Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Donnie Walsh, the former basketball chief in Indiana and New York, hated the NBA Draft Lottery, once calling it "a convention of losers.
"Walsh, a competitive guy, always hated being in North Jersey (now Times Square) for the lottery because it meant he wasn't doing his job and instead of basking in the excitement of sold out arenas for playoff games, it was all about a television studio and a bunch of ping-pong balls.In fact, nothing has been more aptly titled than the NBA Draft Lottery.Just like some ham-and-egger that spent the last of his paycheck on a Mega- Millions ticket, bad NBA teams gather, bring lucky trinkets or in the case of Dan Gilbert, his neurofibromatosis-afflicted son, and hope things turn out for the best.Sure a cognizant, well-designed plan, implemented over a number of years by well-respected basketball people is probably a better option than hoping your number comes up but that takes time and in our short-attention-span culture, that's the one thing few teams have...Golden State's Chris Wright was called for goaltending on Marco Belinelli's layup with 1.5 seconds remaining, and the New Orleans Hornets beat the Warriors 83-81 Tue...
Mark Jackson's leadership skills as a player more than outweighed his lack of coaching experience when it came time for the Golden State Warriors to hire their coach...
With the March 15 trade deadline rapidly approaching, most of the speculation in the NBA is going to center around stars who may be changing addresses, players like ...
The Milwaukee Bucks acquired Monta Ellis from the Golden State Warriors in a five-player swap between the teams on Tuesday as the NBA's impending trade deadline loom...
The reigning NBA champion Dallas Mavericks will finish a tough three games in three nights stretch Saturday night in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors .The r...
It's going to be big boys only in the Big Easy.After a couple years of mid-majors breaking into the party and little guys leading their teams to titles, the Final Fo...
The transformation has started in Oakland.When Joe Lacob bought the Golden State Warriors in the fall of 2010, he was pretty vocal about reversing course and turning...
It's going to be big boys only in the Big Easy.After a couple years of mid-majors breaking into the party and little guys leading their teams to titles, the Final Fo...
Tim Duncan scored 13 points in his shortest night of work this season, Tiago Splitter added 15 points and eight rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden St...
Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves don't appear to have much left in the tank.Golden State's Charles Jenkins is just getting warmed up.David Lee had 31 points...
Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and former Golden State lottery pick Brandan Wright had 16 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Warriors 11...
The Pacific Division-leading Clippers will kick off a six-gamThe Clips just finished a six-game trek at 3-3 but capped it with one of their biggest road wins in year...
The Golden State Warriors are ready to announce what many have long suspected: The franchise wants to move back to San Francisco.The NBA team, Commissioner David Ste...
Former popular streetball player and Louisville reserve Troy Jackson was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on Sunday morning. He was 35.Fred Corral with the Los...
There is still work to be done for Western Conference- leading San Antonio as the Spurs close their regular season searching for a 15th consecutive win over the Gold...
As the NBA's regular season winds down and playoff-bound teams continue to maneuver in their respective conference standings, there are others who could make a signi...
The reigning NBA champion Dallas Mavericks clinched another playoff berth without ever having to take the floor on Thursday. New Orleans' overtime upset of the Houst...
Patrick Ewing is one of several candidates the Charlotte Bobcats will interview for their head coaching vacancy and the Hall of Fame center will meet with team offic...
Vince Carter had 19 points, including eight straight for Dallas early in the fourth quarter, and the playoff-bound Mavericks finally pulled away from the young Golde...
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