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The Golden State Warriors continue to make an impression. Stephen Curry and his band of supposed misfits shocked the NBA sphere when they upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and pushed the San Antonio Spurs to six games in the second. They now have our attention. And Dwight Howard’s too, [...]

It’s amazing in the NBA playoffs how fast the winds can change direction. The last couple days everyone was talking about how Denver was going to walk away with this round one series against Golden State now that star forward David Lee was out for the remainder. Then the Warriors last night show up and [...]

The Golden State Warriors reportedly turned down a trade for Boston Celtics veteran forward Paul Pierce. According to Bill Simmons of ESPN’s Grantland, the Celtics offered Pierce to the Warriors in exchange for rookie Harrison Barnes and the 2014 expiring contract of Andris Biedrins or Richard Jefferson: Warrants mentioning: The Warriors turned down Pierce from [...]

James Harden and Stephen Curry? What now seems like a completely out-of-the-blue pairing was once, in fact, was a possibility. According to Bill Simmons of ESPN’s Grantland, when the Oklahoma City Thunder were shopping James Harden, the Golden State Warriors were one of the teams they engaged heavily in talks: But here’s the real killer. [...]

The Golden State Warriors are winners of 7 of their last 10 games. Who would have thought the team that has struggled in mediocrity (aside from their first round playoff performance against the Mavericks in 2007) would be the talk of the conference. Besides the New York Knicks, they may even be the talk of [...]

Perhaps even more surprising than the Golden State Warriors’ 17-8 record is their newly wrinkled defense. Mark Jackson was always going to put a particular stress on the defensive end of his basketball team. The question then became: how in the world are you supposed to do that with virtually no size or physical presence? [...]

What in the hell is going on with the Golden State Warriors? Somehow, essentially without the likes of Andrew Bogut and Brandon Rush, Golden State finds itself atop the NBA’s Pacific Division. In case you’re wondering, that’s the same Pacific Division that houses both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. So, I repeat, [...]

May 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Last year’s rookie class wasn’t exactly one of the most heralded bunches we’ve seen. They came in without much hype. Today, the league announced the all rookie teams and seven guys made the 1st team. Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year, was the [...]

April 16, 2012 – Allen Moll With the 2012 NBA Draft now less than 3 months away and the NCAA Tournament freshly concluded with Kentucky taking home their 8th National Championship, it’s time to take our second look at the top 1st Round prospects for the upcoming NBA Draft. Now that the collegiate season is officially over [...]

April 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Lamar Odom successfully pouted his way out of Dallas earlier this week. Now, the Golden State Warriors reportedly are interested in acquiring his services. If this happens, will he be happy enough to perform? Is it close enough to LA for him? What do the Warriors have to [...]