In this episode, host Daniel Leroux (@DannyLeroux) talks with longtime Warriors reporter Matt Steinmetz (@MMS_Steinmetz) about the team's present and future, including the recent addition of Steve Blake, Andrew Bogut's defensive impact, what to do with Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson, Mark Jackson's future, and his unique method of defending Stephen Curry.

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The Golden State Warriors have signed Hilton Armstrong to a 10-day contract.

Armstrong was with the Indiana Pacers during training camp and later joined the Warriors for a brief stint in January.

Armstrong is averaging 12.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in 23 D-League appearances with the Santa Cruz Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors have made Jordan Crawford available in trade talks, according to sources.

Crawford was acquired in January by the Warriors in a deal with the Boston Celtics. Crawford became expendable following the Warriors' acquisition of Steve Blake.

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers have agreed upon a trade of Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks for Steve Blake.

The Warriors have been searching for a veteran backup point guard.

The Memphis Grizzlies are among the teams that have been pursuing Harrison Barnes.

The Golden State Warriors are unlikely to trade Barnes unless it is for a significant piece.

The Warriors are searching for quality backup bigs.

The Grizzlies are looking for an upgrade at small forward.

The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are separated by just 90 miles and have shared Northern California for 29 seasons, but they have yet to develop a rivalry.

The Warriors and Kings have never reached the playoffs in the same season during that stretch of time.

During the Warriors' stretch of contention from 86-87 until 93-94, the Kings never won more than 29 games.

When the Kings were in the playoffs every season from 98-99 until 05-06, the Warriors won 21 or fewer games in three seasons. 

The Kings are now owned by a former co-owner of the Warriors in Vivek Ranadive, while Chris Mullin and Pete D'Alessandro are also former members of that front office.

Harrison Barnes admitted on Friday that the Golden State Warriors' decision this offseason to acquire Andre Iguodala in a sign-and-trade has made the season challenging as he's been moved to a bench role.

"I'm not going to front," Barnes said. "It's been a challenge."

Barnes has played better of late, going into the All-Star break scoring double-digits in four straight games.

"When you're coming off the bench, you're expected to come in and produce," Barnes said. "No matter the situation or what the defense is doing, you've got to bring something. Obviously, people will load up on our starters, so I'm needed to come in and score as well as defend and rebound."

Mark Jackson took offense by the way his comments on Andrew Bogut's shoulder injury were "twisted." Joe Lacob was asked if he believes Jackson is feeling some additional pressure right now due to the relative struggles of the Golden State Warriors. 

"Maybe he is feeling it a little and he should be feeling pressure," said Lacob. "That’s a good thing.

"I feel the pressure for this team to perform. We’ve invested a lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of thinking, a lot of effort, and we’re going to continue to do so.

"I certainly feel pressure and some weight of expectation and I’m very happy to feel those things because it means we’ re getting somewhere."

Lacob said he is disappointed with the Warriors due to their expectations, but isn't overly concerned. 

Jackson is under contract through the 14-15 season and the Warriors haven't discussed an extension with him.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Dion Waiters with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, passing over Andre Drummond and Harrison Barnes in the process.

Kyrie Irving and Waiters have struggled to play together.

Irving badly wanted the Cavaliers to consider Barnes, who is his close friend and would have provided a fit at small forward.

The Golden State Warriors are again searching for an upgrade to their bench and are hopeful of using a trade exception.

The Warriors have traded player exceptions of $9 million and $4 million, which do not expire until next summer.

The Warriors are approximately $2.5 million under the luxury tax threshold.

The Warriors rank 29th in the NBA in bench scoring at 24.1 points per game.