But can we leave Yi in Milwuakee? I'm not buying what Chad Ford and China are selling.  Until we trade for him of course...then...in true homer fashion, i will immediately hype up his game.

I think Mullin is bold.  He's proven it with big trades and the pursuit of Garnett, but dealing for Artest might be a lot to swallow even for him.  I mean, the Warriors would have to triple their PR staff.  We'd be like a team of Barry Bonds, or bad guy wrestlers.

But combining AK-47 and Artest could be lethal and is probably doable.  Although he rebounded in the playoffs (particuarly against the Warriors), apparently Sloan was done with AK last season.  I would guess that he could still be had in a trade.

The probem with Kirilenko, is that he is a long term luxury tax buster. He's owed a wopping $63 million over the next four seasons. However, I think Harrington and Jasicavicius could get the job done. For Artest, the trade exemption and a 1st rounder should do it.  The Warriors could stay under the luxury tax with that team.  They'd be competitive and would definitely make the playoffs, if they could all stay away from being suspended.

It would a gutsy move, but I like your thinking, Sleepy.

People on here are still acting as if the world's flat and the Warriors are about to fall off...

People say that we arent going to make the playoffs now that J-Rich is gone. But they seem to forget that last year Dunleavy, Murphy, and Diogu were on the team for the majority of the season.

Those days are over, we have a new team now. Put the gun down, your gonna be O  K.

This is a bold statement but, I think the improvement of our young core(AB,Ellis,Azu,Powell), plus the addition of Wright, Belinelli, and even Lasme, will overcompensate the loss of Jason...

The improvement of Monta and Biedrins, Im so anxious to watch them each have another break-out year, to see them expand their experience and hone in even closer on their skills. Their so young, and just so damn good.

Watching Belinelli play with that range and Basketball IQ made me go numb for a  minute.

Azubuiki looked like a confident swingman that I could see turning into a crunch time scorer for us in the near future with his fearless drives and aggressiveness with the ball. He will get us back from behind in a lot of 20 point games...

Wright is what he is. A potential star. He either will be a  Superstar, or a good player but never a bust. His natural abilities are just too rare and advanced for him to be a nobody in this league.

Pierre Pierce looks like another Matt Barnes spark plug.

Powell is a solid back-up. A shooting, rebounding big man. I was impressed to see him putting the ball on the floor and creating for himself. Also running the ball up the court after rebounds. Impressive. He's better than what people give him credit for, nobody seems to talk much about him.

Hopefully Barnes is re-signed, I got mad love for the man. And yanking Pietrus back to training camp kicking and screaming should make us one of the deepest teams in the L now.

AND we havnt even completed our off-season, or used the 10 mil exception yet on another impact player. The suspense wont last, enjoy it.

STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT. The truth is, the West IS the same. Maybe even weaker. Sure, Portland has made strides, but we are still the better team by far.

Oden will foul out of every game if they play him more than 35 mins, and Duran and Green are going to need at least 2 years to take the Sonics to the playoffs.

The Lakers are toast. They obviously just brought in Fisher to help keep Kobe settled. He and Derek got a tight friendship. Hahaha I love to see how sprung those losers are on that crybaby. Let them lose their souls and waste their money. We'll get better.

How can you not be excited about this young Warrior team? If everything goes according to plan, we're going to be good for a very long time. You should be thanking Mullin and Nelson right now for putting us in that position, rather than pissing yourself, waking up with cold sweats from having those damn J-Rich nightmares again...hahaha

Who has a better shot than Boston to make the playoffs?  Well first you should compare apples to apples, split the eastern and western conference.  The western contenders are the Mavs, Suns, Spurs.  The eastern contenders... well there are no contenders so its a toss up.  Given that the Celtics stay healthy and their team chemistry is cool throughout the regular season, if they make the playoffs, they'll get to the 2nd round at least.  But the only teams they'll have to beat is Chicago, Cavs, Detroit, and Miami.  Not that those teams aren't very good.

As far as being sore about not getting KG, the Celtics dealt the best offer, what can you do?  If the warriors would have put AB on the table with Ellis and Wright, and we would have got KG, then there would be 1/2 the people on here butthurt about that.  And then if KG would have got hurt while on the Warriors, they other half would be moaning when AB and Ellis were doing good things else where.

As far as KG making or breaking the chances of the warriors going to the championship, well he could have helped them get there, but he's not a miracle man.  He can't fix baron's busted up and broken body, but he would have done a lot for team morale.

I sometimes think maybe last season was a bad thing for some warrior fans.  As soon as the warriors got into the playoffs people started to get greedy.  It wasn't good enough that the warriors actually had a decent regular season and made the playoffs, some fans caught a case of the Kobe, "gotta win now" syndrome, regardless of the fact that the Warriors have just got their first real taste of the post season.  Its ok to have aspirations for a team, but including some form of reason into them might prove to be useful.

You would expect everything to run smoothly right? You would expect those three guys to gel in one and turn into champs. You would expect KG to roam the inside while Pierce moves somewhere between, and Allen sways along the outside...

It all sounds good, but the truth of the matter is that Ray Allen is not a star player anymore. Hes 32 years old and he has ankle problems on both feet. He doesnt play defense and he doesnt stay healthy. With so many great scorers playing his position, how are is he going to man up against some of the leagues best with bad wheels come "championship time"? Who's going to be replacing him off the bench? Will Allen be satisfied taking less shots?

Paul Pierce played 47 games last year due to injury. Both he and Allen are earning top dollar for the next 3-4 years. When supposedly their "window" will be closed in 2 years.

Asking these 3 guys to win a championship on their own while 2 of them didnt play for practically half the season last year, is asking alot.

They have nobody coming off the bench, they have older veterans coming off injuries that will get tired, and theyre locked up with the cap for the next 2 years at least...

And to answer your question, YES I do think the Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, Jazz, and even the Bulls, can and will beat them. They have established teams with great coaches that have built and kept their core over the years. You have to understand how great teams like the Spurs work, my friend.

I would bet on the Spurs against Team USA any day of the week. You can always throw stars together in the same line-up and expect them to dominate. But domination is a team effort, thats why USA got whooped against the Euro's.

Lastly, you have no idea at all really as to what we have in Wright yet. We all have had an exciting glimpse at Belinelli and even Pierce. But until your sure what you have with Wright, Theres no need to start jumping off the bridge like you are.

If the kid shows hes got mad game, you will be singing an entirely different tune. Why do you think its rational to say that we cant win a championship just because we dont have KG?

I still think we're in a slightly better position than we were last year, and even still we have the power to make a big deal for another impact player. Of course Mullin and Nelson havnt said that this is the team, because theyre not done yet. Just hold on and see what happens. You should be happy KG didnt make it to the Lakers. THEN it would have been curtains. Hope ya feel better!