As frustrated as I have been with the Warriors' off season moves these past two years, I do have to give credit to Nellie, Mullin or whoever is calling the shots these days, for being able to identify young players that can contribute to the team and play in the NBA.

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The Zero Threat Position Perovic has been waived by the Warriors as reported here.

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Let's see, we signed a center fielder to a long term (overpriced) contract who was injured earlier in the season and has the second most ABs on the team. Here's a thought: Rowand is obviously going to be on the team next year and you know what you're going to get from him, why not give him some more days off so he doesn't get... uh-oh! Too late. He left today's game with a sore back.

Why anyone on this team who is not a rookie tearing the cover off the ball should get 500+ ABs this year is beyond me. Molina? Rowen? Rest them. Frequently. Winn? If you plan to keep him, rest him. I'm not saying don't play these guys. I'm saying give them a game off per series, at least. We have plenty of guys on the team who we are either evaluating or trying to trade, so let's see what they can do.

Oh, for the good old days of Golden State of Mind when Option Zero would cram his opinions down everybody's throat. I must have missed the straw that broke the camel's back and sent him scrambling off the island, but...

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Kosta Perovic has been reassigned to the Bakersfield Jam.

As with most things Mulson, this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Biedrins is out, Weber might be hurt, O'Bryant can't get off his stylish threads and into a uni. So, what could make more sense then to reassign our other true center?

I think it must be the force. They make decisions which appear to make no sense (at least to me) and yet we're 14 games above .500. That's some serious Jedi stuff right there.

I was surprised and a little bummed to see this article about Harrington and what this may mean for BWright's PT. It also points out the obvious about the Webber experiment.

What gives with big Al? There were certainly some big expectations for him when he came over. He seems to have all the tools. His heart's in the right place. I guess it's just not clicking b/w he and Nellie. Is it just me or does Nellie have much more patience with some players than with others?

I was wondering what our man Kosta Perovic was up to, so I checked out his stats on the NBA's DLeague website. It don't look good. The Jam are tied for last place in the West at 0-3. And the zero-threat positioned Kosta has put up some lukewarm numbers so far. He's putting up 7/3.7 in 19mpg. It looks like he's had one good game, one decent game and one bad one. Let's hope he develops.

The Vikings have signed right guard Anthony Herrera to a 5-year contract extension.   You can read about it here
The Vikes sure are tying up a lot of money on a team that is not putting up W's. Hopefully, this pays off down the line. But when bad teams sign long-term contracts, it usually has terrible consequences because there's no financial room to sign people who can actually put up the wins.

With the Vikings in need of help at the QB position (Jackson and Holcomb out with injuries), it's the perfect time for Childress to do what he failed to do in the offseason: lure Bledsoe out of retirement.

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Dear Nellie:

I realize that you are considered something of a genius tactician and it's really not my place to question you, but I'm going to do it anyway. The W's went on an incredible 16-5 run + playoffs with a starting lineup of BD, JRich, Jax, Harrington and Biedrins. Barnes was the sixth man and Pietrus was usually your #7. Now, I realize that JRich is, ahem, gone and Jax is suspended, but, other than that, why #$*@ with a good thing?

When the Dubs are getting pounded on the boards, why do you continue to go small? When Harrington was your most improved player of the offseason, why does he get the sixth most minutes on the team?

I've always admired the whole -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it -- line of thinking. And I realize you might be trying to take the Dubs to the next level, but it seems like that you've actually taken them to the previous level.

So, please, give big Al a chance. Start the man.

Yours truly,

Chacabuco