Tag Archives: Golden State Warriors

The Odd Couple: Golden State’s Clifford Ray and George Johnson, 1975

The concept of keeping rested bodies in a contest at all times was an Attles’ trademark throughout the 1974-75 season. And the center position, perhaps embodied that theory more than any other.

Golden State: That Championship Season, 1975

I never met a person with the integrity of Franklin Mieuli. When I die, I want it to say on my tombstone: ‘Frankin, I owe you one.’”

Golden State Warriors: We Are The Champions, 1975

The Warriors were not favored to win. Little, if any attention was given to the club’s determination and progression of improvement.

Cazzie Russell: Trading Places, 1972

Inevitably, Russell is compared to the Warriors’ former Wonder Boy, Rick Barry, which is unfair to Cazzie. He is not the offensive player that Barry was with the Warriors, but he does have some of the same characteristics.

Together Forever: Chris Webber and Penny Hardaway, 1994

Chris Webber and Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway might try to juke comparisons to each other much as they would an overmatched defender, but there’s no dribbling around it.

Nate Thurmond: Welcome to the Machine, 1975

Dick Motta pretends not to count the years he will have Thurmond. He thinks instead of the years he didn’t have Thurmond. “I’ll tell you personally how I feel about it,” said Motta. “I’ve been in this league seven years, and I deserved the right to coach Nate Thurmond.”

Brooklyn’s Finest: Bernard and Albert King, 1984

By all accounts, Albert is still the polite, gracious kid he always was. The pros haven’t changed him one iota. The same isn’t true for Bernard. He’s changed dramatically.

Rick Barry: Why I Want Out of the ABA, 1970

One day, I hope all this will be settled in court. Maybe the merger will help. Maybe then Franklin can do something to get me back where I belong. Meanwhile, all I can do is hope—one, that my knee holds up and, two, that I can go back home.  

World B. Free: The Artist Formerly Known as Lloyd, 1983

There is a maturity about Free that had been missing before, partly because his Gus Williams-style balding pate, gives him a look beyond his years. But that maturity largely is due to his growth as an athlete, as a leader.