Yeah, I know it's the time for draft talk and trade rumors, but I had to write a little tribute for (the latter half of) the season. Written after the style of the poem "Casey At the Bat." With that said, bring us that power 4 Mully!

The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Warrior five that day:
Riding a 6 game losing streak, with but one roadie more to play.
The Wizards' game was all wrapped up but by the refs taken away
A deathly sinking feeling was upon the fans up in the Bay.

"Well, that's it!" some people cried. "Give up the season now!" The rest
Just clung to hope, just another b-ball contest.
They thought, if only our team was healthy, especially Baron Davis -
If only they were healthy, because then they'll come to save us.

But that nagging doubt remained: a blowout or a meltdown?,
A closing-second heartbreaker, or a running out of town?
And so at 4:30 PM did Dubs fans around the TV sit,
And those heavy losses drove most fans to the near end of their wit.

But Dris got a reverse lay-in, to the wonderment of all,
JRich, the much beloved, shot lights-out with the 3-ball;
Monta, Al, and S-Jax got the shots they took to fly and then drop in.
And Baron, the returning Warrior, willed his team to grab the win.

And from the Bay there rose a culminating yell;
It rumbled through dear Oaktown, it rattled in San Rafael;
It knocked upon The City and recoiled in San Jose,
For finally, yes finally, things were goin' the Warriors' way.

The Movement was beginning; "We Believe" taking effect;
Bouncing back from a Portland loss, a Mav 17 game win streak did we wreck.
In 16 different games we left the other team distraught.
Coach Nellie was the one behind the wake the Warriors wrought.

And suddenly, we won the last game that we absolutely had to have.
A 13 year drought broken, a playoff date with the Dallas Mavs.
The critics said we couldn't do it, ahem, Charles Barkley.
Defiance spread throughout the Bay, the fans were going crazy.

And in Game 1, we shocked the world, Baron went for 33.
And in Game 2, it really got quite ugly.
But in Game 3, the Dubs came home, and for the fans, a blowout win-
And in Game 4, the Dubs held out, and came out with a grin.

Dirk showed up to win Game 5, `til then he was a mystery.
But in Game 6, the Warriors WON to go in playoff history.
"We shocked the world! We're UNSTOPPABLE BABY!"
And once again, the Bay went nuts, the fans were going crazy.

To the Jazz, the Warriors went, but 2 close losses made fans groan;
But in Game 3 at Oracle, the true Warriors came and shone.
The Dubs rained 3s from downtown, and to add on to the glam;
Baron posterized AK, with a nasty right-hand slam.

Sadly though, the Jazz stayed tough, and took Game 4 away.
In Game 5, they rode the storm, and in the WCF they will play.
But there is no shame back in the Bay. There is joy that's bona fide.
The Dubs revived the Bay, and in the Dubs the Bay takes pride.

"What a season!" yell the fans. "That we'll remember always."
"Thanks for the games, GS Warriors! Thanks for all the highlight plays!"
And now for the offseason. And now to get that 4.
And now to wait for next season, where we'll be back through playoff's door.

So let the rumors fly. Let's see where this team ends up.
The Revolution's just beginning. The NBA could use another shakeup.
And so begins the offseason. And so begins the wait.
And so, the Golden State Warriors: Returning in 07-08.