At about the 2:00 mark, Broussard dives into the conflict. Broussard reports that Nelson and Mullin “aren’t on speaking terms” and Nelson is “burying” players that Mullin likes. Nelson reportedly told Mullin favorite Anthony Randolph: “You should have your agent start looking into trades because this is not working out.” That’s some pretty underhanded stuff.
[Via WarriorsWorld.net]
December 20th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Coming from working class Queens, it’s impossible not to like Chris Mullin. He was “one of us” to every local white kid who simply loved the game of basketball. He would ball, get into fights, drink beer as a teenager, etc. He was your typical blue collar neighborhood kid. Then he went on to star at the local powerhouse program, St. John’s. People love him here. I’m no different.
I do not particularly care for Don Nelson but I respect him as a basketball coach. I think he’s a great basketball mind albeit somewhat of a douchebag.
With that said, Mullin is out of his mind and perhaps out of his league being a front office decision-maker. Let us not forget this is the guy who signed ADONAL FOYLE to a big deal. He threw all of this money at injury-waiting-to-happen Corey Maggette. He threw big bucks at Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, etc. What has this team won? Zilch.
Monta Ellis?
Really, as much as I love Mullin, he has been an awful GM.
Hoff–check this out http://netyourbet.blogspot.com
December 20th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Randolph is going to Charlotte if the Warriors and Bobcats can work out the terms of sending Raymond Felton there.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:20 am
A-Train,
I don’t know man, I think Mullin has done a pretty good job at Golden State. He acquired Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, and Al Harrington. Those moves brought excitement back to the Bay Area. They weren’t going to win a championship, but they were a playoff team.
Monta Ellis and Biedrins’ big deals were mistakes.
Don Nelson has a long history of alienating co-workers. It’s like a soap opera in Golden State right now.
What’s with the Net Your Bet site? I checked it out. Is it your site?