The Warriors finished out the first two months (there were only two games in October) 6-10; not a great start, but not bad considering the commotion that the team has undergone since the start of training camp.  Stephen Jackson is no longer on the squad, and multiple injuries have forced the Dubs to constantly play short handed.  Controversy over Monta Ellis lingered throughout the month of Novembe, but Ellis seems to be stepping into the lead scorer role nicely over the last few games.

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The Warriors season is finally over as they finish with under 30 wins for for first time since 2002.  While there have been many bright spots, the majority of the Warriors season has been plagued by injury and poor defense.  I'll leave the full season recap to the main guys but here are the final Warrior Wonder standings for the 08-09 season.  

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The Warriors finished their short April schedule at 4-4, closing out with nice wins against the Hornets and Jazz as well as a dissapointing loss to the T-Wolves.  Keep in mind though, the Warriors played almost all of these games with 7 or 8 people, a tough task for any team.  Unfortunately, April will be the last month of the Warriors season, as they fail to make the playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years.  

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After a promising February, the Dubs regressed to their earlier season form, finishing March with a 5-11 record.  During this month the Warriors were officially eliminated from the postseason, although that was a foregone conclusion by early January.  With so many Warriors hurt, the rest of the season will become a showcase for those fighting for burn next year.

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The Dubs finished 5-5 for the month of February, their best month of the season, and first month in which they finished at or above .500.  The Warriors accomplishments this month (coming soooo close to LA and San Antonio, beating Utah and Portland) were marred by the final week of the month in which they lost back to back games against the Clippers and Bobcats.  The Warriors appear to be tanking at this stage of the season, which is fine with me...at least it gives us a glimpse of who will be doing what next year, but it could further damage their 20-39 record.  This month saw a trend of non-Warriors making their way into the standings.

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The Warriors somewhat took advantage of their seven game homestand and finshed January 5-9, their best month of the season.  In reality, if a couple more SECONDS had gone the Warriors way, they would be 8-6 for the month.  But that didn't happen so the Warrriors overall record stands at 15-33 for the year.

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As the Warriors capped off another sterling month with a great game against the Thunder, its time to look at the Warrior Wonder standings for December.  The Warriors finished 5-12 in December, matching their 5-12 record for October and November.

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Having nothing better to do, I decided to keep a tally of Warrior Wonders as the season went on.  The results are pretty inconclusive.  Stack Jack leads the team, which makes sense, because although I believe AB has been our best player, Jackson  has been our top scorer and assist man on most nights.  Shout out to Tony.psd for making the standings.

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Slam did their Dubs season preview today and despite the preview title, they didn't seem so down on the Dubs  Looks like we have a new fan.  She seems to be optimistic about the guys off the bench like Buke, Bellinelli, and the rookies.  I personally love Slam, and can't wait till I see the Monta comeback issue comin up in January!!!!  Here's the link:

http://slamonline.com/online/2008/09/golden-state-warriors/

At this point, it seems unrealistic the Warriors would be able to acquire Ron Artest (who says he isn't even discussing moving with his agent)  and Elton Brand, who will likely be back on a much improved Clippers team.

I'm asking my fellow Dubs fans..what would you put out there for either of these veterans?  Acquiring them would take a large hit on our cap, as well as most likely giving up a big name player and draft picks.  On the other hand we desperately need the defensive presence these two would provide. 

In my opinion, the best option would be to not get hardballed by BDiddy and spend big money trying to lure Marion from Miami.  Marion is more suited for the Warriors offense than Brand, and is a more versatile defender than Artest, as he can guard 2-4 easily, and, at times, has guarded PG's and C's.  But if Miami gets Derrick Rose, it will be hard to draw Marion from a playoff-looking 3 of  Rose, Wade, and Marion.

Just puttin' it out there.