SB Nation User Blog: danielholl

Gerald Wallace will be traded

danielholl — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:51:41 -0000

Reports say that Wallace will be traded in the very near future. Would he be a good fit for the dubs? The guy is like a bigger JRich who could be traded for Al and pieces. Would that be something that could benefit the dubs in any way? They have enough swingmen, and Al has been a very valuable player.

Would Wright Turiaf and Biedrins be able to hold it down on the inside? Would Nelly play him at the 4 being so athletic? He played Pietrus at the four and he was 6'6".

I just don't want to see an unhappy Al fail to produce for 20 more games until he realizes he's not going to be traded. This is a very rare opportunity to get a great player. Thoughts?

Down to Morrow vs. Kurz

danielholl — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:10 -0000

Down to Morrow vs. Kurz

New article on battle for roster spot

Training Camp Finished & Williams sprained ankle

danielholl — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:45:01 -0000

Marcus Williams sprained his ankle in the last day of practice. Damn, I was excited to see Williams play in the pre-home-opener against "The Thunder". He should be better by opening day if its just a sprain though.

Rob Kurtz is the "best rookie" Nelson says. Rebounds, good bball IQ, has highest rebound average in camp. Here's a link to his college stats, which are impressive:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22190

The game against New Orleans is not televised or on the radio. Not sure if there will be a stream online. Any knowledge?

Final interviews and articles:

http://www.nba.com/warriors/fanzone/2008_training_camp_blog.html

Final interviews and articles.

Seems the starting lineup is:

Watson

Jax

Mags

TMNT

Beans

I like it. C.J. is said to be looking good. Further though the article on TMNT is similar to the positive response he was getting at this exact time last year, it feels good to hear good things.

Training Camp Update

danielholl — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:44:06 -0000

Just an update of Traing camp:

http://www.nba.com/warriors/fanzone/2008_training_camp_blog.html

-Monta arrives and is interviewed. Thoughts by SJax.

"Going wait 'til [his] agent addresses the team"-Monta

What the heck does that mean? Is he not going to personally apologize to his teammates? What is he waiting for?

I think part of his punishment should be to take some college courses while he's not training. Mainly English and Ethics. Give this boy some gramma, and teach 'im what right and what wrong. It was nice to have Baron, (UCLA), doing a lot of interviews because he could articulate himself a little.

Also there's a nice bit about AB, and how far he has come to become a co-captain.

Also here's a piece about Jackson still talking about being "taken care of" with a new contract.

http://www.examiner.com/x-441-Golden-State-Warriors-Examiner~y2008m9d28-Mullin-appears-out-of-the-loop-as-Warriors-talk-extension-with-Stephen-Jackson

NBA PLAYBACK

danielholl — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:12:52 -0000

Now that the MBL has instituted video playback to verify home runs and such, NBA fans are waiting for technology to help officials make the right choices.

The New York Times put out a great article detailing the benefits of video review:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080826&content_id=3370191&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

For the NBA, one instance in particular stands out in my mind where this would help. March 24, 2008. Warriors v. Lakers. The final game in the series. The Warriors, as usual, start slow but have an amazing comeback fueled by some Stephen Jackson 3's late in the game. The game goes into OT. Buike owns Kobe and the boards....well why don't you just watch:

This game just about gave me 20 heart attacks. Afterwards, I felt like I had been blown by Jessica Alba, only to find out it was Rosie Odonnel. I felt cheated, disgusted and full of hate. Buike was an awesome 6th man in this game. He and Monta kept the game going with their energy. Here are the stats for that game for fun:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=280324009

So how would this playback work. Would there be challenges like the NFL? Would they carry over quarters? I know this has been discussed before, but now that Baseball and Football both have it, it seemes like a matter of time before the best sport of them all adopts some form of it. Thoughts?

Dream Team and Zito

danielholl — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:34:15 -0000

Watching the current USA basketball team reminds me of watching the Dream Team of old. Kind of made me think about ideals and how we view players and teams. The name the "Dream Team" sets the stage for an NBA team that will never exist. Therefore every team fan shall see shortcomings from every player on their team; unless they have Lebron or whoever.

What I want to draw attention to is how fans respond to players based on their contracts. I felt nothing but pity for Barry Zito, unitl tonight when he shut down the Padre's for 8 innings. Even though Zito has received so much crap for under-preforming based on his salary, he came back through adversary tonight with what we must understand as an uphill battle.

This brings me to another topic: Al Harrington. If you true fans remember, Mullin sought after Al for years. The dubs wanted a versatile SF/PF that could shoot the 3, (Al had the best % in the league), and they got one of the best big men that could shoot. Now a few years down the line, TMNT is burden. His contract is too high. To that I say F that! Al has done great for the team through much effort. People who stil complain about him not being able to finish well must understand that if he could both finsh close and far, he would cost more than he already does.

What do we want? We want Monta to be a mix of Tony Parker and CP3.....I can actually see that happening. He already finishes better than Tony, and with what Baron taught him from the BD J-Rich show, I can definitely see some allie oops al la randolph/wright/biedrins

At SG, we have no LeBron. We have Azi and Beli that are all athleticism and shooting respectively. Deal with being limited. Kevin Martin or others would be better, but we have to use what we have.

Randolph will be the next KG. This has been said many times, but it would be at least a year before he could be a consistant starter. Though he will be great, I would say that his best upside is that he is playing with Wright every practice.....can you imagine how long, (length) they will play? The talent and practice will pay off in a few years.

Back to my main point; without mentioning Maggette. We have many players that have not proved their worth on the Dubs for their contracts. Ellis, Biedrins, Al and Maggette may all fall short of our and the front office hope's. It is easy for fans to hate on individuals for being payed a lot and not doing well. It is being a fan, to know that our boys will come through this season with solid wins. I think it may take a year for the playoffs but I would not be surprised if this team could pull it off.

My main point: Even though as fans we should be critical about every player at every time, support your team and don't talk $hit about players that are doing their best and might just need your support to be their best. Al can win games. Ellis will eventually perform at his level. What I think will happen is Ellis or B might underperform and lead to a hate movement based on early performance and his payscale.

AND SO LET US START NOW AND DECLARE UNDYING ALLEGIANCE TO OUR TEAM, THROUGH LOSSES AND WINS, WITH DEDICATION AND LOYALTY, I DO HEREBY BELIEVE IN THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brand to Sixers, Maggette to Dubs

danielholl — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:43:36 -0000

It looks like Brand is not coming to the Bay.

According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Sixers reached a verbal agreement on Tuesday night with sought after free-agent forward Elton Brand.

Also Maggette has agreed to make a deal withe the dubs:

Corey Maggette decided to remain in California and agree to terms with the Golden State Warriors.
Maggette is expected to fill some of the offensive void left by Baron Davis, who recently came to a verbal agreement with the Clippers.

Further, Pietrus looks to be going to Orlando. This is fine with me, as Maggette is an upgrade from the Frenchy.

Rose v. Beasely LIVE FEED

danielholl — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:03:41 -0000

Orlando Summer league on right now. Here's the feed:

http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia-live/nba/11191/300_nba-orlandmagic_060502.asx&video=blank&nbasite=magic

If the link doesn't work just go to nba.com

By the way, according to hoopshype.com, Ben Gordon is available in that the Bulls have chosen to keep Heinrich. Anybody think that he might be a prospect if the Brand deal falls through?

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm

Fun trade ideas

danielholl — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:25:14 -0000

Found this on ign.com. Its a list of the top ten trades that should happen before th 21st. Needless to say, the Warriors and Pietrus are mentioned. While much of it is just speculation, it was a fun read. Editors may merge this into another diary if they want; whatever. Enjoy!

http://sports.ign.com/articles/851/851604p1.html

P.S. I have a class in college with a friend of POB's. He was telling me that how pissed he is because of his limited minutes, especially that he only got about 5 minutes of playtime in the Bobcats blowout. He has talent and potential even though he gets dogged on this site. I agree that he could be used more, even for just a few minutes a game.

Warriors in 5

danielholl — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:53:01 -0000

All of the most recent diaries have been very informational and are appreciated by all. And while every Warriors fan loves the info, it's been a while since we've had any fun. So let me try it.

Try to describe any Warriors player in 5 words or less. Or give your own spin and do whatever. Something they would say to describe their place on the Team. Be it serious or humorous, I thought it would be fun:

Baron Davis: I Shall Lead the Way
Stephen Jackson: On a path for redemption
Monta Ellis: They said. They were wrong
Kellena Azubuike: For my father...and myself
Matt Barnes: Built tough. Built Barnes tough.

Al Harrington(TMNT): I think I would be Raphael

Perovic: Hope I'm better than POB
POB: Hope Perovic's not better
Andris: I'm better and shorter

Foyle: I'm gonna miss that bench
Cabbages: Can I play in Europe?

Wright: I think I'm screwed
JRich: Yep
Paul Pierce: Me too.