Re****t Cards: Management
By Marcus
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Now is a good time for a thorough, honest evaluation since there has been
time for emotions to subside and reflect on the entire season.
Let's start with the decision makers, which primarily include Robert
Rowell
and Chris Mullin.
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Shed $10 million by trading Jason Richardson and got Brandan Wright and a
$10M trade exception in the process
*Did not resort to past bad habits and overpay to keep free agents. By not
offering lucrative deals to Mickael Pietrus Matt Barnes, by not giving
large
extensions to Baron Davis and Andris Biedrins, the Warriors are in a good
position to make moves this offseason. They have the flexibility to keep
Monta and may get bargain prices for Biedrins and Davis because of the
market.
*Put Nellie in his place by not giving in to his demands, which means
another dramatic hold-out is unlikely (better believe Nellie would do it
again if he knew he would get what he wanted)
*Did not panic at trade deadline and use their $10M exception to take a
bad
contract. They now have it to use through the draft, which is probably the
best time to use it all along.
*Wisely decided not to keep the Patrick O'Bryant experiment going
*Got good value at No. 18 in the draft in Belinelli
LOWLIGHTS:
*The Chris Webber fiasco
*Putting together a suspect bench for Nellie
*Failed to nab Kevin Garnett!
I differ a bit from my colleague, Geoff Lepper, who gave Mullin a C+. I
think his poor bench construction wasn't that big of a deal. Instead, I
think he understood that this year was a giveaway, that even if they made
the playoffs, they wouldn't do anything. It looked to me as if he made a
strategic decision not to invest too much in the bench and keep the salary
cap problems under control.
I do agree with Geoff in that the C-Webb signing was a complete joke.
GRADE FOR MANAGEMENT: A-
What grade would you give Mullin & Co.?
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