07-08 GSW will always have a place in my heart

(Written 4/16/08)

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Today marks the last game of the regular season for my beloved Warriors. It pisses me off that the game was pulled from ESPN which means that this game won't be aired at all anywhere. Ticket prices have gotten ridiculously lower since the loss to the Denver Nuggets. It's annoying to see people all of a sudden not care about the Warriors simply because they didn't make the playoffs. Don't people understand that they won almost 50 games this season with an almost 60% winning percentage throughout the whole season? This year's Golden State Warriors are the first team to win this much games and not make it to the playoffs. It's not the Warriors' fault that they have to play in the Western Conference, a conference that has not eight but ten playoff-worthy teams. I can't even be mad but really, if you know anything about basketball at all you'll know that the Lakers, Hornets, Spurs, Jazz, Rockets, Suns, Mavs, and Nuggets really do play some great basketball and deserve their spot in the playoffs.

I'm here at school wearing my Warriors jersey and I've had at least three people say to me, "You know they didn't make it to the playoffs, right?" Yes, dumb fuck I know that.
My only response: hold up my jersey and say "Warrior fan til the death, baby."
Don't question my fanhood or my knowledge of the NBA. It offends the hell out of me.

I'll admit, I am a bandwagon jumper. But I've fallen in love and I've fallen hard. I would love to go to tonight's game but prior engagements have me saying no to $40 lower level seats and if it wasn't for my Lil Bro (whom I haven't seen in over four months due to him being in Boot Camp), I'd be there. One, it's Fan Appreciation Night which equals lots of free stuff, haha. Second, who knows who's going to be back in a Warriors jersey next season. They only people who are complete gaurentees are Brandon Wright, Marco Bellinelli, Kelenna Azubuike, and CJ Watson. Everyone else has to renegotiate their contracts and salaries. Will Baron Davis choose to come back? Will management keep Stephen Jackson even though his playing this past month has not been the absolute best? Will management realize the value of Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins and pay them for their actual worth? Is this really the last we'll see of Mickael Pietrus, Al Harrington, and Matt Barnes?

Le sigh. I guess we won't know until Draft Day. Can't wait to see who we pick up. Please be useful, please be useful, please be useful.

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Recap of my personal 07-08 GSW season

12/7/07 VS Miami Heat (First game ever, yay!) with AJ
Final Score: 120-113

12/14/07 VS Los Angeles Lakers (hands down, best game ever) with Alvin, Katrina, and Sanjaya-wannabe
Final Score: 108-106

1/21/08 VS Minnesota Timberwolves (the UGH game) with Trina, Lauren, Michelle, and Jason M.
Final Score: 108-109

2/1/08 VS Charlotte Bobcats (the Blowout Game/J-Rich's Return to Oracle/GSOM Night 3) with Brandon, Kat, Alvin, Lauren, and Steph
Final Score: 127-96

3/12/08 VS Toronto Raptors (Free Game I) with Andrew
Final Score: 117-106

3/15/08 VS Memphis Grizzlies (Free Game II/First Time at Lower Level) with my Baby Brother Jason
Final Score: 110-107

3/21/08 VS Houston Rockets (GSOM Night 4/John Legend's Performance) with Kristina, Katrina, Michelle, Lauren, Steph, Kat, Brandon, and Alvin
Final Score: 106-109


4/10/08 VS Denver Nuggets (Biggest Game Of The Year/Biggest Heartbreak Of the Year) with Jeremy, Seanie Boy, and John
Final Score: 105-114