Comments on: Pre-Game Jitters http://feltbot.com/2009/11/30/pre-game-jitters-13/ For Golden State Warriors Fans Sat, 19 May 2012 00:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: onlxn http://feltbot.com/2009/11/30/pre-game-jitters-13/#comment-312 onlxn Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:04 +0000 http://feltbot.com/?p=727#comment-312 Yep, ours to lose, I'd say. This is the kind of game that a reasonably functional Warriors team should win: in Oracle, against fairly weak opponent with defensive issues. While Maggette would definitely be preferable, I'd be okay with Morrow starting on Granger if Curry and Monta help aggressively and try to pickpocket the ball from him. I have no problem with letting T.J. Ford try to beat us... he's not a long-distance threat, and with Ronny and/or Randolph underneath, he's not going to drive with complete ease. Boy, though, do I not want to see Mikki on Hibbert... Mikki will let him score and rebound at will. If Mikki has to play (and it seems that he does, for some grim reason I have yet to understand), better that he's glued to Murphy on defense. Mikki is somewhat mobile, and sad to say, our shot-altering and rebounding are actually *better* if he's not near the hoop. Maggette and Morrow on Granger with plenty of help, Mikki and Vlad on Murphy and Dunleavy, Ronny, Randolph and Hunter on Hibbert and Hansborough, with Monta and Curry ball-hawking and hopefully not bleeding too many points away to the smalls. Should work. There are few players in sports that are harder to predict than Anthony Randolph, but I'd expect a good game from him tonight. Feels like a night where he may relax and let things come to him a little more. Yep, ours to lose, I’d say. This is the kind of game that a reasonably functional Warriors team should win: in Oracle, against fairly weak opponent with defensive issues.

While Maggette would definitely be preferable, I’d be okay with Morrow starting on Granger if Curry and Monta help aggressively and try to pickpocket the ball from him. I have no problem with letting T.J. Ford try to beat us… he’s not a long-distance threat, and with Ronny and/or Randolph underneath, he’s not going to drive with complete ease.

Boy, though, do I not want to see Mikki on Hibbert… Mikki will let him score and rebound at will. If Mikki has to play (and it seems that he does, for some grim reason I have yet to understand), better that he’s glued to Murphy on defense. Mikki is somewhat mobile, and sad to say, our shot-altering and rebounding are actually *better* if he’s not near the hoop.

Maggette and Morrow on Granger with plenty of help, Mikki and Vlad on Murphy and Dunleavy, Ronny, Randolph and Hunter on Hibbert and Hansborough, with Monta and Curry ball-hawking and hopefully not bleeding too many points away to the smalls. Should work.

There are few players in sports that are harder to predict than Anthony Randolph, but I’d expect a good game from him tonight. Feels like a night where he may relax and let things come to him a little more.

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