This Week on "Golden State"...
Another day, another moment of pointless drama for the Golden State Warriors.
Reports are now surfacing that Don Nelson has told Jamal Crawford that the honeymoon is over and if he doesn't opt out of his contract, he will be traded during the offseason. To me, this is yet another sign of Don Nelson being completely out of control and not really having any idea what he is doing. Why would you tell him that? First off, Jamal Crawford would have to be a graduate of the Sprewell School of Finance to opt out of his deal. There's no way he's going to sign a ten million dollar deal this offseason. A) He's not that good. B) Everyone is saving cap space for 2010. On top of that, why would you shoot Crawford's trade value to shit by saying that you don't want him. It's not like the guy had much value before that but now he's literally nothing but a contract. The only way that the Warriors have a chance of getting something for him would be if they take on a terrible contract. (Look for Michael Redd to be a Warriors next year).
In the same Mercury News report was this gem: "In that same conversation, Nelson told Crawford that he would give him some games off in part to keep his statistics high. The plan to variously rest the Warriors' other veteran players emerged in part to avoid the appearance that Nelson was singling out Crawford."
What a genius plan by the Nefarious Nelson!
Except Robert Rowell, team president, immediately commented that Don Nelson does not speak for the management of the Warriors.
Good god this franchise is a mess.
