That's right. J-Rich is back tonight! This is pretty much the season debut for J-Rich considering he hasn't been healthy all season long. I miss watching him dunk on people, his intensity, even all his damn missed free throws. I just want to see him out on the court again. The playoff push starts tonight!
The Warriors are a 1/2 game out of the playoffs and there are only 3 games separating 6 teams 7-12. That probably didn't come out right, but it makes sense to me. Will the Warriors be playing meaningful games down the stretch? Maybe. If they get healthy. They haven't had everybody healthy at the same time this year. Baron playing like an All Star, J-Rich goes down with the broken hand. J-Rich coming back, Baron goes down with a bum knee. Monta has been in and out and now Barnes is hurt. Get healthy and 8th seed here we come!
I've heard some Warriors fans talking 7th seed. Why? So they can play Phoenix or San Antonio in the first round? I'd much rather have them play Dallas. The Warriors beat them 3 out of 4 last year (2 in Dallas) and beat them the only time they played this year...in Dallas. So 4 wins in the last 5 games. What does that mean? Second round baby! Optimistic? Yeah, whatever. But with a 12+ year playoff drought, the only thing Warriors fans have left is optimism.
What gave me this sudden burst of hope? No, not J-Rich's return. Charles Barkley. Last night on Inside the NBA he said, "The Warriors are the most dangerous team not in the playoffs." What? Did Barkley just give the Warriors some props? When Barkley doesn't piss all over the Warriors, you know hell has frozen over.
