Phew!!! Nothing comes easy in Warrior-land. Nothing. Open Thread (200+ Comments) "Who the hell is this Ellis kid?!" Box Score Let me put this in perspective. Boom racked up an incredible triple-double tonight. Monta hit his career high with an outrageous 39 point performance.…
January 26, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The New York Knickerbockers are coming to town Sunday night and that means it's time to check in with my man Modi, the mastermind behind one of my favorite blogs Cosellout. It's one of the most unique and thought provoking blogs (not just sports) out there. This man knows the Knicks…
January 26, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
We're at about the midpoint of the Warriors 2007-2008 season. The good news is that if the regular season ended today the Warriors would be playoff bound for the second year in a row and are only 5.5 games out of the prestigious #1 seed in the mighty Western Conference. The bad news is…
January 26, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
If you haven't got a chance yet to read Tim Kawakami's blog post today, make sure to drop by: Chris Mullin Q & A: Not planning big changes for the Warriors, talking about Brandan Wright. He interviews Mullin about the current state of the Warriors. Of course, Mullin doesn't really ever say…
January 26, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Air France with the GSoM Night 3 shirt GSoM Night 3 - Next Friday, February 1st vs Charlotte We're up to 344 tickets sold for GSoM Night 3, 344 of your fellow GSOM community members at the game. This is JRich's first and only game in Oakland this season, so you'll definitely want to be in…
January 26, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
This is big. Bigger than Dennis Rodman teamming up with former foes Scottie Pippen and the Bulls in the late 90's. Bigger than Kobe and Phil together on the Lakers. Bigger than Shaq and Kobe hi-fiving on Xmas day. Yes this is Nas and Jay-Z making up big. Hmmm, dozen you say? Part I…
January 26, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Don't look at me Chuck! Tony.psd dun done it. And it's back by popular demand! Warriors (W-L): 25-18 Nets (W-L): 18-23 Time: 7:30PM PST tip off TV: TNT Vegas Odds: Golden State by 9 (source: yahoo.com) Counselor: "Hello everyone. Welcome; we're glad to see so many people come…
January 26, 2008, 10:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Final BoxscoreThe Twolves just won the Finals Oh. My. Gawd. If the Warriors miss out on the playoffs by one game, this will be one that everyone can point to and say if we had just won that game. It's one thing to lose against a below .500 team, it's another completely horrible thing to lose to…
January 26, 2008, 10:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Phew!!! Nothing comes easy in Warrior-land. Nothing. Open Thread (200+ Comments) "Who the hell is this Ellis kid?!" Box Score Let me put this in perspective. Boom racked up an incredible triple-double tonight. Monta hit his career high with an outrageous 39 point performance.…
January 26, 2008, 9:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The New York Knickerbockers are coming to town Sunday night and that means it's time to check in with my man Modi, the mastermind behind one of my favorite blogs Cosellout. It's one of the most unique and thought provoking blogs (not just sports) out there. This man knows the Knicks…
January 26, 2008, 9:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
DALLAS – Kobe Bryant kept coming and coming, but he didn’t get much help. And it’s hard to beat an elite Western Conference team without much help. The Mavericks used their various offensive weapons down the stretch to hold off Bryant on Friday night. Bryant had 40 points, 10 rebounds and…
January 26, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
DALLAS — It’s possible that Kobe Bryant will be highly motivated to get the Lakers a victory in Washington on Feb. 3. That’s the deadline day for the NBA to determine who will coach the Western Conference in the Feb. 17 All-Star Game, and Bryant is hoping to drag a reluctant Phil Jackson…
January 26, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
DALLAS — So the Lakers’ last chance at a victory in this tough stretch of facing Phoenix, San Antonio and Dallas in a four-game span is coming up. Before we get off this notion of where the Lakers stand — now and in the future — with the Western Conference’s proven…
January 26, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
SAN ANTONIO — A Sports Illustrated poll of 242 NBA players on the coach they’d most like to play for resulted in a tie at No. 1 between Phil Jackson and Phoenix’s Mike D’Antoni. Each got 21 percent of the vote, with San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich third at 15 percent. “Phoenix has a…
January 26, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The Hornets are in San Antonio today to face the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. They've got Tim Duncan, Tony Longoria, Manu Ginobili and some other dudes, but methinks we can take 'em. After last night's defeat of the Clippers in New Orleans, the Hornets have won seven straight…
January 26, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
DALLAS — As the Lakers’ schedule last month took Kobe Bryant through Chicago and New York – two of the four cities on Bryant’s preseason list of trade destinations – he stoked the fire of locals by openly acknowledging his interest in their cities. In his first visit of the season…
January 26, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Lakers coach Phil Jackson acknowledged that his insertion of seldom-used guard Coby Karl in Monday’s game was more than just a move to empty his bench. “Guys all wanted him to do well, perform,” Jackson said. “There was a lot of…
January 26, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
EL SEGUNDO — Lamar Odom was quite glum after the game Friday night in Dallas, where he stayed out of sync on offense, didn’t stop Dirk Nowitzki on defense and heard some words from Phil Jackson when Jackson pulled him in the third quarter. On Saturday back home, Jackson followed through…
January 26, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
I'll keep this one short and sweet because there's way too much fun to be had in this town right now, and it ain't good for the social life to be inside typing all day. Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans, and there have been parades rolling past my place all day. I can hear…
January 26, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
We're at about the midpoint of the Warriors 2007-2008 season. The good news is that if the regular season ended today the Warriors would be playoff bound for the second year in a row and are only 5.5 games out of the prestigious #1 seed in the mighty Western Conference. The bad news is…
January 26, 2008, 06:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
If you haven't got a chance yet to read Tim Kawakami's blog post today, make sure to drop by: Chris Mullin Q & A: Not planning big changes for the Warriors, talking about Brandan Wright. He interviews Mullin about the current state of the Warriors. Of course, Mullin doesn't really ever say…
January 26, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Warriors (W-L): 25-17 Timberwolves (W-L): 5-34 Time: 1:00pm PST TV:FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 1050 Our heroes return from what was nearly an undefeated road trip. 3-1 and finishing it off with a blowout on the 2nd game of a back to back? Nice. This team is taking care of the teams it should…
January 26, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
This is big. Bigger than Dennis Rodman teamming up with former foes Scottie Pippen and the Bulls in the late 90's. Bigger than Kobe and Phil together on the Lakers. Bigger than Shaq and Kobe hi-fiving on Xmas day. Yes this is Nas and Jay-Z making up big. Hmmm, dozen you say? Part I…
January 26, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
LOS ANGELES – In recent years Kobe Bryant has gotten an inordinate amount of experience cracking help, zone and straight double-team defenses to score on his own anyway. That’s the hard way to do things. What Bryant did so masterfully Monday night is far easier, though still so tricky that most…
January 26, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
LOS ANGELES — Vladimir Radmanovic (ankle) hasn’t resumed running yet, but he has shown some improvement and there’s a chance he’ll be ready to be with the Lakers to start their nine-game trip on Jan. 31. Although it looked at one time as if Radmanovic might struggle to regain a rotation…
January 26, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Atlanta's Marvin Williams has brought his A game so far, with a game-high 16 points and five rebounds in the first half. Seattle is shooting 30.4 percent in the first. Kevin Durant has been one of the main players struggling, shooting 4-of-14 from the field. Seattle's also getting outrebounded…
January 26, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO – Another one bites the dust …. Trevor Ariza became the latest Laker to go down when suffered a fractured fourth metatarsal bone in his right foot when he got tangled up with Odom in practice on Sunday. The team won’t announce…
January 26, 2008, 01:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Kwame Brown knew the questions were coming, so he answered them before they were asked. It had been two days since he was booed for a dismal performance in Thursday’s loss to Phoenix, so he broke the ice on the uncomfortable topic when he…
January 26, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
DALLAS – Kobe Bryant kept coming and coming, but he didn’t get much help. And it’s hard to beat an elite Western Conference team without much help. The Mavericks used their various offensive weapons down the stretch to hold off Bryant on Friday night. Bryant had 40 points, 10 rebounds and…
January 26, 2008, 00:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Seattle trails Atlanta at the end of the first quarter 23-14. Bremerton native Marvin Williams leads Atlanta with eight points, and has really looked to score early on. Seattle big man Johan Petro had two impressive blocks in the first quarter, including a block on Williams from behind on the…
January 26, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes