as i read through comments and talk to people in my classes about the warriors not making the playoffs i came down to the real reason why we did not make it. losing games we should have won. yes jackson was suspended the first 7 games but they managed to get above the .500 mark. yea nelson did not put baron back in the game against phoenix but they played better without him in the second half. i would rather lose with the squad that gave us the lead than lose it with a player comming off the bench knowing he'll jack up 3's.

i just cant stand how people blame nelson for the warriors not making the playoffs. without him, theres not playoffs last year, without him we wouldnt have a better record than what we had last year. and without him we would not be watching by far the most fun team in the nba. nellie doesnt shoot the ball, execute the plays and he most importantly did not lose the games for us. if its anybody to blame, blame the team for not beating the undermanned bulls, twolves, kings, pacers and blowing leads that they should have kept. the team put themselves in the position they were in not nellie. they just did not protect the home court as every good team should. 48 or 49 wins is one hell of a season and should be playoffs any other year and a powerhouse in the east, but the warriors honestly should of had more than that this season

i know there are posts that say that the warriors should be looking foward to the lottery but why even think of that when there are games to be played? there are still 2 games left and if there is anything that we have learned from yesterday, the suns may rest for the playoffs just like the rockets did. its hard to think that the grizzlies will beat the nuggets in denver but anything is possible. mathematically we're still in the playoff hunt and if the warriors can lose to teams like the bulls, twolves and other weak teams so can denver. they did lose to the kings and sonics just last week. so forget the o.j. mayo, derrick "im scared of needles" (even though i have tattoos) rose and michael BEASTly, and maybe CDR for one more week because its not over yet. the warriors got in the playoffs on the last day last year, they can do it again this year. so i'll be cheering for the warriors as other will too and i'll be cheering for rudy gay, warrick and miller (hoping he'll play) on wednesday. im also looking to shut up the guy who posted "you guys got what you deserved" by hoping for a warrior playoff berth

LETS GO WARRIORS!!

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need to make their free throws! this would have been a totally different game if they could shoot it as well as the mavs did.

and after watching the game in club 200, which by the way is a pretty good section to watch a game, i realized that they DO NOT communicate while they play zone. they really need to work on that because they cant seem to get to the shooter in time.

the warriors need jackson back really bad. oh well, we had a shot to win the game but please make your free throws!

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it's official. the warriors must run the table to put the pressure on the clips and lakers to do so as well. and looking at their schedule, they have a good chance in doing that don't you all agree? the lakers too have a pretty easy last 3 games but they're not doing so well right now and the clips still have to play phoenix. who knows. barnett was right, its going to come down to the last week of the season to determine the 8th AND 7th spot.