
Warriors HQ
The definitive Golden State Warriors podcast, featuring Bay Area News Group sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach talking all things Dubs, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the NBA.
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Show overview
Warriors HQ has been publishing since 2018, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 68 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 40 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 41 episodes published. Published by [email protected].
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The definitive Golden State Warriors podcast, featuring Bay Area News Group sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach talking all things Dubs, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the NBA.
Latest Episodes
View all 68 episodesIs Andrew Wiggins back? 3 Big Things as Warriors beat the Magic
Dieter Kurtenbach gives his three big things after the #warriors win over the Magic. Is #andrewwiggins back? Is #stephencurry gassed?
S3 Ep 3Kuminga explodes and the Warriors blow out the Grizzlies
Dieter Kurtenbach breaks down the Warriors' big win over the Grizzlies with Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga leading the way.

S3 Ep 13 Big Things after a dud loss to the Knicks
Dieter Kurtenbach breaks down the Warriors loss to the Knicks and why Golden State can't see itself as more than a bottom-of-the-play-in-tourney team.

A Dubs dud against the Nets. Can Steph get a second scorer for Christmas?
Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg break down the Warriors' embarrassing loss to the Nets on opening night, Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre's roles, and what needs to happen for that kind of game to be a one-off moving forward.

Is There Enough Around Steph?
Bay Area News Group Warriors writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg break down Golden State's preseason loss to the Sacramento Kings, preview another game against the Kings, and bemoan the lack of help Stephen Curry is getting on this roster. Can Draymond fix it all?

Preseason Preview and 2021 Bold Predictions
Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg break down what Warriors fans should expect from the upcoming preseason. Plus: Why Dieter thinks that these Warriors are effectively just the 2019-2020 Portland Trail Blazers, and Wes declares that the Warriors will make the biggest trade in history.

The Big Qs facing the Warriors in 2021
Bay Area News Group Warriors writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg prepare you for the start of Golden State's 2021 campaign.

Klay's injured, Wiseman's in » How do the Warriors move ahead?
Wes Goldberg and Dieter Kurtenbach break down the terrible Klay Thompson injury news, figure out what No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman will do for the Warriors, and try to find paths ahead for Golden State.

What's the Warriors' best-case draft scenario?
Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg get weird as they debate the Warriors' best-case scenario for the 2020 NBA Draft.

S3 Ep 3Giannis to the Warriors? Anthony Edwards breakdown, the hottest bubble takes in Florida
Bay Area News Group NBA writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg break down the Warriors' avenues to land Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Bucks were knocked out of the postseason. Plus: Wes gives us his scouting report on Anthony Edwards, who might fall to No. 2, and the guys discuss the latest happenings in the NBA bubble.

S3 Ep 2Steve Nash is the Brooklyn Steve Kerr, Anthony Edwards at No. 2, and wild Giannis speculation
The Mercury News' Dieter Kurtenbach and Wes Goldberg break down why Warriors consultant Steve Nash is the perfect hire for Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets, take a lay of the new draft landscape and how Golden State can maximize their pick, and get lightyears ahead by finding ways to get Giannis to the Warriors

S3 Ep 1We're Back, Baby!
After a one-plus year hiatus, the Warriors HQ Podcast is back and better than ever. In this episode, Bay Area News Group sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach (remember him?) is joined by not-exactly-new Warriors beat writer Wes Goldberg to discuss the Warriors landing the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and what they should do with it. (Yeah, a lot has happened over the last few months.)

S2 Ep 22How competitive will the Warriors be next season?
Game 6 was the final game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, an emotional and bittersweet occasion. The Warriors entered Game 6 without Kevin Durant, who tore his Achilles tendon — the worst injury in basketball — on Monday. And then, in the third quarter, they lost Klay Thompson to a knee injury that was later confirmed to be a torn ACL. The Toronto Raptors are worthy champions. Where does the team rate for next season and what can GM Bob Myers do to get the Warriors to the playoffs?

S2 Ep 21Can the Warriors come back from a 3-game deficit to the Raptors?
Can the Golden State Warriors get it back soon? With the Warriors facing a 3-1 series deficit to the Toronto Raptors, a few outcomes are in store should the Warriors fail to overcome this obstacle just as they did to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2016 Western Conference Finals. The Raptors have looked better than the Warriors in nearly every aspect of the sport through four games of these Finals. And after their 105-92 win in Game 4 Friday, they’re up 3-1. The Warriors look like a shell of the team they once were — the team that they have purported themselves to be all season.

Why Warriors lost Game 3 despite Steph Curry's breakout performance
1:00 - 4:00 Why Warriors lost Game 3 despite Steph Curry's breakout performance 4:00 - 7:00 Why Steph's supporting cast struggled 7:00 - 11:00 - Why did DeMarcus Cousins play poorly in Game 3 after faring well in Game 2? 12:00 - 16:30 - What the Warriors missed without Kevon Looney 17:00 - 24:00 When will Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant return? 24:00 - 26:00 Klay Deal and what to expect in Game 4

S2 Ep 19Warriors win over Raptors takes it's toll on team health
The Golden State Warriors’ 18-0 run in the third quarter gave them a 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors and tied the NBA Finals series at 1-1 as the team's head to Oakland fro Wednesday's Game 3. The game did produce some injuries. Klay Thompson got a fourth quarter hamstring injury, Stephen Curry was fighting some kind of illness that resulted in dehydration and Kevon Looney sprained his collarbone. It is unknown how these injuries will affect the lineup on Wednesday.

S2 Ep 18Kurtenbach and Medina talk Kevin Durant, Pascal Siakam, DeMarcus Cousins and Warriors injuries
The Warriors labored loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals offered the latest evidence to a topic that should have been irrefutable even during the Warriors’ recent success without him. The Warriors are worse without Kevin Durant, who missed his sixth consecutive playoff game because of a strained right calf. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for a 16-of-35 clip from the field. Green’s fifth triple double of the postseason in points (10), rebounds (10) and assists (10) became diminished with six turnovers and five fouls. The Warriors had less of an answer for Toronto forward Pascal Siakam (32 points on 14-of-17 shooting) than Kawhi Leonard (23 points on 5-of-14 shooting). And the Warriors collected 27 fouls, committed 17 turnovers and conceded 17 points in transition.

How Golden State will adjust against Toronto Raptors in NBA Finals
Beat writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Mark Medina break down what Game 1 of the NBA Finals holds in store for the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. 1:00 What’s the latest on Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins? 3:00 How will DeMarcus Cousins fare in return? 5:00 Can Warriors win without Durant? 8:00 Can Steph Curry win Finals MVP? 10:00 How do Warriors slow down Kawhi Leonard? 16:00 How do Warriors handle their center spot? 22:00 We share our Finals predictions 25:00 Why we're not making much of the regular-season matchups vs Raptors 29:00 Outro promo: The Klay Thompson Deal

S2 Ep 16Warriors sweep Blazers head back to NBA Finals
Down by 5 at the half, the Golden State Warriors without Andre Iguodala, sweep the Portland Trail Blazers with a 119-117 overtime win. The Warriors will get a nine day rest before the start of the 2019 NBA Championship where they will play either the Toronto Raptors or the Milwaukee Bucks.

S2 Ep 15Draymond Green takes it to another level in Game 3 win over Blazers
The Warriors found another gear for the third and fourth quarters of the all-important game at Moda Center in Portland. Draymond Green, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson — who have effectively played six seasons worth of ball (if not more) in the span of the last five campaigns — all played more than 75 percent of the available second-half minutes of Game 3. They were pushed. When the Warriors entered the second half trailing again by double digits, Green’s energy and focus on both ends of the court dragged them back into the game.