Warriors Interested In Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Hassan Whiteside

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:24 pm

While the Golden State Warriors will pursue Kevin Durant as their first option in free agency, they have alternate plans in place and that includes going after a big.

The Warriors believe they can't thrive without a center who attacks the rim and scores inside.

Golden State is considering pursuing Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Hassan Whiteside.

Opposing defenses began to abandon Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli, which made stopping the Warriors' primary options simpler.

Via Marcus Thompson/San Jose Mercury News

Todd3 · Post #2 » by **Todd3** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:35 pm

They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

hyberx · Post #3 » by **hyberx** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:51 pm

Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Alienware · Post #4 » by **Alienware** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:23 pm

hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

As much as Barnes if you don't count being carried by your teammates while being the 6th or 7th option.

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castor777 · Post #5 » by **castor777** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:41 pm

Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Drummond would be a terrible fit with the Warriors. The Cavs proved how useless he is in the playoffs when you can essentially stop the Pistons offense in their tracks by doing nothing but Hack-a-Drummond until SVG was forced to remove him until the final 2 minutes (where you still can't run a play for him). Adding him to the Splash Brothers would be a dream come true to all opposing teams.

Id420 · Post #6 » by **Id420** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:45 pm

The Cavs sure abandoned bogut. They didn't need to worry about him as they won 3vin a row after he twisted his knee.

jamesnamida · Post #7 » by **jamesnamida** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:00 am

horford or whiteside would be great. not so much noah.

DJ3thenew23 · Post #8 » by **DJ3thenew23** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:53 am

hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Lacob didn't do ****, Jerry West and Bob Meyer get that credit.

Todd3 · Post #9 » by **Todd3** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:02 am

castor777 wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Drummond would be a terrible fit with the Warriors. The Cavs proved how useless he is in the playoffs when you can essentially stop the Pistons offense in their tracks by doing nothing but Hack-a-Drummond until SVG was forced to remove him until the final 2 minutes (where you still can't run a play for him). Adding him to the Splash Brothers would be a dream come true to all opposing teams.

You can't be serious. Drummond on GS with that type of shooting around him would be unguardable. Cavs didn't stop the Pistons by fouling Drummond (they rarely even did it). They stopped them by doubling Reggie and packing the paint on Drummond because they could afford to with no shooters on the Pistons. Just like they could over-commit to the perimeter vs GS because GS had no paint presence. That wouldn't have been possible if they had Drummond in the middle. It would've been open Curry/Klay 3s or Dre dunks.

It's odd to argue his FTs would make him a bad fit when Bogut is 40% FT. Curry/Klay + Drummond would've fit perfect and been a dynasty.

Todd3 · Post #10 » by **Todd3** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:05 am

DJ3thenew23 wrote:
hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Lacob didn't do ****, Jerry West and Bob Meyer get that credit.

Lacob after the draft:

I'll just say that he's a very, very impressive athlete. He's not an impressive basketball player today.

http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2012/6/29/3125503/2012-nba-draft-golden-state-warriors-andre-drummond

inquisitive · Post #11 » by **inquisitive** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:04 am

Id420 wrote:The Cavs sure abandoned bogut. They didn't need to worry about him as they won 3vin a row after he twisted his knee.

sooner or later broken glass is broken glass... :wink:

miltk · Post #12 » by **miltk** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:17 am

a healthy noah would be huge because he has major smarts and is a great passer. but any one of the three would be a big move up

hyberx · Post #13 » by **hyberx** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:22 am

DJ3thenew23 wrote:
hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Lacob didn't do ****, Jerry West and Bob Meyer get that credit.

Yeah, West and Meyer just walked in the Warriors facility and did all those right. Very informative comment. That's like saying Steve Job didn't do **** and his underlings get that credit. lol.

Prius · Post #14 » by **Prius** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:40 am

DJ3thenew23 wrote:
hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Lacob didn't do ****, Jerry West and Bob Meyer get that credit.

Yeah Lacob didn't do anything at all...he only bought the team from a horrible ass owner and replaced all the dysfunctional players and front office people and make it what it is today...what a loser Lacob is for doing that.

castor777 · Post #15 » by **castor777** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:53 am

Todd3 wrote:
castor777 wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Drummond would be a terrible fit with the Warriors. The Cavs proved how useless he is in the playoffs when you can essentially stop the Pistons offense in their tracks by doing nothing but Hack-a-Drummond until SVG was forced to remove him until the final 2 minutes (where you still can't run a play for him). Adding him to the Splash Brothers would be a dream come true to all opposing teams.

You can't be serious. Drummond on GS with that type of shooting around him would be unguardable. Cavs didn't stop the Pistons by fouling Drummond (they rarely even did it). They stopped them by doubling Reggie and packing the paint on Drummond because they could afford to with no shooters on the Pistons. Just like they could over-commit to the perimeter vs GS because GS had no paint presence. That wouldn't have been possible if they had Drummond in the middle. It would've been open Curry/Klay 3s or Dre dunks.

It's odd to argue his FTs would make him a bad fit when Bogut is 40% FT. Curry/Klay + Drummond would've fit perfect and been a dynasty.

Yes they did. Lol. Anytime the Pistons got a run, they fouled Drummond, and cut it back to where Van Gundy had to take him out of the game. They did this in both games in Detroit. Sorry, but until Drummond works on his terrible FT %, there's no way in hell GSW or any main contender feel like they missed out on him. He's among the very worst in league history to the point where it's a critical problem to have him on the floor, especially in the postseason where every possession counts.

seorang · Post #16 » by **seorang** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:29 am

hyberx wrote:
DJ3thenew23 wrote:
hyberx wrote:Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

Lacob didn't do ****, Jerry West and Bob Meyer get that credit.

Yeah, West and Meyer just walked in the Warriors facility and did all those right. Very informative comment. That's like saying Steve Job didn't do **** and his underlings get that credit. lol.

That's actually true, his underlings deserved more credit

dice · Post #17 » by **dice** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:40 am

Alienware wrote:
hyberx wrote:
Todd3 wrote:They could've had Drummond over Barnes, but Lacob said Drummond didn't know how to play basketball.

#LightYears

Yeah cant believe the guy who built a bottom team into a champion couldnt get everything right.

How many playoff games has Drummond been winning so far?

As much as Barnes if you don't count being carried by your teammates while being the 6th or 7th option.

and 1

vxmike · Post #18 » by **vxmike** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:43 am

miltk wrote:a healthy noah would be huge because he has major smarts and is a great passer. but any one of the three would be a big move up

Noah can't even covert dunks and lay ups. Opponents figured out how to ignore him years ago and all but neutralized his cute passing game. He's a worse for than Bogut or Ezeli.

dice · Post #19 » by **dice** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:47 am

miltk wrote:a healthy noah would be huge because he has major smarts and is a great passer. but any one of the three would be a big move up

noah's an excellent passer, but bogut is better at everything else. jo hasn't even been able to finish around the basket or make FTs the last two seasons

dice · Post #20 » by **dice** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:48 am

vxmike wrote:
miltk wrote:a healthy noah would be huge because he has major smarts and is a great passer. but any one of the three would be a big move up

Noah can't even covert dunks and lay ups. Opponents figured out how to ignore him years ago and all but neutralized his cute passing game. He's a worse for than Bogut or Ezeli.

completely false. still rebounds and passes at a high level