As I explained in our rather extensive side correspondence yesterday, those weren’t news stories, and they certainly weren’t journalism; rather, they were glorified press releases. (You conceded you told your editors that PC was “bogus” — yet you played it up as real news.)

Yesterday’s left out Riley’s key statement — that tho he’d stand up to Nelson, he didn’t see that happening (which you — or your editors — apparently found un-newsworthy, tho the competition picked up on it pretty well).

BTW, I’m quite calm, but I do appreciate a good news story. Yours wasn’t even close. And most important, you failed to ask key questions at the PC.

Tell you what, read Adam L’s blog entry yesterday to see what was lacking in your “news” story: he nailed it pretty well. (And if your editors won’t allow you to go out of the box in coverage, at least you could consider asking the kinds of questions Adam raised. They’d allow that, wouldn’t they?)

You’ve got a lot of advantages here — and a bully pulpit. Don’t underplay what you can bring to the table. We need good coverage of the Warriors and — as with your Al story — you’ve shown you can provide it. How ’bout some more? Thanks.

Dude, I wrote two stories this week. One saying Mullin was out. The other a press conference news story. Calm down.

Yesterday a number of us soured at your puff piece on the Warriors — limited to quotations from Rowell. Today it’s even worse.

You quote Riley saying he’d make a “counter-decison” to Nelson, if necessary, but you FAIL TO ADD THE NEXT SENTENCE HE SAYS: “I don’t see that happening.” Sort of undercuts his first point, don’t you think?

This isn’t just sloppy journalism — heck, even Janny Hu got it right, and her story yesterday was as weak as yours — it signals precisely the wrong thing: that you’re bought and paid for by the Warriors.

Now, I know a lot of folks have thot that for a while. But I’d thot your running with the “Al hates Nelson” story was quieting those concerns. You developed a story there no one else could.

This week, your stories have been just so much mush. Where’s the reporting? Where’s the J? Why not interview some players? Why not talk to others around the league? Where’s Mully?

I don’t care who buys you lunch. Please don’t become a house organ for this bunch of total flakes running the Warriors deeper and deeper into the ground. You’re better than that, and we need more than that.

Sorry to be so blunt, but you’ve really fallen down this week. Hope you can get back to some genuine reporting — and soon. Thanks.

I think that Rowell and Cohan decided that Mullin was too personally involved with the players, too concerned about their welfare, to be a business asset (i.e. cheap on salaries). So they undercut Mullin on his deal with Baron and his leniency with Ellis, and planned for his banishment.

Rowell and Cohan have shamed the franchise with their treatment of one of the team’s very few All-Timers. I hope that Mullin knows that the fans all respect him and wish him well. A pox on our house.

in fact charlie brown and warriors fans have something in common, just when we commit to the team cohan and rowell jerk the ball away and we fall flat on our faces. i am sure lucy would be very proud of them.

to lavalover at 16…cohan and rowell don’t have time to read bay area blogs because they are too busy counting all the money they make off of us suckers…
i would love to see larry ellison step in and save this franchise. at least then it would have some character.

Watch next year from your couch, but DO NOT buy tickets.

Cohan is a business man, not a basketball man. If he starts to lose money, he will sell.

Speak with your wallet, it is our only hope for respect. Tell your friends. Yes, this is really happening (thank goodness).

BOYCOTT COHAN + AVOID THE ORACLE = HOPE

Marcus, your asleep with your inserts [can't even call them articles or stories] … no insight at all unless you get quotes or something from the players or someone from the organization.