<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I AGREE WITH two things Chris Mullin said at his season-ending press conference this week. First and foremost, the Warriors need to become more complementary. That's a kind way of saying nobody on this team ? heck, in this organization ? is on the same page. What we're looking at, ladies and gentlemen, is a bad chemistry experiment. The ultimate pro-style point guard is thrust onto the lap of the ultimate college-style coach. Bad mix. This same star player, whose strength is penetrating and finding open shooters, is paired with a big guard who does his best work one-on-one. Bad mix. The starting small forward handles the ball well for his size but rarely gets the opportunity because the aforementioned point guard is a hands-on type. Bad mix. The point guard and small forward are good open-court players, but most of their teammates aren't, so the team doesn't run much. Bad mix. The coach doesn't seem to care that a club without one top-flight perimeter marksman shoots 3-pointer after 3-pointer. Bad mix. The two best big men ? one perimeter-oriented, the other an interior force ? work well together offensively. Imagine that. But both are power forwards, and neither offers an ounce of defensive resistance, so it's hard to play them together. Bad mix. An exciting rookie explodes onto the scene, but his minutes are limited because the organization has about $100 million invested in two other point guards, one of which sucks the life out of the team's offense every time he dribbles the ball. Bad mix. The club president vows changes will be made, the leading scorer wants the team to pursue Kenyon Martin and the chief decision-maker likes what's already on hand. Bad mix. You might be wondering: What's the second thing in which Mullin and I agree? That he deserves the blame for the embarrassing season, of course. DATELINE: On vacation. What should the Warriors do this off-season? Glad I asked ... Baron Davis should get himself in shape. Plain and simple. Jason Richardson should learn how to dribble with his left hand. Mike Dunleavy should schedule a heart transplant, because until he's able to hit a clutch shot, he shouldn't be playing down the stretch. Troy Murphy should shoot a thousand 3s a day Advertisement ? and nothing else. You are what you are, and he's a perimeter shooter. Period. Ike Diogu should go one-on-one with Leon Powe every day, each improving his low-post moves and better learning how to defend the position at the same time. Mike Montgomery should retire. Chris Mullin should call the Pacers daily, attempting to pry Jermaine O'Neal without giving up Richardson. And Bob Rowell should buy an ad in Bay Area newspapers, apologizing for not signing the organization's name on Monday's printed message to the fans that hung the players out to dry by themselves.</div> by Dave Del Grande http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_3729968 I see why they pay this guy to write. Right on the money, Dave.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AlleyOop:</div><div class="quote_post">I see why they pay this guy to write. Right on the money, Dave.</div> He is indeed spot on with most of his comments. I disagree with some of his points about J-Rich; his left hand dribble isnt much worse than his right, it could still use improvement though, as well as his FTs. Baron and J-Rich work fine together, Baron can handle the ball and set up J-Rich for easier points than he would get creating himself. I think most of our roster is better suited to play an up-tempo style, not just Baron and Dunleavy as Del Grande mentions. J-Rich, Pietrus, Monta, Murphy, Zarko, and Biedrins would all probably benefit from running an open court offense. Foyle and Fisher would perhaps be even worse than they usually are since Fisher can't run a break or finish at the rim, Foyle just can't do anything well. Ike could be used well for either, hes got a solid post game but he seems to get at least as many points from getting passes while hes trailing the play or left open on the baseline where he can shoot a sweet mid range J or finish at the rim. An up-tempo offense would also help hide the team's overall weak defense. Hes definitely spot on with his comment about Montgomery's "offense" and Baron's "offense" not meshing well together. When Baron runs the half court teams can easily shut us down by clogging the lane and forcing the W's to take long jumpshots all game long. In "Baron ball" we used to get up the floor before the defense could set up. I like how he calls out Fisher too. He flat out says that Fisher "sucks the life out of the team's offense every time he dribbles the ball". Everyone else in the media and especially in the organization is always calling Fisher a "smart veteran" who is alledgedly so valuable to the team because of his savvy and experience. Good article, too bad it probably won't effect much of anything reguarding the team.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Run BJM:</div><div class="quote_post">Good article, too bad it probably won't effect much of anything reguarding the team.</div> No, none of them do. Mullin doesn't read them. He believes in his "Big Six" core. I hope so because he's strapped with them for 6+ years.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AlleyOop:</div><div class="quote_post">An exciting rookie explodes onto the scene, but his minutes are limited because the organization has about $100 million invested in two other point guards, one of which sucks the life out of the team's offense every time he dribbles the ball. Bad mix.</div> Hey, look - I quoted myself quoting someone else... cool, eh? This passage by Del Grande reinforces my main point I'll be harping on all summer long. We're at the crux of the position -- does Mullin find a way to feature Monta Ellis (i.e. pull off a miraculous Fisher trade, move JRich in a blockbuster, etc.) or does he let this opportunity slip by? This off-season is the most important in franchise history simply because of Monta Ellis.
