.Winning Team? Consult the Oracle

Oracle and the Golden State Warriors have entered into a naming rights agreement that will change the former Oakland Arena into … wait for it … the Oracle. The sponsorship deal, if approved by the Oakland-Alameda County Authority, would have a ten-year life – longer than the projected careers of many a Grade-B hoopster. But will the Warriors themselves live up to their sponsor’s big dreams and make the playoffs? Gaze now into your crystal ball software. Could be worse. Could be the Cisco .