Golden State Warriors Tickets

Golden State Warriors

2008 Outlook

The 2007-08 Warriors expected to improve on the eighth place finish in the Western Conference and hoped Nellie-ball would take the team to the top of the Pacific Division, but instead found the team in an ultra-competitive season where they and two other teams with winning percentages over.600 fought for the final playoff spot.

The Warriors were led by point guard Baron Davis who his first season since 2001-2002 with injury. The ridiculously athletic team ran the court with under-appreciated small forward Stephen Jackson, lightning quick Monta Ellis, three-point threat Al Harrington, and developing center Andris Biedrins. The team seems poised to contend for several more seasons with a brand of basketball that will keep every fan entertained every second of every game.

Team History

The young Warriors are part of one of the oldest NBA franchises in the league. The team was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, immediately winning a championship in their first season in the Basketball Association of America, the precursor to the NBA. The team would go on to win one more championship in Philadelphia in 1956, but more importantly the team would draft Wilt Chamberlain in 1959. Three short seasons Chamberlain would set the scoring mark for a single game with 100 pints against the New York Knickerbockers.

An ownership change brought the team from Philadelphia to San Francisco in 1962. The talented team led by unstoppable scoring force Wilt Chamberlain went on to win the Western Division in the 1963-64 season, but end up losing to the famed Celtics in the finals. The next season would be Chamberlain’s last with the team, as he was traded to the 76ers after the Warriors collapsed and only won 17 games.

The Warriors replaced Chamberlain with Hall of Fame forward Rick Barry. The team went to the championship that season, but lost, ironically, to the Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers. A dispute between Barry and team management saw Barry leave the NBA for the ABA, though he would later return to the team in 1972. Barry’s return would see the Warriors winning their only NBA Championship on the while playing in the West. Barry would team with Jamaal Wilkes and Phil Smith in the 1974-75 season to upset the favored Washington Bullets with a four game sweep of the NBA Championship.

The Warriors struggled for the rest of the 70s and early 80s, with the move of mention being the name change from San Francisco to Golden State. The team would become relevant again with the Run T-M-C combination of pint guard Tim Hardaway, shooting guard Mitch Richmond, and small forward Chris Mullin. The team played under Don Nelson, who took over the team again in the 21st century. The teams entertaining style made the Warriors fun to watch, but never amounted to any championships.