SB Nation User Blog: DubsDominate

Maybe there is a god...

DubsDominate — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:55:04 -0000

Maybe there is a god...

Thanks for listening to me GSWarriors.

Remember Mario Williams?

DubsDominate — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:35:01 -0000

Remember how much heat Houston got for taking him over "put him in the Hall of Fame already" Reggie Bush? Well, look how that's turned out.

I know Davis is known for making these huge reach picks, and I'm just as upset as anyone else. But let's give Heyward-Bey and Mitchell a chance, they may develop into fabulous players, much like Mario Williams has. They seem like nice guys, and nice football players.

My fanship - Now on absence

DubsDominate — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:18:48 -0000

Well, after reading Kawakami's wonderful article on the main page (this one), I now officially put my fanship of the Golden State Warriors franchise on hold. I've been a fan for 10 years now, a.k.a ever since I knew what basketball was. I'm sure many of you here know of my plight, the same year-in year-out blind devotion to a franchise that continues to disappoint.

This is nothing against the players, this is everything to do with the organization, and our horrible owners and management structure. To be a fan of a franchise is to respect what they're doing and feel good about the direction they're taking. To be a fan of the Steelers for example, goes hand-in-hand with being a fan of the Rooneys. Being a fan of the Patriots, most likely goes hand-in-hand with being a fan of Bellichek. I can no longer claim any association to the Warriors, because I am absolutely disgusted with the ones in power here.

So, effective today, and until this team is sold to someone more competent, and they decide to run things in a way that actually makes sense, my Golden State Warriors fanclub membership is hereby revoked, by myself. I will continue to hope they win every game, but I will no longer sacrifice my day-to-day wellship on a team that has no sense of direction, and will only disappoint me. Consider this my break-up from a girlfriend that only wants more, but never gives. I'm tempted to do the same with the Raiders, but not quite yet.

Yours regrettebly,

DubsDominate

Former devoted Warriors fan, now on absence

Go A's

Trade Proposal: Maggete to Bobcats

DubsDominate — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:40:32 -0000

Trade Proposal: Maggete to Bobcats

I like this trade. Bobcats are looking for a wing, and Felton has become tradeable because the Cats like Augustin more. We save a bit of money, and we get an actual point guard that can really ball given the proper motivation. I had to throw Sean May in there to make the salaries work. In my opinion, I don't think Maggete is much more valuable than Felton at all, and we get to save money. Let the rebuild begin! Please Cohan+Rowell, don't hold out hope that this team will do anything, learn and move quick!

Future encounters of a Curry flavor

DubsDominate — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:16:00 -0000

Curry is the answer.

Not only with food, but for the Dubs.

A nice, steaming spicy hot dish of Curry.

Chances are, if you follow college basketball even a little, you've probably already heard of Steph Curry from last year's tournament. He's a pretty known name. He's also the coming savior for our franchise.

I was reminded of him from the story of Davidson's latest win. Curry was held to 0 points, after going for 44, 30, and 39 the previous three games. More on this later.

Now, it's not sure if he's going to declare this year for the draft. He's 20 now and a junior. If you look at him, he isn't fully into his body yet, but from what the Internet says, his stock might not rise much higher than what he's at now. This will be perfect for the Warriors.

Realistically, I think the Ws will finish right at .500, give or take one or two games. This would put us anywhere from 13-19 in the draft. Currently, that's where Curry is projected. Unless he shoots way up, he'll be in our range.

I'm sorry, but the way I see it, the Warriors are a mess! I love the pieces we have on this team, but really, the way it's being managed is a tragedy in the making.

We have Mullin, getting us young talent and clearing cap space for us.

We have owernship, willing to spend money, but seemingly wanting superior authority over Mullin over financial decisions.

We have Nelly, who wants to implement the system here, but, as it's now blatantaly obvious, can only do so with veterans that already have defined roles. He's truly useless in developing young guys. Nelly is in it to win, and that's great. On a team with a superstar, he can do it. The Warriors have no current superstar.

The thing is a mess. But it can be fixed, and S.Curry is our answer. Let me get into detail, allow me some freedom.

Depending on where he's projected on going, we can either trade up or trade down in the draft to secure a lock on Curry. A deal with Marco, Marcus Williams, C.J Watson or Ronny Turiaf. This roster needs to be trimmed.

2010 is the year the NBA will take it's next major turn. The Lebrons and Wades and Boshs, you've heard the stories. Hey, if the Warriors can pull it off, who needs Curry, WE GET LEBRON! But for some gut feeling, I don't know if we have much of a chance there. We need to build our own thing here.

Now, I haven't really explained why I like Curry. He's got the raw talent, he's got the bloodlines of sports. The shot or the game isn't the most jaw-dropping, but it's fundamentally rock solid. Shooting percentages close to 50% from field goal and 3pt will translate solidly to the NBA. Most of all, if you see in those clips, he's got the killer instinct, the ability to take over the game, but understanding when to turn on the panic button and flip it to over-drive. The game today where he was held to 0, I realized too that he's fundamentally solid in his understanding of how to make the team win. Double-teamed the whole game, he simply passed it out to his 4 teammates to take on the remaining 3. It went from minute 0 to minute 48, and he took 3 shots. This is a guy that averaged 40 ppg his last 3. He's got the mindset.

Now, he's small, and he will never be enough for the shooting guard. Luckily, we have Monta. I sincerely hope that Monta learns wisely from his injury, and I hope this translates into maybe a slight notch less in speed, and a slight notch up in kill-mode. You watch the top players in basketball, you realize that their games settle into a groove, never too fast but just enough. I think Monta can become a player like this easily. If he can do this, I think he will become a solid 2 guard, even at 6'3".

Stick Curry at PG, another 6'3". A small back court, but I venture to say a potentially DEADLY combo. Honestly, Curry is a guy I trust can make the change from being a 2 guard to handling responsibilities as a point guard. I can't say the same about Monta. His game is more defined for lethal than structured.

Now, I wouldn't think this would be a wise idea, if we didn't have 3 darn long arm FREAKS on our team, talking of course about Biedrins, Wright, and Randolph. None of them can be considered as 7 footers, but they sure as hell have those wingspans to surpass that. I think this is the way to go. If the Warriors want to run and gun, THIS is how they need to do it.

Essentially, this is the lineup I'm envisioning by D-Season.

PG - Stephen Curry

SG - Monta Ellis

SF - Anthony Randolph

PF - Brandan Wright

C - Andris Biedrins

Pardon me, but this line-up makes me SALIVATE.

In 2 years, these are the ages of these guys in order: 22-25-21-23-24

Put two and two together. We're talking a possible dynasty in the making. I wouldn't be so outlandish in my expectations if these 5 haven't shown flashes of potential stardom. This is why we have them on the team, minus Curry of course.

Now, this is all depending on so much going right, and the current state of the Warriors makes me very bleak in my hopes that they can do something like this. When I think of this line-up, I'm thinking of how Don Nelson will run this offense. Ownership needs to get off their high horses and allow Mullin to do what he does best, giving him funding that they seem to clearly have. Mullin understands players, and he understands how a team should run. He could use some financial talking-to, but he can get the right kind of players.

If Nelson is allowed free reign with these guys, and if he actually decides to stick on, this team will run and shoot like no other. Get rid of S-Jax. Get rid of the little pieces. From our current roster, Crawford and Maggete would be solid 6th and 7th men off the bench, providing veteran leadership, size, and scoring. I really want to see R. Hendrix get a chance. I'm cool with Turiaf, but Hendrix could be a similar guy at a cheaper cost. Keep Azubuike or Morrow, both guys that have some serious game, but lack the serious tenacity to take over games.

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I started talking about Stephen Curry, but really, this is more about me dreaming about "What the Warriors would do if they actually weren't the Warriors." Disappointing loss yesterday to Washington, makes you realize how much of a shambles we are. One year of playoffs doesn't chase away the ghosts of 15 seasons past. I love my Warriors, and I long to see them do well. Allow me my rambling.

Pargo leaving for Russia

DubsDominate — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:14 -0000

Well, you guys got James Posey, but because of that, you didn't have enough money to sign Pargo. Now he's heading to Russia to play for the Moscow Dynamo.

I'd think this is a pretty big blow for the Hornets. He was one of your most valued bench players, the only place the Hornets really had any sort of weakness, and now he's bolting to Russia too.

Posey is good, but now with Pargo gone, you're lacking on the bench again. Should have made a move for either Pietrus or Maggette in my opinion.

Shane Battier

DubsDominate — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:52:11 -0000

From Yahoo! Sports article...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqjqMg4QyuqjM8UjgUX6dGK8vLYF?slug=jy-rocketslakers031608&p rov=yhoo&type=lgns

Shane Battier quoted:

"Chasing that guy around," Battier said, "you want a Budweiser or two after the game because you earned it."

Gotta love it. Definitely jumped up my list of favorite NBA players.

Question: Trading Wright

DubsDominate — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:10:26 -0000

So, Wright is signed to a contract, and I keep reading that it means he can't be traded for 30 days?

So how does that work if we want to get KG? We have to wait at least 30 days to pull it off?

Yeah, that'd be a great trade. I really hope we get KG.

And then we can get Kobe to complete the set too, you know. Throw a little something something together. Then we can get that 7'9 guy from China too. That'd be cool.

A Proposal

DubsDominate — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:37:47 -0000

Now, we all know about the letter that Jrich wrote to fans a couple of years back, promising that he would get us to the playoffs.

And he did.

And now, when the face of our franchise has been torn away from us, I feel we should somehow reach back.

So I propose that we write up a letter, and then get everyone to e-sign it, and then somehow get it to Jrich's attention. I'm not much of a writer, so someone else can write it.

You're dear to me Jrich. I'll never forget you. Thank you for all the great moments.

Thank you.

Randolph

DubsDominate — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:10:05 -0000

Now that Portland has #1, in all likelihood, they'll be taking Durant.

I hear Portland fans HATE Randolph, and want him traded. I don't know his contract info and all, but I think he'd be a solid pick up for the Ws. He's not too great on defense, but we've seen what he can do in the post.

Your thoughts?