Recap: Warriors 83, Knicks 81
West Meets East: Two of the best PG's in the League.This morning against the Knicks the Warriors shot under 40% from the field (29-73), under 35% from trifecta land (10-30), and under 50% from the charity stripe (46.9%). Read that last stat again, UNDER 50% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE? But thanks to a great defensive effort and some strange coaching from Larry Brown, the Warriors were able to start their road trip off with a W.
Boxscore | AP Recap
The Warriors jumped out to an early lead, but then Eddy Curry and the other Knick "big" men started to expose to Warriors charmin' soft interior. It looked like it was going to be a long afternoon in the Big Apple for the Warriors. Oddly, Larry Brown seemed to deemphasize attacking the Warriors interior as the game progressed. Curry only played 16 minutes in the game. It makes you wonder if either Brown has lost it or Curry was nursing an injury. Either way, the Knicks aren't using Eddy Curry like the Warriors would have (see Bay Area Curry).
Baron, JRich, and Troy all had good games. B Diddy made some exciting drives and layups to go with his 9 dimes. JRich's intensity was unmatched as his 24 points was a game high. Troy Murphy dropped another double-double. Another great effort from Chris Taft as well. It's good to see the kid trying so hard on defense. Hopefully, he'll make teams regret letting him slip to the 2nd round.
If Mike Dunleavy has a couple more games like he had tonight, he's going to earn another nickname- Mike DoLeaveMeOpen. For someone who a few delusional Warriors fans regard as a great shooter, there is no excuse for missing all those open shots. Dunleavy hit the backside of the iron and nearly airballed 3 WIDE OPEN 3 point shoots. The Dunnuthin' stat line: 35 minutes, 2 points on 1-8 shooting (0-4 3pt), 2 assists, 4 rebounds. Dunleavy is the 4th or 5th option on the floor. He is never guarded by any of the opposing team's top defenders. Dun should be shooting at a very high percentage.
In stark contrast to Dunleavy, Pietrus only played 23 minutes and shot 2-2 including 1 trifecta. It doesn't make any sense why Pietrus isn't playing more especially considering how Dunleavy is rewarded with so many minutes for such a poor outing. Pietrus is never allowed to get into a rhythm with consisent playing time, while Dunleavy can't find the beat despite logging heavy (undeserved) minutes.
WARRIOR WONDER
TMurph wasn't a smurf. 17 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Troy had a game high 43 minutes. Aside from the low shooting percentage, Troy looks like he's in midseason form.
posted by atma brother #1 @ 2:49 PM
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Thanks for the comment Lawrence. Good to hear we're getting people excited about the Warriors. Over the past decade it felt like we were the only crazy Warrior fanatics.
About that tip pass- it was strange how they didn't replay it. Why I saw it from the zoomed out camera view I thought the pass was too high, hit Dunleavy's fingertips, and then by dumb luck ended up in Foyle's hands for the lay-in.
Anyone else catch that play?
YAOBUTTAMING IS THE MAN!
Next we'll be hearing the announcers talk about how supportive dunleavy is when he's sitting on the bench. can you imagine barnett saying this:
"He really knows how to get others involved in the game, allowing Pietrus time to play in his spot. he's so generous and he really knows about teamwork..."
I'm really enjoying the play of Chris Taft. With the injuries to Diogu and Biedrins, Taft has stepped up and played solid D with the occasional offensive output. He hit a big shot as the shot clock wound down while the Knicks had closed the lead to 3. Good to see he's not afraid to shoot. The injuries have opened up time for Taft to see minutes and when Biedrins and Diogu come back, he'll fight them for PT.
As far as Dunleavy, his first bucket came with 8:12 left in the 4th. 9 millions per year divided by 82 games, he makes about $110,000 per game. Each point he scored was worth $55,000. haha.
migya- Definitely man. The Dunleavy- Pietrus situation like you said is "quite disturbing" from a minutes standpoint and the TV crew.
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