HOW BOUT THEM WARRIORS?!

by David Fucillo on May 3, 2007 11:10 PM PDT in San Francisco 49ers News

Clearly this has nothing to do with the 49ers, but we're all sports fans and unless you're a Mavericks fan you HAD to love watching this. I'm not normally a huge NBA fan but I had the good fortune of being in the house for one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.

The Warriors were carried by their home crowd and the emotion Warriors fans showed throughout the series is what I love about sports. While it's true this was only the first round series and the Warriors have more business in front of them, the Warriors and all of their fans can savor the limelight for the time being. Golden State has become America's team, if only few a short time.

Congratulations to the Warriors and to Golden State of Mind. I can't wait to feel the joy of the playoffs with the 49ers and the rest of you, that's for sure!

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Warriors and their fans...

... can enjoy the limelight until Sunday. After that point, it's back to work. My question to other Warrior fans here, who are you going to be cheering on Saturday: Houston or Utah?

I'll go with Houston. I don't know about anyone else, but I feel Utah is a more well-rounded team. Houston is a bit more of a two-man show, and the Warriors could easily out-matchup two players.

by sfgfan on May 4, 2007 9:00 AM PDT reply actions

Houston will be a better match up

If anyone kept up with the Warriors' final stretch to earn the 8th seed, you would have seen how Nellie game planned against the Rockets. Constant fastbreaks and transition offense forced Yao to run up and down the court making him a non-factor. I'd imagine they'd do the same thing. But then again, T-Mac pulled his back early in the first half and sat out that game. The outcome may have been different if he were healthy.

I think it is easier to game plan against the Rockets. Put Jackson on T-Mac. Body Harrington against Yao. If/when Yao puts the ball on the hardwood, have Baron/Monta/Richardson or whoever collapse on the ball forcing him to pick it and pass. The Rockets' perimeter shooters are not as good as the Jazz's.

YAHA!

by Eyeshield21 on May 4, 2007 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Houston

I do think the Warriors match up better with Houston, I just hope they keep up the intensity.

Typically there's a lot of playoff controversy, with a certain amount of people conspiring and grumbling that the NBA wants certain teams to advance and such. So I bring this to the forefront, did the NBA want the GSW to down the Mavs?

I only bring this up because I'm suprised that Jackson and/or Richardson didn't get suspended for game 6 (especially Jackson).

by methodrampage on May 4, 2007 9:16 AM PDT reply actions

I don't know.

If that was their intent, they have a funny way of showing it. All of the "big" altercations in the series went against the Warriors. The majority of the technicals (and subsequently, ejections) were at the Warriors' expense.

Terry could have been suspended after his stunt in game five and no one would have complained. He wasn't even fined, though.

Maybe it could be true if the NBA decided AFTER game 5 that they wanted the Warriors to win. It'd be hard to convince anyone that was the NBA's intention all along, though.

by sfgfan on May 4, 2007 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions

NBA Conspiracies

There are tons of NBA conspiracy theories out there, with the most famous one being the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery , also known as the Ewing Lottery. The biggest playoff conspiracy I can think of in recent memory is the 2000 Western Conference Finals. With the Indiana Pacers having defeated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, there was no way the NBA was going to allow an Indiana-Portland Finals showdown. The refs went on to completely screw the Blazers out of game 7, allowing the Lakers to advance.

If the big calls in this series had gone against the Mavericks, I would totally believe that David Stern had the officials send a message to long time Stern foe Mark Cuban. But since the refs seemed to have it out for the Warriors, maybe Stern was actually trying to oust the Warriors because Stephen Jackson. I can't see Stern doing anything to try and put Jax in the spotlight, as he's been the poster boy for on and off court problems lately.

If there was a conspiracy in place, I'd say the Warriors overcame it. They were hungrier, they wanted it more. Dallas came out last night looking like they were already beaten, they just don't have that killer instinct type player, a guy they let go in the form of Steve Nash.

Here's to hoping we get to see a Suns-Warriors Western Conference Finals matchup. It would absolutely be the most entertaining and exciting matchup we could possibly see in the playoffs.

Houshamazilly.....Championship

by gatling on May 4, 2007 9:49 AM PDT reply actions