Oakland Warriors: A Golden State Warriors Podcast

That was a weird game, wasn't it? Patrick started this podcast episode early in the 4th quarter when the W's were down by 30 then paused midsession when texts and DMs started coming in telling him the Warriors got the lead down to 8. Unfortunately, the W's were not able to pull it out and lost 119-109 to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. The W's could not complete th...

Patrick is joined by a hyped Aram in Toronto to talk the Golden State Warriors' 109-100 Game 3 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. With the W's on the verge of a sweep, they discuss Andrew Wiggins' huge game and massive dunk, whether or not he could be WCF MVP, Stephen Curry starting to look like he's in complete methodical control again, the importance of sweeping the...

That was fun... well, at least the 2nd half! Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' 126-117 Game 2 come-from-behind win over the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. Specifically, he discusses Kevon Looney feasting on Dallas' soft frontcourt, Loon's familiarity with Luka Doncic's style from having guarded prime James Harden in the playoffs, Jordan Poole's love for the brighte...

Exhale, everyone. The "Good Warriors" showed up! Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' 112-87 Game 1 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. Specifically, he discusses Andrew Wiggins' inspired defensive effort on Luka Doncic, Wiggins' overall Andre Iguodala-esque two-way play, the W's teamwide focus and force from the jump, their balance and depth coming through at...

Patrick discusses some thoughts and observations on (10:14) the Golden State Warriors' upcoming Western Conference Finals matchup vs. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Plus, he talks about that (0:20) brutal Phoenix Suns Game 7 collapse, comparing it to the W's 2016 Finals loss. He also wonders: is the window closed for this Phoenix Suns team? Are they done? (P.S. Like many teams that had the...

Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' 110-96 Game 6 closeout win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Specifically, he discusses the W's decision to start Kevon Looney, the huge impact of "Playoff Wiggins" and how his performance further cements the legacy of the Minnesota Timberwolves trade, the glorious return of Game 6 Klay and his Renaissance painting-style dagger, whether we'd rather see the...

Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' (to quote Klay Thompson) "awful and embarrassing" 134-95 annihilation at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5. Specifically, he discusses when and how the floodgates opened, the reemergence of the W's bad regular season habit of letting go of the rope at the most inopportune times, how the W's are still in the driver's seat but must win Game 6...

Patrick is joined again by his old friend Michael Rosen to break down the Golden State Warriors' tough 101-98 Game 4 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. With the W's up 3-1 heading back on the road, can they close out in Game 5? What adjustments could each side make? They discuss the frustrating weirdness of the W's effort, the Grizzlies' defense and adjustments without Ja Morant, the brutal all-aroun...

Patrick discusses the Golden State Warriors' 142-112 Game 3 blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center. Specifically, he talks the "controversy" over Jordan Poole and Ja Morant's injury, the reality of what happens when the W's shoot well, Jonathan Kuminga's first ever playoff start, "Playoff Wiggins'" consistent end to end effort, Otto Porter Jr. draining shots, Klay Thompson's succes...

Patrick discusses the Golden State Warriors' 106-101 Game 2 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Specifically, he talks about Dillon Brooks' dirty foul on Gary Payton II, whether or not he should get suspended, what GP2's broken elbow means for his career as well as for the W's title chase, the need for Steve Kerr and the coaching staff to figure out how to guard the Ja Morant pick-and-roll, the hope th...

Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' thrilling down-to-the-wire 117-116 Round 2 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Specifically, he discusses the similar vibe this game had to Game 5 of the 2019 Finals when Kevin Durant tore his Achilles, Jordan Poole lighting it up again and showing he is 100% no fluke, Gary Payton II continuing to do his steady Andre Iguodala impression, Andrew Wiggi...

Patrick breaks down the upcoming Round 2 matchup between your Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies. Can the W's slow down Ja Morant? Can Jordan Poole continue his consistent play? Can Andrew Wiggins deal with some of the Grizzlies bigs? Will Jonathan Kuminga play a huge role from the start? And more! Also, Patrick sticks to his W's in 6 prediction from the end of the regular season and...

The Golden State Warriors are moving on to Round 2, aka the Western Conference Semifinals! Patrick breaks down the W's 102-98 Game 5 closeout win over the Denver Nuggets. Despite some rough goings – including a strangely lifeless 3rd quarter – the W's overcame Nikola Jokic and a plucky and prideful Denver Nuggets team to win their first playoff series in three years. Stephen Curry took over at the...

Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' 126-121 Game 4 road loss to the Denver Nuggets. Despite it being a disappointing outcome, he discusses how it wasn't all too surprising and how the W's did a lot to beat themselves. That being said, the W's needs to clean up their self-induced mistakes and complete the Gentleman's Sweep and close out this series in Game 5 Wednesday or else things coul...

Patrick is joined by The Professor! Ramesh Srinivasan returns to dissect the Golden State Warriors' clutch 118-113 win over the reeling Denver Nuggets in Denver. Specifically, they discuss Jordan Poole showing his meteoric rise translates to playoff road games, the Championship Core reminding the world they're still here and still dangerous, Stephen Curry's steady excellence and growing minutes to...

For a few years, Patrick has wondered who in the great Golden State Warriors-San Antonio Spurs analogy will be the W's "Kawhi Leonard" – that young player that will take the reigns from the Hall of Fame trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green and be the bridge between eras and extend the dynasty for another decade. On a team with a wealth of young talent, Patrick discusses how Jor...

We're starting to remember how fun playoff basketball is, aren't we?!! Patrick breaks down the Golden State Warriors' wildly entertaining 126-106 Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center. Specifically, he talks Jordan Poole being cut from the same cloth as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala; Steph coming off the bench feasting on backups and turbo-boosting t...

After three long years, the Golden State Warriors are back in the playoffs. Patrick breaks down the W's impressive 123-107 Game 1 win over the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center. Specifically, he discusses Jordan Poole's impressive prime time playoff debut, Klay Thompson picking up where he left off in the 2019 postseason, Stephen Curry unselfishly coming off of the bench to shake out the rust, happil...

Patrick is again joined by Aram in Toronto for Part 2 of the Oakland Warriors Podcast's Epic Playoff Preview. They go through each round and each match up and make their picks and predictions. Thinking with both their hearts and their minds, it's time to make the tough choices! They also discuss which teams they really want to see the Golden State Warriors beat, whether this 2022 team is better th...

It's go time! Patrick is joined by Aram in Toronto for Part 1 of the Oakland Warriors Podcast's Epic Playoff Preview. They're hyped for the W's first postseason run in three years, but with such a high variance team that showed both great promise and even greater inconsistency, it's hard to know what to expect. But Patrick and Aram remain cautiously optimistic. They discuss all things Golden State...

Patrick is again joined by Aram in Toronto for Part 2 of their conversation about their most favorite and least favorite aspects of the crazy, entertaining, drama-filled 2021-2022 NBA regular season. They discuss: (0:55) – Top 3 favorite non-Warriors players from the 2021-22 season (including one surprise pick) (8:36) – 3 least favorite non-Warriors players (20:38) – "Pettiest" takes of the year!...

Patrick is joined by Aram in Toronto as they take a moment to reflect on the crazy, entertaining, drama-filled 2021-2022 NBA regular season that was. In Part 1 of their conversation they discuss: (2:15) – Wrong Prediction: A legit Warriors vs. Lakers rivalry (5:12) – Right Prediction: The best rookie class in years (9:25) – The true difficulty of Klay Thompson's return (14:28) – The reunion of Kla...

The regular season is finally over as the Golden State Warriors hang on for an overall solid 128-107 win over the play-in bound New Orleans Pelicans. Patrick discusses Klay Thompson's ability to get more consistent with more time between games and how that bodes well for the playoffs, how Jordan Poole looks like he's built for big playoff moments, how a healthy W's team with Klay, Stephen Curry, a...

In their penultimate game of the regular season, the Golden State Warriors let the rope slip but held on firmly enough at the end to beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-94. Jonathan Kuminga got a decent run and instantly popped off the screen – emphasizing his case for real playoff minutes. Jordan Poole showed his impressive season-long growth by scraping and clawing and getting to the free throw line...

After three days off, the Golden State Warriors 100% played down to their competition in this one, but ultimately they found the switch and flipped it, pulling out a 128-112 home win over the lowly, lowly, lowly Los Angeles Lakers. Patrick discusses the squad's ability to flip the switch, their need to absolutely preserve health these final two upcoming games, Klay Thompson's promising mini-streak...