I just realized MDJ is untradeable now like Foyle. He re-signed for a little more than Foyle. Check it out. I suppose this means we'll have to trade our best rebounder Troy Murphy. Dun's and Murf's games were similar and never complemented each other. Player 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Shane Battier $4,903,000 $5,393,300 $5,883,600 $6,373,900 $6,864,200 $7,354,500 (Shane has been putting up better numbers than Dun) Mike Dunleavy $4,506,261 $7,312,500 $8,125,000 $8,937,500 $9,750,000 $10,562,500 (rough guesstimate; I'm using Foyle's numbers) Tayshaun Prince $1,763,115 $7,312,500 $8,125,000 $8,937,500 $9,750,000 $10,562,500 (rough guesstimate; will make a little more than Dun; Prince is a lot better than Dun)
As bad as dundun's contract is.. I'd still rather have him on the team over Fisher, Foyle or Murphy. At least he learned how to play defense. If he busts his arse on his 3 point shot this off season, he can still be a good bench player. He and Murphy simply cannot co-exist. Nothing would make me happier than Fisher and Murphy packaged for anything this off season. Maybe Ainge, Isiah or Twerdzik will want them...
His offense is horrible right now. Seems to have no clue and his jumper is regressing fast. Even layups are missing badly. Funny, he's started taking it to the hole harder now and more often but missing free throws. However, his defense has made great strides as has his rebounding. Disappointing but I still have hope.
Dun seems to have lost his confidence in his outside shot. Same with Pietrus. And it's scary how they are shooting under 20 percent. How can an NBA player and both high draft picks, shoot that bad? If Dun can shoot the ball with some confidence 45 from 2 and 38 from 3, like last year I would have no problem with Dunleavy, but it's gotten to the point where it's all mental and I don't think he'll recover from it. He doesn't seem like someone that is mentally capable of blocking that stuff out. I don't like Murphy. I think individually he is a great player, but he doesn't fit with the dynamics of the team. I think that has been pretty obvious over the years. He's the Stephon Marbury-lite of power forwards. He's also a hardworker and he's defintely trying to fit into the team concept, but it's just not working. I know I was blaming Baron before, but I come to realize that it's not his fault, when Dun, Pietrus, and Foyle are not reliable scorers. So he basically has to put up numbers to keep the team afloat.
Gohn, exactly what I've been saying. People put so much hope on the shoulders of Baron Davis, and now that the Warriors are not going to make the playoff's people blame the guy that they thought was the savior. The rest of the team just isn't good enough.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Gohn, exactly what I've been saying. People put so much hope on the shoulders of Baron Davis, and now that the Warriors are not going to make the playoff's people blame the guy that they thought was the savior. The rest of the team just isn't good enough.</div> Yeah, I admit I was wrong about him, especially after seeing these boxscores by Dunleavy and Pietrus lately. I think I could put up better numbers, scoring wise. Pretty easy to do when the y've done nothing on the court.
