Should we try to get Brand?

by Mike Fox on Nov 4, 2009 3:58 PM PST Comment 28 comments

I have 2 possible trades for Brand

Warriors trade Monta and Wright for Brand

or Warriors trade Jackson Wright and Speedy Claxton for Brand

This trade makes us bigger and better

If Brand were able to play at least 50 games this would be a great trade because we would be able to play Morrow more, let him start, and play Maggette less

When Elton is healthy he is in Beast mode( love that phrase) 24/7.

First trade makes us bigger and more competitive

Curry

Morrow

Jackson

Brand

Biedrins

This trade allows us to keep Jackson happy and have Brand mentor young Anthony Randolpha nd Biedrins

Randolph has a ton of potential, he really does, but he is not ready to start he needs more time and more size to go up against the NBA's elite. I just don't see him being able to stop a guy down low when he is getting posted up or him being able to post someone up downlow. We can limit Brand's minutes to 30 a night and keep Beans the same, play randolph 20 minutes a night

second trade makes us a little smaller but Brand still helps defensively

Curry

Ellis

Morrow

Brand

Biedrins

This helps our front line a lot it would no longer be shallow and Nelly gets a reliable star rebounder inside scorer and defender in Brand. It gives us a guy who can soak up minutes and guard those tough bigs down low and score down low

Poll

Trade for Brand

worth Ellis

7 votes

not worth Monta

52 votes

Worth Stephen Jackson

93 votes

not worth stack Jack

2 votes

154 votes | Poll has closed

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by LostHawkGSW on Nov 4, 2009 4:22 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

end of discussion.

did you see how the sixers, another uptempo team, played far better after he went down with injury last year? also, wasn’t there certain northern cali team he rejected in the FA market?

by gobigg415 on Nov 5, 2009 1:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

your trade proposal of..

monta and wright for brand is a joke man… are you a warrior or philly fan?

by dez4o8 on Nov 4, 2009 4:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

if we could trade.

maggette jackson for brand I’d do it in a heartbeat.

by dez4o8 on Nov 4, 2009 4:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i'd trade them for a can of tuna

or carlos boozer….

by tafkasam on Nov 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is Brand actually on the trading block? And if so, why, other than that he’s making too much for playing poorly and will continue to get paid more as he gets older.

He may make us bigger, but if he doesn’t play better than he’s played so far this year, he won’t make us better. He was not the same player last year coming off the injuries that he was before. His scoring efficiency took a big, big hit. This year, he’s not coming out of the blocks showing that he’s got it back either.

Ah, the big FA’s of 2008: Maggette, Davis and Brand. In retrospect to how much and how well they’ve played, it’s not tough to say that we got the best deal in that bad lot. Sigh…

by jae on Nov 4, 2009 4:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Disagree

Keeping Baron and as a result not going after Maggette would have been the best option IMO.

by MO-ped MO-problems on Nov 4, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I’d agree with that. Baron’s sharp decline is imo Dunleavy’s offense more than it is Baron’s ineptitude.

by samuraaaaiiiiiii on Nov 4, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Please read what I wrote before disagreeing with it.

by jae on Nov 4, 2009 9:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

how about

maggette wright and claxton for brand, and jackson for battier

by diablo21911 on Nov 4, 2009 7:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We need Bigs

Monta is mostly going to score and as you can see tonight if Turiaf or Biedrins ever are injured we are left very bare downlow, and Biedrins gets in foul trouble so you cannot play him 40 minutes( just saying because Nelly is Nelly) Plus Defense wins championships offense can only get so far. A team with good Defense is always going to stop the warriors, and they will score like hell on the Warriors poor defense. The least Nelly can do is encourage defense he is the laziest coach in the NBA, any other team would fire him in 10 games. Defense creates offense, offense does nothing to help the dubs look t their record.

I'm in eighth grade give me a break

by Mike Fox on Nov 4, 2009 8:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Well, sure. Now remind us again what any of those well-worn clichés has to do with Elton Brand? Have you seen Brand lately? He looks like absolute toast: old, slow, rickety, can’t play D, rebound, or shoot at anywhere near his old levels. I watched him “play” yesterday in the Celtics blowout in Philly … somehow the boxscore says he played 28 minutes, but the Sixers might as well have been playing 4-on-5 when he was in. It was as if the old Elton had been abducted. At 4/$66M, he might just be the worst value in the NBA.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Nov 4, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I am not trying to change the subject, but why do we keep Don Nelson

I'm in eighth grade give me a break

by Mike Fox on Nov 4, 2009 8:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

because he’s a pretty good talent evaluator/developer. He’s not without his faults but what coach can we get here that you can really say with any degree of certainty would be better?

Thing A

by sam23 on Nov 4, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Keith Smart.

I would want to give him the throne of head coach and see what happens.

I am just hoping the is the situation the very second Don Nelson gets his most winningest coach award. ( Cop that up and get the hail out of here, pleeeeze.)

He has been assistant coach under Nellie for some time now to learn his offense scheme. The biggest difference is Keith Smart would put an emphasis on team defense first.

He is also a Player’s Coach, would get more respect from the Warrior players, and wouldn’t play mind games with them.

I wouldn’t put him in the same category as Mike Singletary who is also coaching a different sport, but I see a parallel situation for Keith Smart moving to head coach and getting the same respect from this Warrior squad.

In my opinion, it would be a “Smart” decision.

[ unnecessary input that just went super corny ]

womp. womp.

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by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Nov 5, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He’s under contract and we have a FO that does not like to admit mistakes.

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by qin on Nov 5, 2009 7:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We have bingo.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Nov 5, 2009 7:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

can we trade cj watson, george and speedy claxton for brand?

do something every team except ours does, contracts for a good player..
we let atlanta do it for jamal
toronto for marco
san antonio did it for jefferson

scraps for brand
we need to keep jack
don’t even think about monta
we get bigger and better

monta
morrow
jack
brand
beans

curry, buike, ar, turiaf

by Oakland2NYC on Nov 4, 2009 10:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

do something every team except ours does, contracts for a good player..
we let atlanta do it for jamal
toronto for marco

You’re really stretching the definition of “good player” there.

Thing A

by sam23 on Nov 4, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

point taken..good compared to what we got in return...lol

by Oakland2NYC on Nov 4, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait

we got something in return?

Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.

I told Randolph that Bill Russell would tell him to keep that ball in play and start the break.

RANDOLPH: "I know. But sometimes, you gotta let ‘em know."

(MT)

by kenntoe on Nov 4, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Because the Warriors hate Black People nah just kidding

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by Mike Fox on Nov 5, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Monta is our best player

Brand….. is injury prone.

but if we can trade stephen jackson + expiring contracts for brand, i would do it in a heartbeat.

by HireMeAsGM on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Should we try to get Brand ?

Hi Mikey, Brand is on a downward spiral these days. He’s not the same guy as he was when the Clips went to the playoffs. I’d want to see Brand show some signs of resurgence before trading anyone but a rookie for him.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 5, 2009 9:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Jackson + Maggette for him!

DO IT NOW!

=Gaucho=

by Gaucho! on Nov 7, 2009 11:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Brand Looks Horrible

Brand has looked horrible in these first few games..I agree with skeptic, lets wait a month and see if this guy can still play..

We have enough guys on the team now that can’t play, we don’t need another..

by The Sear on Nov 8, 2009 11:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nelson The Huckster

Anyone that thinks this drooling old fool should still be coaching is either a personal friend of the Huckster or loves offense and hates defense..Just take a look at this team of his and how they have zero clue of their roles on the team..

THE PLAYERS HAVE GONE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY DON’T KNOW THEIR ROLES, HOW LONG THEY WILL PLAY, OR WHAT TO DO FROM GAME TO GAME..Enough said..

by The Sear on Nov 8, 2009 11:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs