sfgate.com - 10/22/2008
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Jackson said Tuesday that extension talks with Warriors President Robert Rowell were progressing smoothly and believes it's a matter of when - not if - the two sides reach an agreement. The Warriors' captain, who is signed through next season, is seeking the maximum allowed under the NBA's ...
blogs.mercurynews.com - 10/29/2008
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It’s coming fast and furious now, from all
over the league, as executives and other sources check...
in with me, asking one question: What are the Warriors doing? By the way, the Al Harrington trade request isn’t a major headline for ...
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Rowell’s dealings with Stephen Jackson negated Warriors’ ...
blogs.mercurynews.com - 10/28/2008
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Amazing how that happens: I put up a
blog item declaring how uninteresting things are for the...
Warriors heading into this season, then WHAM-O, I almost immediately hear something very interesting. Not in a good way for Warriors fans, however. But ...
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Warriors update: Harrington no longer wants to play for ...
sportingnews.com - 10/17/2008
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I think this just about captures the essence
of raw, and reckless, and ill-advised. And I'm not...
talking about Monta Ellis flouting his shiny new contract by riding a scooter. From The Sacramento Bee : The Warriors are retaining the option to ...
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Warriors Don't Seem to Understand They NEED Monta Ellis, ...
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: “Larry Bird didn’t want any more champagne, wasn’t worried about the pending parade in downtown Boston, and had already taken off his hat and T-shirt that proclaimed the Celtics the 1984 NBA champions. A day after winning the title, the Celtics star was actually out jogging in preparation for the next season, motivated by the fact that all of his opponents would be gearing for the champs. Unfortunately for the Celtics, the rest of the team may not have had that mentality. The repeat didn’t happen. Bird and the Celtics lost the 1985 NBA Finals to their bitter rivals, the Lakers.”I remember Larry and I going ...
Stephen Jackson Is His Own Agent
SLAM Online —
Cap’n Jack is negotiating a new deal with the Warriors by his lonesome: “All I have to do is be myself,” said Jackson, who has been consulting with the players’ association. “I’ve always been a guy who says what’s on my mind and how I feel. And I’ve been told no before.”
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ibabuzz.com 10/31/2008 — According to a source close to point guard Marcus Williams, the Warriors are not going to pick up the option of the third-year guard out of UConn, meaning he will become a free agent at the end of the season.
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Impressive In San Antonio —
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Pacers waive veteran F Croshere (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/23/2008
The Indiana Pacers waived veteran forwards Austin Croshere and Josh Davis on Thursday, cutting their roster to 15 players. Croshere, a first-round draft pick by Indiana in 1997, played nine seasons for the Pacers and averaged 7.5 points a game. He was ...
Dirk Nowitzki For NBA's MVP Award This Year? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 10/24/2008
Can Dirk Nowitzki possibly win the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for the second time in his great career? In the 2006-2007 NBA season, when Dirk won the NBA's MVP award, he led the Mavericks to an incredible 67-15 regular season record, home court ...
Golden State Warriors 2008-09 Season Preview —
Bleacher Report - NBA 10/25/2008
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