The D.A.Y. of the Golden State Warriors monthly upset
And the Bulls hang on in a flu-plagued game.
I was ready to sit down and write a nice simple D.A.Y. with only three games on the schedule. Then I saw this post by Mutoni over at AOL Fanhouse (commonly called the Haus) of Dirk Nowitzki doing a surprisingly accurate Mick Jagger dance. I am in speechless awe. My brain has turned into jelly. Combined with the horror show that was a 9 hour fantasy baseball draft from hell, I’m not at my very best today. The big news of the day is that we figured out what the prize will be in the Slamonline NCAA tourney pool. I thought it was going to be a DVD or a t-shirt at best, but we’re going all out for you. More details to come later today.
GOLDEN STATE 124 PHOENIX 119
Jason Richardson hit five threes in the first quarter, eight on the game, and the Warriors threw up a 45 spot in the first quarter against the Suns. Phoenix does not always guard wide open three point shooters, and even the Suns couldn’t dig out of the hole they were in. The Warriors are a giant killer. Dallas? Phoenix? You call them dominant. The Warriors call them victims. J-Rich finished with 36 and 12, Stephen Jackson hit 5 of 10 threes on his way to 29 points, and Baron Davis had 21 and 12. The Warriors are the scary wildcard team in the playoffs, if they make it that is. In Khalid’s Suns story, the players all talk about how they know they need to get stops in the playoffs. Hope they figure out how to do that soon.
MEMPHIS 96 PORTLAND 92
Z-Bo had a tremendous night with 43 and 17, but it came in a loss, as Memphis hit 35 of 36 free throws. What’s that you say? Grizzlies, Blazers, and lots of free throw shooting is too good to be true? I agree with you. Let’s move on. Tarence Kinsey led Memphis with 20, yes the Tarence Kinsey, as the Grizzlies won two in a row for the first time this season.
CHICAGO 83 DETROIT 81
Rip Hamilton and Chris Webber continue to suffer from flu symptoms of biblical proportions, so they were not a part of this game. Some people think this could be an Eastern Conference Finals preview. Please no, and if so make it a sweep one way or the other. Even with the Pistons missing two of their starters, the Bulls found a way to blow a 12 point lead, but held on to win and clinch their third straight year in the playoffs on some Kirk Hinrich free throws. Big Ben grabbed 19 boards, Gordon scored 25, and Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons with 26 in the loss. But back to the flu thing. Is it me, or does it seem like more and more athletes are missing games with flu-like symptoms? Isn’t that the kind of thing you lie about to get out of work? Very long season.
30 Responses to “The D.A.Y. of the Golden State Warriors monthly upset”
Mar.30 at 9:03 am
Elvis says:
YES it is!
Mar.30 at 9:06 am
andy says:
sam, you’re right that it’s been a long season..so let’s get out of a rut..i wanna find out what are you fearless predictions from for the playoffs…
Mar.30 at 9:34 am
J says:
Damn you Rubenstein and Mutoni. I almost broke my ribs trying to not die laughing because I’m at work.
Mar.30 at 9:40 am
Benedict says:
Suns and Mavs
Mar.30 at 9:43 am
mutoni says:
sam, you’re lucky i didn’t post the video of him doing it in the shower. very lucky.
Mar.30 at 9:56 am
Alex says:
Hey Sam, How did you do in the draft? What’s your team? I’m doing my baseball draft this Sunday so I’m just curious.
Mar.30 at 9:58 am
Keith says:
And just like that, the month of March loses Steve Nash his third straight MVP….
Mar.30 at 9:59 am
J.E. Skeets says:
Dirk’s deadpan delivery kills me. I find him hilarious.
Mar.30 at 10:00 am
Keith says:
Sternbot should organise a dance contest…I would choose Shaq and Dirk, Nate Robinson coz you know he’ll bring the funk…anyone else?
Mar.30 at 10:03 am
Sam Rubenstein says:
thank you for that, Mutoni. Dirk really has the Mick Jagger moves down cold.
My fantasy draft went okay. My team is mostly young guys who should break out this year. The challenge is to not go insane when it’s the 18th round and people are taking the whole 2 minutes to make their picks.
Mar.30 at 10:16 am
1hush D says:
Walk like a Warrior!!!!! All I want for Christmas is a G-state playoff spot.
Mar.30 at 10:37 am
Kadavour says:
B.Diddy had a really nice block on Nash in the first.
Mar.30 at 11:03 am
deestarbuckz says:
“Too Easy” was frustrating Nash through the whole night… And Shawn Marion just does not look like “The Matrix” lately.
Mar.30 at 11:25 am
Shiz says:
After seeing that post, Im convinced that Dirk is the freakishly big monster than chases me in my nightmares.
Mar.30 at 11:29 am
Shiz says:
But then Shaq and Shabadoo come out and break fool to “Din da da” and save me before Dirk can get me.
Mar.30 at 1:20 pm
Mike says:
Gheorghe Muresan is the boogeyman that lives under my bed. I always know he’s hiding there because his bigass feet stick out from under it, and he’s always going “shhhhhhh…” and giggling.
Mar.30 at 1:35 pm
Shiz says:
Wow. thats right up there with the evil circus clown dream.
Mar.30 at 1:50 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
This is why so many big men talk about feeling like outcasts when they were 6′9″ in second grade or whatever.
Again, I am very impressed with how Dirk has the Jaggerisms down pat.
Mar.30 at 2:01 pm
mutoni says:
as much as i enjoyed that dirk video, nothing will ever, EVER, beat those pics from last year when he was stoned/drunk/both with some chick after the nba finals. that was so epic. sadly, i can’t find the pictures. help?
Mar.30 at 2:17 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Hmmmmmm… Mutoni could you possibly mean… THIS:
http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/06/22/the-focus-of-a-champion/
Mar.30 at 2:25 pm
See Bee Fore says:
There’s another pic of Diggler drunk and a bunch more at: http://drunkathletes.synergyofsports.com/
Mar.30 at 2:26 pm
mutoni says:
yes! thanks for the find; it’s going to be my computer screen’s new background. i also love how mjd saved the picture as “dirktrim”. that, my friends, is awesome.
Mar.30 at 3:24 pm
albie1kenobi says:
just for those pictures and videos (anyone remember the one where he and JT was bumping it in his ride or something? terrible acting thus ridiculously awesome), he should win the MVP. him and nash are as much goofballs as they are superstars.
and isn’t dirk wearing the girl’s earring in that stoned/drunk picture? fantastic.
Mar.30 at 3:30 pm
albie1kenobi says:
oh and what the hell is she doing with her hands?
Mar.30 at 4:22 pm
John S. says:
the start of the first quarter was like a all-star game, shot after shot. j-rich came up with the 3’s,baron davis with the block on steve,even stephen jackson was hiting 3’s, and the dunk let’s not go there.what happen amare.
Mar.30 at 4:26 pm
John S. says:
why did they give the ball to t-prince, they could of made a better play then that, the ball should of went to rasheed wallace he was hot. and also that shot from big ben was just luck, was it the shoes.
Mar.30 at 6:33 pm
albie1kenobi says:
oh yeah just want to point out that GSW were wearing the same old school jersey when they beat Dallas.
Mar.30 at 11:15 pm
Ryan Jones says:
I was at the Bulls-Pistons game Thursday night and will be posting something about it soon. OK, you guys can all go back to what you were doing now.
Mar.31 at 3:57 am
See Bee Fore says:
John S.: it was most definitely the shoes, and albie1kenobi: she appears to be thrownig up the dub for the West side! Nawmasayin?
Mar.31 at 3:57 am
See Bee Fore says:
*throwing*