2003 Draft Class Extensions

Seeing that they're pretty bad, we'll probably sign them both to massive, multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts.

I think this is the perfect time to try and lock up Pietrus for 3 more years at about $3-4 mil/year.  His stock will never be lower (I think/hope) and a lot of teams would be interested in picking him up for that small a contract, just based on his potential.  I agree that a big money extension would be crazy, but a small money extension would be genius.

With Zarko I might try to do the same thing, but it's more risky since we won't use him.  It's too bad, I think Zarko would be a decent player if he got some playing time.  He'll never be a star, but I could see him coming off the bench for a team and performing well.  He would be great for a team with a big presence inside, like San Antonio or Houston.

MP isn't going to sign for peanuts. Offer him something on the cheap and you insult him and probably never sign him.  The guy thinks highly of himself which is why he didn't improve and did so poorly last year.  

I doubt his team commitment and off-season training.

Let him stay and play.  See if he earns himself a good contract as a res. free agent.  If not, then they resign him on the cheap next year.  If he does well, pay him what he's worth or let him go.

free agency is a big break for us in this case.  The W's can see what offers pietrus gets, then match a low offer, or let some other team burn cap room on him.  I agree that zarko usually played hard, but he has no inside presence on defense at all, and was way too soft on offense(although if I had danny fortson lay me out, I'd have a phobia of going to the rim also).  I have to say let him walk.
Of course this makes way too much sense so I see big extensions for the both of them in the future.

NO bleepin WAY would we sign Pietrus or Cabarkaba.  These guys belong in the CBA.  The Warriors over value their players every year and these 2 are not an exception to that.  

As was mentioned above MP's stock will never be lower, re-sign him now on the cheap.

I wouldn't mind keeping Zarko around if he grew back his sweet 80's Euro Mullet.  

I like Zark the Shark. He has a great attitude, he is very smooth, and he makes plays within the tempo of the game, unlike, for instance, Troy, who seems to get his numbers in relatively meaningless times of the game.

With the right coaching, Zarko could be an excellent bench player for years to come.

I would release or trade MP. He is not a team player, he never met a shot he didn't like, he doesn't understand the meaning of the word "pass", he can't run a decent fast break, and he always seems to make crazy plays at the wrong times.

To me, he is like BD: the fans are always waiting for something great to happen, once in a while they make a super-athletic or flashy play and everybody high-fives in the stands, but then we keep losing.

As for the "Chris and Rod Show", I agree. They dug us a huge hole with the contract extensions last summer, which is probably part of the reason they can't seem to make a move this summer. Nobody else wants Troy or Mike or Adonyl with their inflated contracts.

Well, it's not over till it's over, so I'm still waiting, like all Warrior fans, to see what C&R can do. We haven't heard much from them lately, which is understandable, since they probably don't really want to deal with the fan reaction to their moves and lack thereof so far this summer.

I guess as long as the fans keep paying the higher ticket prices, they figure we're happy. Give us a few acrobatic slam dunks, maybe put together the AI & BD show, and hope that we won't notice Toronto and LA and Miami and Chicago and San Antonio and Phoenix and Dallas and others quietly building winning programs.

Both of these guys regressed last year.  In 2004, it seemed like there was an outside chance that Zarko could be a serviceable bench guy, despite the fact he always jumped off the wrong foot for lay-ups.  But last year it seemed like he disappeared and now there's enough other sucky guys on the bench to take his place.  

I'd say give up on MP because he also regressed.  He seems to make crazy plays on the court that no one at the NBA level should.  Just weird things like stepping out of bounds and other totally boneheaded things.  If he was on a quality team, maybe they could rein him in and harness his athleticism, but being on the Warriors just brings out the worst in him.

To me, both Zarko and Pietrus suffered the most from the inconsistent team-play all season long. They would have done well in a better team with more defined roles but, unfortunately, the Warriors of 05/06 were a team with zero directions heading into each game. Consequently, players like Zarko and Pietrus, who offer limited skillsets but do have specialties, got completely lost.

It could be blessing in disguise, because both could resign for little money. However, the more likely scenario is both left after next season and flourished somewhere else.

Typical Warriors luck.

If he would sign for 3 million a year for 3 years, I'd keep him. He could still blow up and be great.

I'd keep Zarko if he signed for only 2 years for 1 million a year