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Pelicans coach Monty Williams thinks Warriors arena is illegally loud

By Patrick Schmidt

April 18, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams instructs against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 106-99. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
April 18, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams instructs against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 106-99. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams thinks the Oracle Arena is too loud and that the noise is so out of hand that it could be illegal.

The Golden State Warriors had one of the best home court advantages in the NBA this year with a league-high 39 wins and only two losses in Oracle Arena this year where the fans are so passionate and so loud that the opponent has a tough time getting their bearings.

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After the Warriors took a 1-0 series lead in their first round playoff match up against the New Orleans Pelicans, their head coach Monty Williams has an idea why the Warriors have such a formidable home court advantage. Williams thinks the decibel levels are illegal.

Speaking to reporters at Monday morning’s shootaround in preparation of Game 2 tonight, Williams praised the fans of the Warriors while also taking a not-so-subtle shot at the organization.

“I’m not so sure the decibel level is legal, and I’m serious,” Williams said, via ESPN.com. “They’ve done studies on that. For the competition committee, there’s got to be something to that. It does get a little out of hand. Their fans, I’ve talked about it for years, they have some of the best fans in the league.”

He made sure he gave them a compliment by saying they have some of the best fans in the NBA in the same breath as throwing out a quasi-accusation that is surely to not go over well in the Oakland area where the Warriors were clearly the best team in the NBA this year.

Williams stopped short of directly accusing the team of illegal tactics like pumping in crowd noise like the Atlanta Falcons were found guilty of pumping in artificial crowd noise to create a homefield advantage and were punished by losing a fifth round draft pick and fined $350,000.

Playing your first playoff game inside the arena can certainly take you a few minutes to get adjusted to the noise in the arena, but complaining about it after you lost comes off like sour grapes. Williams tried to back off his previous comment and not make an excuse that the noise was the reason they fell down 15 in the first quarter and lost 106-99, but Williams can expect some very loud boos on Monday night to be sure.

“The music before the game, they’re playing old-school music and it’s right above your locker room and you’re like, ‘These people are crazy, man. This is pretty cool,'” Williams said. “I’m sure it has an effect, but after a few minutes, it’s just basketball.”

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