i have a hard time believing the warriors would say no to that. I think has bad sources

…certainly feels like a risky proposition at this point, especially since the ship isn’t just sinking, it’s sunk. If we were good enough to have another shot at an ‘07 style charge to the playoffs, I’d say do it, but frankly Davis isn’t that player now, and he’s locked up at premium money to boot.

Part of what you have to consider is his pay scale relative to other star points. I think he’s at five years, sixty mil, right? That’s obviously less per year than he made off us, but his previous contracts was crazy high money per year. As it stands Davis is, if motivated and healthy, not able to handle Chris Paul or Deron Williams who seem to be viewed as gold standard points in the west (although I’m suspicious that Williams may fall off as the Jazz turmoil increases, if it does).

The other thing is that Maggette is doing his job capably right now. What we’ve seen is that as a bench weapon, he’s been virtually peerless of late. Baron being back also means Monta is a shooting guard again, and suddenly we have an almost inoperable guard glut. You’ve got Monta, Baron, Belinelli, Azubuike, Morrow, and Watson. Monta and Baron virtually have to be big minute player in the ideal rotation, around 35 per game (ideally less for Baron). So does Watson back up Baron? I agree that Ellis isn’t a prototype point and plays more the style of a shooting guard, but as much as we lauded Baron for guarding 2s last year, he can’t sustain it. They’re too big and quick and his body isn’t built for it. We’ve created a situation, not unlike last year, in which Ellis not only can’t guard his man, but is making the team defense weaker.

So, I guess my point is that I’d only do the deal if Ellis were being shipped out in another deal so that Baron could man the point and guard the opposing point.

Baron/Azubuike/Jackson/?/Biedrins is probably a team that doesn’t win as many games but is more equipped for a playoff run. Ellis’ one stretch in the playoffs was a small-scale disaster, and I’m sure he’d be better next time out, but watching him move around since the injury, I’ve obvious that his once atrocious defense is now impossible to plan around. Steve Nash absolutely destroyed him on the pick and roll the game we won, the whole first half Ellis was doing nothing but swiping at Nash from behind as he blew past.

I’d rather have maggette off the bench than pay an injury plagued, unenthusiastic davis that’s getting paid more than maggette.

IF Baron came back, would he be the same? Or would he be notoriously lazy and apathetic like he is at the Clips? If he would become the same Baron again, there’s no question here.

The warriors really rejected this, it is time to end the Rowell/Cohen era, ASAP. ASAfreakingP.
This is absolutely ridiculous. baron still is the face of our franchise, because he’s brought us to the life we wish we still had. When I think of the Warriors, the first guy I think of is Baron Davis.

Maggs has a horrible contract. Maggs has crappy injuries. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THIS TRADE IF IT IS OFFERED. YOU. HAVE. TO.

COME THE FREAK ON WARRIORS .

Sorry to get so emotional, but….I’ve wanted this so badly. We all know it was wrong to let him go, so why would we not take him back, when we have 17 wins!?

I’m reloading ESPN.com every 2 minutes with the tiniest hope that there will be positive news about a Baron trade.

What do you think are the chances that the Warriors are sitting on this trade, waiting to see if they can use Maggs to get Amar’e or Bosh, and then trade him to the Clipps? According to ESPN, not just Bucher, sources are insisting that LAC has offered the trade. Realistically, who, other than the Warriors, would trade for BD? Given his contract, his issues for only playing sometimes, and his injuries, the Warriors really are the only team who would take him off their hands. They’ve got a comparable contract in Maggs, and know that his chances of staying healthy and playing hard greatly improve if he goes back to the bay.

I have a hard time believing that Nellie wouldn’t welcome this trade with open arms, and from what it sounds like, he calls the shots now. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Warriors have every intention of making this trade, and are just sitting on it, knowing it’s safe.

Keeping my fingers crossed. big time.

but the warriors owners sure as hell wouldn’t

And I’d throw in all the draft picks and cash they want too.

Baron / Watson
Ellis / Morrow / Belinelli
Jackson / Randolph
Camby / Wright
Biedrins / Turiaf

FTW

If the Warriors rejected a trade that would have brought Baron back for Maggs, they are idiots. It all about egos in the front office and the welfare of the team comes second. I can’t stand Rowell. I know he is probably the idiot who rejected the trade if there was ever one. I would give the Clippers Brandon Wright too.

Baron is not coming back. It makes no sense for the warriors right now; they have crawford and ellis. They refused to pay Baron this summer, what makes you think that they would take his contract now. That trade wouldn’t do much for us. As much as I love Baron and would welcome him, he is not the player we need right now, unless we can ship a couple guards for a star big. We shouldn’t get baron we should get someone like bosh or stoudamire.

The Baron of ‘06-’08 will very likely never be seen again… the guy’s conditioning went steeply downhill once he got his money, and I don’t think a reunion with Nellie would do much to change that. Corey Maggette, meanwhile, is still a pretty good player. Not as good as Baron at his best, but a good bit better than the current version of Baron. Maggette is not the healthiest player in the league, but he’s certainly a lot healthier than Baron right now, too.

Do we need a point guard? I’m not convinced that we do… if you go by the results from the last six weeks, our offense is fine and dandy, and certainly wouldn’t profit from a dude who shoots 34%. We don’t necessarily need a floor leader — we mainly need more size and better defense, as always. Trading Maggette for Baron would make us smaller. Baron is not quite as bad of a defender as Maggette is, but bringing Baron back gives you that same Baron/Monta backcourt that got lit up so often last year… I don’t think that trade would actually help our defense at all. So if it wouldn’t help our offense, and it wouldn’t help our defense, and we’re taking the riskier, pricier player, what exactly is the point?

The fanboy in me would love to see Baron back, but overall, I’m glad we turned this trade down. It wouldn’t have been worth it.

PEOPLE!!! PEOPLE!!! can’t we all just get along?

as much as I loved Baron, thinking about his ill advised and sporadic 3’s makes me think more about how bad things could be if he’s not motivated. I think with most of our players stepping up and everyone getting into their own grooves with the team, the warriors can be a good team. it seems that our players have established some chemistry to start winning games.

and motivated then yes. If hes not then its no use anyway, at least we’ll get production out of maggs

we need to get baron back play the rest of the season and then sign odom or some pf free agent then its playoffs or title

to make the trade and see if the Clips get desperate. Like how we got Baron last time for nothing.

C’mon Speedy and Dale Davis for Baron?

WOW.

Bucher loves making negative stuff about the W’s – and especially Nellie. Somebody in that organization pee’d in his cornflakes about 17 years ago.

there’s NO balance in that trade at all. That’s about as bad as Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown, but at least there were expiring contracts in that deal.

But living in LA and watching Baron play frequently – it’s definitely the bad side of Bdiddy. Hoisting up crap 3’s all the time. He obviously has no respect for Dunleavy, the way he did for Nellie.