nellieball Stories - Golden State Of Mind
Don Nelson Is A Wine Man, Thank You
"I don't always drink wine. But when I do, I prefer about four bottles at a time." That dapper gentleman is NBA coaching legend Don Nelson, who also just so happens to be one of Iowa's best basketball players in program history. And that's why we're running that photo without a hint of reservation...
RUMOR: Amare Stoudemire not that interested in the Warriors
This was... interesting. Amare- It's interesting here I swear! Tim Kawakami's got the details in Two sources: Stoudemire has little interest in coming to the Warriors [Talking Points]: Two high-placed NBA sources this afternoon said that Amare Stoudemire has little interest in joining the...
RUMOR: Warriors inquired about Suns' Amare Stoudemire and offered Andris Biedrins
Originally posted Jun 25, 2009 1:25 PM PDT Update (6/35/09 1:23pm): ESPN.com's Marc Stein chimes in with more key details: The Warriors' interest in Amare Stoudemire stretches back to February, when Phoenix first made Amare available. The Suns also like the idea of Golden State as a trading...
RUMOR: Amare Stoudemire for Al Jefferson and #6 Pick + Dubs Summer of Fun
The onslaught of rumors, speculation, and pure silliness continues here at the mighty GSoM. The hottest rumor in the land right now is between two Western Conference squads, the Phoenix Suns [Bright Side of the Sun] and Minnesota Timberwolves [Canius Hoopus]. Some folks are calling BS [KSTAR], but...
RUMOR: Atlanta Hawks shopping Josh Smith
NBA Draft days are always fun. It isn't just about the young ballas getting called up from the NCAA and elsewhere in the world; it's also the time when some major names change places. This is guy is wildly entertaining. [via highbridnation.com] Jump for the details. ESPN.com's Chad Ford has the...
Introducing... The MingMing Movement!
As you all know due to some seriously poor lotto luck, the Warriors wound up with "fan favorite" Mike Dunleavy and his "smarts" instead of Yao Ming as his 7-foot 6-ness in the 2002 NBA Draft. But there is a (hoops) god my friends. There's a new spelling for the word "redemption" to add to your...
Polling GSoM: Who was the worst defender on the 2008-2009 Golden State Warriors?
GSoM friend Tim Kawakami recently posted his 2nd Annual NBA No-Defense Team. This annual fair never ceases to crack me up. We all know the Warriors were the worst defensive team in the league at a whopping 112.3 ppg for a plethora of reasons, namely: a) young players typically play poor D, b) this...
Polling GSoM: Heat and Raptors Trade
Well it looks like the first big trade of the 2008-2009 NBA season has gone down- and no, the Adam Morrison for Valdamir Radmanovic trade doesn't count. The Miami Heat have traded Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon [NBA.com]. Both Marion and...












