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Welts' new arena analogy: Warriors 'on the 10 with a first down'

OAKLAND – Despite the medically related absence of head coach Steve Kerr and splitting the first two games on their preseason schedule, there was on Monday a bounce in the overall vibe at Warriors headquarters.

That’s because the team’s proposal for a new arena in San Francisco is almost close enough to feel. Team president and COO Rick Welts used a football analogy to clarify his optimism with the progress.

“It feels to us like we’re on the 10 (yard line) with a first down,” Welts said Monday afternoon. “So we’re feeling pretty good about the process.