Adam Lauridsen interviews Joe Lacob

Very interesting interview. Lacob got a little testy at times and Adam didn't hold anything back.

4 months ago doubleteapot 12 comments 4 recs |

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He got defensive

Especially when talking about the stats and changing the team

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by dubzfan on Feb 3, 2012 9:08 AM PST reply actions

Great read

by JustSomeName on Feb 3, 2012 9:14 AM PST reply actions

Adam was asking all the right questions and bringing up many of the points we’ve debated here. I would have liked him to ask about Monta’s potential trade value a bit though.
Lacob is also right, they have worked extremely hard and have tried their best but they also under estimated how difficult it would be to turn this ship around. We came super close to signing Chandler, and if we had a healthy Kwame we would probably be about .500 right now – but it is what it is.

by Togna Balogna on Feb 3, 2012 9:54 AM PST reply actions

rec'd, yet another must-read from Lauridsen

I am still ok with the new ownership group.
Yeah, many/most of us would have probably known going into the season that we need a serious roster overhaul, but I completely understand these guys wanting to give the team some time as-is before pulling the trigger on a major deal.

Still, it makes me happy to see Lacob squirm under the harsh lights of reality

"I am very worried about the Warriors"
-brutusbrutus

by Duby Dub Dubs on Feb 3, 2012 10:07 AM PST reply actions

More or less, I feel the same

I’d have liked to see more changes on the top though. It seems the doctrine is still, we want to improve but we don’t want to give anything of value up.

Someone from the outside, might see ’it’s flawed, so lets burn it down and then build it up’

by tafkasam on Feb 3, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions

People think its just so many good trades out there for the taking because we have so many assets that teams are willing to part with a star for despite we dont even have a pick to offer. Fans just dont know. They want him to perform a miracle.

by J-RIDAH on Feb 3, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions

by tafkasam on Feb 3, 2012 10:10 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

How can you not like Joe Lacob? Does anybody feel he’s being dishonest? Does anybody believe he’s not trying to make this team a winning organization? GSW fans are lucky to have such a passionate and vocal owner of their team.

by J-RIDAH on Feb 3, 2012 10:34 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Love the passion

Mistakes are inevitable. Cuban made a billion early on. Key is learning from them. So, yeah, while i think he’s made mistakes.

I’d rather have mistakes with effort and desire to improve, than complacency of the status quo a la cohan

by tafkasam on Feb 3, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

+1

There seems to be some significant trouble around here differentiating between legitimate criticism and “haterizm”

"I am very worried about the Warriors"
-brutusbrutus

by Duby Dub Dubs on Feb 3, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions

yup

by Xtremelink on Feb 3, 2012 4:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Joe: I’m not telling fans to wait for success
Adam: But you just said they should wait like two seconds ago
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Joe: People just need to be patient, this stuff takes time
Adam: Oh, brother

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(JaVale) Mcgee is better than anybody in this draft.

by Evanz on Feb 5, 2012 9:51 AM PST reply actions