Random Thoughts Prompted By The Trayvon Martin Verdict

I found out about the not-guilty verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial for the death of Trayvon Martin at work. It was about 1:30 AM, and as soon as I read the news I felt physically ill. After that my eyes started to well up. A flurry of emotions and thoughts  followed, one after the other, until I was feeling so much that I didn’t know what I was feeling. Trying to write a full fledged column would be a disservice to some of the outstanding pieces I’ve already read this morning, like this one and this one. For my own sanity, I will try to articulate a couple of those thoughts here, not all directly related to the Trayvon Martin incident:

53 Minutes of Madness: How The Golden State Warriors Landed Andre Iguodala And How He Makes Them Better

Between 12:06 and 12:59 PM yesterday, three pieces of news emerged that would turn the Golden State Warriors Dwight-centric off-season on its head. The first piece went like this…

Wild Wild West: Making Sense Of All The Warriors News And Rumors From Day 1 Of Free Agency

ESPN/Grantland writer Bill Simmons dubbed July 1^st, the first day of NBA free agency, “Sources Say Day” because of all the rumors and reports thrown around when 30 teams are all freed at the same time to go after available players. And man, sources were saying a lot about the Golden State Warriors today. There were at least 6 different rumors involving the Warriors today, and while some of the news broken was expected, there were a few things coming out of left field. Let’s address all of them, shall we. Let’s start with the least surprising news, but the biggest potential impact…