Why we suck, some brief Warrior and NBA History, and how to get back to the top

The 2009 Warriors, wait, the Golden State Warriors in general are the enigma of the league. Once again it seems as if we will not have any representative in the all star game, Monta Ellis can’t get votes, Curry can’t keep up with the other Rookie Points, and AR is not getting the PT to show off his skills. Ammo may get into the 3-Pt Competition, but who knows? Oakland in general, especially now-a-days, is not renown for their current sport franchises. We got Al Davis driving the Raiders into the abyss, Billy Beane with his Moneyball mantra, and of course the dudes across from McAfee and Al, the Warriors.

We have problems in every single aspect of the franchise. We have incompetent owners, a coaching staff that utilizes an unproven "art", and a roster full of holes and injuries.  /EndBlockOfText and now to get to the good stuff.

Simple Question; How do we get better? How do we get back to the playoffs, much more so win a championship?

Simple Answer; We need to go back to the fundamentals and play defense and rebound the freaking ball.

Brief History Lessons:

-The last time our Warriors made it to the WCF and actually win a championship was almost 3 decades ago, under Al Attles. This team contained Hall of Famer, Granny Free-Thrower, and defensive rock Rick Barry and 2 other great key defenders in Jamaal Wilkes and Phil Smith. We were one of the best defensive teams in that decade and this was our best defensive team in Warrior History

-The Champions of the last decade all had one of two things; Great Defense or Great Rebounding. If you throw away offense here is how it breaks down:

2009 Champs LAL: Best Rebounding Team, Opponents PPG under league average

2008 Champs BOS: Second Best Opponent PPG, Rebound Differential is 2nd Best in League

2007 Champs SAS: Best Opponents PPG, 4th Best Defensive Rebounding Team

2006 Champs MIA: Best Rebounding Team, Opponents PPG under league average

2005 Champs SAS: Best Opponent PPG, Rebounding above league average

2004 Champs DET: Second Best Opponent PPG, Rebounding above league average

2003 Champs SAS: Third Best Opponent PPG, 6th Best Defensive Rebounding Team

2002 Champs LAL: Third Best Rebounding Team, Opponents PPG under league average

2001 Champs LAL: Fifth Best Rebounding Team, Opponents PPG ABOVE league average

2000 Champs LAL: Best Rebounding Team, 6th Best Opponents PPG

Conclusion: With the exception of the 2001 LAL, all these championship teams were one of the best defensive or rebounding teams in the league and the other key stat was above league average or better.

So EJ? What does all this mean? How can we salvage this ship and return her to glory? This quote sums it up:

"Offense sells tickets; Defense wins championships".

Don Nelson and Co. does not teach Defense or play with traditional lineups. Our roster is not filled with ideal defensive players and our bigs are injured. That leaves it up to Chris Cohan, Robert Rowell, and fate. And fate we must wait.