Bringing in Jerry West as an adviser, as well as minority owner, to the Golden State Warriors was a very smart decision. The legendary executive has helped remake the team in a short amount of time. Golden State started the purge last year when they traded volume scorer Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks in … [Read more…]
Ralph Sampson was supposed to be the next great NBA big man. He was supposed to take the baton from Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and take the center position to a whole new stratosphere. Sampson was the first leg of a great run of centers in the 1980s that also included Hakeem … [Read more…]
Baron Davis is an old basketball warrior, and sometimes they don’t know when to quit. Well, on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks guard may have played his last game in the NBA but it’s probably not the way Boom Dizzle wanted to go out. With 5:15 left in the third … [Read more…]
Golden State Warriors fans are extremely passionate and very knowledgeable when it comes to pure basketball acumen, but their strong devotion to their beloved franchise took an ugly turn on Monday. On a night the organization honored all-time great Chris Mullin by retiring his jersey No. 17, one of only six numbers hanging in the … [Read more…]
Four years ago the Golden State Warriors, the No. 8-seeded team in the 2007 NBA playoffs, shocked the basketball world when it upset heavily favored and No. 1-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round. Led offensively by the explosive trio of Baron Davis, Jason Richardson and Stephen Jackson, the 2007 Warriors embraced the “We Believe” … [Read more…]
If his basketball career doesn’t work out, Anthony Tolliver could have a future as a Hollywood actor. Tolliver reenacted LeBron James’ over-the-top ESPN special and titled it “The Decision: Part Deux!!” The video has been viewed by more than 250,000 times on YouTube since he posted it Friday. Tolliver, a third-year forward from Creighton, posted … [Read more…]
Shaquille O’Neal once called Don Nelson’s coaching style as “clown basketball.” Well, who’s clowning around now, Shaq? Nelson became the winningest coach in NBA history after his Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, April 7. The victory gave Nelson 1,333 victories for his career, surpassing Lenny Wilkens (1,332). “My idol, Lenny Wilkens, … [Read more…]
Apparently, Stephen Jackson is not done talking. After his much publicized blow-up during an exhibition game earlier this month against the Los Angeles Lakers where he picked up five personal fouls and one technical in less than 10 minutes, the former captain of the Golden State Warriors claims that Kobe Bryant is being allowed to … [Read more…]
Golden State head coach Don Nelson recently suspended forward Stephen Jackson for conduct detrimental to the team after the “stunt” he pulled during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson, who has gone public with his trade demands and has not been discreet about his displeasure with the direction the Warriors are heading, … [Read more…]