Warriors have the answers for playoff challenges — even the Spurs

This is my Sunday column. Bring on the Spurs already. Forget the Grizzlies, the Blazers, the Clippers, the Rockets, the Pelicans — not one of them has a realistic shot to eliminate the Warriors in the playoffs. We’ve seen enough to say that with certainty. The Warriors earned home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, and their record at home this season is 36-2. Report: They’re really, really good. Only the Spurs…

April 11, 2015
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Iguodala fits the Warriors’ needs

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…

July 10, 2013
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Warriors’ pick Nedovic seeks to prove he’s NBA worthy

This is my article on the Warriors’ first round pick Nemanja Nedovic. This will run Tuesday in the Press Democrat’s newspaper sports section. Nemanja Nedovic, the 22-year-old point guard from Belgrade, known in America as the Warriors’ recent first-round pick, known in Serbia as the “European Derrick Rose,” plans to play in the Las Vegas Summer League which takes place from July 12 to 22. “The Warriors want to see what…

June 30, 2013
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D12 dreams, other flights of fancy

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…

June 30, 2013
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