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The Warriors are 2-1. They're giving up 91.3 points per game. They're holding opponents to 42.5 percent shooting.
The Warriors are 2-1. They're giving up 91.3 points per game. They're holding opponents to 42.5 percent shooting.
Various media outlets are reporting that guard Monta Ellis and the Warriors are being sued by a former employee for sexual harrassment. Here's a link to a report by Marcus Thompson.
ESPN.com's Ric Bucher reported on SportsCenter Wednesday (and then Tweeted it, which is where I learned the news) that the Warriors have offered Monta Ellis (and change) to the Memphis Grizzlies for Rudy Gay.
Looking ahead to tonight's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies (7:30 p.m., CSN-BA), let's look at what we've learned about this team through the first three games of the season. 1. The Warriors are better than we thought I think this is true. Most people had the Warriors winning 35 games, [...]
I have mixed emotions about the Warriors' season-opening 132-128 win against the Houston Rockets. Emotion No. 1: Relieved I'm glad the Warriors got a win. The Rockets are a good team, even though they were playing the second night of a back-to-back and without Yao Ming. The Warriors had no excuses [...]
First, I apologize for the long delay in posting something new on Warriors Wire. I have been swamped at work with high school sports, the World Series and many other responsibilities. I've had to take a step back from this blog because of other demands on my time. So I [...]
Continuing a series that looks at the players on the Warriors roster this season and the expectations I have for them, I turn my attention to Monta Ellis, the talented starter at shooting guard for this squad: The opinions on Ellis are many. His most ardent fans argue that his [...]
Before I put out my 2011 expectations for Monta Ellis, I wanted to analyze the latest news about Ellis, a much-talked-about interview he did with AOL Fanhouse's Sam Amick (read the article here) in which he took responsibility for everything that has gone wrong in the past couple seasons between him and the [...]
ESPN's Chad Ford graded the offseason moves for all the NBA teams and the Warriors stacked up well in the West. The team ranked fifth among the 15 teams in the West and were awarded a B. It's little surprise that the primary justification for the high grade was the [...]
Do you remember when Chris Paul wanted to be traded? Then he met with the Hornets general manager and coach and was impressed enough by their pitch that he changed his mind? Well, it seems the Hornets brass wasn't just blowing smoke. They seem to recognize what they have in [...]