OAKLAND, Calif. – Si Majola is navigating the creep-along traffic of Oakland, Interstate 880 commanding his full attention until the car stops and the conversation detours to Golden State basketball. Majola, 34, has lived in the Bay Area since 2004, which seems like centuries ago when you're talking about these Warriors.
Today, the Warriors' slogan of “Strength in Numbers” is splattered on billboards, lamppost banners and the walls of the team's practice facility on the fifth floor of a downtown Oakland Marriott. Nine years ago, the credo was “We Believe,” an optimistic pitch as Golden State was in a basketball mega-slump of 12 consecutive sub-.