Warriors and Bucks in China Part 2

WHAT A PRESEASON FINISH
In a game that probably ended later at night in California than any other game in many years, The Warriors lost 108-106 on a shot by Matt Freije with 1.4 seconds left (right after Kurz tied the game at 106 with a 3 pointer). BUT WAIT!!! With 1.4 seconds left Kurz gets the ball again and drains another 3 pointer at the buzzer!!! WARRIORS WIN!!!

That's gotta be good for business over there in China. Gave the folks a great game and made everyone happy. But for the Warriors, eh. It's cool to see, but the reality is Kurz has little to no chance of making this roster, so although the outcome isn't meaningless, it just isn't that big of a deal. There were, however, many points to take back from a very interesting game, and I'll get straight to it.

PG Issue-
Marcus Williams started the game, played 7 minutes, and had a turnover. We didn't see him again (we even saw Dickau). In the second half we saw Watson and Nelson start the game at 1 and 2 respectively, and it was more or less a success. The Warriors went on a 6-0 run on two buckets from Nelson and one from Watson and Milwaukee was forced to call a timeout. It was very fun to watch.

Both guys had pretty good games. CJ finished with 14 points and 7 assists on 4-13 shooting while Demarcus finished with 10 points and 2 assists including a rim-raddling JAM on a fastbreak with Richard Jefferson all over him. CJ got the assists tonight but I still liked Nelson's game. Excellent defense, a ton of penetration in the paint, and he set up guys for would-be assists, the shots just didnt go in.

Jackson-
Good game, he made 5 threes and finished with 24 points. I don't understand why he played 30+ minutes again. I'd hate to see him burnt out late in the year. I also caught him a few times doing what he do OH so many times last year: walking back on Defense while the opponent gets some transition game going. He also got a technical in the 3rd quarter. Not very spectacular

Maggette-
Quick note here: Again, he's an absolute beast, and I question who the best post player on this team is. Is it Biedrins or Maggette? Because it seemed like all his buckets came down low and he was getting position all night. It was great to see.

Biedrins-
He had a solid night so I'll mention it. I think he's gonna be HUGE for us this year and the people who don't already appreciate him, will definitly appreciate him very soon. He finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds

The Young Guns-
Randolph and Wright both had pretty solid games. Randolph had a very interesting game with only 4 points, but 4 blocks 3 assists and 9 boards. The announcers were very impressed with his game and also compared him to Wright, who they feel to a large extent fills the same role. I think right now that may be the case, but in the long run, I see Randolph as a SF. Brandan played well too, finishing with an aggressive 14 points and 4 boards.

Sadly, Belinelli again was a complete no show. He only played 5 minutes so maybe it's not all his fault.

That's all for now. My lasting impression tonight was Demarcus Nelson, whose game I'm really starting to love. I can't wait to see this team in some meaningful games though. I really want to see Maggette and Biedrins exposed for an entire game, as well as hopefully a better effort with the ball. Tonight we saw the Warriors commit 28 turnovers in a rather sloppy pre-season game. It gives us glimpses of the future but I don't think that's something we should start worrying about TOO much at this point.

Until Tuesday's next game, post some comments on what you thought of the action