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Feb

Game #49: Warriors 101, Bulls 90

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Bulls 90

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Warriors 101
February 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bulls 25 22 25 18 90
Warriors 23 25 25 28 101
  Net -2 3 0 10 11
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 0.9 2.2 0.4 10.1 13.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 48.1% 33.3% 82.6% 23 15 5 35 26 8 4 7 6 40 31
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 1.9% -5.9% 6.5% 2.3 -7 -6.6 -5.5 3.5 -1 -1 -7.1 -4.5 -2.6 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.6% 1.3% 36.5% 10 1 -4 -4 -2 4 2 9 9 4 16
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 1.2% -2.2% 37.7% 17 4.6 -2.8 0.3 0.2 3.2 1.3 7.8 7 6.9 16.8

Finally, a quality win against top-notch competition. The Warriors get 56 points (and 13 assists) from their starting backcourt, including 22 of their 28 fourth quarter points.

Just look at all that green in the net stats above — outside of a small deficit in rebounds and assists, the Warriors won every statistical category. Perhaps most impressive was the +9 on turnovers, as the Warriors only coughed the ball up 7 times. Curry’s 8 assists to 2 turnovers deserves a mention in that context.

The overall team defensive effort was outstanding, as it wasn’t an accident that Rose had 9 turnovers. Also good to see that the Warriors took advantage of the Bulls’ bench, as 4 of their reserves were double-digit negative on +/-.

Speaking of +/-, check out Radmonovic’s line: 20 minutes, zero points, 3 rebounds, but a team-high +23. I didn’t watch the whole game, but he must be creating a lot of space for the guards to get inside by drawing his man outside. Hell of a weapon, and what a turnaround from the early part of the season.

I said before the game that the Warriors needed to start beating good teams at home, and tonight they delivered. Credit where credit is due — and let’s hope this positive result gives them the incentive they need to keep up the defensive intensity when Phoenix and Denver come to town this week.

Chicago Bulls (34-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Deng F 39:28 7-15 3-8 1-2 -4 2 4 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 18
C. Boozer F 44:11 10-17 0-0 1-4 -6 1 9 10 5 3 0 4 0 2 21
K. Thomas C-F 18:47 4-5 0-0 0-0 +7 0 6 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 8
K. Bogans G 16:33 2-5 2-3 0-0 +5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
D. Rose G 40:23 6-15 0-5 2-2 -5 1 2 3 10 3 1 9 0 0 14
R. Brewer 22:26 1-4 0-0 0-1 -11 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
T. Gibson 21:19 3-4 0-0 2-4 -12 4 4 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 8
O. Asik 03:01 1-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
C. Watson 10:31 0-5 0-1 0-0 -14 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
K. Korver 23:21 4-9 3-8 0-0 -12 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 11
J. Johnson NWT – D-League Assignment
B. Scalabrine DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-80 8-25 6-13 9 30 39 28 16 4 16 2 4 90
47.5% 32.0% 46.2% team rebs: 9 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (22-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 48:00 8-16 3-9 1-2 +11 0 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 20
D. Lee F-C 30:22 5-15 0-0 3-6 -7 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 0 13
A. Biedrins C 27:59 3-4 0-0 0-0 -3 2 6 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 43:54 11-22 1-4 10-10 +2 0 3 3 5 0 4 2 0 1 33
S. Curry G 44:17 9-15 2-4 3-3 +14 1 5 6 8 1 1 2 0 1 23
E. Udoh 13:50 2-3 0-0 0-0 +6 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 4
R. Williams 11:35 0-2 0-0 2-2 +9 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 20:03 0-2 0-1 0-0 +23 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-79 6-18 19-23 5 30 35 26 15 8 7 4 2 101
48.1% 33.3% 82.6% team rebs: 11 total to: 8

inactive

  • Bulls: Noah
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Bulls: Boozer
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Times Tied: 10

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:14

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Feb

Preview: Bulls at Warriors

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 11, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 90
Bulls 120
 
February 5, 2011 • Recap
Bulls 90
Warriors 101
 

The Warriors put their epic 2-game winning streak on the line tonight against the red-hot Bulls. They’re gonna need a team effort for this one, especially with a thin back court (thanks to Charlie Bell’s DUI — seriously dude, great timing) and Derrick Rose ready to rack up the fouls on Curry and Ellis. Aside from the Bobcats, the Warriors have been beating the teams they’re supposed to during their recent home stretch. But now they need to take it up a level and start winning a few games where they’re underdogs; tonight would be a great time to get that started.

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Feb

Game #48: Warriors 100, Bucks 94

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Bucks 94

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Warriors 100
February 3, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bucks 22 25 26 21 94
Warriors 18 28 26 28 100
  Net -4 3 0 7 6
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -1.1 2.2 0.4 7.1 8.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 50% 76.9% 13 13 8 36 23 7 6 17 12 36 14
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 4.5% 10.8% 0.8% -7.7 -9 -3.6 -4.5 0.5 -2 1 2.9 -7.5 -6.6 -4.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 7.8% 23.9% -6.4% 1 2 -12 -13 -8 -5 5 -3 0 8 2
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 8.4% 20.4% -5.2% 8 5.6 -10.8 -8.7 -5.8 -5.8 4.3 -4.2 -2 10.9 2.8

A win is a win, but that one was not pretty. Immediately after the game I was pissed but Christian and Steinmetz both convinced me that this was not as bad as it looked. It is a game that last year’s Warriors would have lost trailing at home for as much as they did. Steinmetz argued that the Bucks will do this to teams and although they do not have a ton of wins they play teams quite hard and can make teams look ugly. That being said a game this close at home against a team on the second half of the back to back without one of their best players (Bogut) should not go to the last 11 seconds. The box score was ugly. Monta shot under 50% on high volume shooting (although he had a 0 +/- Ratio so he did not make the team worse </snark>). The Warriors only reached the stripe 13 times, which was one more than the Bucks! Warrior’s lost the rebound battle by 13, gave up 20! OREB and took 13 fewer shots. Curry had 7 turnovers and only 5 assists. I am starting to get really worried about Curry’s turnovers. I know we discussed it here on the blog back in pre-season, but I expected things to get better as the season went along and it may even be getting worse. The pop-psychologist in me says he is having confidence issues. I am still not convinced he is a point guard and if he isn’t one of he or Monta has to go. Maybe throw in Brandan “DNP-Coach’s Decision” Wright. On the bright side Jennings did not score 55 nor did an ex-Warrior beat them on a last minute shot, although Maggette was doing his best to make the latter happen. I like Mbah A Moute’s pro game. I kinda saw it coming as a Pac-10 hoops fan (let’s not talk about the last few years) but I thought it would be as more of a role player than a guy logging 40 minutes.

Milwaukee Bucks (19-29)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
C. Maggette F 29:58 8-14 0-1 5-7 -4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21
L. Mbah a Moute F 40:46 6-12 0-0 3-3 -1 11 8 19 5 4 2 3 0 1 15
E. Ilyasova F 34:01 10-20 1-2 2-2 -5 5 8 13 2 3 1 3 1 2 23
C. Delfino F-G 44:56 9-22 2-10 0-0 -2 2 6 8 5 1 5 2 0 2 20
B. Jennings G 19:33 1-6 0-1 0-0 +2 0 2 2 6 2 1 2 0 0 2
J. Salmons 21:06 1-5 0-2 0-0 -6 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
L. Sanders 14:04 1-2 0-0 0-0 -8 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
K. Dooling 28:27 3-9 3-7 0-0 -8 1 1 2 9 2 2 1 0 0 9
G. Temple 07:09 0-1 0-0 0-0 +2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Boykins DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Brockman DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Douglas-Roberts DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-91 6-23 10-12 20 29 49 31 15 12 14 1 6 94
42.9% 26.1% 83.3% team rebs: 4 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (21-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 40:51 5-11 4-7 2-2 +8 0 4 4 6 2 2 3 1 0 16
D. Lee F-C 34:42 6-12 0-0 3-4 +2 2 5 7 4 2 1 3 0 0 15
A. Biedrins C 27:31 3-6 0-0 0-0 -2 4 6 10 0 3 1 0 3 0 6
M. Ellis G 43:35 10-22 1-5 3-3 +6 0 5 5 6 1 1 4 0 1 24
S. Curry G 33:30 6-11 2-4 2-2 +4 1 4 5 5 2 1 7 1 0 16
V. Radmanovic 24:02 4-7 2-4 0-0 +9 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 10
R. Williams 21:05 5-6 3-3 0-2 +6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
E. Udoh 09:04 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 05:39 0-1 0-1 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Amundson DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-77 12-24 10-13 8 28 36 23 13 7 17 6 1 100
50.6% 50.0% 76.9% team rebs: 6 total to: 17
inactive
  • Bucks: Bogut, Gooden, Redd
  • Warriors: Law, Lin
technical fouls
  • Bucks: –
  • Warriors: –
scoring
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Times Tied: 9
arena stats
  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #47 Bennie Adams, #54 Nick Buchert
  • Attendance: 18008
  • Duration: 2:7

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Feb

2011 All-Star Line-up

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Once again no Golden State Warriors …

The 2010-2011 West All-Stars

Starters
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
Yao Ming (Injured)

Reserves
Tim Duncan
Pau Gasol
Blake Griffin
Manu Ginobili
Dirk Nowitzki
Russell Westbrook
Deron Williams

Kevin Love seems to be the biggest snub here and should get the injury replacement for Yao Ming. Monta isn’t making it unless someone else gets hurt. I have to admit I am slightly surprised by the Blake Griffin choice. He is damn good don’t get me wrong, but it kinda reeks of NBA promoting their next big star before he is really a star. But I guess it is nice to see a new name or two. As good as Duncan has been in his career he does not belong in the 2011 All-Star Game.

Truehoops on the Monta “snub” which I think is dead accurate:

Monta Ellis
Turn off your inner critic for a moment. Speak not of efficiency, nor wins and losses. Take a deep breath. Go to your happy place. Listen to the airy music. And just watch what this guy does: He takes big piles of nothing and turns them into and-1s. He takes your lazy passes and makes them steals and dunks. He takes double teams and splits them. He takes your slow defender and makes him fall over. He takes your outstretched arms, and, little though he is, shoots over them, and hits every time. At least, that’s how it goes in the highlight reel. He’d be fun to watch in Los Angeles. (And Commissioner Stern, think how much cheaper the travel would be, sending a guy who lives a tad farther up the coast.)

All in all I cannot make a strong argument that Monta should have been an All-Star. If he had made the team, I don’t think I would have had a strong argument that he should have been left off though either. It is probably best that he gets a rest.

I have nothing to say about the East except there are a heck of a lot more better players in the West than the East still. See the Truehoop East “snub” list.

The 2010-2011 East All-Stars

Starters
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Dwyane Wade
Derrick Rose
Dwight Howard

Reserves
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh
Kevin Garnett
Al Horford
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Rajon Rondo

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Feb

Preview: Bucks at Warriors

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Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

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2010-11 Meetings
November 13, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 72
Bucks 79
 
February 3, 2011 • Recap
Bucks 94
Warriors 100
 

The Warriors resume play tonight after their long layoff, facing a Bucks team that has pwn3d them in recent years (most famously during Brandon Jennings’ 55 point outburst last year). What to watch for tonight:

  • Return of Ellis. I think his ankle injury hurt him more than the team has admitted, so we’ll see if the long layoff gets him back to his old self. The All-Star reserves will be announced before the game, so assuming that Ellis is left off he may have added motivation to put up some big numbers. Let’s just hope that doesn’t lead to him forcing anything.
  • The All Star. One Warrior will be participating in All-Star weekend, as Steph Curry has been announced for the Rookie-Sophomore game (and may also play in the 3-point shootout). Can he continue his current hot streak, or will he be the victim if Ellis regains his dominance of the team’s shot attempts?
  • Fundamentals. Smart mentioned that he was going to take advantage of the extra time off by going back to basics in a few key areas (rebounding off missed free throws was one needed refresher I remember him mentioning), and lord knows they could use this. But let’s see if it takes — can they avoid the stupid mistakes tonight?

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31
Jan

Game #47: Warriors 96, Jazz 81

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Jazz 81

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Warriors 96
January 30, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Jazz 25 20 16 20 81
Warriors 31 18 22 25 96
  Net 6 -2 6 5 15
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 8.9 -2.8 6.4 5.1 17.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.3% 40% 80% 20 17 9 47 21 8 10 17 15 38 17
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 3.1% 0.8% 3.9% -0.7 -5 -2.6 6.5 -1.5 -1 5 2.9 -6.5 -4.6 -1.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 12.1% 6.7% 7.8% 2 6 -6 5 -2 -4 9 -3 -2 -2 2
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 12.7% 3.2% 9% 9 9.6 -4.8 9.3 0.2 -4.8 8.3 -4.2 -4 0.9 2.8

Well, how ’bout that? The Warriors actually won a game with defense — and made it look easy.

With Monta clearly off his game (come to think of it, he hasn’t really been the same since he rolled his ankle — hopefully the 3 days off will help him pull things back together), the rest of the team really stepped up and helped them end their 4-game skid.

Curry was of course the top performer last night, but we also have to mention Biedrins’ second straight double-double (his first such streak since January of 2009), solid games from Lee and D. Wright, and Reggie Williams coming up big off the bench. And Udoh bounced back nicely from a rough game with 21 quality minutes (4 points and 5 rebounds).

Sure, Utah was missing Deron Williams, and sure, they’ve been on a downturn lately, but they’re still talented and well-coached, so it’s not like the Warriors beat the Timberwolves last night. And to do it with very little from Monta, with a huge bench contribution down the stretch, and after a demoralizing loss to the Bobcats, you really do need to give Smart some credit for having the team ready to play and for making adjustments throughout the game. Perhaps the best bounce-back performance of the season for a Warrior!

Utah Jazz (28-20)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Kirilenko F 38:00 5-10 1-2 3-4 -11 3 6 9 5 2 1 2 0 1 14
P. Millsap F 35:01 5-13 0-0 2-3 -2 2 4 6 6 4 4 4 0 1 12
A. Jefferson C 32:59 6-18 0-0 4-6 -1 5 9 14 0 3 1 0 1 2 16
R. Bell G 30:50 6-13 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 12
E. Watson G 34:43 3-6 2-3 0-0 -4 1 3 4 5 3 1 3 0 2 8
C. Miles 23:26 2-11 1-5 2-2 -22 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 7
F. Elson 06:39 0-1 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
R. Price 15:57 3-6 0-1 0-0 -15 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 6
G. Hayward 09:01 1-5 0-0 0-0 -6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
K. Fesenko 08:22 0-1 0-0 0-0 -5 0 3 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
J. Evans 05:02 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
D. Williams DND – Strained Tendon, Right Wrist
Total 240 32-86 4-12 13-18 15 27 42 23 23 12 14 1 10 81
37.2% 33.3% 72.2% team rebs: 6 total to: 14
Golden State Warriors (20-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:59 4-10 2-6 6-7 +17 0 4 4 2 2 1 5 0 0 16
D. Lee F-C 29:43 6-10 0-0 2-2 +7 0 5 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 14
A. Biedrins C 26:28 5-7 0-0 1-1 +2 2 8 10 1 2 1 2 3 0 11
M. Ellis G 31:33 1-9 0-2 0-0 +10 0 4 4 5 1 2 2 1 0 2
S. Curry G 34:33 10-18 3-8 4-4 +13 1 5 6 7 2 2 2 1 0 27
E. Udoh 21:18 1-4 0-0 2-2 +13 1 4 5 2 5 0 2 1 0 4
L. Amundson 18:17 2-5 0-0 0-2 +8 5 6 11 0 2 0 0 4 0 4
A. Law 13:27 1-3 0-1 1-2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3
R. Williams 16:41 6-6 3-3 0-0 +5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15
B. Wright 03:01 0-1 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-73 8-20 16-20 9 38 47 21 17 8 17 10 1 96
49.3% 40.0% 80.0% team rebs: 5 total to: 19

inactive

  • Jazz: Okur
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Jazz: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Times Tied: 3

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #50 Olandis Poole, #75 Eric Dalen
  • Attendance: 18187
  • Duration: 2:12

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Jan

Preview: Jazz at Warriors

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:00pm | CSNBA/ESPN

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 5, 2010 • Recap
Jazz 78
Warriors 85
 
December 13, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Jazz 108
 
January 30, 2011 • Recap
Jazz 81
Warriors 96
 
February 16, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 107
Jazz 100
 

I think the season is largely lost after the Bobcats disaster, but a win over the Jazz would at least re-spark glimmer of hope. The good news is that Derron Williams is out tonight — but can the Warriors take advantage?

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Jan

Game #46: Bobcats 121, Warriors 113

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Bobcats 121

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Warriors 113
January 28, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bobcats 22 22 27 30 121
Warriors 28 22 26 25 113
  Net 6 0 -1 -5 -8
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 8.9 -0.8 -0.6 -4.9 -5.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 46.6% 44% 87% 23 24 16 49 26 12 4 18 18 42 20
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 0.4% 4.8% 10.9% 2.3 2 4.4 8.5 3.5 3 -1 3.9 0.5 -0.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -4.5% 5.5% 25.7% -8 -4 -1 8 -6 -1 -2 -2 2 -14 -1
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference -3.9% 2% 26.9% -1 -0.4 0.2 12.3 -3.8 -1.8 -2.7 -3.2 0 -11.1 -0.2

The gut impact of this game was bad enough. Blown 16 point lead? Stephen effing Jackson of all people ties the game with a banked 3 at the end of regulation?

But then you read what Adam Lauridson has to say breaking down everything that led to this loss, and it’s enough to make you want to throw up. A game like last night just makes you feel hopeless that this team will ever be able to turn a corner.

I don’t have too much else to say, except to note that Monta probably sealed the coffin on his All Star chances with that 6-24 night. That thought sure was fun while it lasted.

As the season continues to slip away, it’s hard not to think ahead and start rooting for this team to tank. They’re currently looking at the 11th pick, and while we can hope that a Lacob-run front office will be smarter about drafting, the fact remains that this team’s history gives us very little hope when it comes to a pick in that range.

Now, instead of being a buyer before the trade deadline, I’m wondering if the team should look to offload talent in return for draft picks, high-upside young players, and cap relief. Then they can start fresh with a new coach and GM — could it be any worse than what we’ve seen the past few years? And after last night, does anyone think this team still has a chance to do anything worthwhile this season?

Charlotte Bobcats (20-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Wallace F 39:08 3-7 1-3 0-0 +6 1 4 5 6 3 2 2 2 1 7
B. Diaw F 30:10 5-12 2-4 1-2 +1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 13
K. Brown C 35:17 6-9 0-0 0-5 +2 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 12
S. Jackson G 40:40 13-24 2-9 3-6 +7 0 7 7 4 1 3 2 0 1 31
D. Augustin G 40:19 7-13 4-7 9-10 +9 1 3 4 12 3 4 5 0 1 27
N. Mohammed 17:10 5-7 0-0 3-4 +5 3 3 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 13
G. Henderson 29:48 3-10 0-1 2-2 +15 5 1 6 5 2 1 2 2 0 8
E. Najera 07:26 1-2 1-2 0-0 -4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
S. Livingston 12:40 2-5 0-0 1-1 -1 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
D. Brown 12:22 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
M. Carroll DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. McGuire DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 46-90 10-26 19-31 17 24 41 32 20 13 16 6 4 121
51.1% 38.5% 61.3% team rebs: 8 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (19-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 42:57 7-16 3-8 4-4 -5 2 4 6 6 2 0 4 1 1 21
D. Lee F-C 39:38 6-8 0-0 0-0 +1 2 9 11 3 5 0 2 0 1 12
A. Biedrins C 29:42 5-8 0-0 0-0 -6 5 7 12 1 5 1 1 1 0 10
M. Ellis G 48:02 6-24 2-6 7-8 -7 3 1 4 6 1 5 5 0 3 21
S. Curry G 43:13 8-12 4-5 7-7 -3 0 3 3 5 5 2 3 0 0 27
V. Radmanovic 13:27 0-2 0-1 0-0 -7 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
R. Williams 16:10 3-6 2-4 0-0 -2 1 4 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 8
E. Udoh 19:43 3-7 0-0 1-2 -4 3 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 7
A. Law 12:07 3-5 0-1 1-2 -7 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7
L. Amundson DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 41-88 11-25 20-23 16 33 49 26 24 12 18 4 6 113
46.6% 44.0% 87.0% team rebs: 8 total to: 18

inactive

  • Bobcats: Collins, Diop, Thomas
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Bobcats: –
  • Warriors: Wright

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #46 Matt Boland, #14 Ed Malloy, #66 Haywoode Workman
  • Attendance: 18407
  • Duration: 2:36

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Jan

Preview: Bobcats at Warriors

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Charlotte
Bobcats

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 31, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 96
Bobcats 95
 
January 28, 2011 • Recap
Bobcats 121
Warriors 113
 

Alright, just what the Warriors need — a visit from the always-struggling Bobcats!

Wait, what’s that? The Bobcats have won 4 of 5 — including 3 straight on their current road trip — and 10 of 16 overall since Paul Silas took over as coach? Still, I’d rather be facing them than the Spurs or Hornets. I guess.

In what’s becoming a regular occurrence, the Warriors are playing a game that they just can’t afford to lose if they want to keep their fast-dwindling playoff hopes alive.

The big key to me — more for the long-term future of the team than for tonight’s game — is the Biedrins-Udoh dynamic. Will Smart stick with the Latvian and see if he can get *any* production from the big guy? Or will he have a short hook and start giving Udoh more minutes at the 5, especially since Lacob made noise about wanting to see more from the rookie during his Radnich interview yesterday? We’ll find out tonight…

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27
Jan

Stats 1.0

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I finally got the site up to a baseline level of completeness in terms of the stats database and the various graphs and box scores that it populates. We now have full sized graphs that pop out if you click on any of the sparklines on the left, and I’ve added trendlines to the big graphs that are explained at the top of the Stats page (and if anyone knows where I can find points off turnovers averages by team, please let me know in the comments).

I also updated the Schedule box scores to link back to the recap for each of the already-played games, and the same is now appearing in the “2010-11 Meetings” boxes on the game previews.

This completes the opening phase in building out the stats infrastructure, which unfortunately is limited to just the team stats (I’m entering the stats manually after each game, so doing player stats would be prohibitive — something for next year perhaps if I can find a comprehensive database to access). But if there’s anything else you’d find interesting as an addition to the site, or if you notice any errors, please drop a note in comments and I’ll see what I can do!

(And apologies to anyone who has noticed the slow site response times in recent weeks — it appears to be a hosting issue (though I can’t completely rule out my PHP code), so I might need to change the site host to get that fixed completely. Unfortunately, that’s not something I’ll be able to get to for a while.)

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