Leandro Barbosa Agrees To One-Year Deal With Warriors

[RealGM Wiretap]

Leandro Barbosa has agreed upon a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors for the veteran minimum.

Barbosa played 20 games last season with the Phoenix Suns.

Barbosa received initial interest from the MIami Heat as well.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN

[Buffalo_Tim]

What a great, low-risk signing. Instant offense off the bench.

[devinbrady]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

[Bentley1225]

Great compliment to Linvingston. I just hope he stays healthy

[Chuck Newhouse]

He played exceptionally well last year when the Suns got him but never regained the spark he had after he was injured. He may rival Gervin as the best ever at the finger roll. He is still a master at finishing in traffic.

[CnG]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

Yeah because Barbosa is going to eat up all of Livingston's, Igoudala's, Draymond's, Bogut's and Klay's minutes. Not like any of those can defend.

Happy for vet min, needed someone next to Sdot.

[devinbrady]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

Yeah because Barbosa is going to eat up all of Livingston's, Igoudala's, Draymond's, Bogut's and Klay's minutes. Not like any of those can defend.

Happy for vet min, needed someone next to Sdot.

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

[CnG]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

Yeah because Barbosa is going to eat up all of Livingston's, Igoudala's, Draymond's, Bogut's and Klay's minutes. Not like any of those can defend.

Happy for vet min, needed someone next to Sdot.

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

Haha because Livingston barely played last season. Also yeah Curry is sooo injury prone that the only injury that kept him out was an opponent falling on his skull causing concussion. Those glass ankles aye? Ah Bogut. When you play like he does you're bound to get injured, but last year played more than Dwight.

That last comment showed me you're just a boxscore hero who probably only watched the Warriors on the televised games. Try watching all 82 and maybe you'll realise it's not MJax who *made* this team a defensive team, it's the FO who brought in players like Draymond, Andre, Klay and Bogut who are all very good defensive players.

Not getting into it again about the preacher with someone who doesn't even watch the warriors.

[Boomerfan]

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

That quite possibly most be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Congrats.

Curry played almost the entire year. Bogut played most of the year until breaking a rib (hardly a long term injury). Yet the most ridiculous statement you made there is that Mark Jackson is a big defensive loss ROFL.

Mark Jackson is no loss anywhere. He was the most useless coach I have seen in my time. If you believe Jackson was responsible for the defensive improvement then you cannot possibly have watched many Warriors games. Jackson had no idea how to draw up a play on offense, yet you magically believe he can draw up defensive schemes? The Warriors defensive improvement came with getting Iguodala, Bogut & Green to the club and they all learnt their defense well before they came to the Warriors.

[IMAN5]

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

That quite possibly most be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Congrats.

Curry played almost the entire year. Bogut played most of the year until breaking a rib (hardly a long term injury). Yet the most ridiculous statement you made there is that Mark Jackson is a big defensive loss ROFL.

Mark Jackson is no loss anywhere. He was the most useless coach I have seen in my time. If you believe Jackson was responsible for the defensive improvement then you cannot possibly have watched many Warriors games. Jackson had no idea how to draw up a play on offense, yet you magically believe he can draw up defensive schemes? The Warriors defensive improvement came with getting Iguodala, Bogut & Green to the club and they all learnt their defense well before they came to the Warriors.

Agree with everything you said. Also Livingston played the whole season with the Nets and looked 100% healthy.

Mark Jackson was not the key to the warriors, it was their Assistant that left. I believe it was Malone? Correct me if I'm wrongo n that one.

[Boomerfan]

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

That quite possibly most be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Congrats.

Curry played almost the entire year. Bogut played most of the year until breaking a rib (hardly a long term injury). Yet the most ridiculous statement you made there is that Mark Jackson is a big defensive loss ROFL.

Mark Jackson is no loss anywhere. He was the most useless coach I have seen in my time. If you believe Jackson was responsible for the defensive improvement then you cannot possibly have watched many Warriors games. Jackson had no idea how to draw up a play on offense, yet you magically believe he can draw up defensive schemes? The Warriors defensive improvement came with getting Iguodala, Bogut & Green to the club and they all learnt their defense well before they came to the Warriors.

Agree with everything you said. Also Livingston played the whole season with the Nets and looked 100% healthy.

Mark Jackson was not the key to the warriors, it was their Assistant that left. I believe it was Malone? Correct me if I'm wrongo n that one.

Yes Malone was a big reason. It's a pity because we had some decent assistants, but anyone that posed a threat or wasn't a yes man to Mark Jackson was driven out... and that included external people and media as well. Jackson ran the club like a cult and even had the players believing he was the messiah at one point... well at least half of the players did... the ones that used to go to his church service.

That's why I was happy not to gut the team to get Love. I think we have a pretty damn good team, that was playing well in spite of Jackson not because of him. Hopefully Kerr can install some actual discipline on offense.

[RoyalMajesty]

Now, the Warriors need to go get Elton Brand.

[devinbrady]

That quite possibly most be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Congrats.

Curry played almost the entire year. Bogut played most of the year until breaking a rib (hardly a long term injury). Yet the most ridiculous statement you made there is that Mark Jackson is a big defensive loss ROFL.

Mark Jackson is no loss anywhere. He was the most useless coach I have seen in my time. If you believe Jackson was responsible for the defensive improvement then you cannot possibly have watched many Warriors games. Jackson had no idea how to draw up a play on offense, yet you magically believe he can draw up defensive schemes? The Warriors defensive improvement came with getting Iguodala, Bogut & Green to the club and they all learnt their defense well before they came to the Warriors.

He had them playing with a toughness that went beyond what they players
Agree with everything you said. Also Livingston played the whole season with the Nets and looked 100% healthy.

Mark Jackson was not the key to the warriors, it was their Assistant that left. I believe it was Malone? Correct me if I'm wrongo n that one.

Yes Malone was a big reason. It's a pity because we had some decent assistants, but anyone that posed a threat or wasn't a yes man to Mark Jackson was driven out... and that included external people and media as well. Jackson ran the club like a cult and even had the players believing he was the messiah at one point... well at least half of the players did... the ones that used to go to his church service.

That's why I was happy not to gut the team to get Love. I think we have a pretty damn good team, that was playing well in spite of Jackson not because of him. Hopefully Kerr can install some actual discipline on offense.

You don't think Bogut who has played less than 70 games in each of his last 6 season, Curry who's ankles are glass, Livingston and Barbosa need no explanation are huge health concerns?
Mark Jackson had them playing tough with a take no prisoner attitude. Good defense has less to do with XO and more to do with toughness and desire. As a Clipper fan I am glad to see Jackson gone.

[anbob]

He had them playing with a toughness that went beyond what they players
Agree with everything you said. Also Livingston played the whole season with the Nets and looked 100% healthy.

Mark Jackson was not the key to the warriors, it was their Assistant that left. I believe it was Malone? Correct me if I'm wrongo n that one.

Yes Malone was a big reason. It's a pity because we had some decent assistants, but anyone that posed a threat or wasn't a yes man to Mark Jackson was driven out... and that included external people and media as well. Jackson ran the club like a cult and even had the players believing he was the messiah at one point... well at least half of the players did... the ones that used to go to his church service.

That's why I was happy not to gut the team to get Love. I think we have a pretty damn good team, that was playing well in spite of Jackson not because of him. Hopefully Kerr can install some actual discipline on offense.

You don't think Bogut who has played less than 70 games in each of his last 6 season, Curry who's ankles are glass, Livingston and Barbosa need no explanation are huge health concerns?
Mark Jackson had them playing tough with a take no prisoner attitude. Good defense has less to do with XO and more to do with toughness and desire. As a Clipper fan I am glad to see Jackson gone.

Missing all of 8 games the last 2 years, curry's probably been one of the healthiest point guards. He's also played less than 74 games just once.

[Darren_Errman]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

Yeah because Barbosa is going to eat up all of Livingston's, Igoudala's, Draymond's, Bogut's and Klay's minutes. Not like any of those can defend.

Happy for vet min, needed someone next to Sdot.

Between Livingston, Barbosa, Curry, and Bogut you might be a full season. This team is going to keep the trainers busy. Their biggest defensive loss was Mark Jackson.

Dude, stop. You're spewing nonsense.

Mark Jackson's defense ranked #30 (dead last) in the NBA before Bogut, Draymond, Iggy played for GS. To play good defense you need good defenders, period. Mark Jackson gets way too much credit for turning GS's defense around. He didn't install anything. The only thing that changed was management brought in a bunch of guys who defended.

GS had the #1 ranked defense in the West last season and #3 in the league. How are they giving up 120ppg? They're returning all their players plus they actually gained 2 defenders in Livingston and Ezeli.

Curry has been healthy 2 seasons now.

Mark Jackson? Loss? Guy ran a horrible, boring, unimaginative, unsophisticated, ineffective, street-ball offense; led the league in ISOs and postups per game; cut half the team practices short; didn't game plan; didn't prepare the players even during a playoff series; called himself a "part time NBA coach". The only thing GS lost when they fired him was a lazy employee.

[DEEP3CL]

Bench weight...unlikely to see many minutes.

[Pickled Prunes]

It's amazing the negative feedback a post like this receives. GS signed Barbosa for the vet. minimum. (They legally could not pay him less!) And he is fast enough that the offense will actually speed up when he enters the game! It could be scarey good and their risking nothing to give it a shot....

(followed by trash-talk mumbojumbo about how he's old, broken and using up a valuable roster spot)

[Orlwillbeback]

good signing, he still has some left in the tank.

[Boomerfan]

He had them playing with a toughness that went beyond what they players
Agree with everything you said. Also Livingston played the whole season with the Nets and looked 100% healthy.

Mark Jackson was not the key to the warriors, it was their Assistant that left. I believe it was Malone? Correct me if I'm wrongo n that one.

Yes Malone was a big reason. It's a pity because we had some decent assistants, but anyone that posed a threat or wasn't a yes man to Mark Jackson was driven out... and that included external people and media as well. Jackson ran the club like a cult and even had the players believing he was the messiah at one point... well at least half of the players did... the ones that used to go to his church service.

That's why I was happy not to gut the team to get Love. I think we have a pretty damn good team, that was playing well in spite of Jackson not because of him. Hopefully Kerr can install some actual discipline on offense.

You don't think Bogut who has played less than 70 games in each of his last 6 season, Curry who's ankles are glass, Livingston and Barbosa need no explanation are huge health concerns?
Mark Jackson had them playing tough with a take no prisoner attitude. Good defense has less to do with XO and more to do with toughness and desire. As a Clipper fan I am glad to see Jackson gone.

70 games is 85% of a regular season. I could give you a list as long as your jealous streak of players that only play 70 games a year. Bogut was expected in some circles to be lucky to get through 30 games and he was healthy most of the year.

Curry has barely been injured in 2 seasons. Again you have not watched a thing obviously.

And you are absolutely joking if you think Mark Jackson had them playing with a "take no prisoner attitude". hahaha you ever listen to any of his timeouts? The guy was nothing but a preacher. He never raised his voice and the last thing he did was instill any sort of "take no prisoners attitude". Jackson's attitude was to tell Curry and Klay "I don't care how many times you miss keep shooting". Yeah great attitude when we would start games down 15 by the end of the first quarter.

Stop the bravado about being glad Jackson is gone. As a butt hurt Clippers fan you are pissed that Jackson was sacked and now we may have a real coach that may get the best out of the team finally. These signings piss you off as well by the looks.

[TrueStoryGSW]

Another great defender. GS will be giving up 120 a game.

We were top 5 defense last year, Barbosa isn't getting more than 10-15mpg, he's basically this years Jordan Crawford.

Time for you to realize that Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala are absolute elite wing defenders and Bogut is anchor down low = top 5 defense + Ezeli is coming back.

I'll pay pal you 100$ if we won't be top 10 defense next year, but if we will you'll give me just 50$ , deal?
Time for these ignorant fools to realize that this isn't nelly's warriors anymore.

Edit- oh shhhhhyt forgot about Draymond Green.... he's an elte defender too, please watch some gsw games next year and tell me how that crow tastes.