OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Dave Cowens said he hadn't formally nailed down his second backcourt starter but intimated it would be Larry Hughes.

Cowens said Sunday that Bob Sura would be one of the starting guards for the regular-season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland on Wednesday, but that he was still deciding whether Hughes or rookie Jason Richardson would start alongside Sura.

Monday, Cowens said he was still figuring it out. However, when it was suggested that it might make sense to bring Richardson off the bench and pair him in the backcourt with veteran Mookie Blaylock, a backcourt sub, Cowens smiled and said, "You should write that."