<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Don't see a lot of similarities between the newly crowned, appropriately renowned 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat and the 1975 Warriors? I do. I really do. Miami finished off Dallas in Tuesday's Game 6 and became the first lesser-talented NBA finals team to capture the title since our beloved, never-again-repeated Rick Barry-led Warriors, 31 years ago. Remember that amazing, shocking team? Other sports have glorious, one-time-only wonders. Not the NBA. Not in 31 years, because of Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry Bird and the other stars who won when they should've. But not this year, thanks to prime playing by Dwyane Wade (Wade = Barry?) and his supporting cast, and Mickelsonian collapses by Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and their supporting gags. ? The Mavericks and the 1975 Washington Bullets both came into the finals with more top-tier talent than their opponent and both crumbled once the tide began to pour in around them. Nowitzki = Elvin Hayes? I'm not trying to discount what the Heat or the '75 Warriors accomplished. It's a historic NBA team that marches into the finals and squashes a more tested, powerful team. ? Of course, the league's most talented team doesn't always win the title -- this season's Detroit team is a tremendous, and sad, example of that. But very good, very deep teams don't usually get flustered once they've made it as far as the finals. Dallas choked in a historic way, and now Shaquille O'Neal (good for him), Wade, Pat Riley and the rest of the Heat are fused together with Barry, Clifford Ray and the '75 Warriors. ? Word is, Chicago's No. 2 overall pick is available and several teams want that pick to draft Louisiana State's Tyrus Thomas or Gonzaga's Adam Morrison. My guess: The Warriors are interested, possibly dangling Bull-friendly Troy Murphy plus the ninth pick, not because Chris Mullin needs Thomas but because he could use the second pick to spring a mega-deal. ? I'm pretty sure the Warriors could stay at the No. 9 slot next Wednesday and get something good -- Bradley center Patrick O'Bryant, to me, is almost as good as Thomas. But if they want to start the bidding on Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett or someone else, the No. 2 pick would be quite an enticement. ? Hoping to learn more, I put my ear to the ground, which hurts my back but sometimes produces results, and this is what I heard: Point guards Rajon Rondo, Jordan Farmar, Dee Brown and possibly Marcus Williams are scheduled to work out for the Warriors this week. That's a thought-provoking collection (and possibly a smoke screen), since the Warriors already have an expensive point guard. Plus, only Williams and maybe Rondo are worthy of No. 9 consideration. ? But if Mullin is looking for youth behind Baron Davis, he could be targeting Chicago's No. 16 pick or Indiana at 17 at the back end of a monster trade package. And at 16 or 17, Rondo and Farmar make a lot of sense, especially if you're looking at Garnett or O'Neal at the top of the deal.</div> Source Anyone have an idea what this "mega deal" could possibly be? I like the trade up to #2 and unloading Troy Murphy at the same time. I'm just curious who the Warriors are targeting with this reference to a "mega deal."
Tim Kawakami alert! Does anyone see similarities between Tim Kawakami and a coin toss? Heads or tails? BTW I think the mega deal is all talk to stir up draft buzz. There could definitely be a trade, but I'm not sure how big. And knowing the Warriors, it could definitely end up in the usual disappointing fashion. It's not that the basketball gods hate the Warriors, they just hate the Mavs. Plus they enjoy two types of comedies: The team that never makes the playoffs and the other team that spent a crapload of money to go all the way and their most overpaid player does what his famous hands compell him to do. Classic. I really wanted to see Dirk and Cuban win a championship, but Shaq wins again by riding D-wade's coat tails.
what was Avery thinking calling that play for Damp, I know if worked a couple games ago, but come on, it's Damp. I agree about Kawakami, but at least he writes about the W's a bunch, he's like our very own little Sam Smith.
But don't us Warriors fans love the karma? Here's an overpaid ex-Warriors guy who goes to a team that could win a championship and he becomes everything from third string center to guys like Sagana Diop and DJ Mbenga and then the big Dallas loser in a play that matters most above all. F'n hilarious! I always thought "stone hands" would be Mavs undoing. It's especially entertaining because misery loves company. Now another team can share our frustration with an overpaid, underachieving center with bad hands. I'm just wondering how the hell did we get two of them at one point?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post">But don't us Warriors fans love the karma? Here's an overpaid ex-Warriors guy who goes to a team that could win a championship and he becomes everything from third string center to guys like Sagana Diop and DJ Mbenga and then the big Dallas loser in a play that matters most above all. F'n hilarious! I always thought "stone hands" would be Mavs undoing. It's especially entertaining because misery loves company. Now another team can share our frustration with an overpaid, underachieving center with bad hands. I'm just wondering how the hell did we get two of them at one point?</div> Simple...as upgrades from Felton Spencer.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting REREM:</div><div class="quote_post">Simple...as upgrades from Felton Spencer.</div> Ahhh
