Warriors’ small lineup comes up big

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,…

May 2, 2014
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Draymond Green walks the walk

Here is my Tuesday column on Draymond Green. WARNING: This is a Warriors column. 49ers fans — feel free to skip this. OAKLAND – Tom Izzo told Draymond Green to shut up. This happened in a meeting halfway through Green’s freshman season at Michigan State. Legendary head coach Tom Izzo had asked his basketball team a question, and he wasn’t asking Green. “Coach Izzo would direct his questions to the…

February 4, 2014
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Bogut is Warriors’ warrior

Here is my Friday column on Andrew Bogut. WARNING: This is a Warriors column. 49ers fans — feel free to skip this. A good thing happened to the Warriors this week. They embraced their inner Bogutness and became Andrew Bogut’s team. They had been Stephen Curry’s team. But being Bogut’s team is better. Curry is a great offensive player, but he’s not an Alpha Dog. He’s a side-kick. When you…

December 27, 2013
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