This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Chris Cohan's ownership of the Northern Cal Clippers Golden State Warriors. Back in 1994, Don Nelson was the coach. The team had a .311 winning percentage and missed the playoffs. The Warriors were led by a mercurial, multi-talented scoring small forward by the name of Latrell Sprewell. This year, Don Nelson is the coach. The team had a .357 winning percentage and missed the playoffs. The Warriors are led by a mercurial, multi-talented scoring small forward by the name of Stephen Jackson. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Warriors front office reminds me of the little Dutch boy trying to plug holes in the leaky d!ke with his finger (yeah skip the jokes, it's too easy). The weak hearted, but fan favorite Marco Bellineli was traded to Toronto for cash and Devean George. The failed pursuit of Amare Stoudamire was followed up with the signing of ineffective journeyman Mikki Moore for the veteran's minimum of $1.3 million. The aborted Jamal Crawford experiment resulted in a trade one guard for two: Acie Law and Speedy Claxton (his second tour of duty with the Warriors). This makes a third of the GS roster converted point guards 6'3" or under. Speedy, Acie, Steph, Monta and CJ Watson. CJ was about to bounce, but an eleventh hour contract offer kept him with Golden State.

Not only is the front office in disarray, but significant player dissent is forming. Moped afficianado Monta Ellis is reportedly upset at the stockpiling of additional combo guards, particularly one rookie who's skillset is markedly similar to his own. His BFF team captain Stephen Jackson has vocalized similar dissatisfaction by offering his services to the New York Knicks. You know that your franchise is in trouble when someone would rather play for the Knicks.

The only bright spots to be found are the emergence of Anthony Randolph as an up-and-coming young buck, the sharp shooting of Anthony Morrow, the steady play of Andris "Beans" and Ronny Turiaf, and perhaps the play of Stephen Curry.

At best, this team repeats last year's non-playoff performance and hovers around 29 wins, give or take. This team has five point guards, and everyone else is named Anthony. This does not bode well. I predict they slide into a 4th place finish in the Pacific.