Post by bowtothebill23 on Oct 23, 2014 16:33:13 GMT -6
GM Bow Bill walks in. By the looks of himself, he looks restless and uneasy. As he makes a few aside remarks to his assistants sitting front row, you can sense the frustration in his voice.
GM Bow Bill: This is the 1997-98 preseason presser for the Golden State Warriors. We would like to start by recapping last season before reviewing our offseason and what to expect from this upcoming season.
GM Bow Bill: Last season seemed like a smashing success. We finally brought in a lock down defender at the point guard and found depth at the backup 1/2. We blitzed through the regular season, becoming the first team in this sim league to win 70 games. While that's nice and all, we couldn't finish the season with a title: which makes it a disappointment. We were happy to again avenge the demons of our past, beating the Lakers in round 1. An injury gave us a much easier Round 2 than expected vs the Nuggets. But when it came time to put up or shut up, we dropped a home game to the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals which ultimately cost us a trip to the Finals.
GM Bow Bill: We came away from the Finals with a clear vision of what we needed to do: we wanted to get younger and better on defense. Rik Smits and Glen Rice were great pieces for us, but we felt with their age that we were better served moving on. We came into the offseason with the goal of trading Rice for a pick (which we did) and then signing either Shawn Bradley (which we did, but was matched) and a solid 2 or signing Byron Russell (more on this soon) and a center like Vlade Divac or Pervis Ellison (more on this soon). After the Blazers matched Bradley, we set our sights on Russell and the center. We felt confident Byron would see the talent on our team which would give us an edge over anyone else offering a max. Due to my own error, I did not offer Byron the full max which screwed up our whole offseason. We signed both of Divac and Ellison and had no 2. We were happy to pay one or the other: getting both was not expected. It is my error, and I take full responsibiity.
GM Bow Bill: With that said, we are actually incredibly excited for this season. We have the best front court ever in this league. We have a 1 and 2 that can absolutely lock down the perimeter. Hell, we were the only team to go undefeated in the preseason. We expect greatness out of this team. It is still championship or bust: we WILL make moves this year to put us in a position to win in the postseason. We are excited to renew our rivalry with the Kings, to continue our battle with the Lakers, and to avenge our defeat vs the Mavericks.
With that said, are there any questions?
GM Bow Bill: This is the 1997-98 preseason presser for the Golden State Warriors. We would like to start by recapping last season before reviewing our offseason and what to expect from this upcoming season.
GM Bow Bill: Last season seemed like a smashing success. We finally brought in a lock down defender at the point guard and found depth at the backup 1/2. We blitzed through the regular season, becoming the first team in this sim league to win 70 games. While that's nice and all, we couldn't finish the season with a title: which makes it a disappointment. We were happy to again avenge the demons of our past, beating the Lakers in round 1. An injury gave us a much easier Round 2 than expected vs the Nuggets. But when it came time to put up or shut up, we dropped a home game to the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals which ultimately cost us a trip to the Finals.
GM Bow Bill: We came away from the Finals with a clear vision of what we needed to do: we wanted to get younger and better on defense. Rik Smits and Glen Rice were great pieces for us, but we felt with their age that we were better served moving on. We came into the offseason with the goal of trading Rice for a pick (which we did) and then signing either Shawn Bradley (which we did, but was matched) and a solid 2 or signing Byron Russell (more on this soon) and a center like Vlade Divac or Pervis Ellison (more on this soon). After the Blazers matched Bradley, we set our sights on Russell and the center. We felt confident Byron would see the talent on our team which would give us an edge over anyone else offering a max. Due to my own error, I did not offer Byron the full max which screwed up our whole offseason. We signed both of Divac and Ellison and had no 2. We were happy to pay one or the other: getting both was not expected. It is my error, and I take full responsibiity.
GM Bow Bill: With that said, we are actually incredibly excited for this season. We have the best front court ever in this league. We have a 1 and 2 that can absolutely lock down the perimeter. Hell, we were the only team to go undefeated in the preseason. We expect greatness out of this team. It is still championship or bust: we WILL make moves this year to put us in a position to win in the postseason. We are excited to renew our rivalry with the Kings, to continue our battle with the Lakers, and to avenge our defeat vs the Mavericks.
With that said, are there any questions?
