regardless of whether one sees Craw as handling his situation with more class than Monta has handled his, we must keep in mind their ages, their abilities, and their contracts to evaluate them in the context of the whole team … Monta is younger, has some growing up to do but also still has some unfulfilled potential despite how great he’s played last season, and with a longer and better contract than Crawford. Nonetheless, one other variable I haven’t seen in your posts GB (and it may just be that I missed it) is that despite his injury Monta may be more trade-able than Crawford – which is not to suggest I prefer that route. The combination of age, talent, and contract makes Monta the more attractive player. We are likely to still have both next season: Monta is too valuable to move, and Crawford too expensive to find any takers nor should we expect him to opt out. We’d be foolish to let Monta go when we’d likely only have Crawford for one more season while we have Ellis locked up for several years.

We’re more likely to move Maggette than Crawford, both coming off the bench could be a problem as both need the ball in their hands to produce, and the loss would be Marco & KAz’s to some extent. Sadly, our FO has backed itself into a corner where the best we can realistically hope for is unloading the “least-worst contract” (Maggette) for a pick in a poor draft class, or a marginal player + 2nd rounder, just to clear salary. If we do move Maggette and Crawford plays out next season and is not re-signed, then by the time Nelson rides off into the sunset we’ll also have a greater degree of roster & salary cap flexibility than we have now.

You just gotta take enough shots

If we can improve the team by trading our assets for better players, I’m all for it!

Not “Candyman”?
Or “Fire in the Sky”?

how about Mopey?

dang…it never crossed my mind that the Warriors were in need of a legit out fielder (OF)…hahaha just messin with you stix…i read your comment somewhere about your keyboard being messed up and you can’t type P or something…nah but real talk…I was an “AMAREtard” myself…I just didn’t wanna give up damn near our whole team to acquire him. I am very high on AR and BW and I have always expected great things to come from both of these guys but to land Amare, i’d pull the trigger on them quick. I’m glad to see AR developing and I can’t wait til Wright can come back and contribute. LGW! LGSW! (Let’s go stupid Warriors!)

Now that BW is FINALLY coming back and Rudolph has FINALLY blossomed, it seems like we’ve got plenty of talent at the PF spot.

Is that a joke? PLENTY of talent at the PF spot? You must be kidding right?

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and gives us a better chance to attack when they’re least expecting it but I’d still like to see a true pg be the designated ball handler like the more traditional teams do. With Nelson’s offense, I think guys get confused because everyone shares the responsibility of bringing the ball up and our offense is never set so people don’t know when they’re gonna get the ball or if they’re gonna get the ball and that leads to the stupid turnovers that you see constantly from this squad. Did you see that back court violation ffrom last nights game where Jack had to jump over the half court line but he got whistled for the violation? plain stupid!

is that it’s stocked with point guards but has no potential super stars.

It’d be like a transvestite if they were both on the court together.

   Is that why this team is so erratic? 12 chameleons tryin to decide which shoes to wear?

Maggette is earning his money.

Like I said before he’s earned his money for 2 months…..the 3 months prior he didnt come close to earning it. Yes you can blame it on injuries and playing out of position a bit, but this season is a fairly accurate microcosm of his entire career: up and down play and significant time lost to injury. Thats not a guy that we should be paying 10-12 mil per on a long term deal as he crosses over onto the wrong side of 30, Its awful.

To say that his contract is unjustified because he couldn’t get it now just ignores all that.

Not really. Even if the economy were in the same state it was this time last year he wouldnt get that deal again. We were the only team willing to offer that ridiculous deal and now we know better.

Finally, even if you do buy into this AWFUL contract business, why would you accept what would necessarily end up being less than market value just to dump it?

ummm…..to dump it. If we could trade him off for a shorter deal would you really not be in favor of that? Say we couldve swapped him for LaFrentz at the deadline…you wouldve opposed that deal?

And Jamal can pick up the wins all by himself, can’t he

is he even in Orlando now?

nah…he’s flippin a bird! to SB Nation for banning me for cursing when I see everyone and they mama’s mama’s out here cursin like crazy!