Bucks and Warriors in China (Game 1)

Bucks and Warriors-- TV Impressions

The Warriors first televised preseason game of the season ended in a 98-94 victory in favor of the Milwaukee Bucks today, and although the game ended in a defeat for the "home" Warriors, it was still great actually seeing them in action for the first time. To be honest, I glanced at the boxscore before the 6pm showing, I just had to! But I noticed many different things when I watched the game, so I'll give you a boxscore vs. television analysis since it's not everyday a game takes place at 5am and then "again" at 6pm.

Numbers may be deceiving?
-Boxscore
My first impression upon reading the boxscore was this: Damn Belinelli, the streakiest shooter who ever lived went from 2 good games to zilch points and no assists in this one. OK OK, I know that looks bad when you first look. And it does. How can a starting SG take 6 shots, not make any, not get to the free throw line, and not make any plays for anyone else. Maybe that explains the lack of minutes?
-TV
Ok yes, it was a bad performance, but not THAT bad. It's not like he ruined the game for the Warriors out there. He just seemed non-existent. He was a catch-and-shoot player and happened to misfire on all his attempts. Not that it's saying much but there were a few I thought could've easily gone in but that's not the point. What interests me is on any given night he could've gone 5/6 and started the quarter out with 11 or 14 points and we'd have a 12 point lead going into the 2nd quarter. What I'm trying to argue here is once in a while it would be nice, assuming his defense isn't THAT MUCH of a liability, to start him or get him in games early JUST TO CHECK if it's going to be "One of those nights" or not. He could be lethal, and if not, pull him after 3 or 4 shots. Just like we saw tonight, if he has an off night it won't kill us. We still won the most important quarter 27-18 with Marco starting

PG Issue
Boxscore-
Just like 3 of the 4 previous preseason games, you can't take much from the boxscore. I noticed Marcus Williams didn't play and I'll comment on that later
TV-
Neither really stood out to play particularly well. I give no edge to either, however I'll throw it out there that CJ seemed to have alot of mistakes, including 6 fouls and and some shot clock violations.

Maggette
ALL THE BOXSCORES THUS FAR-
I noticed he was good, but he didn't really stand out on paper or anything because, well, I hadn't seen him yet
TV-
I hope it's not just me thinking this, but my god, Maggette is going to be huge for this year. He just seemed to make EVERYTHING look so easy. He literally dominated everyone without taking the game away from any other Warriors. I think this is the case where Baron's departure helps. Rather than Baron overdribbling for 12 seconds of the shotclock, we can have some more ball movement with a lack of a PG, and hopefully this will give Maggette MANY opportunities to attack the basket. This, hopefully, will increase our offensive efficiency in the long run, even though we won't have that clutch playmaker in the final minute.

Miscellaneous Notes
Some things I didn't need to compare vs. boxscore that I thought were important enough to mention
-I'm glad to see Morrow out there. He did what Bellinelli should've. He hit shots, and after a miss he took it to the rack and got to the free throw line. Good to see.
-Azubuike had another great game, again showing how deep we can really be this year, even if a couple of guys have an off game.
-Brandan Wright was solid and very active. Took quite a few shots, and made many. He also had 3 blocks
-And on a last side note, I really enjoyed Jackson's leadership tonight. He didn't play but he was cheering the team on from the bench the whole night long and it was great to see. I think a Baron-less Warriors team will need leadership like that from a guy like Stephen Jackson