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    Welcome to 48minutes.net

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    A few words about myself, since some of you already know me, butĀ others don’t. My name is Geoff Lepper. I’ve been a sportswriter in the Bay Area for 16 years, most recently spending three seasons covering the Warriors for the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times before being laid off in July, just a couple of weeks after a successful union drive that I often spoke out for favorably.

    This is a site dedicated to beat-level coverage of the Golden State Warriors specifically and the NBA in general. When I covered the Warriors as an internĀ for the Peninsula Times Tribune in 1993, there were six traveling beat writers and three more guys (including myself) covering every home game. Last season, there were two traveling writers — Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle and myself. That was it.

    Obviously, the public’s appetite for sports coverage has not waned dramatically in the intervening years; just the opposite, frankly. But through consolidation and the steady decline of newspaper circulation, the number of beat writers have declined precipitously.

    What I’m aiming to be is another beat writer, working sources and bringing you news from around the Warriors’ locker room and the league as a whole. I plan on holding myself to the same standard of professionalism that I upheld over the last three seasons covering this franchise. I hope you’ll enjoy the fruits of my labor.

    – Geoff

14 Responses to “Welcome to 48minutes.net”

  1. Glad you’ll continue to cover the Warriors. I live overseas and am a die-hard Warriors fan, so I always want the latest scoop on them. I enjoyed your work before and am looking forward to seeing your website grow.

  2. You’ve been missed. Warrior news has been hard to come by since you left. The other guys throw us a bone once a week it seems. I bookmarked this blog. I look forward to all the updates.

  3. Welcome back, Geoff! Nice to see you around again.

  4. Geoff,
    It’s great to see you writing about the Warriors again. I’m looking forward to your insights and the upcoming season.

  5. Andrew Hutchinson

    Welcome back, you have been sorely missed. i’m concerned over how you will be able to support yourself now. Are you going to be allright?

  6. Hi Geoff - it’s great to see you back - you did a great job before and were missed by all. Looking forward to reading your insights again… Who’s your sponsor?

    Frank C.

  7. Very cool. I’m subscribed.

  8. Geoff,
    I’d like to cordially invite you to cross-post 48minutes.net over at bleacherreport.com

    I can help you get things set up for this to happen automatically. You will get increased Google search rankings, and an easy way to have feature images and engage in dialogue with the fan community.

    Welcome back, and thanks for your commitment to covering the Warriors.

  9. Welcome back!!!! We missed you

  10. ur kidding, right?

    Hi Geoff- great to have you back. Let us know how your economic model works so that we can help. I for one will be checking in almost every day. If you need us to click on some links, let us know!!

  11. You forgot about Marcus Thompson II

  12. No, Marcus wasn’t on the beat last season, not in a full-time capacity.

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