Blog #6: Smart ball/Media day

With the '10-'11 season just around the corner, the Warriors are making their final adjustments! On Thursday, September 23, it was rumored that Don Nelson (head coach) was stepping down from his position. Nothing is finalized, but on the websites such as, GSOM and ESPN, they talk about how this might be accurate information. With the news of Nellie retiring, who will lead the way to the Warriors future? Keith Smart will! Although I am not totally sure whether this news is true or not, Keith Smart (Assit. Coach) will be taking over. Former Warrior players talk about how he was great, how he was a defensive thinker. Although they lost the NBA's all time winning coach, they still have hope. With a new coach, new logo, new players, and a new mind set, they can achieve the unthinkable. Don Nelson led the Warriors to the playoffs in '06-'07, making it their first time in 13 years.  Just this past season on April 7, 2010, he made history by being the coach with the most wins. His title is held at 1,333 wins. If the information about Nellie is true, it will truly be sad seeing a legend leave, but starting something new will be great to. He is a great coach, and forever will be. People refer to his style as "Nellie-ball" because he likes to run and gun, which basically means as soon as you get the ball, run it down the court and make a play. With Keith Smart leading the new path for the Warriors, I think his style will soon be referred to as, "Smart-ball". Did you see what I did with that? Until media announces on Monday if all these rumors are true, the wait is slowly chopping itself away!

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As of my last entry, I talked about how today, Monday, would be the day we find out what will happen to the coaching staff. As the new season is coming up, Keith Smart will be leading the Warriors this season! Keith will be the Warriors 23rd head coach, so this is very exciting! I'm sure that all Warriors fans are excited for this new year! With everything being replaced, this season should be interesting and very intense as always! Today was media day, where all the players and coaches take pictures, and do interviews for press! On Yahoo!, images from a couple teams showed up, and Warriors happen to be one! Out of the images shown, there were a few of Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry and David Lee! Seeing all these pictures gets me even more excited for the upcoming season!

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And don't forget--29 more days until opening night! I haven't purchased my tickets just yet, but I soon will have the golden ticket in my hand! As seen in the Oracle Arena, have a great time out! =)

Blog #5: Change is good.

As I mentioned earlier, the USA Team took the gold, and this is my favorite player, Stephen Curry giving the world a little taste of what the gold looks like. The game premiered on ESPN earlier this morning at 11:30 so I got to watch the 2nd quarter after I came home from church. Honestly, I am not into watching basketball unless it's the Warriors, but I actually had a reason to watch it today. One reason being it was the final game, and the other reason was simply because of my one and only- Stephen Curry! It might seem like I am a 'dork' for liking him so much and having posts about him, but hey, I'm just a very big fan! Also, if you have a twitter, I would recommend that you follow the one and only, Stephen Curry!

On Monday September 16, the Warriors signed Louis Amundson, who previously played with the Phoenix Suns. He plays as a forward, so having him will help out because a lot of players that were traded were forwards, and trying to rebuild them is not easy! He signed a 2 year contract of $4.7 million, but the second year is his choice. Since our draft pick, Ekpe Udoh hurt his wrist during training camp, we probably won't get to play him until the end of December, or even worse, the end of January. Starting out with injuries isn't the greatest thing to happen to a rookie, but at least Warriors are making a move in getting him a backup!

In a previous post, I talked about Monta and Stephen, and how their relationship started out rocky, and very questionable to all the fans. On Friday, September 17, an interview of Monta came out on a fan website. It talked about how he is excited for this upcoming season, and how things have changed. He speaks about his relationship with Stephen, and how he made a mistake on commenting about him. He talks about how their relationship is becoming better, and how Stephen was even present in his July wedding! It's great to see that they are interacting outside of the court, and how Monta is being more open. In the article, he talked about how being a new father has greatly changed his whole perspective on everything. Also his newly wed wife has helped him get through all the problems that he has faced. She helped him realize that him and Stephen can work together, and she kept encouraging him that they will do good. He also talks about how she keeps him in check. Monta and his wife, Juanika have been together for 4 years, and they finally tied the knot together this past July, so keeping him in check wasn't anything new. As the rumors about Monta's comment surfaced, she told him that, it was wrong. Monta has sure done a lot of growing up and maturing. He first came to the team as the "baby", but as of today, he is the leader, the one who all the rookies on the team look up to for guidance. He says, "A month before the season was over with, I really had to sit back and blame myself in a sense because I'm that leader; I'm that one who everybody feeds off of."
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Blog #4: Update.

It's sad to say that there are only 6 players from last season that are coming back this year, one of which didn't get to play at all last season due to a shoulder injury. Two other players also barely played due to  injuries, and a trade during the beginning of the season. We probably have an unstable team, but I think that Warriors grew to have a special bond. For example, During the beginning of last season, when Stephen Curry was still a rookie, Monta Ellis made assumptions that he wouldn't be able to play together with Steph. It seemed like a game of who was better. Monta probably felt like no one respected what he did anymore because all cameras were on Stephen. On tv, it seemed as if Monta was mad, like there were always bad vibes, but in the middle of the season, things started changing. Monta started smiling on the court again, and power plays were made between Monta and Steph. At the end of the season, an interview was put out and Monta expressed "He proved people wrong- He proved me wrong." Seeing them have this type of bond in the picture, gives off positive vibes for not only the team, but for the fans.

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Monta Ellis Interview

In other news, Team USA played today in Istanbul against Turkey for the gold, and captured the victory! Today marked a special day for the USA basketball team. "For the first time since 1994, the USA Men's World Championship team won the gold medal in the FIBA World Championship. Behind Kevin Durant's 28 points, the USA defeated host nation Turkey, 81-64, on Sunday in Istanbul to stand alone atop the international basketball world." I'm very happy for the team, and also Stephen Curry for working hard on the court and representing the GSW! Good job to him and all of the men on the team. Only 44 more days until Warriors season opener, which means only about a month and a half until all the exciting plays and the adrenaline rush comes! Don't forget to tune in to your favorite teams!

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Blog #3: 55 days, 19 hours and 47 minutes.

Until opening night! Last night, I was on warriors.com trying to see the different game package plans and ticket prices for single games. I was curious on when the Warriors would have their open practice, so I decided to chat with a Warrior's representative. As I was waiting for the rep. to sign on to my chat, I looked at different prices and seats for opening night. Once the rep. came to my chat, I asked a handful of questions, but my main question was, "When is the Warrior's open practice going to be?" I was responded with, "October 6!"At first I was really excited, until I realized that I probably won't be able to go since October 6 is my mom's birthday! As sad as I was, I decided to look at all the positive things that would happen.

In other news, the USA team played Brazil a few nights ago! Although I wasn't able to watch it, since it was during school hours, I was informed that my favorite player, Stephen Curry, did not get a chance to play! =( It's okay though, because at least they snatched a win, and I heard it was a really good game since they won by 2 points! There was another game today, and Stephen Curry got to played extended minutes! He finished with Four points, five assists, and four rebounds. The picture below shoes Curry in action in their game against Iran.

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