Do Warriors Fans Still Believe?

"Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear." Isn't that the old saying referring to trades and rumors? Well I've got one that just a week ago might've sounded completely foolish, but today is not only possible but probable.

Golden State Warriors and Coach Mark Jackson part ways.

I know, it sounds crazy to even speculate that new ownership would throw in the towel on a new coach so soon. But hey, the Warriors are doing things different these days and the era of keeping a coach beyond his time (ala Don Nelson, Sr.) is a thing of the past. Today the bath water is muddy and in dire need of dumping.

Warriors fans I give you the aging and injury prone player Richard Jefferson as your most recent promise to future success. You really didn't think general manager Larry Riley was serious and truthful this week when he said the Warriors intended to keep newly acquired, former Warrior, Stephen Jackson now did you? Captain Jack was dealt to San Antonio for Jefferson, T.J. Ford and a Spurs 2012 lottery-protected first round pick.

Again, believe only half of what you see and none of what you hear. Remember when Kwame Brown joined the team back in December 2011? Fans knew better but the ownership continued to give the old, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, line. Kwame was to be the answer to a struggling defense. Well, Kwame was on the all too familiar injury list before you could say "there's no place like home."

The Monta Ellis for injured Andrew Bogut trade will either be the Warriors blessing or curse in the immediate future. Warriors management say they didn't wanna stay in the same place and miss the opportunity to make the team better. Only time will tell if what's taken place this week enhances the teams' future or if the baby was simply tossed out with the bath water.

Everyone is saying that the Warriors are now Stephen Curry's team, the injured Stephen Curry. I been saying all along that Curry's injured ankle will not hold up to the pounding the rest of the season. Thank goodness for Nate Robinson.

Well Warrior fans, as much as I'd like to report that things are finally looking up for the team, the injuries, the trades, the all around befuddlement of the ownership leads me to believe otherwise. There was a time when "We Believed," but we may have watched the chance to return to that era simply slip through our fingers.

Good Luck Golden State Warriors, Good Luck......h