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Dec

Preview: 76ers at Warriors

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
6:00pm | CSNBA

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2011-12 Meetings
December 31, 2011 • Recap
76ers 107
Warriors 79
 
March 2, 2012 • Recap
Warriors 83
76ers 105
 

The parade of Eastern Conference teams continues through Oracle, as the Warriors welcome Philadelphia to Oakland. What to watch for tonight:

  • Backcourt Swap: Monta is out tonight, but Curry is expected to return. Can Curry repeat Monta’s great 4th quarter performance from the last game, or even play well for the full 48?
  • The 5: The Andris/Kwame (Kwandris?) tandem had 17 rebounds in 24 minutes in the last game, and are largely responsible for the Warriors actually having a positive rebounding margin so far this year. Can they keep up this better-than-Tyson-Chandler routine before giving way in the 4th for…
  • The Return of Nellieball: As Feltbot has been noting, Jackson has been leaning heavily on a Lee-at-center lineup in crunchtime, and making up for this defensive vulnerability with his strongest defenders at the other positions (Rush and McGuire in particular, along with Wright). Will the trend continue — and will it continue to pay off?

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29
Dec

12/29/11 Games Open Thread

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I am back from the Holiday traveling and ready to enjoy a little NBA. I was not able to catch either of the Warrior’s wins being out of market at the time so I am a little more negative than the rest of the Warrior’s fans out there. I am slightly encouraged by the defensive play though and it looks like the “under” may be a good bet until Vegas adjusts to the fact that the Dubs won’t be playing in 215 point shoot-outs anymore.

Here at W&W we are doing a little bit of fake gambling with “Thunder Bucks” for bragging rights and a few beers. I like the Knicks to bounce back and beat the Lakers tonight. This reminds me that we all made predictions for the Warrior’s season record that one of us will throw up in a separate post in the next couple of days.

If you are watching games tonight and want to chime in feel free to.  Otherwise an Open thread for Warriors & Whatever.

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28
Dec

Game 3: Warriors 92, Knicks 78

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Knicks 78

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Warriors 92
December 28, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Knicks 23 20 21 14 78
Warriors 21 16 27 28 92
  Net -2 -4 6 14 14
  Season Avg -1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.7 -3.4
  Compare to Season Avg -1 -3.8 6.8 14.7 17.4
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.5% 37.5% 66.7% 24 17 11 47 20 12 4 14 10 44 8
Season Avg 45.7% 38.8% 77% 18.7 21.4 9.7 39.2 22.3 8 5.5 13.5 16.1 38.1 13
Difference -0.3% -1.3% -10.3% 5.3 -4.4 1.3 7.8 -2.3 4 -1.5 0.5 3.8 5.9 -5
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.5% 18.5% -5.3% -1 4 7 16 5 5 4 1 10 12 -16
Net Season Avg 0.4% 2.3% 2.3% -7.4 -4.8 -3.5 -6.7 -0.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.2 -5 -1.3
Net Difference 5.1% 16.2% -7.6% 6.4 8.8 10.5 22.7 5.6 4.6 3.5 0.1 9.8 17 -14.7
New York Knicks
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Carmelo Anthony, SF 35 3-13 0-4 7-9 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 -16 13
Amare Stoudemire, PF 38 5-14 0-0 6-10 2 8 10 0 1 0 4 3 -16 16
Tyson Chandler, C 22 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 5 -9 2
Toney Douglas, G 28 3-11 0-5 0-0 0 6 6 2 1 0 2 2 -10 6
Landry Fields, G 29 5-10 1-4 3-4 0 2 2 3 3 0 4 0 -5 14
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Mike Bibby, PG 22 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 -13 2
Steve Novak, SF 14 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 +4 3
Renaldo Balkman, PF 15 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 +2 4
Jeremy Lin, PG 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerome Jordan, C 6 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 +4 4
Bill Walker, SG 27 6-8 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 -11 14
Josh Harrellson, F 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
28-70 4-21 18-25 4 27 31 15 7 0 15 21 78
40.0% 19.0% 72.0%
Fast break points:   24
Points in the paint:   32
Team TO ( points off ):   15 (20)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.
Golden State Warriors
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
David Lee, C 39 4-8 0-0 5-9 1 4 5 1 1 0 4 1 +12 13
Dorell Wright, SF 42 3-9 1-4 1-2 1 7 8 2 1 1 0 2 +15 8
Andris Biedrins, C 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 0 0 1 0 2 -6 2
Monta Ellis, SG 34 8-22 2-6 4-5 0 1 1 8 1 0 3 1 +4 22
Ishmael Smith, PG 29 5-13 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 4 2 0 1 0 +2 11
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Kwame Brown, C 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 5 5 10 1 0 0 3 3 +9 3
Dominic McGuire, SF 18 3-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 +18 8
Brandon Rush, SG 26 7-13 2-3 3-4 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 4 +21 19
Charles Jenkins, G 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 0
Ekpe Udoh, PF 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 -2 4
Klay Thompson, G 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 +1 2
Jeremy Tyler, F 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
35-77 6-16 16-24 11 36 47 20 12 4 14 17 92
45.5% 37.5% 66.7%
Fast break points:   8
Points in the paint:   44
Team TO ( points off ):   16 (10)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 NEWYORK ( T Chandler 1 ) – TEAMS (def3sec): None – COACHES: None
Officials: Greg Willard , Tony Brothers , Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance: 19,596
Time of Game: 02:16

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28
Dec

Preview: Knicks at Warriors

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/NBA TV

Official Game Preview

2011-12 Meetings
December 28, 2011 • Recap
Knicks 78
Warriors 92
 

The homestand continues as the Warriors face the Knicks in their only meeting this season. What to watch for tonight:

  • The Point: Curry is out, so it will be interesting to see how the PG minutes are split tonight. Will we finally see some Jenkins?
  • Regrets: Will Tyson Chandler make the Warriors wish they could have…I dunno, played in New York and already had two high-profile (albeit overrated) big guys on the team to draw him there?
  • The Bigs: Speaking of the NY front line, how will the Warriors be able to size up against the Knicks? Brown had a solid defensive outing last game, and Biedrins has given us all a glimmer of hope that we won’t regret Lacob burning the amnesty. Will Udoh and Lee join them to put up a strong front-court effort against the NY stars, especially on the defensive end?

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26
Dec

Game 2: Warriors 99, Bulls 91

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Warriors 99
December 26, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bulls 22 19 20 30 91
Warriors 30 27 21 21 99
  Net 8 8 1 -9 8
  Season Avg -1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.7 -3.4
  Compare to Season Avg 9 8.2 1.8 -8.3 11.4
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 46.8% 26.7% 74.2% 31 19 7 36 22 16 5 10 7 42 20
Season Avg 45.7% 38.8% 77% 18.7 21.4 9.7 39.2 22.3 8 5.5 13.5 16.1 38.1 13
Difference 1% -12.1% -2.8% 12.3 -2.4 -2.7 -3.2 -0.3 8 -0.5 -3.5 5.8 3.9 7
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.3% -6.7% 6% 9 2 -7 -11 6 13 2 10 15 10 3
Net Season Avg 0.4% 2.3% 2.3% -7.4 -4.8 -3.5 -6.7 -0.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.2 -5 -1.3
Net Difference 4.9% -9% 3.7% 16.4 6.8 -3.5 -4.3 6.6 12.6 1.5 9.1 14.8 15 4.3
Chicago Bulls
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Carlos Boozer, PF 26 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 -7 6
Luol Deng, SF 41 10-15 1-4 1-2 2 8 10 1 0 1 4 2 +1 22
Joakim Noah, C 26 3-7 0-0 1-2 3 7 10 0 1 0 2 1 -6 7
Richard Hamilton, SG 24 5-12 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 0 3 3 -2 10
Derrick Rose, PG 39 4-17 1-8 4-4 1 4 5 8 0 0 3 3 +1 13
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Kyle Korver, SG 17 3-6 3-5 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 +2 11
Ronnie Brewer, SG 15 1-4 0-0 2-6 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 -16 4
Taj Gibson, F 22 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 7 9 0 0 2 4 2 -1 5
C.J. Watson, PG 20 3-10 3-6 4-4 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 +1 13
Omer Asik, C 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -13 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
34-82 8-24 15-22 14 33 47 16 3 3 20 21 91
41.5% 33.3% 68.2%
Fast break points:   17
Points in the paint:   32
Team TO ( points off ):   20 (22)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.
Golden State Warriors
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
David Lee, C 34 8-16 0-0 6-8 1 6 7 1 1 0 1 2 -4 22
Dorell Wright, SF 34 6-10 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 -12 13
Andris Biedrins, C 14 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 0 3 1 0 2 -1 0
Monta Ellis, SG 37 10-17 1-4 5-6 0 2 2 7 0 1 3 3 0 26
Stephen Curry, PG 37 7-12 1-3 6-7 1 6 7 10 6 0 4 4 +11 21
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Kwame Brown, C 23 1-3 0-0 3-6 1 5 6 0 4 0 0 1 +21 5
Dominic McGuire, SF 6 0-1 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 3
Brandon Rush, SG 27 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 +11 5
Ishmael Smith, PG 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ekpe Udoh, PF 13 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 +12 4
Klay Thompson, G 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 +8 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
36-77 4-15 23-31 7 29 36 22 16 5 10 19 99
46.8% 26.7% 74.2%
Fast break points:   20
Points in the paint:   42
Team TO ( points off ):   10 (7)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 2 GOLDENST ( M Ellis 1, K Brown 1 ) – TEAMS (def3sec): None – COACHES: None
Officials: Tre Maddox , Ed Malloy , Eric Lewis

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26
Dec

Preview: Bulls at Warriors

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Bulls

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2011-12 Meetings
December 26, 2011 • Recap
Bulls 91
Warriors 99
 

After a dismal finish to last night’s game, the Warriors get right back up on the horse and welcome a strong Bulls team to Oracle for their only meeting of the year. What to watch for tonight:

  • Curry’s Everything: He toughed it out last night on his bum ankle, but with bad shooting and costly turnovers (and decent-looking backup PG play from Ish Smith in limited minutes) it’s arguable whether or not he should have. Can he rebound with a decent floor game tonight?
  • Biedrins’ Resurgence: One of the few pleasant surprises last night was a solid game from Biedrins. He showed a few flashes last year, but could never string together a consistent streak of strong play. Can he buck that trend and start off this new season with a solid stretch of games right out of the gate?
  • The Newcomers: Brandon Rush was everywhere last night, and Smith looked like a more than serviceable backup PG. Thompson’s shooting woes continued, but didn’t seem lost, had some big buckets late, and didn’t look nearly as bad on defense as I was expecting. If Udoh and Brown could play a bit better, I might start feeling pretty good about the Warriors’ bench this year.

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25
Dec

Game 1: Clippers 105, Warriors 86

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Warriors 86
December 25, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Clippers 24 17 34 30 105
Warriors 20 23 25 18 86
  Net -4 6 -9 -12 -19
  Season Avg -1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.7 -3.4
  Compare to Season Avg -3 6.2 -8.2 -11.3 -15.6
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 39% 23.8% 70.8% 24 32 17 48 17 4 8 16 20 46 11
Season Avg 45.7% 38.8% 77% 18.7 21.4 9.7 39.2 22.3 8 5.5 13.5 16.1 38.1 13
Difference -6.7% -15% -6.2% 5.3 10.6 7.3 8.8 -5.3 -4 2.5 2.5 -13.2 7.9 -2
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -6.7% -11% 10.3% -14 -13 4 5 -5 -5 0 -6 -17 8 2
Net Season Avg 0.4% 2.3% 2.3% -7.4 -4.8 -3.5 -6.7 -0.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.2 -5 -1.3
Net Difference -7.1% -13.3% 8% -6.6 -8.2 7.5 11.7 -4.4 -5.4 -0.5 -6.9 -17.2 13 3.3
Los Angeles Clippers
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Caron Butler, SF 36 4-10 1-3 2-3 0 10 10 4 3 0 0 0 +17 11
Blake Griffin, PF 35 9-18 0-0 4-8 5 2 7 1 2 0 3 4 +17 22
DeAndre Jordan, C 31 1-2 0-0 4-12 3 2 5 0 0 8 2 2 +15 6
Chauncey Billups, PG 38 6-19 3-10 6-6 0 5 5 4 0 0 1 2 +18 21
Chris Paul, PG 37 7-12 1-3 5-6 1 1 2 9 2 0 2 4 +19 20
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Ryan Gomes, SF 14 3-4 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 +12 6
Brian Cook, PF 16 2-7 2-4 2-2 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 5 -6 8
Mo Williams, PG 22 4-8 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 +1 8
Randy Foye, G 11 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 +2 3
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
37-81 8-23 23-38 13 30 43 22 9 8 10 19 105
45.7% 34.8% 60.5%
Fast break points:   9
Points in the paint:   38
Team TO ( points off ):   10 (3)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.
Golden State Warriors
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
David Lee, C 35 10-19 0-0 1-2 4 8 12 2 0 1 4 6 -18 21
Andris Biedrins, C 20 5-5 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 0 0 3 0 4 -1 10
Monta Ellis, SG 43 6-19 0-5 3-6 2 2 4 8 1 0 4 4 -22 15
Stephen Curry, PG 33 2-12 0-4 0-1 2 3 5 4 2 2 5 4 -5 4
Kwame Brown, C 7 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 -7 1
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Dominic McGuire, SF 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Dorell Wright, SF 31 1-6 1-6 5-5 4 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 -2 8
Brandon Rush, SG 28 3-6 2-2 4-4 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -21 12
Charles Jenkins, G 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Ishmael Smith, PG 5 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7
Ekpe Udoh, PF 13 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 -2 1
Klay Thompson, G 19 2-8 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 -10 7
Jeremy Tyler, F 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
32-82 5-21 17-24 17 31 48 17 4 8 16 32 86
39.0% 23.8% 70.8%
Fast break points:   11
Points in the paint:   46
Team TO ( points off ):   16 (20)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None – TEAMS (def3sec): LACLIPPERS (1) – COACHES: None
Officials: Mark Ayotte , Ron Garretson , Leon Wood

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25
Dec

Preview: Clippers at Warriors

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Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/ESPN

Official Game Preview

2011-12 Meetings
December 25, 2011 • Recap
Clippers 105
Warriors 86
 
February 20, 2012 • Recap
Clippers 97
Warriors 104
 
March 11, 2012 • Recap
Warriors 97
Clippers 93
 
April 14, 2012 • Recap
Warriors 104
Clippers 112
 

The season kicks off with a high-profile game against the new marque draw in the league, the Los Angeles Clippers. What to watch for tonight:

  • Offense: With no Curry, it will likely be a tall order to keep up with tonight’s visitors. Can the Warriors generate enough offense to stay in the game?
  • Defense: Much more important, can Jackson get them to play smart defense against a team that might be a bit sloppy as they focus on lobs and other Sports Center catnip?
  • Bench: The Warriors’ bench was pretty terrible last year. Will this year’s rookies and b-list additions represent an improvement and allow them to get Monta off the floor for at least 15 minutes every night?

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25
Dec

Here we go…

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The season starts tonight, and with it a slightly changed format on this here blog. With little time available this year, we’re going to start with just the basics — game previews, post-game box scores, and ongoing stats — and hopefully add more commentary as the year goes by.

The Warriors can certainly help with writing motivation by getting off to a decent start — and given how tough their early schedule is, a decent start would be something worth getting genuinely excited about.

I’m relatively optimistic, and despite being burned in the past for my optimism with this crew I still have a good feeling about this year. I don’t expect a Harbaugh-esque turnaround, but based on the limited evidence we’ve seen so far in the preseason it does look like Jackson is having them play a smarter brand of basketball.

With a young team in a compressed season, I think the Warriors are set up pretty well to take advantage of the lockout-fueled eccentricities of the 2011-12 season. I’m pegging them at 34 wins — not sure if that will be enough to sneak into the playoffs, but if they can beat .500 it will certainly represent a step in the right direction for the franchise.

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9
Dec

Pennywise or pound foolish

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I think the biggest thing this whole Paul trade fiasco proves is that when faced with the choice of fixing the small market/large market structural issues (by increasing revenue sharing, creating an NFL-style franchise player system, or instituting a hard cap) or papering over them by just trying to get more money from the players, the small market teams opted for the latter.

At this point, I think it’s fair to say that if competitive balance were really the issue, they would have been much better off giving the players more than 50% in return for stricter payroll limits and a franchising system — but still not sure if they really wanted that over pure $$$.

I just wish this had all gone down BEFORE the players ratified the deal. Would have been pretty damn interesting to see if this would have put things in limbo…

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