Warriors keep stars, lose role players
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
July 12, 2017
Filed under Sports
It’s the most exciting part of the NBA’s offseason: free agency. Though seeing incoming players like Lonzo Ball and Jason Tatum play in the summer league is quite intriguing, there's nothing like seeing the off season moves current players make in their free agency. And for the Warriors, free ...
Differences clear in men, women’s basketball
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
July 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Sports
Women’s basketball games are more fun than men’s basketball games. When a statement like that is made, the majority of people, especially men, would disagree. But there's a clear explanation that has plenty of validity to it. Before working with a WNBA team, I would have said an NBA game ...
Golden State Warriors future depends on free agency
Victoria Groenewold,
Contributor
June 28, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
Last Thursday’s NBA Draft proved once again that owner Joe Lacob wasn’t far off when he declared that the Warriors front office was lightyears ahead of everyone else in the NBA. As arrogant as that may have sounded, the Warriors continue to make very smart, strategic moves. Last year, they bough...
Despite perfect 12-0 playoff record, Cavs will beat ‘Dubs’ in seven games
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
May 31, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
The moment that sports fans and probably the whole Bay Area have been waiting for has finally arrived: the NBA Finals. Bay Area fans are ready to see their home squad, the Golden State Warriors, redeem themselves from last year's finals loss and bring another championship back to Oakland. The War...
Cleveland, Golden State meet for third straight time in NBA Finals
Victoria Groenewold,
Contributor
May 31, 2017
Filed under Sports
The 2017 NBA Finals start tonight between the Golden State Warriors and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena at 6 p.m. This is the first time in NBA history that two teams will face one another in the finals for the third year in a row. The Warriors are entering the finals with...
Golden State Warriors clinch third straight finals appearance
Bryon Pointer,
Contributor
May 24, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
The Golden State Warriors annihilated the San Antonio Spurs Monday in the fourth and final game of the Western Conference finals, and are now the only team in playoff history to go into the NBA finals at 12-0. Stephen Curry, with an astounding 36 points in the final game, led the Warriors to another clean sweep....
The Golden State Warriors have no time for losing
Bryon Pointer,
Contributor
May 10, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
After running through the Portland Trail Blazers in a 4-0 spurt in the first round of the NBA Playoffs last month, the Golden State Warriors accomplished yet another 4-0 playoff sweep against the Utah Jazz, concluding the second round of the playoffs with yet another landslide victory. Monday’s series-en...
Warriors beat Jazz at Oracle Arena
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
May 3, 2017
Filed under Sports
The Golden State Warriors won the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals 106-94 on Tuesday against the Utah Jazz, a week after their sweep of the Portland Trailblazers. “Seven days can get a little bit tough,” forward Draymond Green told reporters after the game. “We were beat up so it...
No reason Warriors can’t win championship
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
April 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
It’s that time of year, NBA playoff time, and many are wondering whether the Golden State Warriors will take home the championship. In the Bay Area, many people are confident that their home team will win its 5th championship, and their second in 3 years. Many non-Bay Area natives, like myself, b...
Westbrook deserves to be most valuable player
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
April 19, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
42 triple doubles, 82 games, one player: Russell Westbrook. The Los Angeles native made NBA history with those numbers, and did it with ease. Westbrook averaged a triple-double with 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game for the 2016-2017 NBA season. He is only the second person in N...
The fight continues for the Golden State Warriors arena
Victoria Groenewold and Thania Arce,
Contributors
March 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
Hard hats on, neon vests worn, cranes in the air. After a six year struggle, the Golden State Warriors Arena is finally being built. The organization will move its team from Oakland’s Oracle Arena to San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Construction on the $1 billion team-funded 18,000 se...
Warriors lose Kevin Durant indefinitely
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2017
Filed under Sports
On Tuesday during a road game against the Washington Wizards, Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia accidentally fell on forward Kevin Durant that caused the superstar swingman visible pain in his left leg. Things looked bleak for Durant and the Warriors, however, on Wednesday morning the team rele...
