I saw those players too. You missed by one year Mark Jackson, who was later the only coach in Warriors history to improve the record three years in a row. But he was fired for being Christian and black.
We watched the game tonight. When I saw the Spurs were so far ahead in the second quarter, I said to my son: “It’ll take a miracle for them to catch up. Voila!! A miracle!!
The only draft I ever attended was an NBA draft. When the Knicks’ turn came, the crowd chanted we want Jackson while the Knicks mulled things over. Concerned, the crowd escalated to we want Mark, while the Knicks dithered. The crowd went nuclear, don’t f*** up, and the Knicks pulled the trigger for Jackson. For a short guy who didn’t jump, he had an uncommon ability to get his shot off in traffic.