Warriors Strike Out: Al Harrington Traded to the Indiana Pacers

Another W's heartbreak. Great site btw. First time commenter.

Since the Warriors couldn't pull off this Harrington deal... They needa pull off something.. anything. I have a feeling that they're working towards AI and Chris Wilcox now. And I'm not sure if that'll be enough to end this playoff drought.

You are correct by referring to Chris & Rod as (mis)management. One of the main reasons they can't make a decent trade this summer is because of their inept and inflated signings last summer.

Just to put things in perspective, compare what Bryan Colangelo has done already in Toronto:

(Quote) The remake of the Raptors roster has been impressive, and very thorough, as new president and general manager Bryan Colangelo tries to turn a perennial Eastern Conference doormat into at least a playoff squad.

When training camp opens in October, the Raptors are likely to have nine new players in uniform, more depth than they've had in years and -- finally -- some legitimate competition for playing time.
The free agency period sent the Raptors looking to every corner of the world. They signed American Anthony Parker, a former first-round pick who has been with Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv for five seasons; Spain's Jorge Garbajosa is expected to sign as a free agent any day, and they've taken John Salmons away from the Philadelphia 76ers in a sign-and-trade deal for a 2007 second-round pick. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Salmons agreed to a five-year, $23 million deal.

Now, no one knows for sure how this will all shake out once the team gets on the court, chemistry being such a key ingredient to NBA success. But along with the addition of first-round draft pick Andrea Bargnani, point guard T.J. Ford and center Rasho Nesterovic, there are very few remnants of the club that went 27-55 a season ago.

The cornerstone, of course, is power forward Chris Bosh, who has signed a three-year contract extension with a player option on a fourth season. It's the new "flavor of the month" deal that allows Bosh to maximize future earning potential, just as the same kind of deal will do for Cleveland's LeBron James and Miami's Dwyane Wade. Having the 21-year-old Bosh locked up anchors the squad for years to come.

Coach Sam Mitchell, entering the final year of his contract, will now have more weapons at his disposal, and it will be interesting to see how he handles a team with more talent than any he's ever coached. (End Quote)

That's what an efficient GM can do, and he did it by himself, compared to the GSW who are carrying both Chris & Rod on the payroll at million plus salaries.

Remember Bryan Colangelo? He's the guy who brought Steve Nash to Phoenix.

I agree that if all Chris and Rod can accomplish this summer is to lose Fish, unquestionably the top bench PG in the NBA, along with letting Troy and MP know that they are considered trade bait, it may already be Yi Time!

"Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing to do." Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown

Mullin panicked in the past and made bad decisions like over bidding for Derek Fischer. Not overpaying for Al Harrington is a positive for the GSW.  

Two wrong moves don't make a right so I'm glad we didn't amke a bad move.  

The trade deadline is Feb so Mullin has time to wait out and see if there's a better deal to be had later in the year.

I'm skeptical of the team chemistry but individual players could come to camp in shape and play well enough to earn their salary.  Dunleavy isn't a bad apple -- just a bad fit on a selfish playing team.

SAME OL WARRIORS..they like being used and Harrington clearly used the Warriors to go to the Pacers.  NO free agents ever want to come here..horrible management, POOR coaching, bad players, and the cost of living and gas in the bay area is at its highest.  I am not surprised by Harrington's decision.  Year after year its the same shit..bring on the Sonics to San Jose..Warriors need some much needed competition because this franchise acts with no urgency year after year.

OH yea..look at the Giants and A's in the bay area.    Sure they haven't won a championship for awhile..but each year they COMPETE...something the Warriors no nothing about.  

they should just cut or trade everyone except POB, J-rich and baron, bring our second round draft choice over and sign a bunch of worthless free agents, get the number 1 pick and get Yi or Noah

I can't believe i got my hopes up for a while, but i shoulda know it was coming.  Now we can look at the other great players available on the market, like portland's favorite attitude guys, darius miles and zach randolph

If the Warriors make no other moves this offseason, maybe they can at least sign former Warrior great David Wood! By my calculations, hes only 42 years young and would add some much needed veteran leadership to this young club. There are obviously some glaring holes at the 3 and I think Wood could be a great pick up.

Any thoughts J.cob?

if the W's dont make a major move im going to be devastated...last year had high expectations and we failed miserably...remember when mully promised big changes this offseason? I'll take any impact player at this point.  AI sounds good..just anyone to change the dynamic of the team id be willing to part with every damn player except J-RICH..j-rich has become my favorite player simply by being a true leader on the court..hes not the most vocal guy but his work on the court proved hes a true savage..He's a superstar in everyway..part with baron but keep j.r.  

peace

sice harringtons gone they should go chase drew gooden

the article said the announcements would be made in the morning. here we are in the evening and that newspaper is the only one that's run anything about that. I think maybe it was a false story of some kind.

i dont think dis is foreal...if it is, its takin sum time to finalize it...mayb it wont work out nd the W's will luck ouy