Are you ready for some football . . . whoops, basketball?

Yes, we know, we know. This is still baseball season (barely) and football season. In this crowded market, where every sport known to man seems to collide at this time of the year, it is, indeed, time for some basketball.

The Warriors, full of hope in late October, will open play with four games in the next seven days. They'll be on the road Wednesday and Saturday. The Warriors' home opener against the Suns is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the arena to-be-named-later in Oakland, and they'll be back at the same location at 6 p. m. Sunday to test the Trail Blazers.