Was it Nelson trickery?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:26 am
The Pietrus/Barnes deal tonight was fishy at best.
If it was a slight oversight that luckily didn't hurt us, then fine. But I tend to lean towards something bigger. I always do because it's more interesting that way.
Let's just look at things though.
No Barnes, no Pietrus. Baron and company have no choice on the final game of their back to back road game against the Bucks. They know they're gonna be 2 men down in this one.
Perfect excuse for Nellie to have no choice but to use, one or some of the bench guys. Insert Patrick and Perovic. Perfect game for them to come in and show some of what they could do against another young big in Bogut.
Just as Bogut was feeling good and looking towards a career night, here comes two lengthy 7 footers to challenge his every move. Obee got the Whistles and Kosta got the rebounds and good fortune.
Was this a showcase for something bigger?
Was this for an interested team wanting to see some real game experience before pulling the trigger on a deal?
It was the perfect way for Nellie to justify to his veterans and also let another team see what these guys are capable of.
Now here's the problem. Warriors fans get to see what a 3 headed center looks like and it looks damn good. Beans gets to rest. We always have some length down low, and we can match up against size.
Whether we meant to or not, the Warriors stumbled into something that could be a huge help by the end of the year. Constantly having a big 7 footer on the floor is exactly what a weak rebounding team needs.
Small ball is our bread and butter, but 7 foot bigs clog the middle and change shots. They block out and rebound. They guard other bigs.
We needed this and it may be that it was just a means to make a deal. But if we don't then I like what happened tonight.
If it was a slight oversight that luckily didn't hurt us, then fine. But I tend to lean towards something bigger. I always do because it's more interesting that way.
Let's just look at things though.
No Barnes, no Pietrus. Baron and company have no choice on the final game of their back to back road game against the Bucks. They know they're gonna be 2 men down in this one.
Perfect excuse for Nellie to have no choice but to use, one or some of the bench guys. Insert Patrick and Perovic. Perfect game for them to come in and show some of what they could do against another young big in Bogut.
Just as Bogut was feeling good and looking towards a career night, here comes two lengthy 7 footers to challenge his every move. Obee got the Whistles and Kosta got the rebounds and good fortune.
Was this a showcase for something bigger?
Was this for an interested team wanting to see some real game experience before pulling the trigger on a deal?
It was the perfect way for Nellie to justify to his veterans and also let another team see what these guys are capable of.
Now here's the problem. Warriors fans get to see what a 3 headed center looks like and it looks damn good. Beans gets to rest. We always have some length down low, and we can match up against size.
Whether we meant to or not, the Warriors stumbled into something that could be a huge help by the end of the year. Constantly having a big 7 footer on the floor is exactly what a weak rebounding team needs.
Small ball is our bread and butter, but 7 foot bigs clog the middle and change shots. They block out and rebound. They guard other bigs.
We needed this and it may be that it was just a means to make a deal. But if we don't then I like what happened tonight.