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Only a handful of players dream about playing for their hometown team when they enter the world of the NBA. Fortunately enough, LeBron James has become that hometown hero for the city of Cleveland, and perhaps for the whole state of Ohio. He should think twice about leaving the Cleveland Cavilers organization. It would be a devastating encounter for fans to see the superstar they've been hanging their hopes ...

Don Nelson Trying to Impress Warriors’ New Future Owner?

Posted: 28th March 2010 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
Don Nelson has expressed interest and apparent "excitement" at coaching the Golden State Warriors' Summer League squad this upcoming off-season in Las Vegas. It's overly clear, however, that the 69-year-old head coach knows that he has some work to do in order to impress the yet-to-come owner of this franchise. Summer league is the start, though? Nelson has studied the upcoming season schedule and might have just figured out that getting ...
Way before Chris Cohan, the Golden State Warriors' current owner, decided to release the sell-the-Warriors statement on March 22 that sent a buzz throughout the Bay Area, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, had bid for a $315 million buy of the team last summer. Highly respected San Jose Mercury News columnist, Tim Kawakami, first reported the Ellison bid. However, with Cohan's intent now crystal clear not only for Warriors' fans, but ...

NBA Trade Rumor: Cleveland Cavaliers Eyeing Corey Maggette?

Posted: 17th February 2010 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
If the Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry fails to lure the Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire in less than 48 hours (the Feb. 18 deadline), he will be forced to search for the player that could aid LeBron James in landing a title and secure a deal in Cleveland this off-season. One of the surveyed options, according to ESPN, is Golden State Warriors' forward Corey Maggette. The rumored deal would have to ...

NBA Trade Scenario: Monta Ellis For Andre Iguodala?

Posted: 13th February 2010 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
It may happen at the Feb. 18 deadline or it may happen in the summer, but Monta Ellis will hear his name, sooner rather than later, surface amidst the profusion of trade talks. It's become overly apparent that the Golden State Warriors will eventually facilitate a trade that involves their star guard. Head coach Don Nelson has never been fond of the 6'3'' guard after Baron Davis bolted for the Los ...

Why Isn’t Andris Biedrins on the Trading Block?

Posted: 18th December 2009 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
The Golden State Warriors own a 7-17 record (including a recent three-game skid), while their 69-year old coach is getting more paychecks piling up congratulating him on his tremendous efforts for building a losing squad. Consequently, it's fair to claim that every player on the roster is under scrutiny; including the man of the show, Monta Ellis. There's not much debate there. However, if the Warriors have decided to temporarily put ...

Warriors-Mavericks: A Game To Remember Without Don Nelson

Posted: 25th November 2009 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
The Golden State Warriors only needed six healthy bodies to come out with the most valuable of wins against the Dallas Mavericks who had won five straight games. Monta Ellis scored a season-high 37 points, dished out eight assists, and had four steals. Stephen Curry came through in crunch time to score 11 of his 18 points in the final 3:50 of the game, while Anthony Morrow had a spectacular performance with ...

Beginning of the End: Don Nelson and Monta Ellis Bicker in New York

Posted: 12th November 2009 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
Don Nelson and Monta Ellis briefly exchanged some heated words in New York city this afternoon, Marcus Thompson of Insidebayarea.com reports. The situation, however, should mark the beginning of the end of either Nelson's horrific tenure as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, or Ellis' relatively short career with the dysfunctional bay area squad. According to Thompson, who was on the trip to New York covering the Warriors, Ellis blasted ...

Stephen Jackson’s Agent To ESPN: “No One Trusts Don Nelson”

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
Moments after a blowout loss the Sacramento Kings, Stephen Jackson's agent, Mark Stevens, slammed Golden State Warriors' Head Coach Don Nelson, according to Chris Broussard of ESPN. "No one trusts Don Nelson," Stevens said to Broussard. "When Nelson was in Milwaukee, Wayne Embry trusted him and brought him in, and he betrayed Embry. In Dallas, Mark Cuban took damn good care of him and his son [Donnie Nelson Jr.], and he ...

For Warriors, Embarressment Sounds Too Familiar

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Khalid Shakran in NBA
Chris Cohan. Robert Rowell. Don Nelson. Three mishaps, three egos, three stubborn characters. That, in a nutshell, epitomizes the state of the Golden State Warriors. The horrendous defeat to the lowly Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 6 should not stand as a surprise to any of the Golden State Warriors' faithful fans. It's the norm for the disoriented Bay Area based team, who have known no better terms than "embarrassing" and ...