Comments on: Blog Question

By: al gonzalez

al gonzalez — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:43:26 +0000

NOw that Kobe is demanding a trade, it would make perfect sense for the WArrirors to jump into the Kobe sweepstakes to go the next level.

WE can offer J-Rich, Baron Davis, Micahel Pietrus, and a future 1st round draft pick for Kobe,

We still would have Biedrins, Ellis, Jackson, Harrington, and Kobe to run and gun and take the Warriors to the next level!!!

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:09:06 +0000

it’s an interesting trade scenario. i wouldnt mind trading for odom but not at the cost of bd. looking at talent, it’s basically bd and al for odom. farmer is still a question mark and radmonavic will not thrive in nellie system b/c he’s not the long athletic type. he’s strictly a stand still shooter.

this would be a big downgrade in talent. and it probably wouldnt send a gd message to the club as bd is the engine of the w’s. a big drop in morale, not good.

By: JJC

JJC — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:57:54 +0000

Marcus, this year more than others, there appears to be an endless number of trade permutations … however, I would like your opinion of this possible slightly out of the box trade scenario between the W’s and the Lakers: BD + Harrington + draft choice (if needed) for Odom + Farmer + Radmanovic. The numbers would work, and the reasons why the trade would be mutually beneficial are as follows:
1) First and foremost, BD would be the lynch-pin for both teams. The Lakers are looking for a star PG to team with Kobe. BD is not only that star PG, but fits perfectly within the Hollywood LA LA land celebrity crowd (bringing in Kate Hudson / Owen Wilson / Jessica Alba et al). The media has been speculating that BD can NOT be signed to less than a max extension. BD’s extension would now be the Laker’s issue. And for the W’s, although Farmer is nowhere close to BD as a scorer, with all of the other W’s scorers, I think the pass first Farmer may fit well for the W’s.
2) This trade works for the W’s, as Odom + Radmanovic are Nellie ball type players, both of whom have been disappointments for the Lakers. The Lakers will see Harrington essentially is an even trade with Odom. This makes the trade really BD for Farmer and Radmanovic (but Odom and Harrington have to included to make the numbers work).
3) The W’s starting 5 of Farmer, JRich, Jax, Odom, Biedrins, with Radmanovic as a rotation bench player would be substantially longer and more balanced offensively, defensively, and especially on the boards.
4) The W’s long term cap flexibility improves and becomes less risky, allowing for reasonable extensions for Biedrins and Ellis.
So Marcus, do you think this scenario might work?

By: majic

majic — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:33:54 +0000

How about a brevin knight or speedy claxton to back up baron? back up point is the position we need immediate help at. If we can’t snag that rebounding low post scoring “big man”. Which big man can really truly help us pout there besides KG? Randolph? too plodding.

By: commish

commish — Tue, 29 May 2007 01:57:09 +0000

My guess is J-Rich gets traded, but if he doesn’t, he is the guy who has to step up on a consistent basis to give Baron some relief. I know Jax and Harrington can light it up, but until his days as a Warrior are over, he has to play a much more dominant offensive role. That alone won’t solve all of our deficits, but it will help Baron and his knees out a lot.