The Warriors: Making Golden State Respectable

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Well, I am having a bit of fun with my football chises but wanted to try this one out. I've never done an NBA one before so this might be a total disaster. But I went with my same method of choosing a team, picking the one with the lowest overall team score. Boston and Golden State had the same score and seeing as how dominant Boston was in real life, I decided to take the Warrios and see what I could do with them.

Head Coach: Don Nelson
Arena: ORACLE Arena
2006-1007 Record: 42-40
Cap Room: $3.25M

STARTING LINEUP
C - A. Biedrins
PF - Al Harrington
SF - Stephen Jackson
SG - Monta Ellis
PG - Baron Davis

BENCH
C - A. Foyle
PG - S. Josikevicius
C - Patrick O'Bryant

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2007 NBA DRAFT

WARRIORS TEAM NEEDS

1. Starting point guard is below average
2. They don't have a lot of speed in general.
3. Offensive rebounding needs improvement.

ESPN'S MOCK DRAFT PICKS

#18: C - J. Smith (Colorado State)
#36: C - S. Howes (Washington)
#46: SG - G. Roper (Boise State)

WARRIORS DRAFT PICKS

#18: SG - J. Ward. Needs to work on his shooting. Indecisive passer at times. Runs the court well. Grade: F.
#36: PF - J. Wagner. Barely gets off the floor when he jumps. Able to play a lot of minutes. Shaq-like from the free throw line. Grade: C.
#46: SF - B. Powell. Very bad shooting mechanics. Needs better timing on offensive boards. Lacks foot speed getting out in transition. Grade: F.

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STAFF HIRINGS

I was given a budget of #3.41M in order to hire an assistant head coach, an assistant, a scout and a trainer.
I had one guy apply for a job. Kamil Nowaz applied for the job of assistant head coach. I checked over his information and saw that he had a grade of D and no specialty so I decided not to hire him.
The first guy I did hire was Brohim Simou as our scout. His specialty is North America. His overall grade is A-, with a C- for offense but an A+ in both defense and athletics. I gave him a 2 year contract with an annual salary of $686K.
My second hire was Carlos Mentero as the team's trainer. His grade was A+ with no specialty. He signed a 3 year contract with an annual salary of $702K.
The third man hired was Jessie Hayes as an assistant. His grade was A- overall with a B for offense, B- for defense and an A+ in athletics. His specialty is rebounding, a team weakness. He signed a 3 year contract with a salary of $929K.
Finally, I hired Jamal Akil to be our assistant head coach. Jamal's grade was a B and he has no specialty. His grades were B- in Rumors, A+ in Development and C in Leadership. He signed a 1 year contract for $1.08M.

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TRAINING CAMP FOCUS

Directed by: Jesse Hayes
Focus breakdown: 60% Offense 35% Defense 5% Athleticism.

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TRAINING CAMP DIARY

October 21, 2007 - Monta Ellis improved his mid-range shooting, offensiev awareness and offensive rebounding. Jackie Ward his dunking and offensive awareness.
October 22, 2007 - Patrick O'Bryant improved his mid-range shooting, three-point shooting, passing, blocking ability and offensive rebounding. He still has room to grow. Stephen Jackson improved in his free-throw shooting, offensive awareness and blocking ability.
October 23, 2007 - John Wagner improved his free throw shooting, inside scoring, defensive rebounding and defensive awareness. Al Harrington improved his inside scoring, offensive awareness, dunking, offensive rebounding and defensive rebounding.
October 24, 2007 - Jackie Ward improved his inside scoring, ball handling, offensive awareness, mid-range shooting and offensive rebounding and has more potential. Patrick O'Bryant improved his offensive awareness, free throw shooting and offensive rebounding and still has room to grow.
October 25, 2007 - Baron Davis showed improvement in dunking, free throw shooting, ball handling and inside scoring and still has room to grow.

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EVENT SCHEDULING

Assistant Head Coach Jamal Akil

Session Length: 6 Weeks
Team Event: 20%
Press Event: 15%
Team Practice: 15%
Day Off: 50%

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ASSISTANT'S ASSIGNMENT

Assistant: Jesse Hayes
Player: A. Biedrins
Offensive Skills: 40%
Defensive Skills: 40%
Athleticism: 20%
Duration: 4 Weeks

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SCOUT ASSIGNMENT

ESPN 2008 MOCK DRAFT:
Pick #22: I. Crespo 6'5" 246 lbs SG Dayton Potential: Good. Projection: Top 20 Pick.
Pick #52: F. Bryant 6'5" 240 lbs SG Xavier.

Assigned Brohim Sirimou to spend one day scouting Ignacio Crespo with a focus on his defense.

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SCOUTING REPORT

Player's Name: Ignacio Crespo
Position: SG
Dunk: D
Steal: C
Block: D-
Offensive Rebounding: E
Defensive Rebounding: D-
Possession: C
Defensive Awareness: C
Jumping: D
Strength: D-
Synopsis: Ignacio Crespo is good at stealing the ball and could use some work on his offensive rebounding.

SCOUTING ASSIGNMENT

Scout's Name: Brohim Sirimou
Player To Scout: Fred Bryant
Age: 22
Position: SG
College: Xavier
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 240 lbs
Potential: Excellent
Projection: 2nd Round
Scouting Focus: Defensive
Time Required: 1 Day

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STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Boston 0-0
New Jersey 0-0
New York 0-0
Philadelphia 0-0
Toronto 0-0

CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 0-0
Cleveland 0-0
Detroit 0-0
Indiana 0-0
Milwalkee 0-0

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Atlanta 0-0
Charlotte 0-0
Miami 0-0
Orlando 0-0
Washington 0-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE
SOUTHWEST DIVISION
Dallas 0-0
Houston 0-0
Memphis 0-0
New Orleans 0-0
San Antonio 0-0

NORTHWEST DIVISION
Denver 0-0
Minnesota 0-0
Portland 0-0
Seattle 0-0
Utah 0-0

PACIFIC DIVISION
Golden State 0-0
Clippers 0-0
Lakers 0-0
Phoenix 0-0
Sacremento 0-0

GAMES SCHEDULED AUGUST 30, 2007
Utah at Golden State 7:00 PM
Houston at Lakers 8:00 PM
Portland at San Antonio 10:30 PM