A Grizzly Fan Fest......vs MEM

This is going to be a two for one post. Saturday we played Memphis so I will touch on that home game. Then on Sunday we had the Warriors Fan Fest. First off I would like to draw your attention to the right hand side of the screen. You will notice a new section titled "Follow Me Live on Twitter". If your not familiar with Twitter basically I will be live blogging from every home game. You can also just follow me live at any time game or not. Wild concept check it out it will be interesting.



Ok so Saturday night game playing a post Gasol Memphis team. Theoretically this should be a lock for the DUB'S. But this is always the type of games we some how get beat as well. Air France saw another start and you know what I like it. I know he still needs to work on those turn overs but he plays with intensity and puts emphasis on defense. I enjoy watching a guy work hard on both ends of the court. Everyone was looking nice for the most part. It was sloppy passing though that kept Memphis in it. Miller and Gay both put on a nice show and kept it interesting. Warrick also put up some decent numbers and played hard.



I said it before and I will say it again though. Being a Warriors fan is bad for your heart. We let the Griz get close to many times. Thats the fun though of watching Warriors ball. It all comes down to the 4th quarter and how hard we want it. Speaking of the 4th it got a little interesting during this one. I was doing the Twitter thing and sent off what I thought was the winning score. Turns out the ref's called some weird foul with .03 seconds left. It was kind of meaning less to as we had already won. It just went to pad Captain Jacks stats. We won and had over a 100 to so that meant free Big Mac's for everyone who attended the game.




Ok so Sunday fan fest at the Oracle. My lovely wife and darling daughter joined me for this day of fun. We got there shortly after doors opened at 1pm. Free parking so no need to walk the bridge from BART. It looked like several hundred people based on the parking lot. Not nearly as packed as I thought it would be. Once inside we got some free Popcorn and drinks then made our way out to the festivities.



They had a nice sized kids area. You could play 360 with the players and some little games, pictures ect. On the main floor they had lines waiting to go shoot around with players as well. After a little bit of me walking around Twittering, my wife being a stalkerazzi and my daughter grubbing on Pop corn we lined up to shoot around.



When I lined up it was Croshere or Barnes you be shooting around with. But then Barnes left and Kosta took his spot. In line Assist Coach Keith Smart was walking by chatting with fans. I used that opportunity to ask him about Nelly's plans and his possibility of taking over. He said Nelly is coming back for sure next year and that he expects to take over in the next 2 to 3 years. Exclusive you heard it here first.



Anyway so it's my turn to hit the floor. Turns out it's a little more structured then just a shoot around. You break into teams and first team to make 8 baskets wins a prize. They tell this to us out in center court with Croshere and Kosta huddled in with us and some other shooting coaches. My palms started sweating and I was nervous let me tell you. Looking up at the score board from underneath it is somthing I cannot describe. So we break off in our respective teams and I sink shot after shot. Well two to be precise and I missed one. It was jumpers from left and right side of the free throw lines and you grab your own boards. We ended up winning and we all got a Warriors deck of cards and to take pictures with Croshere and Kosta.



After that we hit the kids area for a bit so my daughter could have some fun. She got to run around and get some Balloon animals etc. My wife then lead us to the Cheerleaders. I swear it was not my suggestion at all she said we should. So we got all the Warriors girls autographs on a poster and headed for some grub. Nice to finally get a free meal at the Oracle. They had Hot Dogs, Pizza, Nachos and Soda.



With my daughter starting to get tired we figured it be time to wrap it up soon. We didn't stay for the main event. I guess the Warriors were going to take the floor and answer questions etc. Also we didn't get any autographs either. Jackson and Ellis had been signing but the lines were insanely long. At the end of the day we had a blast. It was nice to get out as a family and enjoy something my wife and I both like. My wife is becoming a huge fan and only time will tell how the little one turns out. My daughter knows several Warrior players names already and she is only 3. I am sure that's a sign of a Warriors fan in the making.



P.S Keep an eye on the Twit feeds for live at the game blogging.