Cotton Candy....vs TOR

As the Warriors went from the Bay to LA and then back to the Bay I was swamped at work. This meant Monday's game against the Raptors was really not on my radar. It was not until the day of that my wife and I realized we had a game and could not find a baby sitter. Like always my loving and beautiful wife said to invite a friend and she will stay home. Problem is none of the usual suspects could make it. With a lack of bench players I went with the undrafted rookie my Daughter. I have been kicking around the idea of bringing her and I was waiting for an opportunity just like this to do it. I brought her to that celebrity preseason game thing but not to a real regular season game yet. Good thing about a game like this is I didn't mind leaving early. She is not even 4 yet so I couldn't expect her to sit for the entire game. She did good though and made it all the way to the half. She probably could of made it longer. But it was already past her bedtime and she was starting to get hyphy.

So like I said I left at the half and I didn't get to watch a lot of what I was there for . So no real good game cometary here sorry. The best story I have was about Cotton Candy. We had eaten dinner before the game and I also snuck in a juice box and a snack for her as well. Food and drink wide we are content as can be. She doesn't bat an eyelash at the Chorros or any other vendor for that matter. Then the Cotton Candy guy comes up our row. At first she really was not to interested in it. Then the guy behind us calls over the Cotton Candy guy and buys 3 of them for him and his 2 kids. She asked and I told her we already ate dinner and I had no cash on me. For the next few minutes she was turned around in her seat salivating and begging me.

It was in the middle of the first quarter and I was irritated but we went on a mission. I had to find an ATM to get some cash because they didn't have any Cotton Candy at the stands that take cards. So I paid like $6 to get a $20 to but a $5 Cotton Candy. I never let her know it but in my mind I was thinking "Why did that guy have to buy those cotton candies". Anyway with our Cotton Candy and a Lemonade we made it back to our seats and enjoyed another quarter of play. When we left as I carried her across the bridge to BART's parking lot she looked me in the eyes and said "thank you for taking me daddy I love you so much". Now I have been through some tough times in life. Both my parents were drug addicts and I lost my father when I was 8. Needless to say I can handle emotion but that right there my friend. That had me almost in tears. Hard to explain feelings like that. God Bless her soul and GO WARRIORS!

Ohh yea we WON!

P.S One of the prettier staff members of GldnSt8Warrior.com lent out the official GldnSt8Warrior.com camera then lost it. So still no pictures or video. Maybe next game.

Christmas Miracle....vs BOS

Twas the day after Christmas, Against the Celtics at the Oracle, The Warriors won and it was quite a spectacle. Bad Holiday parodies aside this game was truly a spectacle. Not just for the fact that we pulled off a Christmas miracle and beat the Champs. But because of the energy in that arena. I have to say this was hands down the best game of the season thus far. The entire place was going Mighty Dumbo Dorfian Dummy.

Crazy thing is we initially tried to sell our tickets. Reason being is Celtics tickets normally sell for 2 or 3 times the price. I put them up for 3 times the price but found no takers. Looking back I am glad they didn't sell. We were excited to go to the game. We didn't expect a win, But we both were looking forward to seeing the Celtics play. Even if it meant them stomping on our boys. Most of the night that was the case a matter of a fact. Right from the jump you could see how better the Celtics are then us in both defending and scoring. They did however look tired and a little worn. They played the night before in LA against the Lakers. Ending the Celtics 19 game winning streak. I thought that would of fired them up a bit. Perhaps it did mentally but it didnt show up physically. Another big deciding factor was some sloppy 4th quarter turn overs the Celtics made. Also some key late game calls going our way. We did also have Jackson back and it was the old Gun Slinging Jackson. Not the new turn over machine Jackson. He looked like his old self shooting well and bringing a big spark. Also Marco has continued to do well with his extended minutes. Wonder if Nelson will still use him as much once Maggate, Crawford and Ellis are healthy? Speaking of Ellis it was nice to see him rejoin the team after that 30 game suspension. When they showed him on the screen the place went nuts. Still tons of love, we all can't wait to get him back.

The only bad news from this game was I didn't have my camera. We lent it to my Wife's parents for the weekend. No worries though a picture or a video would not properly capture the vibe that night. People really started to believe again that night, If only for a game. It had a vibe that I have not felt since Baron left. I don't know what the future holds. But like I said before that was the best game so far this season. We all know the playoffs are not going to happen. Lets just hope we can finish out the season with some intensity. Then hold our chins high with the best record we can.

Do you believe in Magic?.....vs ORL

As a cold front hits the Bay Area the Warriors continue their ice cold shooting percentages. The night started off right with Jackson addressing the crowd wishing them a happy holidays and such. It was fitting as this was the last home game till after Christmas. I personally went into this game expecting a 20 plus point blowout. But before the game I read that Howard and Pietrus were going to be out. So I changed my prediction to a 5-10 point loss instead.



Anyway my Wife and I made the way to our seats and got ready to see some sloppy Warriors basketball. Then not long after Jack wished us all a safe and Merry X-Mas some Douche Nozzle starts spewing anti Jack propaganda. Well maybe not propaganda exactly as our Captain Jack has been looking like he spent to much time in Davy Jones' Locker. But still, First off hating on him is not gonna help him get out of a slump. Second off my seats are in Club 200 and if you think he can hear you then you must be more then drunk. So yea I had to listen to Douche Nozzle for 3 quarters. Yes I said 3 quarters, cause yo boy V-Dazzalistic and his Breezy Weezie was moving on up once again. The up shot to having lots of fair weather fans is they tend to leave early. That and the cold weather I think has people starting to sing exodus a few minutes into the fourth. I have to say though I rather see the Warriors start winning then me continue to sneak down to lower level. Maybe once this cold front leaves and we get back to normal CA winters of 50 or 60 degrees. Then the Warriors might warm it back up and get some wins. To bad the block is still hot though....

Snot Rockets....vs Houston

For those of you who read Coughing up Nuggets last year you are already familiar with this type of game. For those of you who didn't, basically if you try and make it to every Warriors home game inevitably you will have to be sick at one. Last year it was the Nuggets this year it was the Rockets. Now before I make my self sound like a super-fan 99 over here. I did in fact miss my first home game this season. It was the Bucks game on Wednesday. For that one I was in a NyQuil induced coma status sick state. Anyway by the time Friday came around I was feeling a little better and made my way to the Roarcle with tissues in tow. I got to the game a little late due to traffic and my post medicine head lolly gagging. The place was packed as is normal for a Friday game especially aganist T-Mac and Yao's Rockets. Not like it mattered much in the end but Houston was without Artest due to injury. Speaking of injury we had Maggette out still with that Hamstring. Also Turiaf and Wright were sidelined with the same funk that had me missing work.



We never could really get out of the hole the entire night. At one point we took a one point lead. But for the most part the Rockets maintained a 10 to 20 point lead all night. The up side of a blowout is fans tend to leave early. This worked out good for me as I was able to move down to the lower level and upgrade my seats. Funny thing happened once I got down low though. I started streaming Live video on Twitter towards the end of the game. Then Franco the Hype man comes and sits next to me. He had his mic and everything so I got a little nervous but turns out his friend was few seats over. He ended up jumping in on the live video and gave a shout out to my wife who couldn't make the game. It was pretty funny but in the end the Warriors lost 119 to 108. Good thing it didn't go into over time to. I was almost out of tissues from sneezing and the runny nose. Anyway let me tell you I can't wait for Ellis to get back. I don't necessarily think it will turn around our season much. But at least it will be a more entertaining 25 win season. GO WARRIORS!

Can't beat the Heat....vs MIA

Well Warriors fans we lost another making it 7 in a row now. For the record I have yet to miss a home game, not even a preseason one. I only wish I could share my consistency with the team. Because they are not showing up in crunch time. I don't know if you caught any of the 5 road games but it was the same story. The only thing consistent about us is our ability to not close it out. Anyway this was an interesting night. Normally my wife and or one of my close friends uses the other season ticket I have. This night however my wife was not feeling good and none of the usual suspects could make it. So I put the call out on the GldnSt8Warrior Facebook group and within minutes had several responses. The first one to respond got the seat and turns out it was a a guy I used to shoot hoops with. By the way thanks again for that Beer!



The Game itself was exciting and I did enjoy seeing Wade play. It also further underlined my belief that Marion needs a Nash type to keep his value up. As for the Warriors Crawford went loc! It was his home debut and he showed and proved. Jackson had seen better nights and was noneffective. No sign of Morrow as Nelly opted to not play him. Maggette, Biedrens and Wright all had good nights though. Speaking of good nights I got a major upgrade on my seats. I did the old move down after the half maneuver but can you blame me? Sitting close makes the game so much more intense. At the end of the night it came down to one shot though. The ball was in the right persons hands for that shot to Jamal Crawford. But despite having an amazing night he couldn't sink the game winner at the buzzer in OT. Truth be told it shouldn't even of came to that though. We had a chance to close it out in the 4th and pissed it away. Also we had a 4 point lead we blew on a turned over in bound pass. Sloppy play again leads to another Warrior loss. Oh well kay sera sera, what can you do? GO WARRIORS RIGHT?