll

Think Don Nelson should move to a consulting position?

YES, Time to get Smart!

472 votes

NO, Nellieball forever!

80 votes

552 votes | Poll has closed

OPEN THREAD - Warriors @ Mavericks - Time to Get Smart

R Dizzle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:04 -0000

Warriors: 4-8

Mavericks: 10-3

Tip-Off: 5:30pm

TV: CSN Bay Area

Radio: KNBR 1050

Blog Buddy: Mavs Moneyball

First of all, we wish Coach Nelson a quick and speedy recovery. Everyone's been demanding for a coaching change and to bring in Coach Smart - here's your chance to see what can happen.

In our first game at home without Cap'n Stephen Jackson, we saw some new developments. (Open Thread / Warriors Web / Recap). Monta Ellis coming into his own? Anthony Randolph calming down a bit? Ball movement? Michigan alumn (GO BLUE!) Chris Hunter?

Things are looking sunny in The Bay...

Unfortunately for us this guy is playing out of his mind.

God I hate the Mavericks.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Dirk Nowitzki	13	38.5	9.2	20.6	44.4	0.9	2.6	35.3	7.7	8.5	90.1	0.8	8.2	8.9	2.9	1.5	1.1	1.6	2.2	26.9
Jason Terry	13	34.2	5.8	13.4	43.7	1.4	4.6	30.0	4.2	5.2	80.6	0.4	2.2	2.6	3.2	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.7	17.2
Josh Howard	3	22.3	4.3	12.3	35.1	1.0	3.3	30.0	3.0	4.7	64.3	1.0	2.7	3.7	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.0	1.7	12.7
Shawn Marion	11	32.1	5.6	11.5	49.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	1.7	78.9	2.7	3.8	6.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	0.8	1.6	12.6
Drew Gooden	9	24.2	3.8	8.8	43.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.1	73.7	2.8	4.7	7.4	0.1	1.3	0.3	1.1	3.6	9.1
Jose Barea	13	23.1	3.1	7.9	38.8	0.9	2.6	35.3	1.6	1.9	84.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.5	1.3	0.2	0.2	1.9	8.7
Erick Dampier	9	26.9	3.1	4.8	65.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.2	60.0	3.0	6.7	9.7	0.4	1.0	0.2	2.2	3.1	7.6
Rodrigue Beaubois	9	12.4	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.6	1.2	45.5	0.7	0.9	75.0	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.3	7.2
Jason Kidd	13	35.6	2.5	6.8	37.5	1.8	4.3	42.9	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	5.0	5.6	9.1	2.9	1.8	0.3	1.6	7.1
Kris Humphries	12	15.1	2.8	5.8	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.0	54.2	1.8	2.8	4.5	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.4	2.1	6.6
Tim Thomas	2	18.5	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	2.5	2.0	4.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	6.5
Quinton Ross	12	15.8	1.1	2.6	41.9	0.2	0.7	25.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	2.0	2.5
James Singleton	8	7.8	0.9	2.1	41.2	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.5	1.9	0.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.8	2.3
Matt Carroll	5	4.2	0.4	1.4	28.6	0.2	0.8	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.0

Dirk Nowitzki

#41 / Forward / Dallas Mavericks

Height: 7-0

Weight: 245

Born: Jun 19, 1978

College: Germany

	Pts	Reb	Ast
2009 - Dirk Nowitzki	26.9	8.9	2.9

R Dizzle's Predictions

Warriors by 2 - Coach Smart pulls in his first win!
Dirk scores 30 points
Monta Ellis comes down with a double-double
Chris Hunter crashes down with 8 boards
Anthony Morrow brings in 3 treys

Poll

With all the tumoil in the FO...who should be coaching?

Coach Nelson

138 votes

Coach Smart

649 votes

787 votes | Poll has closed

Warriors' Kelenna Azubuike out for the season, C.J. Watson has swine flu [Oakland Tribune]

R Dizzle — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:33 -0000

Warriors' Kelenna Azubuike out for the season, C.J. Watson has swine flu [Oakland Tribune]

Ruh roh...Booke's out for the season? This can't be good...

CJ's got the swine?

We wish both well and a speedy recovery.

Here's to hoping Vlad Rad is going to bust out!

RECAP: Warriors 121, Knicks 107 - WESTSIDE til I Die!

R Dizzle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:04:18 -0000

I don't get it man. We destroy the Knicks and NELLIE RUMORS ARE STILL POPPING UP? This is ridiculous...

Peep out my #1 brother's take on the whole situation (RUMOR: Golden State Warriors Head Coach Don Nelson on his way out)

Preview/ Game Thread (800+ Comments)

Final Box Score

Blog Buddy: Posting and Toasting

Final - 11.13.2009	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden State Warriors	32	34	20	35	121
New York Knicks	26	26	28	27	107

Complete Coverage >

After seeing this post on SB Nation yesterday, I got a little inspired...

Let's be real - Warriors vs Knicks? Two poor teams that can match 'em to each other? West Coast vs. East Coast? Isn't this a bit reminiscent of...

Stephen Jackson

"With nothing to lose, it's just me against the world."

Me Against the World

The harsh reality in this situation is that no matter what Stephen Jackson does from this point on, no Warriors fan has got his back. He can have a strong performance like last night, 23 points, 8 boards, and 5 steals, but still be hated on (and rightfully so). Mu ch like 2Pac, you don't know what you're going to get outta him. One day, he'll be inspirational and give you a reason to wake up and do something to change this world. The next - he'll throw a temper tantrum and look like a fool. Good work tonight, and here's to hoping if he'll "Hit 'em Up" tonight.

Monta Ellis

"Picture me rollin in my 500 Benz,

I got no love for these n----, there's no need to friends"

Picture Me Rollin

Monta's got the epitome of the - "I don't give a - what you think of me, I'm doin my thing" - attitude. His 22 points will win the game, but the 2 assists, 4 turnovers, and 4 fouls will prove why he's not a PG. Let's be real, he's not making many friends on the team with his selfish play and his lack of desire to do things ("That's why I won't do it. I just won't do it.") But why would he care? He's got a dope moped. Picture Monta rollin!

Nate Robinson

"Sky is the limit and you know you can just keep on

Keep on pressin on"

Sky Is the Limit

Sigh...I feel really really REALLY bad for Nate Rob. The man's got talent, he's fun to watch but he's stuck on THIS team. Yeah yeah, the Dunk Contests are rigged, but they're still awesome. Who knows where he'll end up next year, but I wish the man well. I kinda wished he slammed all over SJax's face...

Donnie Walsh and Isiah Thomas

"Mo Money, Mo Problems."

Mo Money Mo Problems

Sucks to be Donnie Walsh...

Darko Milicic

"Been around the world and I I I
And we been playa hated [say what?]
I don't know and I don't know why
Why they want us faded [ahehe]
I don't know why they hate us [yeah]
Is it our ladies? [uh-huh]
Or our drop Mercedes [uhh, uhh]
Bay-bee bay-BEE!"

Been Around the World

Remember who got drafted after Darko? 3 All Stars. Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade.

How many teams has Darko been on since his first draft team - the Pistons? 3 teams - Magic, Grizzlies, and Knicks.

Been around the world? Been playa hated? Still got a fine lady? Rollin in a Benz?

Kelenna Azubuike

"Soon as I stepped on the scene I'm hearin hooches screamin

Fiendin for money and alcohol

The life of a west side playa where cowards die and it's all ball"

California Love

This man has been ON FIRE. Over the last 3 years, he's grown into his own and you can expect a consistent game from him every night. Pullin down 22 points on 9-13 shooting ain't no joke. Mad props to Booke. I'm sure the ladies love his biceps...

CJ Watson

Who knows when CJ will be on the court long enough to earn one of these, so I'll give the man his moment of praise. CJ played well and was ALL OVER THE COURT. 7-8 shooting and 2-2 three point shooting are amazing stats...kinda makes ya wonder why he's not in more?

I'll follow MTII's Pac quote....

"I know it seems hard sometimes, but

Remember one thing

Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that.

So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out

Keep ya head up

And handle it."

Me Against the World

REST IN PEACE TUPAC SHAKUR AND CHRISTOPHER WALLACE

Yahoo! + NBA

CSN Bay Area + Golden State Warriors

Poll

Which player is most like 2Pac?

Stephen Jackson

197 votes

Monta Ellis

73 votes

Kelenna Azubuike

45 votes

C.J. Watson

13 votes

Anthony Randolph

21 votes

Corey Maggette

15 votes

Andris Biedrins

66 votes

430 votes | Poll has closed

OPEN THREAD: Warriors @ Knicks - This Still Sucks

R Dizzle — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15:38 -0000

...shouldn't that say 50?

Warriors: 2-5

Knicks : 1-8

Tip-Off: 4:30pm

Radio: KNBR1050

TV: CSN Bay Area

Blog Buddy: Posting and Toasting

I gotta be honest here - I'm a bit offended. I checked up the preview on ESPN and the Accurscore Projection (whatever the heck that means) has us at a 37% of victory.

37% chance of victory against a 1 win team?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?

Unfortunately not.

Let's face the facts. Both of these teams are god awful, it's going to hurt to watch, and it's not even worth my time to toss down some fun facts or make some witty jokes.

Sure there are questions to be asked.

Where is Darko Milicic? Will Al Harrington have a monster game against us to show up his old team? Who's better at Run and Gun - D'Antoni or Nelson? Are we going to trade Stephen Jackson for Eddy Curry? Will LeBron end up with the Knicks?

Realistically - who cares? This game's gonna hurt to watch.

BUT I did dig up some good footage one on classic Warriors-Knicks game...

If only we still had John Starks...

R Dizzle's Predictions

Warriors by 1
Anthony Morrow drops 4 trey's
Al Harrington destroys us on the glass and pulls out a double-double
Jackson gets a standing ovation by the NYC Crowd and screams "TRADE ME!"
Spike Lee discusses his new joint starring Al and SJax and their journey from the Bay to NYC
Monta Ellis doesn't do anything

Poll

How many minutes will SJax play tonight?

5 - Then he throws a temper tantrum

32 votes

20 - Then he magically has a "back injury"

60 votes

30 - Pulls out just enough points, assists, and rebounds to bring up his trade value

136 votes

48 - He's gotta play on his future home court!

114 votes

60 - This game is goin to hurt

45 votes

387 votes | Poll has closed

RECAP: Warriors 113 Grizzlies 105 - Yes, YES, and YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

R Dizzle — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:25 -0000

YESSSSSSS - no one likes me.

Preview/ Game Thread (1370+ comments)

Final Box Score

Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver

Final - 11.4.2009	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis Grizzlies	29	27	24	25	105
Golden State Warriors	19	38	33	23	113

Complete Coverage >

WIN #1 baby!

Let's take a peak and what I like to call...

Yes, YES, and YESSSSSSSSSSSS!

But first, check out the highlights from the game provided by our good buddies at NBA.com and Y! Sports

To be quite honest, I'm pretty surprised that we pulled off the win. I was sitting next to my friend while watching the game (PIstons fan...psshhhhh) and I was explaining to him how the Warriors sucked.

He just looked at me and said, "Yeah, you guys have problems. Who decides to just give up their captain role?"

Good question my man, good question.

Anywho, now for the fun! (But it ain't as fun as Funleavy Foto Fun!)

YESSSSSS: Monta doesn't play defense!

YESSSSSSSS: I lost 50 pounds with Jenny Craig!

YESSSSSSSS: I'm getting playing time even though I look like a monster!

YESSSSSSS: I look the same in every picture!

YESSSSSSS: I can get 4 points and 3 boards in 7 minutes!

YESSSSSS: I don't suck today!

YESSSSSSSS: I haven't punched anyone this year!

YESSSSSSSSS: They finally gave me the ball!

KEYS TO VICTORY

1. The "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Factor = 11

I did a quick scatter plot of this phenomena and it looks a little something like this. (You've gotta appreciate my extreme nerdiness and dedication to this joke. I should hand my Stats professor THIS as my Regression Analysis homework due on Monday.)

Briefly, I'd like discuss a few points to Figure A. Notice that there is a correlation between # of times "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?" is yelled in a game and the percent chance of the win. Normally, I find that when that statement is screamed, it usually is not in a good context - dumb shots, turnovers, not playing defense, shot clock violations - you name it. Furthermore, there is a direct correlation (R^2 = 1) between the two variables.

There were a few times in early in the game where this statement was used, specifically during Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson silly shots and Andris Biedrins early fouls. But hey, we still remained to about a 40% chance of victory, and we stuck to it!

2. Allen Iverson going 8-12, scoring 18 points and dropping 7 assists OFF THE BENCH

Notice the last three words in that - "OFF THE BENCH." Very key points. AI played well, no doubt. But check out these key points to this (Frustration grows for Grizzlies, Iverson - Yahoo! Sports)

He came off the bench.

And the Grizzlies lost.

Plain and simple. And The Answer's thoughts about it?

"The focus is on it because everybody in this whole world knows that I have a problem with it," Iverson said. "That’s why it’s an issue. It’s easy to say I’m selfish. My response to that is it’s something I’ve never done. And if we had success with us doing it than obviously I’d want to do it because we are winning basketball games. But if we had no success when we do it, than obviously I would have a bigger problem from the beginning.

YESSSSSSS: We're losing

3. Anthony Randolph played 7 minutes and 6 seconds.

He scores 4 points and gets 3 boards in 7 minutes. Efficiency if you ask me. Then he gets put on the bench for the rest of the game. Then we win.

Makes sense to me. I suggest we do this again.

(If you people start going off on me about this, you all have no sense of humor).

YESSSSS: I get free courtside tickets!

4. Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry DISTRIBUTED the ball

I can't understate this point enough. Together, they combined for 21 assists. When was the last time 2 Warrior players did this? (Seriously, someone look that up.)

Point being, this means something very very simple but clear. Although Monta pulled out 24 points (and a double-double) he realized one thing after putting up silly jumpers.

HE DID NOT HAVE THE HOT HAND.

5. Anthony Morrow

'Nuff said right?

Well, a guess a few more words won't hurt.

How in the world does he go 10-12 shooting with 4-4 in the three-point category? WHY WAS HE UNDRAFTED?!?!!

Check out with "Captain" Jack had to say (Ellis, Morrow pace Warriors to first win - Yahoo! Sports)

"His upside is what’s scary, how good he can be," said Jackson, after Morrow scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Golden State Warriors to their first win of the season, 113-105 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

"He’s definitely one of the best shooters in the game, pure shooters. There are a lot of people that can shoot but he’s a pure shooter. There’s been a shortage on those in the league the last couple of years. He is definitely one."

Word. And Morrow's thoughts?

"It’s just really all about doing what I have to do to stay on the court," Morrow said. "(Gay) scored some buckets but I wanted to make sure I did the best job I could and also went back at him offensively. He’s a great player so I just wanted to match that level of intensity."

That's kind of humble - wasn't it? If it were me...

"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR DRAFTING ME SUCKHAZ!

YOU DON'T WANT ME IN YOUR 3-POINT CONTEST COMISSION STERN?!?

I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MISS WITH THE MORROW!

3-MORROW COMES TODAY!"

Just sayin...

Poll

How would you describe Anthony Morrow's 24 points (10-12 FG, 4-4 3pt) against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Roaracle?

ALL DAY BABY!

343 votes

HE'S ON FIRE!

94 votes

AMMO! AMMO! AMMO!

210 votes

CHOCOLATE RAIN!

261 votes

UNSTOPPABLE BABY!

188 votes

1096 votes | Poll has closed

OPEN THREAD: Game 3 - Warriors vs. Grizzles - This Sucks

R Dizzle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:44:37 -0000

Warriors: 0-2

Grizzlies: 1-3

Game Time: 7:30pm

Radio: KNBR 680

TV: CSN Bay Area

Blog Buddy: Straight Outta Vancouver
Around the Association: 2009-2010 Memphis Grizzlies- Going Back to Vancouver

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Editor's Note - Let's be real here. This season is getting off to a terrible start, nothing seems to be working out, and nobody really wants to discuss our losing team. Yes, we're playing the "lowly" Grizzlies, but let's remember that they beat us in EVERY game last year! Don't believe me? Check out here, here, and here. So what if Rudy Gay didn't get an extension is now going to be an unrestricted agent at the end of the season? Nobody wants to hear me break that down and our "potential" of getting him over here...Straight Outta Vancouver has that locked down. Howza bout we all sit back, take a sip of that Golden Drink, and enjoy my silly creative writing?

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April 16, 2009,

Disneyland, CA

R Dizzle: So there it is - all done with the quest. Not only have I been clever enough to find all the Warriors personel, but I ALSO found all of the GSoM homies. Yes, I'm the hero for the day. Ladies, the line starts behind Princess Jasmine (my one true love.) Oh ya, and I'm the best at Kindgom Hearts!

Meanwhile at Frontier Land...

Chris Cohan: That R Dizzle thinks he's sooo funny calling us the bad guys. What did WE ever do? [If you REALLY want to know, check out here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here - that's a lotta references to something so terrible)

Robert Rowell: Nothing! We've always had the team's interest in mind, not our own!

Chris Cohan: Exactly. I'm tired of getting a bad rep about everything. We need to show the world what happens when someone criticizes us and I have just the idea.

Robert Rowell: Oh ya? What's that?

Chris Cohan: You'll see....

At the Airport

Pilot: Alright! Everyone on board! Let's get this show on the road and get the heck outta Laker land!

Chris Cohan: Sounds great...but hey R Dizzle, wait a minute.

R Dizzle: What's up? Still mad that I called you Jaffar? Hahahaha!

Chris Cohan: No, no. That was hilarious. You know, Robert Rowell and I wanted to congratulate you for doing such excellent work this last season, covered some great moments and never criticized us. And to reward you, we decided to get you a private plane home!

R Dizzle: Really? That's awfully nice of you.

Chris Cohan: No problem. Enjoy this "special" Golden Drink too! Mwahahahaha!

R Dizzle: ...what's with the evil laugh?

Chris Cohan: Umm...ignore that. Have a good flight!

R Dizzle: Thanks! You're not so bad after all Chris Cohan! (boards plane)

Robert Rowell: Where is he going?

Chris Cohan: Like I said, we need to make an example of him. He's going to some place real cold....

Robert Rowell and Chris Cohan: MWAHAHAHAHA!

6 Months Later

R Dizzle: Man...that really knocked me out! Wait..what the...where am I? Why are there so many yellow shirts around me? Am I in "We Believe heaven?"

Ok, ok. Don't flip out. Let's see...excuse me, sir? What day is it?

Random Guy #1 - November 4th.

R Dizzle: WHAT?!?! I've been out cold for 6 months? How did I end up here? WHAT'S GOING ON?

Random Guy #1 - Look, I don't even know who you are. Stop being all crazy.

R Dizzle: Right. Ok. I just woke up after 6 months...just calm down and do what you do first thing in the morning. Check Golden State of Mind!

Wait..this doesn't make any sense. I've been out 6 months and I've been writing articles?

Ok wait, hold up. More importantly - where the heck am I? And why is it so cold? Why do I keep asking questions instead of finding answers? Ok ok ok, let's just go to a sports store and check out jerseys and stuff. That'll make this easy. Let's see...a #25 yellow and blue jersey next to a Washington Bullets #5 jersey that says "Howard," a #5 yellow and blue jersey next to a #5 Nuggets jersey that says "Rose," and a yellow and blue #4 jersey next to a #4 Warriors jersey that says "Webber." Rose...Howard...Webber...that's 3 out of the 5 Fab Five.

Wait a second...Fab Five..they played at Michigan...

OH.

MY.

GOD.

Alright, don't trip. You can find a way out of this. Let's see...EMAIL! That's the way to go! There's gotta be some more information in there about how you ended up here. Or at least what's going on with the outside world.

Look at that 1,213,1231 unread messages. Guess 6 months is a long time. Wait..check this. It's something from Chris Cohan and Robert Rowell...

Dear R Dizzle,

Hope you enjoyed that private flight! Time to show you and the rest of the GSoM crew what happens when you start criticizing us about our front office. We're sick of hearing your Mike Dunleavy jokes, your tears about Jason Richardson, your criticism of Marcus Williams , and worst of all, your infatuation with Rob Kurz. Maybe this will teach you "jokers" a lesson!

Hope you enjoy the cold suckha!

Chris Cohan and Robert Rowell

Wow..that wasn't very nice. How cold is it going to get anyway? Let's see Weather.com says that today it's going to...SNOW?!?! WHAT THE....

Ok, don't panic. Let's look at the good here, you still have internet. You can get league pass on your phone. You're finally miles away from that cheerleader. You can still write for GSoM. In fact, let's see when you have to do a preview and recap...look at that. We're already at Game 3...and we're 0-2. Great.

GSoM Night 7 already happened? Even better.

Well, since it's my turn to handle the preview...I should toss down some of my super accurate predictions.

R Dizzle's Predictions

Warriors by 1
Monta Ellis with 20 points and 5 assists
Stephen Jackson with 20 points and 5 turnovers
Jamal Crawford with 15 points and 0 assists
Marco Belinelli with 10 points and 5 boards
Rudy Gay with 18 points
I cry because it's really really REALLY cold and the game is awful to watch

R Dizzle: Hey look...one last thing from that note from Cohan and Rowell.

P.S. You're now closer to Sleepy Freud!

THIS SUCKS.

Poll

Are we looking at win #1?

1-2 baby!

628 votes

0-3: We Suck

246 votes

874 votes | Poll has closed