The 2007 season was the last time the Golden State Warriors managed to qualify for the NBA playoffs, but to the legions of fiercely loyal Warriors fans, those three years seem like an eternity.
It's a good thing that postseason included a historic first-round upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks. At least it gives weary fans a positive memory to help erase some of the anguish from the more recent past.
Warriors fans have endured an incompetent owner, poor management, a coach with no defensive philosophy, and a team with no type of real interior presence.
Through it all, the fans have remained loyal and supportive of their team, and next season they may finally begin to see their patience rewarded.
Chris Cohan is out as owner, and the new proprietors of the team have promised that coach Don Nelson will follow him no later than the conclusion of the 2010-11 NBA season.
Those developments are promising enough in the opinion of many fans, but the Warriors also managed to upgrade their team in the offseason and address some glaring holes in their roster.
Enter former New York Knicks forward David ...
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