Comments on: Thoughts on the Jason Richardson Trade

By: Rasta

Rasta — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:29:23 +0000

From a WOW perspective, how does this trade affect the Bobcats? Upgrading from Matt Carroll to JRich has to add a few wins, I suspect.

If they are able to re-sign Wallace, they’ll have 3 very good players (JRich, Okafor, Wallace) to carry the load. May looks good when he’s healthy, Felton is still learning the ropes at PG, and Morrison isn’t nearly as bad as he looked last year. And don’t forget about Fabio.

By: Mr. Parker

Mr. Parker — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:21:24 +0000

How can dampier play only 7 minutes a game
when he has a friggin win score .19wp48?

If you want to know why GS beat the pants off
of Dallas look no further than that. At 25 more
minutes per game in a 7 game series that is
worth about .8 wins. Instead they got about .2
wins out Dampier. Then when you factor in
the oppurtunity costs of playing someone else
it gets worse.

When you cant recognize who your best players
are maybe you need to not be coaching a team
that could win the NBA championship.

Looking at Dallas you see that they accomplished
their record setting season by playing their
best 3 players major minutes during the season.
They were not as good as their record to begin
with. When you compound that by sitting one of
your best players and play someone with a .05
wp48(cough stackhouse cough) you are asking
for trouble.

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By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:40:10 +0000

It doesn’t seem the Timberwolves are willing to give up Garnett just yet.. for the reason he is deemed ‘The Ticket’. In that case, what DJ predicts will probably hold true about the W’s.

By: C-Mart

C-Mart — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:25:59 +0000

KEVEN GARNETT!!!
All that trade did was clear cap space for KG. B Wright plus maybe the fastest player in the league Monta Ellis = A hall of fame player in his prime. KG Can carry a team that is willing to play with him into the playoffs. You put KG in Nelson’s hands and to hell with anyone else on the team you have a shot at the playoffs. Throw in Biedrins and one of the best point guards in the game plus a million spot up jump shooters who run the floor. Watch out.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:37:07 +0000

I agree with your thoughts 100%. I believe the Warriors made a quick, un-rational decision. S-Jax is too emotional, and Baron is injury-prone. So who will lead the Warriors to even make it to the playoffs? Monta? Or, maybe the new talent Mr. Wright? J-Rich was consistent.. except for the injuries earlier in the season.. and like you said, he improved after coming off injuries later in the season.

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:29:17 +0000

Dave, good post but it doesn’t seem to me to jibe with some of your earlier writings RE: the time problem. Since Richardson is a 6-year pro, doesn’t that mean he’s more likely to produce at his career average level i.e. slightly above average for an NBA player? In that case, they traded an average NBA player for, by most accounts, a top 5 talent who dropped in the draft because he’s very young and more of a development project than other players.

What really puts it over the top is what others have said — it sets them up for a blockbuster deal down the road. I think Golden State made a great trade here.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:32:49 +0000

“Intangibles” by their nature, are easy to dispute. If they were readily apparent, they would not be “intangible.”

The notion that Jackson is a good defender who doesn’t receive credit in the box score does have some merit. The Warriors did rebound at a better rate with him than without him, their defensive FG% was better, they scored more points per possession and surrendered fewer points per possession. All would indicate that the team was doing better with him than without him.

Whether there were other contributing factors–and there probably were–it is tangible evidence that they were playing better. Whether he was responsible is not as easy to get at. Watching them, it’s my subjective opinion that this was true.

By: Mr. Parker

Mr. Parker — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:19:30 +0000

also,
someone wanna explain how putting
Zach Randolph in NYC is a good idea?
This move is akin to sitting my 5 yr old
brother next to a light socket decorated
with Transformers stickers

By: Mr. Parker

Mr. Parker — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:36:35 +0000

dom,
Nelson seems to be a great regular season
coach. He puts player in the best possible
position. Hence, he didn’t play Ellis or
Harrington nearly as much in the Dallas series
as he did in the regular season.

His team has been able to beat Dallas like a
drum before and after the mid season trade.
What you see is a guy who’s never really had
the pieces put some great regular season and
the occasional playoff series runs together.

Basketball is about personel. Nelson puts his
player in great positions but has yet to
have a truly great player to put in a great
position.

Run down the list of Nelson’s players and
at what point in their career he coached them
and you will not see any player ready to
produce a championship.