**The official Warriors Offseason Thread**
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» Monday, June 13 2011
Inside, they naturally say it's a non-issue. Riley is The Guy. Myers provides a new perspective on player evaluations and contract negotiations. West is an important advisor -- "He's a sounding board, that's the way I will use him," Riley said -- and will also be investing time outside of basketball operations. Kirk Lacob, a year out of Stanford, is, his father has said, on the bottom rung and reports to Riley. It's all so clear. But around the league? NBA.com
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One veteran executive was asked where he would go with a trade proposal. He paused, shrugged and said, "That's a good question." A long-time agent termed the reconstructed front office "A two-headed monster," ... meaning Riley and West. "It's a valid question," Riley conceded. So the Warriors' issue is more than just public perception. Teams and agents not getting the answer they want from one member of management will almost certainly call another in hopes of a different response. NBA.com
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Tim Kawakami: Some NBA execs are looking for clarity on GSW decision-making structure. For trade talk, do they call West, Riley, Myers or all of them? Twitter
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» Sunday, June 12 2011
Lacob and Guber have thus far gotten most of the details right -- aside from Lacob's ill-advised attempt to define "real fans" -- even if there are questions about hiring Jackson, who has no experience as a coach. "I have a good feeling about it," says team ambassador Al Attles, who in 1975 coached the Warriors to their only NBA championship. "Mark really, really has everything under control. Jackson, immediately becomes the face of the franchise. Though West, arguably the best GM in NBA history, provides counsel, while Riley and Myers preside over personnel, Jackson is the hood ornament. San Jose Mercury-News
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» Saturday, June 11 2011
How realistic is it in your mind that Monta Ellis will be traded? -LACOB: I don’t think he will be. I mean, you want me to give odds now? There’s a tremendous amount of speculation in the press, and I can’t believe where all this is coming from… because the stories are completely fabricated, by you or whoever. I don’t know who’s fabricating them. They’re fabrications, complete and utter. All these teams that supposedly have talked to us. It’s not true. It’s just not true. San Jose Mercury-News
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LACOB: I’m not saying we haven’t had any discussions, we have. But it’s nothing like what’s being reported. We all really like Monta Ellis a lot. We think he’s a great player. The question will be, like with every other player on the team–is there someone we think makes more sense, that could be better, make us a better team? San Jose Mercury-News
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Marcus Thompson: From what I keep hearing, GSW wants more than Iggy in exchange for Monta. PHI needs to sweeten deal (give up Lou Williams? Take Andris?) Twitter
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To follow up on Ken Berger’s report yesterday, a source involved in the talks confirmed this morning that the Warriors have told numerous teams and also Monta Ellis’ camp that they are very open to trading him, if there’s a good deal to be made. San Jose Mercury-News
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Warriors execs have apparently been told that Ellis would like to stay in the Bay Area, but that if they’re going to trade him, he’s looking to go to a contending team that might be a great scorer away from a title run. San Jose Mercury-News
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I’m told Chicago very much is at the top of that theoretical Ellis list, though it’s obvious that the Warriors are not limiting their discussions to just one or two teams. San Jose Mercury-News
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Count coach Mark Jackson as one guy in the Warriors' organization who openly wants scoring dynamo Monta Ellis back with Golden State next season. Warriors officials continued to say Friday that they're discussing possible trades for Ellis, though they're not actively "shopping" him and haven't come close to accepting an offer. San Francisco Chronicle
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The Warriors certainly aren't getting Howard or James in an Ellis swap, and some sources don't think the smallish guard can net even a player like Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, Memphis' Rudy Gay or Portland's Wesley Matthews. San Francisco Chronicle
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Denver is not looking to sign-and-trade Nene and two NBA sources say that the Nuggets, who already have an abundance of small guards, are not interested in Ellis. San Jose Mercury-News
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Jackson made it clear that he hopes the trade talks cease. "That is something we'll talk about all together," Jackson said in a side session after his introductory news conference. "I want Monta Ellis on this basketball team. With that being said, if they trade Monta Ellis for Dwight Howard or LeBron James, I'll be OK." San Francisco Chronicle
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Lacob also cooled the talk about the Monta Ellis trade possibilities (referring to Jackson’s desire to keep Ellis), Budenholzer’s candidacy (good chance that a Popovich protege would be the “glass-half-empty” guy that Lacob referred to) and other issues. San Jose Mercury-News
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Matt Steinmetz: Mark Jackson said he thought Monta Ellis was third-best shooting guard in league after Kobe and Dwyane Wade. Twitter
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Don't be surprised if one or more of the following teams move up in the draft: Golden State (No. 11), Houston (14), New York (17), and Charlotte (which a source says is considering packaging its Nos. 9 and 19 picks to move up). SI.com
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Maybe he said it best when he projected, "The Bay Area will never be the same." Then again, he might have said it even better once he got rolling. "I don't really care what happened before we met," Jackson said. "I can tell you what's going to happen moving forward. We're not going to accept mediocrity, we're going to hold each other to a higher standard, we're going to be professionals, and we're going to have a lot of fun. "This is going to be a beautiful time, so you might as well latch onto the back of the bandwagon, because times be a changin' in the Bay Area." San Francisco Chronicle
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Matt Steinmetz: Mark Jackson on Stephen Curry: "If he defends, he'll be on the court quite often." Twitter
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Tim Kawakami: Lacob said he definitely considered hiring Malone as W's head coach. Some interesting timing here. Twitter
Inside, they naturally say it's a non-issue. Riley is The Guy. Myers provides a new perspective on player evaluations and contract negotiations. West is an important advisor -- "He's a sounding board, that's the way I will use him," Riley said -- and will also be investing time outside of basketball operations. Kirk Lacob, a year out of Stanford, is, his father has said, on the bottom rung and reports to Riley. It's all so clear. But around the league? NBA.com
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One veteran executive was asked where he would go with a trade proposal. He paused, shrugged and said, "That's a good question." A long-time agent termed the reconstructed front office "A two-headed monster," ... meaning Riley and West. "It's a valid question," Riley conceded. So the Warriors' issue is more than just public perception. Teams and agents not getting the answer they want from one member of management will almost certainly call another in hopes of a different response. NBA.com
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Tim Kawakami: Some NBA execs are looking for clarity on GSW decision-making structure. For trade talk, do they call West, Riley, Myers or all of them? Twitter
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» Sunday, June 12 2011
Lacob and Guber have thus far gotten most of the details right -- aside from Lacob's ill-advised attempt to define "real fans" -- even if there are questions about hiring Jackson, who has no experience as a coach. "I have a good feeling about it," says team ambassador Al Attles, who in 1975 coached the Warriors to their only NBA championship. "Mark really, really has everything under control. Jackson, immediately becomes the face of the franchise. Though West, arguably the best GM in NBA history, provides counsel, while Riley and Myers preside over personnel, Jackson is the hood ornament. San Jose Mercury-News
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» Saturday, June 11 2011
How realistic is it in your mind that Monta Ellis will be traded? -LACOB: I don’t think he will be. I mean, you want me to give odds now? There’s a tremendous amount of speculation in the press, and I can’t believe where all this is coming from… because the stories are completely fabricated, by you or whoever. I don’t know who’s fabricating them. They’re fabrications, complete and utter. All these teams that supposedly have talked to us. It’s not true. It’s just not true. San Jose Mercury-News
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LACOB: I’m not saying we haven’t had any discussions, we have. But it’s nothing like what’s being reported. We all really like Monta Ellis a lot. We think he’s a great player. The question will be, like with every other player on the team–is there someone we think makes more sense, that could be better, make us a better team? San Jose Mercury-News
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Marcus Thompson: From what I keep hearing, GSW wants more than Iggy in exchange for Monta. PHI needs to sweeten deal (give up Lou Williams? Take Andris?) Twitter
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To follow up on Ken Berger’s report yesterday, a source involved in the talks confirmed this morning that the Warriors have told numerous teams and also Monta Ellis’ camp that they are very open to trading him, if there’s a good deal to be made. San Jose Mercury-News
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Warriors execs have apparently been told that Ellis would like to stay in the Bay Area, but that if they’re going to trade him, he’s looking to go to a contending team that might be a great scorer away from a title run. San Jose Mercury-News
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I’m told Chicago very much is at the top of that theoretical Ellis list, though it’s obvious that the Warriors are not limiting their discussions to just one or two teams. San Jose Mercury-News
CHICAGO BULLS, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, TRADE, MONTA ELLIS | SHARE
Count coach Mark Jackson as one guy in the Warriors' organization who openly wants scoring dynamo Monta Ellis back with Golden State next season. Warriors officials continued to say Friday that they're discussing possible trades for Ellis, though they're not actively "shopping" him and haven't come close to accepting an offer. San Francisco Chronicle
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The Warriors certainly aren't getting Howard or James in an Ellis swap, and some sources don't think the smallish guard can net even a player like Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, Memphis' Rudy Gay or Portland's Wesley Matthews. San Francisco Chronicle
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Denver is not looking to sign-and-trade Nene and two NBA sources say that the Nuggets, who already have an abundance of small guards, are not interested in Ellis. San Jose Mercury-News
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Jackson made it clear that he hopes the trade talks cease. "That is something we'll talk about all together," Jackson said in a side session after his introductory news conference. "I want Monta Ellis on this basketball team. With that being said, if they trade Monta Ellis for Dwight Howard or LeBron James, I'll be OK." San Francisco Chronicle
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Lacob also cooled the talk about the Monta Ellis trade possibilities (referring to Jackson’s desire to keep Ellis), Budenholzer’s candidacy (good chance that a Popovich protege would be the “glass-half-empty” guy that Lacob referred to) and other issues. San Jose Mercury-News
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Matt Steinmetz: Mark Jackson said he thought Monta Ellis was third-best shooting guard in league after Kobe and Dwyane Wade. Twitter
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Don't be surprised if one or more of the following teams move up in the draft: Golden State (No. 11), Houston (14), New York (17), and Charlotte (which a source says is considering packaging its Nos. 9 and 19 picks to move up). SI.com
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Maybe he said it best when he projected, "The Bay Area will never be the same." Then again, he might have said it even better once he got rolling. "I don't really care what happened before we met," Jackson said. "I can tell you what's going to happen moving forward. We're not going to accept mediocrity, we're going to hold each other to a higher standard, we're going to be professionals, and we're going to have a lot of fun. "This is going to be a beautiful time, so you might as well latch onto the back of the bandwagon, because times be a changin' in the Bay Area." San Francisco Chronicle
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Matt Steinmetz: Mark Jackson on Stephen Curry: "If he defends, he'll be on the court quite often." Twitter
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Tim Kawakami: Lacob said he definitely considered hiring Malone as W's head coach. Some interesting timing here. Twitter
Zach Lowe of SI interviewed Riley. Interesting tidbits:
We are not shopping Monta Ellis. It is business as usual here. I think you have to look at what just happened in the Finals — it seemed like Dallas played pretty small guards throughout that series with Miami and did a pretty good job of it. Our problem is not the small backcourt. Our problem is defense.
Of course, Dallas had Chandler, Dirk, Kidd, Marion, and a coach we didn't hire to help out when Terry or JJ were on the floor. We have...Udoh?
On Biedrins:
His overall health is finally good now. At the end of the year, he had a high-ankle sprain, but we had that evaluated and he’s fine. Now the thing is to get his speed and quickness back to where it was at one time. We just need him to be the player he was three years ago. He has really bought in to helping himself. He sees a brand new beginning in terms of how he can fit in here.
Wasn't it "two years ago" last year? Next year, will it be "four years ago"?
We are not shopping Monta Ellis. It is business as usual here. I think you have to look at what just happened in the Finals — it seemed like Dallas played pretty small guards throughout that series with Miami and did a pretty good job of it. Our problem is not the small backcourt. Our problem is defense.
Of course, Dallas had Chandler, Dirk, Kidd, Marion, and a coach we didn't hire to help out when Terry or JJ were on the floor. We have...Udoh?
On Biedrins:
His overall health is finally good now. At the end of the year, he had a high-ankle sprain, but we had that evaluated and he’s fine. Now the thing is to get his speed and quickness back to where it was at one time. We just need him to be the player he was three years ago. He has really bought in to helping himself. He sees a brand new beginning in terms of how he can fit in here.
Wasn't it "two years ago" last year? Next year, will it be "four years ago"?
http://twitter.com/#!/DraftExpress/status/82057219851563008
The Dwight Howard sweepstakes have begun. Golden State offered Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins and Ekpe Udoh. Unlikely that'll get it done.
The Dwight Howard sweepstakes have begun. Golden State offered Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins and Ekpe Udoh. Unlikely that'll get it done.
http://twitter.com/#!/nbadraftnet/status/82846652754440192
Sources have confirmed rumored Monta Ellis for Andre Iguodala trade. It's on the 76ers table if they want it.
Sources have confirmed rumored Monta Ellis for Andre Iguodala trade. It's on the 76ers table if they want it.