Golden State Warriors Information

As the Golden State Warriors, has succeeded only one NBA championship, in 1974-1975. In what many believe the main upset in the history of the NBA, the Warriors defeated the favored Washington Bullets. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the square by Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes, and Phil Smith. Therefore little was felt of the team's odds in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena listed other events throughout the dates of the NBA playoffs. As a result, the home sports competition of the Warriors' only West Coast championship was play not in Oakland but at the Cow Palace in Daly City .

The Golden State Warriors team had one more winning string of wins in the late 80s/early 90s with the high scoring trio of point protector Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as "Run T-M-C" following the rap group Run-D.M.C.). Though, with then coach Don Nelson wish to go with a better lineup, he made a deal that broke up the Run T-M-C core by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for draft-day bust Billy Owens while by passing Dikembe Mutombo, who was chosen next by the Denver Nuggets. Nelson was bring to the team by Jim Fitzgerald, who owned the team flanked by 1986 and 1995.

The next year, 1993-94, with first-round draft choose and Rookie of the Year Chris Webber in the line-up with Latrell Sprewell, the Warriors made the playoffs, but the season after that saying a crack between Webber and Nelson, the Warriors team get a new owner in Chris Cohan, and the Warriors team go into a tailspin as an association, with Nelson and Webber soon send-off the club. In the 13 years since, the Warriors have by no means made the playoffs, a streak which continues to this day. Oft-criticized GM Garry St. Jean (whom Warriors fans often referred to as "the worst GM in expert sports") brought in quite a few players, such as Mark Price, Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock, who were well past their prime. He also drafted quite a few flops, like Todd Fuller (while Kobe Bryant was still available), Chris Porter, and Vonteego Cummings. St. Jean did, though, draft several players who are the core of the majority recent Warriors squad, including 2-time NBA bang dunk champion Jason Richardson (from Michigan State)