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…
This is my Tuesday column on what the Shaun Livingston signing means to the Warriors. WARNING: This is a basketball column. Forty-Niners fans, feel free to skip this. Jerry West won Round 1, Bob Myers won Round 2. According to reports, the Warriors’ front office is divided against itself. They were willing to include Klay Thompson in a trade for Kevin Love in June, Love a superstar, Thompson a role…
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 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…
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…
