Comments on: Q&A with Marcus

By: S.Brent Lewis

S.Brent Lewis — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:09:49 +0000

How about a trade for a center who knows how to play with a running style team and has conference championship experience? Kings might part with Brad Miller now that Bibby is gone. They might trade Brad Miller for Pietris and Harrington. The trade works according to the NBA Trade Machine, Pietris wants out, and Harrington is the most expendable of any of the most valuable assests the Warriors have, especially if it is for a true center who can rebound, pass, and shoot. The Warriors need another center to guard bigger guys and still set up the other scorers on the team. Pietrus would be insurance for the loss of Artest, and is at least developing nicely as a defensive player, and Harrington would give them a younger player who’s skills offensively have not yet peaked, and a sorely missed big three point shooter. Brad Miller would give the Warriors a chance with this great core of players still together. Chris Webber obviously won’t. But the two have played together before – reunited could feel so good!

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:41:10 +0000

LAst years trade was not a bold move, it was a move to dump lousy salaries and players. Getting Baron Davis, same thing. N.O wanted to dump BD and his attitude which is why all they got was Speedy Claxton.

B.D, Jackson, and/or Harrington are not elite players, they are average to above agerage guys. As for B.D and Jackson they also come with problems.

They do not compare to trading for Shaq, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan or any other elite players.

Warrior fans should stop accepting second rate status

By: jaysohn

jaysohn — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:31:11 +0000

Be Bold like the Celtics??? yes now if only we can get an Ex Warrior as a GIM somewhere who will make as bad trade like McHale did to help out his old team and friend. Also the Laker weren’t bold, that just had perfect timing in dealing with an awful team. Memphis wasn’t looking to improve at all with that trade they just wanted to dump salary and the Lakers had Kwame Brown as a perfect dumping piece. Basicly the same way Mully was able to get Baron 3 years ago. Which was bold along with the trade for Harrington and Captain Jack. Plus drafting a kid from Mississipi with a bad knee. All pretty bold moves.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:13:32 +0000

The Warrior will always be second rate until they get bold and go after elite players.

You have to pay to play, scared men never win.

Be bold, like the Lakers, Celtics, Phoenix, ect.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:08:21 +0000

Commish, manhattanproh

I look at Kosta Perovic as a flat-out mistake. They just blew it, not with the draft, but with the contract. They did draft him when Mike Montgomery was coach, so he did fit with what Monty want to do. Plus, middle of the second round, that’s the place where you take a risk on a guy. Kosta was intriguing, so they took a risk. Giving him so much money, more than Azubuike, was just a serious overestimation. Those come with the territory and are allowable when you find cats like Monta, Biedrins and Azubuike.

By: commish

commish — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:58:33 +0000

It is clear the team looks much worse from Nelson’s new experiment. Now Nellie is saying Webber will only play center, which probably makes more sense. Harrington has taken Nellie on recently about his personal role and wants to go inside more; yesterday he commented that the team does better when players know their roles, if they will start, when they will come in, and so on.

Another part of the problem is Nelson is obviously shopping Pietrus, which of course he denies. The stupid management should have taken something for MP over the summer but didn’t and now the team chemistry is getting whacked again by the Spin Master Nellie.

But, bottom line, the biggest factor is Baron is not showing up. I don’t know if he is hurt, tired, bummed out over the All Stars, pissed. or whatever, but he just isn’t leading the pack.

I hope we make one more move or if we don’t Nelson will give the team more structure and discipline for the second half of the season. Right now every game is a roller coaster and it doesn’t seem we are learning from our mistakes and doing the same dumb things game in and game out: no D until the fourth quarter, bitching at the refs for almost every call and non-call, not playing hard from the beginning, and so on. Nelson has got to get his s**t together first as the coach IMHO.

One last thing about Kosta: even though he had been drafted, we did not need to sign him. My earlier question deal with why we signed him given Nelson is the coach.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:45:20 +0000

my question: has webber ruin the team already? the games against chicago and sacto are about as bad as the w’s have played this season. havent seen them play this bad in almost a year going back to latter half of last season. no offensive rhythm and horrible D.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:41:04 +0000

commish, good question. i think someone like karl landry from houston would be much better. at least, he would be producing for the w’s right now. but if i remember correctly, kosta was drafted when monty was still in the reign and monty likes a half court game with center. but nelson also seems to like him because he has size, can shoot, which allow him to play the high post. kinda like what webber is playing now. but he’s very un-athletic from what i’ve read, how can you play in nelson system when you can’t run and jump? that’s just my thoughts. wonder what’s marcus’ take on it.

By: commish

commish — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:57:04 +0000

Hey Marcus, nice touch, a Q&A. How do you get to ask a question? And if I did, I have wanted to know this since the draft: why in the world did we draft Kosta and waste $1.5 or whatever it was for this year? He is costing us money and a slot for three years and is completely unsuited for the Dubs under Nelson. Everyone had to know this was the case so why was he taken?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:30:34 +0000

Marcus,

Thanks for the insight. I agree that the Warriors need to do something. If the trade deadline passes and there biggest acquisition is Webber. The Warriors are in trouble. Didn’t Mullin say last year he wanted to improve the team so they didn’t have to fight to make the playoffs on the last day of the season. Well Mully the west is loaded, time to pull the trigger and get an Artest or another impact type player to solidify the Warriors as a legit 6 or 7 seed. If not now when?