ESPN.com: Warriors find Arenas' replacement in Claxton

Damn, beat me by 1 minute!

 

Teams are wasting no time covering their asses.

Hopefully Rockets and Posey can reach an agreement SOON, so we can pursue whatever scraps is left.

 

I think Arenas was just too tall for that team.

 

This puts GS down a notch or 2, personally I think they are better with Boykins starting than with Speedy. Speedy is going to find it is awefully tough when you don't have TD sucking the defense and join the everyday pounding and fan/scout microscope of a league starter. Lue or Ollie would have been better as a starter IMO.

 

Desert Scar - I disagree. Look back at what he did for Philadelphia just a year or two ago as the starter. He and the team more than held their own while Snow was out.

It's a nice signing by the Warriors, and one they had to make. He may be small, but he'll do well for that team.

 

Speedy may not be a great PG, but he's still young. He has time to develop into a nice solid floor leader. He may not be flashy but he gets the job done. Even without TD, I expect him to be a good fit into the Warrior's system. He can go uptempo fast break if he wants, but he can also set the team up in the halfcourt. He's a smart player, and the Warriors got a nice consolation prize for losing Arenas.

 

He is 25 with some injury history. He also can't hit a 3 to extend the defense and is overmatched as a starter by taller, stronger, 1s. He has never reached 8 PPG in a season nor averaged half a games PT. I guess he was the best they could find with players like Lue (better shooting) and Ollie (tougher) gone who are a little more servicable as starters--but it is no kind of consolation for the 21 year old, bigger, taller, stronger faster, better shooting, and more dynamic Arenas.

Speedy/Boykins will arguably being the worst PG tandom in the league. GS better sure as heck resign Boykins too--who at least can keep the defense honest even if in some areas he is further overmatched than Speedy.

 

Desert Scar - it's been through freak injuries and lack of opportunity that Speedy did not get his full chance. He's a major improvement over Lue and especially Ollie and his half-season in Philly replacing Snow and performance in the finals is more indicative of Claxton's ability than seasonal stats.

 

In Claxton's two years he has had great players around him and very limited roles required--and even then he wasn't that good at it. I don't have high expectations for him at all as a regular starter.

I definetly take Lue over him, who is fairly similar except Lue is a wee bit bigger and has 3 point range. I probably take Ollie (more physical and better defender than both--but like Claxton has marginal range on his shot) as a starter too over Claxton (especially assuming the return of the tiny offensive fireplug in Boykins to GS), but we will just have to see which guys have better years/indepedent careers.

 

I think Claxton will be fine as a regular starter. It's not like GS is lacking for talent; they don't have the superstar like Philly and SA did, but they have a lot of all-around talent. But, as you say, we'll just have to wait it out and see what happens.

 

OK MFC, you can have the last word

 

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=211&xlc=1029040

UPDATED: Claxton may stay; Horry gets offer from Spurs

By Glenn Rogers
Express-News Staff Writer

Web Posted : 07/22/2003 5:30 PM

There could be a wrinkle in the reports that Spurs backup point guard Speedy Claxton has joined the Golden State Warriors.

Claxton reportedly has agreed to a three-year, $10 million contract to take over the starting point guard slot that opened when Gilbert Arenas agreed to a $65 million deal with the Washington Wizards.

But a source has indicated that Claxton told Spurs coach Gregg Popovich that he would remain with the team if the Spurs matched the Warriors' offer.

-snip-

 

Wow. No one likes playing for the Warriors. Just when they looked promising too...

 

Could be a ploy to get more $$$ from the Warriors.