Crawford To Hawks: What Are the Warriors Thinking?

Disclaimer: Before I start on this, lets get this clear, I am in no way disappointed, upset, or beside myself that the Warriors traded Jamal Crawford. I am actually very happy to get him and his salary off of the team. 

What does boggle my mind is the lack of aggressiveness by the Warriors front office. They traded Crawford for two backup point guards, when they could have gotten more.

One thing the Warriors lack coming off the bench is an athletic guard that is a threat to score. Outside of Maggette they have Tufiaf, a great defender, Belinelli, a play-maker, and Morrow, who led the NBA in three-point shooting last season. However they pose no threat with their second string. 

What they should've got is the Hawks sixth man, Flip Murray. He is perfect for the Warriors offense, can score 30 on any given night, would give the bench a huge boost, and would fill Crawford's absence without the selfish mentality. Seems pretty perfect to me. 

Instead, the Warriors settled for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton. Both of these players are not good, and will probably not see anytime on the court, or at least they wouldn't on my team. They will sit next to Marcus Williams in their warm-ups. 

As I wrote in my last article, this draft is stacked with point guard talent, people who can score and play-making ability. Why not pick up a player like Johnny Flynn or Desmond Jennings to take the back-up point guard spot? Both of these people can also play along side Ellis and give the Warriors some offense, and play-making ability. Not to mention crazy athleticism. 

Instead, it looks like the Warriors will draft another big, Jordan Hill. Now most people are high on Jordan Hill; he likes to run, and would give the Warriors a "post-presence." In reality the Warriors a) don't need a post presence and b) have a lot of depth at the four and five spots, with Wright and Randolph being drafted in the last few years. Why add another project at that spot when you need help in the back court? 

These questions likely will be answered throughout the season, but the way it is looking right now Cap'n Jack is going to have to handle the ball for most of the games like he did last year.

If the Warriors can compete, it looks like he will be an All-Star candidate, as only three players averaged 20 ppg, six assists and five rebounds. The other two: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.