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Also glad the spurs brought in more younger players to develop this year instead of over the hill vets like Martin and Miller, though I did like Butler.
Lost
Boban - fun player but bad defense makes him a non-factor when it counts
Diaw - overweight and indifferent, a cornerstone of the turd towers
West - the other half of the turd towers, lots of bluster and no defense or rebounding
Bonner - not bringing him back already made for a great off season
Duncan - GOAT power forward but sadly both wheels had fallen off
Added
Gasol - defensive liability but good offense, particularly when the other team plays a rim protecting big who won't play away from the paint on O or D
Dedmond - the missing piece, an agile rebounder, shot blocker who can hang with smalls and guard the pick and roll
Lee - an intelligent player who can score, pass, rebound and organize the defense, surprisingly solid D
Bertans - knock down shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket to score and pass, had some blocks but defense is a work in progress
Laprovittola- heady, clever, tough PG with good passing instincts and good handle, rest of his game remains to be seen
Murray - headed for D-league
Forbes - headed for D-league
Warriors
Lost
Bogut - excellent rim protector, good rebounder, capable inside scorer
Azeli - good interior defender, decent rebounder
Barbosa- good outside shooter, some driving to the basket, poor defender
Rush - good defender, shooter
Sleights - somewhat capable stretch forward
Added
Durant - no denying the gem of the free agents, MVP caliber offense, very good rebounder, very good defender when he tries
Pechulia - good interior and mid range offense, good rebounder, decent and pesky position defender but slow, can't defend them rim or P&R. will team with Raymond to cement the Warriors' reputation as the leagues dirtiest team
West - see above
McGee - if he can stay on the team the favorite to take home this year's Shaqtin a Fool trophy
MCGee - good pick, given talent and lack of depth good chance of becoming a rotation player
Jones - likely end of bench/D league
Also glad the spurs brought in more younger players to develop this year instead of over the hill vets like Martin and Miller, though I did like Butler.
I agree with everything in the original post.
GSW lost Harrison Barnes too.
I really, really like the addition of Dedmon and Lee. Overall, it seems like we have the most athletic team we've had in a long time
David West was great during the regular season, last year..seems like his poor series vs. OKC has clouded the perception of his Spurs stint..
Forgot about Barnes. The Warriors lost a of a lot of defense and rebounding. Signing with GS is going to take a few years off of Durant's career from wear and tear unless they can get some fools to trade with them. I'm really beginning to think the Warriors are going to have significant struggles with the stronger teams. Spurs are primed for another run at a le.
That's true, David West is hugely underrated on this discussion board. He was a great deal @2million or whatever he made, but at the end of the day. He played like a 2milion player when it mattered the most. And it was for the best that he left
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