SB Nation User Blog: buzzer beater

J. Smith(ATL) and E.Okafor(CHA)

buzzer beater — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:37 -0000

By now the whole league should have an idea of the size of our treasure chest, second tier star players such as Smith and Okafor should be legit possibilities for the Warriors to sign. Why these 2 players besides the fact they will both become restricted free agents?

J.Smith is playing on a team with a plethora of SF, his style of play and skill sets would greatly benefit the Warriors - his ability to extend out to 3pt range when needed (although not at a high percentage), rebounding, shot blocking, length, ball handling and explosiveness. I would take him over Harrington any day of the week. Warriors would be doing them a favor by taking Smith away, and being on difference conferences always helps.

E.Okafor is playing for a team that is not going anywhere, even with the addition of JRich, they won't be going anywhere close to where the Warriors are heading in the next few years. Okafor could be the low post player Warriors have always wanted. To help defend the rim, finish pick and rolls, get physical with the pool of talened big men in the West, plus he might be just as smart as A. Foyle! I'm sure he would appreciate the environment of an intelligent fan base of the bay area.

With the addition of either player, this Warriors team would be much bigger, while still fast and athletic as hell with Monta at point, sharing ball handling duties with Jackon/Buki/Bellineli. I'm already curious to see if Coach Smart will assign ball handling duties to Bellineli in the summer league, i think it would be smart to. With the break up of the speedy Suns, the new trend in the West is to become bigger. Suns got bigger, Portland will be a monster, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets are all loaded with big talented players, Warriors need to follow the trend and sign one of these players if they want a piece of the conference championship.

Start "let's go warriors" BEFORE tip-off

buzzer beater — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:18:24 -0000

If you or you know someone that's going to tonight's game, Bob Fitzgerld of KNBR/Warriors Broadcaster is asking the fans to start the "Let's Go Warriors" chant BEFORE tip-off. Not that I need to reiterate this to the best fans of the nba. Hopefully 'the Oracle was rockin tonight' will be an understatement.

let's do this. I friggin believe.

show our support for Fisher in Game 3&4

buzzer beater — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:35:40 -0000

if you are lucky enough to be going to the upcoming home games, let's make sure we show our support for the struggling warriors. namely monta ellis and michael pietrus. if this series is going the distance, we cannot afford to lose baron davis to fatigue. monta won't be able to guard deron williams, but deron certainly won't be able to slow down monta either. i would love to hear a loud chant for monta ellis whenever he gets the opportunity to play, the kid's confidence level is at an all-time low, he desperately needs some encouragement.

i wasn't suprised when michael missed both critical free throws; then again, i wouldn't be surprised if he had made both free throws either. my expectation of him sums up the type of player he is at the moment. inconsistent and inexperienced. we needed his size to collect much needed rebounds and play that scrappy defense; otherwise, coach would not have left an inconsistent free throw shooter in the game under those circumstances. let's show him some loyal support.

now finally, most importantly, to those of you who plan on attending game 3 or 4, if derek fisher makes the trip out here with the jazz, let's give him a loud standing ovation. i know we're not supposed to cheer for opposing players, but if there's a time to disregard that cardinal rule, i'd do it for mr. fisher and his family. go warriors!