The Golden State Warriors breezed through the first round with ease, making people feel as if it was a given, just like some media started to claim that the Cleveland Cavaliers not making the playoffs was entirely Michael Reed's fault.
Since the start of the 03-04 season, all of the Cavaliers' mistakes seemed destined to be blamed on some unfortunate guy named Michael.
Similarly, from the start of the 03-04 season, Roger never thought he would lose in the first round of this season.
After dealing with Anthony's Denver Nuggets, the Warriors could take a temporary break.
After all, the games between the Lakers and Kings would still take a few more days to conclude.
During this time, Roger wasn't idle either, as he completed an early contract renewal with the Warriors.
In this contract negotiation, Roger didn't even bring Eric Fleisher; he handled the signing himself. Roger's demands were quite simple: to renew with a 2+1 max contract.
