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Dominance Of Warriors, Cavaliers Makes For Underwhelming Trade Deadline

... big names that were tossed around in the rumor mill the past month, whether it was Paul Millsap, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Blake Griffin or Carmelo Anthony…none of them will be changing addresses. We couldn’t even get second-tier guys like Goran Dragic, Brook Lopez, Andre Drummond, Reggie Jackson, J. J. Redick, Nikola Vucevic, Derrick Rose, Ricky Rubio or Jahlil Okafor to shuffle around for our merriment. It comes down to fear. Too many teams were afraid of mortgaging their futures — giving away young players and draft picks — for stars they couldn’t get assurances from about signing extensions. The Boston Celtics were paralyzed by inaction for the nth straight year because they’d rather hold on to their “treasure trove of assets” rather than do what is necessary to acquire a true star. Jaylen Brown, the kid they drafted third overall out of Cal in the previous draft may one day, if everything goes right, be as good as George or Butler are right now. By the time we know the answer, the veteran leaders of their team in ...

Golden State Warriors' Zaza Pachulia, David West Expected To Return Thursday Against Los Angeles Clippers

... has missed the last eight games with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder sustained when diving for a ball at Portland on Jan. 29. He received a platelet-rich plasma injection in the shoulder in Los Angeles when the team traveled to Memphis and offered a shoutout to the Warriors' training staff for canceling any All-Star break plans to stay with him and help in his rehab. "We spent a lot of time here, so I'm thankful to them and that's why I'm kind of ready to go now," said Pachulia, now pain-free after he was still sore before the All-Star game. "It's about being smart right now. One of the advantages being part of this team, coaching staff and front office, they understand. Coach Kerr has played in this game, so he knows perfectly now what a player needs. He told me to take ...

Warriors Reportedly Pushing For Shaquille O'neal To Tone Down The Javale Mcgee Hate

... Durant, the Warriors organization is doing its part to stop O’Neal from picking on Mc Gee. According to ESPN , the Warriors have contacted Turner Sports to get O’Neal to stop making fun of Mc Gee on his popular “Shaqtin’ A Fool” segment on “Inside the NBA ”. Sources told ESPN that the Warriors contacted Turner officials to express concern about TNT’s yearslong Mc Gee coverage on the “Shaqtin’ a Fool” segment on the popular “Inside The NBA” show, with the team contending that the ongoing negative portrayal of the veteran center is doing unnecessary damage to Mc Gee’s reputation. A Turner source confirmed the discussions with the Warriors and told ESPN that “the matter has been discussed internally” after a Twitter feud erupted Thursday night between O’Neal and Mc Gee. This news might sound like it should be appearing in a grade school letter to the parents but believe it or not this is something that is happening in the NBA. The Warriors contacted O’Neal’s bosses to complain about his treatment of Mc Gee. But it could be equated to a grade school setting since O’Neal is truly bullying Mc Gee. And while this all might sound rather silly, ...

Cavs, Warriors Are The Best Here, Too

... to perfection this season. The Cavs are 26-0 this year, the dominant team in the boys’ high school loop, winning the PWC Carl George Classic, Elwood 40 th tournament in Deer Lake, Gonzaga Invitational, Keith Keating Memorial, Legend City Classic and Hall of Fame Cup tournaments, the latter coming last weekend at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre. It wasn’t always so bright and sunny around PWC. When current assistant coach Darrin Greeley took over the boys’ program at PWC five years ago, he asked that the Cavaliers, in a lull and not quite ready to compete with teams like Gonzaga, be relegated to Tier II. “It would have been too demoralizing, beaten by 50 or 60 a game,” he said. “We had to start from scratch.”. The first step was getting Dave Chafe on board as coach. Chafe, a tactician in every sense, continues to guide the Cavs. “I said to the guys, ‘I promise we’ll get to 4 A provincials if we work harder and harder every day in practice, we make a commitment to conditioning, that we make a commitment to the program,” Greeley said. “It’s about attitude. Some kids were getting away with too much stuff. Rules were put in place. If you don’t follow them, you don’t ...

Andrew Bogut Eligible To Return To Warriors

... Bogut (12) gives Stephen Curry (30) a hug in the file seconds of the second half as the Golden State Warriors played the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals at Chesapeake. more. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle. Buy this photo. Image 3 of 6. Stephen Curry #30 of the GAolden State Warriors and Andrew Bogut #12 react during overtime against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on December 11, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Warriors defeat the Celtics 124-119.  less. Stephen Curry #30 of the GAolden State Warriors and Andrew Bogut #12 react during overtime against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on December 11, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Warriors defeat the Celtics. more. Photo: Maddie Meyer, Getty Images. Image 4 of 6. Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes pressure Portland Trail Blazers' Gerald Henderson in 2 nd quarter during Game 1 of NBA Playoffs' Western Conference Semifinals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, ...

Warriors Take On Table-topping Vics

... Seb Gotch was not out on six at lunch and James Pattinson was yet to score. The Bushrangers won the toss and elected to bat first but with the life Behrendorff has found in the pitch, it is a decision Cameron White could live to regret. Behrendorff trapped Harris in front on the first ball he faced in the opening over. Marcus Stoinis was next to go for 13 caught behind by Josh Inglis. Behrendorff then bowled Travis Dean for one, had White caught behind for five and on the stroke of lunch, had Dan Christian adjudged lbw for 39. David Moody was the other WA bowler to claim a wicket when he had Aaron Finch caught at first slip by Adam Voges for 34. The Bushrangers at one stage were 5-58 and it was Christian who looked the pick of the batsmen in a 44-run stand with Gotch, but he couldn't survive to lunch. MATCH PREVIEW. Left-arm speedster Jason Behrendorff makes his Sheffield Shield return for the Warriors against first-placed Victoria at the WACA Ground in Perth today. Western Australia currently sit in fifth on the Shield ladder but are only four points adrift of second-placed New South Wales, and remain very much in the hunt for a ...

Warriors Fall In 3a West Semis At Northside

... cashed in on two technicals for a 62-48 victory in the 3 A West Region boys basketball semifinals. The semifinal appeared headed for a tight finish with seven lead changes and one tie in the second half. Then Northside (22-4) scored the last 15 points of the game to earn a berth in Friday’s championship against Spotswood — a 74-58 winner over Heritage — for the third year in a row. “It felt like it was going to go down the wire, but we made some big plays and pulled it out,” Northside’s Devon Russell said. Russell made two of them. Western Albemarle (21-6) took its final lead of the game at 48-47 midway through the fourth quarter on a shot in the paint by 6-foot-8 center Austin Cress. Before the Warriors could set their defense, Russell scored a transition layup for a 49-48 lead that put the Vikings ahead to stay. A minute later, Russell launched a 3-pointer from the left wing that bounced halfway out ...

Scott Ostler’s Unsolicited Advice To Warriors On 2nd Half

... there is work to be done. Such as. Seriously. I asked Kerr on Wednesday for his “to-do” list for the second half and he mentioned rest. Last season, the players steamrollered Kerr on the issue of rest. This time, if players grumble about being forced to rest, Kerr can say, “Scoreboard,” referring to Game 7 of last season’s Finals. •Crisp up the offense. Kerr’s dyna-flow offense is simple, yet infinitely complicated. “We can still expand upon our offense, getting through our options,” Andre Iguodala said Wednesday. “People forget that we have a lot of new guys that are in Year 1 with this offense, and we always say Year 2 is when everything comes together, so we’re still a work in progress.”. Kerr said the emphasis will be on “continuing to cut down on the number of times we don’t box out (Ah-ah-Klay-choo!) or the number of ...

Andrew Bogut Could Re-sign With The Warriors Thanks To A Cba Loophole

... reacquisition rule is one that closes a loophole in the NBA. The exact terms are as follows: after a team trades any player, they cannot reacquire that player for one calendar year if he is waived. However, the rule only applies to the most recent team to trade him, not every team, per Wojnarowski. Since Dallas is the most recent team to deal Bogut now, rather than the Warriors, Golden State would be eligible. At least on NBA Twitter, many people had the impression that the Warriors would not be eligible to re-sign him. In fact, they are — what isn’t clear is whether they’re interested. NBA's reacquisition rule doesn't apply to GSW, because Dallas becomes most recent to waive Bogut. G-State undecided on its Bogut interest. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@Woj Vertical NBA) February 24, 2017. Dallas was actually the team that initially inspired this rule after attempting to use this loophole to trade away Jerry Stackhouse — knowing he would be waived — and re-sign him for the playoff run. (Stackhouse told reporters that was the team’s plan, ...

Revamped Rockets Are All-in, And They're Coming For The Warriors

... it is committed to winning the title, but most don’t really have the pieces. If you look at the Rockets, the pieces are almost there. “We want to play our best basketball ending this season,” Ryan Anderson said. “The next 23 games, we want to play our best basketball coming into the playoffs so we can really build momentum. Our goal is to win a championship. We’re confident we can beat anybody, and we’ve proven we can beat anybody, and when we’ve played consistently and get our defensive numbers better and more consistent on both ends of the court, we’re going to be great.”. Scoring isn’t an issue. Thursday night, four bench players scored in double figures, James Harden had 14 assists through three quarters and Anderson popped 17 points. It’s very difficult to defend a team that can shoot like the Rockets, but there’s another team in the West that shoots like them: the Warriors. Golden State and Houston are No. 1 and No. 2 in points per game and ...