Too Much Teal
52-34.
That was NO/OKC's rebounding margin last night. Of which, 21 were on the offensive glass. Its pretty hard to win in any basketball setting, when three guys on the other team have double double's. To be fair, the Warriors were without two major contributors in the rebounding/defensive realms (Diogu/Pietrus=ankle sprains).
Even with the rebounding deficiency, the Dubs almost pulled it out. I think the two things that cost them were the way they finished the second and third quarters. At the end of two, the Dubs had cut the deficit down to five, only to give up two un answered buckets and go into the half down nine. At the end of the third, they battled from 15 down at one point to cut it to one, but ended that quarter down 10. Tim Roye on the radio was emphasizing the importance of finishing quarters strong. As we know, the Warriors failed again in the 4th quarter after finally taking a three point lead.
Regardless, again there were some bright spots. I highly encourage you to check out Tim Kawakami today, regarding the future relavence of Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy's playing time. Basically he says that Don Nelson has realized that these two should never play on the court together, and in fact, the Warriors are better off when neither of these two are on the court. Essentially, they cannot defend, and are two of the worst defenders in the Association.
Interesting stat line: BD and Monta are tied for the team lead in scoring at 15.8 per. More importantly though, is that Monta is getting done on 52% shooting from the floor, while BD is characteristically around 33%. Sounds like the Warriors have a new best player, and it appears to me that Monta should be taking more shots.
Roye also highlighted the fact that Monta has reached double digits in scoring the the first 5 games of this season, and dating back to last season he has no scored double digits in like 12 games in a row. (This may become the Monta Ellis blog sometime soon.....Stay tuned)
So the the Dubs just completed their little 3 game roadie at 1-2. Had a chance to win last night, so that is (at least) a step in right direction.
We (they) now reach the first pivital stretch of the season where we (they) play 11 of the next 12 games at the Arena (The Oracle) in Oakland.
As I predicted yesterday, I think the Dubs will bounce back and get the victory vs. NO/OKC tomorrow night. After that, they will need to step it up. Hopefully with more Andries Biedrins (six blocks last night....6!) and less Mike Dunleavy.
That was NO/OKC's rebounding margin last night. Of which, 21 were on the offensive glass. Its pretty hard to win in any basketball setting, when three guys on the other team have double double's. To be fair, the Warriors were without two major contributors in the rebounding/defensive realms (Diogu/Pietrus=ankle sprains).
Even with the rebounding deficiency, the Dubs almost pulled it out. I think the two things that cost them were the way they finished the second and third quarters. At the end of two, the Dubs had cut the deficit down to five, only to give up two un answered buckets and go into the half down nine. At the end of the third, they battled from 15 down at one point to cut it to one, but ended that quarter down 10. Tim Roye on the radio was emphasizing the importance of finishing quarters strong. As we know, the Warriors failed again in the 4th quarter after finally taking a three point lead.
Regardless, again there were some bright spots. I highly encourage you to check out Tim Kawakami today, regarding the future relavence of Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy's playing time. Basically he says that Don Nelson has realized that these two should never play on the court together, and in fact, the Warriors are better off when neither of these two are on the court. Essentially, they cannot defend, and are two of the worst defenders in the Association.
Interesting stat line: BD and Monta are tied for the team lead in scoring at 15.8 per. More importantly though, is that Monta is getting done on 52% shooting from the floor, while BD is characteristically around 33%. Sounds like the Warriors have a new best player, and it appears to me that Monta should be taking more shots.
Roye also highlighted the fact that Monta has reached double digits in scoring the the first 5 games of this season, and dating back to last season he has no scored double digits in like 12 games in a row. (This may become the Monta Ellis blog sometime soon.....Stay tuned)
So the the Dubs just completed their little 3 game roadie at 1-2. Had a chance to win last night, so that is (at least) a step in right direction.
We (they) now reach the first pivital stretch of the season where we (they) play 11 of the next 12 games at the Arena (The Oracle) in Oakland.
As I predicted yesterday, I think the Dubs will bounce back and get the victory vs. NO/OKC tomorrow night. After that, they will need to step it up. Hopefully with more Andries Biedrins (six blocks last night....6!) and less Mike Dunleavy.
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