NISMO

What does that really mean on what he thinks about this years draft class...

He was asked on why he dosn't play Jr. more often so that the W's could figure what type of player they have in him.. and Muss's qoute was that.. " I see him everyday in practice, and I know what kind of player he is. You can qoute me on that"

Can you read between the lines here people?

Jiri as well has not gotten any burn, yet during the whole summer, he was talked about as the best warrior shooter they have had in a while.. yet he is not playing at all. Forget the bandage in the finger... that dosn't matter as much..

colossus735

I think the problem is that the NBA draft is too much of a crapshoot these days and that it is probably more valuable to trade your pick for a player who is more established in the league. Mussleman being a good eye of talent knows what he has and know what he wants. Unless you have a few picks to take chances, what does a team do when their pick doesn’t work out? K.Brown was a number 1 pick and is now being shopped around because of his shortcomings. Top picks like E.Curry, T.Chandler, S.Swift, M.Fizer, and many others are part of the trade rumors. D.Miles was just traded and already is part of a few new trade scenarios. The Warriors have had too many busts in the draft to go that route. Their 3 picks in '01 have worked out, but Richardson has not become the player I thought he would become. Yes, its still early but how long do we wait for J-Rich to become a more dominant 2 guard? How long to we give Dunleavy to adjust his game to the pro style? We got Arenas in the second round and now he'll be a hot commodity in next year’s free agent market.

Laker's lineup= signed a bunch of journey men, signed Shaq, traded for the 13th pick in Kobe=NBA titles


King's lineup = traded for Bibby, Webber, and Christie. Signed Vlade, drafted Peja w/ their 14th pick and Turkoglu w/ the 16th pick in 00' and were one game from the Finals.

Dallas's lineup = traded for Nash, Finley, Bradley, Van Exel, LaFrentz and now have the best record in the league.

Nets lineup = traded for Kidd, Van Horn (before the trade), Jefferson, Collins, drafted Kittles and got ran out the state in the Finals.

Unlike the NFL and MLB, it just too hard to rebuild through the draft. Orlando got close by drafting Nick Anderson, Shaq, Dennis Scott, signed H.Grant, and traded for Penny. They did challenge for the title, but now that team is no more.

My view on this now is to let other teams draft, develop these players and THEN fork out the money when you know what you’re getting. Get your team in position to sign free agents like Orlando did to get Mcgrady and Hill. Like Denver and Cleveland is doing now. Move down in the draft and take your chances there. There are many mid to late round picks that are good players. Why have everyone hate you for drafting a bust(s), when everyone will love you for signing the perfect player for the team.

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NISMO

We have a cheap owner, A nice but dumb GM is St.Jean., last 2 drafts were good. but that is all he has under his belt.. the rest were bad drafts, stupid trades..

Dunleavy- I say , judge him in 2-3 years as well as Welsch.

But J-rich.. until he learns how to handle to ball better and get better in the fundamentals, Defensive and offensive ways.. then he will be a complete player, ala.. Tmac, Kobe..

But remember though Kobe did not make a great impact till his 4th or 5th year.

So I say give J-rich another 2 years.

colossus735

I heard that Cohan is looking to sell the team but for the amount that Charlotte was paid for, 300 mil plus! He's the bad apple in all of this. Just like Al Davis. If there was an aggressive owner, St. Jean would be gone, and fork out the money to sign good players. Well, you never know. The Warriors are having a much better season, gaining respect, knocking on the door of the playoffs...I guess if we hang in there, someone will take Cohan's offer. Go Warriors!

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fury29

Money has never been the issue. Cohan had shelled out the dough but like you said, St Jean is a less than qualified GM and the moved destroyed the team. We have had a little success lately but when you get loaded up with top draft picks all the time it's hard not to. St Jean has got to go. I say let Muss be more of an influence on signing free agents and drafting new guys. He obviously knows talent better than St Jean.

colossus735

Eric's history proves he has an eye for talent. Hope only the best for him.

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