http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_earl_barron_011412.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-tsn-acn-barron-gsw-20120114,0,4000016.story http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10833247 With the Warriors now on a four-game road trip that will have them visit the Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New Jersey Nets, Barron's presence will be important from the start. While the Warriors are fortunate to face four Eastern Conference teams during their second road trip of the year that did not make the playoffs last season, each of these teams feature centers that matchup comparatively to Barron's size. During the road trip, the Warriors will face Byron Mullens (7-0, 275 pounds) and DeSagana Diop (7-0, 280) of the Bobcats, Greg Monroe (6-11, 253) of the Pistons, Anderson Varejao (6-11, 260) of the Cavaliers, and Mehmet Okur (6-11, 260) and Johan Petro (7-0, 247) of the Nets. Now that the Warriors have found their replacement for Brown, what can the Warriors expect from their new big man? Despite being a seven-footer, Barron has been known to be a mobile rebounder who can make his free throws (72.8 career free throw percentage) but is not a huge blocking threat. While the team is not expecting Barron to contribute as an offensive threat, if he is able to give the Warriors similar production to Brown, the team will be satisfied with their replacement and look to move forward without any more injuries this season.