Warriors Weekly Rewind
- Game 78: Warriors 140, Kings 132- This was one of those games where you walk away saying to yourself "Boy the Warriors sure do give up a lot of points" but then following that thought with "But they sure do score a ton!"
- Game 79: Warriors 105, Nuggets 114- It was a heart breaker, but let's not forget that the Dubs and the Roarcle crowd gave it all they had for this early 5pm tipoff. They just got beat by a better team.
- Game 80: Warriors 122, Clippers 116- The Clips were in a serious disarray this year, but next season they're going to be back which will make the West even tougher.
But let's say the Nuggets win their final one and eliminate the Warriors from the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 years. The Warriors still have a shot at hitting the 50 win mark, which just 2 seasons ago seemed completely impossible for this struggling franchise. The playoffs would be spectacular, but 50 wins would still be very impressive and a testament to how far this team and its fans have come.
EVERY GAME (still) COUNTS.
Monday April 14: Warriors @ Suns
The Suns took a ton of heat on par with a scroching hot summer day in Phoenix for the blockbuster deal with the Miami Heat that brought them Shaquille O'Neal and sent franchise mainstay Shawn Marion to South Beach. They struggled early on, but as of late they look like a legit championship contender. Phoenix has already clinched a playoff spot, but they still have plenty to play for in terms of playoff seeding and home court advantage. They want to win this one just as badly as the Warriors do. It's going to be a battle.
The first priority for the Warriors should be getting both Shaq and Amare Stoudemire into foul trouble. The more they sit, the better the Warriors chances are to stay alive in the playoff hunt and the race for 50. Amare has been a Warrior Killer putting up 27.3 ppg and 10.7 rpg in 3 games this year against the Warriors. It's tough to survive that kind of damage along with Shaq's D and work on the glass. The Warriors best bet is going to be forcing Nash into being a scorer, jamming him on the dribble, and making him work hard on D against either a stronger and bigger posting up Baron Davis or a quicker and faster slashing Monta Ellis. If the Warriors can send Shaq and Amare to the bench and continue to cause Nash to cough the rock up 6 times, they've got a great shot here.
Prediction: 1 more for the W column
Wednesday April 16: Warriors vs Sonics
There's no reason at all why the Warriors should drop this one to the worst team in the West at home in front of the We Believers on the last day of the season. None.
The main storyline here especially if the Warriors lose to Phoenix on Monday night will be the big question that's bothering NBA junkies across the nation. Will this be the final SuperSonics game as Seattle's hoops squad? After such a glorious run in Seattle, is this really it? Let's hope not. That's a great basketball city and those are some great fans.
Check out these links for more on the S.O.S.:
- Save Our Sonics
- Supersonicsoul
- SonicsCentral.com
- Time for the Take: Why Seattle Should Seize the Sonics [Edge of Sports]
- Potential finale in Seattle goes way of Sonics, beat Mavs 99-95 [AP]
- The save the Sonics mailbag [ESPN Page 2]
- Seeking solutions for Sonic gloom [ESPN Page 2]
Overall Week 25 Prediction: 2-0
Playoffs: See you sometime soon! (no)
50 Wins: A resounding Marv Albert YESSSSSSSSSSS!
What are your predictions for this final week?
Before we cut out of the last Counting W's segment of the 2007-2008 Warriors season the entire GSoM Crew wanted to thank Jen Franklin and the rest of the Comcast SportsNet Bay Area crew for having us on their show. It's been 2 unstoppable baby seasons here on The W Column!
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