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Some More Goofy Trade Ideas!

duballers23 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:50:40 -0000

This whole trade idea thing might be getting old, but it's kind of frustrating just waiting for the Warriors take forever to get things done, sort of like the Raiders. So I'm bored and it's raining, and I'm going to post a couple random trade ideas.

1st idea: Trade with the Bulls

Bulls get Jackson

Warriors get Taj Gibson and Jerome James

The Bulls probably need another scorer if they really want to have a shot to go deep in the playoffs, and they are not very strong at the wing positons besides Deng. The rookie James Johnson might be solid in the future, and Salmons is decent. But at shooting guard they really don't have anything. Salmons and Hinrich are more suited to come off the bench on a playoff team, and Jackson is solid at the 2. A lineup of Rose, Jackson, Deng, Thomas/Johnson, and Noah, is pretty solid in the East. In return the Warriors would get powere forward Taj Gibson, who could really help down low, and Jerome James, who has a big expiring contract. I don't know if the Bulls are maybe trying to get a big name free agent in the summer or what, but this would really help their team right now and in the future. And this trade works on trade machine.

2nd idea: Trade with the Blazers

Blazers get Jackson and Acie Law

Warriors get Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake, and Jeff Pendergraph

It seems like the Blazers real missing peice is a good caliber small forward. Jackson would definitely help in that department. I don't know if they would want Jackson, but I think he could help. They also get Law, who's contract is expiring and could be a backup pg for them. The Warriors would get Travis Outlaw, who could play the 3 or the 4 for the Warriors off the bench, Steve Blake, who's a solid backup pg, and Jeff Pendergraph, who was a very good rebounder and low post man in college. Also both Outlaw and Blakes contract expire. It works on the trade machine.

3rd idea: Trade with the Hornets

Hornets get Jackson

Warriors get Mo Peterson and Hilton Armstrong

This trade is probably the weakest of the three. The Hornets could definitely use a shooting guard becuase they are probably the weakest tame in the league at that position. They would give us Peterson (who we really don't need at all but if they take Jackson it really doesn't matter anymore) and Armstrong, who is a decent rebounder and shot blocker. This also works on the machine.

Poll

What trade is the best option for the Warriors?

Bulls

28 votes

Blazers

96 votes

Hornets

12 votes

None

52 votes

188 votes | Poll has closed

Seymour's Coming to Town!

duballers23 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:21:16 -0000

Espn.com reports that Richard Seymour has gotten his letter and has told the Raiders that he will report to the team tomorrow. That's great news, and even better news is that he will probably play on Monday night. It seemed like the holdout was going to just drag on and on, but it's over. They have not agreed on any kind of extension, but that will most likely come during the season or after the season. I trust that Al will probably pony up some big bucks like he always does, whether it be good or bad. Just good to hear that he's going to play.

Give Them a Chance

duballers23 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:41:37 -0000

There has been too many ideas suggesting that we should go out and trade for a big name player or even a quality player and risk our young talent and future.Why would want to trade young talent for guys like Gerald Wallace who has already met his potential or a guy like Josh Smith who would make no sense for our team since we already have Randolph. And you can’t have a guy like Josh Smith play small forward and be succesful because he has no shot. And why would we need a guy like Bosh who is an older and less versatile version of Randolph. I’m not even gonna comment about trying to get A.I. I’m not saying the Warriors are going to dominate the NBA in a few years but they are going to be a playoff team and hopefully a championship caliber team. If you get rid of young talent for guys who have never been real winners (Wallace, Smith, Bosh) then you’re not going to win. Don’t you want a team that will win for more than one or two years. If you get rid of young talent for aging veterans then that’s not going to happen. Look at most of the teams that have won in the past and they have either drafted the majority of their talent or had them for most of their career. Just look at San Antonio, starting back with Robinson, Duncan, Ginobli, Parker. Or the Lakers with Kobe, Shaq (majority of his career), and Fisher. My point is that the Warriors have the majority of what they need in order to win, they are just young right now. Even though it can be frustrating to lose year after year, times will change soon and you don’t want to get rid of something that has the chance to be pretty special for years to come for immediate results but then go back into a losing slump. In order to sustain winning over a period of time we have to keep the group together. Just look at the Warriors throughout the last 20 years, they draft a young player or they get him early in his career and then he leaves or gets traded and blossoms into a star for another team or times turn bad after they leave. Do you really need examples (Webber, Jamison, Arenas, Vince Carter(drafted), Richardson, Davis, Tim Hardaway, Penny Hardaway(drafted)? Just give this group at least a chance to mesh together, I mean come on they had so many injuries last season nobody could get a look at how good they can be. This team has talent and if they can stay healthy and stay on the team then they will be a contender for years top come.

What the Warriors should do in the offseason

duballers23 — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:35:09 -0000

The Warriors have a great young foundation to build around. The best thing to do is to keep the guys that have great potential, get rid of the guys that are not needed, get the guys that are needed, but to not risk the future for immediate results. First of all, we need to keep Randolph and Ellis no matter what offer comes our way. Don't go after Chris Bosh just so we can have an all star for one year. Ellis has some great scoring ability and has the potential to average 25 points a game and Randolph has a huge amount of potential and an unlimited ceiling. So why would we trade a guy who finished his season super strong by 25-4-4 and he's only 23, or a guy who came on great at the end of the season to finish as a 15 and 10 guy as a starter and he's only 19. Let's make our own all stars and build a team that can win now and in the future. Guys that are expendable that could bring in some good pieces would be Maggette, Wright, and Belinelli. Let's also try and make Crawford either opt out or get traded. What we should do is to take that trade offer of Baron for Corey Maggette, if the Clippers get Ricky Rubio. The reason Baron had an off year was because he was on a team that played a half-court style, they had no other veteran leadership, and he doesn't get along with Mike Dunleavy Sr. Then we should see what we can get for Wright and Belinelli. Maybe trade one of them to the Pistons, who will most likely be in a rebuilding mode, for a defensive energy guy like Jason Maxiell or maybe even trade both for a guy like Tayshaun Prince, who could be our 6th man and help our perimeter defense and maybe even play some PF when we go small. If that weren't to happen then maybe we could trade them seperately for some mid to late first round picks if possible, since this is a weaker draft year. With our draft picks we could get a point guard for the future, maybe a small forward for the future, and maybe a solid back up big man who can play good defense.These are just some ideas that I thought would improve the team.

Warriors Realistically Ideal 2009-2010 Starting Lineup: PG- Baron Davis, SG- Monta Ellis, SF- Stephen Jackson, PF- Anthony Randolph, C- Andris Biedrins

Let me know what you think.

Looking Forward to Montas Return

duballers23 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:54:56 -0000

It's been a pretty tough first quarter of the season and it doesn't look like we're gonna have any shot at the playoffs. But if you think about what this team has gone through and the transition that they had to make this season, then this was expected. They have been banged up all year long and really haven't been able to establish any kind of chemistry. So to find a positive, just look forward to the return of Monta Ellis. Once he comes back as well as Maggette and Jackson, then we will know what kind of team that we really have. Now I'm not sure if Maggette is still going to be on the Warriors by the time Monta is re-established, but I think that they should at least let the whole group play 10-15 games together before the deadline to see how they mesh. I think that if they develop some good chemistry as a whole, then they should be able to get back to the way they were playing last year. This is what I think the starting lineup should be:

PG: Monta, SG: Crawford, SF: Jackson/Maggette, PF: Wright/Randolph, C: Biedrins

Not quite sure who should start at the 3 and the 4, but whoever is playing better at the time should start.

If the Suns can play some defense...

duballers23 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:48:18 -0000

I'm a Warriors fan, but this year hasn't been too good for us. So because my team has no chance of making the playoffs, I have decided that my second favorite team is the Suns, mainly because they just got my favorite player J-Rich. I have always liked their style because it's a lot like the Warriors style. But getting to the point, I think if the Suns can collectively play some solid defense, they could have a legit shot at winning the west. Not many point guards are better than Nash, J-Rich is a beast and in my opinion a top notch shooting guard, Barnes is also a former Warrior and can shoot lights out, Amare is the most athletic power forward in the league and is possibly the best overall big man when he plays good defense, and lastly Shaq is almost unstoppable when he's down on the block. Match them up against other top teams in the west and their are few if any that are better. The Warriors are the future of the NBA. Monta all day. And by the way, GSOM is the best blog site in the NBA.

We should definitley try and trade Maggette for Wallace if possible, maybe in a three way deal. We...

duballers23 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:03:35 -0000

Gerald Wallace

We should definitley try and trade Maggette for Wallace if possible, maybe in a three way deal. We would have a pretty good lineup if Nellie were to arrange it like this:
PG:Ellis-Watson/Crawford
SG:Jackson-Crawford/Morrow
SF:Wallace-Azubuike
PF:Wright-Randolph/Hendrix
C:Biedrins-Turiaf

J-Rich Movement

duballers23 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:59:15 -0000

How about this crazy idea. The Warriors trade Maggette, Azubuike and or Randolph, to the Bobcats for Richardson. It makes sense because it would make the backcourt less crowded, it would send Maggette to a slower paced team, and we would get J-Rich back. Although the Warriors would possibly be trading rid of Randolph, who is a good young talent, there really isn't going to be a starting spot for him with Jackson locked up at the 3 and Wright the future at the 4. Azubuike is awesome but it would be hard to find p.t. for him. This trade would have to be done at least 3 months into the season because of Maggettes trade restriction. Maybe the Bobcats could add another player to the deal to make it a little more even. This trade would also allow the Bobcats to get rid of Gerald Wallace easier because they would have Azubuike at the 2 and Maggette at the 4.

Bobcats Lineup: PG: Felton/ Augustin, SG: Azubuike, SF: Maggette, PF: May/ maybe Randolph (they could use a power forward and that's what he is. I don't care what they say, he is not a small forward, he doesn't play like one and he might not be quick enough to be one. All he has to do is fill otu a little bit). C: Okafor

Pretty good lineup for the future since they aren't going to win right now anyways.

Warriors Lineup: PG: Ellis, SG: Richardson, SF: Jackson, PF: Wright, C: Biedrins, 6th Man: Crawford

Now that would be more like a true Nelly kind of lineup. Crawford could come off the bench and enable the Warriors to play small ball and have him and Monta at the 1 and the 2, Richardson at the 3, Jackson or Wright at the 4 and Biedrins at the 5. It would be like when Monta came off the bench and was a huge spark plug.

J-Rich would also give us back a go-to guy in the 4th quarter to hit the big shots.

Poll

What do you guys think about this idea even though it is unlikely?

Good idea, bring J-Rich back and play like we used to

59 votes

Bad idea, just move on and play with the guys we got

72 votes

Make a trade but not for J-Rich

62 votes

Wait until 2010 and sign him in free agency

30 votes

223 votes | Poll has closed

Clippers interested in Randolph

duballers23 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:41:09 -0000

The Clippers are reportedly interested in acquiring Zach Randolph (don't worry it's not Anthony) from the Knicks. Here's a link to the source

http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spknix0712,0,1813465.story

I don't know if the clippers realize that Zach Randolph is not even close to as good as Elton Brand is and he can't play defense at all. Even though they might be around the same size and they might have similar points per game and rebounding numbers, Randolph is horrible on defense and only averaged .2 blocks per game last year. Not to mention he is not athletic at all for 6'9". The guy maybe dunked 3 times at most last year.

Just take a look for yourself

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7lvYf08X6tc

Sixers making a big run at Brand or Smith

duballers23 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:43:38 -0000

The Sixers just traded Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to the Timberwolves for a future first round pick and some cap room to help them snag either Brand or Smith. Looks like the Warriors might be able to offer Andre Iguodala a big contract that maybe the Sixers won't be able to match if they give Brand or Smith a huge contract.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ainh4hIf4thNNQnNnevLsrs5nYcB?slug=aw-phillytrade070608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns