Warriors Fans Overwhelm Lacob – Overshadow Mullin

60 days ago

Poor Chris Mullin, immovable object and unstoppable force collided that night … we honestly are the best fans in the NBA, 15 yrs of crap and with 6 total playoff wins,...

Poor Chris Mullin, immovable object and unstoppable force collided that night … we honestly are the best fans in the NBA, 15 yrs of crap and with 6 total playoff wins, consistently filling that place and always believing beyond the yellow tee fad.

All that’s bound to erupt after losing a Mississippi Bullet for what Nate Thermond coined best, “seems like we got nothing for him since Boguts out” … combine that with and Steph being shut down for now, and you’ve got some well understood frustration form a team that was 3 games out. That’s what passionate fans do you know, we always believe we can win no matter how bleak the percentages tell us it is.

I support Joe Lacob, I trust the plan and as much as I miss Monta, Lacob didn’t deserve the boo’s, and CHRIS MULLIN deserved better than that!! The analytic side of me wants to take this a step further with the emergence of Joe Lacob as a villain left to blame after the unexpected departure of our hero.

The new active and bold owner, bold enough to trade our home-raised golden boy, the only thing concretely correct about our franchise the past [almost] decade or so, fans have all the motive to sub-consciously feel rage toward this character if not in a full blown reflective manner. Of course that isn’t fair, but Mr. Lacob is a big boy, he knows what he’s dealing with win entering these ranks, and I for one believe he said all the right things post game, and I do think wining cures all! The same passion creating those boo’s will one day fuel cheers.

Lacob maybe could have drawn stronger attention to the idea that tonight was about Chris Mullin, and that if they wanted to boo him, he’d give them another opportunity too … of course, who am I kidding, there is no way my mind coud strand two fibers of thought together if I had 20k boo’s raining down … haha that’s gnarly man!

In the process let’s not forget the man that ranks atop a variety of all time Warriors and NBA records. Check Chris Mullin’s Career NBA Stats. Smoothest white-man since the big-bird in my opinion, and that’s NOT a racially-charged comment, it is a culturally-toned compliment!

As painful as this year is, I’m proud to be a Warriors fans, now let’s please win so I can actually blog about how great we play the game, rather than turning my blog into a Golden State-of-Melodramatic Mind!

Let’s go Warriors! :)

Much love to the smoothest white dude since the big bird!

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Mind Doodle 2 – Being vs. Rationalizing

64 days ago

I love spending time with children. Playful nothings, made up words, chicken-scratch doodles … Adults talk about things that suck! All in their own way, under-rationalized, over-rationalized, hyper-pseudo-rationalized … … scientifically...

I love spending time with children. Playful nothings, made up words, chicken-scratch doodles …

Adults talk about things that suck! All in their own way, under-rationalized, over-rationalized, hyper-pseudo-rationalized …

… scientifically defined, culturally ritualistic, traditionally understood, politically aligned, religiously perceived, and of course in our advanced society, materialistically infatuated … I feel like vomiting already!

Of course, I rationalize this list all the time … other than materialistic notions. I generally relish badgering proponents of materialism, but that’s neither here nor there. Actually it’s right here — » Imperial Materialistic Swine … Adults talk about stuff that sucks!

Thus the doodle points to this moral … babies, children, young people altogether, generally just are. They know how to be, not to consider being, or initiate being, manage being, or any other form of compartmentalized control over being. Rather, it’s a fluid process of stimulated behavioral and cognitive interaction.

So next time you and your family get together, try spending more time with the kids, and less with the adults. I always find being in the moment can make more sense than becoming caught in the explanations for why we live, how we got here, what we should do while we are here, to engage in which guilty-pleasures, and of course my favorite one of all, where we are going!

We come in simple and leave simple … everything in between is a freaking complicated mess!

:)

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Bye-bye Monta Ellis – Sad Day 4 Warriors Fans

67 days ago

Anyone feel this way when they heard? » The lasting image of this deal might be Stephen Curry hugging Ekpeh Udoh as they departed from the holy common-ground all teammates share....


Anyone feel this way when they heard?

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The lasting image of this deal might be Stephen Curry hugging Ekpeh Udoh as they departed from the holy common-ground all teammates share.

Monta, a second round #10 selection, was arguably one of the 2-3 greatest “home-grown” Warriors (of course Chris Mullin or Rick Barry might be voted in 1st by most and rightfully so) since the move to the Bay Area.

We all recall losing the talents of Baron Davis to free agency, but this, this stings a bit different. There is not a Warriors fan out there that wouldn’t agree with the glorious idea of Monta Ellis retiring as a Warrior, MVP, and Champion … well, unless you’re part of the Matt Steimentz regime.

Monta thrilled us by taking a sliver of space and making it his freestyle round-ball show … a genius of acrobatic body control, and shot / lay-up adjustments to finish. Today Chris Webber (another young potential HOF talent lost) said Monta is the best finisher (non-dunking finisher) in the league for his size. Anyhow, out with the old and in with the new … it won’t be easy but we have to close this door Monta!

Now Captain Jack is another story, this is a head-scratcher. From a non-social, colegial personality level, he’s perfect. If he is healthy, the x’s and o’s totally fit, but I mean did anyone forget the last time this guy was on the floor as a Warrior most of us were booing or yelling some profanity at him? Our team might be a small franchise in the last couple decades, but our fan base certainly stands tall and we believe whether there is a yellow t-shirt fad going on or not! We love the name on the front of the jersey, not the back (even though we mourn Monta’s legacy today), and we Warriors fans, don’t appreciate quitters! Then again, win a few games and none of that will matter, the sometimes sad reality of things. To his defense, Jack did have some good times with us … it’ll be intriguing to see how this develops.

Andrew Bogut, again similarly to Jackson, makes sense on paper when healthy. Infinitely more valuable than Jackson (as of now, Jackson may yet get bought-out or this player movement may not be over), but still a bit curious. The question that really gets at me is, how are Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut going to make it through a 82 game season given every shred of data we have to look at so far as evidence against them doing so? Are we now an offensively inept team? Of course an insane question to ask any high-octane “Don Nellie influenced” basketball fan, but albeit, perhaps a fare question to now ask.

I will tell you once the emotion settles along with all the smoke, we may just be further ahead out of this trade as a team, especially because we now can boast a robust second unit (missing Ekpeh Udoh who captured many of our hearts with his hustle and over-achiever’s will), and we have a solid rotation upfront as well as a young dynamic duo with Klay and Steph. The movement of Monta Ellis, when this is all said and done, may end up being more linked to the development of Klay Thompson than anything else. Additionally the idea of two skill guys at the 4 and 5 positions (true 4 and 5 position players), and one of them being a seven footer, sounds awfully similar to past recipes of success in the western conference.

… with that, we usher in a new era, with a win over the Sacramento Kings tonight, we wish you a very well deserved farewell into your own proverbial sunset Monta, thanks for the memories & we will forever be grateful for having you as our leader and star!

Only Bay Area CSN Video Footage of Monta Ellis Post-Trade

Shortly after hearing the trade news on TV, even when considering how diplomatically composed Monta was in this interview, it was abundantly clear to Warriors fans that know his demeanor, that he was sad to go. It might not have been for the best or what either of us wanted, but it is what has happened, and now we must deal with it. For a guy who missed a year because of an off-court mo-ped injury, a guy that the Steimentzs’ of the world have hammered for character and maturity over the years, this was an especially candid and appropriate exit interview. An impressive execution of composure, respect, and thoughtfulness for all involved,
it could have been a moment of selfishness for the “immature and raw” high-school prodigy, but instead it was a moment of grace for the prodigy we got to see grow into our leader.

No Better Way to End This:


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Mind Doodle 1 – Treacherous Success

82 days ago

Walking the further traveled path produces immediate gratification. Walking the harder traveled path produces character. Satisfaction creates happiness for oneself. Character creates satisfaction for those around oneself. Traveling the hardest path,...

Walking the further traveled path produces immediate gratification. Walking the harder traveled path produces character.

Satisfaction creates happiness for oneself. Character creates satisfaction for those around oneself.

Traveling the hardest path, produces satisfaction for those around the traveler … ;)

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Website Promotion News

137 days ago

Intent, Invest, Income

225 days ago

“Intentions, Investments, Income” Remember watching the show Family Feud? If a question was asked of 100 people about why we have a NBA lockout, I would bet every single person being...

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Tony Parker: French Connect

227 days ago

T. Parker the Player/Owner? – Take Poll Regardless of your position on NBA Lockout issues or NBA players leaving to play internationally, you have got to love this story! Spurs superstar...

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NBA Preseason Really History?

228 days ago

Who’s to Blame? David Stern: “we’re looking to finalizing close to a 200 million dollar loss as well as regular season games.” Derek Fisher: “We don’t want to be locked out,...

Who’s to Blame? David Stern: “we’re looking to finalizing close to a 200 million dollar loss as well as regular season games.” Derek Fisher: “We don’t want to be locked out, but the reality is we are employees, and the owners are employers, it is their decision to make.” Adam Silver: “We are looking at [...]

Kobe – Italy Actually Happening?

234 days ago

Kobe Leaving NBA for Italy – Take Poll Kobe Bryant is a name that turns heads. What can this latest news about the imminence of the deal be about? We were...

Kobe Leaving NBA for Italy – Take Poll

Kobe Bryant is a name that turns heads. What can this latest news about the imminence of the deal be about? We were curious, so we asked some lakers fans on this Facebook thread, what they thought about Kobe’s possible NBA leave for the Italian Virtus Bologna: NBA Lockout Discussions

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MILAN (AP) – Kobe Bryant said it was “very possible” he will play in Italy during the NBA lockout, adding the country is like home because he spent part of his childhood there.

“It’s very possible. It would be a dream for me,” Kobe Bryant said of the contract off from Virtus Bologna, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport.

Virtus Bologna has made numerous contract offers to the Los Angeles Lakers star. Bryant discussed the offer with the Gazzetta dello Sport during a sponsor’s appearance in Milan on Wednesday.
“It’s very possible. It would be a dream for me,” Bryant said, according to the Gazzetta. “There’s an opportunity that we’ve been discussing over the last few days. It’s very possible and that’s good news for me.”

Virtus told The Associated Press that the latest talks are centered on a $2.5 million offer for 10 games over 40 days from Oct. 9 to Nov. 16. That would come out to about $1.5 million after taxes.
The deal would allow Bryant to return to the Lakers immediately if the lockout ends.

The 33-year-old Bryant spent several years in Italy when his father, Joe Bryant, played on five teams from 1984-91. The elder Bryant, who once owned a small part of Olimpia Milano, now coaches the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA.
“Italy is my home. It’s where my dream of playing in the NBA started. This is where I learned the fundamentals, learned to shoot, to pass and to (move) without the ball,” Kobe Bryant said, according to the Gazzetta. “All things that when I came back to America the players my age didn’t know how to do because they were only thinking about jumping and dunking.”
Turkish club Besiktas and at least one team in China have expressed interest in Bryant, a winner of five NBA championships and 13-time All-Star. However, he seems most interested in the Virtus offer.

“It’s a huge honor for me to return to Italy. It’s home for me,” Bryant said in fairly fluent Italian in a video posted on the Gazzetta website. “It’s always been a dream for me to play in Italy. We’ve got to wait and see what happens.”
Virtus also recently reached out to Manu Ginobili, who played with Bologna before joining the San Antonio Spurs in 2002. Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari rejoined his former Italian club Olimpia Milano last week.

The NBA season usually begins in late October, but owners and players have failed to agree on a new labor deal. The two sides are at odds over how to divide the league’s revenue, a salary cap structure and the length of guaranteed contracts.
Last week, NBA officials announced the postponement of training camp and the cancellation of 43 preseason games.
Virtus has won 15 Italian league titles but none since 2001, when it also won the Euroleague for the second time.

Bologna opens the Italian league against Roma on Oct. 9. It did not qualify for this season’s Euroleague, although the team has big ambitions after signing former Clemson point guard Terrell McIntyre, who led Siena to four consecutive Italian titles before transferring to Malaga in Spain last season.

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Economic Impacts?

238 days ago

Video Games no longer Realistic? How will video games sell and release if the season is delayed? The video game is a reflection of the real thing, we don’t know the...

Video Games no longer Realistic?

How will video games sell and release if the season is delayed? The video game is a reflection of the real thing, we don’t know the final rosters yet, player movement hasn’t kicked in, we don’t even know when it begins. So how can EA and 2k produce a good product?

In a recent article written up by video game vendors, the topics of how the Video Game industry would be affected by the delay of the NBA season?

Well it seems a few weeks are definitely going to be cut out of the season this year. The Game version of the 2012 season is supposed to launch on Oct. 4th. I wonder if it will sell as well with the season not starting when it is supposed to?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A2KLOzFbX35OjhMA7ydNbK5_?slug=ycn-9172841

NBA lockout continues, jeopardizes NBA season: A fan’s take
By Mark Hawkins, Yahoo! Contributor Network Sep 23, 11:24 am EDT

With time running out, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) met on Thursday, Sept. 22,in an effort to strike a deal in time for the NBA season to begin as scheduled. After negotiating for approximately five hours, the two sides failed to strike a deal or even make any appreciable progress.
After the meeting, there were no indications from either party that a deal would be forthcoming anytime soon. Both NBA Commissioner David Stern and union president Derek Fisher(notes) of the Los Angeles Lakers expressed the sentiment that “the calendar is not our friend.”

Stern, who celebrated his 69th birthday on Thursday, represented the league along with NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, head of the labor relations committee; San Antonio Spurs owner Peter Holt; and NBA Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Dan Rube. The union was represented by Fisher, NBPA Executive Director Billy Hunter, union Deputy General Counsel Ron Klempner and economist Kevin Murphy.

Neither side revealed details of the meeting, but both sides did say that they hope to meet again next week. But next week may prove to be too late.

With training camps scheduled to open Oct. 3, any chances of the 2011-2012 NBA season (preseason included) being played as scheduled were placed in serious jeopardy when the NBA and NBPA failed to strike a deal Thursday. By the time the parties meet next week, there will basically be no chance of the preseason beginning on Oct. 9 as scheduled.
The NBA lockout has gotten to the point where NBA fans are counting down the days before they are likely to hear the dreaded announcement that games will be canceled instead of counting down the days until opening night. Unfortunately, NBA fans may get that dreaded announcement as early as Friday, Sept. 23.

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports and Ric Bucher of ESPN have both reported that David Stern, after a conference call with members of the NBA’s labor relations committee on Friday, is expected to officially cancel training camps and the first slate of preseason games until further notice. Even after the postponement of training camps and cancellation of preseason games, there will still be a little time for the parties to try to work out a deal in time to save the regular-season opener.
The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls are scheduled to open the regular season on Nov. 1. From the time that a deal is made, the NBA would need at least four weeks to prepare for the regular season. Two weeks for the deal to be put in writing and ratified, one week for a free-agency period and another week for truncated training camps and a few preseason games. Based on that four-week window, the NBA and NBPA have until Oct. 4, at the absolute latest, to work out a deal that will salvage opening night.

Unfortunately, one of the principal negotiators does not seem to believe that is likely. In an interview with Chris Sheridan, Billy Hunter said, “I really don’t think they are ready to do a deal. My position is that they said two years ago they were prepared to lockout for a year to get what they wanted, and I think they way they’ve negotiated gives every indication that that’s bearing out.”

The parties are scheduled to meet again sometime next week, and according to Hunter they both “agree that the only way to get a deal is to keep talking.” But with just 11 days between now and Oct. 4, those talks are up against a calendar that is not a friend of the NBA, NBPA or NBA fans.

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