It's your Birthday.....vs DAL

What a big win this one was. On Saturday night we got bumped from the 8th spot by Denver on the road. This put Denver in 8th and Dallas was still in 7th. So Sunday comes and we have Dallas at home. This Win put us all in a 3 way tie. Denver and Dallas having a better record against us however are still ahead despite identical records. The crowd was hyped and considerably large for a Sunday night. I saw something I never thought I would see at Oracle. A full fledged Wave! All night section 222 was trying to start one. It wasn't until the second half when things started really looking up for us that it took off. I kid you not it circled club 200 a good 3 times and then worked it's way down to the lower club level.



Also semi news worthy it was Thunder's birthday. They had several other mascots including my personal home town favorite Lou Seal. They did a little drum show and had a half time boxing match between the various mascots. While on this subject who likes Thunder seriously? I would much rather have the old school Indian Warrior. I mean that's what the name stands for and there is nothing degrading about it in my opinion. Perhaps I am just not PC enough to grasp the entirety of the issue. Anyway the game was great. But with this difficult schedule ahead of us we will need to step it up. No more slow starts or it could equal a loss. It's going to be close and very exciting this little run for the Post Season. Speaking of that I think the NBA needs to redraw the lines. There is no reason a team with our record should be fighting to get into the playoffs.

Trail Wasted....vs POR

First off lets all take a moment to thank the good lord for designated drivers. I traded dinner for a drunken debacle and it was well worth the price. I guess its probably best I tend to drive 90% of the time. Because in the words of Transition "I don't drink but when I do". Back to the game though. So we arrive on time and I buy a tall Sud on the way to the seats. Thinking this would be my one and only expensive drink I planned to sip slowly.

The Warriors had other plans however. Apparently the guys in marketing have noticed the trend in shitty starts equals higher beer sales. The guys looked horrid in the first half. Biedrens digressed like 2 years in the course of the first 12 minutes. So I visited the sauce stand a few times and was probably being the fan I normally hate. I was talking loud and most likely very foolishly. Ohh well we all have to play the part of door knob every now and then. In this drunken blur I just found myself cheering and clapping. Then before long I see the elusive Marco on the floor. It was great the crowd was cheering him to take a shot at every chance. Thats when you know you won a game. Marco Belinelli has become sort of a circus attraction at the oracle.



So we pull off a nice 16 point win over the Blazers. It was time for me to make good on my dinner payment. We hit the MexiCali Rose around 10:45pm. I have to say I love that spot for a nice sit down Warrior win party. The food is molten hot but man is it good. The pricing is decent as well got out of there 2 people for $21. That little night cap though sealed the deal on a Friday at work in pain. I am not getting any younger let me tell you. Time to play some Ball this weekend to counter the self inflicted punishment.

P.S I hope to get another PodCast out in the next week. With playoffs coming should be lots to talk about. Going to try and incorporate some more Bay Area sports fans in it as well.

GldnSt8Warrior PodCast Episode 1

Here it is the first PodCast. Forgive my horrible editing skills and enjoy or laugh or do both GO WARRIORS!

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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.

Sonic Fatigue....vs SEA

Well its been awhile since I put finger to keyboard on this blog and for that I am sorry. My only excuse is fatigue. Going into this I knew it would be difficult to attend as many home games as I possibly could and post about them. Couple that with a family and holding down a job and its a lot of commitment. I have and will continue to give it my best though it's a labor of love. So lets see the game I am going to attempt to write about was almost 2 and a half weeks ago. Maybe it's just best if I say we won and it was fun. Looking over my memory card I must not of wanted to remember much about the game anyway. I only took 3 pictures and each one is of random game shots. But no one comes here simply for game recaps right?



So lets spice it up with a funny little story about a Smart little girl and her Jackson Jersey that he autographed for her. So a few days after that Sonics game Jackson was signing at a Lucky's near Richmond. So I took off work a little early and went down to get his signature. I figured I would get my daughter's Jersey signed so she could have a nice keep sake. The line was insane I would say 300 people easy and it was hot that day. It was real rushed but Jackson took time to chat for a second and gave me a pound. So I bring home her Autographed Jersey and she is all excited as am I of course. Fast forward to a few days later the Jersey has been hanging up in her room not to much fan fair since. So she is not listening to Mommy and Daddy and Daddy tells her she is going to have to go on a time out. She then goes into her room and mumbles something about being mad at me. I notice as she is stomping in she grabs the Jackson jersey off her chair and throws is on the ground. Now mind you she is only 3 years old. I didn't know if I should crack up or cry for what I have in store with this kid when she is a teenager. I just found it crazy she knew how to get at daddy and she is so young. We have since reconciled though and she is back to being a huge Warrior fan.