2009 NBA Offseason Thread

[EricaLubarsky]

Anyone thinking that Larry Riley is a total amateur in over his head and that Donnie is running a madhouse in Oakland?

1) Jackson is going off and Golden State is saying that they want to receive a star in return for him? I mean its one thing to try to up a players worth but another to have ridiculously overhyped value on a player that needs to go ASAP.
2) Ellis is going nuts and wants out too, and has made public announcements that he wont play with the other two-dozen 1/2 tweeners that Nelson has put together.
3) They now have Acie Law penciled in to play SF at 6'3". They throw 6'2" Ellis, 6'5" Morrow and 6'3" Law, with 6'6" Maggette That team isn't small ball. Its midget ball.
4) They are inundated with guards, and refuse to trade any of them. Our buddy Otis makes an offer on the low-end of fair for a guy that won't see much PT, and gets refused so he goes and cries about it to the press that its something personal about him.

In the mean time Ellis 6'3", Curry 6'2", Watson 6'2",Law 6'3", and 5'11" Claxton are all looking for minutes with Morrow 6'5" starting to take off, Azuibuke 6'5" already looking good. All those guys want and demand minutes. Ellis is their star starter. Curry is their first rounder. Watson they re-signed because they said he was developing (and then refused to trade to Orlando). Even if they push Acie Law, Morrow and Azuibuke up to SF, thats still a total logjam of young talent that will fester and become unhappy if not developed. Claxton is the only one who knows he's a reserve. Everyone else feels like they are a starter or at least worthy of 25mpg. What a total mess.

Its like the Warriors heard the phrase "you can never have too many bigmen" and thought it meant 1/2 tweeners with good size for the 1 and below average height for the 2. Nelson has done a nice job putting together a LOT of high potential young guys but they all play the same position since none of them are natural PGs. His veteran core is either staying away or revolting, and his young guys are realizing that the roster is a timebomb.