Comments on: Wrapping up BD’s departure

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:42:37 +0000

The Warriors need to draft Ty Lawson next year! He and Monta in the back court would be unstoppable. Speed, speed, speed. And he has fantastic court vision and has a bit of a perimeter game.

By: Niners in 2009

Niners in 2009 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:51:16 +0000

GEOFF, can you clear something up? People are saying the Clippers can only offer Brand a 5 year deal, is this true?

By: kirk henrich

kirk henrich — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:27:23 +0000

I still like kirk henrich more of a open court point gaurd den duhon is…..jamal crawford would be fantastic, as him and monta would be hell to deal with on a fast break….josh smith would be great also as he can run the court and finish him and monta would fit great…..shawn marion is stayin with the heat…2010 is the year lebron, mellow, and wade all hit the market.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:25:30 +0000

Why isn’t anyone mentioning Chris Duhon? Don’t you all remember how he torched the W’s this past year when the Bulls came to town? He is a guy who has shown some skill in limited playing time with the Bulls. I say if we can’t land Brand or Josh Smith, we should look to sign a few players to short term deals and save cap space for the upcoming years. No need to spend the money on players who are overpriced just because we have cap space.

Get Duhon, let him share time with Monta at the point, Jack at the 2, Randolph / Buke at 3, Wright and Al at 4, and Andris at the 5. Let the young guys play, get their spins, and take the best point guard in the draft next year, with plenty of money to sign an impact free agent (like Shawn Marion)

If we can land a franchise player like Brand, lets do it. Otherwise, keep the cap space open for players who we can actually build around

By: Ewok

Ewok — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:15:51 +0000

Very confusing.

We offered Arenas a solid 100 million for five years, but we couldnt offer Baron his money, about half as much as Arenas and to think that the offer for Arenas came after Davis gave his strange hint.

It sucks. If Dunleavy and Murphy can get their money, Why can’t Baron who didnt ask for the moon, just a respectable amount of money? Baron resurected this franchise.

It appears however, the Warriors organization is not completely sold on Baron.

On the same token, Why would Baron give up 17 million for one year before another round of negotiations?

(That’s a lot of money for one year! Unless you know youre not healthy for the next two years or so!)

Is it perhaps because he is trying to get a solid contract BEFORE those knees blow up again, perhaps permanently?

Is he trying to do this because he knows his game will regress sooner or later amid the likes Chris Paul, Monta Ellis and these up and coming wards showing up?

Is he trying to get this contract before Monta finally gets the helm of the team?

Then, we want to get Brand, and offered him the Arenas package. Brand is indeed a great player but we just drafted two types of power forward recently.. So what is the point of that?

We need a point guard, a solid one.

….and Why are giving this type of money if the priority is to keep Biedrins and Monta? and we have more players to take care of.

It’s a mess! Historically speaking, The Warriors organization is always a mess during the off season. From controversies to bad decisions. Name it.

I thought the Jinx is gone. But it appears that its back again.. I hope not.

If Mullin comes on top of this “crisis’, then he is the best manager in the league(But he has to come up with a star player in the roster). If he fails to compensate for the Baron’s departure, then It’s like Gary St. Jean all over again.

Very Confusing.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:12:28 +0000

Trade Harrington for Hinrich! This trade makes so much sense it is almost ridiculous. Harrington does not fit here and his departure will free up more time for B Wright and our 2 new picks. Hinrich and start in the back court with Monta immediatley and I can only imagine that he will flourish in an uptempo system.

The still need to make some additional moves, but a great way to start would be to solidify the back court.

By: kirk henrich

kirk henrich — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:52 +0000

get kirk henrich hes a past first gaurd i expect ellis to be up to around 25 a game beidres scoring should go up as well. Josh smith would be great…if that guy devolops a outside jump shot look out…..ellis biedres and josh smith is a nice group of 22 year olds

By: Justin W.

Justin W. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:32:39 +0000

From the beginning, low-balling a player of Baron Davis’ caliber was a critical error. Davis was the key factor in putting the Warriors back on the map – so key that we let J-Rich go, remember? He deserved that respect! Davis is a match-up nightmare, posting up smaller players (like Ellis, possibly 4 times per year w/ the Clips) and blowing past the bigger ones, which made him the the perfect point-guard for Nellie – and Nellie is nothing without a quality point-guard. Especially not now that point-guards are all the rage in this newer, faster NBA.

Ellis is a great player but he doesn’t have the court-vision or handles to be suited to the task.

I am and always will be a Warriors fan but I have to call it like I see it: the Warriors 08-09 season is doomed. Thanks Mullin (and Nellie).

By: EJ

EJ — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:49 +0000

For Geoff or Marcus:

HYPOTHETICALLY, with the cap space the Warriors have couldn’t they make offers to both Brand AND Arenas? Crazy, I know. Brand longs to play with an elite guard (Arenas) and Arenas can come back home to CA and play with an elite power forward. Would Cohan and Co. be willing to enter luxury tax territory if that were a possibility? I see it being something similar to what the Clippers are trying to accomplish. 16-17mil for Arenas and 13-14 for Brand? Am I dreaming or could this actually work?

By: Mr B

Mr B — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:38:51 +0000

W’s would be lucky to win 20 games this season. what a mess.