From bad to better

In a trade season that had more to do with aquiring cap space than talent, the Golden State Warriors, a long time cellar dwellar, cleaned up. The Warriors not only were able to aquire a impact player, to say the least, and clear cap space. The Warriors have not been a miserable team for lack of funds, but for lack of front office know how. The ownership has always been willing to spend money, but was unable to use this money in a responsible matter. But this year, this year, is diffrent. They brought back former Warrior player Chris Mullen to head a new look front office. In the off-season they added Center Dale Davis, Gaurd Derick Fisher, and 17 Year-old, rookie Power Foward Andris Biendrins. This trade deadline, they were able to add Baron Davis, but it is not what they added, but what they got rid of. Dale Davis rarely played, but was the highest paid player on the team with a cap number of over 9 million. The benifits for the hornets is Davis will be off the books next year, so thy will gaet major cap room.
But Baron Davis adds more than cap room for the Warriors, he gives them a legetimate scoring Point Guard. Before him they had a small Point Guard in Fisher who was an exellent Distributer, but did not have the size to get inside and throw it back out to take advantage of the talented shooters on the Warriors offense rely on in their half-court game. In adittion, he makes a even more athletic line-up wich boast more above the rim talent then any other 5-player line-up in Basketball with Davis, Richardson, Piertus, and the low post guys. Another thing that boads well for the Warriors is that Rookie Foward Andris Bietrins, is playing well and his lenght adds possesions to the offense, which is essential in their shoot first offense.
Perhaps the most important factor in the Warriors game is their ability to fast break. With Richardsons ability to just jump over people and pull for three gives them a real full-court threat at off-gaurd. Davis running the break, who has no problem getting to the rim himself, is good news for the Warriors. The thing that Davis Really adds is his ability to ad-lib. In his first few games as a Warrior he has penetrated deep into the lane, jump in the air, and through it to either a open post player or a open three point shooter. It is an enevitable to have some bad seasons, but Golden State has been so bad for so long that you just asume they will be a cellar-dwellar, but for the first tome in a long time the Warriors are not just fun to watch, but are a team to watch, this year and hopefuly far into the future.