This is my Friday column on the Warriors. WARNING — this is a basketball column. 49ers’ fans — feel free to skip this. The NBA is in its All-Star break and it’s time for the Warriors to take a breath and answer five serious questions. 1. How well do the Warriors match up against the best teams in the league? The biggest difference between this season and last season is…
This is my Friday column on the Warriors. WARNING: This is a basketball column. 49ers’ fans — feel free to skip this. OAKLAND – Jermaine O’Neal sprained his knee in Game 6 against the Clippers. He may not play in Game 7. If he does play, he probably won’t play much. He had been filling in for the Warriors’ injured starting center, Andrew Bogut. If O’Neal can’t play Saturday night,…
This is my Wednesday column on the Warriors-Clippers playoff series. WARNING: This is a basketball column. 49ers’ fans — feel free to skip this. OAKLAND – Sure, the Warriors could beat the Clippers in this best-of-seven playoff series which is tied at one win apiece. Here’s the thing with that, though. The Warriors cannot guard the Clippers’ best player – Blake Griffin – one-on-one. Otherwise, the Warriors are in great…
Here is my Thursday column on Andre Iguodala and Bob Myers. OAKLAND – Thursday afternoon in the Warriors’ practice facility, Bob Myers, the best general manager in the Bay Area, introduced his signature acquisition – Andre Iguodala. Myers and Iguodala wore suits and ties and they smiled. Iguodala wore a blue vest and gray socks that matched his gray shirt. He was smart and thoughtful and funny and eloquent and…
This is my Monday column on the Warriors, Dwight Howard and LeBron James. We’re about to find out if the Warriors are the hottest franchise in the NBA. On July 10, free agent center Dwight Howard, the best center in basketball, will decide if he wants to sign with the Lakers, the Rockets, the Mavericks, the Hawks or the Warriors, according to published reports. Warriors’ owner Joe Lacob, general manager…
