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Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2905590/20102009-sacramento-kings-preview-vs-golden-state-warriors-real-mind-blog.html 2010-2009 Sacramento Kings Preview- vs Golden State Warriors + The Real Kings ...Golden State of Mind (blog)This episode of the world famous Around the Association is going to be a little different. It's not just going to be about the Sacramento Kings as we're ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2905589/20102011-sacramento-kings-preview-vs-golden-state-warriors-real-cali-around-association.html Definitely one of my all-time favs. I remain pleasantly shocked that we were allowed to use this theme. This episode of the world famous Around the Association is going to be a little different. It's not just going to be about the Sacramento Kings as we're going to inject some serious Dubs flava here. I'll warn you Kings fans- this might be a little reminiscent of Ice Cube's classic Lethal Injection. JUMP 'cause YOU KNOW HOW WE DO IT! After the Ron Artest and Bonzi Wells- led Kings' impressive 1st round 6 game series against the San Antonio Spurs in 2006 and the unforgettable, unbelievable, and unstoppable WE BELIEVE Warriors run in 2007, there has been quite a drought in Northern California NBA hoops. There's really no other way to put in. From 2007-2010 both of these teams have essentially sucked and it's likely that both teams miss out on the West's Elite 8 once again this upcoming spring. However we won't dwell on that today my friends in the Bay and Sactown. Today we'll focus on the 4 very intense upcoming battles between these two squads for the naming rights to THE REAL KINGS OF (Northern) CALI. Kings? Warriors? Let the pre-coronation festivities being... Backcourt- Sac vs GSW (And for Tyreke Evans I pray this doesn't mean "back in court". Sorry bad joke, but lay off the gas pedal homie!) If I hear the words "20-5-5" again or "first rookie since Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, blah, blah..." I'm going to hop in my Toyota Prius and speed down Unviersity Ave, hook a right onto 84 Dumbarton Bridge, go 880 North, 80 East, and 5 North till I hit Arco Arena at 130 miles per hour while my man DJ Fuzzy Logic captures the whole thing on video from his iPhone 3GS. (The words forced joke come to mind.)  Anyhow you get the point. Stephen Curry might not have won the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year, but he'll be the 2011 NBA Sophomore of the Year. I don't think the cameraman gave these two rookies the heads up that he was about to snap their photo. A Link Back Tyreke Evans to Be Named 2009-2010 NBA Rookie of the Year- Congrats to Tyreke + Stephen Curry 2009-2010 NBA Rookie of the Year: The case for Stephen Curry vs Brandon Jennings + Tyreke Evans Dave Berri Weighs in on 2009-2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Voting: Tyreke Evans or Stephen Curry- It was close FanPost: This is Why Tyreke Evans Wins Rookie of the Year But Who Will Be the Better Player (UKwarrior) Even if you believe Tyreke is better than Stef-fun or that they're equal or that Monta Ellis is the most defenseless, turnover-prone, ball-hog, you're going to have a hard time convincing anybody that Donte Green or Francisco Garcia have 1/10th the baller status of Ellis. So case closed.  Real Kings of Cali Backcourt: GSW   Frontcourt Truth be told I was praying on draft night that DeMarcus Cousins would slip to the Warriors. That didn't happen, so now I'm going to project him as Zach Randolph 2.0. Yes, this guy. I'm fairly convincible that Cousins will amount to the steal of the 2010 NBA Draft (hey everyone has Ridiculous Upside at this point), but there's no way you can convince me that he's going to put up 20 ppg, 11.7 rpg, and 3.6 apg next season, which is what David Lee (most underrated move of the 2010 NBA offseason by Warriors GM Larry Riley- puppet who?) put up last season. It also won't take much to convince me that Jason Thompson will have a better season than Andris Biedrins next season or that the the small forward spot is a draw between both teams. But still. David Lee. Real Kings of Cali Frontcourt: GSW Bench With the way the injury bug has hit the Warriors the past... decade?... we use the term "bench" lightly. This could very well be starting 5 for the Warriors by game 7. As of writing I can't say I'm sold on Brandan Wright, Dan Gadzuric, Vladimir Radmanovic, or even Charlie Bell (though I wouldn't be shocked if he shocked me with his defense- shocking I know). But I am confident in Carl Landry (assuming he's the backup, but if not Cousins is still an upgrade over the Warriors bench bigs), Beno Udrih, and Francisco Garcia will amount to be a decent bench. Landry's more than decent by the way. Real Kings of Cali Bench: Sac   Coaching I've always liked Paul Westphal more than most (He MADE Charles Barkeley and Kevin Johnson in 1993! Okay, kidding.), but come on now. Don Nelson is a coaching legend for good reason. These guys played hard for him at the end of last season and he has a special bond with some of the key players on the Dubs. Nellie, Mitch, and the Curry's. Haters will hate, but that's another story for another time folks. Real Kings of Cali Coaching: GSW   Threads I remember back in the mid-late-ish 90's when Mitch Richmond donned the Kings new threads at the NBA Draft Lottery. I thought they were pretty hot. Those were the days. Pretty hot too- except for the horrific lettering. This is um... NOT. I wouldn't even give this to my cousins as a gift. (What's with all the bad jokes today?) Real Kings of Cali Threads: GSW   Fans We don't need no stinkin' cowbells.  With all due respect to the good folks over at Sactown Royalty, do we seriously even need to go over this? Sactown Royalty Easily my 2nd favorite Northern California NBA Blog. Real Kings of Cali Fans: GSW   Real Kings of Cali = Golden State Warriors* * We obviously mean Northern California for all intents and purposes here. If you thought otherwise, well you must think the NBA season ends in mid-April.   Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings. Mark your calendars for their 4 games this season. It might be meaningless, but there's a great chance one of them goes into quadruple OT. I love this game? I mean: I LOVE THIS GAME! Who will be crowned THE REAL KINGS OF CALI in 2010-2011?   Last season: Around the Association: 2009-2010 Sacramento Kings: It's all up from here   More 2010-2011 GSoM Around the Association Fun 2010-11 Washington Wizards Preview - Can They Co-Exist? 2010-11 Toronto Raptors Preview - Should The Raptors Play More "American"? Poll Who will be better in 2010-2011? Golden State Warriors and the real 2010 R.O.Y. Sacramento Kings and the awarded 2010 R.O.Y.   211 votes | Results Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2904229/warriorscom-blog-angola-no-match-for-curry-team-usa.html Curry, U.S. national team advance to quarterfinals of 2010 FIBA World Championship. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2903352/andris-biedrins-on-stephen-jackson-track-bleacher-report.html Bleacher ReportIs Andris Biedrins on the Stephen Jackson Track?Bleacher ReportI saw this posted on Warriors World and Golden State of Mind, yesterday. Basically, Biedrins was asked in an interview about last year, and well...he wasn't ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2903351/nba-pop-quiz-this-don-nelsons-last-ride-cbssportscom-blog.html CBSSports.com (blog)NBA Pop Quiz: Is this Don Nelson's last ride?CBSSports.com (blog)In that time, he's won the most games in NBA coaching history, with teams in Milwaukee, Dallas, and Golden State. But as the years have gone on and Nellie's ...New Warriors owners want more investorsBizjournals.com (blog)all 9 news articles » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2902522/quoti-was-cockyquot-jeremy-lin-sb-nation-bay-area-blog.html "I Was Cocky" - Jeremy LinSB Nation Bay Area (blog)But once upon a time, Jeremy Lin admits to kids at a Golden State Warriors Youth Basketball Camp that he was a "bad teammate," who constantly "yelled at ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2899262/game-thread-fiba-2010-round-16-team-usa-vs-angola.html You're about to face the pressures of playoff basketball. Live it up and get tough, kid. via turkey2010.fiba.com We now enter the Knockout Round. Team USA must win 4 games in a row in order to win the FIBA gold in a 1-and-done format. That means no more complaining to the refs, no more showcase passes, no more high risk NBA Jam style dunks, no more sloppy plays. Chauncey Billups compared the last two games to an NBA team "taking it easy" on the final regular season games before the playoffs. For the sake of Team USA pride, I hope he's right. One positive about the FIBA tournament structure is that if you're really hungry for basketball action, once Team USA passes the "Round of 16", they are guaranteed to play 3 more games. That's because in FIBA, they play a "loser bracket" to determine the rankings for #3-#8, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps that's because FIBA awards a total of 8 medals at the end of the tournament: gold, silver, bronze, steel, plastic, wood, paper, and twinkie. The twinkie medal is awesome because it lets the 8th place players snack on something while they watch 7 better teams receive their medals. OK, perhaps not. My guess is that the top 8 rankings affect eligibility to future tournaments, so that's why there are loser brackets. Onward to the Round of 16 and Angola, an opponent that I think Team USA should beat. Familiar names on Angola: none. Knockout round lineup: Day Date Opponent Live PDT Live Chan Replay PDT Replay Chan Mon Sep 06 Angola 8:00am ESPN2, espn3.com 8:00pm ESPN2 Thu Sep 09 Russia/New Zealand ??? ???, espn3.com ??? ??? Fri/Sat Sep 10/11 ??? ??? ???, espn3.com ??? ??? Sat/Sun Sep 11/12 ??? ??? ???, espn3.com ??? ??? Mmmmm... twinkie medal... yummmmmm... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2896371/dave-newhouse-warriors-treat-oakland-shabbily.html LEVANT O'BOULIER sounds like the name of an author of romance novels, which isn't too far off. For he's written a love note, of sorts, to new Warriors owner Joe Lacob. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2896370/warriors-treat-oakland-shabbily-tribune.html Warriors treat Oakland shabbily [Oakland Tribune] Oakland Warriors anyone? Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2893309/yahoo-sports-jamal-crawford-wants-to-be-traded.html Atlanta Hawks; Boston Celtics; Charlotte Bobcats; Chicago Bulls; Cleveland Cavaliers; Dallas Mavericks; Denver Nuggets; Detroit Pistons; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets; Indiana Pacers; Los Angeles Clippers; Los Angeles Lakers ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2892497/vmis-williams-gets-jersey-retired-wset.html VMI's Williams Gets Jersey RetiredWSETWilliams now plays in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. He's just the fifth VMI athlete to have his jersey retired. "Just to come from a place like ... 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Site design courtesy of DLCreative. ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2880242/scott-howard-cooper-tweet-warriors-to-sign-rodney-carney.html Scott Howard Cooper Tweet: Warriors to sign Rodney Carney "Warriors and Rodney Carney appear headed to a contract. No. 16 pick in 2006 still looking for breakthrough season." This FanShot was promoted to the front page by olympicmike Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2880241/201011-toronto-raptors-preview-should-play-more-quotamericanquot-around-association.html More photos » Lori Shepler - AP Bargnani learned to play defense by watching football and not moving his feet (AP Photo/Lori Shepler) Browse more photos »   Toronto is a beautiful city that lives on the frontier, or rather fringes, of the NBA world. The team features a relatively forgotten number 1 overall pick in Andrea Bargnani, who's come out relatively unscathed by critics perhaps because their team is on the outskirts of the NBA civilization. Perhaps it was their former star in Chris Bosh, who kept people wondering for the last 2 years when he was going to bolt for the US of A. Or maybe it was Hedo Turkoglu's stomach flu shenanigans, possibly attributed to eating fast food before games. All this is to say that all was not well up in Canada. If this wasn't enough, the on-going rumors of Raptors' team drama between international and state-side players over the international players' style of defense (also known as liabilities) hardly portrayed the institutionalized multicultural wonderland that Canada has prided itself on, at least in it's center cities of global commerce. Whatever the case may be, the Toronto Raptors may fade into obscurity completely now as they've rebooted their roster, among other things, with more (and less exciting) international players, such as Linas Kleiza, Leandro Barbosa, and David Andersen. It's been a busy off-season of re-inking current players while bringing in a mish-mash of talent through the draft and free-agency. But will these additions help solve some of the rumors circulating over Toronto's defensive issues? While a mid-season defensive improvement was there, is it time for Toronto to play more "American"? The Raptors are clearly starting over. And they're clearly thrusting the team's immediate future in the large hands of Bargnani and little used Amir Johnson, who was re-signed for what many critics and sports fans considered one, if not THE, worst contract signing during this off-season. Johnson was so bad that the Warriors even locked him up this past season when they faced each other. There's something to be said about your skills as a player when you're that bad offensively against the Warriors defense schemes. Aside from Johnson, the Raptors are looking incredible thin -- literally and figuratively -- in the front court with David Andersen, who's preference is apparently shooting jumpshots and to not rebound. Ed Davis, an intriguing and seemingly efficient talent in summer league (12 pts, 6 rbs, and 2 blks), looks like he's ready to step in and play some meaningful minutes. But this three-headed monster which I call "inexperienced" won't help Toronto fans forget about Bosh's productivity (and good looks), at least not right away. At the wings, DeMar DeRozan seems like a younger version of Julian Wright, which could be both good and bad. By this, I mean both players are oozing with potential and a potential which has drawn comparisons between them and current NBA stars. They're both teammates now, so this could be bad if DeRozan doesn't develop and begins to see his future down the end of the bench. But DeRozan doesn't seem as boneheaded as Julian Wright, as he hasn't quite quieted rumors about his ability to understand offensive systems swirled a few seasons ago if his stats are any indication. But one of Wright's strong suits has been his length and defense, which I guess better be if he can't grasp an offense, let alone hit breakaway dunks. But DeRozan shows a nice jumper, but his handles have severely limited what he can necessarily do offensively. Maybe he should first work on fixing his hairline. There no good barbers in Toronto that taper this dudes' do? This rag-tag team of role players looks a lot like last seasons, sans Bosh and Turkoglu's "potential" as a leader and a play-maker. To me this spells trouble for all the reasons mentioned above. The pick of Kleiza was nice and I'm a huge Linas Kleiza fan given how much of a Warrior killer he was. Plus he has a decent stroke from beyond the arc that will definitely help given some of the offensive struggles this team may face without Bosh. But these new additions don't give any indication that their past defensive woes will disappear. A Youtube clip of a European unknown demolishing Bargnani inside started quite a conversation among Raptor's fans about Bargnani's troubles playing at center. Still, Bargnani improved the amount of wins he generated and Jose Calderon had the skills of an emerging elite point guard until his injuries seem to derail some of his incredible efficiency. Who knows, though? Maybe this team of role players can play well together without the distractions of Bosh and Turkoglu and maybe they'll figure out how to play defense together and consistently. But based off some of these off-season moves, it seems that Toronto will continue to have it's international flair as a "European-styled city" when it needs to play the rough and tough game of the USA.* *I'm just joking folks about Toronto and Canada, broadly speaking.  I'm not a crazy patriot of the USA but merely highlighting the brewing cultural tension between US and international players in the liminal space of Canada.  I love Toronto and if given the chance, wouldn't mind living there for a bit.  The Chinese food is tremendous and my girlfriend can say confidently that the shopping is some of the best you will find in North America. And to squash any people who think I'm saying Toronto is a 'European city,' I'm not.  But French and British colonialisms have clearly framed the style and flaire of the city and region as "European." Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2877326/jersey-retirement-ceremony-set-for-vmis-reggie-williams-vmi-athletics.html Jersey Retirement Ceremony Set for VMI's Reggie WilliamsVMI AthleticsReggie Williams, VMI's all-time leading scorer and current member of the NBA Golden State Warriors, will have his retired #55 jersey presented to him at a ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2877325/nba-pm-warriors-open-to-moves-hoopsworld.html NBA PM: Warriors Open To MovesHoopsWorldRiley Worried About Today, Not Tomorrow: Long-term security is a luxury that only a few people with the Golden State Warriors have right now. ...Riley keeps plugging along as Warriors iron out their futureNBA.comall 2 news articles » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2877324/warriorscom-blog-reggie-williams-college-jersey-to-be-retired-on-saturday.html Listen to interviews with Warriors swingman and VMI Head Coach Duggar Baucom. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2875901/phanatic-magazine-carney-to-sign-golden-state.html NBA's com's Scott Howard-Cooper is reporting that the Golden State Warriors and Sixers' free agent swingman Rodney Carney appear headed for a contract. Posted by John McMullen at 2:53 PM · Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2875900/report-warriors-may-go-rodney-carney-as-backup-probasketballtalk-blog.html Report: Warriors may go with Rodney Carney as backupProBasketballTalk (blog)Rodney Carney is talking to and nearing contract with the Golden State Warriors, according to a tweet from NBA.com's Scott Howard Cooper. ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2875898/monta-ellis-most-overrated-scorer-0910-season-says-wages-wins-sbnation-bay-area.html Monta Ellis Most Overrated Scorer of 09-10 Season Says Wages Of Wins [SBNation Bay Area] I know we've argued Monta Ellis' value ad nauseum and Wages of Wins doesn't cover new ground, necessarily, in this mathematical conclusion of Monta's (and others) overrated-ness. But the bigger question is, is there any blindspots to these "advanced stats" equations? Numbers "don't like" but how do we understand "leadership" or "the extra pass" in these calculations? Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2875089/qampampa-bob-myers-dorrell-wright-dan-gadzuricamp39s-agent.html We made the decision to come to Golden State just before the announcement of the sale of the team and we relied on Larry's word that the Warriors interest was genuine. Larry did a great job of conveying the Warriors interest and how ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2875088/where-does-david-lee-rank-among-wests-top-power-forwards-bleacher-report.html Bleacher ReportWhere Does David Lee Rank Among The West's Top Power Forwards?Bleacher ReportThe New York Knicks' decision to trade Lee to the Golden State Warriors in order to sign Stoudemire means another double-double player will inherit the ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2874453/warriorscom-blog-curry-scores-13-in-win-over-tunisia.html Warriors guard shoots 5-of-9 from field as U.S. finishes preliminary round with 5-0 record. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2874032/channing-frye-autographed-dunk-vs-golden-state-warriors-8-x-10.html Channing Frye has hand signed this 8×10 photograph of him making a slam dunk during a November 11, 2005, game in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors. This product comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity. ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2874031/2-golden-state-warriors-at-phoenix-suns-tickets-210-event.html 2 Golden State Warriors At Phoenix Suns Tickets 2/10. Posted by Peter On September - 2 - 2010. Click here to buy! BIDS STARTS WAY BELOW FACE VALUE. SEASON TICKET PRICE - $85.00 EACH. GAME DAY PRICE MUCH HIGHER. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2873181/report-from-espn-effect-dealing-was-winwin.html On Nov.17, ESPN has written that, with the Golden State Warriors in exchange of using their former captain for the Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic from Bobcats. The new season's first critical trading started, however, ... Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2872722/game-thread-fiba-2010-preliminary-round-5-team-usa-vs-tunisia.html Sloppy Joes are tasty. Sloppy offense causes headaches and nausea. via www.inspired2cook.com There was very little doubt that the USA would win the last game against Iran. These last 2 opponents are just no match for USA's speed and athleticism. So it came as no surprise that USA beat Iran by 37 points with a final score of 88-51. What was a surprise was the continued sloppiness, lack of focus, and poor execution of Team USA. At first, I thought it was because USA was "holding back" and not showing off all of their tricks in the Preliminary Round. But when I thought about it, "holding back" is not an excuse for the lack of sharpness in their execution. This morning, Team USA faces Tunisia, who are winless in this round and are already disqualified from the next round and have nothing to play for. Team USA has already clinched the #1 spot for Group B, so they also have nothing to play for, except for the bragging rights of a perfect 5-0 record. What I WANT to see is Team USA get sharper, execute better, and bulldoze Tunisia for all 40 minutes of the game. What I EXPECT, however, is more lackadaisical play, more head scratching turnovers, and lack of "taking care of business" attitude. And I expect this game will make you regret getting up early to make the 6:30am PDT start time. Familiar names on Tunisia: none. Team USA will face Group A's 4th place spot on Monday. I assume the game will be on espn3.com, but I don't know what live time/channel and replay time/channel it will be. Tournament lineup: Day Date Opponent Live PDT Live Chan Replay PDT Replay Chan Thu Sep 02 Tunisia 6:30am ESPN2, espn3.com 9:30pm ESPN2 Mon Sep 06 Group A, #4 ??? ???, espn3.com ??? ??? Random thought to fill space after the jump: I like these HTML tables. I'll have to use them more during the regular season. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2871751/2-la-lakers-golden-state-warriors-tickets-112-20250.html Current Price: $202.50 Current Ticket Bidders: 7 Instrument Location: 33147 Ticket Auction Seller Event Ticket Description: BID STARTS WAY BELOW GAME. Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2871749/sharks-ceo-greg-jamison-stepping-down-san-jose-mercury-news.html Sharks CEO Greg Jamison stepping downSan Jose Mercury News... there was no connection between his departure and the pending change of ownership for the Golden State Warriors that will lead to management changes. ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2869213/despite-injuries-future-bright-for-golden-state-yahoo-sports.html Despite injuries, future is bright for Golden StateYahoo! SportsIn all, the Warriors lost 503 games due to injury last season, which was not only the highest total in the league, but made Golden State the second-most ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2869212/java-frenzy-shouldnt-worry-anyone-pc-world.html PC WorldWhy the Java Frenzy Shouldn't Worry AnyonePC World... known for the pricey sport of yacht racing and for being narrowly thwarted recently in his attempt to buy the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. ...and more » Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2869211/201011-washington-wizards-preview-they-coexist-around-association.html The future of the Washington Wizards: Wookie and Wall. We get this year's 30-teams-in-30-days NBA preview off to a start in reverse alphabetical order with the Washington Wizards. Ever since the Warriors traded Chris Webber to the Bullets, and then with Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison, the two franchises have always seemed like alter egos of each other and last season was no exception. Both teams finished 26-56 and this time, it was the Wizards with their star scoring ballhandler who was suspended for a huge amount of games for an off-court transgression. The Wizards then blew up the roster, got the #1 pick in John Wall, and here we are. As we set forth into 2010-11 and going back to these sister-city comparisons, I'd have to say that I like the Wizards' retooled lineup a lot better than the Warriors'... 2009-102010-11 pg Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Arenas Javaris Crittenton John Wall Earl Boykins Shaun Livingston sg Nick Young Nick Young Mike Miller Kirk Hinrich   Randy Foye Cartier Martin Cedric Jackson sf Josh Howard Josh Howard Al Thornton Al Thornton Quinton Ross pf Andray Blatche Andray Blatche Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Oberto James Singleton Trevor Booker Kevin Seraphin Yi Jianlian c JaVale McGee JaVale McGee Hilton Armstrong Hamade Ndiaye   In true alter-ego fashion, while the Warriors have traditionally stockpiled guards, this past off-season, the Wizards stockpiled their frontline. The Wizards still only have 12 players signed, but for now they are apparently content going four-deep in the backcourt with Arenas, Wall, Hinrich, and Young. Not bad, actually. From my Summer League scouting report a few years back, Armstrong was one of the few inside players who likes contact and he's been improving his game little by little each season. Yi has been regaining confidence in the Worlds at Turkey and Booker held his own down low in the ACC last year, so your biggest question marks are Seraphin and Ndiaye. Seraphin was already on most draft boards and Ndiaye had a solid outing at the all-senior Portsmouth Invitational. Also, McGee (aka "Big Daddy Wookie") has had a breakout summer sharing the spotlight in Vegas with Wall as the Wizards' Summer League squad trounced the competition, then capping that off pre-Worlds with Team USA before getting cut. Finally, Ted Leonsis at the helm (again, eerily parallel to the Warriors' ownership handover!). As seen with his ownership of the NHL's Washington Capitals, Leonsis doesn't quit and perhaps best of all, has a gentlemanly approach and aura. When measuring the potential success of a team, the first thing you might look for is that triumvirate, if not Top-5 superstar. With the Wizards, can it be Arenas, Wall, and McGee? McGee's probably not there yet, but the bigger question mark -- assuming there are no health concerns -- for now might be how Arenas and Wall can co-exist in the backcourt. [Insert Warriors parallel here.] IMHO, I think they can. You look at how Gil used to play pre-injury (thanks to last year's Wizards preview by AB1) and you see that when his outside shot is working, he's nearly unstoppable. Sure, he had the ball in his hands a lot in that 60-point explosion against the Lakers, but don't forget a good amount of his points come from deep treys. I can still envision Wall breaking down a defense on one side of the court to find Arenas open on the other side. It may not be 60 points whereby every possession is initiated with the ball in Gil's hands, but I can see Wall with plenty of assists to an Arenas in shooting guard mode. And frankly, that's better basketball than Gil on-fire with Butler and Jamison filling in on the non-Arenas possessions. Last year it was the tension with Caron Butler as Arenas would yield the ball to him and not see it back, and before you knew it, the season was over with the gun suspension. As demonstrated with Butler, I don't think Gil necessarily needs the ball in his hands, and perhaps John Wall is the best thing that could happen to him at this point in his career. And if the Wizards' deep frontline meshes well, look for a possible trade amongst such quality assets that could bring a 3rd player to complete the necessary triumvirate, unless of course McGee suddenly becomes a household name. Poll Which team will have a better record in 2010-11? 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Golden State Warriors - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/2864927/game-thread-fiba-2010-preliminary-round-4-team-usa-vs-iran.html Were we playing with an empty bench in that Brazil game? via www.robbinssports.com According to this Associated Press article, Lesson learned, US will need more from its subs, Coach K didn't like what he saw from the bench, so he stuck with the starters for most of the game. Whether it's from youth and inexperience or "cracking under the pressure" against the well-executing offense of the Brazil team, the last game revealed a weakness on the Team USA bench, and they need to show up if Team USA wants to win 4 in a row in the Knockout Round to win the tournament. The other weakness Brazil revealed in Team USA is the lack of a dynamic offense of Team USA. Brazil's offense executes very well, even when the ball has moved around to several players. Each player is capable of finding and passing to the open man on the weak side or finding an inside cutter. Conversely, Team USA had quite a few one-pass-and-score possessions. There's less cutting, less movement, less looking for an open man somewhere, and more one-on-one. At first I thought it was because I've seen too much Nellieball, but the Brazil offense made me realize otherwise. I don't know if this is because of the way Coach K approaches the offense, or if this is because the players have limited play making abilities, forcing Coach K to construct this simpler offense. Whatever the reason, Team USA will have to make up for the offense with outstanding athletic defense, because I don't think the offensive schemes are changing any time soon. Onto today's game. The next 2 opponents should be much easier opponents, which will give Team's USA's bench a chance to get some playing time and the starters more rest time for the next round. 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