Let’s ask the question that’s been burning a hole in our brains for months. Are the San Antonio Spurs as good, if not better, than the Golden State Warriors? No. No, they are not. Golden State proved as much during its 120-90 romping of San Antonio on Monday night, setting the stage for our power [...]
January 26, 2016
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It has been a very eventful past seven days in “The Land” as the Cavaliers were embarrassed to the tune of 132-98 at home in a finals rematch with the Golden State Warriors on MLK day. After a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, the Cavs decided to fire Head Coach David [...]
January 25, 2016
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Blogs, Ryan Bawek
Half of the 2015-16 NBA season is in the books. Pat yourself on the back. You’ve done it. You’ve watched, you’ve cheered, you’ve moaned. You’ve wondered why it’s taken the Suns so damn long to sell off Markieff Morris. You’ve pondered the meaning of life whenever the Spurs or Warriors take the floor. You’ve lamented [...]
January 23, 2016
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The reigning NBA champion, historically good Golden State Warriors are back. Because, apparently, they left. Which is effing absurd. Draymond Green offered some pointed words following the Warriors’ shellacking of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night that should terrify the rest of the NBA. From the Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps: “We kind of have that [...]
January 22, 2016
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Mike Conley will have no shortage of suitors when he hits the free agency market in July. And I’m only talking about NBA teams located in New York, not even the Memphis Grizzlies or the rest of the league. Sources told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman and Fred Kerber that both the Brooklyn Nets [...]
January 22, 2016
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Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson says he’s the best shooting guard in the NBA today, a drum he’s been beating the last few years, especially since the physical decline of the great Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about his starting five at each position today, Klay named Curry at [...]
December 30, 2015
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Lists, R.S. De France
Goodbye, 2015. It’s been real, often fun. Sometimes even real fun. But it’s time we bid you adieu. Just not before we send you off with one last batch of NBA power rankings. The Association is niche-y as ever these days. The championship contender pool contains only Cleveland, Golden State and San Antonio, with Oklahoma [...]
December 29, 2015
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Steve Kerr isn’t yet back to being the unreserved head coach of the Golden State Warriors, but he’s close. Closer than ever, in fact. It was announced prior to the start of the 2015-16 season that Kerr would be taking an indefinite leave of absence to recover from complications that followed offseason back surgery. Though [...]
December 23, 2015
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On Saturday night, when the Milwaukee Bucks ended the Golden State Warriors’ reign of perfection, they were predictably excited. Here was a young Bucks team that had struggled all season overthrowing the best squad in NBA history. That’s quite the accomplishment, even during a regular season in the middle of December. So yes, they were [...]
December 17, 2015
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Steve Kerr is nearing a return to the Golden State Warriors’ sidelines—insofar as “sometime this season” is considered an acceptable and imminent timetable for his return. Golden State has been without its coach all season as he recovers from complications that arose after having back surgery. His absence, by all appearances, hasn’t affected the team [...]
December 16, 2015
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