Given our maxed-out cap situation, we could really use some o’ them complimentary players. Do they hand them out on cross-country flights?

/jae/

nobody believes in wright?!!?? in time hell become a reliable big just bulk him up a lil first

maggs + cj + williams for odom.

all problems solved

  The obvious is trade away some 2 guards for a point guard or a power forward. What it would take to get old slow Nelson to do this is anyone’s guess.

as discussed in the Morrow/Marco post IMO would be to try to package Crawford, Marco, Wright/Randolph and maybe our pick for a PF. Only problem is I don’t see any realistic takers.

The other option would be to try to pick up another Lotto pick via trade (any takers on a Crawford/Randolph deal?) and increase our chances in the Griffin sweepstakes.

they both got like 8 wings!

and no effing head.

I personally believe monta can learn to lead, but right now its like watching a chicken with its head cut off.

Nellie’s plan was coming to fruition- an all wing + beans team, but rowell chopped off the part that made it go.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=497345529913063015&teams=2626999&te=&cash=

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People keep throwing in Marco and Morrow into trade ideas but I feel that both Marco and Morrow should not be traded for the purpose of alleviating our logjam. I understand that they are probably the easiest to trade given their potential and/or salary, but those are the exact reasons we should not trade them.

1) Marco Belinelli – he has shown the ability to initiate an offense with is court vision and passing. To add to that, he has played tough defense (and has had the toughest defensive assignments: e.g. Kobe) and can be a good scorer.

2) Anthony Morrow – As I mentioned, for the price we’re paying him and the fact that he’s a deadly shooter AND the fact that he continues to improve other aspects of his game, there’s no reason NOT to keep him.

3) Anthony Randolph – he’s 19 and his extremely high potential has not been tapped. We need to be patient with him and not throw him into trade ideas for the purpose of alleviating a logjam. He is also one of the few “bigs” we have that does the things Nellie likes (not that I’m trying to cater Nellie, but at the same time, I’m not going against his philosophy because what’s the point? He’s here for two years, period).
 
I think it’s safe to say the following players will not be traded given their contracts:

1) Maggette – I think his value is pretty good right now off the bench. Plus, he doesn’t really directly effect the logjam since he doesn’t play the 1 or 2.
2) Jackson – he should be our starting 3 with Maggette backing him up.

I would not be sad if we let any of the following players go via trade:

1) Kelenna Azubuike – as much as he’s been a great scoring contributor, we don’t really need him. We already have enough scorers. He rebounds well for his size but I’d say he’s a sub-par defender (both on ball and team) and he’s one of the worst passers on the team. I’d say given the above explanation of why Marco and Morrow shouldn’t be traded, Kelenna becomes the odd-man out here as the position he plays contributes to the logjam. His contract is very tradeable and would be a good package player in a trade.

2) Jamal Crawford – he’s easy to pick on given his large contract and his one-dimensional play. He’s a lot like Maggette except he’s got a workable contract (especially if he opts out). But at least Maggette tries to play defense, where Crawford just seems completely lost and/or he just doesn’t care. Defense is without a doubt the team’s biggest defect next to rebounding. Why not eliminate that while alleviating the logjam by somehow trading Crawford, even if he opts out next year…let’s get a head-start on the process.

3) Marcus Williams – I’m not joking when I say this, I think if Marcus Williams was the only small player on the Warriors, Nellie would still not play him. Let’s say we got rid of Crawford, Azubuike, and CJ and we’re left with Ellis, Belinelli, Morrow, and Jackson (sliding to the 2 on occasion), Marcus Williams will still not get PT. Let’s trade him if we can.

4) CJ Watson – I’m on the fence with CJ. I think he’s proven to be a consistent jump shooter and great defender in the passing lanes. I think his on ball defense is nothing to write home about. His court vision is piss poor as well, but it seems to slightly be getting better on the fast break. I think with Nellie as coach, he will find a way to play CJ, but I wouldn’t be too sad to see him go if it means we can alleviate the logjam and allow more consistent PT for Belinelli and Morrow.

but yeah i am a bit biased aren’t i?

Full of potential, and everyone starts clamoring for a trade. Sure there are deficiencies in size on the roster, but Maggette has been playing the 4 because Nelly says so. Buike, Beli, Jackson and Morrow all play the 3 at times. Beans is always at C, Turiaf plays the 4 sometimes, and Wright can play as center in certain positions.

Point being, sure the Dubs are loaded with smalls, but the growth and developement of Wright and Randolph are the future. Obviously we are in the lotttery for a high draft pick, and if we pick up another big who turns out well then the Warriors will be a force in the West.

If it doesn’t involve Amare, Boozer or another all star rumored to be traded then people should watch the complete team before they start talking about 3 team trades with our core players. Having this bench with all these scorers means players won’t be as tired in back to back games. Plus between Monta, Maggette, Jackson, Crawford and yes, even Buike, Beli and Morrow, you have so many players who can have a 25-40pt night, it’s amazing.