SB Nation User Blog: montadaboss

Was George for Belinelli really meaningless?

montadaboss — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:41:28 -0000

Was George for Belinelli really meaningless?

The Warriors trade over the summer that looked like a steal for the Raptors, officially is a steal for them. Not that the Craptors are really good, but they got a nice piece for D GEorge. The warriors could have really used somebody who plays defense, passes, shoots, and creates next to Curry, and monta. Sorry Morrow, you haven't shown the ability to do anything besides hit 3's this year, and get manhandled on D. What do you guys think now about the trade?

I want Kurz over Moore!

montadaboss — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:18 -0000

I want Kurz over Moore!

I mean cmon Dub Fans. Rob Kurz wasn't too bad. He had a good shot, nice hustle for boards, and hardnosed defense. Not to mention he weighed around 235 and had some strength. He provided good things but we just let him go for Moore.... Not the best move so far. Who else thinks we should bring back Kurz?

Maggette to Start over Randolph

montadaboss — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:31:25 -0000

Maggette to Start over Randolph

What are you thinking old man nelson. Is this a joke?
I'm just about speachless.

Big Z looks REALLY GOOD now!

montadaboss — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:42:56 -0000

Big Z looks REALLY GOOD now!

I think that we should have pulled the trigger really fast on that. I mean an expiring for him. Now we are talking about Peja looking like a good deal...sigh sigh....so who else is booing Capt'n Jack@$$?

Trade Idea: Gortat for Jackson?

montadaboss — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:13:19 -0000

Trade Idea: Gortat for Jackson?

It makes alot of sense for Both teams. Orlando gets a mini-Turkolglu with better defense and can play like they did last season and we get one of the better big men in the league.

An Optimistic View of Next Season

montadaboss — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:41:59 -0000

I know many fans of the Warriors are disheartened by Stephen Jackson's recent comments, but lets put it into perspective. Stephen Jackson is an aging, malcontent(to a degree) whose inefficient shooting and ball handling has lost us more games than his clutch shooting will ever win.

I have ragged on Monta recently, but now more than ever, we need Monta to step up and be our point guard. No Curry and Monta starting back court. Maybe 15 minutes a game but not starting together. Monta's pluses outweigh his negatives to me. His defense on point guards is average so he will not be a liability. His offensive game is devastating, and his driving ability should allow him to get alot more assists than we think. If anything, I want to see a Monta Ellis, with a huge chip on his shoulder. The same one we saw when Don Nelson announced Marco Belinelli would be the starting 2 guard. This time however, he will not be the second and third fiddle. He will be the main guy. Hopefully, Monta has worked on his defense this summer, because we will need him to step up in that category. This team is looking for a leader, and Monta obviously cannot be that off the court, but he can lead by example with his game on the court.

The trio of Morrow, Azubuike, and Maggette at the wings, should be one very difficult to guard. But who will fill the defensive void left by Jackson. He may not have been a very good defender, but Jackson could still provide valuable one-on-one defense against the top scorers in the league. I think Azubuike should be the guy we look to for defense. We know he has the strength, athleticism, and hustle to be a very good defender in this league. Will, he put in the effort and time to do this however. We will have to see.

Maggette easily will take Jackson's scoring load, and Morrow seems ready to be one of our big-clutch shooters(like Curry). I think Jackson's scoring and defense will mainly be replaced by improvements by our own players. His ball-handling will be deferred to a combination of Monta, Curry, Randolph, and i guess CJ Watson. This is where trading Belinelli, looks even more foolish to me, because he replaces alot of Jackson's defense, and ball handling that everyone seems to be worried about. But this could all be changed by whomever(if we aquire anybody) for Jackson. If it is a guy like Josh Howard, it would help tremendously. But we can probably expect a Greg Buckner type of trade.

I can go on forever about how much improved Randolph will be, but we all know that he is going to be a major contributor this season.

I hope its not just me, but I think this team can still make a playoff run with the roster we have. The improvements that will be made by our young players should be enough to negate Jackson's departure.

I don't Believe like I did before, but I still Believe in our teams young talent.

Poll

Do you think the Warriors will be alright without Jackson?

No, too much to lose.

34 votes

Its an addition like subtraction or it will be the same

46 votes

Our youngsters improvements will bridge the gap

99 votes

179 votes | Poll has closed

Cable Man gets angry

montadaboss — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:18:41 -0000

Cable Man gets angry

Tom Cable seems more like Larry the Cable Guy than an actual NFL head coach. He cuss' out his players, he is aesthetically unpleasing, and he punchs people in the jaws... when they work for him. Bravo Raiders. You are the worst franchise in Pro Sports (worse than the Warriors).

Sources: Tom Cable Punched Defensive Assistant [Silver and Black Pride FanPost]

Put Uribe in at short !! Put Edgar on the bench!!

montadaboss — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:06:33 -0000

Put Uribe in at short !! Put Edgar on the bench!!

I'm sick of Renteria's no defense, no power , no contact games. Uribe isn't a savior but .280 with a litlle pop is better than renteria is doing.

A post about Keith Smart turned into GSOM political forum by Naticus!

montadaboss — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:52:01 -0000

Hello all,

I started writing a blog on wordpress about 3 months ago.

Basketball Tales: Warriors and Beyond

I stopped writing after only one post but I just want to hear what you all think of the post and if i should do more.

A Little Introduction!

Hello, My name is Kyle and I love the game of basketball. Basketball is a great sport when played to it’s maximum potential. In my opinion, Coaches such as Mike D’Antoni and Don Nelson push basketball to its full potential. For example, do you really think walking the ball up the court and taking 20-23 seconds off the shot clock to finally find a "perfect" shot. I tend to disagree due to the fact that this actually causes players to realize the clock is winding down, then in panic-mode, take a rushed shot with no intention to go in. D’Antoni pushes the game to it’s limits by forcing upon his players to take : A, the first shot they see, B. A shot within 7 seconds of the rebound, or C. spread the floor with shooters and set up the pick and roll.

Don Nelson pushes the game to a new limit with his style of basketball. He plays ridiculously small, yet quick and skilled lineups that force the other team to adjust to his style of play or take the risk that it will not succeed against its more conventional lineups. His lineups are rather positionless for the most part.

This is the type of basketball i enjoy to watch and play. The stereotype is that ‘Defense Wins Championships’ is correct but only in the sense that teams who have won in the past 20 years have been defensive-oriented or adequate defensive teams. When i look back rather, it seems like more teams go with the defensive standpoint allowing more defensive teams compete for a championship. So if only 2 teams play Run and Gun and they come close to a championship, that is better than 28 teams trying to win with defense and only one coming out on top. Basketball is a game that is heavily influenced on the teams coaching styles for the better or worse. You Decide.

What is up with this large stereotype about only defense wins championships. PPG is not the best way to determine a teams offense or defense. It is really located in the teams efficiency. If the Warriors play at the fastest pace in the league and only give up 106 points per game, that actually might be good defense.

I was looking up what made the Sun's so good in the past 6 years and it was in large part: defense. They ranked very highly in defensive efficiency.

If the Warriors could ever rank just average or slightly below average, i think this team could be very special. I don't know how reasonable this could be under a 70 year old Don Nelson. Under Keith Smart however, i think this team could become so much better. Do you all remember that great game at the end of the season against Utah?

Keith did such a good job preparing our guys for that game and giving them a balanced gameplan that he got everyone to buy into. I would thoroughly enjoy letting Smart do this 10-15 times next year. I think we should at least give this a try.

Also, a funny video.

Nellie and his Bud Light

Poll

Has this debate gotten out of hand?

YES

18 votes

not at all

18 votes

36 votes | Poll has closed

Starbury gone wild! This is a pathetic man. Help his soul.

montadaboss — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:56:41 -0000

Starbury gone wild! This is a pathetic man. Help his soul.

Wow..... 24 hours a day basically. And all he says is that God loves him and God Bless everything.
No one not on drugs is like this......