SB Nation User Blog: pinkycheal

Optimist

pinkycheal — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:16:44 -0000

I log in this morning to GSoM to see that the boards have already been hit with "Kings are starting to look very good" message. It seems I am a bit too late... alright folks, lets try this again. NOTHING happened yesterday. Some people talked on the first day of media day, months away from the start of the season. And what did it mean? Figuratively? A bunch if you are a person (or reporter.. see: tk) that loves to jump to conclusions to sell ad space and increase page hits. But really? What did happen?

Ellis: Said basically he is ready to move on. Fantastic, lets move on. He also said that the Warriors cant win with himself and Curry in the backcourt. This is nothing that MANY people havent already said this offseason. Well... unless he is a psychic, we wont really know the answer to this AT ALL until a) practices start and b) the seasons starts. I actually LIKED that he said "Lets play ball. I have the greatest job in the world. I am going to be a Warrior until my contract runs out." Listen... last season was not pretty. But winning cures A LOT. And this team COULD win games. We dont know how the product is going to look on the court, so lets all calm down.. Ellis is, why cant we? What really did he say wrong? That he is worried that the backcourt wont work? Well... who knows, in 2 weeks Nelly might be saying the same thing. But the team was NOT wrong in drafting Curry. Best guy available... you make due.

Jackson. Alright lets break it down... Richardson was traded to clear cap space because his contract was A NIGHTMARE. Barnes was let go because he had come off a bad year, and we were backed up at his position... he deserved starter minutes where we were all begging for youth to play. Davis? We are yet to see him even be close to the talent that he was when he left, so how can we say this was a bad move to let him go? He would be taking up cap space now with a team running in neutral, at least I dont have to watch him heave shots up all night. And Al? Come on... Al is a cool guy, but a 4th of 5th option at best. Truth is he shouldnt have been traded and Jamal should have never been on the team to start. It was a shot to help the team win then, but failed. Jackson is rightfully angry because he wants to win NOW. Are we a winner now? We are getting closer... you cant argue with that. We have a great young core talent pool with veteran bench assistance. What is wrong with that? Jackson WILL NOT be traded before the season starts. He has MORE VALUE at the deadline, so lets all stop the links to Trade Machine. His best value to us comes in Salary Cap Relief, and if the team is sinking, great lets get it and see what pieces we can pick up next offseason. If the team is doing well, everyone will shut up and Jack will be happy. Jacks problem? Just stop talking... I know you like to be vocal, but come on. Your not helping anyone. You say you want to show up and play? Great... get out there, say what you need to say, then go on with your life.

Listen... lets see how the team comes together. We haven't been healthy like this in a long time. Everyone... stop being so desperate for news that you are jumping on EVERYTHING and making huge deals about it. Reserve your thoughts for when they and the games actually start to mean anything... when the season starts.

A little reason why I love Bay Area sports.. esp. the Dubs

pinkycheal — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:28 -0000

A little reason why I love Bay Area sports.. esp. the Dubs

Im at the top of the list when it comes to optimistic sports fans. I am one of the 5 on this site that will constantly see the brighter side of the front office (except for the j rich trade... still bitter).

I was reading Rick Riley on espn today, and he made a note about Scott Soshnick and our front ofifice. Here is a link to Scott's article (even a small tip about the Sharks). Made me love them once again...

"To the Warriors of Golden State. In a two-year stretch marred by incompetence, indifference and...

pinkycheal — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:34:13 -0000

"To the Warriors of Golden State. In a two-year stretch marred by incompetence, indifference and poor public relations, they somehow ended up with a nucleus of Andris Biedrins, Anthony "The Breakout" Randolph, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, Brandon Wright, Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette that looks orgasmically exciting on paper … well, until you remember there isn't a distributor in the mix. Will it be interesting? Yes. Will it be fun? No question. Could we see a fight between two teammates at midcourt over who gets to shoot? Sure. Will Randolph sob on the bench at least 12 times? Absolutely. But at least it will be interesting, dammit."

—Bill Simmons, NBA Off-Season Column

NBA always keeps you on your toes

In defense of the W's Front Office

pinkycheal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:03:19 -0000

Listen, sounds like the great thing to do these days is to trash the warriors front office and call them inept. All I have seen them do in the past month is:

#1: Ditch a bad contract in J Craw, who as a great guy was a bad fit for the team and didnt need to be here. To add, everyone KNEW he wanted to move, and we still got a young (totally unproven with big reality he wont do very much) in Law that we are only asking to be a THIRD STRING GUY

#2: Draft the best player available that has the make up to be a top player in the league according to many out there in Curry.

#3: To privately state that they are not going to trade a stud in Curry along with a topped out Bendris and a poo poo platter of unproven talent in Belli and Wright to get a guy who we are not 100% would resign after the year. Wait.. and injury proven guy who would become the highest paid player on our team is balking at the chance to come to the Bay after serious career threatening surgery less than 2 years ago? He would play on a team with equal to lower talent than on the Suns, and is a premadonna that can score but has no history of defense or rebounding, two areas that we have lacked in the past. Lets be honest.. he's a great catch and an asset UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES, but not to sell the farm over.

I am going to have to go against the popular masses ( see: Tim K most of the time, as he DID applaud us for ACTUALLY MAKING SOME KIND OF MOVE which I agree with, and other posters on this site who are ready to pack it in for the team) and say that Riley has impressed me so far without actually doing much with the conversations and rumors he has at least sparked and the dedication to some kind of plan that we only try to guess at and subsquently tear apart over here at GSOM thinking that we could do a better job.

How about we all put the "We Believe" videos away, right under our J-Rich and B Davis jerseys and calm down a bit. Lets see what the finished product looks like in the next few months, stop speculating and starting "Movement" emails and chains on here that only serve to piss us all off when nothing happens, and wait for some ACTUAL news to happen on June 8th, or even October when the off-season is actually over. Trust me... relaxing a bit is MUCH easier than griping on a daily basis about how much DUBS BRAZZZZ sucks and Nelson/Cohan/whatever are losers.

Lets add a bit more optimism and positivity around here and stop making rash judgments. And... I'm spent

Trade Down?

pinkycheal — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:04:19 -0000

Was looking at some very early mock drafts today, and as much as I hate to read paragraph after paragraph about possible offseason moves with so many things still yet to happen (draft order, opt outs, etc), I wanted to post it right here on the board right now that, with the odds of us moving up being so bad, and such a horrible drop off in talent after the top 2 picks, this could be a great chance to use a bad contract (see: C.Magg or J.Craw) to actually move DOWN in the draft.

If the team stamps their intent by broadcasting to the world that they need a new pg, couldnt they use logjam they have at the wing to actually move down (see: Detroit, Portland) to a team that is looking for someone in the Guard department or a bigger body down low. I see:

Maggs, Wright and the 7 going to Detriot for

#14 and Prince

Warriors take a Flynn or Patty Mills to run the point

Its not the ONLY move (still creates a jam at shooting with a guy like Jackson still looking for his final position), but it starts to help make things make sense. AGAIN, if Crawford is still around, this still makes a mess, but its a good start. I just dont think the talent diffference is THAT much where Jennings or Lawson over Flynn or Mills makes THAT much sense, especially if there is about a 5% chance any guy outside of Rubio would actually start come next October anyway.

Anyway, thanks for listening. Stay classy GSOM

Al Harrington at it again...

pinkycheal — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:14:43 -0000

Al Harrington at it again...

This guy never quits... Al will always be the guy who could score but couldnt guard his shadow. Thanks for the memories Al- the people of NYC are starting to turn on you now too

Interesting Baron Article

pinkycheal — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:34:01 -0000

Interesting Baron Article

Check out this article on Baron Davis from Bill Simmons, "The Sports Guy" on ESPN.com. Im a fan of Bill's work, who is speaking as a season ticket holder of the Clippers who has been complaining about Baron since the signing. Interesting read, pretty much backs up, quotes and all, everything we thought and said about Baron Davis from the start. Enjoy

Rumor: 3 Way Trade with Knicks and Clippers

pinkycheal — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:59:44 -0000

Dime Mag has it going like this:

http://dimemag.com/2008/11/knicks-warriors-clippers-3-way-trade-rumors/#more-4219

Warriors Get:

Crawford

Clippers get:

Randolph

Collins

Note: Artilce says Randolph, Collins and Crawford get split between Clippers and Warriors, but how else would it be split?

Knicks get:

Harrington

Mobley

Tim Thomas

The rest is just filler, with the Clippers getting a piece that the Knicks are trying to rid of anyway. At least we are not still taking about Malik Rose...

Randolph's size and versatility should benefit the Warriors

pinkycheal — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:13:32 -0000

Randolph's size and versatility should benefit the Warriors

Nice article on our new guy AR with some nice commentary from Moncrief.

Rumor: Warriors offer Max Deal to Arenas

pinkycheal — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:33:40 -0000

Just as the Warriors prepare for a cornerstone to move on from the franchise, ESPN.com reports this morning that "According to a source close to Arenas" the W's made a max offer to Gilbert for 5 years @ $101 Million total (about $20M/year). Gilbert already made the "verbal commitment" (whatever that means) that if the Wizards re-signed Jamison, he would come back. Even if he DIDNT sign with the Warriors, who can't feel a bit proud that we are actually starting to TRY to make things happen? My eyes are glued to the ticker, cant wait to see what is going to happen next