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Out Paced: Pacers 94 Warriors 91

Posted on January 21, 2012 by feltbot| 35 Comments

If you don’t have a size advantage, where can you exploit them? That’s in the running game. — Jim Barnett

I’ve always been an advocate of the running game. Particularly when you’ve got this kind of club. — Jim Barnett

Don’t walk it up! — Bob Fitzgerald

Early offense! — Bob Fitzgerald

Jim Barnett has been subtly hinting all season long about the Warriors need to get out and run. Subtlety went out the window at the start of this game. Barnett hit it hard. And in this game, for the first time all season, Bob Fitzgerald kicked in on the chorus. I’m not sure where the Warriors announcers got their talking points for tonight’s game. Did it come from Joe Lacob or from Mark Jackson himself? I’m curious, because whomever it came from, Mark Jackson didn’t listen. The Warriors were facing a great team tonight, the Indiana Pacers, an extremely big team with a dominant half-court defense. And they let this team out-run them on their own court. Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps

Tagged Danny Granger, David Lee, Dorell Wright, Ekpe Udoh, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry

The Closer: Warriors 110 Pacers 108

Posted on January 20, 2011 by feltbot| 38 Comments

Monta Ellis rewrote the title of this Warriors-Pacers recap for me. I had several titles in the works. “Outpaced” was one, jotted down when the Pacers were running away with the tempo and the game in the second quarter. Others had to do with how badly Dorell Wright — the putative Warriors stopper — was getting worked by Danny Granger, and how badly Keith Smart was getting worked by the very underrated coach on the other bench. There was a moment when I thought Stephen Curry might have overcome the abominable way in which he is being used to be the hero of this game. But we know what happened there.

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps

Tagged Brandan Wright, Danny Granger, David Lee, Dorell Wright, Golden State Warriors, Keith Smart, Monta Ellis, stephen jackson, Vladimir Radmanovich

Recent Developments

Posted on August 11, 2010 by feltbot| 16 Comments

Yesterday, the Pistons signed Tracy McGrady to a 1 year deal. Today a massive 4 team deal was announced:

In the proposed deal, the Houston Rockets will send Ariza to the Hornets, who in turn will send Collison and James Posey to the Pacers. The Pacers will send Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets. And the Nets will send Courtney Lee to the Rockets.

Here are my thoughts on these deals as they potentially impact the Warriors’ quest to fill out their roster:

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Posted in Around the NBA, Player Analysis

Tagged Danny Granger, Tayshaun Prince

The Next Big Move

Posted on August 5, 2010 by feltbot| 38 Comments

No, I’m not referring to today’s invitation of Vernon Goodridge to training camp. It’s tough to know what to make of this move: I think its probably a standard invitation to someone who’s unlikely to make the roster. Perhaps it also increases the pressure ever so slightly on Anthony Tolliver. But Goodridge is something that Tolliver is not: a guy who can give you a couple of minutes at center, a shot blocker, and a defensive player with athleticism and quick feet. From his tape I don’t see much offensive potential at the NBA level, although he does run the floor and catch alley oops. My chief thought on this invitation is “What in the world has happened to Chris Hunter?” Anyone know? I thought he proved he was an NBA player last year.

But let’s get back to The Next Big Move. I sense one coming. My spidey sense has been tingling ever since the Warriors signed Jannero Pargo, just like it tingled when the Warriors moved Corey Maggette, and I immediately predicted a blockbuster move for a power forward. (I thought it might be Stoudemire, but I’m ecstatic that it’s David Lee.)

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