A great deal of people are bashing the former Golden State Warriors' franchise player, claiming that he was a traitor by selling out the environment he had the most extraordinary days of his career at.
Not me.
I won't even comment on what occurred on that gloomy, disturbing night of June 30th when I inadvertently clicked on the San Francisco Chronicle website in my Firefox Bookmarks instead of checking my email. There it was with the headline loud and clear: Baron Davis Shockingly Opts Out.
I started skimming the article hastily searching for a phrase, a word, a letter, that would explain the whole incident to me. But, the title mentioned it all.
Completely shocked, I thought it was a joke, but five minutes later my phone started vibrating, signaling of an "incoming" text message. "Dude, WTF? B-Diddy opted out!!!" Another message arrived,"Ay, I just heard BD opted out. Is this sh*t true?"
30 Minutes later, I made sure it was true by ESPN News.
Somehow, I couldn't imagine Davis, our Boom Dizzle, departing from the place he established himself at. It's hard to criticize him, considering he raised the Warriors from the ashes and made them good, fun to watch and a "potential" playoff contender.
Consequently, I would like to say: Baron Davis, thanks for a wonderful 3 years of absolute determination, revival, and utter dedication to the franchise.
Every Warriors' fan will remember the vivid memories that you left in every spectator's heart. We'll remember the PA announcer shout, "8th Season out of UCLA, number 5, BAROOON DAAAVIS!"
We'll remember arguably the best dunk in NBA playoff history against Andre Kirilenko with the fans crazily jumping out of their seats.
We'll remember the game winning shot against the Celtics with 6 seconds left on the clock. We'll remember you're great jump shots, one hand dunks, questionable shot selections, and most importantly your smile.
Now, after departing to your home town, Los Angeles, you'll have a true power forward and center to play with. But deep inside there, I know you'll miss the Bay Area and you'll miss the up-tempo style, no doubt.
Thank you for a wonderful and fruitful experience in the Bay Area, BD.
It was initiated by Jason Richardson and now by Davis, but the Golden State Warriors have a bright future to look ahead to or a franchise transforming one.
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3 months ago
I agree...............in part. Yes, thank for the good memories.
But, the way he left out the back door at 11:59 PM(figuratively) leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
He could have shown more appreciation for the franchise that resurected "his career" as much as he helped resurect the franchise.
It appears this was a back door deal (a good one for Baron, no doubt) that was already negotiated before the fact, and Baron did not want to do "his new competitiors" in the division any favors., after he basically told the Dubs that we will not opt out a couple days earlier.
But that is where the problem is for me; That he, behind closed door, purposely cut the throats of his his resurectors and not giving them any legitimate flexibility to get value out of his departure.
So, again, thanks for the good memories, but don't let the door hit your big back side on the way out.......Traitor!!!!!!!!!
Now, I am assuming that EB has more class than Baron turned out to have, and will be true to his word...................unlike some!!! Unfortunately for us Warriors fans.
from 3 months ago
Thanks for comment Dimitry. To tell you the truth, I felt betrayed as a Warriors fan, but when I thought about it, I think he was right in doing so. I might get a lot of crap from saying this, but it's the truth. He felt like he wanted to be paid like a superstar, which is totally legitimate for his age and for what he's done with the franchise. Mully didn't feel like doing it, he's gone.
In addition, I think all Warriors fans' reactions illustrate that they don't know a lot about Boom Dizzle. BD's an extremely stubborn player who will surprise you any time, and that's what he did there. He's extremely self-aware and has a lot of guts to do something like that.
He's not a traitor, because, in the NBA, there's no loyalty, it's all about the dough and looking out for oneself. So, it's not all about the Franchise all the time and BD was a perfect example for the whole league.
3 months ago
Thanks for comment Dimitry. To tell you the truth, I felt betrayed as a Warriors fan, but when I thought about it, I think he was right in doing so. I might get a lot of crap from saying this, but it's the truth. He felt like he wanted to be paid like a superstar, which is totally legitimate for his age and for what he's done with the franchise. Mully didn't feel like doing it, he's gone.
In addition, I think all Warriors fans' reactions illustrate that they don't know a lot about Boom Dizzle. BD's an extremely stubborn player who will surprise you any time, and that's what he did there. He's extremely self-aware and has a lot of guts to do something like that.
He's not a traitor, because, in the NBA, there's no loyalty, it's all about the dough and looking out for oneself. So, it's not all about the Franchise all the time and BD was a perfect example for the whole league.
3 months ago
Right on Khalid, I dig that!
I'm not knocking him going for his payday. Not at all. Its just that he could have made it so they Warriors got something valuable for his departure. It may still happen in a Maggette deal, but it doesn't appear those were his intentions originally. He will just go along for the ride so the Clips don't lose EB. But not to do us any favors. He should show a little appreciation to the franchise that advertise a great style of play that helped him get this payday with the Clips, and paid him well for it.
I do think that Elton Brand will show his "loyalty" to the team that he gave "his word" to.....unfortunately for the Warriors, and obviously I hope I am wrong about that.
3 months ago
I think most Warriors fans will be with Dimitry in that they don't really wish Baron and ill will, but there is some suspicion/bad taste from the way things went down. I am definitely on that side of the fence. It is a business though, and everyone understands that.
In the end, I love B. Diddy's playing style and attitude. I was at UCLA and had season tickets in his two seasons there, and could see right away that he'd be an NBA player. It would've been great to see what the Warriors could've put together WITH him, but actually without him, they have even more options. It just may take some continued growing pains.
Anyway, I also believe that max contracts shouldn't be thrown out for just anybody, so it was unfortunately just a bad mixture of expectations and circumstances that led to his opting out. In the end, everyone moves on.
One thing is for certain, there are a ton of West Coast teams seriously vying for the playoff spots this year (the sames ones as last year, plus LA Clippers, Portland Trailblazers-- and our beloved Warriors).
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