Contrary to popular opinion...

Lacob is a fan of the game, that holds more weight in my opinion than Ellisons pockets.

I was like a five year old not getting his way and throwing a hissy fit about fifteen minutes ago but you won me over. Great points.

My disappointment in not getting Ellison does not stem from his infinite resources. It’s because Larry Ellison is the alpha type who believes that losing is flat out not an option. He single handedly willed the America’s Cup to victory all because, he dabbles in sailing as a hobby. This is a guy that lives by the motto “It’s not enough that I win. All others must lose.” That is exactly the type of personality I wanted in an owner.

Given the option of a die hard fan who seems very savvy vs a person who would run over a thousand puppies in a tank to gain market share, I’ll still take the latter. But you make excellent points. Rec’d.

I think most fans (at least those who understand the salary cap) weren’t necessarily interested in Ellison because of his deep pockets but rather because he has proven to be an astute businessman. This may be speculation but he doesn’t seem like he looks at owning the Warriors as just a business investment because he doesn’t need the money. But rather he’s interested in owning a winning powerhouse in the Bay Area because he’s super competitive. Cohan always seemed to be the opposite, only interested in posting a profit at the end of the fiscal year while caring less about actually making the playoffs. Good riddens!

Did you really wear a ‘’Beat L.A’’ T-shirt to the Staples Center during the 2008 NBA Finals?
Yes, that was very, very fun.

From Rusty Simmon’s interview

Well, I’m sold.

very well written and quite logical…non emotional and sensible. if i were to guess rowell and of course idiot 1 are gone once the ink dries…but don’t be surprised if no other changes are made UNLESS top drawer guys with proven track records are made offers they can’t turn down….west/van gundy types….if not that level then these guys will watch for a year and then the sabre rattling becomes swift cutting from top to bottom….a common approach…why waste time with some retreads that will have to go in a year or so..reilly has exceed expectation and deserves a stay of execution….i hate fatso..albeit everything about him and i would like to see him bounced, but if they can’t attract van g…and he is the only quality guy with a proven resume…then swallow hard until he says yes…

One thing I think we can all agree on (or maybe not), it is the end of a good name for an arena.

The Oracle led to the Roaracle, and it might be corny but I wore that name like a badge of pride during the glory days (you know, the only two years we could consider glory days).

Well said. It was a mild disappointment that Ellison didn’t win the bidding war, but there’s really nothing to complain about.

Sure, I agree that the owners will be good. They’re smart and business saavy, and I think largely that having a good team makes good money, so they are driven to build a good team for sure. That combined with the pride of being a fan-owner should be awesome.

But I don’t think you’re necessarily right on the Ellison-deadline point. There’s a lot more than just the headline # that has got to go into an ownership bid like this; for example the structure of payment, and probably hundreds of pages of legal issues. Ellison certainly would know the deadline and have the capacity to meet a deadline – the problem is Sal G. called it a “deadline”, but I believe he also implied that really Ellison just beat Lacob’s bid AFTER it was pretty much signed and delivered. Now, there is no reason to sign and deliver, on Sal G.’s part (he probably gets paid based on the final sale price) without some weird logic. Like probably Cohan just did not want to sell it to Ellison.

I would be 100% embarassing and even shameful if, to save face, Ellison found out that an agreement was signed, and then put in a huge bid – because he would know that the bid is BS.

So cliffnotes, I would still say for some reason Cohan just did not want to sell to Cohan, because it’s a retard business practice to NOT consider all your options, at least, and let someone “miss a deadline”.

There’s plenty that a uber-rich owner can do to affect a team’s competitiveness that has nothing to do with the salary cap. The owner can overpay for a top-flight NBA coach to jump ship, for example. Could Ellison woo away Sam Presti from OKC? How about luring away the Suns’ almost miraculous training staff away from Phoenix (this would have been very useful last year).

Plus, there’s plenty that an owner with cash flow problems can do to damage a franchise, no matter how well meaning the owner. Any Suns fan can attest to that. How many draft picks has Robert Sarver sold off? How many integral players have they let go to save cash? What guarantees do we have that Lacob/Gruber won’t find themselves in the same boat if their financial circumstances change?

This is not to say that Lacob/Guber will be a failure – far from it, what we’re hearing about Lacob is very encouraging, as far as what he wants to do. I think what fans are worried about is what he can afford to do. I agree that opening the checkbook is no guarantee of success; but on the other hand, closing the checkbook is a guarantee of failure. What worries me personally is if new ownership runs the Warriors with more of an eye to the balance sheet than the win/loss record. We knew Ellison would not, we have no such assurance with Lacob/Guber as of yet.

I apologize if it has. It is from some guy on Real GM, for whatever tjat could be worth. It does the have most personal insight into what preferences and what kind of owner Laocob might be, of anything I’ve read yet.. Some of the highlights:
—Lacob apparently doesn’t like Nelly or Riley, or Rowell particularly Whether he will replace part or all of them over the next few months is another matter.
—He doesn’t take any incompetence and won’t hesitate to fire someone whose not up to snuff.
--Some speculation that when the time comes in the future, they would be willing to pay the luxury tax, but that time is a few years away. The first task is to field a competitive team.

 I haven’t posted on this board in a couple years but I used to post a fair amount. I am in a unique position here as I know Joe Lacob and his family personally and I thought I’d come back since the people on this board tend to be the most passionate and knowledgeable fans I’ve found so I thought I’d give you guys some info on the new owner. If you choose to believe I’m just making this up then so be it.

Lacob is a really competitive guy who I think will honestly make a good owner. Not only does he have experience in the workings of a functional team from his time as a Celtics minority owner, but he has been trying to get his hands on the Warriors for a long time. He has been a season ticket holder for 10 years, he goes to a lot of games, he knows the players and he knows basketball very well. He is a very driven and focused guy who doesn’t put up with bull and I expect that there will be some serious inspection of every part of the organization because he probably won’t put up with alot of the crap that goes on inside of it. He’s a bay area guy so forget all those rumors about the team moving, he’s definitely going to keep it here, his family is here and his kids go to school in the bay area.

I don’t really know what other information people would be looking for but I guess I’ll just check back in to see if people have any questions they want answered about him and see what insight I can give.

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=1036790

and answering a couple of questions

. Any idea on his take on the front office and coaching staff?

Nothing in terms of specific firings. I actually might end up running into him tonight (I am going somewhere I think he may be going as well) but certainly will try to get more info. My guess is that he is not happy with Riley or Nelson. We went to a game last year together and he did not sound very pleased with Nellie. My guess about Rowell is he’s gone as far as anything except the marketing side of things where he may get a continued look, but I’d be surprised if he remained on board at all to be honest. I think Nelson has a chance to stay one more year if they decide that it’s not worth it to fire him given he only has a year, I’m not sure, just taking guesses based off what I know of Joe.

2. How much money does his group have? Will they be willing to go into the Luxury tax for a winner? Recognizing that your opinion will be biased, i’ll ask anyways… do you think he’ll be more interested in selling tickets or winning games?

They don’t have Ellison money. But who does? That being said, especially based off what the Celtics have been these past few years, his competitiveness as a person, and his pockets combined with Guber’s, I think they are an ownership group that will go into the tax to build a winner, but I think given the current situation of the Warriors’ roster and cap we aren’t really close to being a winner and having to go over the tax to do so in the next year or two, but when the time comes, I’d be shocked to see him shy away from spending to win. As for the last question, I’d be really surprised if he tolerated a losing squad past next year. He’s not one to put up with nonsense and if there’s a bunch of bull going on with the coaching staff, players, or FO, I’d guess he’s going to relieve people of their duties. As has been stated, Joe is a big Warrior fan, he’s competitive, and he overpaid to get the team, I highly doubt he’s going to let this investment go sour on the floor. He’s a HUGE basketball fan, the type that screams at people when he watches games (although now that he’s under public spotlight i don’t know if he’ll be exactly a Mark Cuban at games, I still expect that he’s going to get pretty ticked off with sloppy coaching and play).