Poll: How many championships?

by Fantasy Junkie on Sep 25, 2008 9:09 AM PDT

Watching those videos of the Warriors' championship run in 1975 got me thinking of this team and where the future of the franchise is going. Obviously, the ultimate goal of any sports franchise is to win a championship. If an owner is in it for just profit, it's unfair to the fans and that person should no longer be an owner.

So, my question to you is, with this current team, barring any trades, the Warriors have pinned the hopes of the franchise for the next 5-6 years on Monta, Biedrins, and Maggette, is that enough to win a championship? Better yet, with Cohan, Rowell, Mullin and co leading the way, in the next 10 years, how many (if any) championships will this franchise win?

In the comments, leave your thoughts and perhaps answer me this, if you voted 0 or if you think they'll barely make the playoffs, what needs to happen to get us a championship?

Poll

In the next 10 years, how many championships will the Warriors win?

None.

607 votes

1

350 votes

2

97 votes

3

13 votes

4+

68 votes

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If an owner is in it for just profit, it's unfair to the fans and that person should no longer be an owner.

if he (i guess your taking a subtle jab at cohan) has the money, he can be owner as long as he wants. capitalism, that’s how the nba works, fj.

the stop calling him "beans" movement

by pervisNeverNervous on Sep 25, 2008 9:24 AM PDT reply actions

no no no

sports should be different. no other type of company works the same way sports franchises do with so many people who are passionate about the outcome of a company’s product.

i’m not saying that’s not how it works, i’m just saying it’s a disservice to the fans who invest so much of themselves emotionally and financially.

basically, it shouldn’t work that way. i hope you agree.

by Fantasy Junkie on Sep 25, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

should and do are two different things

i appreciate you sentiment, however, your arguement just doesn’t live in the real world. and in a sense, it represents the fallacy of sports culture. that sports are somehow different, beyond the basic liabilities of a normal multi-billion dollar industry, because we have invested an intangible (emotion) into said company by cheering for grown men who play a game. i agree whole heartedly that they should care, i mean, screw sports for a second, shouldn’t ALL companies, say the ones who make the food we eat, care more about the type of product they were putting out than making a profit? definitely. but do they? ask Mc Donald’s… or cohan.

the stop calling him "beans" movement

by pervisNeverNervous on Sep 25, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions

you got me

Yes, all companies should care more about the customer rather than the bottom line. That just goes to my previous point that the owner should care more about winning a championship. I’m very aware of the difference between should and do/reality and would never confuse the two. I’ll maintain that the sports industry is different than the fast food industry or other industries. We can discuss that another time.

oh and it was a subtle jab at Cohan, Sterling, and any owner who owns a franchise but has no intention of doing the things necessary to win a championship – even if that means selling the team (that’s another subtle jab).

by Fantasy Junkie on Sep 25, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

No championships in the next ten years, I’d like to think we will win one, but i doubt it. and i STILL believe and will continue to go to the games throughout the season.

WARRIORS BASKETBALL!!! Patiently waiting for a title...I may be waiting for a long time...

by JustSomeName on Sep 25, 2008 10:04 AM PDT reply actions

I win the championship with the Warriors every year...

On NBA 2k for the xbox 360!

by Tony.psd on Sep 25, 2008 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

haha, well, if that’s the case, the warriors have won consecutive championships 10 years running.

WARRIORS BASKETBALL!!! Patiently waiting for a title...I may be waiting for a long time...

by JustSomeName on Sep 25, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

I think it’s unrealistic to expect a Championship in the next 6 years, and up to 10 years, there’s going to so much roster movement between then and now it’s impossible to tell.

I don’t think the club is in a good position though – wins too much in regular season for high lottery picks, doesn’t threaten for a Champ in the playoffs if it could get there, limited cap flexibility, an unlikelihood to attract a top FA without the roster developing further (whether internal – youth developing – or external).

Not optimistic at the moment. Hopefully that will change soon.

by NBR on Sep 25, 2008 10:41 AM PDT reply actions