<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As the NBA's noon trade deadline approaches today, there are a few troubling facts for Warriors fans to consider: ? Three years ago after 53 games of coach Eric Musselman's rookie season, the Warriors were 24-29. And this year? The Warriors are 24-29. ? The Warriors finished 38-44 three years ago and 37-45 two years ago -- Musselman was axed after that season. And this year? The Warriors are on pace to finish 37-45. Cue the eerie music. On paper, the Warriors' roster is better than it was during the Musselman "era." Yet the numbers don't add up. The Warriors are still running in place. Your first reaction is to blame coach Mike Montgomery. Then you remember that the Warriors have had nine coaches during their 11-year playoff drought: Don Nelson, Bob Lanier, Rick Adelman, P.J. Carlesimo, Garry St. Jean, Dave Cowens, Brian Winters, Musselman and Montgomery. Firing Montgomery isn't the answer, although he very well could lose his job if the Warriors miss the playoffs again. No, this is a personnel issue in a players' league. It's up to Warriors executive vice president Chris Mullin to fix the problem. We've seen enough to know that Mullin needs to make some major adjustments to his roster. Standing pat won't work. As currently constructed, the Warriors are a 3-point shooting team with too many players who don't shoot straight from long range, at least not often enough. They're a team that's top-heavy with perimeter players while undersized and undermanned inside. They're a team that is packed with players who think offense first and treat defense as an afterthought. We're not advocating the nuclear option. Mullin shouldn't blow this team apart. There's too much young, improving talent to take that tack. Mullin, though, needs to reshape this roster. He can start now, before the trade door slam shuts today, if a good, fair deal is available. Or he can wait until after the season. This isn't about some quick fix to earn the No. 8 playoff seed this year and the right to get waxed by the San Antonio Spurs or Dallas Mavericks. This is about the Warriors building a team that can go deep in the playoffs and maybe, just maybe, compete for an NBA title one day. Even if this Warriors team plays to its maximum potential, which it hasn't, it can't match up against the NBA's elite, especially in a long series. That's why Mullin needs to act.</div> Source
I wanted the Mihm + George for Murphy + Fisher trade to go down. It would have been a good way to get young guys to play more and have a quicker, better team.
As much as I think that Murphy doesn't fit, I HATE George. Plus Murphy's BYC status goes away this off season. Honestly, if Mully didn't have the perfect trade, then it's better that he did nothing.
