January 2009

Is this what happens when an accountant runs your team?

by Tanner January 22, 2009

Robert Rowell is in charge of the Golden State Warriors. He has made that awkwardly clear over the last six months. I don’t have a problem with a non-basketball man running a basketball team; if I owned a professional franchise I would hire a business man to run it, not an ex-athlete. Rowell also made [...]

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Midseason Player-by-Player Analysis

by Tanner January 22, 2009

At the halfway point of the season, the Warriors are 12-29. Well done, guys. So without further ado, on to the 9th annual midseason player evaluations: Azubuike: Has turned himself into a nice rotation player. Doesn’t look to do much other than score, but he’s a good shooter and a good finisher at the bucket. [...]

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The OW Interview: Chris Mullin

by Tanner January 18, 2009

OW: Thanks for taking the time. I know this is probably a pretty crazy time. CM: No problem. OW: What can you say about the team and your involvement in where they are going? CM: Well, first of all, nobody is happy with being 12-29. Especially after making the playoffs and then winning 48 games. [...]

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James Harden

by Tanner January 17, 2009

The player: James Harden, a 6’5″ 218 lb. sophomore guard. The game: Oregon Ducks (6-9) @ Arizona State Sun Devils (13-2.) The result: Arizona St. 76 Oregon 58. Harden, a consensus top-5 pick if he declares for the 2009 NBA draft, came into the game averaging 23.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists. What he [...]

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Feel free to put a hand on someone next game, Jamal

by Tanner January 15, 2009

Jamal Crawfor set an NBA record last night. Congratulations are in order, right? Well, maybe not, but it is a pretty special and unbelievable record. Crawfor played 60 minutes and committed 0 fouls. That is the most minutes an NBA player has ever played in a single game without committing a foul. That’s 5 full [...]

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Happy New Year, Same as the Old Year

by Tanner January 1, 2009

I celebrated New Year’s Eve by spending time with my family and friends. And by getting what I like to call “jail-drunk,” but that’s neither here nor there. The Oakland Warriors celebrated New Year’s Eve by losing to one of the worst teams in the history of the NBA, the 3-29 Oklahoma City Thunder (who [...]

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