Given the ups and downs of this early season, it’s easy to forget what we were going through a year ago. Baron Davis was fresh off a restful summer and kicking off a contract year. Most Improved Monta Ellis was moped-free. Don Nelson had shocked the world a few months earlier, collected a fresh contract, [...]
Tags: Anthony Randolph, Azubuike, basketball, Chris Mullin, classic sports cliché;, Corey Maggette, Don Nelson, film/entertainment/media empire;, Michel Jordan;, Monta Ellis, Morrow;, Scottie Pippen;, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Jesse Jackson Academy;, Turiaf;, USDThey bum-rushed Anthony Morrow as soon as he entered the locker room, ambushing him like he had ambushed the Clippers. There was an abundance of cheers, some slapping and punching. And one overriding thought. “Oh my … god,” forward Anthony Randolph said. “…
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The Warriors got a win on Tuesday when they very much needed one. For a team already struggling to hang onto the fringes of the respectability, losses to the Wolves, the Kings and the Griz (twice!) would have been hard on the early season psyche. But the Warriors found a way to gut out a [...]
Tags: Al Jefferson, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, basketball, Brandan Wright, Craig Smith;, Don Nelson, energy, Jack, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, microwave;, National Basketball Association, Paul Milsap;, Rob KurzThe state of the franchise is strong, at least if you’re Don Nelson.
As controversy has swirled around the Warriors’ organization, there has been an effort by fans and media to carve up the franchise into various factions squaring off against each other. That’s fair to some degree, since everyone can likely see the writing on [...]
Gone are the days when the excitement in Warriors games came from challenging the best of the NBA. Today, those still tuning in for Warriors basketball do so for more subtle pleasures. Want to see a winning basketball team? Look elsewhere, at least for now. Want to see what happens when rookies, sophomores, walk-ons, and [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, basketball, Brad Miller;, Brandan Wright, China, Karl Malone;, Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, National Basketball Association, Rob Kurz, Ronny Turiaf, The Warriors Developmental League;, Warriors Developmental League;The butterflies started before the game. Warriors rookie forward Anthony Randolph knew Friday afternoon that he might play because forwards Al Harrington and Corey Maggette were out with injuries.
Tags: Al Harrington, Anthony Randolph, Corey MaggetteThe Warriors’ bench full of youngsters might not quite yet be ready for greatness or capable of putting the team on their shoulders, but they’re coming along nicely. Some careless mistakes by the 21-and-under crowd might have jeopardized the Warriors’ chances at a win Friday night against the Griz, but that’s a price I’m willing [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Anthony Randolph, Brandan Wright, Corey Maggette, Denver, energy, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Williams, Memphis, National Basketball Association, New Orleans, paint, similar energy;, TorontoObservations from the Nuggets game:
* The Warriors are so much better when Nelson uses his bench. It’s not just because they were at home that it worked, too. The Warriors’ key players had juice in their legs at the end, even without Maggette and Al Harrington. Jackson worked his way to the line for 10 [...]
Watching the Memphis game. They are playing so many youngsters, it’s amazing. O.J. Mayo. Darrell Arthur. Marc Gasol. Mike Conley. It’s obvious they are chalking any unrealistic hopes of contendinga nd giving their youngsters experience. Darko Milicic has hardly broken a sweat. Vet Quinton Ross is coming off the bench. So is Hakim Warrick.
Meanwhile, Anthony [...]
On Wednesday evening we will be introduced to the 2008-2009 Golden State Warriors. With only 2 players remaining from the 06-07 opening night roster and just 8 from the team we saw this month a year ago, there will be plenty of new faces on the court. The uncertainty over what we’re about to meet, [...]
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