I am typing this diary because something major has been concerning me lately about this dubs team that, to my knowledge, has not been addressed fully.

Last season, what was the major weakness of the team?

If you said rebounding, YOU ARE RIGHT!! ding ding.  You could make a case for free throws, but interior strength is why we lost to Utah.

This season, what is the major weakness of the team?

REBOUNDING!

Mullin, Nellie, and Robert Rowell(wait, didnt he used to be the media guy? now hes president?) DID NOT address this in the offseason.  This offseason was about cap control, and by most measures they did an awesome job(Bucher called Mully an early favorite for executive of the year.)

Why isn't this talked about more as a failure of the front office?  With all the good they did, they did not SUFFICIENTLY address our biggest weakness. On top of that, they traded a guy with a lot of talent and good value around the league JRICH and they didnt even get back someone that could address our biggest weakness.

OK, now for the counters.

But j my fav rizzle, did you even pay attn to this offseason?  We traded JRICH for Brandan Wright! Hes a big man, really long, could be a good rebounder.

-Not this year timmy.  Has anyone seen him play?  I went to that Zalgris preseason game the other day, and he looked like LAST years POB.  Seriously, he was lost.  Not such a bad thing because hes a rook, u can tell hes got a lot of talent.  But the point is, this dude will not make a major impact this year anywhere, let alone the glass.

Jrizzle, wassup dawg.  Did you check our draft?  We got Stephane Lasme, and the other year we got Kosta Perovic whos now on our team.  Lasme, although undersized, is considered a rebounder and perovic is 7 foot 2!  owned!

-sorry tim.  First, Perovic.  Once again, the Zalgris game, he looked awful.  so akward on the court, got DOMINATED by their euro big.  If he cant play against a euro big, hows he gonna do here?  Plus, read nellies comments about him.  Hes going to the dleague. Hes done.

As for Lasme, who some have called "the sleeper" to this years team, even tho he hasnt shown anything yet, its possible he will be a rebounder and a good player.  But do you see him getting major minutes on this team?  Especially with our depth and him being a rookie?  So even if hes a decent player, and unless hes FREAKING AWESOME his rookie year, i dont exactly see him getting that much playing time.  However, if Lasme turns out to be an NBA rotation player his first year(which I highly doubt), then we will have addressed our need.

Al Harrington.  Have you been to warriors.com?  Did you stop reading Geoff Lepper?  Dude lost TWENTY(count em) pounds since last season!  Hes quicker, more athletic, more DETERMINED to grab those rebounds this year.  Nellie called him the best player in training camp.

-Since when did becoming really skinny enable you to become a better rebounder?  Usually u gain weight to anchor the glass.  That point aside, lets say that yes, he will be a better rebounder.  By his own estimation, hes going to grab 1-2 rebounds more this year. 1-2? We were outrebounded by 20 in the utah series per game.  Al might need to lose more weight.

Hey man, you don't know what you are talking about.  You dont speak proper english! LEAVE GSOM! We are a small, running team. We will never be able to really rebound like those other teams because thats our style.  Look, last year we couldnt rebound, and we owned most teams at the end. Look what we did to Dallas.  We ALMOST beat Utah with getting out windexed to death.  Look at Phoenix, they get outrebounded sometimes because of the way they play.  We dont need to address this, just get faster and deeper!

-Why hasnt Phoenix won?  Dont give me Donaghy or Stern, the Spurs own the suns.  Why?  Because 1)they have the best player in the game 2)they are soft inside and SA is strong.  In the playoffs, you need to have a semblance of some interior strength ala Kurt Thomas(why u think they got him).

Also, it is POSSIBLE to get a player that fits our style and rebounds.  Anderson Vareajo is one of those guys.  Kirilenko is another.  U could make a case for Wilcox.  Prolly 10 other guys too. Gooden?  

THE ONLY ONLY ONLY move i saw that mully made to address rebounding was Austin Croshere.  The guy really isnt a bad player, remember indiana in those playoffs he had some good games.  Also, hes a good rebounder and can shoot. So its possible that he finds a lot of time with this squad.  If you go read Kawakami, he says that croshere is gonna start! If this is true, we did minorly address our rebounding and this should be lauded as a much better move than most people realize.

So, long diary, yes.  But I hope point is driven home.  Even in the (meaningless) preseason, L.A. killed us on the glass.  And we didnt do much this offseason to address this glaring need.  Nellie himself has said its the most concerning aspect of the team this year.  So why wasn't this properly dealt with last year?

Its the offseason.  Everyone here is(should be) a diehard warriors fan=checking the site hella daily(aware of grammer--twice).  Here is more fodder for the downtime.

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Weak weak weak weak weak.  All you fans trying to "stay classy" is just another way of being a soft fan.  This isnt a niners game. This isnt a giants game.  This is the warriors baby. We haven't made the playoffs in 12 years.  The mavericks tried to rough us up in game 2.  Baron and Jax were not having it. WE MUST PROTECT OUR HOUSE.  We need to show these mavericks that this aint soft dallas where they say "Oh we won 67 games...Dirk is the best!  Go Avery! I really think greg buckner is important to this series! Devean George is our difference maker!  We have championship aspirations on our minds! Josh howard really DID deserve to be an all star!"  We say this is the Oracle baby. In Oaktown.  Now get out there, get hyphy AND REPRESENT YOURSELF WARRIOR FANS.

1dub

First of all, this is NOT some established rumor.  So all of you technical peeps that priss WE NEED TO HAVE RULES ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT POSTING RUMORS! This is pure speculation that also makes sense.  Also, GSOMers, I'm not hating on anybody.  Im just playin around. #1 thing here is, lets go warriors.

Now that I'm finished talking to the warrior girls, I want to address the topic.  The company line coming from Mullin, Nellie, and the media(also if you just watch a game you can tell) is that the warriors are not done dealing.  They would like to make another trade before the deadline.  The most obvious need for the warriors, which is a need weve had for years, is to get a low post presence.  Offense, but more importantly, is defense and rebounding.  We need a beast bruiser inside that can also run.  Andris cannot be responsible for all the rebounds, and I will not be able to stand it if Anderson Varaejo and his hair dominate us inside.  We need an enforcer, intimidator-someone to protect the glass.

Unfortunately, that could be hella hard to get.     

Not Looking To Deal?
"Feb 2 - Don't expect a trade before the Feb. 22 deadline. If it happens, it will probably involve Jamaal Magloire. But the Trail Blazers aren't likely to take a veteran in return and for sure, not one with a contract that has many years remaining." espn.com

So, we've been rumored for a season or two as a suitor for jamal magloire. we have a glut of wingmen.  Pietrus, altho played well tonight, is the most expendable, and since on the cheap, prolly the most desired player for portland.  Hes not a veteran and does not have a big contract.

Raises the questions:  Would you want Magloire?  Would you want him for Pietrus? Would he fit in with Don Nelsons system?  Would Portland do it? Did I follow the rules in posting a rumor?  Is everyone emotionally prepared if we dont make the playoffs?

go dubs

Recently it has become apparent that Nelson's rotation is becoming very short.  At first glance, you would think that this is due to injuries and that very well may play a big part in it.  But Nelson, if you have followed his career, generally likes a short rotation and loves to play "his guys" heavy minutes.

My question is this:  What is going to happen to the rotation when baron, ike, and mickael come back?  Barnes is a superstar now, dunleavy is playing well... looks like mcleod will move to the bench...but with 9 quality players(baron, jr, monta,  mickael, beans, barnes, dunleavy, ike, murphy) on the team, is he gonna open up the rotation and play em all a little bit? or is he going to regulate some?