Warriors vs. Grizzlies (3.24.10)

Orangino's edit gives us a nice look into the energy that the Warriors are putting out there as this lost season winds down. From D-Leaguers playing their asses off to Steph Curry developing into a great point guard, there are definitely some positive take aways here. The Dubs did lay the smack down on the 9th place team in the West, even though they are missing Gasol The Younger:



You may have also noticed from the clip that the rOracle crowd was really into the action. This no doubt comes from the revelation that majority owner Cohan is moving forward with selling the team. And though you can't tell the fans to stay home and chill out, you know that this type of enthusiasm is driving up the sell price that Gigalo Partners is using in the billionaire bidding war. Oh well. I'm sure Ellison is stressed too much over an extra ten mil here or there.

Speaking of billionaire's, check out the Nets new majority owner on the hardwood. I'm wondering if Prokhorov could beat Cuban 1 on 1? This 60 Minutes interview is on tomorrow (3.28.10)


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Warriors vs. Lakers 3/15/10

Let's face it: Steph Curry is the man. Our now fearless Rookie took it as hard as he could at the Defending Champ Lakers and pushed the frentic Warriors style of "no rebounding but let's get some steals and run!" to the extreme. And it almost worked...



I know that Monta was ice-cold this game from the field. But does he really need to keep jacking up jumpers all game long (5/23)? I didn't mind the one he finally hit in transition at the end of the game, but I'm beginning to think that Monta just won't learn the game of basketball. Would trading him for Thabeet and Mayo have been a good call? Games like this make me think so.

But lets get back to praising Step. This is what the Laker's blog Silver Screen and Roll had to say about him:

"Stephen Curry is a rock star. I'm not sure I really understood that before tonight's game, a frantic and garbled 124 to 121 Lakers win over the Golden State Warriors, but I do now, and I apologize to him for being late to the party. The kid has an amazing suite of basketball skills, and I fully expect him to torture the Lakers throughout the coming decade.

Tonight he came achingly close to powering the Dubs to an upset. Curry scored 29 points on 73% True Shooting and distributed nine assists, delicious numbers even in a 100-possession NBA Jam game. No one on the Lakers could guard him. Not Shannon Brown, and most certainly not Derek Fisher. Despite running the offense on almost every possession he was on the floor, Curry committed zero turnovers. With three seconds left and Golden State down only three, he danced away from Fish for a clean look from 26 feet that was perfectly on line but just a touch long. The Lakers were lucky to survive the rook's magnificent performance."

People are loving this kid!

Lastly, Kobe Bryant continues to show his bitch side with this quote after the game on National TV (ESPN):

“You’re not going to see anything remotely close to this in the playoffs,” he said. “Not even close. There’s nothing you can gauge in this game. You just get out of here with a win and move on.”

I know that he's right but he's just such a bitch. Man, I love to hate this guy!

Warriors vs. Kings: 2/17/10

Orangino in tha house with a 9:34 edit of last nights Warriors blasting of the Slackramento Queens. CJ Watson going for 40 after hitting 15 of his first 16 shots? Anthony Morrow scoring from all spots on the court? Steph Curry dishing out 15 helpers? Who needs Monta!? (Just kidding, basketball gods)

Warriors vs. Mavs: 2/8/10 orangino edit

Ever since the We Believe Team "shocked the world" in the 2007 playoffs (playoffs?) the Dubs/Mavs rivalry has brought out some well played and entertaining basketall. Though the Warriors have fewer guys from 2007 on the current roster than the Mavericks (I miss Jazzy Cabbages), the effort that only a rivalry can bring was there last night. For 41 minutes of this game, the Dubs were the better team. Their lead hovered between 6 and 13 points all game as Morrow was splashing tres, Curry was dishing and hitting, and Monta was having a typical Monta-like game. After a 98-90 3rd quarter lead, the Warriors became, well, The 2010 Warriors.

JET Terry went off for 36 points with 6 Tres, 6 Boardbounds, 9 Helpers and 3 Swipe-a-roo's. With Dirka not playing a great game, Terry's effort led the Mavs' charge. I could have predicted this effort as the day before the Mavericks practiced at The Olympic Club, where I am a member. As they were walking down the hall towards the gym I overheard Terry talking to rookie Rodrigue Boubois saying "man, I'm playing better than I ever have before in my career". I then said "Hey JET!" as he walked by and he responded "hello, Sir." I couldn't quite figure out if he was mocking me or if he could really tell that I was that older than him (by 2.5 months). Regardless, it was obvious that JET was feeling good and playing well.

Hookers N' Cheese and The Fog Raw then went to the game. Face? Maybe not. It was a pretty "great time out" until those last 7 minutes. Monta hurt his knee, The Mavs played to their potential, and Don Nelson crapped the bed. Henceforth/therefore, the Mavs win 127-117.

Be sure to enjoy the end of the orangino edit. Hilarity.

Warriors at Dallas: 2.3.10 oragino edit

Monta puts up a carrier high 46 on 19 shots. He also goes 4/5 from three. He hits a behind the backboard AND 1 swish that was twice as cool as Kobe's. Whoa Boy!

An inspired comeback by the Dubs who got within 3 in the 4th quarter. But when you have CJ Watson trying to make things happen in the half court set and Devin George's carcass playing crunch time minutes, you're just not going to have a chance vs. The Mavs and their balanced attack. The losing streak continues!

Warriors at Houston: 2/2/10 orangino edit

Even orangino is cutting back his edits due to the lack of entertaining Warriors highlights. This one is only 2:27



It is the doldrums of the NBA season and the Warriors are in their annual "give up" mode as they know they won't make the playoffs and it's too far to see the end of the season in sight. Coby Karl has replaced Cartier Martin as our new 10 Day Contract Starter (now known more simply as a "10 DCS" in Warriors lingo) and has made some very aggressive passes. The edit above shows a rather good pass from Karl to "Moses" Turiaf.........something they probably perfected during Lakers practice 3 years ago while trying to keep up with the Lakers first team. Monta is embracing his role as Best Player On Shitty Team and leading by example with 34 points on over 50% shooting with 2's in: Rebounds, Assists, Turnovers, Steals and Blocks (weird). Monta is enjoying his newfound glory but you can tell the shitty-ness of his teammates totally disturbs him. Hopefully the brainless combo of Robert Rowell and Don Nelson aren't floating any Monta & Biedrins for Amar'e trades even; though we wouldn't put it past them.

Warriors vs. Hornets: 11/27/10 orangino edit

I watched this game last night on DVR and just skipped the entire 4th Quarter (although I did make sure that the Warriors didn't somehow come back by FF'ding to the last 4 minutes). The Dubs were down 27 at one point in the 3rd after a 7 point halftime deficit. Barf in mouth gross.

The first quarter was a lot of fun with Monta racking up the assists and not shooting. It was good to see Beans put together some decent moves and actually catch some passes that were thrown to him. I swear, some assistant coach just needs to rifle basketballs at this guy in practice from 20 feet away screaming "if it hit's your hands, you catch it!!" Shit, the Warriors were actually shooting like 56% at halftime! (a guess.........there's no way I'm researching that)

But then the effort died. Mix that in with a little bit of CP-3 doing his thang on a Hornets team that has been playing really well and you have a serious ass kicking of the Dubs. Congrats to the Hornets for hanging around and playing like some sort of cost effective version of their former 59 win selves. I thought that there was the potential for them to drift away with all of their issues earlier this year. But CP-3 is magic. New Orleans fans should count their blessings.........or whatever their vodoo religion tells them to count.

As always, here's the orangino edit. That dude can make any shitball Warriors game fun to watch in 9 minutes or less! Wait a second, this one was only 1:49? That just tells you how bad that game was:

Warriors vs. Bulls 11/18/10: orangino edit

Our pal on YouTubes orangino put together another solid edit of the Warriors MLK Day victory over the VDN-led Chicago Bulls. As Barnett said, "compassion" led to Andris' 1st FT make of the season:

Warriors Host Bucks; 11/15/10 Edition

The Dubs really looked fatigued in this game. They built a decent second quarter lead only to let it slip away to The Brandon Jenningsis, I mean, The Bucks. The game was closer than the score because, as you will see at the end of the video, Steph Curry fouled out. But there wasn't anyone on the bench available so The Bucks got a technical free throw and two more. A 15 man roster down to 4 guys? How does this happen? Check the orangino edit and you will see. There are many reasons why The Warriors, on a huge homestand, are tired. Even Monta looks tired!

Be sure to peep Monta's incredible 1st Quarter sickness 360 reverse layup with the left hand that split Bogut and Ilyasova. Also enjoy Stephs steal barrage in the 3rd Quarter where he was owning The One, The Only, Brandon "Kid N' Play" Jennings (who isn't shooting as well he started: PEEP THIS to see inside the numbers).

Warriors/Cavs; 1/11/10

Peep last nights highlights with another well-done orangino edit of last night's 3 point loss to the Cleveland Lebrons: