Brandon Rush

“Pyrrhic victory” (noun) — a victory achieved at a great or excessive cost; a ruinous victory.  So called after the Greek king Pyrrhus, who, after suffering heavy losses in defeating the Romans in 279 B.C., said to those sent to c...

Charles Jenkins had 24 points and nine assists while playing all 48 minutes to rally the Golden State Warriors from a 21-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 93-88, on Sunday night.

Line of the Night: With the Big 4 (Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo) sitting for the Celtics last night, Joe Johnson (3.10) took it to the Celtics B-Team racking up 30 points (3 threes, 11-18 from the field, 5-5 from the line),...

The first rule of tanking is to not talk about tanking.  So while it may be good sport to badger Mark Jackson and the Warriors’ players about their current attempt at a swan dive to the bottom seven of the NBA standings, the chances of getting...

That’s right, this is the last recap that is going to mean anything to the owners who are playing for a championship in fantasy leagues that end this week. Still, like much of the NBA at this point, all we can do is soldier on until the end. Li...

The debate over whether the Warriors are tanking is ultimately unresolvable — although when your press statement includes an express denial that you’re tanking, it’s a strong sign that evidence is mounting against you.  What matter...

The Warriors keep losing, but so do all the teams below them in the standings.  Wednesday’s 110-118 loss to the Blazer felt like many that came before it — the Warriors kept things close, but never really mounted a full-strength surge ag...

The Warriors’ streak of draft-pick saving losses now stands at five.  But if the team plays its upcoming road games like this one, that streak may be in jeopardy soon.  When the Warriors hit their threes (11-21) and take care of the ball (5 t...

Sun Tzu once observed that “[a]ll men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.”  The Warriors won’t be conquering anything this season, but there’s strate...

Wednesday’s 87-102 loss to the New Orleans Hornets was one of the season’s worst defeats — or one of the best ones — depending on your perspective.  The Warriors haven’t looked more lifeless and passive in a game all ye...

The Warriors’ games against the Lakers the past few years can be sorted into two categories: losses and embarrassments.  Thanks to Dominic McGuire and Brandon Rush, Wednesday’s 101-104 match-up fell into the former category.  After bein...

A month from now, this extended twilight will be over and the sun finally will have set on yet another playoff-less season for the Golden State Warriors.  Between now and then, the Warriors control very little of their fate.  They’ve likely w...