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Macro-Warriornomics - WE BELIEVE WE SUCK :: GSoM's 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview (Part 2 of 2)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:09:45 -0500

Don't forget to check out Part I of our 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview super blowout special- Micro-Warriornomics Macro-Warriornomics class is now in session... ----------------------- QUESTION How does a team go from this: to this: in less than a 2 years? ANSWER: Four words- Chris. Cohan. Robert. Rowell. Sure the WE SUCK movement is back in full effect for Cohan's Warriors, but that doesn't mean we're not looking forward to the start of the ...

Game Notes: Partizan Belgrade vs. Suns

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:55:09 -0500

by Nick Gibson As the game clock raced backward to zero, Partizan’s Strahinja Milosevic rose up and guided the ball upward off of his finger tips and toward the rim. The red lights illuminated the backboard’s edges as the shot found its intended target, testing the outer limits of the term “improvement” as it rattled in. Final buzzer. Phoenix Suns: 111. Partizan Belgrade: 80. Not good. But not bad, either. With their 32-point loss to Denver in the rearview, a 31-point loss in the dessert sudd...

Eurobasket 2009: Semis Recap & Finals Mini-Preview

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:17:00 -0500

Semifinals: Serbia 96, Slovenia 92PG Milos Teodosic's (Olympiakos) clutch shooting down the stretch propelled Serbia by their Balkan neighbor, Slovenia, in overtime. Teodosic scored 24 of his 32 pts in the 4th & OT. He buried five of his six 3pt. attempts in the final 15 minutes. His biggest 3pt. came with 0:22 left in regulation which eventually forced OT. Teodosic hit another clutch 3pt. in OT with 0:25 left to give Serbia a 92-88 lead.Teodosic cooly ran the Serbian offense all game...

Spain Gets Off the Schneid

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:01:03 -0500

After sleepwalking through the preliminary and qualifying rounds, Spain showed up to the knockout stage of Eurobasket '09 with a fury. The Painted Area has the full story of the Spaniards' win over France and Serbia's mild upset of Russia: Pau Gasol: 28 and 9 for Spain (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Image Spain 86, France 66 I guess Spain can flip the switch when they want. After appearing aimless in the first four games, Spain sent a message to the rest of the field with this...

Eurobasket 2009: Quarterfinals Recap (Spain-Fran & Serb-Russ)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:21:00 -0500

Quarterfinals (Thursday): Spain 86, France 66I guess Spain can flip the switch when they want. After appearing aimless in the first four games, Spain sent a message to the rest of the field with this thrashing of previously unbeaten France. Third game in a row where Spain has dominated their opponent. Spain's scrambling defense gave France major issues, forcing bad passes all over the court. Had little concern for France's perimeter shooting ability which led to unfettered help by Spa...

European Championships, Day 3

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:19:40 -0500

by Dan Casey Our final day from the Torwar Arena – we only planned this as a short break, and it worked out well for us as the British team limped out with a lackluster display and a 59-77 defeat. Nenad Krstic and Milenko Tepic led the Serbs with 17 points each while the British had 21 points from guard Nate Reinking and 16 points from Pops Mensah-Bonsu but unfortunately, not much else. Further evidence of Slovenia’s fan domination was that the two games were flip-flopped so that Sloven...

European Championships, Day 2

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:35:50 -0500

by Dan Casey Day 2 from the Torwar Arena and, as Slovenia are not Britain’s opponents today, they are our friends. So we’re invited to join their wall of noise. I don’t yet know why Slovenia is taking this so much more seriously than the Brits, Serbians (of whom I haven’t seen any) or the Spanish, but I’ll find out. Once again, they dominate the arena, and the halftime 39-29 lead that they have leads my friend Dave to wonder whether they’re playing better o...

Polling GSoM: Was Billy Owens a "monumental NBA bust"?

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:30:10 -0500

Over at Y! Sports Blog The Dagger they're counting down "the best college basketball players who went on to have disappointing NBA careers". As one would expect there's going to be at least one Warrior on the list. At #7 there's Billy Owens who is deemed a "monumental NBA bust" and is ridiculed for being out of the NBA by the age of 31. Not the finest, but not a "monumental NBA bust". [via www.checkoutmycards.com] Don't...

Team Preview #12: Golden St. Warriors

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:07:04 -0500

LAST SEASON The Warriors were an impressive 48-34 (their best record since '93-94), but they failed to make the playoffs in the ultra-tough Western Conference. Fantasy-wise, they were one of the top teams, as their 98.8 pace factor (2nd) helped them to finish 1st in points, 1st in field goal attempts, 1st in three point attempts, 2nd in steals, and 6th in total rebounds. OFFSEASON MOVES Key Additions: Corey Maggette, Marcus Williams, Ronny Turiaf, Anthony Randolph, Richard Hendr...

Warriors stay hot on northern trip

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:41:56 -0500

Golden State survived consecutive slow starts to down Milwaukee and Chicago on the road. Against the Bulls GSW went with a short bench and rode their starters. The next night the Bucks faced some of the younger Warriors bigs but could not contain Al Harrington.

After a flurry of moves, Warriors drop Spurs

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:25:28 -0500

The Warriors beat San Antonio 130-121 with Baron Davis leading the team 34 points and Stephen Jackson scoring 12 of his 29 points in overtime. Earlier in the day GSW waived their backup center DJ Mbenga, called up D-League center Kosta Perovic and signed backup point guard C.J. Watson.

Vlade, pray Kosta can grow a beard.

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:59:03 -0500

As I read the Warriors feature on Kosta, I couldn't help but hope that with Biedrins and now Perovic, the Warrior's might address their perennial "get a big man" complex. It is an issue that has haunted the Dubs and led to more bad trades, drafts and investments then any of us care to remember. Who can forget these blunders...

Beard control. Enter Austin Croshere.

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:11:32 -0500

Well, the Warriors have added a solid bench piece that knows how to use his big frame to control other players. Particular those on his own squad that may be getting a little "feisty". He's very familiar with much of the current roster, including Harrington, Jackson and "The Cabbage" teammates while in Indiana. He even has ties to Mr.Dizzle, whom he played High School ball with in Santa Monica.