1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Thread

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    The Crawford thing makes perfect sense because of the Seattle and Brandon thing. As for Felton I'm guessing it's got something to do with Bickerstaff ... and in a funny way, that's a Seattle thing too.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    From some random person on twitter:
    :biglaugh::clap::biglaugh::clap:
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Nic was on a mission tonight to get at the team for not giving him a deal and Nate suppressed that aggression by placing him on the bench for fucking 26 minutes. This is painful to watch.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Portland is what Portland must look like in the D League.
     
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  5. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    I don't know the reason, but it is mind numbing to witness.
     
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  6. B-Roy

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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    God, on the 3rd game of a BtBtB and Nate decides to ride Wallace despite Batum playing MUCH better and being MUCH fresher.

    Just, makes no goddamn sense.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Not playing Batum = loss. I 100% agree with Nic. That was one of the main reasons. We let Golden State back in the game and gained momentum. Nate lost this game hands down.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Utah lost to Toronto at home
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    If only our supposed best player Aldridge were a 4th quarter player. No, too much to hope for.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    I'm back from the game. Same thing all of you are saying. We lost because Nate wouldn't play Batum in the 4th until it was too late. Made no sense. Batum was a beast when he was in the game. Whatever. I shouldn't go to any more games, at least not road games. I should make a trip to Portland if I want to have fun at a game. What a waste of money.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Once you 1%ers are overthrown, the 3rd row will have an unobstructed view on how to lead the nation.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Haven't read all the comments but I need to vent. Raymond Felton. Walked the ball up on 100% of his possessions. Played unfocused and lackadaisical and unintelligent defense which was responsible for giving Curry some open shots that got his game going. Then would try to make up for it by taking some crazy shots.

    Not sure why we couldn't come up with a defensive scheme to stop Lee from having so many open jump shots. Seemed at first Thomas wasn't taking him serious, after that, not sure what it was.

    25 seconds left, we're behind by 6 and two guys (Mathews and Crawford) pass up open three!
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    By the way, I met yenniedn and his young son. They were delightful.
     
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  14. yenniedn

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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Home from the game now and here are my general thoughts:

    - The Warriors routinely hit the hands of our three point shooters without getting called for a foul. I know of at least 3 or 4 instances where the whistle should've been blown but wasn't.
    - Rhino is hilarious to watch initially because all he does is put his head down and charges with the ball right to the basket. But by the tenth time you see it (without good results), it's not as comical anymore. You can't question his hustle though.
    - Crawford's got a beautiful stroke - after that, y'all can insert your favorite Crawford crack here. I think he'll be fine as season progresses.
    - I hardly ever talk smack about our players but, good gawd, Raymond . . . what the hell? After seeing tonight's performance, he's going to have to do A LOT going forward to make me have ANY confidence in him again.
    - GSW doesn't seem to miss any 3's when we're in town.
    - We should've kept B. Rush.
    - Curry got his but how long did it take us to figure out to not let D. Lee take wide open elbow jumpers when he was knocking them down all night?
    - Did Batum go back to France or something? Where was he most of the 2nd half?

    Lastly, I'm not at all surprised with lost AT ORACLE and at the end of a back to back to back but geezus we could've won this one. Frustrating.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Great meeting Eric at last! Very nice and laid back guy in person. Pic from behind his now legendary $1500 seats:
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    yenniedn, Jan 26, 2012
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Too cool to come out to the TV truck!?
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    No kidding. I think a lot of people in here are forgetting that as a fan we shouldn't care if we win or lose, or that our coach and guard play lost us this game. Remember, people....if you don't have anything nice to say, don't post.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    I'm done defending Felton. Ever since we went away from the whole run and gun mantra that we started the year with he has looked like garbage.
     
    MickZagger, Jan 26, 2012
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    Felton moves too fast to think straight. He needs to slow down to get the control that Andre Miller had.

    Some of Felton's missed shots each game are at the end of the 24 seconds. The play has failed, the follow-up passes orbiting the outside have just gone on and on without a shot taken, the ball comes to him for about the 3rd time in the 24 seconds, there are 4 seconds left, so he heaves it and misses.

    You might say that we got him specifically for the end of the clock, to fix that recurring event in McMillan's system. On other teams, he had supposedly been a good shooter in that situation. As I've often said, McMillan turns good shooters into bad shooters.
     
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    Re: 1/25/2012 Year of Dragon (aka year we finally win in Oakland) PDX vs. GSW Game Th

    I am surprised at Mark Jackson as a coach. He has new ideas. He'll be an NBA coach for many years. The delay of game calls at the start of the game to slow us down--not a bad idea. Fouling Dwight Howard--nice try. There were a couple of other things I noticed last night. He's trying out his ideas. He's creative, unlike McMillan.
     
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