Indiana Pacers guard Mike Dunleavy was in the zone Wednesday night as the Pacers defeated the New Orleans Hornets 101-96. Dunleavy who was traded to Indiana from the Golden State Warriors in the middle of last season, shot 7-12 from the field including 2-2 from the trey area as he scored a game high 20 points. The win gives Indiana’s new head coach Jim O’Brien a victory in his first pre-season game. New Orleans forward David West had 17 for the Hornets while center Hilton Armstrong had... Read Full Story
Golden State Warriors guard Kelenna Azubuike, getting the start over veteran Baron Davis who took the night off for rest made his name known throughout the league Thursday night in the Warriors 119-106 victory over the L.A. Lakers. Azubuike showed that he certainly deserves more playing time as he scored 22 points, grabbed 5 boards, dished off 4 assists, had 2 steals and a blocked shot in 36 minutes. He went 7-14 from the field, 3-4 from 3 point range and went 5-6 at the charity stripe... Read Full Story
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that the Golden State Warriors and head coach Don Nelson have re-worked his contract and he will be back on the bench for the Warriors this season. The Warriors also have a club option to pick up the contract for the 2008-2009 season. Nelson, who was lured out of retirement by Warriors General Manager Chris Mullin to return to Golden State last August. Mullin used to play for Nelson when he was the coach of the Warriors from 1988-1995. Nelson... Read Full Story
The Golden State Warriors have announced that they have reached a buyout agreement with center Adonal Foyle and have granted the ten year veteran his unconditional release. Foyle was drafted with the eighth pick in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. The 32 year old 6′10″ veteran has spent his entire career with the Warriors and signed a six year deal with the team believed to be worth close to $42 million dollars. No word on the terms of the settlement agreement were released. Foyle... Read Full Story
Why do I like the NBA draft so much? I thought about this last night as my wife was mad that I sat there and watched all 5 hours of it. "Can't you just read about tomorrow or see the highlights on the news?" she would say. Are you kidding me? That's why people don't watch it and don't think it is interesting - because they read about it the next day and watch the highlights on the news. The news destroys the atmosphere, destroys the excitement of the draft. I love the draft because it is all... Read Full Story
I'm writing this after the Warriors trounced Utah Jazz in game 3 of the 07 Playoffs, round 2. To update, yes, in round 1 the number 8 seeded team operating under a system their coach Don "Nelly" Nelson calls "controlled chaos," did beat hot shot #1 Dallas with the (no-show) MVP player and record 67 wins in the regular season. I will admit, I felt a teeny bit sad for the Dallas players (a feeling I could not muster for the Lakers -- splat! ew!). And a little sad for Dirk (but not for owner... Read Full Story
The Golden State Warriors had just begun celebrating a blowout win over Utah this week when somebody pulled the fire alarm at Oracle Arena. Read Full Story
