We’re excited to announce that Let’s Go Warriors and the former staff of Golden State of Mind are joining forces to bring you the Golden State Warriors coverage you deserve.
From Lets Go Warriors we have founder Poor Man’s Commish, and from Golden State of Mind, we have Duby Dub Dubs, Eric Apricot, Nate P, and Daniel Hardee with more creators coming soon.
Separately, we have been creating articles, art, podcasts, and videos for literallymillions of viewers.
Together, we are a diverse group of die-hard Warriors fans who are partnering with Substack to build a new model of what an online community can be.
Our Vision
Over the last five years, the team has generated an average of approximately one million views per month while posting four to six times per day. After the recent Vox Media layoffs, the GSOM crew were taking stock of our group and wondering what, if anything, to do next.
What we needed was a place where an online discussion community can thrive and have a voice and interact with us, while getting a steady diet of the high-quality, “gold-blooded” content that made GSOM so popular.
It’s a new home for our old community, where we can keep talking about the team we love. Only this time, there are a few key changes:
No ads.
No fluff. Improved article flow.
Primary source coverage.
You’ll notice that all these pages are clean and everything loads fast. That’s intentional. There will be no pop ups, no watching video ads load before your article opens.
In order to keep the lights on — and as a way to reward the contributors — there will eventually be some subscriber-only content, early access, and additional recognition and rewards. But rest assured, all the primary game coverage that our old readers have been accustomed to, including our podcast “Dr. Tom and the Goldblooded King” will be as free as #ChinaKlay on the dance floor.
Also, we have some nice surprises in store for you with our partner here: the man who started Let’s Go Warriors, Poor Man’s Commish. His credentialed/insider reporting and behind-the-scenes videos have garnered millions of views across a variety of platforms. We are going to energize that access and fold it into our dynamic team coverage so that when we say Steph Curry is returning, you’ll be one of the first to know and get access and reaction as it’s happening.
How To Use This Site
Read whatever looks interesting, including articles in the archives.
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So please: subscribe, poke around, leave a comment or two. We hope you’ll like what we are doing here enough to become a part of it.
Hi! I'm a longtime lurker on GSOM - but never posted there. Been meaning to subscribe here since you started the site, and I finally signed up today - mainly to return some of the love you guys have showered on Dub Nation by putting LGW out there.
I've been a bandwagoning fan of the Warriors - because all Dubs fans are bandwagoners, right? - since the mid 80s. I've loved the last seven years, but this year has been a lot of fun, too. So, I remain proudly on the Warriors bandwagon! Tanking does have its advantages; it's so nice that this City rat can afford a ticket again, occasionally.
Hey, I'm in, and, I got 50 bucks riding on you guys! Lol. Sorry it took a while for me to get here from Europe. Per my photo, I was recovering from an... operation. Nonetheless, ready to "shoot" as straight as ever in the name of Dub Fandom! Congratulations, and, thank you, ALL!
Glad y’all doing are doing this! I’ve been lurking on the threads over at GSOM, ever since I moved to the west coast of Canada in 2016 (and switched from hockey to basketball), and, at least as long as the splash bros are in blue and gold, I plan to stick around and enjoy your content - albeit with the occasional visit to other blogs, ahem cough dream shake, to pull out the popcorn and enjoy the salt :)
Everyday I learn more and more from my teammates being on this new LGW squad. Today I learned NEVER to not check out the comments on our site. You guys are amazing! #LetsGoWarriors 👌💛💙
Pounding the rock (#GSG) reader who found the news via Twitter. Best of luck to you guys. My stay at home with newborn life doesn’t have me reading as much as I wanted, but I always felt more of a kinship with “these sites” rather than the big time media sites. Congrats on developing a model to fit your needs.
Love your initiative. Are there plans to also write about the Santa Cruz Warriors? Hope so!
fyi: Do you know about the amazing Warriors' community in France? See: @dubNationFR These folks are Serious fans: They live tweet the games = 2:00 a.m. Twenty of them came to Oracle last March. Search @warriors for a short vid made about the group!
I’d welcome Sea Dubs coverage, too. Those are the games I attend when visiting the Central Coast on winter break. You’d never guess how much old white hippies love watching pro basketball.
Hi there. I’m not a long term fan, but since GSW@Toronto (lost in OT, KD 51) I haven’t missed a minute on NBA tv. No big deal? I live in Italy! Games atChase start at 4:30 am here. But I love to stay up all night and enjoy the celebrations, the emotions, the fun. Am I the first subscriber from Italy?
definitely like the simple look. definitely not a fan of having to "update my profile" before i want to post something. i'm assuming and hoping that's a bug
OK I'm going to have to un-subscribe for now. I can't have my email blowing up like it already has. Will check in every so often and see how things are going.
Hummm thanks. I don't know if I'm going to like having y email explode from replies but at least so far there is a mute button AFTER you get the email.
Realize this is ground floor, but you should try to link up with other teams sports sites over time. Sort of a collective. That plus the community was the best part of SB Nation. But this could definitely work. Glad to see y'all pulled it off.
Yes after we land this plane in one piece and get the site in the shape that we want, we will be happy to talk with other blogs. Because I’m guessing vox may drop the hammer on them too!
5-year GSOM lurker. My Father in Law got me hooked on Warriors with Clay's 37 point quarter. He cheered the 70's championship, watched nearly every game in the drought. So glad that the GSOM content creators are finding a better LGW landing pad. Substack looks sweet. I might do investigate for my newsletter needs. Do you have a referral link?
I see a lot of cherished names here already. Can't wait to see others. This is special. AND NO MORE ADS!!!! It actually loads the way I expect it to, lol.
Hi! I'm a longtime lurker on GSOM - but never posted there. Been meaning to subscribe here since you started the site, and I finally signed up today - mainly to return some of the love you guys have showered on Dub Nation by putting LGW out there.
I've been a bandwagoning fan of the Warriors - because all Dubs fans are bandwagoners, right? - since the mid 80s. I've loved the last seven years, but this year has been a lot of fun, too. So, I remain proudly on the Warriors bandwagon! Tanking does have its advantages; it's so nice that this City rat can afford a ticket again, occasionally.
Hey, I'm in, and, I got 50 bucks riding on you guys! Lol. Sorry it took a while for me to get here from Europe. Per my photo, I was recovering from an... operation. Nonetheless, ready to "shoot" as straight as ever in the name of Dub Fandom! Congratulations, and, thank you, ALL!
Well hello again? Guess I’m just slow to the news.
Super proud of you all!
Thank you for starting this!!! I am looking forward to this new ad-free format, which will be easier to access on my phone too!
Glad y’all doing are doing this! I’ve been lurking on the threads over at GSOM, ever since I moved to the west coast of Canada in 2016 (and switched from hockey to basketball), and, at least as long as the splash bros are in blue and gold, I plan to stick around and enjoy your content - albeit with the occasional visit to other blogs, ahem cough dream shake, to pull out the popcorn and enjoy the salt :)
Subscribed - been waiting for you guys to get this started. Excited to be here!
(Not sure why it says "Subscribe now" when I'm already subscribed?)
(Smelling the new site smell. I like it!)
Subscribed. GSoM has been a daily read for me for so long, had to help out. Already love the stuff here.
Hey everyone. Let’s go warriors!!
First time I have ever paid to read a website and I know it will be well worth it. Thanks for putting this together and hope you thrive!
Everyday I learn more and more from my teammates being on this new LGW squad. Today I learned NEVER to not check out the comments on our site. You guys are amazing! #LetsGoWarriors 👌💛💙
Hell yeah!
Checking in! LGW! I love being a part of this community. Thanks for keeping it alive GSOM team!
Congratulations on birthing the new site! It didn't even take y'all nine months. ;-D
Hello let's go Warrior's 👋😄
Subscribed. I only lurk and forgot my SBNation username. Thanks for creating this place!
Pounding the rock (#GSG) reader who found the news via Twitter. Best of luck to you guys. My stay at home with newborn life doesn’t have me reading as much as I wanted, but I always felt more of a kinship with “these sites” rather than the big time media sites. Congrats on developing a model to fit your needs.
I’m in!
Love your initiative. Are there plans to also write about the Santa Cruz Warriors? Hope so!
fyi: Do you know about the amazing Warriors' community in France? See: @dubNationFR These folks are Serious fans: They live tweet the games = 2:00 a.m. Twenty of them came to Oracle last March. Search @warriors for a short vid made about the group!
I’d welcome Sea Dubs coverage, too. Those are the games I attend when visiting the Central Coast on winter break. You’d never guess how much old white hippies love watching pro basketball.
Money? Already sent.
Mouth? All present and correct.
Let's rock and roll this new place.
Yes! I’m here! You got my 50 bucks dang it....but it’s worth it.
Subscribed!! Thanks Duby and everyone behind the scenes. Is there a thread just to provide feedback on the website?
I also want to make a "Hi, I'm just checking in" comment.
Hi there. I’m not a long term fan, but since GSW@Toronto (lost in OT, KD 51) I haven’t missed a minute on NBA tv. No big deal? I live in Italy! Games atChase start at 4:30 am here. But I love to stay up all night and enjoy the celebrations, the emotions, the fun. Am I the first subscriber from Italy?
respect. I’m too old to stay up all night (in Sweden) but at least I saw the Christmas Day game!
Dubs fans all around the world! Woooo-Hoooo
I played rec basketball for 50 years, until my knees gave out. Learned more from Eric Apricot than anyone. Good luck, all
the comments seem to be in random order
definitely like the simple look. definitely not a fan of having to "update my profile" before i want to post something. i'm assuming and hoping that's a bug
hello everyone. apparently i need a picture to post
Test
/sniff /sniff
Ahhhh that fresh new website smell
Let's Go Let's Go Warriors!
Waaarriooooors!
Congratulations on the new site!
OK I'm going to have to un-subscribe for now. I can't have my email blowing up like it already has. Will check in every so often and see how things are going.
You can turn those off in the first email (but as Apricot said above, we are working with substack on that).
They were mostly geared towards lower input newsletters so the auto ping feature was more useful to places with only a few commentors
yeah this is a problem for me too.
Yay, I did it! I'm fully invested at $50/yr!
Thanks soooooooo much!! This is OUR spot
New avatar test.
wow, exciting
Congratulations guys!!! So happy you're able to continue with your passions!
Hey hey fellas. Great looking site. I'll be glad to not deal with SBN's ads and general wonkiness anymore.
congrats!
Hey yo!
Site looks real nice guys.
Thanks. We all really appreciate the efforts to keep this community going.
They have a timeout ...
I just wanted to say “ Hi, I am here too “ 😁
Hello Heretoo, interesting name, is it French
Dad jokes! (my fave...no lie)
Former GSOMer who long lost their old SBN password. I want to wish you guys the best of luck on this new platform.
This may be a huge untapped market: people at GSOM who have locked themselves out. You can have a new, better life here!
Testing...
testing...
Hummm thanks. I don't know if I'm going to like having y email explode from replies but at least so far there is a mute button AFTER you get the email.
Yeah we aren’t crazy about that either. Working w Substack to beef up the comment powers
Substack person here. Thank you for this feedback! We definitely plan to fix this.
Please send us all your gripes/wishes because it helps us make this stuff better.
Two quick ones: the ability to quote other comments, and also to edit them. Eventually, posting media in comments would be great too.
Thanks for all your work. I can't imagine how much goes into creating this. There will always be bugs and tweaks, but already this feels better.
If you turn off the email newsletter thing it seems to stop that.
If a lot of others are being annoyed by that, it could be a good idea to let everyone know.
My bad, you still have to mute the posts.
Realize this is ground floor, but you should try to link up with other teams sports sites over time. Sort of a collective. That plus the community was the best part of SB Nation. But this could definitely work. Glad to see y'all pulled it off.
I always enjoyed the pregame blog where they link to the other team's blog so you can read their pregame from their perspective.
Yes after we land this plane in one piece and get the site in the shape that we want, we will be happy to talk with other blogs. Because I’m guessing vox may drop the hammer on them too!
Eric, you and the other writers are such a huge reason for me being here. Thank you!
Me like
Austin rivers sucks!
I’ve been on the fringes of GSOM since the beginning under a couple different names. I never liked SB nation anyway.
Not even an NBA fan, but a writer at an SBNation site with concerns about the future. I'll watch with interest. Best of luck!
As a Nebraskifornian I know your work from OTE. I hope the Vox cull doesn't come for you. There's a lot of writers at OTE and CN that I'd miss.
5-year GSOM lurker. My Father in Law got me hooked on Warriors with Clay's 37 point quarter. He cheered the 70's championship, watched nearly every game in the drought. So glad that the GSOM content creators are finding a better LGW landing pad. Substack looks sweet. I might do investigate for my newsletter needs. Do you have a referral link?
Just a question, we going live now? Or are y'all waiting till the lights are turned out in March?
Soft opening right now with full integration here planned for late Feb or early March
I see a lot of cherished names here already. Can't wait to see others. This is special. AND NO MORE ADS!!!! It actually loads the way I expect it to, lol.
Yeah we took a risk with this model, but we just couldn't do another site with tons of ads
That said, let's get some preview action up in this joint! I wanna talk about how the Warriors are going to lose to the Jazz in OT!
Subscribed. Would like to log in on my desktop.