PROTECT THE PAINT

The Golden State Warriors suck. Yeah, I said it. It is not the fault of the players. It is going to be a long year.

It is entirely because of Chris Cohan and management. I honestly believe Stephen Jackson would not have demanded a trade had the Warriors remained competitive, but that just did not happen.

Next Warrior jumping ship? (Credit: picapp.com)

They failed to secure the talent to compete this season, and Jackson is gone.

Raja Bell made it obvious he does not want to play for the Warriors, proven today by opting to have season ending surgery he had been putting off while in Charlotte.

Monta Ellis is possibly being shopped after doing everything but demanding a trade. With Jackson out, and Ellis traded, the Warriors will fall right back in line with the past roughly 15 years or so of utter NBA futility. Yes, back to the Post-Chris-Webber-Trade era.

In addition to the Raja Bell surgery Kelena Azubuike is done for the year (knee surgery), Andris Biedrins (back problems), and Ronny Turiaf has knee issues, and their is no set time table for a return.

These injuries render the Golden State Warriors into the equivalent of a Championship caliber D League team at this point.

I do believe Anthony Randolph and Stephen Curry are the building blocks of the future, and they will get a lot of minutes, whether or not Don Nelson likes it or not.

Stephen Curry will now loads of minutes (Credit: ESPN)

Once they have proven enough on the court to demand large contracts will they be traded away as well?

As a Warriors fan, I must say at least I can watch Randolph and Curry play now without the normal Nelson shenanigans. It’s just sad that there is no hope whatsoever of NBA playoffs in the Bay Area again.

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