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Baron Opts Out!

ESPNEWS is reporting Baron Davis is opting out. Nobody thought he would do this obviously. With Baron now opting out, what should the Warriors do, and is it possible they will have much cap space after re-signing Monta and Biedrins? (Does Monta Ellis become the point guard now or do they have to go after someone? Also, ESPNEWS is reporting that Elton Brand is also opting out. This summer just got a whole lot more interesting.

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NOOOOOOO!!!

godddaammit i cant believe baron is doing this to us..

by 3Kings650 on Jun 30, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DAM

I was just about to post this. but still dam noooooooooooo not another one of my jerseys gone, and yeah he may over shoot and have attitude problems but he was a leader on the team. he could put up with any player practically. and not to mention NO MORE JESSICA ALBA!!!! I WANNA CRY!!!

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no more jessica alba

makes me wanna cry too.

"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb

by secret ASian man on Jun 30, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wtf?

i see brand opt out not baron.

by saintdee on Jun 30, 2008 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Both of them are.

Just saw both on the ticker on ESPN.

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald

by WarriorForLife on Jun 30, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clipper fan checking in...

It appears that we are in the same predicament. Sources indicate Brand is going to resign with the Clippers, at possibly the max. How do the W’s resign Davis? We all know only 2 teams out there have $$ to burn, and BDavis is NOT going to Memphis or the other team (which I cant remember now). Will he sign at a discounted rate? Here’s hoping BD stays with the W’s.

by Clip Show on Jun 30, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the other team is you

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beat me to the post. Haha.

Anywho, maybe, just maaaybe, he’s opting out so he can re-sign with us for less money. :)

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald

by WarriorForLife on Jun 30, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Geoff Lepper is also reporting it.

by Saustown on Jun 30, 2008 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

all

of Baron’s talk about how we wants to win championships with the W’s and how he loves playing in the bay was a bunch of BS. if baron wants to win a championship so bad he could have played for like 11 or 12 million a year (he’s got no kids to feed like spree so he can probably afford living on such meager wages) and let the warriors pick up some other studs…..barons jus about as phony as the city of Los Angeles that he came from

by 3Kings650 on Jun 30, 2008 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

he should take 11 or 12 million a year. That way, Monta and Biedrins will get less greedy and take 5 mil a year each. Which leaves us with room to sign Brand! Pro hoops is a business. Next thing you are going to say is that Gilbert is a jerk because he left the Dubz for tons more money up front. Get real.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This could work out for both parties

Say we re-sign Baron for 4 and 48, that gives us at least an extra 6 million in cap space for this year to get ellis and biedrins signed.
Baron could be doing this to help our chances of winning a championship. Improving his cap number for this year could get us another free agent we thought we couldn’t obtain otherwise. Thoughts?

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Jun 30, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same thing

I doubt that he’s doing this to help the team, frankly. But, he may be taking a risk here, and it’s always possible that it plays out in our favor. I don’t imagine that any team is going to sign him outright to a deal that has a first-year salary of more than $17 mil. Even a four-year, $60 mil contract nets him $15 mil per year on average, with a starting salary closer to $13 mil. You think anybody is going to give him that much more money, with his injury history?

I’m thinking he’s opening himself up for the possibility of playing for the Clippers. If they re-sign Brand, our chances become a lot better of getting him cheaper than we had him for.

by ffgolden on Jun 30, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

man we gotta sign

brand with bdiddy’s money now…either brand or we are going to face another long long playoff drought.

by saintdee on Jun 30, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we won't get brand

if we don’t have davis. you either get both or neither, and we don’t have the resources to get both.

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aint that sumthing...

hopefully karma hasnt come too soon to bit us. Hopefully he plans to re sign with us for a lower cost helping the Warriors sign key FA’s.

by Spee-D on Jun 30, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My name is Earl

let’s make a list of bad things we have done(and try to fix them) and karma will give us Lebron next year LOL.

by buky on Jun 30, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You watch Carson Daly too??!!??

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Jun 30, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and effin

we have no point guard now.. whos going to sg and pg for us? can we really expect cj to play sg? and monta pg? man… baron better resign with us….

by saintdee on Jun 30, 2008 7:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it would be the other way around

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's going

to be an “interesting” offseason. Let’s see what Mullin’s next step.

by semarubaka on Jun 30, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lets see if...

Cohan has the”you know what” to save our franchise. I say, MAKE IT RAIN!!!!!!

by Spee-D on Jun 30, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

balls??

freakin cohan. we must have the cheapest and the most conservative owner in the damn world. he better let the money flow or else i saw we impeach him.

by GSwarrior on Jun 30, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well since

my boi BD opted out, we could goes for Elton Brand now, and pray AR could learn to get pg handles fast and hopefully turned himself into the next coming of Scottie Pippen by his 3th yrs. Hopefully we get Chris Duhun for cheap so we have enough time for AR to become a all star point forward.

by warriorfan4life on Jun 30, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

brand is going back to LA

and probably baron too

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

time to start

the GILBERT movement!. bring back arenas!

by llamalimbo1 on Jun 30, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no chance

Arenas said he’ll resign with the wizards if they resigned Jamison, which they did.

by 3Kings650 on Jun 30, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baron also said he wouldn’t opt out of his contract, which he did, so who knows what will happen.

by Eggman on Jun 30, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG

WTFBBQ? I guess he will find out where he’s really wanted. Remember when he first said he might opt because he felt he wasn’t wanted here because they weren’t willing to sign him to an extension so early?

by saintfloppy on Jun 30, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

confirmation

where’d you hear this info? i havent seen anything at all on the internet yet and thats usually where info gets blown up first.

by kyzah on Jun 30, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

umm

janny hu has it, tim kawakami posted it, geoff lepper posted it… its everywhere.

by saintdee on Jun 30, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brand

Brand would be nice in a Dubs uni, but can we afford all these guys?...Biedrins, Ellis and Brand? Baron could become the most hated man in Golden State Dubs basketball history.

by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jun 30, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we could

it just cheap ass cohan that is holding it back. And the clippers too.

by warriorfan4life on Jun 30, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i cant wait

until Baron realizes no one wants his bitch ass for 17 million a year

by 3Kings650 on Jun 30, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont know

there are really really dumb gm’s out there

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baron's

not looking for 17 mil a year. He’s looking for a deal 4-5 year deal which is smart for someone pushing 30. Look at it from a business standpoint.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the man wanted a contract extension and Cohan wouldnt cough up the green. I dunno why this is so surprising—he’s got his future to think about and he aint got more than 3-4 years left in those legs.

Mullin better go start workin the phones double time…..

by shiplombo on Jun 30, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed

i don’t blame BD for turnin down 17.8m. isn’t this just like the dubz to let their best player get away? if BD leaves and we don’t get another all star caliber player, i’m afraid another 13 yr playoff drought may be upon us

by rumpshaka on Jun 30, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is pretty much

what it comes down to. I feel no ill will towards the guy whatsoever. I will always cheer him on…you’re exactly right though, and it’s why the W’s couldn’t pay him what he wanted long term. Right now we’re set up to be very, very good in 4 years or so – right about when BD will be thinking about hanging it up.

Greg

by Gob on Jun 30, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rebuilding

still waiting on confirmation of this but…

i posted this in another blog, but baron opting out is no big deal. we overachieved 2 seasons ago, and as such many warriors fans have a blown up opinion on the worth of our captains (davis and jackson) in regards to the future of the warriors. ellis, beans, wright, bellineli, randolph, hendrix…these guys are more then likely going to be the core of our team when we make a serious run at the playoffs, and if we lose davis and jackson along the way, we will likely be better off in the long run

by kyzah on Jun 30, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it

was official when geoff lepper posted he called the warrior’s FO

by saintdee on Jun 30, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn...first JRich

and now Baron! the light at the end of the tunnel went out.

by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jun 30, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DIRECTION???

Where are we going? Is this a win-now team, or are we building for the future? The past few draft picks haven’t even gotten regular minutes. Doesn’t make me too hopeful for the future. I thought we were win-now but more and more it looks like we’re “building” for an uncertatin future. If I hear the word “upside” or “potential” to describe some of these guys anymore…...

by montasboy on Jun 30, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you'll upchuck?

Mullin may have to get off the fence and pick one of the forks in the road!

by hardcore on Jun 30, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he wants a contract extension, opting out was probably a good move. It gives him some leverage to negotiate elsewhere, a real threat of “I’ll play elsewhere on the cheap to win”, and has him on the market after a healthy season rather than one of 4 consecutive break-down injury plagued ones. But if he does decide to go somewhere else on the cheap, it’s a limited number of bad teams that can offer him more than the MLE, and if he takes the MLE, it’s about 3 seasons before he’d make what he’d make next year by not opting out. That puts him at 32 or 33 when someone else has his Bird rights to give him a bigger payday, else he plays one year deals waiting for someone with cap space to offer him more. His agent would be a fool to do that, given his injury history, age and the realities of who has money.

Baron won’t make more money next year. He can’t. The max salary he can get is 105% of what he made last year or 30% of the total cap value, whichever is greater. Both look to be about the same, somewhere around $17.5 million. No one can offer him more than that even if they had the space. It’s all about the back end of a deal.

All of this means that while he may not be back, the odds of him leaving with us getting nothing in return is minimal. His leverage means giving up $10s of millions over his career in a manner that he’s unlikely to ever get back. I’d not worry about this one yet.

by jae on Jun 30, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WOOHOO!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SWEET SWEET CAPSPACE!

by xcoma on Jun 30, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i think he meant

capsLOCK

"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."

by GameSix on Jul 1, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

what a way to backstab us.

our city, our team, out motivation

by mikey rocks on Jun 30, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm mikey

i i i rock

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he just opted out so he can get a different deal from the W’s, which would allow them to be more aggressive in the off-season. Really it makes sense since we haven’t used the TE yet.

Now if this isn’t the case then we might have the most cap space in the entire league. I want to see if we can sign two pretty good players or one star, and then just hold out until we can match Monta and Andris’ offers. Finally, its still possible the TE will land us someone.

by joestar on Jun 30, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ok..

SO… who is a lock for sure to be in a dub uni? my guess is…. the fans. yep.. were the only ones that i am sure of that will be back next year for sure. even monta im unsure about. as long as Chris “Money Greed” Cohan is the owner. everything comes unexpectedly. Prove Me wrong Mr. Cohan… ON A LIGHTER NOTE, just watched a very quick segment on “25 minutes to go till free agency” with stuart scott and stephen a smith. Stephen A Smith mentioned GS as one of the possible destinations for a high-valued pg.. don’t needa tell you who it is… but it’s not b-diddy..

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ha

they raised the prices so much that they gonna be gone to. those ticket prices for marin and the rich east bay people, now that they gonna suck they won’t go so now the stands will will look like giants games. maybe up to heat games?!

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

but IF baron signs with the Heat then it’ll be the heat bandwagonners filling the seats… celtics 08-09 version.

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha

nobody even watched the heat even in there championship season.

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

touché

"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."

by GameSix on Jul 1, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

part of the craziness

that is holding “alt” and hitting numbers on the number pad. this particular one is alt and 0, 2, 3, 3

"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."

by GameSix on Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just so people can believe it

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3468448
there ya go ahhhh

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stephen A. Smith And Stuart Scott

On ESPN RIGHT NOW… Free Agencey has begun….

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OT: Got Boozer And Amare as my frontcourt beasts (Fantasy Draft NBA 2k8)

Trade T.J. Ford, Two First Rounders, And Barbosa For Steve Nash?

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and

the te is officially expired like milk in the fridge for a year

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just Really thought of it..

Don’t know if this was posted up there yet but.. Its kinda funny that Baron said He would NOT opt out a couple days ago. Last minute… Magette Opts out… Brand Opts Out Right After….. Baron Opts out shorty after that… Is there a sign and trade deal in the works hidden by a smokescreen?

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It has to be unofficial. Teams cannot negotiate with other team’s players at this point. The Warriors couldn’t have spoken with Brand or Maggette to know they’d agree. Sure, under the table things happen, but after the Joe Smith incident, it’s clear that the NBA doesn’t take this lightly and if word did get out that there was contact with either, even if through an agent, it would at the least negate the deal.

It’s just a contract gamble for all involved.

by jae on Jun 30, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OR - are they ALL headed to the Heat?! BD to LAL?!

think about it for a second, absurd as it may sound – if they joined wade & marion at a bargain price for one year and won a ring … hell they’re all already multimillionares

there was a small story of Kobe & Baron hanging out last week, yucking it up in LA – could they have decided something?

all purely conjecture, but points to endless possibilities

and that includes GS – the possibilities to re-sculpt the roster are wide open

i’d go so far as to say Nelson’s tenure is in doubt now too …

by hardcore on Jun 30, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

baron has betrayed all of us…...his dunk over kirilenko wasn’t even that great lol

by Nellieball650 on Jun 30, 2008 9:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

blasphemy

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I say we sign Corey Magette. We’d have Monta at point, Magette / Jackson 2-3, Wright, Biedrins. I think this would be a way more efficient squad. Not to knock on BD but this past season he really pissed me off on alot of the games. He took too many selfish shots and played some very lazy defense. Magette is a great 3 point shooter and we all know how many the warriors like to take.

by bojangles408 on Jun 30, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yes

do it and then you will enjoy the crazy lock down D that Maggette brings night in and night out. Give me a break.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't trip folks...

Baron will sign a 3 year deal with the Dubs for 37 million or something.

Relax.

[ 37 minutes passes by]

[ looks at self in mirror ]

Wait a minute….

am i kidding myself??!!?? WeLLL?!!

Thanks alot Baron! I’m sick of being an optimistic Warrior fan!

I hate my life! my life is overrrr.

[ throws rocks at the world ]

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 30, 2008 9:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Baron

you suck. tear an ACL!

by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jun 30, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah now Baron

will resign with the dubz for 4 years and tear his ACL and will be limping for the rest of his career. Good going.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is fucked up

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

perhaps

this is a blessing in disguise…

talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish

by starry night on Jun 30, 2008 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Watch Mullin Work

In order to really get paid, Baron will most likely need the Dubs to help him out with a sign-and-trade. If the past year is any indication, our fearless leader has left his Dun-Murphy spending days behind him and turned into a hardass in contract negotiations. With so few teams under the cap, I’m willing to bet that Mullin will be able to either get something decent in return if Baron walks.

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by sven406 on Jun 30, 2008 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

admirable your faith is

it’s one thing to hold the line against MP & Barnes when they have no leverage

a multimillionaire star FA PG may have more leverage than they did – he can take less and pick his spot, a championship caliber spot and Mullin is powerless to do anything, get anything in return

by hardcore on Jun 30, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

leverage

is everything. You are right on.

I wouldn’t blame Baron if he left. Mullin better have some cards up his sleeve though.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mullin isn't powerless...

He holds the key to tens of millions of dollars for Baron. Don’t be silly, read the posts above. Unless Baron NEEDS a S&T unless he wants to go to a worse situation or make much, much less money. If it’s a S&T, Mullin has leverage with the other team (he has something they want and can say no to almost anything). BD does have the option to play for MLE or something equally paltry, but that’d be giving up ~8-9M EACH YEAR. Which is why the above poster said “Let’s watch Mullin Work”. It’s his job to wring every ounce of value out of this situation.

by Dubs fan in Boston on Jul 1, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

who's being silly?

imho we’ve just seen Mully’s true colors as a GM and he’s yet to wring every ounce of value out of any situation yet, which is why I commented on sven’s faith!

lack of vision, caught off guard, reactionary strategy (Arenas) (forced into S&T status) all characterize our emperor’s GM capabilities

your logic that Baron would let Mullin effect his choices over $8m is the same faulty logic we all bought into up until yesterday, that Baron wouldn’t walk away from $17m. and I was as guilty as anyone thinking right along with conventional wisdom.

BD already decided to take less money – how much might be a moot point, we’re talking about a multimillionaire who’s already made coin and now wants to choose his own destiny – a chance for a ring.

Priceless.

& for everything else there’s mastercard …

by hardcore on Jul 1, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just think like Baron a little first

He just played 82 games in a season for the first time in 4 years (approximate). He’s getting up there in age. If he plays next season for 18M and gets injured or starts slowing down, his stock plumets. He needs to get his long term contract now, while he’s hot. If he gets his new contract now, it’ll be in the 13-15 starting range and be for 4-5 years. That’s what he wants. He’s walking away from 18M for one season to get 80M GUARANTEED for 5 seasons. That’s just smart business sense. How does he get that? Either by signing with somebody with cap room or by working a S&T with Mullin.

Baron is not “taking less money”, he’s making sure he gets his last big long contract while he can. If he “takes less money” it’ll be 2-3M/year less from a contender. The only way he gets that is STILL THROUGH a S&T.

by Dubs fan in Boston on Jul 1, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And on Arenas

We were only able to offer a set amount. Clearly, he was worth more than the Dubs could offer, so he had to leave. They made a freeking rule named after him specifically to prevent that in the future. It was not Cohan’s fault or anybody else’s that the Warriors lost Gilbert (unless you count Gilbert’s “Shake my hand and give me a one year deal and I’ll sign a new contract next year” story).

by Dubs fan in Boston on Jul 1, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Hand shake deal"

Even if Gil’s story is true it would have been against league rules to strike an under the table deal. If anyone thinks that the league doesn’t care about such infractions just ask the T’Wolves. We could have been “Joe Smith’d”. How does no draft picks for a decade sound.

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by olympicmike on Jul 1, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

on thinking

don’t have to think like Baron, been there done that and agree with what he did (see post => at right for comments on Baron). Baron INDEED is taking less money for next season – you and I are saying the same thing, except I included that BARON and not Mullin is in the driver’s seat since he can choose his next employer

i’d like Mullin to do some thinking instead of reacting

and I know the Arenas exit situation, thank you very much

by hardcore on Jul 1, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The sweetest revenge

will come in the 2009 PO when BD & EB will be destroyed by the …GSW

by buky on Jul 1, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NO!!!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!

BAron I’ll miss you. I also heard that he didnt like Nellie

by gWARRlORSs on Jun 30, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

stop the rumors

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

cool

I like things that make life more interesting.

by racsan on Jun 30, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't jump off the bridge just yet

Baron, given his reputation as an injury-prone player, is not getting a huge deal anywhere else, especially when you look at the cap situations of every team. If he leaves, it’s going to be via a sign and trade, which means you are going to get some nice value.

Now, if Baron is willing to sign for peanuts just to play for a ring, then you are definitely SOL. Problem is, what teams are going to go after him that are in a better position than GS? Would Denver add him just to have the greatest fantasy lineup ever? Does Detroit pull some sign and trade with Billups? I don’t know, I honestly don’t think the outlook is that rosy for Baron if he wants to play for a legit contender.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 30, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Luxury tax?

The Lakers would be paying money out of their asses for someone who decidedly might not be the greatest PG for the Triangle.

by Ozzie Montana on Jul 1, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the clippers

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sucks

Its Don Nelson’s fault.

by djgrenaid on Jun 30, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+ 1

the game@ Phoenix would prove it all it for sure Baron is gone.

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 30, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he deserved to get benched

Baron got special treatment all season (which was expected)...

BUT yea, he totally deserved the benching.

talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish

by starry night on Jun 30, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With all that controversy its hard to say. Its been all speculation and no one has said anything about the Phoenix game. There goes the playoffs unless something crazy happens!

by djgrenaid on Jun 30, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

considering we didn't make it last year

i dunno how much of a shot we had this year

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone's going to be up all night ..

Damn, I got lied to about this as well.

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pree

If Baron is out of the picture…

Does that mean Ellis at the 1, and Azubuike/Bellinelli at the 2 spot?

talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish

by starry night on Jun 30, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope

Monta’s been working on his point skills but he’s still largely inconsidered unable to really handle the point. The Warriors will be scrambling for a point guard, among many, many other things.

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how can you possibly blame Baron?

He’s been trying to negotiate a long term contract even at a lower salary. We haven’t been negotiating. Just like we are playing hardball with Biedrins and Ellis figuring where can they go they’ll have to sign on the cheap. He could see we weren’t serious about even being an 8th seed playoff team. We drafted a skinny long term project. Let the exception go for nada. And planned on letting him play out his last year, maybe trading him someplace he didn’t want to go as an expiring contract player. Now he’s forced Mully’s hand. Either sign him to that ltc or do a sign and trade or he can even play for a mid level with the Lakers or more likely LAC will let Corey go and Brand will sign for a little less to let them sign Baron at less than he’s making here but to a longer contract. I say bully for him and shame on Mully and Cohan, and his running dog greaser P.R. guy in a Team President’s clothing. Face it, with Cohan we can never put two playoff teams out there in row and really Mully, who sounds like a learning handicap victim, had no gm experience and we got what Cohan was willing to pay for. Hard to be sanguine about this. If we resign him to a long term contract for less with a trade veto by him, we have our hands tied as he gets older. If we just let him walk, after trading JR for bupkis, and then not using the trade exception we got from that deal…well, what kind of message does it send prospective players? Fans?

by meir on Jun 30, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm shocked

This is awful news. Hello 94-2006 Warriors

by Number22Drew on Jun 30, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if Baron leaves

Mullin needs to be replaced. First he signs Dun-Murph to stupid contracts, drafts POB and Kosta, lies and then trades J-Rich (where’s the loyalty?), and now fails to renegotiate Baron’s contract accordingly and respectfully.

by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jun 30, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

probably more to

do with Cohan. Someone not named Clay Bennett please buy the team from his cheap arse.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude i know you're mad

but zero posts you have made here make any sense. figure it out

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have to wonder

What Nellie is thinking about this .. his last year and he’s going to potentially have a weaker roster. I can’t imagine he isn’t pushing something .. they won’t go down quietly, right?

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pree, time to come clean

man, you have been hearing more rumors than anyone else on this site and leave us a teaser like that?

fess up, what do you know?

by hardcore on Jul 1, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ibeatyou.com

think there will be a post soon with elton brand challenging baron davis to an opt-out contest…looks like brand beat you davis

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Jun 30, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe all the hating

My goodness, let’s see what happens and stop all the hating on Baron especially, although I do agree about Cohan and Mully being cheap and short sited. But I am hoping all the haters will be eating their words in a day or two when Baron resigns a long term contract, although as meir aptly stated, he would blame Baron for opting out and playing for another Western Division team. It is clear the Dubs have no loyalty at all and are really looking at the bottom line. Sadly for us the last few years have lined Cohan’s pockets with sold out seasons and relatively huge ticket price increases.

Anyway, let’s see what happens before we go too nuts. After all, it’s not personal but business in the NBA.

CWebb is undoubtedly the answer but I forgot the question.

by commish on Jun 30, 2008 9:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You're right.

that would be funny if all us GSOMers overracted and got moded.

BELIEVE!

right?

what if baron really cares about the fans and really is looking for a 3 year deal worth 37 million.

Forget about it.

She cheated on you.

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 30, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ibeatyou.com

is lame. and this is personal! i’m gonna lose sleep over this!!

by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jun 30, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Beard opts out - well planned or still pissed?

Yes, Baron wants a longer contract but he’ll get it at the expense of yearly salary.
Which could clear cap space for more manuevers . . .

Can Mully uncork a good sign-and-trade? Buzz on the Dubs around the league
seems good – most offensive-minded players would come because of the breakneck
style and Nellie. This helps. It gives Mully options.

Anyone who signs Baron-and-his-No-Cartiledge Knees for longer than two years
is a dupe and a dope. Or put it this way: show me a GM with cap space and something
to prove. That might be the sucker to give Baron his moolah.

I am torn about this surprise, but in the end I think it will end up saving the Dubs money., whether they get Baron or sign-and-trade him. And don’t get pissed at Cohen or Mully for holding the line on Baron. Would you sign a guy to a long term deal with his knees?

That Brand – BD – Maggette confluence of free agents makes me think something’s up though.

BTW, both Peter Thibeaux and Chuck Aleksinas are still available . . .

by Alex Sinas on Jun 30, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

speculation continues.

Rumors of Brand opting out to sign a contract extension that would allow the Clips more flexibility are hot right now. The fact that Baron opted out immediately after Brand is fishy as well. The Clips could resign Brand to a contract extension and then force a s/t for Baron.

Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.

by kenntoe on Jun 30, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Clips could resign Brand to a contract extension and then force a s/t for Baron.

I’d be happy for Boon if he got to play with Brand in LA. I don’t think Mullin deserves a winning team after the way he treated JRich, lying and trading him when Jason had worked so hard to get the team to a winning state. Baron probably took note of that and used it in his decision?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 30, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i doubt it had anything to do with rich

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rumors

Guys, you’re goin to be hearing a ton of rumors in the morning. Some of these are outlandish, but many are interesting.

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

there's plenty of rumors

going around on this board…unfounded ones ;)

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 1, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish i had NBA TV.

All there is: Baseball (Go Giants lol..), NASCAR, And NFL Live..

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ugh

and the giants are losing 9-0

RAWR

talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish

by starry night on Jun 30, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pree,

Any Rumors your hearing right now?

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but

the problem is the people that are going to say anything right now are pushing an agenda of some sort. It’s hard to really know what is true and what isn’t, so I’m working on confirmations of everything I hear before I go public with things. Hope you understand. But there’s more than a few things I’m hearing.

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks pree

i don’t want to hear a bunch of BS rumors that have no merit

by Number22Drew on Jun 30, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No problem

I’d rather be right than first. That’s probably why I’m not working for a newspaper!

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also.

Did we just waste our TPE? or was there a last minute deal that has still not yet been announced?

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gone

I would have heard about it being used by now. If Baron sent the papers at 7PM, that gave the Warriors barely any time to try working on anything.

by pree on Jun 30, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

understood..

well.. more leverage i guess.

by mont8ellis on Jun 30, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it me or...

is this just a horrible night for Dubs fan all over the bay. First, we dont use the T.E. and Second, Baron opts out. This is gunna be one hecktic month of July for Dub fans.

DONT BE CHEAP COHAN. MAKE IT RAIN!!!! BE A BOSSS!!!!

by Spee-D on Jun 30, 2008 10:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

even if

baron walks out on the dubs and we get nothing in return, i’m not going to forget what he did for the franchise when he came. it might not have been for nearly long enough, but it was great while it lasted. if i’ve seen the last of baron davis in a warriors uniform (and i truly hope that isn’t the case), thanks baron, for making the bay relevant again in the nba, for leading us to the greatest upset in nba playoff history, and for the countless great moments these past couple years.

that said, re-up man. we need you.

by cap'n hack on Jun 30, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Baron will get a contract offer from the dubs and it could help our salary cap situation.

Baron wants job security. That is a normal need. He wants a multi year deal. That is also a realistic idea. What would you do?
Get $17.8 mil for 1 year or….... $45-50 mil over 4-5 years..
(cuz if he gets hurt this season he may not get a chance to get a big contract has anyone considered he’s only 29…... thats prime for a basketball player.

The media and the warriors assumed he’d stay, well Baron just called their bluff. This always made more sense to me, for baron to take a risk and get his contract. He would probably take 12-14 mil per over 4-5 years and the Dubs could have the contract more backloaded, which would in fact help the warriors and save 4-5 mil this coming year.

There is definately some creative things to dubs can do to keep #5 in Oaktown. Give him his contract, Boom deserves it and we ain’t going nowhere the next couple of years without B.D.
Reality Check.

blacktop to the hardwood

by dankmob on Jun 30, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DAAAAAAMN!

He opted out on my birthday too! I found the news right when I blew out my candles!

by Tony.psd on Jun 30, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

happy birthday. it’s my girlfriends birthday today too

by Number22Drew on Jun 30, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

happy

birthday tony! solano county!!!!!

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 30, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait a minute...

you didn’t wish for a hibachi, did you?

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Jun 30, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol. hilarous.

happy birthday Tone. Hope you had a good one!

Romes Mac Mojous

by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 30, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stephen A.

It is so funny how he says everyone wants to go to the Knicks. I couldn’t believe it when I heard LeBron, but now hes saying Baron, save it for New York Stephen A.

Playoffs!!??

by PAWarrior on Jun 30, 2008 10:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's just jonesin' for some cheez doodles!

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Jun 30, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This might be a good thing

Bottom Line: The W’s weren’t winning a Championship w/ Baron Davis. Hell, they didn’t even make the Playoffs w/ Baron.

Mullin has been taking notes from the best GM in all of Sports (Billy Beane). Never overpay to sign players for what they’ve done in the past. B. Davis is a HUGE Injury concern and past his Prime Years (w/ less knee cartilage). B. Davis is better off playing for a team like the Lakers, and ending his career as a Point Guard/Movie Executive – The 2nd Coming of Rick Fox.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 30, 2008 10:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I BLAME NELLIE

the warriors are not gonna b at the level they played this year if baron leaves. we’re gonna lack the dominate player/point guard position. i can honestly say i blame NELLIE. yeah yeah yeah playoffs last year. nellie knew the west got a million times better and stayed at the 8th seed the entire season only to get kicked at the last second. at the same time he was overplaying his starters: baron/monta/jax. our big 3 were lacking at the end of the season. NELLIE DOESNT USE ROOKS OR HIS BENCH: WOW WE GOT ANTHONY RANDOLPH AND HENDRIX CANT WAIT TILL THE ‘09-’10 SEASON TO SEE EM PLAY. nellie told baron he was gonna cut his minutes for the rooks which i thought was good but then baron opted out. AND WE DIDNT USE OUR 10 MILL TRADE EXPECTION WHAT A F*ING WASTE. yeah i got lots of stuff here but WE NEED BARON BACK PLAN AND SIMPLE

by gswLLBatman on Jun 30, 2008 10:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

helll nawww

if i ever have to see Baron Davis in a Lakers jersey i will kill myself

by 3Kings650 on Jul 1, 2008 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Deep breath...

Waiting to see how all the pieces shake out before I get too hot and bothered. A lot of shoes left to drop.

On the face of it, it doesn’t look good. There’s no doubt that without BD, and no marquee player / team leader to replace him, we’re a 20-35 win team out of the gate. I’d be kind of OK with punting this season if it looked like there were some bona fide studs at the top of next year’s draft, but early reports seem to be that next year’s crop is one of the weakest in years. How Warriors-ish would it be to get the #1 pick in a Olowokandi-type year?

Baron signing a MLE-type deal with the Lakers would be about the worst-case scenario. Baron signing same with Boston would be horrible too, though the latent Celtics fan in me (they’re my #2 team) thinks it could be kinda cool to see BD and his pal PP get rings together. Hard to imagine either of these happening, though: I don’t think Baron is all about money, but $11-12M (the dropoff from 17 to the MLE) is a lot to leave on the table.

Dream scenario for us: We foist Harrington on someobody and ink Brand, Baron, Biedrins, and Monta to 4-5 year deals in the $8-12M range, bringing us right up to the cap but not over.

Baron
Monta
Jackson
Brand
Biedrins

Is a pretty legit starting five — possibly even championship caliber if Monta/AB continue to blossom and Brand/Baron stay healthy.

Most likely scenario: I have no freaking idea. Fantasy Junkie probably said it best: this offseason just got … interesting.

Sign ^^^^ !!!

by Sleepy Freud on Jul 1, 2008 8:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Olowakandi draft...

produced Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, Antawn Jamison, Mike Bibby and to a lesser degree Ricky Davis and Jason Williams. Even Raef Lafrentz was productive until he got sucked into the black hole of centers that resides in Portland. I think that draft class was pretty solid, as opposed to the class of ‘00… which produced Mike Miller, Kenyon Martin and a whole lot of nothing else.

As for the opting out of Baron Davis… do what you gotta do to get paid. Golden opportunity for Davis coming of a hot year and securing a long term contract. Maybe… just maybe we can get both Brand and Davis to resign for $10 mil each here and have Monta & Beans average $9 mil each… leaving us a whole lotta nothing left over. Sucks as a Warriors fan… but hey. I’m a seasoned fan who’s used to seeing this team get F’d over.

by Mr. Monday Night on Jul 1, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"I’m a seasoned fan who’s used to seeing this team get F’d over."

Sad, very sad…but true.

The NBA, where Bipolar Warrior fans happen...

by RubberDubDubs on Jul 1, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like where your head is at,

...but I definitely don’t see either of those guys settling for $10 mil a year. Hopefully I’m wrong.

by Gob on Jul 1, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Brand signs on

for less allowing Boom to sign on…

then there’s an LA I wouldn’t mind watching. (Screw the other LA)

Did Boom really have to opt out as late as he did? =(

by phiLthyphiL on Jul 1, 2008 9:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I keep trying to wrap my head around this...

So Antawn Jamison gets a 4 year $50 mill deal from the Wizards. He’s a fine player, but certainly not the most important guy on his team plus he’s 3 years older than BD. So if he gets $50, let’s say BD at the very least gets the same, maybe a little more (he’s a little more of a risk due to the attitude and injury history).

That means that all the W’s had to do was offer a minimum 3 year extension worth $33 mill to get him to stay, right? Seems reasonable I guess. Kawakami threw out a 2 yr $28 mill extension, which Mully supposedly offered, which in terms of $/yr is even better. IF all this were the case, and BD turned it down, I’m not sure what he’s looking for. If this is all about money, is there really anyone out there that’s going to give him 4 yr/$60, 5 yr/$70? I doubt it.

If TK is right and Mully did offer him a 2 yr $28 extension, that would make the next 3 years worth $47 mill. Sure his contract isn’t as long as Jamison’s, but he’s only $3 mill back, plus when that contract is up, he will be at the same age Jamison is now. Even if he falls back to the 60 games a year Baron, at age 32, he’s at least worth the mid-level exception to someone. Thinking in terms of finances alone, this doesn’t make the most sense.

by barrance on Jul 1, 2008 9:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Baron

won’t fly with a 2 year extension. He’s supposedly looking something in the 4-5 year range and it most likely will be at a minimum $15mm. If I remember correctly, the $17.8 is completely off the books. A 2 year extension would only be for 2 years…2010 he’d be a FA again.

If Brand were to sign on for less (as he’s stated he’s open to doing), they could sign Baron at that $15mm without exceeding the cap.

a 2 year extension would be ideal for us as it’d free us up for 2010, but only in a perfect world.

by phiLthyphiL on Jul 1, 2008 10:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sick and tired..

baron davis gone. now im hearing all these gms trying to pry away our only sure hope for the future in monta ellis?? GM’s have no respect whatsoever.. SCREW THE KNICKS, D’ANTONI, AND WALSH, SCREW THE MIAMI HEAT!... LET’S GO MULLY! MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN, DAWG!

by mont8ellis on Jul 1, 2008 2:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

not a big fan..

really not a big fan of the Arenas movement if there is one.. don’t want a 13 game player, less than Andre Miller assist per statistics, “bigger than The Big Show on the Empire State Building” type of ego, AND ABOUT TO GET PAID MO’ MONEY THAN KOBE BRYANT type of player..

by mont8ellis on Jul 1, 2008 2:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pass

on “The Hibachi Movement”.. (great name though)

by mont8ellis on Jul 1, 2008 2:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't stand sports agents

There are some greedy people in this world and possibly at the top of the list are sports agents. Not only are they lawyers, but they’re greedy as hell too. I worked off of 100% commission, so I know whats its like, but if it weren’t for BD’s agent, I don’t think BD would of opted out of his contract.

All in all, I think the negociations for Andris and Monta are #1 right now. Once Cohan knows how much $ is left on the table, BD’s lont term contract will get signed sealed and delivered ASAP. I would suspect BD stays for a 4/$48,000,000 contract at some point before he’s shipped off. He’s too valuable to let go. If he does go, welcome back to 1998 my friends. Shwagville USA will be back and the days of 25-35 wins will be right back. Cohan. Mullin. WTF are you guys gonna do? Don’t f*ck it up too much now guys!

by gabezgsw on Jul 1, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well that is hard to watch again

the 1998 season, no all star player and 19 wins. damn that only took me less than a minute to remember.haha

by warriorfan4life on Jul 1, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keep Baron, trade harrington, go after smith

Since teh only other team that is gonna give baron an offer is the clips and they can only give him $12mm/year, we should offer baron a 5 year deal for $60-$65, saving us at least 5mm this year. Then we should trade Al Harrington to Memphis for Javaris Crittenton or Kyle Lowry to get rid of his contract. Then we should make a run at Josh Smith. Also we should let Pietrus go, keep kellenna, let go of barnes ,resign beans and monta. and if we have anything leftover sign an old big like magloire or kurt thomas.

pg: baron/crittenton
sg: monta/bellinelli
sf: sjax/kellena/AR
pf: josh smith/brandan wright/Hendrix
c: beans/magloire or kurt thomas

Or we could let Atlanta sign and trade Smith and salim stoudemire for Harrington and pietrus.

Is there any way we could land smith?

by scwarrior24 on Jul 1, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, he just verbally agreed to sign with the Clippers. This was supposed to happen next year. Even if the Dubs weren’t going to win anything significant this year, it was really, really fun to watch them and Baron was a significant reason why. This really sucks, because at the very least if he doesn’t opt out we could have traded him. Now we have nothing to show for it except a fatter wallet for Cs Cn. Would have been good to know he was opting out before the draft, so we could have tried to draft a backup.

This really sucks, I’m going to go watch some Belinelli highlight clips on youtube to lull me into a false sense of security.

Also, Ron Artest is an idiot. Why would he tell everyone that he should have opted out afterwards? That’s asking for trouble. And possibly a discounted trade to the Warriors because he will demand a trade???

by belilaugh on Jul 1, 2008 5:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

plan of action

step 1: chris cohen needs to take the entire warriors organization, fold it neatly in half, and shove it right up his ass.
step 2: i am never watching nba basketball again for the rest of my life so help me god. may the entire league, and every individual that has ever had any association with it, even on the most casual level, burn forever in the fiery pits of hell.

I'm keen on the professional basketball club The Golden State Warriors. I don't fancy other clubs.

by The Bimbo Coles Experience on Jul 1, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

5

years $65 mm for Baron to go home….we could have given him that…but probably not 5 years…

He just wanted to go home.

by phiLthyphiL on Jul 1, 2008 5:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hmmm

well two things

first, I would jsut say trade for artest to play SG with monta at PG, but artest is a douschebag so for get that.

two, now we can sit around and figure out hundreds of ways to fill the void of Baron. i think we need monta at the one. just give him one year to figure it all out and he’ll become our barbosa/parker hybrid point guard.

by dancingchiapet on Jul 1, 2008 5:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What we need to do right now is to

smoke some of the finest ganja in the world to calm us down.

by buky on Jul 1, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

bro

you need to go to Seatown or Canada for that. Well, the long drive will soften the pain of losing BD .

by warriorfan4life on Jul 1, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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The Golden State Warriors players have already given up on Don Nelson
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On Mikki Moore, Anthony Randolph, and 'Done' Nelson
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facebook Members: Keep the A's in OAKLAND
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Why Wright's injury could help the team
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Time to get someone to listen (ala Cleveland Browns)

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