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;, USDOctober in the NBA: when fans immediately latch onto anything positive as undeniable proof of things to come and dismiss all failure with the old mantra “It’s only preseason.”?? Last year reader Chris Cohan turned that mantra into a epitaph as the Warriors failed to outgrow the failings and limitations they demonstrated in October.?? The [...]
Tags: Azubuike, basketball, Chris Cohan, Hawaii, Jackson, Maggette, National Basketball Association, NelsonI hope all the Warriors are enjoying the final restful, relaxing days of their off-season. When training camp starts in a matter of weeks, I expect Don Nelson to make it everything but restful and relaxing. As the harsh reality of months without Monta settles in, the Warriors are left to confront an offensive puzzle: [...]
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