With NBA basketball news slowing to a trickle during the hot days of August, there are still lots of questions circling around the Warriors. I’d argue, however, that some of the most repeated questions aren’t that important at all and mask the real issues facing this team next year. For example:
Repeated Question: Can Monta play [...]
To make up for the loss of Baron Davis at point guard, as well as the departures of swingmen Matt Barnes and Mickael Pietrus, The Warriors have ended a busy off-season with the signing of Evree Wan Entheymama on Friday. After initial attempts failed to get the two biggest names in this year’s free agency, [...]
Tags: Baron Davis, Matt Barnes, Mickael PietrusOne guy who’s been ripping it up in practice is former Duke guard and Vallejo native DeMarcus Nelson. I watched most of practice on Thursday, and he was dominant. He threw down one tomahawk dunk that shocked me a bit, then he almost broke the rim trying to dunk on like three big men. He [...]
Tags: C.J. Watson, Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, Mickael PietrusAs the free agency signing period began officially Tuesday night, the Warriors were busy splitting the difference. The slim odds on landing Elton Brand finally rolled down to zero, but the higher odds of the team doing absolutely nothing also proved to be inaccurate. With the signing of Corey Maggette and an offer [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Baron Davis, Clippers, Lakers, Mickael PietrusIf you look at this lame mashup of an image in soft focus, it sort of looks like Mickael Pietrus is about to smash on Corey Maggette. Which roughly sums up my feelings about the early returns from “signing Wednesday.” Which is apparently sort of not unlike our category of “Hater Tuesday,” but without the [...]
Tags: Clippers, Mickael PietrusAs of today, Mickael Pietrus is a full-fledged member of the Sanctuary for Outcast Warriors, otherwise known as the Orlando Magic.Details of the deal are not yet confirmed, but he’s reportedly getting most of the mid-level exception and a 3-year contra…
Tags: Mickael PietrusIt’s official … well, not quite … but Mickael Pietrus is done with the Warriors. My colleague John Denton at Florida Today wrote that the Magic have agreed to terms with MP2. The length of the deal is unknown, but Florida Today did report the deal is said to start at $5.2 million in the [...]
Tags: Mickael PietrusWhere to begin? Of all the things I thought might happen to the Warriors this summer — and that’s a mighty lengthy list — Baron Davis passing on $17.8 million is not one of them. Of course, that’s because Baron was telling everyone who would listen it wouldn’t happen.
First off, let’s cover some turf that [...]
I’m sure the Warriors had a great PR plan laid out for Nellie’s return, complete with a post-Finals press conference to capture media attention and give Nellie a chance to do what he does best in front of the cameras and microphones. Of course, Nellie had his own plan. Despite the less than glitzy context [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, Don Nelson, Mickael PietrusRobin Lopez.
Seriously. That won’t happen. Still, you have to be concerned about the Warriors chances to nab a difference-maker picking last in the lottery. Maybe Darrell Arthur from Kansas falls. Or Kevin Love from UCLA. Chances are they’ll end up with a project like Lavale McGee from Nevada, who is Patrick O’Bryant with a bit [...]