Well, Look Who's Back

wjw415's comment:

jordan-esque

Jordan-esque... That's the first time I've seen that adjective used to describe Mike Dunleavy or his play.

To his credit, though, Dunleavy is having himself a career season, and a good one at that: 17.1 PPG, 49.2 FG%, 42.9 3P%, 5.7 REB, 3.1 AST. Nellie and Jim O’Brien run similar up-tempo, offense-geared systems, but Dunleavy never put up those gaudy numbers. It’s amazing to see how much a change of scenery helped him out.

Tomorrow night’s game marks the eve of the one year anniversary of the Trade. After that 8-player swap, the Warriors and Pacers went on a complete role-reversal. The Warriors reeled off a torrid streak that earned them an 8 seed, landing in the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. The Pacers spiraled into an 11 game losing streak beginning in February, knocking them out of a high seed in the East to a lottery slot (that went to the Atlanta Hawks). Talk about adding insult to injury.

Strangely enough, the Pacers come in with a mirror of the Warriors’ record: 16-21 vs 21-16. Hm.

Linkage:
Parting was sweet for Dunleavy and Warriors [Janny Hu]
More self-analysis from Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy [Janny Hu]
Q&A: Indy Cornrows (Part 1 of 2) [Golden State of Mind]