http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/4715 Recent articles about Joe Smith en-us I dont know what it is with the Golden State Warriors. It seems every time they have a pretty decent team all the good players leave either through horrible managment, personal interest or in some cases conflicts. Im going to list Players that Golden State has gotten rid of in the past couple of decades and what not, to show that Golden State likes to get rid of good players... Starting with 1) Mitch Richmond 2) Tim Hardaway- was he fun to watch or what 3) Rony Seikaly 4) Chris Webber 5) Joe Smith 6) John Starks 7) Latrell Sprewell- supposedly is coming back to Golden State (no i actually dreamed of that last night, pretty homo) 8) Gilbert Arenas-Buttbuddy of Antwan 9) Antwan Jamison-BUttbutddy of Gilbert 10) Jason Richardson- 11) Baron Davis Other notables and primarily big men they got rid of where Erick Dampier, Danny Fortson, Manute Bol, Tom Gugliotta Donyell Marshall, Crowd favortie Earl Boykins, Speedy Clak Clak Clak Claxton.... With regards to the notables: I dont believe they are all good, Im just saying they did have big bodies back in the day and probably why Warriors been playing small ball lately. But Fortson and Dampier were pretty solid as much as I hate to say it back in early 2000's now Dampier is soft like Diapers and Fortson is pretty solid backup. If their are more feel free to say:::Its just sad how Baron left womp womp. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:53:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284879 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284879 Comparing active ex-Nugget players to the current Nuggets roster and asking: who would win? Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:04:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278632 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278632 The draft is on June 26th, but in the meantime, I thought I'd break down each of the number one picks for the last 27 years. (Why 27 years? 1980 was the first year in the three-pointer era, and thus the modern era of basketball. Of course those from 1980 until 1983 or so were still adjusting to the new three pointer, so those stats will be a little skewed. Naturally Oden will have to be left out, considering he hasn't begun his NBA career yet... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:12:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273269 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273269 Who do you think would be the top free agent of the 2008 off-season to help Lebron James??? Arenas? Maggette? Artest? ******See Link****** Wed, 21 May 2008 11:24:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269348 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269348 LeBron James is not the star on the Cavs anymore. That's because there's an underrated player who has shown star potential against the Boston Celtics. Check out this article from Hoopsworld to find out who. Sat, 10 May 2008 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265501 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265501 Tim Duncan is the best power forward in the game and one of the best ever to play. Able to play both forward and center, he can dominate whoever he plays on both sides of the floor. Not only that, he steps up his game in the playoffs with 24.8 PPG, 13.8 RPG and 2.4 BPG. He might be boring to watch, but you can't argue with 4 championships. 3 more positions left to cover. Player (Current Team/Former Team) PPG, RPG, APG, SPG, BPG * = Best in Category (R) = Rookie Steals 1+ Shown Blocks 1.5+ Shown Blocks and Steals Shown if both are 1+ 1. Tim Duncan (SAS) 19.3, 11.3*, 2.8, 2 BPG 2. Amare Stoudemire (PHX) 25.2*, 9.1, 1.5, 2.1 BPG*, 59% FG* 3. Kevin Garnett (BOS) 18.8, 9.4, 3.4, 1.2, 1.4 4. Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) 23.6, 8.6, 3.5 5. Carlos Boozer (UTA) 21.1, 10.4, 2.2, 1.2 SPG 6. Antawn Jamison (WAS) 21.4, 10.2, 1.5, 1.3 SPG 7. Chris Bosh (TOR) 22.3, 8.7, 2.6, 1 BPG 8. David West (NOH) 20.6, 8.9, 2.3, 1.3 9. Josh Smith (ATL) 17.2, 8.2, 3.4, 1.5, 2.8 10. Lamar Odom (LAL) 14.2, 10.6, 3.5, 1 SPG 11. Rashard Lewis (ORL) 19, 8.4, 4.4*, 1.6 SPG* 12. Zach Randolph (NYK) 17.6, 10.3, 2 13. Danny Granger (IND) 19.6, 6.1, 2.1, 1.2, 1 14. Emeka Okafor (CHA) 13.8, 10.7, 0.9, 1.7 BPG 15. LaMarcus Aldridge (POR) 17.8, 7.6, 1.6, 1.2 BPG 16. Udonis Haslem (MIA) 12, 9, 1.4 17. Drew Gooden (CHI/CLE) 12, 8.6, 1.2 18. Chris Wilcox (SEA) 13.4, 7, 1.2 19. Kenyon Martin (DEN) 12.4, 6.5, 1.3, 1 SPG 20. Al Harrington (GSW) 13.6, 5.4, 1.6 21. Tim Thomas (LAC) 12.4, 5.1, 2.7 22. Ryan Gomes (MIN) 12.6, 5.8, 1.8 23. Charlie Villanueva (MIL) 11.7, 6.1, 1 24. (R) Luis Scola (HOU) 10.3, 6.4, 1.3 25. Hakim Warrick (MEM) 11.4, 4.7, 0.7 26. Ben Wallace (CLE/CHI) 4.8, 8.4, 1.5, 1.2, 1.6 27. Joe Smith (CLE/CHI) 10.2, 5.1, 0.9 28. Josh Boone (NJN) 8.2, 7.3, 0.8 29. Mikki Moore (SAC) 8.5, 6, 1 30. (R) Yi Jianlian (MIL) 8.2, 5.6, 0.8 Just Missed Out Brandon Bass (DAL) , Jason Maxiell (DET), Antonio McDyess (DET), Carl Landry (HOU) Some of these players don't just play the PF, but they can play SF too. Josh Smith, Rashard Lewis, Danny Granger, Ryan Gomes, they played SF until the occasion called up. Smith played PF a lot and is matched up with KG in the playoffs. Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu are interchangable with it comes to the 3 and 4 spots. Granger has even started as a shooting guard and Gomes went big when Al Jefferson started as a center. It just shows you how interchangable the NBA is now. Thu, 01 May 2008 13:38:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262307 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262307 A roundup of the Cavs performance 4 games into playoffs, with a hat tip to real players behind the Cavs performance and a hope of not jinxing future success. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:33:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261153 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261153 At least according to CBS Sportsline's Gamecenter. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:34:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257167 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257167 Had Golden State not blown it against the Bobcats, Pacers, and T-Wolves, they'd be celebrating and the Nuggets would be fishing. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:22:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/238237 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/238237 It's Tuesday of Week 20 and the season is quickly winding down. To help you finish strong in your league, consider picking up one of the following players listed as a "jewel" below and/or dropping one of the players listed as a "fool". Good luck in the final stretch! Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:11:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/191346 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/191346 Pacers v Cavs - Austin Carr's facts employed a "Use the Crowd" strategy, an unfortunate choice on a day when the arena remained half empty throughout the entire show. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:40:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/188061 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/188061 . . . an obscure rule is called into play. Apparently, if one of your teammates helps another one of your teammates off the floor in a game, it's ok. Just don't do it again. Especially with the ball in your hand and your teammate out of bounds. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:13:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/175548 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/175548 During the pre-game show on Wednesday, right before the tipoff and then the game went to the Celtics, Jeff Phelps said "the Celtics are the best team in the NBA." I should have stopped watching right then and there. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:14:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/174043 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/174043 Fred McLeod promises to give himself a Mohawk; And One learns to love Big Ben; Wally Wear and General Good Cavs Feelings. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:40:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/166250 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/166250 I've seen many, many basketball games but never anything like this . . last night . . . is more in the category of "can't wait until I'm old enough to tell this story a dozen times every day without repercussions." Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:41:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162706 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162706