The Screw Biedrins Get Brand thread

by dhp318 on Jun 30, 2008 10:11 PM PDT

Now that we've got some cap room from Baron's opt out, I think we should try to sign Elton Brand instead of Biedrins. The guy is a 20-10 machine and plays pretty good defense from what I can tell. If we can resign Baron for less money but for a longer term deal like 3-4 years, then we might still have enough money to also resign Monta Ellis assuming no other suitors with massive $$$ come knocking. I'm not sure if we could sign all 3 players without going over the salary cap, but if we signed all 3 to long term deals, then I'm sure they'd take less money (isn't that why they all walked away from a guaranteed 17-18 mil this year?) Then we can use the midlevel exception to grab someone like James Posey? Voila, we have a playoff team:

Baron

Monta

Jackson

Harrington

Brand

Otherwise, if all else fails, throw $$ at Josh Smith.

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biedrins

is younger, cheaper to sign, has two fully functioning achilles tendons and is a better fit for the warriors’ system than brand. all that adds up to him being the better guy to have signed for the next few years. i wouldn’t want to give brand the money and years he’ll ask for without knowing for certain that he will come back 100% healthy and in top form. and if we don’t have baron next year, the future is no longer now, but rather in the future once again. get biedrins and monta long term deals and hope for better years to come.

by cap'n hack on Jun 30, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions

brand is a great fit for the warriors

he can bang with big men we struggle with, he can rebound, he can run the floor and he has a great midrange jumper. He’s agile, quick, and effective, and has had no major injuries prior to this. If we can get him at a good price, we’d be getting one of the best and underrated power forwards in the game.

by dhp318 on Jun 30, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions

We don't even know how the injury is going to affect Brand

way too risky to give him a ish load of moneey

by superk1ng on Jun 30, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions

its not like beans comes cheap...

he’ll command around 10 mil/yr from what I’m seeing. Because Brand has had a serious injury, his value is lower and so it won’t be much more… at least from how I see it. On the other hand, I suspect that Baron will go to LA because it’s where he’s from and they have $$. Plus my original idea of Baron and Elton and Monta is unreasonable beyond belief.

by dhp318 on Jun 30, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions

if the clippers want BD

they better sign and trade Brand to us. They could get Al harrington too if they want. than turn around to trade Action Jackson for kirk Harich since he is odd man out in chi-town. Problem solve there.

PG-Harick(however you spell his name)
SG-Monta
SF- AR(nellie better let this kid provesome of his some skills in his rookie yr)
PF-Elton Brand
C-Beans

Problem solve there. we return to the playoff again.

by warriorfan4life on Jun 30, 2008 11:37 PM PDT reply actions

you are joking right?

even if that happened, we’d be hard pressed to win 48 games again.

by misterjennings on Jul 1, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Beans

he is a good rebounder, but look at a few things. Everyone scores 20+ on him. He has no toughness. He cannot create offense. He has no low post offense. he can block shots but tries to draw charges when point guards drive in the lane. We need a tougher center.

According to the comminsioner of the nfl, 104 people retired last year. 7 due to age, and the rest because of Patrick Willis

by montasmob69 on Jul 1, 2008 1:27 AM PDT reply actions

No low post offense?

I’m pretty sure he shot around 63% from the field last season and last time I checked, he wasn’t a perimeter player.

by boomdizzleness on Jul 1, 2008 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions

not that hard when the only shots you take are 5 feet from the basket off of cuts to the basket

brand actually creates offense

by dhp318 on Jul 1, 2008 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

but you said no low post offense when that statement is completely false

by boomdizzleness on Jul 1, 2008 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions

read again

That’s not what i said.

by dhp318 on Jul 1, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Your exact words

were “He has no low post offense” I CAN read. and I’m not talking about ur post, I’m talking about what montasmob69 said.

by boomdizzleness on Jul 1, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

63%

That;s because he is getting set up. Have you ever actually seen him post up, back a guy down, do a nice move towards the basket, and finish. If you answers yes then YOU ARE A LIAR. He can’t create his own offense from posing up. All baskets are from put backs and easy dunks. Just because you shoot 63%, doesn;t mean you have low post offensive skills. Tyson Chandler shot 63% as well and he only scores on allie-oops, unless he is guard by Andris. The guy gets pushed around all day. He tries to draw charges against point guards and is and will never be a real preseance. We need a guy like Okefor now that Boom is a Clip. Nuff Said.

According to the comminsioner of the nfl, 104 people retired last year. 7 due to age, and the rest because of Patrick Willis

by montasmob69 on Jul 1, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions