Bay Area Teams This Week: Quick Takes

 Niners: With wall to wall sports shows and social media, it's not surprising that a lot of tempests seem much bigger than their teapots.  The 49ers leadership got roasted for paying way too much on the failed experiment of Trey Lance, touted as the quarterback of the future.  What seldom gets mentioned in the same breath is how outrageously little they paid for Brock Purdy, the last draft choice, and now seeming to fit the bill as the franchise quarterback.  Average out those two deals and Purdy is still a bargain.  The Niners are looking very good.  (So no surprise the leadership team is staying.)

Giants: The same may not be in the cards for the leadership team of the San Francisco Giants, now officially out of the playoffs again, and what's worse, playing to half empty stands.  Today's Giants may get a feel for what it used to be like if crowds show up for Brandon Crawford on Sunday.  If the Giants don't bring him back I expect he'll retire.  Will his bosses be retired?  Stay tuned.

Warriors:  As Golden State gets ready for training camp, where decisions will be made on the final roster and on the starting lineup, at least at first, Coach Kerr is talking about "connectivity."  Almost everything everyone in Warriors leadership is saying emphasizes teamwork, putting the team first and being on the same page, on the court and about things like playing time.  Kerr is insistent, and he's been talking this way the entire off-season.  Clearly there's a message to players on the roster and those who want to be, that they will be judged by these standards.  That message is obvious, but the emphasis on it suggests to me that things "in the locker room" were way worse than we were led to believe last season.

WNBA:  That the Warriors may be associated with a Bay Area WNBA team in the near future is exciting news.  I enjoy these games, particularly now in the playoffs, though I have to admit that I have trouble keeping the names of the teams and their cities straight.  I would love to have a Bay Area team to root for.