just because i like his d…. line up could look like this

monta/jennings
jack/morrow
bell/mags
randolph/wright
beans/roonie

pretty good line up to me unless we can switch kaz with craw or mags which i don’t think it could work…

Raja Bell is a very reputable defender.

You got that right. He built quite the reputation as a “Kobe stopper” (mainly because he got into some verbal sparring with Kobe and clotheslined him). Now I’m all for a good takedown, especially on Mr. Bryant, but it does not a good perimeter defender make. If KAz were on that Suns team he’d be the one assigned to Kobe, and he might have gained notoriety as a “Kobe stopper”. It’s really not that hard to match up against Kobe; any 6’6ish swingman with decent size, quickness, athleticism, fundamentals, and effort could do all right. Ronnie Brewer, Battier, Dahntay Jones, Pietrus, Bell, all more or less interchangeable. Bell’s nothing special.

Pretty sure he’s nothing on offense apart from spot-up shooting.

Let’s not dump our most consistent and versatile player for an aging two-trick pony…

Im both a bobcat fan and a warrior fan….looking at this it seems like a better deal for the cats than the dubs. Reading posts above..there is no way the cats give up wallace or the #12 pick. Also, there is no way the cats would take maggette or crawford. The cats need size and a SG, but Brown wont sacrafice Defense….Plus, with the money corey and crawford make, they would have to throw in wallace, and thats not going to happen. As for the warriors…Bell is a capable defender and is an OK outside threat, but at 33 he has slowed. However, this is the last year in his contract, so there will be minor cap relief for the dubs in the near future, or at the very least another bargaining chip. Good deal for the Cats. The W’s could do better, but may not be as bad as it seems

we could get more for kaz and belli than raja bell…

I mean, that greatly affects the salary cap implications (and PT effects) of this move.

but it’s not implausible; i remember nellie saying he never thought that bell would mature to become the player he is

Pass. Bell at 33 is not likely to be the sort of defensive lift that some imagine. He’s at a point where his skills could make him totally useless in short order. Azubuike is useful, not a star, but useful and a reasonable contract for a couple more years. If there’s something more to this deal, like picks coming our way, perhaps. But as it’s written, this deal doesn’t make us a better team. The only additional upside is that Bell’s contract might be something we could move mid-season to a team looking to clear cap space.

…a bad joke of a trade. At 33, there’s no guarantee that Bell will even continue being a better defender than Azubuike or Belinelli next year. He’s getting to an age where a guard’s skills can evaporate overnight. Not to mention, he’s simply not a very dynamic offensive player.

I have no idea if stats back me up, but isn’t Buike a better player than Bell?

Buike seems to be a great value, we get a 3 point shooter, a back to the basket game, pretty good defense, in my opinion a clutch player all for a pretty good price.

Plus, those biceps are ridiculous. If we ever get into an all out brawl, I feel sorry for the 6’2 point guard who finds himself staring up at Maggette and Azubuike.

then it needs to include Wallace or just forget it. He’s the only player that could make an impact in our line up.

bell gp gs mpg fg% 3pt% ft% rpg apg stl blk to ppg
08-09 — 67 66 34.6 .437 .421 0.853 3.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 1.28 11.9
buike
               74 51 32.1 .464 .448 0.808 5.0 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.28 14.4
as for Bell being the better defender im not buying it. Buike is a good man to man defender when hes not guarding a PF that is. Bell was pretty good but now hes Bowen status

From the post:

“Belinelli still looked clueless on defensive end last season often making silly mistakes resulting from not even paying attention to his man… Belinelli really isn’t worth holding onto barring some miraculous and stunning improvement by him next season "

WTF? Belinelli showed the most improvement of all the Warriors on D. If you want to watch clueless on D, just watch Monta and Crawford. Last year was essentially Rocky’s rookie season. Before he got injured, he had a nice stretch of games scoring 20+ and showed very nice playmaking skills, as well as dramatic improvement on D. How soon you forget? He’s young, his contract is small, and he is the best passer on the Warriors (a team that was lacking in that department). Belinelli can easily become a Ginobili-type player, it is INSANE to say “he’s really isn’t worth holding onto…”

Then again, this is the Warriors, I really wouldn’t put it past this front office to make such an idiotic move.

Hahahahahaha this is a joke right? Marco Belinelli and Kelenna Azubuike for Raja Bell? Really? Are you insane thinking that this was a good trade and you say that Kelenna isn’t a good defender. You must be really slow, Kelenna is a solid defender and there’s no way in hell the Warriors would even consider accepting that trade. This rumor is ony good for a laugh.

Azubuike is an extremely underrated player and can step up (maybe not exactly as a leader) when needed like the end of the season when we played many games with 7 players and he went out there and got like 30 pts a night grabbed boards and threw out some dimes……and raja bell is a good player but not worth it for azubuike AND marco

AZ is a strong physical guard who can shoot the three (much like a young Bell actually). Signing him for 3yrs/9 mil was one of Mullin’s better moves bc he is just coming into his best years and will be a bargain, a very useful bench player. Plus he’s improved from last year. He’s going to be playing his ass off the next two years for an even better contract. Why trade him for a 33 year old? We’re not contending for a championship this year and will Bell even be a productive player the next two years? (odds are he’s declining). Also Belineli showed improvement last year. Let’s see what we have with these guys unless you get something that could improve the team long term.