Comments on: Speedy, Law not the Answer

By: Jamal Crawford wechselt zu den Hawks « TRIFECTA Mag – NBA Basketball 24/7

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:17:39 +0000

[...] Pläne der Warriors bedeutet, ist ungewiss. Einerseits haben sie jetzt zwei Guards bekommen, doch weder Claxton noch Law scheinen sich als langfristige Lösung für das Point Guard Problem Golden St…. Ungeachtet dessen könnte das Team von Don Nelson also einen Spielmacher wie Stephen Curry oder [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:35:33 +0000

It’s pretty funny when people call Nelson “dumb”. As if he won all those basketball games by being dumb.
It’s even funniner when an excellent move is called “dumb” – lowering the salary bill, while acquiring the top rated point guard in the 2007 Draft.
There are proven NBA point guards like Paul and Parker, and then there are unproven prospects. Law did not get much of an opportunity at Atlanta, but at least he is through being a rookie, so he might be able to show his stuff on Game 1 – I hope he gets a chance. There is no concrete reason to think that any PG in the 2009 Draft will be any better – they are all a dice roll, just like Law.

By: Everyone really trusts Larry Riley…What am I missing here? | Bay Area Sports Guy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:18:31 +0000

[...] OK, enough mock drafts. Marcus Thompson II says that the trade for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton doesn’t mean the Warriors won’t draft a point guard. Now my head hurts. Hey, Kawakami and I actually have something in common! (Inside the Warriors) [...]

By: Marcus Thompson

Marcus Thompson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:08:50 +0000

Crawford is signing the document today. It’ll be a done deal by the start of the draft at least

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:57:30 +0000

Strictly a salary dump by Rowell/Nelson, and Crawford will probably come back and drop 50 on the Warriors and Nelson this season. Sure hope they have another trade in place than just trying to draft Hill, who will be a dog house bench warmer for Nelson. What a mess this management team is!

By: Lufty455

Lufty455 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:33:55 +0000

Great work Dubs. The Nellie/Riley – Dumb and Dumber show premiers tonight.
The Rowell show needs to be cancelled along with Nellie and Riley.
Let’s hope for a good draft night tonight…

By: darkknight01

darkknight01 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:25:33 +0000

Lets hope this waste of a deal just to save money by dumping Crawford is part of a bigger plan to sign Andre Miller or trade for Bosh!

Otherwise….the pick today will end up being between Hill, Curry, Clark or Flynn.

By: petaluman

petaluman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:27:40 +0000

Marcus,
The unmentioned plus in this deal – Claxton’s contract is extremely desirable for a team trying to cut payroll, as it’s expiring and mostly paid this year. Could you ask the FO if they’re actively interested in flipping Speedy for a usable player?

By: petaluman

petaluman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:08:44 +0000

The Warriors will save a bit this year vs. the cap, since Claxton & Law will make 7.4M vs Crawford 9.4M. The insurance compensation for Speedy saves the team $, but doesn’t come off the cap.

However, next year we’ll see significant reduction in our cap $, with Claxton off the books, and Law as well if we don’t pick up his option. What we won’t have is a $10.1M expiring contract, which could prove to be very useful.

I’m a little surprised that we seem set that Law is not a solution at PG. I’m not saying he is – but he’s still very young, and came out of the NCAA as well-regarded (#11 pick in 2007) as most of the PGs being mooted about in the current draft. He’s bigger than all but Evans and Holiday. He needs to work on his shooting – but so do most of the draft prospects. Someone with more upside could fall to us draft night, but if we want more PG hep this year, it might have to come from a veteran signing or trade.

By: justafan

justafan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:34:25 +0000

omg RR at it again ……..Boycott