The Warriors' chris cohan Era has been Embarrassing
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November 1, 1991
In a sign of things to come, the Warriors make their first horrendous Public Relations move by trading away a fan favorite in Mitch Richmond for a rookie in Billy Owens. Losing Richmond broke up the hugely popular trio - Run T-M-C, and set the stage for the doom that would follow.
This was a little less than 2 months before chris cohan became a partial owner of the Warrior's Franchise. But who knew he would make this trade look good...many times over.
December 26, 1991
chris cohan agrees to buy 25 percent share of Warriors for $20,925,000.
chris cohan spent the next three years trying to gain control over the Franchise. Here is a recap of those 3 seasons, which included trips to the playoffs in 1992 and 1994.
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The 1991/92 Season:
The Warrior's trade of Mitch Richmond "enables" the defense to improve. Chris Mullin who was named to the original Dream Team continued to be the Warriors top player finishing 3rd in scoring at 25.6 ppg.
In the playoffs the Warriors would be stunned in the first round by the Seattle Supersonics falling 3 games to 1.
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The 1992/93 Season:
The Warriors are severely bitten by the injury bug, as 14 players were sidelined for a combined 312 player-games. The top 4 players: Chris Mullin who missed nearly half the season with a torn ligament in his right thumb, Tim Hardaway who sat out 16 games with a bruised right knee, Sarunas Marciulionis, who broke his right leg and dislocated his right ankle in a jogging accident before the season, returned to play 30 games, then sat out the rest of the year with Achilles tendonitis; and Billy Owens who missed 45 games with a knee injury were on the court at the same time for a total of 2 minutes and 37 seconds.
The fragmented team managed just a 34-48 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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The 1993/94 Season:
The injury plague continued as the Warriors lost Tim Hardaway and Sarunas Marciulionis for the entire season and Chris Mullin for the first 20 games. However, a strong Rookie of the Year season from Chris Webber, and the continued improvement of All-Star
Latrell Sprewell enabled the Warriors to finish in 3rd Place with a 50-32 record. After only 9 days with the team, Avery Johnson was named team captain.
The young stars would falter in the playoffs as the Warriors are swept in 3 straight by the Phoenix Suns. (This would also be the LAST time the Warriors would make the playoffs.)
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1994
July 18, 1994
On Draft Day, Sarunas Marciulionis and Byron Houston are traded to Seattle for Ricky Pierce, Carlos Rogers and two 2nd round picks.
July 21, 1994
cohan files suit against majority owners Dan Finnane and Jim Fitzgerald.
October 8, 1994
THE WORST DAY IN WARRIORS HISTORY
Parties settle. cohan pays $110 million for remaining 75 percent share, putting total outlay at $130 million. Boyhood pal Robin Baggett joins as general counsel and right-hand man.
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The 1994/95 Season:
November 3, 1994
Warriors trade Billy Owens to the Miami Heat for Rony Seikaly. Warriors get the first 7' footer during the Don Nelson era. This also means another starter from the 93-94 50 win team is gone.
"We look forward to giving (Chris Webber) the opportunity to become a superstar at the position for which he is best suited -- power forward," Nelson said.
November 17, 1994
Chris Webber traded to Washington TWO WEEKS LATER for three future 1st round picks and Tom Gugliotta.
1995
February 12, 1995
Latrell Sprewell named to the 1995 All-Star game. Ex-Warrior Mitch Richmond named MVP.
February 13, 1995
Don Nelson resigns as head coach and general manager. Bob Lanier named interim head coach.
February 18, 1995
Tom Gugliotta traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Donyell Marshall.
April 23, 1995
Warriors finish the 1994-1995 season 26-56, sixth place in Pacific Division, 33 games out.
May 10, 1995
Dave Twardzik named general manager.
May 19, 1995
Rick Adelman named head coach.
July 29, 1995
"With the 1st pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Joe Smith from the University of Maryland."
This is the first of three straight years where the Warriors chose the safe route (or a bust) instead of a High School phenom (or a franchise player). This year's High School phenom: Kevin Garnett.
September 18, 1995
Warriors trade Carlos Rogers, Victor Alexander and three 2nd round draft picks to the expansion Toronto Raptors for B.J. Armstrong.
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The 1995/96 Season:
1996
February 22, 1996
Warriors trade injured point guard, Tim Hardaway, and starting power forward, Chris Gatling, to the Miami Heat for Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles. Hardaway would get healthy and lead Miami to a 60 win season. The Heat would make the playoffs five straight years, winning 50 or more games in every full season.
April 21, 1996
Warriors finish the 1995-1996 season 36-46, sixth place in Pacific, 28 games out.
July 27, 1996
"With the 12th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Todd Fuller from North Carolina University."
This year's High School phenom: Kobe Bryant.
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The 1996/97 Season:
1997
February 9, 1997
Latrell Sprewell named to the 1997 All-Star game. In a sad display of bad roster moves, Ex-Warriors Chris Gatling, Tom Gugliotta, Anfernee Hardaway (drafted), Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Webber are all participants as well.
April 19, 1997
Warriors finish the 1996-1997 season 30-52, last in Pacific, 27 games out.
April 28, 1997
Rick Adelman fired as head coach.
June 5, 1997
P.J. Carlesimo named head coach. (what a great idea to hire a coach everybody hated in Portland) Dave Twardzik fired as GM. Al Attles named interim general manager.
July 10, 1997
Garry St. Jean named general manager. St. Jean, seen above at the NBA Draft Lottery, would practically have a permanent seat there because of consistently bad personnel decisions.
Gary St. Jean's History of Bad Personnel Moves Can Be Found Here
July 26, 1997
"With the 8th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Adonal Foyle from Colgate University."
This year's High School phenom: Tracy McGrady.
July 26, 1997
Warriors drafted Marc Jackson with the 38th selection in the same draft. He would play 3 seasons overseas before returning to Golden State in 2000.
August 12, 1997
Warriors trade final member of the extinct Run TMC, Chris Mullin, to Indiana for C Erick Dampier and G/F Duane Ferrell.
October 27, 1997
Traded guard Mark Price to the Orlando Magic for guard Brian Shaw and center David Vaughn.
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The 1997/98 Season:
November 7, 1997
Warriors trade PG B.J. Armstrong to Charlotte for PG Muggsy Bogues and G Tony Delk.
December 1, 1997
Latrell Sprewell attacks Carlesimo. Warriors place Sprewell on suspended list indefinitely.
December 4, 1997
NBA suspends Sprewell for one year. The Warriors also terminated his 4 year $32 million contract, which had two-plus years and $25 million remaining.
"The right thing to do is not to trade him, but to terminate his contract. The Warriors believe this is the correct moral and ethical thing to do."
- Garry St. Jean
1998
February 17, 1998
Former No. 1 overall pick Joe Smith is traded by Warriors with G Brian Shaw to the Philadelphia 76ers for Clarence Weatherspoon and Jim Jackson.
February 19, 1998
Traded for Jason Caffey from Chicago for David Vaughn and two 2nd round picks.
April 1998
Warriors finish the 1997-1998 season 19-63, last in Pacific, 42 games out.
May 21, 1998
Robert Rowell promoted to vice president of business operations. Karen Cole resigns
June 24, 1998
Warriors draft Vince Carter for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors draft Antawn Jamison, and then trade him to the Warriors.
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The 1998/99 Season:
1999
January 21, 1999
Warriors trade Sprewell to the New York Knicks for John Starks, Terry Cummings, and Chris Mills.
"Cummings was a great mentor for the young players and played a reserve role, but he retired in 2000. Starks contributed some scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game during the 1997-98 season, but he left the team the next year. The only player who (stayed awhile) is Mills, who was plagued by injuries in Oakland."
- Marc Spears of espn.com
January 22, 1999
Re-Signed Jason Caffey to a seven-year, $35 million contract.
February 4, 1999
Traded Todd Fuller to the Utah Jazz for a 2nd round pick.
May 5, 1999
Warriors finish the lockout-shortened 1998-1999 season 21-29 sixth in Pacific, 14 games out.
June 29, 1999
Warriors trade their #10 pick overall in the upcoming draft, Bimbo Coles and Duane Ferrell for Mookie Blaylock and a 1st round pick. A veteran point guard who can lead the team to the playoffs. Unfortunately, Blaylock turns out to be way past his prime and the Warriors miss out on drafting Jason Terry.
June 30, 1999
Warriors trade the rights to Jeff Foster for Vonteego Cummings. Foster becomes a great role player for Indiana. Vonteego becomes a dime a dozen point guard and is out a basketball after a sub par career.
August 24, 1999
Re-Signed Erick Dampier to seven-year, $48 million contract.
September 2, 1999
Re-signed Terry Cummings to a multi year contract.
October 4, 1999
Warriors sign Damon Jones.
October 6, 1999
Arbitrator rules team breached contract with Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (OACC) on issue of premium seating revenues, unpaid rent, facility fee. Current value: almost $20 million. On appeal.
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The 1999/00 Season:
November 30, 1999
Warriors release Damon Jones.
December 27, 1999
P.J. Carlesimo fired as head coach. Gary St. Jean named head coach/general manager.
2000
January 31, 2000
Named Dave Cowens an Assistant Coach.
February 16, 2000
Traded John Starks and a 1st round pick to Philadelphia for Larry Hughes and Billy Owens.
April 18, 2000
Dave Cowens named head coach, effective end of season.
April 19, 2000
Warriors finish the 1999-2000 season 19-63, sixth in Pacific, 48 games out.
June 20, 2000
Named Brian Winters an Assistant Coach.
June 27, 2000
Traded Jason Caffey and Billy Owens and received Bob Sura from Cleveland and Vinny Del Negro from Milwaukee.
July 23, 2000
Arbitrator rules team breached contract on sale of Personal Seat Licenses. OACC can't prove damages.
August 7, 2000
Re-Signed Adonal Foyle to a multi-year contract.
August 17, 2000
Boston Celtics trade PF Danny Fortson to Golden State as part of a four-team deal. Warriors also received PF Adam Keefe from Utah Jazz.
Warriors trade F Bill Curley and F Donyell Marshall.
September 28, 2000
Warriors sign Chris Mullin.
October 2, 2000
Signed Marc Jackson to a Free Agent Contract.
October 16, 2000
Excercised Player options on Antawn Jamison and Larry Hughes.
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The 2000/01 Season:
December 10, 2000
Antawn Jamison's back-to-back 51-point games provided two of the more electric nights in recent memory. His effort in Seattle was marred because of the loss to the Sonics, but three nights later Jamison not only scored 51 again, but defeated the mighty Los Angeles Lakers.
"The overtime win over the Lakers was the best regular season game that I have seen in quite some time and maybe the best I have ever worked for the Warriors."
- Tim Roye said
2001
January 14, 2001
Marc Jackson - the NBA rookie of the month for December had a guest shot on TNT Wednesday night and was named to the Schick Rookie Game.
April 18, 2001
Warriors finish the 2000-2001 season 17-65, last in Pacific, 39 games out.
April 30, 2001
33-year-old Robert Rowell named chief operating officer.
May 19, 2001
Marc Jackson is named to the NBA All Rookie 1st Team. Jackson averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds in only 29.4 minutes during his rookie season.
June 5, 2001
chris cohan sues Baggett in non-Warriors-related case; business and personal relationship ends.
August 28, 2001
Antawn Jamison signed to a six-year, $83.7 million contract extension; the maximum allowed to a player heading into his 4th season.
October 2, 2001
Marc Jackson, a restricted free agent, signs a six year, $24.38 million offer sheet with the Houston Rockets.
October 16, 2001
The Warriors match the Rockets offer. Marc Jackson announces publicly that he had no interest in staying and is furious the Warriors match the offer.
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The 2001/02 Season:
November 16, 2001
Danny Fortson is playing tremendously, already with two 20-point and 20-rebound games on the season. He is "relentless in his pursuit of rebounds." said Tim Roye.
December 13, 2001
Larry Hughes has been team’s best player over the last two weeks and is improving on the defensive end…31 points in San Antonio
Hughes' scoring is up, 19 points per game in the last six and is only player in league with two 10-assist and no turnover games.
December 15, 2001
Dave Cowens fired as head coach. Brian Winters named interim head coach.
December 17, 2001
Adonal Foyle has been told by Winters that he is currently out of rotation, but will be used if Erick Dampier gets into foul trouble.
2002
January 8, 2002
Arbitrator rules Warriors breached contract with OACC on issue of facility fee. Value: $1.5 million, plus interest and attorneys' fees.
January 9, 2002
5 percent hike in ticket prices announced for rest of season.
February 10, 2002
Jason Richardson wins the MVP in the Rookie v. Sophomore game on All-Star weekend. Then he wins the Slam Dunk Contest.
February 21, 2002
Trade Marc Jackson for nothing (2007 2nd rd. pick and 35 yr. old Dean Garrett who will be released in two months.)
"It's a positive cap move for us as we deal with the future as well as a positive for the luxury tax,"
- Warriors general manager Garry St. Jean said.
March 18, 2002
Larry Hughes loses staring job and playing time in general to Gilbert Arenas.
April 2002
Warriors finish the 2001-2002 season 21-61, last in Pacific, 40 games out.
April 2002
Jason Richardson named to 2001-02 All-Rookie Team.
May 19, 2002
Warriors 21 win season gives them the best chance to win the 2002 Draft Lottery and be able to select Yao Ming. Unfortunately, the ball doesn't bounce the Warriors way.
June 26, 2002
Warriors select Mike Dunleavy Jr. with the 3rd overall pick. Six picks later, the Phoenix Suns, in need of frontcourt help as much as Golden State take a risk and draft High School Phenom Amare Stoudemire.
July 26, 2002
Eric Musselman has been named the new Head Coach. Since Don Nelson's resignation in 1995: Bob Lanier, Rick Adelman, PJ Carliesimo, Gary St. Jean, Dave Cowens, Brian Winters, and now Musselman.
September 30, 2002
Signed Rafer "Skip to my Lou" Alston.
October 23, 2002
Released Rafer Alston.
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The 2002/03 Season:
November 16, 2002
Warriors spank Magic by 42
November 27, 2002
Warriors sign 5'5" Earl Boykins to add point guard depth. He becomes a big catalyst for the Warriors late game success.
December 10, 2002
Warriors beat Three-Time Champs
2003
February 8, 2003
Gilbert Arenas wins the MVP award in the Rookie v. Sophomore Game during All-Star Weekend. Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy also play. J-Rich wins his 2nd straight Dunk Contest.
March 4, 2003
Warriors win 6th in a row and reach .500, 30 Wins
April 2003
Warriors finish the 2002-2003 38-44, 21 games out. 8-14 in their last 22 games.
June 27, 2003
Warriors select Mickael Pietrus, a SG from France, despite already having Jason Richardson. Luke Ridnour, who is currently on the Olympic team was available as a replacement for Arenas.
"We believe that we selected the best player available on the board,"
- St. Jean said.
July 21, 2003
Gilbert Arenas signs 6 year deal with Washington Wizards that the Warriors will be unable to match. Despite having been out of the playoffs for a decade, they are over the salary cap and cannot re-sign their best player.
July 22, 2003
Signed Free Agent Point Guard Speedy Claxton less than 24 hours after watching Arenas sign with Washington.
July 26, 2003
Arenas is interviewed on KNBR, and says he couldn't trust chris cohan because he would not shake his hand and assure him that he would be a part of the Warriors future. This proves that WE CANNOT TRUST chris cohan. Why should we trust him as fans?
August 15, 2003
Warriors trade Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Chris Mills, and Jiri Welsch to the Dallas Mavericks for Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Evan Eschmeyer, Antoine Rigaudeau, and Popeye Jones.
"We're extremely excited about this deal and feel that it is advantageous to our franchise in several aspects," St. Jean said in a team-released statement. "In the short term, we have added talented players to our roster."
August 19, 2003
Hired Keith Smart as an assistant coach.
August 21, 2003
Warriors trade Bobby Sura for 14 year veteran Clifford Robinson. Robinson has never missed the playoffs in his entire career...until now.
August 28, 2003
Warriors sign Free Agent swingman Calbert Cheaney from Utah. Cheaney provides veteran leadership behind starter Jason Richardson.
September 28, 2003
Signed Free Agent Power Forward Brian Cardinal to a one year contract. Cardinal provides instant spark by his hustle and great shooting touch.
October 17, 2003
Exercised Contract option for 2004-05 season for both Troy Murphy and Jason Richardson
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The 2003/04 Season:
November 14, 2003
A website devoted to Brian Cardinal is started by fans of the "Custodian" and his hustle on the court. Click Here to see the Site
November 28, 2003
Warriors win 1st road game of the season in Phoenix and move to .500 (7-7)
November 29, 2003
Warriors come from behind to defeat the defending champion San Antonio Spurs
2004
January 12, 2004
Warriors lose an overtime heartbreaker to Memphis 115-113, but Erick Dampier scored 23 points and grabbed 22 rebounds. He also added seven blocks.
February 11, 2004
Brian Cardinal scores 32 points in 45 minutes against the Phoenix Suns.
March 2, 2004
Mike Dunleavy scores 24 points and grabs 20 rebounds playing most of the second half as the point guard. Too bad it was the team's third straight loss, this time to Indiana.
March 28, 2004
Erick Dampier grabs a career high 25 rebounds as the Warriors win their 7th game in a row.
April 14, 2004
Warriors finish 37-45, 19 games out.
