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The Golden State Warriors just signed center DeAndre Jordan to a four-year, $43 million offer sheet, even though his numbers aren't any better than their current center's numbers at the same age. Jerry West, who is arguably the best team executive of the last 30 years for his work with the Los Angeles Lakers, is currently a Warriors' executive board member.
Here are Jerry West's thoughts on DeAndre Jordan:
"He’s a young, active player who is probably coming into his own," West said. "Those are the kinds of players who people are willing to take chances on in terms of paying a lot of money. At the end of the day, you have to find out what’s in store for anyone. I’m just not really sure about him."
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"It’s obvious that they need a low-post defender to help who they have, somebody who’s big and long and takes up a lot of space. But at what price?" West said. "I would never recommend or even consider signing someone unless it was just going to be a one-year fix for you. It gives the coach another piece of the puzzle. To me, everything has to play out, and, by Wednesday, we’ll know where things are. Then, you go to Plan B."
The Warriors, everyone!
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It's very difficult to ever see the Warriors competing when they continue to make these short sighted moves
They are overpaying significantly here. They are really lowering the overall potential of the team. By overpaying for Lee and Jordan along with Biedrins we are ensuring that we’ll forever be an 8th seed team and nothing more. Let the Clippers resign him to a bad contract extension and have them be mediocre and stuck. I hope the Clips do match this offer sheet and we can all move on. The Warriors should make their move to acquire picks and use the cap space to add depth to build to be an actual contender in the next 2-3 years.
"You need to get real!"
by MJ5 on Dec 11, 2011 8:34 PM EST reply actions
Defense.
He’s not being asked to do the same thing Biedris was being asked to do. When Biedris was signed, they didn’t have the offensive options they have now. He was a legitimate offensive option. Jordan is wanted for defense, which is something Mark Jackson emphasized would be a focus for the team.
The other 4 players in the lineup have the potential to score 14+ points per game without any drama or issues with possession time (ex. Jamal Crawford and Stephen Jackson on the same team, Baron Davis vs. Monta Ellis)
Besides, as they are a rare breed, big men get paid more on average than smaller players (with similar PER). You pretty much add 2 million per year on a big’s contract than what you would pay someone of similar skill.
by TheZen on Dec 11, 2011 11:31 PM EST reply actions
Really I just hope that the clippers match our offer so their cap is hit. The new ownership for the dubs has been trying hard to make quick moves and that has proved problematic
by RACE!! on Dec 12, 2011 2:26 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
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