JRich Trade? Not likely.

by RonG on Jan 26, 2007 9:47 AM PST

In an interview with Tim Kawakami, Chris Mullin emphatically stated that he will not trade Jason Richardson.

My question: A week ago you gave a rejuvenating jolt to the franchise by trading Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy to Indiana; could Richardson, another of your old favorites, be next out the door?

"Jason?" Mullin said, bolting up in his seat. "No. I've seen Jason enough to say, `No.'"

No, as in: Richardson's not going anywhere. Right, Chris? Anybody asks about him, you say . . .

"No," Mullin said.

Yeah, but we need another big man, right? And JRich is a sure ticket to a quality player!

Mullin doesn't deny that the Warriors could use another big man. He won't rule out making any move that could bring the playoffs into view.

But he said that Richardson is "absolutely'' on another level than Dunleavy and Murphy. Even though Richardson (due back from his broken hand in a few weeks) hasn't been healthy enough to show much to Nelson yet, Mullin said Richardson has proved his worth.

"Nellie's waiting for him with open arms,'' Mullin said.

Maybe this was just post-trade languor. Maybe Mullin will change his mind if Richardson is the price he has to pay to land a key big man. But it doesn't sound like it.

"We're more athletic, longer, just tougher physically,'' Mullin said. "I think we can match up one-on-one more, offensively and defensively. I think we've seen that. It's been apparent.

Another valid argument, brought up by Al Harringturtle, is that what would we do with a big man? Most beast-like shot blockers are not known for speed.

... Harrington said that he doesn't see the need for more major retooling. You couldn't use one more player, Al?

"I really don't think so,'' Harrington said. "Maybe a `big,' a shot-blocking `big.' But I don't know if he could help us because of the way that we run. For the style that we play, I think this is a great team.

"I like the team we've got right now. I'd rather keep the team just how it is.''

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/basketball/nba/golden_state_warriors/16549900.htm

(By the way, the instructions on creating a quote are messed up and I forgot how it was done before. It shows the final result instead of the code necessary.)

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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Should be the right code

Just make sure the dropdown is on Auto Format or HTML format. Let us know if there's still a problem.

by Atma Brother ONE on Jan 26, 2007 9:50 AM PST reply actions

Here it is

This is what it says when I'm creating the diary:

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I see in the Post Comment section I should put div class="blockquote" (with the greater than and lesser than symbols) so I'll go back and fix it.

by RonG on Jan 26, 2007 9:57 AM PST up reply actions

Sorry about that

Oh that's strange. I'll take a look. Thanks for pointing that out.

by Atma Brother ONE on Jan 26, 2007 10:11 AM PST up reply actions

finally!

something that should tell people to stop thinking we should trade j-rich for everybody

by CatchAndShoot on Jan 26, 2007 9:55 AM PST reply actions

Haha.

<3 Al Harringturtle!

If you take a look out of your windows, you can now see Dallas, TX. Quite the site, no?

by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Jan 26, 2007 10:54 AM PST reply actions

never believe

chris mullin... with him, anything can happen, anytime, anywhere, with ANY player, whether it be a good move OR a bad move.

by cantfindanname on Jan 26, 2007 1:20 PM PST reply actions

go mullin

never ever trade j rich

by Jacque on Jan 26, 2007 2:52 PM PST reply actions

unless...

unless you get someone better in return ;)

by ssmokinjoe on Jan 27, 2007 4:49 AM PST up reply actions

inpossible

because it's inpossible to get a player who is better then jason, and asks 10 milion.
If you want a better players, you got to pay more.
So if you want to trade him, it's almost inpossible to get a better player back. And btw, I think you shoudn't trade the hart of our franchise. Why everybody drops on him after one season with injury's?

by Jacque on Jan 27, 2007 9:36 AM PST up reply actions

well...

I consider myself one of the biggest JRich fans out there and at this point i dont see any reason to trade JRich either. But the realities are this:

all things being equal, better players or combination of players do exist in the NBA
the NBA is business and eventually contracts and age start to factor in
some players never fully recover after certain injuries or surgeries
never say "never"

Now there are certainly valid arguements against each of my points, but realistically it is possible to improve our team by trading JRich correctly. Hopefully it doesn't have to happen anytime soon.

by ssmokinjoe on Jan 27, 2007 10:27 PM PST up reply actions

If he was traded who would it be for?

Even if J-Rich was traded, what team would he land on? Also even a bigger question who the Warriors get if they traded J-Rich. I would like to see the Warriors get another big man. So that Andris doesn't have to do it all. Josh Powell I really like good young player. I think he has a great career in front of him. The question is Foyle. I say this will be his last or maybe one more year. See the only thing that I wouldn't like if they traded away J-Rich is A. I really like him and he hasn't got a chance to play all year just that little part and B. Andris. If they get another big man that might effect Andris. They have two young players who I think are going to have great careers Patrick O'Bryant and Josh Powell. They should wait and see how they turn out. Besides if they wanted a real good big man they would just draft another in the draft has they like to do. Andris three years ago, Ikee two and O'Byrant this past. I say if they trade J-Rich now that would be a huge mistake for a big man

by laka hata on Jan 28, 2007 9:30 PM PST reply actions