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RUMOR: Warriors owner Chris Cohan "highly likely" to sell

by Atma Brother ONE on Jul 4, 2009 10:30 AM PDT in Rumors Comment 48 comments

GOOD RIDDANCE. [via media.picfor.me]

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Poll

Would you be doing backflips if Warriors majority owner Chris Cohan sold off his stake in the franchise?

YES: Cohan is the worst owner in all of pro sports
NO: I work for the Warriors and I won't bite the hand that feeds me

979 votes | Results

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Bring Back Jason Kidd to the Bay! ...Why not?

by R Dizzle on Jun 30, 2009 9:00 PM PDT in Rumors Comment 86 comments

Hyphy since Day 1

As I was looking at a current list of free agents this offseason, I saw great players pop up like Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, Leon Powe, Ben Gordon, Joe Smith (I kid, I kid), Chris "Birdman" Andersen, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, David Lee, Nate Robinson, Matt Barnes, Ike Diogu (I joke, I joke), Shawn Marion...the list goes on.

Looks like Boozer and Okur are staying with the Utah Jazz...money-wise great option. Living wise? Yo guys, do you really want to stay in SLC for another year? I was there in January...Utah's kinda...off...

Anywho, one free agent stuck out to the most.

JASON KIDD.

Wanna know why?

Poll

Should we bring back Jason Kidd to the Bay?

YES - Why not?
NO - Too old, too washed up, at the end of his career

1821 votes | Results

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RUMOR: Amare Stoudemire not that interested in the Warriors

by Atma Brother ONE on Jun 30, 2009 5:11 PM PDT in Rumors Comment 67 comments

This was... interesting.

Amare- It's interesting here I swear!

Poll

Should Amare Stoudemire be interested in coming to the Warriors?

YES: He'll have a blast here- no doubt.
NO: He should be ecstatic to come here.

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Weighing the Rumor: cases for and against a deal for Stoudemire

by jae on Jun 27, 2009 12:24 AM PDT in Rumors Comment 352 comments

Firstly, these rumors are worth discussing because the trade is entirely plausible. It meets several requirements of a realistic proposal. There is an argument for it from both team's perspectives. It could benefit both teams.

But importantly, it stings a bit. It is not some far-fetched scheme that somehow transforms a sign-and-trade of Kurz into Lebron James. We are talking about giving up a young, quality center with a reasonable, well designed long term contract for the duration of his peak years. Add to it some assortment of young guys who have performed reasonably well in limited time and have (and I use this word with great hesitation) potential to be better than pretty good players. This is not a freebie. It means giving up something real, something you do not want to give up. Still, it is a deal that could net us one of the few dominant big men, a guy who has shown he can score a bunch of points with elite efficiency. Stoudemire is a rare talent and has in the past been real, real close to the sort of high octane player who you can build a winner around. Opportunities for the elite big man do not come around often, and your odds of winning it all go up considerably if you have one. And this is why this subject is worthy of debate.

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RUMOR: Warriors inquired about Suns' Amare Stoudemire and offered Andris Biedrins

by Atma Brother ONE on Jun 25, 2009 6:28 PM PDT in Rumors Comment 129 comments

Originally posted Jun 25, 2009 1:25 PM PDT

Update (6/35/09 1:23pm): ESPN.com's Marc Stein chimes in with more key details:

The Warriors' interest in Amare Stoudemire stretches back to February, when Phoenix first made Amare available. The Suns also like the idea of Golden State as a trading partner if they decide to go all the way with their Shaq-sized clearout and part with Amare, too.

However ...

One of my best sources on the subject tells me that any deal that potentially lands Stoudemire in Oakland would be "complicated," if you want to boil it down to one word.

The implication is that it would be too complicated to get such a deal done tonight and involve the No. 7 pick.

A comprehensive medical evaluation of Stoudemire's eye and microfracture-repaired knee is just one of the hurdles, I'm told. The Warriors would also need some assurances or at least strong hints that they can re-sign Amare next summer or hammer out an extension with him before he ever gets to free agency.

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Update (6/35/09 12:41pm): Over at Y! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski in Draft buzz: Shaq gone, Amare on the move? writes:

League executives say the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors have discussed a possible trade that is centered around sending Amare Stoudemire to the Warriors for a package that would include Andris Biedrins and the No. 7 pick in the draft. But Warriors coach Don Nelson is telling friends that there's nothing seriously brewing there.

Thanks to CSalMJS for the FanPost.

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The Suns already made one blockbuster today shipping Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers (check out Fear the Sword), so they can make one last run with LeBron James. I swear I'm going to crack up in the summer of 2010 when both Shaq and LeBron bounce from the midwest after winning the 2010 NBA Championship on the Cavs for the bright lights of the Big Apple. But are the Suns done dealing? From reading what my man Phoenix Stan has to say in The Big Experiment ends with a wimper. Shaq traded for $. Full blow up coming? it doesn't seem like they're done.