Golden State Warriors

By Atma Brother ONE Marcus Thompson writes Cohan Cashing Out? over at Inside the Warriors for the Bay Area News Group: SELL THE WARRIORS. Also see: SPECIAL REPORT: The man who owns the Warriors. Cohan's rocky reign. An era marked by lost games, lost fans and endless litigation [SFGate]

You might expect Warriors point guard C.J. Watson to be upset about the Warriors adding three point guards this offseason.

Golden State Warriors forward Corey Maggette underwent successful surgery on his right wrist yesterday , the team announced today.

By Adam Lauridsen Jared Jordan — Those looking for a true point guard to help the Warriors may find one in Jared Jordan.  The 6-2 Marist College product led the nation in assists for two years and was snagged by the Clippers in the 2007 second round.  He spent the last two preseasons in the Knicks and Hornets camp...

By R Dizzle Rob Kurz won't be back with the Warriors. An unrestricted free agent, Kurz is trying to catch on with the Philadelphia 76ers. Warriors Weekly: Community Spotlight (1/12/09) (via GoldenStateWarriors) Warriors Weekly: Rob Kurz Profile (3/2/09) (via GoldenStateWarriors)

By Atma Brother ONE Amare- I'm guessing you're reading this. Trust me the Warriors are NOT giving up too much (Biedrins, Wright, Belinelli). I've resisted writing about how little the Warriors are giving up in this heist to avoid it getting dispersed across the web and read by the Phoenix Suns' front offices,...

By Atma Brother ONE We interrupt your regularly scheduled Amare Stoudemire to the Warriors and Masala Curry madness to take a look at the Warriors new young point guard who has been on the squad for less than a week. Warriors bring in Law [SFGate] State of the Hawks point guard [Peachtree Hoops]

By Adam Lauridsen The Warriors are fond of repeating their mistakes.  The rumored trade for Amare Stoudemire would be just another example of the team’s lack of creativity when it comes to poor decision making.  Last summer Baron Davis defected to LA and left the team desperate to land a big name player.  Aren...

By Adam Lauridsen Curry was the best player available when the Warriors took him, even if he doesn’t fill their needs for a pure point guard or lock down backcourt defender.  He’ll have a nice NBA career eventually, although it looks as if he’ll be stuck behind Ellis to start his NBA days (unless Curry is part o...

By Atma Brother ONE Warriors might select a power forward [Bay Area News Group]Warriors G.M. Riley will need thick skin [Mercury]Riley and Nelson talk Warriors: On the Monta Ellis visit, the point guard issue, and Jordan Hill [Talking Points]Warriors not afraid of a little competition after draft [Ba...

By Atma Brother ONE I'd be willing to pretty much trade anyone not named Rudolph, Moped, or Andris to bring Butler to the Bay. I'm a sucker for some irrational Anthony Randolph hype right now and I don't see that stopping till opening night when the Warriors lose by 20. I'd be perfectly happy to see Ellis shipped o...

By Hoops4life The Golden State Warriors have lost a few fans in the last two years. General manager Larry Riley and Don Nelson flew to Memphis in order to sweeten Ellis up, and apparently offered quite a lot to the quick guard.  So Ellis is now playing GM too?

By Adam Lauridsen 4.  Sacramento - Jrue Holiday — With Rubio off the board, the Kings will have to look elsewhere for point guard help.  New coach Westphal loves to run, so Holiday and Jennings both seem like natural fits.  Evans is a dark-horse here if the Kings think he can play as a true point.  Ultimately, howe...

By Atma Brother ONE Does anybody want to play for the Warriors?- I think Tim is giving Chris Mullin way too much credit (see The Mullin Myths: Chris Mullin made the Warriors a franchise players wanted to join), but it's still an interesting read if anything else.Will Jrue Holiday work out for the Warriors? So...

By Adam Lauridsen I have no first-hand information on the Ellis situation, reported by Tim Kawakami Monday night and picked up nationally Tuesday.  What we do know is Don Nelson and Larry Riley made a trip recently to visit Ellis.  It was originally reported as a congratulatory visit following the birth of E...

 CA Golden State Warriors: Jordan Hill, PF, Junior, Arizona The Warriors get a steal here by filling in their major hole at the Power Forward Position. They need to pair up Andris Biedrins with another post presence who is good on the defensive end, ...

By Adam Lauridsen Thursday afternoon the Warriors held a phone conference with season ticket holders, finally putting Robert Rowell in a position to hear what at least a few fans really thought.  It was not “no holds barred” by any means, but Rowell and new GM Larry Riley were confronted with a few tough ques...

By Atma Brother ONE Can you tell us short of LeBron James you're going to hold onto Anthony Randolph? Don Nelson retiring soon Chris Mullin situation- a lot of fans have a bad taste.  Why the rush to sign Stephen Jackson? Financial problems for NBA teams. How are the Warriors here?

By Adam Lauridsen The early days — One you weigh the massive contracts, two wasted draft picks (Diogu and POB), and relative silence from Mullin as to his vision for the team, it’s hard to categorize this period as anything other than a failure.  Some of the Warriors’ current struggles can still be tied direc...

By Adam Lauridsen When the Warriors kicked off the 08-09 season, they were a team weighed down by seemingly endless questions:  Who will play point guard?  Is Chris Mullin still in charge?  Will Monta Ellis have a post-scooter career?  Who will play power forward?  Is Corey Maggette worth the money?  Can...

By YaoButtaMing Warriors: 19-36 Thunder: 13-42 Tip-Off: 7:30 PM PST TV: CSN Radio: KNBR Averaging 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2 steals a game. GO WARRIORS!           Warriors win by 11 at the buzzer.           Durant is guarded by Jackson but still puts up 30+.

By Adam Lauridsen Corey Maggette - Along with Jackson, Maggette appeared to pay particular attention to other areas of his game in Biedrins’ absence.  He both rebounded well and physically matched the typical Jazz toughs (Harpring and Okur, in particular). Corey was rightfully knocked earlier in the sea...

By R Dizzle Oh me oh my.  Oh my oh me.  THAT was quite a game.  I love to see Warriors vs Suns games - they're high scoring, fast, and we usually win. K-AZ-BOO Mr. Richardson, A.Stoud. Amar'e, M-Barn Dear Mr. Barnes, Dear Mr. Ellis, Feenix Suns Guys, Dear Mr. Jackson,

By Adam Lauridsen Andris Biedrins - Andris may have been abused a few times by Bynum, but he returned the favor at the other end with some great moves attacking the basket.  More importantly, he provided a steady rebounding anchor to the Warriors’ defense while Wright, Turiaf, and Randolph rushed at shoote...

By Adam Lauridsen How do you follow-up losing to the worst team in the NBA?  How about losing to the team previously tied for the second worst record.  If the Warriors truly are tanking, the last two games have been coups.  On the other hand, if the Warriors are still trying to win basketball games, this might be...

By Adam Lauridsen First the caveats: the Celtics looked worn out.  The loss to the Lakers on Christmas day obviously took a lot out of them and broke their momentum.  Likewise, the Warriors got a boost in the form of a more rested and healthy Jackson.  Given Nelson’s pre-injury rotations, we’re unlikely to see...

By Adam Lauridsen Anthony Randolph - I’m personally willing to contribute a few bucks to Anthony Randolph’s fine for dunking over Yao, then letting rip with the scream and death stare.  This is a team on the verge of losing focus and intensity given its brutal losing streak.  To see Randolph throwing his body...

If you haven't seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami's 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays. Jamal Crawford scored 40. The Warriors -- in a real funk now -- made all kind...

By Adam Lauridsen We get a point guard who can drive and kick, shooting guards who can shoot, Jackson anchoring things at small forward, Randolph cleaning glass, blocking shots, and pushing the ball at four, and Biedrins doing what he does best at center.  Our bench is more than able, so we should be able to ke...

By Rubble Rubble interviews Leyda Silva, a leading member of the Socialist Worker's Party of Mexico (POS). She is a teacher in Mexico City, has worked on student issues and been jailed for six weeks for involvement in UNAM struggles. She was in San Francisco for the annual Radical Women socialist-fe...

By Adam Lauridsen Rowell shouldn’t be thrusting himself into basketball decisions - Fine, but a little late.  Rowell has been President, controlling the purse strings to Chris Cohan’s hefty bag of coins, since June 9, 2003.  That’s his job — and it has been from day one.  While coaches and GMs may chase leads,...

By J.E. Skeets Golden State Warriors president Robert Rowell suspended Monta Ellis for 30 games without pay Saturday for violating his new contract by crashing a mo-ped. His agent, Jeff Fried, hinted they will appeal the suspension that could cost Monta $3 million. Here's what they're saying out in the...

By Lang Whitaker • People who play basketball at Duke and then become good players in the NBA are liars. • Corey Maggette to Golden State? Really? He would’ve been great on San Antonio. Now he’ll be the 17th swingman for the Warriors. • Ronny Turiaf is the new, more economical (but still overpriced) Adonal Foyl...

By Atma Brother ONE Thanks to Nellie, Ralph Barbieri and Tom Tolbert for the best 30 minutes on a Thursday afternoon you could ever ask for. We laughed, we cried, etc., etc. Can't wait till next season (Cohan- open the wallet and give this good man a raise!) and the return of The Don Nelson show!

Probable starters for Golden State are Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis ESPN senior writer Lester Munson, a Chicago attorney and journalist, says Howard Schultz plans to file a lawsuit against Clay Bennett to get the team back is a long shot.

By Atma Brother ONE Nellie thinks last year's team with Jason Richardson was better than this year's even though their record is better.If the Warriors kept JR he would've played him at the 3 spot with Monta Ellis at the 2. About JRich- "We sure coulda used him."Nellie believes that if he played the young guys ear...

By Atma Brother ONE The Spurs D vs the Warriors No-O in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter summed up in one pic. Makes you really appreciate Bob Fitzgerald and Jim Barnett. So Fitz and Barnett get my award tonight. Thanks for bringing it every night fellas! Photo: AP Photo/Eric Gay + D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images

It would seem that for right now, the answer would have to be a resounding “no.” Didn’t we learn in the 2007 Playoffs that playing “small-ball” against the Warriors isn’t a good idea? We only play in that offense 10% of the time. Golden State uses it all of the time. Who do you think will inherentl...

Carlesimo talked about Luke Ridnour and his situation during the last part of the season. He said he's not concerned about seeing what Ridnour can do because he already knows that Ridnour can play, and what Seattle does with Ridnour after the season is over will be determined by Seattle gen...

By FLCeltsFan Here are comments found around the Warriors' boards during their game with the Celtics. Ellis forgot Ray Allen can shoot. DJ > Mullin-Nelson-Horry Webber has blocked KG's shot twice tonight... We're playing great. If it were easy, everyone would beat the Celtics. If Warriors win it will be because of Celtic missed FTs The Posey tackle I hate Posey Ray Allen is just deadly Celtics getting thuggy tonight...... We gotta hire Laimbeer as a Big Man coach... The Celtics look like the 07 Warriors at the free throw line. Traditional basketball wins it tonight...Stop smallball now! Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE This Sunday's game in Oakland between the Warriors and Pacers is the first time Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, and Ike Diogu will be playing at the Roaracle Arena in away jerseys. It will also be the second time the Warriors and Pacers face each other since the blockbuster 8 player deal almost a...

By Atma Brother ONE Nellie was saying the other day on The Don Nelson show on KNBR that he doesn't think the Warriors were as good as their 19-7 record (as of Thursday). I'd have to agree and tonight's bad loss to a team they need to compete with or hopefully dominate them at home in Oakland really supports that. I do...

By David Friedman Anyone who visits this site regularly knows that I have repeatedly insisted (most recently in this post) that teams should not be afraid to run against the Golden State Warriors and that the Dallas Mavericks could have avoided their upset loss to the Warriors in last year's playoffs if the Mavericks had pushed the ball up the court instead of trying to slow the game down. These truths were once against confirmed in Dallas' 121-99 win over Golden State on Wednesday night. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 29 points on 9-16 shooting, adding eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots. Nowitzki had a game-high plus/minus rating of +25. Five other Mavericks also scored in double figures, including Josh Howard, who had 19 points and a gam...   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE This was the first game this season where I've seen the Warriors play smart, excellent team defense for the majority of the 48 minutes. Props to Pietrus for his excellent job denying the rock from Zach Randolph despite giving up a ton of pounds (or maybe that's just 1 Ton literally?) and for h...

By R Dizzle The graphics in NBA 2k8 are a lot like Stephen Jackson - they can be right on the money but also reeeal nasty. About 90% of the character models have been created accurately and beautifully. Major players - Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Dwight Howard, Shaq, Nate Robinson, Chris Paul, Andri...

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By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Beat writer Janny Hu podcasts from Salt Lake City on the Golden State Warriors' continuing wild ride in the NBA playoffs . Janny talks about how the Warriors opened the second round with an...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Golden State Warriors are shocking the basketball world by dominating the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA playoffs . Beat writer Janny Hu and deputy...

By Jaime Aron The Dallas Mavericks finally discovered that beating the Golden State Warriors isn't as hard as they had made it look. And it's even easier when Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson lose their cool.

My NBA playoff first round picks: Pistons/Magic - Pistons in 5 Cavs/Wizards - Cavs in 4 Raptors/Nets - Raptors in 7 Heat/Bulls - Heat in 6 Mavs/Warriors - Mavs in 6 Suns/Lakers - Suns in 5 Spurs//Nuggets - Spurs in 7 Jazz/Rockets - Rockets in 6