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Maggette and the whole FA mumbo jumbo

Hey guys, been awhile since my last post here. This might be my first diary since we move to SB Nation. Hopefully, I'm still known to some.


Anyway, been a spectator for awhile, just enjoying some of the good reads here. But lately, I've seen alot of people throw out Free Agent names as if we can get any player not signed to a contract just like that. Well, it doesn't work like that. So here's some of my insights, for what it's worth....

We overpaid Maggette. We have to. We're not getting him for the same price a team like Spurs would give him. Whether it is a waste of money remains to be seen, we need at least a year to judge that. But let's get this issue out the way, it was either to overpay or to not have him. There's no in between on this one, especially with a team like Spurs actively looking for his services.

If we are gonna pay him that money then we should've just signed it to Okafor, Iggy, Smith. Sadly, it's not as simple as it sounds. The Clippers just proved that by getting the 34yr. old Camby. Yes, throwing the money their way is easy and I'm guessing the Warriors are willing to do it at least to 1 of the 3 i mentioned. However, actually getting them is not. If I am not mistaken, all those guys are RFAs so we can very well offer them money and sign them to an offer sheet, but then their mother team has a week to match. Within those 7 days, we can't make a run at any other free agent. Basically it will just be a waiting game. Unless their team is lying and they don't really intend on keeping them, the only scenario we can get them is if we overpay - which in this case will likely cost us more than 50. Any of those 3 players can very well love our team but there's no way we get a budget deal for them because then it'll be instantly matched by their home team. The Clipper probably realized the same thing. They can take a gamble and sign somebody to a fat offer sheet, but they also risk missing out while they are within those 7 days. The bottom line is, we would have to offer the max or very close to it to sign either of the 3. Remember they already turned down a considerable offer that's why they are in this position. (Iguodala walked away from 57M, Okafor on 65M). Anything less or close to those numbers, chances are their team would match.

We should've just saved our money for next season. What money? If we intend to make room to sign what you think will be a better value player, we're probably gonna have to let either Monta or Biedrins walk away. I'm sure some will not have a problem with that and say go ahead. But then, it's back to square one... will that player be an unrestricted FA? If he is, will he want to come to the Warriors? Think about it, losing Baron and possibly losing Monta or Biedrins to make a run for a free agent means we're probably gonna be worse than we have been the last two seasons. So, really our drawing point would be money which I'm pretty sure a couple of other teams would be capable of offering as well (See Brand, Philly). The bottomline is, we would have to overpay for anybody who's made a name for himself to come here. Until we reach contender status, we will have to spend money to get guys.

Well, that's it for now... let the love/hate flow....

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