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Steinmetz: Warriors’ offseason filled with hits, misses
- It was a busy offseason for the Warriors — and there still could be a move or two before training camp begins in October.
Warriors to open season at Oracle
- After narrowly missing out on the NBA playoffs last season, the Warriors learned the path they must travel in order to return to the postseason when their 2008-09 schedule was announced on Wednesday.
Steinmetz: Celtics’ trio the class of the East
- There may be a few more transactions trickling out of free agency this summer, but for the most part, the NBA landscape is set for the 2008-09 season.
Steinmetz: Warriors’ nucleus not among best in West
- The Warriors have been busy this summer, making transaction after transaction in recent weeks and solidifying their roster for 2008-09.
Steinmetz: Playoffs still in reach despite losing Davis
- When people are asked what they’d like to hear first, the good news or the bad news, most tend to request the bad news up front.
Steinmetz: The good, bad and ugly of the NBA offseason
- When it comes to free agency in the NBA, there’s still a lot of ballgame remaining. We’re only a week into the official signing period. Still, some teams are off to fast starts and others have stumbled. There is a lot left to come, but it’s never too early to take stock.
Steinmetz: Second-year duo needs to fill void left by Baron
- It is very likely that today will be the day Baron Davis officially becomes a Los Angeles Clipper. What that means in the simplest of terms is that the Warriors won’t have their best player around in 2008-09.
Anthony wants to be good as gold
- Carmelo Anthony’s commitment toward helping restore the U.S.’s dominance in men’s basketball began on an airplane nearly four years ago after the team’s disappointing showing at the 2004 Olympics.
- Carmelo Anthony’s commitment toward helping restore the U.S.’s dominance in men’s basketball began on an airplane nearly four years ago after the team’s disappointing showing at the 2004 Olympics.
Frantz: Davis’ departure no surprise
- I’m still scratching my head over the reaction to the Baron Davis-to-the-Clippers news last week. How on earth could anyone in Warrior-land be surprised by Davis’ decision to bolt? After all, when Don Nelson is shown on national television actually packing Davis’ suitcase for him during the final two timeouts in Golden State’s second-to-last game of the season against Phoenix, it should have been something of a hint, right?
Walcoff: Warriors wise to let Baron fly south
- The sea of “We Believe” T-shirts rises like a golden tsunami at Oracle Arena as Baron Davis throws down a ferocious dunk over Andrei Kirilenko in the final minutes of the Warriors’ playoff win against the Utah Jazz.
A Baltimore infusion in the NBA
- Baltimore doesn’t have a team in the National Basketball Association, but the city’s representation in the league may be more prevalent than it’s ever been.
‘One-and-dones’ hurting the game
- Before we begin, please allow me apologize for channeling my inner Barack Obama today. I won’t be reversing myself on the crucial issues of NAFTA, campaign finance spending limits, or the FISA bill, as the duplicitous Democratic candidate for president has done, but I am indeed prepared to join the Senator in the ranks of great “flip-floppers” of our time with my new-found position on the issue of NBA eligibility.
Locals making the jump
- Loyola’s Gerald Brown knows his future isn’t in his backyard — it’s across the Atlantic Ocean.
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