Warriors...Come out to Plaaayyy!!!

Before I talk about the dominance that was displayed by the Golden State Warriors in their first round series, let me explain my inspiration for blogging. My all-time favorite basketball player, Gilbert Arenas, was chosen to write a blog for an entire year for nba.com. After reading his blog for an entire NBA season he has inspired me to do the same. I used to post my thoughts on my ''about me section'' of facebook, but as blog spot continually read my columns they realized I deserved a massive promotion and I ended up here. Granted the facebook developers were devastated when they found out I was moving on, (mainly because none of their other writers will write about NASCAR) but that is just the life of a highly recruited journalist. One last thing for all my readers out there...you can criticize me on my opinions all you want, I actually encourage it. However, no one better be gay and criticize my "writing style." I am writing this with no previous blogging experience and ZERO journalism classes (unlike many of my friends). On second thought, if you want to criticize my writing ability go right ahead, but you can also blow me first. Other than that, have a wonderful day!

The day the Warriors got into the playoffs as the number 8 seed, I knew that Mark Cuban's boys were in for a hell of a series. It could have just been a gut feeling, it could have been the fact that Golden State was 3-0 vs Dallas during the regular season, or it could have been the fact that Don Nelson is the coach of the Warriors. Don Nelson (or Nellie, whichever you prefer) used to coach the Dallas Mavericks and their superstar Dirk Nowitski. Nellie knew everything about Dirk, and used all that basic knowledge to exploit him during this series. The Warriors stole Game 1 in Dallas which shocked the world. Golden State lost Game 2 after some shaky officiating as my boy Stephen Jackson (or as i like to call him, Glock) was ejected and fined heavily for not leaving the court after his ejection. Charles Barkley (or fat no-nothing fuckstick) then stated his opinion on the rest of the series.

"Now that Dallas has won a game, Golden State is going to wake up and realize they're in the playoffs," Barkley said. "They're not going to win another game this series."

I could feel my face getting red and my knuckles starting to clench. Did Barkley really just say that? I was now rooting for Golden State almost as hard as I root for the Cavs. So I down a few days later to watch Game 3 which shifted to the Bay Area. This is where Mr. Barkley opened his mouth again and claimed he would rather take a trip with his co-host to Sausalito instead of visiting the Bay Area.

"The Bay Area is the dumping ground for all the poor people who cant afford to live in Los Angeles," Barkley empathically said. "Id rather go with you and your wife to Sausalito, Kenny."

The madness had to stop, I went down to Riverpark to watch with my two best and softest friends, Jason and Jonathon. Jonathon missed most of the game because he and his father had to wake up at 4:30am the next morning so they could go Huntin'.

Game 3 was over pretty much before it even started as the Warriors wiped the hell out of the Mavs, and took a 2-1 series lead. I felt myself falling in love with this team more and more each game that I watched. So then I had a basic weekend waiting for Game 4 to tip off on Sunday night. Again, I went over to the soft apartment in Riverpark to witness all the action. It was a close game all the way up until the 3rd quarter when i got a phone call from Adele and went to the balcony for over an hour to talk. I thought to myself, alright this is probably better that I didn't watch the 3rd quarter because I would have exploded if I had. Dallas had taken control of the game and had a pretty good size lead. I walked back inside and right as I sat down the Warriors decided to turn it on. They proceeded to go on 19-4 run to clinch game 4. I then wondered if I had something to do with the Warriors playing well. Nonetheless, the Golden State Warriors were up 3-1 in the series and on the brink of NBA history. Unfortunately I had to suffer through eight damn hours of class on Tuesday before I could watch Game 5 which was back in Dallas. The entire first part of the game belonged to Dallas as they went up 57-36 in the 2nd quarter. Oddly enough i had turned off the 2nd quarter so i could watch the 9th inning of the Indians game. I hadn't recieved news that the Warriors were down 21 until i got a message from Jason saying, "This is ugly." I immediately flipped back to TNT and they indeed were down by 21. So I threw down my remote and started swearing. As i fumbled through the numerous pieces my remote had shattered into, i watched the Warriors go on a tear and cut the lead all the way down to 7 by halftime. Was I really affecting how the Warriors played? Whether the answer is yes-or-no, I didn't care. I knew that nothing was making me turn this TV off of TNT. The Warriors played their hearts out in the 2nd half and could smell history in the making. After an incredible 3 point shot from Baron Davis, the Warriors took a 112-103 lead with 3 minutes left. What happened in the next 15 minutes of my life is hard to even describe. I could only image what was going through the Bay Area's mind as the Mavericks went on a 15-0 run to end the game, and Stephen Jackson got ejected for the 2nd time in the series. The Warriors had gone from good NBA history with an upset- to bad NBA history with a choke job.

With as devastating a loss as it was, I still had faith in my Bay Area homies. So Game 6 was back in Golden State on Thursday night. Which of course meant another eight damn hours of class before being able to watch. Tip-off didn't take place til almost 11pm. Which I love because you find out who the real NBA fans are with a game that late. So after all the soft ice cream men and women went to bed, this game got underway. It was the most electric crowd I have ever heard. The first half consisted of Dirk Nowitski going 1-10 from the field and the Warriors having a 50-48 lead. Not too mention one of the most courageous performances I have ever seen out of Baron Davis. This man pulled the shit out of his hamstring in the 1st Quarter. He returned to the game and made unthinkable 3-pt shots to keep the Warriors in the game. So I took a walk down the hall, gave a high-five to my fellow nigga's during the halftime break and then returned to my room. I could not believe what would happen next. My boy Stephen "Glock" Jackson decided he was going to go absolutely insane and started making 3-pt shots out of nowhere. At one point he was 7-7 from behind the arc. The entire team was jolted by Glock's performance and when it was all said and done the Golden State Warriors had made NBA history. I was so happy for everyone on this team, and even more happy that i got to experience the biggest upset in NBA history.

After the game the camera immediately shot to Mark Cuban, the colorful owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

"---- YOU, GO TO ----, YOU ----ING PIECE OF ----, Cuban shouted at the camera.

Everyone can tell me how they hate Mark Cuban, but I love him. He is exactly the kind of person the NBA needs in the game. He attracts attention, speaks his opinion, and adds interest to any game that is being played. The NBA needs more guys like Mark Cuban. Regardless, i still got a lot of pleasure out of watching his team go down hard.

Meanwhile, TNT stayed at the arena and showed the Warriors celebrating like they had just won the NBA Finals. Their was t-shirt wearing, autographs being signed, not too mention the mosh-pits that were taking place with some of the players in the crowd. After the historic celebration it was time for the moment I had been waiting for all night long. Cameras went back to the studio for the post-game show. I absolutely loved what I saw. Charles Barkley wearing a Golden State "We Believe" t-shirt. I give credit to Barkley for taking his abuse and wearing that t-shirt just like he promised. He credited the Warriors for playing a hell of a series and proving his ass dead wrong.

Out of all the quotes that I heard during the past two weeks for this series, probably the one that made me laugh the most is when Kenny Smith said that the Dallas Mavericks should change their names to the Dallas Ponies for playing so soft during the series. I have to agree 100% with Kenny on this one. The number 1 seed in the playoffs, the 67 win team, the best team in the league, the MVP of the league...all of these facts lead to a 1st round exit in the playoffs? Hopefully the Cavaliers never have any of those qualities on their team. BASIC KNOWLEDGE...