After almost a calendar year of news cycle PR bullshit-- Remember when they hired the Famous Mark Jackson while he was still calling one of the highest rated playoff seasons the NBA has ever seen? Remember when they were serious players for Dwight Howard? Remember when Lacob, his kid, his executives, and his star players settled out of court on a slew of sexual harassment claims made by former and current employees? Yeah, me neither-- the Warriors might actually be doing something. They've very quietly gotten involved on Chris Kaman but don't seem capable of giving any sort of legitimate value for him as of yet. As usual. And no, Stern will not be accepting Andris Biedrins. Fantastic news, really: David Stern finally has direct control of a team with no secrets or hidden influence in play and it's the worst team in the league. Who saw that coming? No idea why Emeka Okafor is still in a Hornets uniform, incidentally. The Warriors will likely land Kaman in the next two weeks, once a few stories on other teams have reached a fever pitch, just to say "I told you so." Forward Thank You notes to David Stern and the apparently collusive owners in the Hard Liner camp.
The Mark Jackson hire was brilliant. No one will talk shit about the Jesus Freak on National TV because they're all his friends and, let's face it, he may come back to the TV ranks sooner rather than later and they don't want any awkwardness after they spoke honestly about what an incompetent moron this guy is as a coach. Mike Malone, meanwhile, took the fat money Lacob overpaid him and now has FULL strategic control over this shitty Warriors defense. This is what pace kill and Nellie Ball zone desperation look like. The recent small ball offense Jackson argued for has scored cheap points but, of course, the true scope of how bad the Warriors defense is has come shining through in the process. So drop those talking points from your repertoire, too, you all-too-accommodating Warriors PR appendages (looking at you, Adam Lauridsen. Heh.). Ain't no defense to see here and Kwame Brown, Ekpe USuck, et al were never plus defenders to begin with. Enough with the constant franchise talking point props.
Blame your players, Warriors employees. Blame your players.
Big changes. Big talk. Big Suck.
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