Comments on: Midseason Help

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:28:16 +0000

POB didn’t go anywhere. He’s the same soft center he was before. It’s clear his few good games were more fluke than anything.
He’s with the wrong francise, in the wrong system and with the wrong group of guys. He’s never going to produce consistently here.

By: CalifOrange

CalifOrange — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:52:10 +0000

Hey Marcus,

Where’d POB go? He was playing reasonably well before they signed Mbenga. Now he seems to have disappeared again.

CJ Watson has turned out to be a reliable guy for 5 or 10 minutes a game, I’d like to think POB would also be able to give them that. He’s got more range than Biedrens and is long enough to change shots on defense.

By: dareedle

dareedle — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:05 +0000

First, we are not bringing in a low post player until Cohan fires Nellie so there goes the Brand, Kaman, Randolph idea. Second, as fans we would love a bench, but Mullie is looking for financial flexibility (very cheap Croshere, Hudson, Pietrus, Barnsy type of contracts) so a lateral move for a Jamison, Miller type ain’t likely. Third, the west is just loaded .. whereas the East has one trick ponies (DWade, RWallace, JKidd, KG, LeBron) where just one player can place a team in the finals. The West needs a team that can score in transition, hits fouls shots, score in the paint, lethal outside shooting, consistent rebounding and respectable pick and roll defense with three -four legit scoring options. Even with those skills in place (Dallas), a team is likely to get knocked out in the first or second round to an equally talented opponent, hence the Kobe whining. Here is our dilema. A. Nellie wants a point forward that can shoot like a Rasheed Wallace or Harrington B. no team wins in the playoffs without an inside, half court post game C. Nellie is our only winning coach since he ran off Webber.

By: haastheman

haastheman — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:26:39 +0000

All those guys are to slow and too small to play for the warriors. They don’t bring anything with them. Mike Miller is good, but does he really give you that much more then azabukie? And what about balanelli? Randolph is good but too small, and who knows what it would cost to get him.

By: Petaluman

Petaluman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:54:24 +0000

Brand is owed 15.3m this year, and has a player option for 16.4 next year. Pau is due 13.7, 15.1, 16.5, and 17.8 over the next 4 years.

To make either trade, we’d have to offer at least Jackson or Harrington, 1 or 2 of our best prospects, and at least 1 1st round pick. Since BW and Belinelli are the only 2 prospects signed past this year, they’d probably insist on Wright. This also means that, barring a sign and trade, they might prefer picks over prospects.

Taking on more salary reduces the chances we can retain players next year. Outside of the 4 players mentioned in the last paragraph, Baron is the only other player with a contract next year (and he’s got a player option).

Trading for big-time players is much harder in real life than it looks.

By: Lady Warrior

Lady Warrior — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:14:55 +0000

Are you kidding — I would jump at an Elton Brand and a Pau Gasol would be the clincher!

By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:53:24 +0000

Marcus, Utah is sure to pick it up and the Warriors aren’t a lock. But I don’t see an in-season trade that’s going to move the Warriors from the 8 seed to a 4 or 5 seed. That’s back to KG talk. A trade like that might happen in the off-season. I don’t see how the Dubs (Magic trademan Mullin) pull that off this year. If he can fleece Indiana again for O’Neal, then maybe, but none of the other guys, including Brand and Wilcox, are going to make the Dubs a 4 seed this year.

BTW, Portland plays a bunch of road games coming up, and the Dubs have a bunch of sub .500 clubs for the next nine games. We’ll see how real the Blazers are (just lost to Toronto) and how hot the Dubs can get (just beat the Pacers) Plus, we’ve already played the bulk of our road games and have no more huge 5 game road trips. It’s not all negative. We may not have enough to become a 6 seed, as is, but that’s about the best you can expect for a big trade right now. Meanwhile, why screw up the off-season for the ages. The Warriors will have the cap space to be serious players this off-season. If the “magic” trade happens, it happens then.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:02:25 +0000

Zach Randolph? Are you insane? First, he’s not an athletic forward, he would kill the warriors fast break, he doesn’t pass, and he has murphy-esque inflated board numbers (stealing boards from teammates etc.)Second, name me a Zach Randolph team that made the playoffs… All we would do is end up watching Randolph pound the post for 10-15 possessions a game. The warriors are already in the top 5 teams in points in the paint.

By: petaluman

petaluman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:00:33 +0000

Hey, if we can find a trade that really improves our chances of getting a 4 or 5 seed, go for it! However, of the guys you mentioned, I think only a healthy Brand might fit in that category (remember, we wouldn’t get him for free). I just don’t see it happening, and I don’t want one that just improves our chances of getting the 8.

We spent 12 years changing coaches every year or 2 and repeatedly blowing up our roster, and what did we get? We’re closer now than we ever were during that stretch, our team is very young with plenty of room for development, and we definitely do have a shot at the play-offs. I’d rather we not take on any big non-expiring contracts unless the deal is a steal, and the player a true blue-chipper.

By: ACC

ACC — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:32:39 +0000

Marcus,

All the above players that you mentioned are not the immediate needs of the Warriors. Now that they have addressed their back-up point guard issue with the signing the impressive debut of CJ Watson, I believe the W’s need just one more guy to really make a run at the playoffs and perhaps go deep.

Seattle is going nowhere with the way they are playing and would probably go back to the draft next year. So why not trade POB, Pietrus and Kosta (since Seattle’s big men are always hurt) for Chris Wilcox. I believe his interior presence will surely augment Andris’s game. He can score and rebound. That would bring Harrington as a 6th man. He can come off the bench replace either Andris at center (if Nellie wants to go small), replace Chris Wilcox at PF if he get foul trouble or is tired, or replace Stephen Jackson at SF.
The above mentioned big men of the W’s are too slow for Nellie style BB so it would benefit both the teams involved. The 2 big men get to play more and the W’s need a big PF who can score and rebound.

Your thoughts.