You can say anything you want about the Warriors. They miss Monta Ellis and wasn't that a bad break? Don Nelson should use Ronny Turiaf more. Corey Maggette is incredibly one dimensional and highly selfish. The Warriors should play more/less smallball. You can say all of that.
But there is only one thing to be said. The Warriors need Baron Davis. As I write this on Friday afternoon their record is 5-10. That stinks. With Davis they would have a winning record -- and I don't care how bad he's playing with the Clippers. With the freedom Nelson gave him he'd be leading this team to a respectable record, and the Warriors would be exciting and that's the truth.
The Warriors almost certainly will not make the playoffs this season. With Davis they would stand a decent chance.
Whoever decided not to keep him -- hello, R. Rowell -- made a massive miscalculation, a grotesque miscalculation. The Warriors ruined their team by letting Davis go, turned it from a contender to a bottom feeder. You know it. I know it.
That's all anyone needs to say.
Agreed! What I dont get is Warriors offer Arenas a max deal and he is just as prone to injury as davis. Then they offer Magette an above mid-level salary who is also just as injury prone. Why not just give Baron what he was asking for because the asking price was not an egregious contract for both sides.
Baron was paramount in knocking out the number 1 seed in the 2007 playoffs.
What say you Lowell?
as bad as BD's been,
on the floor, Clips -5.8
off the floor, Clips -16.8