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The young and the leaderless

By J.A. Adande
ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Dig through your mental storage bin and you might be able to find a few examples of youngsters' triumphing without grown-up supervision the way the Golden State Warriors are trying to do this season. "The Goonies," for one. "Stand By Me." Or "Ferris Bueller." You just won't find any case studies in the NBA, because the league doesn't work that way. No matter how much talent you've stockpiled, you'd better have an experienced guide to lead the way. The Warriors had a captain with a championshi ...

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