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All that glitters is not gold

Here's a breakdown of the overplayed lines here in GSOM that when you stop and think about it, it doesn't really make much sense.

 

Let's get Baron Davis back. I'm gonna start off with a bang.... Why the hell would anybody want Baron Davis back with the Warriors? Seriously. Stop for a minutes and check out his stats for this year. It's just downright atrocious. If you honestly believe that he'd magically come back to his old self if he were to get traded back to the Warriors, you need a reality check. I won't put down the guy's desire to win as I don't know him, but I will point out that he's already missed 14 games this season. And say he did come back somewhat his old self, if you think the Warriors will instantly turn into contenders, you might need another reality check.

No matter how you spin it, the We Believe Warriors were just a notch above mediocre. Yes, I said it. It's a tough pill to swallow but it's the truth. Actually, the overplayed line is more about thinking the Warriors were a great team two years ago. They were the most exciting team in the league, but great they are not. The Warriors barely missed the playoffs last year and barely made it the year before. There's no other more exciting brand of basketball out there but the team would just sniff the playoffs for the next few years, barely making it one year and just missing it the next. What makes the We Believe Warriors (seem) so great was the long line of crap it preceded and this year's crap that followed. Compared to the league they still are mediocre, or at best, just above that. Sure there were money issues, but I doubt the ownership (no matter how incapable the might seem) would just break up that team if it was a bonafide playoff one. It's arguable that they made a good decision in not signing Baron to the contract he wanted, it's the decisions they made thereafter that really screwed up everything else.

We didn't pay Maggette $10M to come off the bench. I find this line the most hilarious of all. What's the connection between his salary and coming off the bench? Especially when he's putting up something along the lines of 20 points and 6 rebounds, which I might add, is significantly better than when he was starting?The guy's finally able to somehow justify the contract the Warriors gave him and people are complaining because he's not in the tip-off. For all I care, he can sit next to me in the last row of the Oracle with my $8 tix for the first 5 minutes of the ball game, come down, and put up the numbers he's putting in.

Stop this trading non-sense, let's wait the season out and it will be alright. I think this one is a bit debatable but I strongly believe this is the wrong stance to follow simply because the team is not balance. I do believe the team is capable of playing a lot better given more time and better health -- maybe good for another 40-win season next year. But does anybody think we can really win with this lineup? And I'm talking about more than just sniffing on the last playoff spot in last week of the season.

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!