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		<title>Game 1= Close Loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rockets looked terrible and the Warriors looked no better. It&#8217;s almost like we wanted to lose when both superstars of the Rockets are out!  They played ok, not great, but ok.  Who impressed me the most? Of course our young rookie, Stephen Curry! First, him being named starting PG, that almost seemed like it was the match to start another fire with Monte Ellis. But no news is good news, and unless they had some issues internally that were never  shown to the public, Ellis, seems to take it all in stride. The rookie had a very good showing. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rockets looked terrible and the Warriors looked no better. It&#8217;s almost like we wanted to lose when both superstars of the Rockets are out!  They played ok, not great, but ok.  Who impressed me the most? Of course our young rookie, Stephen Curry! First, him being named starting PG, that almost seemed like it was the match to start another fire with Monte Ellis. But no news is good news, and unless they had some issues internally that were never  shown to the public, Ellis, seems to take it all in stride. The rookie had a very good showing. He ended up with 14 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Pretty good in my book. One up him was Ellis who finished with 26 points. But even with more points, he didn&#8217;t seem like the impressive Ellis that we saw a couple years ago. It wasn&#8217;t his best performance, but it wasn&#8217;t his worst. I hope that he continues to accept his new role and improve overall as  a player, not to be so one dimensional.  Jackson, who was showered with boos, finished with 17 points. He looked kinda lost out there, as if he didn&#8217;t know his team any more.  But overall, the team played poorly. We should have won against the short-handed Rockets. They even had to ride a ferry to get to the Oracle! Come on!!!! (Bay Bridge collapsed and we are just gluing the pieces back together!) But let&#8217;s give the Rockets credit.  With both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady down, newcomer Trevor Ariza and Luis Scola fueled the team to a victory. With the majority of your scoring on the bench, Rick Adelman, has to learn how to cook with the ingredients he has now, not the ingredients he wants. But in the end, the Warriors should have won this game. The Rockets are not a strong contender this year, and it would have been a good way for the Warriors to start the season. What I hope is that the same energy that Curry had last night, he brings in every game. I hope he doesn&#8217;t become a sellout and only plays for the money. He should play for the money and his love of the game. If Curry plays that way he did and improves in other areas, Warrior fans have some hope to look out into the future and see a bright future for this franchise. Let&#8217;s hope game 2 is better by coming out with a victory.</p>
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		<title>Past The Point Of No Return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sfwyee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It really can&#8217;t get any better than this. The leaves are changing, the weather is slightly colder but comfortable and the NBA has already started pre-season, meaning the season is about to get under way! Then why does turmoil surround the Bay Area? What did we do to deserve such atrocity from one player?!?!? Another wrinkle, and now Stephen Jackson has relinquished his Captain title. No more Captain Jack. And I can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;m surprised or upset really. I didn&#8217;t think he was a leader when he was given this honor nor do I think he is one now.  Jackson is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It really can&#8217;t get any better than this. The leaves are changing, the weather is slightly colder but comfortable and the NBA has already started pre-season, meaning the season is about to get under way! Then why does turmoil surround the Bay Area? What did we do to deserve such atrocity from one player?!?!? Another wrinkle, and now Stephen Jackson has relinquished his Captain title. No more Captain Jack. And I can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;m surprised or upset really. I didn&#8217;t think he was a leader when he was given this honor nor do I think he is one now.  Jackson is sinking his own ship, every time he opens his mouth. The most devastating part of his loud mouth is how influential he is to Monte Ellis, who already had qualms about playing with the newest Warrior.  Rumor had it, Jackson was looking for a team suspension after his blow-up and now he is after his teammates for &#8220;not having his back,&#8221; when he picked up his five fouls and a technical. What do you do?</p>
<p>The organization at this point, doesn&#8217;t have a choice. They can&#8217;t bring him back and hope things work out in the locker room and on the court. They are now past of the point of no return. It is probably not a secret that the Warriors are looking to trade Jackson his ridiculous contract. Now that things have been laid out, it is quite clear the management has made several,  huge mistakes. Behind then GM, Chris Mullin, ownership gave Jackson an extension, that he is not worthy of nor should the Warriors have given to an aging and not so skilled player. Jackson in turn, the greedy man that he is, only accepted the extension because he wanted the money. Not because he wanted to stay a Warrior. Not because he wanted the opportunity to mentor young players. Not because he wanted to give back to an organization that has helped repair his image. From the get go, this relationship between Jackson and the Warriors were never true, only the money has kept this sinking ship alive.</p>
<p>So for now, the Warriors&#8217; organization sits in the dark, hoping hat they can weather this storm long enough, or until some miracle can come and they can dump Jackson and his horrible contract onto someone else&#8217;s hands while getting somewhat of his trade value back.  As for Jackson, the total transformation of a player is probably the most interesting part of his journey. Only a few years back, he wanted to become the leader, the role model, the Captain. After a few losing seasons, Jackson has become what he always was: a selfish, hypocritical player, who may have the possibility to become worse if he doesn&#8217;t get his way.</p>
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