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A source close to the Warriors’ fifth-year center
said European teams are hot and heavy after Biedrins.
The Latvia native is drawing strong interest in a couple Russian clubs, according to the source, who added that teams are willing to sign him for three to five years for what amounts to more than $10 million a year.
Last week’s Advanced Stats column furthered our examination
of basic APBRmetrics and their application. Thus far we
have considered new measures for team and player shooting statistics. This week we explore another important “dynamic statistic”: Offensive Rating. Noted author and statistician Dean Oliver, whose work in APBRmetrics has paved the way for many in the field, created the measure ...
Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell emerged triumphant Thursday -
which of course, means that he didn't get taped
to the goal post. Raiders: Blog | Forum | More
Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle: "For
the moment, though, Monta Ellis is the Warriors. He
had to be, for there was no other foreseeable outcome once Baron Davis left." Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News: "I think Andris Biedrins' agent, Bill Duffy, is hoping and talking about Europe to get every dollar possible out of Mullin, and that's wise agenting.
Restricted-free-agent Monta Ellis re-signed Thursday with the Golden
State Warriors for six years and $66 million —
6-6-6! Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the deal ... Talking Points with Tim Kawakami : "Ellis had to get paid. Even before Baron Davis bolted, Ellis was going to get paid–he's a 20-point scorer at a very high percentage and he’s young. ...
7/20/08 The Milwaukee Brewers acquired 2B Ray Durham
from San Francisco Giants for OF Darren Ford and
LHP Steve Hammond. 7/22/08 The Houston Astros acquired LHP Randy Wolf from the San Diego Padres for RHP Chad Reineke. The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired set up man/closer Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals for 2B Emilio Bonifacio. …and the week isn’t
Some quick hits from Thursday’s first practice, followed
later by highlights of interviews with Raiders players that
include JaMarcus Russell, Javon Walker, Nnamdi Asomugha, and believe it or not, even Tommy Kelly: – Early drills found ...
Monta Ellis has signed a contract extension with
the Golden State Warriors, the team announced tonig...
This was an absolute” no brainer” for Chris
Mullin. Ellis is a budding star and will only
get better as he gets more experience. In 2005, Mullin found a true “diamond in the rough” in Ellis, and therefore he ...
The Golden State Warriors have re-signed guard Monta
Ellis to a multi-year contract, it was announced today
by Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not announced. “We are absolutely thrilled to have Monta under contract for the next several years,” said Mullin. “He has been one [...]
The 25-year-old adds another needed shooter to the
depth chart, which Donnie Walsh was hoping to add.
To say he'll be a rotation player is a stretch at this point but it does create a little more competition for minutes in the Knicks backcourt, which ...
The Warriors re-signed explosive guard Monta Ellis to
a multiyear contract Thursday.
Could Jamal average 25 under D'Antoni? After Mike
D'Antoni convinced his wife to move to the Big
Apple, signed his deal, and made some impossibly optimistic remarks at a press conference, everyone wanted to talk about which high profile free agent could come and star in his system. At the top of most New Yorkers' wish [...]
After today's game -- an enthralling pitcher's duel,
and a 1-0 San Francisco win -- the Nats
recalled CF Lastings Milledge, who's recovered from his groin injury. They also decided to stop carrying four catchers on their roster. To corresponding with ...
(07-24) 21:47 PDT -- Monta Ellis' signing by
the Warriors to be Baron II is no surprise.
He had no other offers, the Warriors had no alternatives, the Greeks hadn't settled on a playmate for Josh Childress - why, it was a marriage made in heaven, if ...
Spent all day driving up to Napa, watching
practice, talking to Raiders, writing a column. Heard about
the Warriors matching Kelenna Azubuike’s three-year, $9.3M offer sheet from the Clippers. Not a surprise. It was either him or Maurice Evans ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Closer Chad Cordero's agent, Larry
Reynolds, seemed miffed that Nationals general manager Jim Bowden
has announced that Cordero would be non-tendered. Usually, such an announcement is made during the offseason. Bowden first gave the ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Golden State Warriors
made sure they would have Monta Ellis in their
backcourt at least for the near future, re-signing the explosive guard to a six-year deal worth about $66 million Thursday. Ellis, who was a restricted ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Following Thursday's game against the
Giants, the Nationals activated outfielder Lastings Milledge from the
15-day disabled list and designated catcher Johnny Estrada for assignment. The news comes almost 30 minutes after Estrada ...
It’s still unknown how long Ellis is inked
for, (the terms of the deal were not announced),
but the important information to the story is that there is no fear about him leaving anytime soon. The Warriors and Chris Mullin have been creating a whirlwind over here at The City with all of the moves that they’ve been responsible for the past week. The marquis move of the offseason was to sign ...
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Andris to Europe?