San Francisco-Warriors owner Joe Racob listens to the chat and sees your tweet. He knows the voices of fans and the media, he knows what is being said on TV and radio. And he must feel quite validated in the 2021-22 Warriors.
He does. He will let you know and of course he will.
The Warriors faced many questions during the off-season, from the NBA Draft to the trade markets and free agents. What will happen to the Warriors’ next move after failing to play off for two consecutive seasons? They chose two lotteries, but the consensus is at least one on the move. Everyone on the outside thought the front office had to win-now moving on the Warriors’ core on the other side of the 30 and thinking that the rest of the league is catching up.
But Racob and many others continue to be led by Stephen Curry (34), Klay Thompson (32), and Draymond Green (32), and the Warriors are still at the pinnacle of their power. I maintained my belief that I was there. Before drafting Jonathan Kuminga (19) and Moses Moody (19), Jordan Poole (22) and James Wiseman (21) are building a bridge to the future of the young dub. I was able to compete for the championship).
Racob may have tapped his back when he sat on the podium at Chase Center on Monday, a few days away from the Warriors hosting the Boston Celtics at the 2022 NBA Finals. He was right.
“We know us-I [general manager Bob Myers]Racob told reporters on Monday. .. It wasn’t the way we went down.
“We want to be better for a long time, we want to be great for a long time.”
Some have compared it to the San Antonio Spurs, but the Warriors haven’t avoided praising the franchise. However, the Warrior Way has long brought many victories. It’s hard to argue.
Just as it’s hard to argue with most of Racob’s decisions and Myers.
As Racob hinted this season, success rested on Curry, Thompson and Green’s shoulders as usual. Then it falls to Andrew Wiggins, Poole, Kevon Looney, Otto Porter Jr., and other contributing role players. The higher the ceiling from the star, the more room for higher peaks from surrounding players.
This is what the Warriors can do in the past with players such as Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Andrew Bogut and Leandro Barbosa. Only this time, the two 19-year-olds have the main minutes on the biggest stage, but the Warriors are still waiting for the second pick in the NBA Draft two years ago.
While waiting for Racob to raise his fourth Larry O’Brien Trophy, he stands among the glorious awards to San Francisco and the rest of the world. The moment Lacob, Peter Guber, and a group of investors agreed to buy Warriors from Chris Cohan for $ 450 million in July 2010, they turned to a future move from Oakland to San Francisco. .. The Chase Center opened in 2019, and in October 2021 Forbes rated the Warriors at $ 5.6 billion.
From the inside of Chase Center to the outside of Slive City, Racob’s vision is realized by the Warriors returning to victory.
“Personally, I’m just as proud of the Chase Center as this team, and personally now,” Racob said. “I can’t say how hard this was. It took seven years. It’s probably more difficult in this city than in any other city. And, as you know, it was all a fuss. It’s personal money. To be honest, I’m proud. I didn’t have to rob police, firefighters, and many social welfare agencies. I think we’re all proud of it.
“How do you look? I think it looks good. I love it. I get chills every night when I enter the arena. It literally gets chills. I just love it. I love basketball. I love basketball. Life.”
The subtle messages of the season, including curry, green, other players, and Steve Kerr’s coach, were pushed to the fan base while preaching patience. This is a relatively new building. Creating an ID takes time.
There is a debate between the Chase Center and the Oracle Arena, and like everything else, victory cures everything.
“I’ve been playing games for 50 years. I’ve been to every arena in the world. And for me, there’s no better arena in the world than this Chase Center. I need this experience. One is , The history that Oracle had, or [Madison Square Garden]Anyway, at least long ago.
“I think that’s great. We love this building. Players love this building and our partners love this building and it looks pretty good.”
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Racob grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts as a Celtics fan until he was 13, and his family moved to Anaheim. Anaheim is currently surrounded by Los Angeles Lakers fans. When Racob took over ownership of the Warriors, he was said to want to make the Golden State like the Celtics, the Lakers, or even better.
That’s what he knew, he wasn’t chasing anything but greatness. The Warriors are a great team these days, but when the Celtics remembered winning the 17th championship, his eyes and ears were rejuvenated as his competitiveness was about to jump out of his body. increase.
He wants what they have, he wants even more. Great things today, tomorrow, and every day for years to come.
“That’s our goal,” Racob said. “Our goal is always to be really good at challenging the title, otherwise it doesn’t make sense to do this.”
After more than a 15-minute meeting with the media, Racob dominated Boston in a rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers, adding to the Warriors’ history.
“I’ll tell you what I think is the most incredible statistic,” says Racob. “The Celtics are great. Jerry Buss owned the Lakers for 33 years. Does anyone know how many finals he played in 33 years? 16 of 33 years now. that Notable.
“We’ve now made six in 12 years, so I like the 50 percent rate. I don’t know if we’ll keep it going.
“But I’m sure hell is going to try.”
