***GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 2010-2011 SEASON THREAD***
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Fuck yeah... This was a dope ass game to be at... I've been at games where we lost by buzzer beaters and finally I'm there when we are on the winning side... Shit was crackin tonight... I'm drunk in the passenger seat on my way back to Modesto and I already gotta piss..... Monta BETTER be an all-star...
Lacob said the new ownership group has already agreed that, if an elite player is available, the Warriors would be willing to increase their payroll above the current luxury-tax level. Yes, Lacob said, he has been actively monitoring the Anthony situation. "We've had discussions with Denver," Lacob said. "And I think it's possible. But unfortunately, he clearly wants to be one place geographically." San Jose Mercury-News
Lacob suggested the Warriors' potential package -- which would certainly have to include Curry or Ellis, just as a start -- is better than anything the Knicks could offer. "We think we have better assets to go after someone like him, that caliber, than most of the teams out there that are being talked about," Lacob said. San Jose Mercury-News
Lacob said he loves the offensive firepower of the Warriors' Monta Ellis-Stephen Curry backcourt, but had questions about the duo's ability to hold up defensively. "I really like those guys as individuals, and I like them as players," Lacob said. "But I have to be honest, it depends. If we got Advertisement offered a great situation, would I break it up? Yes." Rebuilding. Reinventing. Call it what you want. San Jose Mercury-News
The owner called Ellis "our core, franchise player," and agreed that Curry has not played to the standards of last season. "Does that mean that Curry would be traded, or more likely to be traded than Ellis? Not necessarily," Lacob said. "It really depends. "... This is all dependent on what you're going to get in return." San Jose Mercury-News
Matt Steinmetz: Lacob said any reports of Warriors pursuing Tayshaun Prince are not true. No discussion. No interest. Twitter
You said Jeremy Lin was your call. There are some people who think you signed a guy who couldn’t play in the league and that you wanted to show people you knew basketball … Lacob: I wasn’t trying to show anybody anything. I just know the kid. I know he can play and I think it was a phenomenal signing and still think it is. We’re getting offers for Jeremy Lin. More than one. This week alone. I’m just going to tell you we think it was a very good signing. Not just me, the rest of the organization. I don’t know if you noticed but he went down to the D-League … he’s not going to get the minutes here. He’s gone down there and done a good job. He was an all-star in the showcase. His numbers were pretty astonishing. CSNBayArea.com
Lacob suggested he'd like to see coach Keith Smart give rookie Ekpe Udoh more minutes and institute a steadier substitution pattern. "There are times that I do not understand it," Lacob said of Smart's playing rotation. "He's a very cerebral guy. There's a method to his madness to this point, I think. There are times I don't quite get it, and I think he's still trying to work the kinks out, trying to understand what he has." San Jose Mercury-News
What about the luxury tax? Lacob: Irrelevant. Steinmetz: You indicated at your initial press luncheon, you probably wouldn’t go into the luxury tax? Lacob: That’s not the point for me. We need to get better. Need to improve and if it costs money, it costs money. We’ve had a board meeting since then. We’ve all discussed it and everyone is on board with the fact that we’re going to do what it takes to get better. I don’t know what’s going to happen with the new (collective bargaining) system. What I know is we’ve got some assets here and depending on what comes available, if we can make our team better, we’re going to do it. CSNBayArea.com
Lacob suggested the Warriors' potential package -- which would certainly have to include Curry or Ellis, just as a start -- is better than anything the Knicks could offer. "We think we have better assets to go after someone like him, that caliber, than most of the teams out there that are being talked about," Lacob said. San Jose Mercury-News
Lacob said he loves the offensive firepower of the Warriors' Monta Ellis-Stephen Curry backcourt, but had questions about the duo's ability to hold up defensively. "I really like those guys as individuals, and I like them as players," Lacob said. "But I have to be honest, it depends. If we got Advertisement offered a great situation, would I break it up? Yes." Rebuilding. Reinventing. Call it what you want. San Jose Mercury-News
The owner called Ellis "our core, franchise player," and agreed that Curry has not played to the standards of last season. "Does that mean that Curry would be traded, or more likely to be traded than Ellis? Not necessarily," Lacob said. "It really depends. "... This is all dependent on what you're going to get in return." San Jose Mercury-News
Matt Steinmetz: Lacob said any reports of Warriors pursuing Tayshaun Prince are not true. No discussion. No interest. Twitter
You said Jeremy Lin was your call. There are some people who think you signed a guy who couldn’t play in the league and that you wanted to show people you knew basketball … Lacob: I wasn’t trying to show anybody anything. I just know the kid. I know he can play and I think it was a phenomenal signing and still think it is. We’re getting offers for Jeremy Lin. More than one. This week alone. I’m just going to tell you we think it was a very good signing. Not just me, the rest of the organization. I don’t know if you noticed but he went down to the D-League … he’s not going to get the minutes here. He’s gone down there and done a good job. He was an all-star in the showcase. His numbers were pretty astonishing. CSNBayArea.com
Lacob suggested he'd like to see coach Keith Smart give rookie Ekpe Udoh more minutes and institute a steadier substitution pattern. "There are times that I do not understand it," Lacob said of Smart's playing rotation. "He's a very cerebral guy. There's a method to his madness to this point, I think. There are times I don't quite get it, and I think he's still trying to work the kinks out, trying to understand what he has." San Jose Mercury-News
What about the luxury tax? Lacob: Irrelevant. Steinmetz: You indicated at your initial press luncheon, you probably wouldn’t go into the luxury tax? Lacob: That’s not the point for me. We need to get better. Need to improve and if it costs money, it costs money. We’ve had a board meeting since then. We’ve all discussed it and everyone is on board with the fact that we’re going to do what it takes to get better. I don’t know what’s going to happen with the new (collective bargaining) system. What I know is we’ve got some assets here and depending on what comes available, if we can make our team better, we’re going to do it. CSNBayArea.com
I honestly hope we don't move Monta... He is our best player by far and one of the top guards in the league.. He is one of the most excitingplayers in the league... Plus I just copped the new white Ellis jersey a couple weeks ago.... Curry, b wright and vlad for melo would be cool if he would sign an extension here... But honestly I would pass on Ellis for melo... It's not up to us as fans tho so let's just hope we don't get fucked by a trade....
