Rookies guard Nico Mannion and center James Wiseman both did not play in the Big Dance. Guard Klay Thompson has appeared in five NBA Finals, but didn’t qualify for the NCAA tournament in his years at Washington State.
Luckily for Warriors fans, however, some current Golden State players have taken part in memorable March Madness moments, with the list capped off by an unsurprising name.
Read MoreIt didn’t take a 26-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers to show that these Golden State Warriors are far from contending for another championship. But a night that saw a visibly frustrated Stephen Curry implore his teammates for more as James Wiseman watched from the sidelines due to a disciplinary benching revealed a larger, more sobering truth: the Warriors -- as an organization -- are scattered, stuck in a vicious cycle of self-sabotage with no identity or focus to regain their status as one of the league’s best.
Read MoreTo say that Klay Thompson has been through a lot in the last 21 months or so is putting it mildly. He’s suffered through two major injuries, experienced loss and tragedy and tried to navigate a tumultuous world along with everyone else. All of that has never been more clear than at a press conference he gave on Sunday, March 14.
Read MoreAt the start of the season, the Warriors were getting exactly what they needed from Andrew Wiggins.
He had a 10-game stretch in January in which you knew exactly what you were getting out of him each night; from 1/3-1/21, he scored over 16 points in each game while shooting over 40% in each game. His numbers in the month of January as a whole were excellent, as he averaged 17.9 points/game on 50.5% shooting and 40% shooting from three.
Read MoreThe first half of the 2020-2021 season was a success, I don’t care what anyone says. This team didn’t have very high expectations and have surprised many fans/analysts. Now, it’s time for this team to use that as momentum and exceed expectations even more in the second half of the season. The only way that’s going to happen if Kerr makes a couple changes in the rotation.
Read MoreNick Wright is a sports talk personality whose more-than-occassional partiality towards LeBron James at the expense of the Warriors has caused Golden State fans to roll their eyes over the years.
But something Wright once said still rings true, especially after All-Star Sunday in Atlanta – for Warriors’ fans, watching Wardell Stephen Curry go nuclear and have a childlike joy on the court is akin to a religious experience.
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