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Now is when people should come in and say this will be a blowout.
As well as we have played post ASG, the Warriors are simply on a different level than anyone we have faced.

Our only hope is fatigue as they are coming off a game in Boston tonight. Otherwise we need to play a perfect game to have a chance.

Also, if we are going to go big, now might be the time.

Trader_Joe wrote:Also, if we are going to go big, now might be the time.

This is actually one of the few games I'm not against the small ball. Joe Johnson can guard Draymond Green effectively since Green won't be able to push him around.

I'm interested in seeing how Brown does guarding Curry.

Here's hoping for a fun game.

This is a loss unless Lopez delivers off of the bench imo

This is our 5th game in 7 nights and Kerr is gonna rest Bogut and maybe even Steph or Klay. We came down from 26 to beat Boston last night. Our key players gonna be tired.

I like your chances. Lopez/Plumlee should dominate Lee/Speights & Ezeli.

5th game in 7 nights for Golden State. Our only chance is that the Warriors are fatigued. I'm interested to see how Brown defends Curry.


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Porzingis wrote:This is our 5th game in 7 nights and Kerr is gonna rest Bogut and maybe even Steph or Klay. We came down from 26 to beat Boston last night. Our key players gonna be tired.

I like your chances. Lopez/Plumlee should dominate Lee/Speights & Ezeli.

Lopez is on point and comes through as a fail when we as fans expect a big game from him...

Lopez, to me(as a big fan), is no advantage for us...

I'll watch tonight with the hope that some of the Warriors players will be tired... But then again, they're the Warriors, and they're on a totally different level and have real competitors.

The Warriors actually have pride and don't use fatigue or back to backs to make excuses as to why they don't show up to play hard, unlike this core who picks and chooses when they want to actually give a damn about winning a game, and are notorious for mailing in games.

Like tonight, you'd think Lopez would be up for a game like this, or Deron would be eager to bring his A Game against one of the league's top players...but in reality, you have to hope for the best and expect the worst.

Well, Golden State is the best defensive team in the league. If Deron or Brook struggle, I wouldn't be surprised. That's what the Warriors do. They shut teams down. Doesn't mean that 'we didn't show up' or gave no effort.

And the Warriors have a pretty young team. Curry/Klay/Draymond/Barnes/etc. They aren't going to be as effected by a B2B like our team would. Joe Johnson probably has more miles on him than their top 2 guys combined. Ridiculous to even compare the two.

Either way. We've played 5 good games in a row. 3 clear wins. 2 close losses to solid teams. The first home game back from a long road trip is almost like a road game (especially at Barclays - probably going to be cheering for Curry more than anything) but as long as we keep it close and competitive, I'll be encouraged. I do like the way we matchup with this team though. We need to keep the 3PT battle close. If we get crushed, we're going to get blown out.

I can't wait to see how Brown does here. If he does another great job on defense like how he held monta and harden then there's no doubt he is our starter from here on out

I have to say though, I'm much more interested in the team now than I was a few weeks back. We are far from solving a lot of our major issues, but it's been better.

Bringing in Thad was a smart move that helps us with one of our biggest weak points. And he has been great for us too. Then Deron is playing revitalized basketball and it's showing how much we need him on this team.

Swav718 wrote:I can't wait to see how Brown does here. If he does another great job on defense like how he held monta and harden then there's no doubt he is our starter from here on out

The real issue here is DOES Hollins sacrifice defense to continue his infatuation with playing Jack with DWill especially late in the 4th quarter.

Jack cant guard a chair let alone either of the Splash brothers.

macgyver893 wrote:I have to say though, I'm much more interested in the team now than I was a few weeks back. We are far from solving a lot of our major issues, but it's been better.

Bringing in Thad was a smart move that helps us with one of our biggest weak points. And he has been great for us too. Then Deron is playing revitalized basketball and it's showing how much we need him on this team.

The biggest reason over the last 5 games is due to the fact that the team is competing.

Thad to me has been a breath of fresh air for this team. A guy that comes in and gets to work, as soon as he touches the ball he makes a decision and attacks. So far he's been excellent from the field.

SIC wrote:

Swav718 wrote:I can't wait to see how Brown does here. If he does another great job on defense like how he held monta and harden then there's no doubt he is our starter from here on out

The real issue here is DOES Hollins sacrifice defense to continue his infatuation with playing Jack with DWill especially late in the 4th quarter.

Jack cant guard a chair let alone either of the Splash brothers.

I'd rather ride out the end of the game with D-Will and Brown

MrDollarBills wrote:

macgyver893 wrote:I have to say though, I'm much more interested in the team now than I was a few weeks back. We are far from solving a lot of our major issues, but it's been better.

Bringing in Thad was a smart move that helps us with one of our biggest weak points. And he has been great for us too. Then Deron is playing revitalized basketball and it's showing how much we need him on this team.

The biggest reason over the last 5 games is due to the fact that the team is competing.

Thad to me has been a breath of fresh air for this team. A guy that comes in and gets to work, as soon as he touches the ball he makes a decision and attacks. So far he's been excellent from the field.

Great Point!!!

Actually you can say this for everyone on the team before the ASG. With this constant changing of coaches and how this and the previous Brooklyn Coaches rewarded or punished players with PT, a lot of these guys looked tentative and were scared to make the wrong decisions. After the Trade Deadline,it seems everyone is settled in that They will all be here. .

MrDollarBills wrote:

SIC wrote:

Swav718 wrote:I can't wait to see how Brown does here. If he does another great job on defense like how he held monta and harden then there's no doubt he is our starter from here on out

The real issue here is DOES Hollins sacrifice defense to continue his infatuation with playing Jack with DWill especially late in the 4th quarter.

Jack cant guard a chair let alone either of the Splash brothers.

I'd rather ride out the end of the game with D-Will and Brown

I agree.

We should have won the NOP and HOU games. Hollins should have used those games to further develop Brown in those late game situations instead of going with his "PRECIOUS" Jack.

Deron has massively outplayed Ty Lawson and Rondo since all-star break. Very interested to see if Deron can give Curry fits which is essentially the best defense against him.

The sad thing is, if Bojan could actually become a consistent performer that would lessen the chances of the two PG line up being inserted in because then we'd have two SGs that can contribute, and one of whom on offense we can use instead of taking the ball out of D-Will's hands.