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If the 1995-96, 72-Win Bulls Are Within Reach, the 2015-16 Warriors Plan on Chasing Them

If the 1995-96, 72-Win Bulls Are Within Reach, the 2015-16 Warriors Plan on Chasing Them

Historically great NBA teams tend to downplay being historically great or having a shot to be historically great. Not the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors. It didn’t take long for people to start talking about them surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 wins. The Warriors won 67 tilts last year, were talking about winning [...]

February 2, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Draymond Green Found Out He Was Named an NBA All-Star From His Mom…On TV

Draymond Green Found Out He Was Named an NBA All-Star From His Mom…On TV

NBA players probably find out about All-Star selections in all different types of ways. Agents, coaches, teammates, social media, etc. likely all play a role in how the news is delivered. And though there have been some unconventional All-Star epiphanies in the past, there has never been one better than that of Draymond Green. He [...]

January 29, 2016 admin Offbeat 0

Gregg Popovich Expertly Trolled Cavs After Spurs’ Loss to Warriors

Gregg Popovich Expertly Trolled Cavs After Spurs’ Loss to Warriors

Gregg Popovich knows how to throw some not-so-subtle shade. On the heels of the San Antonio Spurs’ 30-point loss to the Golden State Warriors Monday night, the veteran sideline-wanderer threw some loosely—OK, not-at-all—veiled shots in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ direction. Per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports: Popovich: "I'm glad my general manager wasn't in my [...]

January 27, 2016 admin Blogs 1

Sorry Draymond Green: Steve Kerr Believes Kawhi Leonard is ‘Probably’ NBA’s Best 2-Way Player

Sorry Draymond Green: Steve Kerr Believes Kawhi Leonard is ‘Probably’ NBA’s Best 2-Way Player

Cover your ears, Draymond Green! Steve Kerr only just returned to the Golden State Warriors’ sideline and is already setting the stage for an old-school, behind-the-scenes fisticuffs battle between he and Green. Why exactly? Because he thinks Kawhi Leonard, not Green, is the NBA’s best two-way player. From CSNBAyArea.com’s Monte Pool (via Complex Sports): “We [...]

January 26, 2016 admin Blogs 0

NBA Power Rankings: The Golden State Warriors Are U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E

NBA Power Rankings: The Golden State Warriors Are U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E

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 admin Blogs 0

Gregg Popovich Forever: Spurs to Sit Tim Duncan Against Warriors

Gregg Popovich Forever: Spurs to Sit Tim Duncan Against Warriors

Are you super hyped for the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night matchup against the San Antonio Spurs? Are you positively stoked to see, perhaps, the two best teams in NBA history compete for bragging rights and all-time standing? Have you been waiting for this game, for this moment, since it became clear the only competition [...]

January 25, 2016 admin Blogs 0

NBA Power Rankings: The Sixers Are No Longer Terribly Terrible

NBA Power Rankings: The Sixers Are No Longer Terribly Terrible

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 admin Power Rankings 0

Manu Ginobili Posts Epic Picture of Him and Boris Diaw Before Spurs’ Win Over Suns

Manu Ginobili Posts Epic Picture of Him and Boris Diaw Before Spurs’ Win Over Suns

Do you want to spend a day hanging with Boris Diaw and Manu Ginobili? Of course you do. Especially now. Ginobili tweeted the following photo ahead of the Thursday night drubbing the San Antonio Spurs handed out to the Phoenix Suns: Foto con nuestros clones en Phoenix esta mañana. With our clones this AM in [...]

January 22, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Draymond Green Says Warriors Have Regained Chip on Their Shoulder

Draymond Green Says Warriors Have Regained Chip on Their Shoulder

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 admin Blogs 0

Warriors and Spurs Have All-Time Great First Halves: Where Do They Rank Historically?

Warriors and Spurs Have All-Time Great First Halves: Where Do They Rank Historically?

The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs appear to be playing on a whole separate level than the rest of the NBA at the midway point of the season. They are a combined 72-10 in 82 games (an 88% winning percentage) while the rest of the league is a combined 558-575 (a 49% winning [...]

January 20, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, Ryan Bawek 0