Entries tagged as ‘CJ Watson’
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” – Silvio Dante, quoting Michael Corleone.
At 6:05 of the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry received the ball under his own basket, looked up court and threw a 70 foot chest pass that hit a double-covered CJ Watson in the hands for a layup. This sensational play capped a 16-0 Warriors run that tied the game at 95, and sent the Oracle into delirium. And thanks to the good folks at Golden State of Mind, the Thaiblonde and I were right in the midst of the madness. We were eight rows back behind the backboard jumping up in joyous disbelief as Watson caught the ball over his shoulder and layed in the reverse.
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Categories: Don Nelson · Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Chris Hunter, CJ Watson, Devean George, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry
The Warriors lost their seventh game in a row last night, and are currently the third worst team in the league, by record. It is easy to get down as a Warriors fan watching this season play out, particularly when the Warriors don’t give much of an effort, as we saw in the Houston game. In this game, however, with the return from injury of Corey Maggette, and the return to dominance of Monta Ellis, we saw the return of the heart and effort that has characterized the Warriors’ play in this most tragic and difficult of seasons. As a fan, I can derive enjoyment from that, even if the result is a loss. (more…)
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Morrow, anthony randolph, CJ Watson, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, Stephen Curry
This game highlighted a lot of the things that the Warriors are currently lacking. The Warriors lack, quite obviously, a long wing defender who could have been used to guard Kevin Durant. No Stephen Jackson, no Kelenna Azubuike, not even a Cartier Martin. Durant went for an effortless 45 and 11. The Warriors lack, at least at the moment, a starting center who can rebound and defend the paint. The Thunder out-rebounded the Warriors by 14, and Russell Westbrook went to the line for 17 free throws, making 14 on the way to a 28 point 8 assist performance. The Warriors lack a power forward who is capable of matching up against the Jeff Greens of the league. Like, perhaps, Anthony Randolph. The Warriors were forced to give Anthony Tolliver help on Green, which exacerbated their problems on the boards.
And the Warriors lack Monta Ellis, superstar. Monta is back, but he has not been the star of any of the three games he has played since his return.
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Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, CJ Watson, Coby Karl, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, stephen jackson, Vladimir Radmanovich
It’s been a long hard season, and Feltbot is worn down and needs an optimism IV. So how about a one-sentence recap: Chris Paul showed up, and the Warriors didn’t.
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Categories: Don Nelson · Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Don Nelson, corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich
Brandon Jennings v. The Warriors, part deux. The last time the Bucks and the Warriors met, the Bucks rookie point guard went for 55 points, and became the toast of the rookie class. Remember that? Since that day, Jennings has fallen back to earth, shooting only 36%. Wasn’t that the rap on him before the draft?
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Categories: Golden State Warriors · Pre-Game Jitters · Previews
Tagged: corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich, Cartier Martin
I’m depressed. It hit me hard when I saw the shots of the Warriors bench in the third quarter last night, that featured more empty seats than players in uniform. It looked like a shot of the crowd at a Nets game.
And that was before I got to watch Devean George at center.
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: anthony randolph, Anthony Morrow, Don Nelson, corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich
Was this a basketball game or a football game? Pound, Dribble… Pound, Dribble… Pound, Dribble. The Cavs attacked the Warriors interior relentlessly with their gargantuan front line of Shaquille O’Neill, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao. Pound, Dribble… Pound, Dribble… Pound dribble. The Warriors made goal line stand after goal line stand. One by one, their big men were carried off the field of play. Rony Turiaf with an ankle sprain, Andris Biedrins with 5 fouls and a sprain to his pride.
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Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Morrow, CJ Watson, corey maggette, Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Rony Turiaf, stephen jackson, Vladimir Radmanovich
The Warriors stumbled over the finish line last night, nearly obscuring just how much better they are than this ridiculously bad and mismatched Timberwolves team. The Warriors lost their legs in the third period, but were able to dig deep in crunch time to preserve the win. A gritty performance on a road back-to-back in Minneapolis in January. (more…)
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: anthony randolph, Anthony Morrow, Don Nelson, corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” — Macbeth I,i.
Bill Spooner, Jason Phillips and Mark Ayotte are the three refs that cheated the Warriors out of this win tonight. If they are going to take it on their shoulders to change the outcome of an NBA game in the final seconds, then I think it’s only right that they get full credit. (more…)
Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: anthony randolph, Anthony Morrow, Don Nelson, corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich
As the only team to take the court with actual centers, the Warriors figured to have the size advantage in this game. But that’s not the way it worked out. There is more than one way to have a size advantage in basketball. You can have it the traditional way, on the front line. But you can also have it the way the Portland Trailblazers had it in this game, at the wings. Portland used the size of its wing players, Brandon Roy at 6-7 and Martell Webster at 6-7 to dominate their far smaller Warriors counterparts. The Warriors wing defenders, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry and CJ Watson, who all go 6-3 in their dress shoes, were completely helpless against Roy and Webster. Roy avenged his terrible performance in Oakland with a brutally efficient 37 points on 12-16. Webster went for 21 and 11. And with the help of these players and Dante Cunningham off the bench, the Blazers outrebounded the Warriors 43-36.
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Categories: Game Recaps · Golden State Warriors
Tagged: anthony randolph, Don Nelson, corey maggette, CJ Watson, Stephen Curry, Andris Biedrins, Rony Turiaf, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Vladimir Radmanovich
