[I spent my first season at Golden State, and everything went smoothly.
That year was great, quite successful, and it felt like redemption for what had ended in Cleveland.
The Warriors didn't have a general manager, so I took on a lot of work, with Finnegan and me responsible for all personnel decisions.
The players were very invested in the game, and I knew how to communicate with the indifferent Barry Carroll, which wasn't easy because he was misunderstood by many.
He really was apathetic, sometimes infuriating me, those things that could ignite me on and off the court had no effect on him, as if we were made of completely different materials.
But I still managed to activate him, and with him, the Warriors had support. The previous year they only managed a 30-52 record, and fans didn't like going to the Oakland Arena to watch the games.