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3
Nov

Game 3 Quick Thoughts

I didn’t watch Game 2 against the Clippers, and looks like it a wise decision, so no Quick Thoughts, on that game.

On to home against the Sacto Kings:

  • Jermaine O’Neal missed his first game with a foot injury. Not a good sign
  • The Warriors played defense again holding the Kings to 34.5% shooting. Lowest in the young season for any team in the NBA according to Rusty Simmons.
  • Klay Thompson had a great bounce back game leading all scorers. Really, the GSWs got great contributions from all of their starters.
  • Mike Malone wasn’t able to “outcoach” his old team and take advantage of their known weaknesses.
  • Boogie Cousins was a non-factor. A HUGE factor in the game.
  • Nice to win the games at home, your supposed to win. Especially against the Kings who handed the W’s some ugly losses in the recent past.
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Oct

Game 1 Quick thoughts

That’s a pretty impressive way to open the 2013-2014 NBA season. We really couldn’t have asked for too much more, especially with so many other favorites getting hit with upsets. This one was never really close.

Quick thoughts:

  • I am the only person in California without an HD TV, so I kept having flashbacks every time Bogut and Lee were on the court at the same time. I caught myself thinking, “huh Biedrins is getting some early minutes.” Thank god those are just flashbacks
  • Hott damn Klay Thompson. That was impressive even if against a crap Lakers team. 38 points in 3 quarters. I almost wish the game hadn’t been so close so we could have seen how hott he could get, but in the long run I’d rather take a rested Thompson for tonight’s game against the other LA team.
  • Iguodala is really hard for my dyslexic brain to spell, but he looked great on defense and that fast break give and take with David Lee was pretty.
  • Back to Thompson, once Barnes gets healthy, this interplay between 5th/6th man is going to be interesting. I expect them to get roughly equal minutes, even if the hot hand gets more minutes during a single game. I just cannot decide who fits the 6th man spark-plug role better, but I think it might be Thompson.
  • Anytime you can win a game and Steph Curry only score 10 points is a good day.
  • I’m a Bazemore fan boi heavily influenced by watching him in Santa Cruz, so it was nice to see him hit a couple of 3s.
  • Which one of the Euros becomes the human victory cigar? Should be an epic battle.