Category Archives: Golden State Warriors

The Curry Adjustment: Warriors 110 Nuggets 108 — Game 3

Posted on April 27, 2013 by feltbot| 72 Comments

Great playoff basketball between evenly matched basketball teams always involves a chess match between the head coaches. Each coach tries to find the adjustments and counter-adjustments that can give his team a winning edge. If you are lucky, you can catch a series where the adjustments are so major and brilliant, and their effect so profound, that your expectations for how the games will be played are constantly smashed, and your brain starts whirling trying to adjust to each new reality as it unfolds.               Continue reading →

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Nellieball Triumphant: Warriors 131 Nuggets 117 — Game 2 Recap

Posted on April 24, 2013 by feltbot| 48 Comments

“Height is a blessing, but speed kills.” — Reggie Miller

“RunJCT.” — Shaq   

A defensive shotblocker in the middle. (Alton Lister, Shawn Bradley, Andris  Biedrins, Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli.)

A three-point shooting stretch four.

Four shooters on the floor at all times.

The two point guard backcourt.

Matching up smaller than your opponent, but with more talent.

Relentless fastbreak.

Outlets to half-court.

Walk-up threes.

Early offense pick and roll.

Running the opposing centers off the floor.

Playing for three points with the best shooters in the league, while your opponent is playing for two.

“Gimmick defense.” Packing the paint. Zone. Gang rebounding.

What’s it called? C’mon, I know you know the answer.

NELLIEBALL.                                   Continue reading →

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Game One Recap: Denver Nuggets 97 Golden State Warriors 95

Posted on April 21, 2013 by feltbot| 53 Comments

Heartbreaker. An amazingly resilient performance by the Warriors on the Nuggets’ home floor, given the youth and playoff inexperience of their roster, and the loss of David Lee.  Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors v. Denver Nuggets Playoff Preview

Posted on April 18, 2013 by feltbot| 96 Comments

There are some difficulties in forecasting this Nuggets – Warriors series. For one, Andrew Bogut didn’t play against the Nuggets this season. And, in another indication of just how lucky the Warriors were in their schedule this year, they played the Nuggets three times in the first month, and then on Jan. 13th, and not once after that date. The Warriors managed to avoid the period when the Nuggets had their full roster and were clicking on all cylinders — and beating the Thunder on their home floor — towards the end of the season. So even if the Nuggets were at full strength, which they are not, it would be hard to apply the lessons of the regular season games to this playoff series. The Nuggets got better as the season progressed, while the Warriors, with the addition of Andrew Bogut, got objectively worse. Continue reading →

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Grading Feltbot’s Western Conference Forecast

Posted on April 18, 2013 by feltbot| 2 Comments

Other NBA bloggers blog their opinions. Blog, blog, blog.

Feltbot too blogs his opinions. But then, unlike any other NBA blogger he knows, he pulls out his wallet and backs his opinions up with cold, hard cashish. While telling you, gentle reader, exactly what he’s betting. Continue reading →

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Warriors 98 Hornets 88 — Open Thread

Posted on April 3, 2013 by feltbot| 69 Comments

Apologies for the extended absence, which unfortunately will extend to this weekend. I’m back from my peregrinations, but somehow failed to locate the broadcast of this game until the final minutes. What was that sport being shown on CSN? It was nearly as slow as watching Andrew Bogut walk up court.

Or trying to load the last thread. Thanks to all those continuing to participate in Warriors talk as I — like Duncan, Garnett, Lebron and Wade — rest up for the playoffs.

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Bogut Lives: Warriors 108 Rockets 78

Posted on March 18, 2013 by feltbot| 304 Comments

Wow, what an incredible win by the Warriors against a Rockets team that I had all but decided they could never beat. I was so amazed that as soon as the game was over, I rewound the tape and watched the whole thing again.

This is what I believe happened: Quite obviously, this was Bogut’s best game of the season. But not so obviously, the Warriors coaches made a major adjustment on offense that was hugely effective in integrating Bogut with this Warriors team. And then there was Klay Thompson’s superb game going head to head with James Harden.  Continue reading →

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Home Cooking: Warriors 105 Pistons 97

Posted on March 14, 2013 by feltbot| 76 Comments

Nothing like a couple of home games against wretched teams to cure what ails the Warriors.  The Knicks without Amare and with Melo on one leg, and the Pistons without… eh, it doesn’t even matter who they were without. They’re the Greg Monroe Pistons. Soft as a marshmallow, and about as quick as one too. Continue reading →

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Curry Drops 54 in the Garden: Knicks 109 Warriors 105

Posted on February 27, 2013 by feltbot| 62 Comments

Ever see a performance like that one? 54 points on 28 shots. 11 straight threes. Midrange wizardry off the dribble. Driving layups finished with both hands. Perfect from the free throw line. 7 assists playing with a lineup of rookies, washed up vets, and backups. 6 rebounds on a night when they didn’t come easy (Tyson Chandler, 28). 3 steals. Continue reading →

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Blowout Observations: Rockets 140 Warriors 109 + Thunder 119 Warriors 98

Posted on February 7, 2013 by feltbot| 99 Comments

I think I saw some new themes emerging as the Warriors faced their first stiff competition since the return of the prodigal big man. But it’s probably unfair to get into them too much at this time. Road blowouts happen in the NBA, particularly in February, and particularly heading into the all-star break. Let’s leave this on simmer for now, and wait for a few more ingredients to throw themselves into the pot.

I’ll restrict myself to a few observations. Continue reading →

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