On May 16, 2007, The Golden State Warriors lost game 5 to the Utah Jazz to be eliminated from the post-season. This blog is the story of what would have happened had chris cohan sold the team that summer, and how I would have continued history...
Mbah a Moute, Collison and Afflalo led UCLA to the Final Four before re-uniting in Oakland
2009-10 Salaries
Baron Davis ($12 million)
Jason Richardson ($12 million)
Stephen Jackson ($11 million)
Monta Ellis ($9 million)
Andris Biedrins ($7 million)
Al Harrington ($5.25 million)
Ronny Turiaf ($4.1 million)
Matt Barnes ($2.1 million)
Roy Hibbert ($1.5 million)
Arron Afflalo ($1.08 million)
Darren Collison ($1 million)
Luc Mbah a Moute ($736K)
2008-09 Salaries
Baron Davis ($11.25 million)
Jason Richardson ($11.11 million)
Al Harrington ($9.25 million)
Monta Ellis ($9 million)
Stephen Jackson ($7.14 million)
Andris Biedrins ($7 million)
Ronny Turiaf ($4 million)
Matt Barnes ($1.9 million)
Roy Hibbert ($1.46 million)
Arron Afflalo ($1.05 million)
Luc Mbah a Moute ($757K)
C.J. Watson ($711K)
Baron Davis has certainly had his problems on and off the court. However, one thing that could have been avoided is the ugliness of the his departure from the Warriors. Baron opted out of his contract because he was promised an extension. Then, the tweedle dee and tweedle dum, better known as chris cohan and bobby rowell, overruled the move.
Well, in this blog, they are long gone.
The Warriors have announced Baron Davis has signed a three year extension for $36.5 million to remain a Warrior for the next 3 years. He will earn $11.25 million in 2008-09, $12 million in 2009-10 and $12.75 million in 2010-11.
6 Arron Afflalo
7 Kelenna Azubuike
22 Matt Barnes
15 Andris Biedrins
44 Austin Croshere
5 Baron Davis
8 Monta Ellis
3 Al Harrington
1 Stephen Jackson
34 Dominic McGuire
26 Patrick O'Bryant
2 Mickael Pietrus
The Golden State Warriors, coming off the most exciting season in their franchise's history since the days of Run TMC have just lost game 5 to the Utah Jazz to be eliminated from the playoffs.
It was a special year, a special run and included players the fans will never forget.
The biggest mistake the team made was trying to be financially responsible immediately following their most financially productive year in nearly 15 years.
I am creating this blog to change the course of history. Not to give my Warriors an NBA Championship...but to give the fans what they have always deserved: A great team that plays it's heart out for them. Period. So, join me on this nostalgic, yet futuristic look back at what the Warriors might have done differently.
Here is the scenario: chris cohan, former owner of the franchise, is losing money. Instead of keeping the team through 2010 like he did, he sells the team in June of 2007 to an ownership group led by my billionaire father. cohan, never caring about the team, wants to maximize his return on the Warriors so he can pay off his debts, and sells the team for $400 million.
My father, knowing how much I love our Warriors, decides to hire me as the team's general manager. He promotes Chris Mullin to President of Basketball Operations and fires cohan's long time right hand man, bobby rowell.
Follow my blog as I reveal what decisions I would have made differently...
