Warriors beat someone…

It was better than I would have thought. Seeing that the Dubs played the Mavs, Hornets and Rockets all on the road I would have guessed it would be a 0-3′er. That however, was not the case. The dubs actually played pretty good basketball and beat the Hornets on Friday night. It was a solid effort, despite the low scoring, they were able to shut down most of all the Hornets guys (except CP3 who blew up in the second half).

Either way, a victory on the road is always tough in the NBA, especially when your team is having a season like we are having, so to pull when out against one of the better teams in the west is a good feeling. The kind of feeling like, why can’t we do that vs. the Thunder, or the Kings, or any of the other terribad teams out there.

After the solid win, the ended up losing to Monster Yao and the Rockets Saturday night. Yao is just to big, its fucking retarded how big he is. The Rockets, who got some absurd scoring out of Ron Artest were able to pull away from the dubs in the forth quarter in a pretty entertaining game as well.

So, the dubs went 1-2 on their trip, have the Spurs in town tonight and the Suns on Wednesday. I’m predicting a loss tonight but a victory on Wednesday.

Warriors get fuckin smashed by Mavs

Well, last night was no fun. The Warriors have a rare nationally televised game on ESPN and they come out looking like a bunch of fucking bums. The dubs decided to take the night off when it came to playing defense and on offense you see a lot of 1 on 1 with no ball movement.

Needless to say, the Warriors got blasted by the Dallas Mavericks, a team that I deeply despise and was really hoping to put up a battle against. No one played well for the Warriors while the entire Mavericks team looked like a bunch of studs.

The only good news is the that 1 of their 3 tough road games is now finished. The next one, Friday night in another nationally televised game is against the New Orleans Hornets. I expect much of the same results as last night. Come on Blake Griffen!!!!

Do you believe!?!

Dubs Basketball… Baby

Wow… do you people realize how close bball season is? It is right around the f’n corner baby! I am so fired up! I am a little nervous that my man Monta can’t ride a moped, what a dumbshit. But, lets just hope he makes a full recovery and gets back to form quick!

I’m feeling rather optimistic… right now… so lets take a little look at what we have going on.

Position Rundown:

Point Guard: Well, this is definitely not going to be our strength, with Monta out, the job is handed to C.J. Watson, Marcus Williams, and Dan Dickau. That is not the most intimidating trio of point guards I have seen. Lets hope Marcus Williams really raises the bar and is one of those pleasant surprise players. As of now though, If I had to rank the point guard position, it would be a 5/10.

Shooting Guard: Well, not sure who exactly our shooting guards are in a Don Nelson lineup, but lets just say Marco Belinelli, which has always been a super summer league star, lets hope he can show up this year and contribute. Cory Maggette, I think C Mag is going to have a great year with the dubs, he is motivated, he doesn’t have to play for Dunleavy anymore, and is going to get a lot of shots. I like Cory.

Small Forward: Stephen Jackson will likely be playing the 2/3 with Maggette, of course Capt. Jack is the leader of this team and lets hope he plays as well in the beginning of this year, as he did in lasts. Kelenna Azubuike should be solid, good d and some tough scoring… plus, the x-factor Anthony Randolph, who knows if Nelson is going to play him or what, but damn, the boy looked good in Summer league. I’m hoping the kid impresses in training camp and gets into some games early in the season to establish himself as the real deal.

Power Forward:Al Harington apparently lost a bunch of weight this off-season, which is a good thing, he usually has a big ‘ol ass and can’t get off the ground. Lets hope he is a little more athletic and his inside game has improved. He supposedly worked on his inside game all summer, so lets see. Brandon Wright is another baller who is going to be a big question mark. He looked good in his limited action last year, lets just hope he gets some minutes and turns out to be as good as we all had hoped. Richard Hendrix, the boy looks big and strong, but again, doubt Nelson will give him much p.t. especially with the fact the dubs are always playing small ball.

Center: Andris Biedrins, I’m glad they locked up my boy, I think Biedrins is a great young center and I am glad we have him locked in at a good price. I hope he gets a little more minutes this year, maybe 35ish a game, I think that would go a long ways to helping the dubs win more games. I’m also pleased with the addition of Ronnie Turiaf as the backup center. I think he will be solid and a serious upgrade when Andris is on the bench.

Off-Season Contracts:

Cory Maggette (5yr. 50mil): At first I shrugged and was confused. Baron just opted out… there were reports that Mullin was offering everyone and anyone big huge contracts… then Maggette was signed. At first I thought it was desperation, that it was rushed, but after taking some time to digest, it looks like a legit deal. Cory can get to the line, we all know that, and that is something that the dubs could never do (Baron could but he can’t make his free-throws). Maggette is going to give the dubs a player that can literally stop the opponents momentum in just a couple times down the floor. The ability to get to the line and stop the flow is key, and he does it as good as anyone in the league. I like this deal, 10 mil a year for a proven scorer is not overpaying. 

Monta Ellis (6yr 66mil): Ellis is key, I really hope he makes a quick recovery and gets back on the floor. He is so much fun to watch, so explosive and utterly unstoppable with that mid-range game. Monta is the future of the dubs, there is no doubt about it, he is only going to get better as he gets bigger/stronger. Monta is going to be an all-star year in year our in only a matter of another couple seasons. (probably would have began this year if he was healthy). I’m anticipating, maybe not this year, but next year he will be averaging 25+ a night.

Andris Biedrins (6 year 63mil incentive deal):Can’t recall the exact facts but I know I saw them at one point, and the incentives are not easily obtainable (some are). Either Way, for less than 10 million a year the dubs have a legit center for the next 6 years, gotta love it. Beidrins was also named Captain this year w/ Captain Jack. I think thats a pretty nice reward for the 22 year old baby center.

Ronnie Turiaf (4 year 17 mil): Solid, helps the dubs, hurts the fakers. Ronnie will play a key role in a lot of games for the warriors. This was an important deal and again, 4 mil a year is not a lot of money for a quality big man.

Projections

I think the Warriors are going to be decent this year, not great, not terrible. The loss of Monta and a huge amount of road games in the beginning of the year will make it tough for us. However, looking to the future I see a bright road, mainly because, I like our young core, but I also like that many other teams in the Western Conference are running out of time.

The Mavericks, the Spurs, the Rockets, the Nuggets, the Suns, these teams are on and going to be on the decline starting this year going forward. The Mavs, they are not what they use to be and are probably going to have to shake that team up here shortly. The Spurs aren’t getting any younger, I don’t see them sustaining their run much longer, they will begin to dip. The Rockets, there aren’t going to be many more years of tracy/yao combo, its obviously not working if they can’t get out of the first round of the playoffs. The Nuggets, this team is already over the salary cap, again another team that can at best barely make the playoffs but can’t get out of first round. The Suns, with Nash getting up in years, Shaq on his last legs, I don’t see them being what they were and don’t see much brightness for the future. All of these teams are going to suffer. 

In the meantime, the dubs will be young, they will have some cap room coming up with Foyles numbers coming off the books shortly, plus Jacko and Harrington’s contracts expiring soon. Lets hope that our young guys develop and can take on the bigger roles as we move into the future. Andris, Monta, Turiaf, these type of guys will have to be the leaders… and I think they will. I think the dubs will finish right around .500 this year and will be in a playoff hunt.