serious problems for the Warriors

If you haven't heard, Baron Davis has reached a verbal agreement with the LA Clippers to sign with them for 5 years and over $60 million. He didn't like Don Nelson, especially after the last game of the season when he was benched for almost the entire second half, and he feels he is undervalued as a player in Oakland. So your Warriors need to do one of two things if they want to contend in the West this coming season, and Mullin should pay attention: Either go out and bid whatever you can on Gilbert Arenas or go after Corey Maggette and trade for a PG because none of the restricted free agents are going anywhere; Kirk Heinrich is on the trading block in Chicago, and they might be willing to part with him for a Matt Barnes or Mikael Pietrus sign-and-trade deal. But the smarter long-term strategy would be to secure a cheap point guard like Carlos Arroyo, forget about Barnes and Pietrus, and find a way to move Stephen Jackson for a less thick-headed scorer when the trade deadline arrives in February so that you can develop the rookie Randolph, the 2nd year man Wright, and make Monta Ellis your star with Harrington. Biedrins has a lot of trade value right now too, and it might be useful to have him as leverage to create cap room, along with all these other moves, so that you can get a good lottery pick this coming year and pick up a huge free agent in the summer of 2010 when the likes of Dirk Nowitzki and Dwayne Wade are available (and who doesn't think Dirk wouldn't want to play with Nellie again, assuming Nelson stick around for 2 years of rebuilding?). the truth is the Warriors have taken a step back in the last conference they can afford to do that in, with my Blazers and the Clippers both making big strides towards playoff births this season. inner turmoil has cost them dearly. but hopefully they can remain competative and give the NBA good games.

bring Arenas back!

true stud, we shouldn't have let him go in the first place. You're a punk, BD!
- Freddie Footballer

Ws shouldnt plan for the 2010 draft class

there's no guarantee that free agents are going to want to come to the Bay. they never have before and there's no reason to think that they'll want to, aside from Dirk because of the Nelli factor.. assuming these guys (lebron, wade, etc) they're going to stay in the East and get paid. that being said the Ws better concentrate on making a big time trade just as they did when they got Baron, Sjax, and Harrington. -bB

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Just so everybody knows, next year's draft class looks to be pretty dry. __________ LB23

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Update: The Warriors are heavily pursuing Maggette. Brand has yet to choose the Clippers, Sixers, or the Warriors and their $90 mill offer. If the Warriors lose out on both of them, which is likely, expect them to pursue Iguodala and Josh Smith heavily in an attempt to get a new face for their franchise.