Thursday, February 08, 2007

They are who we thought they were...

Well, I guess it sure wasn't 5-1.

I certainly don't have much to say about last night's loss. No Baron, hardly any Monta (though very glad he was able to play at all).

Lets recap.

I said: Warriors roll the Cavs without Lebron.
Actual result: Cavs roll Warriors without Lebron.

I said: Warriors use momentum from Cavs win, to beat the Hawks in what would be their first win on the second night of a road back to back.
Actual Result: Hawks roll Warriors.

I said: Warriors roll 76ers because they are the worst team in the East, they have no Allen Iverson, and they are still the worst team in the East.
Actual Result: Warriors give up a triple double to Andre Igudala, and need a lefty spin move layup from Al to win it. They survive barely when the new AI, misses at the buzzer. Warriors 1-2 on the 6 game trip.

I said: Warriors beat Charlotte, because they are a better team, and they rolled em in Oakland a week before.
Actual result: Warriors roll for first half, but too much Gerald Wallace and Ray Felton in the second half, and the Warriors are now 0-13 on the second half of a road back to back.

I said: In the statement game of the year, Warriors crush Indy as Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington have big games in their return to Indy.
Actual Result: Hey I got one right! Warriors roll Pacers as Stephen Jackson has a huge game, and the ex Warriors do what they did with their previous team.....Not much. Dub win.

Interesting side note: The Pacers are still having trouble with adhering to the laws of the United States, even without Stephen Jackson.

I said: Warriors lose to Minnesota, thinking about getting home to the O, and too much KG.
Actual Result: Warriors lose to Minnesota, thinking about getting home to the O, and a triple double for KG in 31 minutes. Oh by the way, apparently Ricky Davis was unstoppable too.

OK, What we learned about the Dubs:

They still cannot play defense.
They have trouble rebounding the basketball, especially on the defensive glass.
They thus give up a lot of second chance points, because they cannot Windex the glass.
We are not a better team without Baron Davis.
We really need Monta, and his 17+ a game.
We are going back to the lottery.(as this blog title has stated from its inception)

So, the next stretch of games, include 3 of 4 at home, against the Bulls, Hawks and Knicks on Valentine's day. Sandwiched between a road game on the second half of a back to back, in the mile high city of Denver (gee, wonder how that is going to turn out)

Anyway, I think I said yesterday that I'm not making any more predictions. The Warriors are by nature, too unpredictable.

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