The Official NLSC GS WARRIORS fans' thread.

yeah, I really am interested to see what they'll do with Dunleavy....it should be interesting....

if Warriors ever fluke it and win draft lottery and get Bogut, then I'll bandwagon....until then, I'll stay safely to the side

I dont want Bogut. We dont need a soft center. We need a Okafor type, someone whos gonna block shots and rip down boards. The warriors lack inside defense and a low post scoring threat, thats why we give up so many points.

Here's a seasonal review by the official site:

http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/season ... _0405.html

BTW, Tales has been a hardcore GSW fan for as long as I can remember.

BTW, Tales has been a hardcore GSW fan for as long as I can remember.

Yeah, I know... But he has to present himself and take part in this thread...


Here's some more insight into GS's hopes for next season:

http://www.nba.com/warriors/interactive ... 50205.html

Good article... by the Warriors...

love how D Fish got props!

love how D Fish got props!

he's pretty likeable for an overpaid tweener guard...

What would you guys prefer?

Dunleavy being traded for a big man(center) and letting Rodney start at SF or keeping Dunleavy and continuing to let Rodney rot on the bench.

Rodney's equally talented if not more than Dunleavy but has never gotten the "proper" chance as of yet....I think he can pretty much do what Dunleavy is doing now and prolly wont let ppl push him around(Newble high-kicks).

put me down as a bandwagoner

Mr. Charisma., welcome aboard teh bandwagon

NJ²², I think Rodney has been burnt out from being benched all this time and can't handle the starter's job... He's better as a PF now, more than anything...

I think we'll keep Dunleavy for the final year of his contracy and see how it goes...

I think Rodney is better off as trade bait. Add him to any player to make the deal even better. If he really need another SF we can just use our #9 pick to take one.

rodney white put up a triple double against dallas.. remember that..

i say give him more minutes. or at least trade him to a shitty team who needs a SF (say 6th man for charlotte and progress from their?)

BTW, Tales has been a hardcore GSW fan for as long as I can remember.

Yeah, I know... But he has to present himself and take part in this thread...

He has yet to post in a few months so that's not happening any time soon. don't add me to any list, I don't like GSW that much. And why would you bandwagon a losing team?

And why would you bandwagon a losing team?

FAITH.

And I'm a fan, not a bandwagoner...

Er....you can't "bandwagon" a losing team...

Bandwagoning is being a fair weather fan.

So whats everyones take on the #9 pick? Who do you guys want/think will still be around?

I think Frye is a gamble, but the team is one true Center away from the post-season... so he's worth the shot...

I think Frye gets a bad rap from people who call him soft because he played on a team oriented team. The chicago workouts had him bench more reps than the majority of the guys there.

well....u can add me as a FAN.....gonna support them...well atleast the 1st team who drafted a Latvian - Andris Biedrins.....

I think Frye gets a bad rap from people who call him soft because he played on a team oriented team. The chicago workouts had him bench more reps than the majority of the guys there.

he has the soft label because he does play like that. from the games i saw him play in arizona, he preferred a face up game instead of banging down low, even if he had the size advantage

Hmmm, will Mike Jr. get the boot?


THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE:

Warriors' pick may bump out Dunleavy
Mullin covets Granger as possible replacement
By Dave Del GrandeSTAFF WRITER



With the No.9 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select ...
A replacement for the player they took six slots higher three years ago?

Ten months after basically giving away one of his best players — Erick Dampier — in a sign-and-trade, Warriors chief decision-maker Chris Mullin must weigh his options with another of his regulars — Mike Dunleavy — this off-season as the former Duke standout prepares for his fourth NBA season.

Mullin has never given an indication Dunleavy will be anything but a lifelong Warrior, but tonight Mullin's actions will speak louder than his words when he picks from a short listfrom Sports 1


of mostly frontcourt players in making Golden State's ninth lottery pick in the past 11 years.

Without question, New Mexico small forward Danny Granger is at or near the top of Mullin's wish list.

The 6-foot-81/2, 225-pounder had to default from a private workout with the Warriors last month because of a sore toe.

At the time, the 22-year-old didn't have much to prove. He was solidly entrenched in the top seven in almost every early draft projection, and the Warriors already had a pretty good small forward in Dunleavy.

But things have changed.

First off, Granger solidly outperformed another of Mullin's favorites, Syracuse forward Hakim Warrick, in a head-to-head workout in Chicago two weeks ago.

And though the Warriors got more interested, it appears some others started looking elsewhere. With prep standout Gerald Green and Arizona big man Channing Frye now projected to land — along with Utah's Andrew Bogut, North Carolina's Marvin Williams, Wake Forest's Chris Paul and Illinois' Deron Williams — in the top eight, Granger finds himself dueling with Warrick, Spain's Fran Vazquez, North Carolina's Raymond Felton and two other high-schoolers, Andrew Bynum and Martell Webster, for the two vacancies ahead of the Warriors.

Sensing the possibility of Granger slipping to No.9, Mullin called him back to Oakland last week for the first-hand look the club didn't get earlier.
What the Warriors saw was a player capable of being a factor at both ends of the court — as a tough, on-the-ball defender and an offensive force equally adept at scoring inside and out.

So now, as Mullin munches on an assortment of big men (Warrick, Vazquez and Arizona State's Ike Diogu) with different skills, he must consider the possibility of plucking Granger — using the "best available athlete" method — and using Dunleavy as trade bait for the coveted interior force.

Mullin admits he could go in many different directions tonight.

"We have some improvements that need to be made," he said. "If we can get someone in this draft who in the future can be a lock-down defender, rebounder and a guy who plays without the ball ... that would be desirable."

This wouldn't be the worst of times to deal Dunleavy.

First off, after scoring in double figures in 29 of the Warriors' last 35 games to raise his scoring average to a very respectable 13.4, his value has never been higher.

And secondly, he's eligible for a Jason Richardson/Troy Murphy-type contract extension in October. With three big-money players already in the starting five, it's quite possible Mullin will be a bit stingier with the big bucks this time around, which could cause problems.

"There are some target guys," Mullin said of upgrading his roster in areas other than the draft. "If a trade scenario comes up, we would get it done."

The Warriors also have two second-round picks tonight — Nos.40 and 42 — and figure to add a big man and backup point guard if neither need is addressed at No.9.

If they're gonna replace Dundun then Id like to see the warriors get Joey Graham. That guy is strong, plus plays smart. Nice jumper, can post up. Everything Dunleavy is not.

Granger and Warrik would fit well, too...

is your no.9 pick a good one? i have no info for the arizonan guy yet?

Ike Diogu, from what I've seen, is a decent player. I can't tell you much, though. I'm unhappy with our pickup of Chris Taft, very unhappy. Monta Ellis intrigues me as a replacement for Fisher, I haven't seen much of him.