Baron opts out...Say it aint so Boom?

Wow this came as a shocker to me. I just got home from a Softball game and over the AP comes news that Baron Davis opts out of his contract. I knew he had till midnight to decide and honestly I didn't see it happening. Baron is a phenomenal point guard and should be considered top tier. The 17.8 mil he was promised may not be top tier for NBA salaries but it is a hefty contract even by NBA standards. I figured given his injury prone track record any team would be reluctant to sign for more then that. He did have his first injury free season and averaged 21.8 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds. I guess I got to comfortable though cause Boom went ahead and did it. I am not mad at him it's a part of doing business. It's just hard as a Warriors fan to know your star might not be returning next year. Sure we have some raw talent that is going to be exciting to watch. But without Captin iDizzle it just wont be the same.

Well lets hope negotiations go well and Baron can stay in the Bay. It is really hard to continuously watch your favorite players leave your favorite team. I guess that's just what comes with being a fan of a team. The ups and downs, players come and players go. But you grit your teeth and continue to support your team. It just seems for us Warriors fans its more downs then up's. Ohh well grand-momma always said "the poorest people are sometimes spiritually the most wealthy".

Can Randolph B-Wright?

So the Draft was last night and the Warriors picked up Anthony Randolph in the first round 14th overall. I thought we might be getting Brandon Rush till Indiana scooped him up right before us. I don't know as of right now my verdict is still out. Not to say Randolph is a bad player. All the video I have watched he has looked good in. He looks fast, is a lefty, He is tall and is lanky. Thing is I could use that same sentence to describe Brandan Wright. That is my main hang up with this pick. It seems like we have a lot of tall and skinny 4's and 5's. B-Wright is 6'10 and 210 pounds. Randolph is 6'10 and 197 pounds "dayumm". These skinny guys can run all day so If they can shoot an outside shot it fits right into our style of play. But we need to have at least one guy who can bang in the post for certain match ups. Not even for offensive purposes more so defense than anything. To bad Brook Lopez didn't slide 4 more picks. NJ got a hell of a deal with him at 10th overall. Hell maybe we should of grabbed his brother at 14?

More Baron Rumors!

The Baron trade rumors are flying again. With the draft tomorrow and Baron's ability to opt out also a few days away the air filled with smoke. Literally the entire Bay Area is covered in smoke from the some odd hundred fires around the state. Anyway the latest rumors put Baron in Motor City. I have to say all these Baron leaving rumors have me low. But this one possibly had Sheed coming to the Golden State. I have liked Rasheed Wallace since his Portland days and think he would fit Nelly ball perfect. Billups and Harington also got mentioned in this rumor as well. Ideally I would keep Baron and pick up Sheed as well. You can keep your Chauncey Mr. Dumars! But I don't think the Pistons are hearing a Harrington for Wallace trade. Our 14th overall pick is not worth a whole lot. But we do have this 10 Mil trade exception to work with also. As for Baron though from the lip service his agent Todd Ramasar gave it sounds like he wont opt out. As far trades go lets hope Mullin does not decide to trade a Franchise player 2 years in a row. I know Mullin was trying to get KG for us who got traded a few days later. But if we had Richardson last season we could of finished a lot better I think. You can't predict how things are going to work out though. Lets hope we can make a move that doesn't cost us much. Brand anyone?