It's been a rather crazy off season in San Francisco and maybe the strangest part has occurred in just the last few days. Let's take a look at some of the nutty stuff that has been happening in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge this summer:

• Stephen Jackson, after somehow conning management into a 3 year extension on his contract a while back is now claiming he wants to be traded to a contender because he wants to play for a champion once again. Here's the funny part. He listed Cleveland, any team in Texas and the, wait, this is great, New York Knicks as those teams he wants to go to. Yes, the same Knicks that are supposedly offering David Lee, Nate Robinson and Jared Jeffries to the T-Wolves for Mark Blount and the rights to a PG that can't play a game in the USA until the 2011-12 season. I can't personally see the Knicks making it out of the lottery until 2020 and that's if they sign LeBron next year.
• Then there was the trade that almost happened on Draft Day 2009 where the Warriors were rumored to be sending Andris Biedrins, Brandon Wright, Marco Belinelli and, depending on who you were listening to, Stephen Curry to the Phoenix Suns for Amare Stoudemire, a guy who could have then opted out of his contract after the 2010 season leaving the Warriors with nothing. Luckily, someone came to their senses in Golden State and this did not happen.
• The Warriors did end up making a trade and sent Marco Belinelli to the Toronto Raptors for Devean George and a bunch of cash to pay for George's contract. Now, I am no fan of Marco Belinelli but even I have to admit the kid is young and has a bunch of potential and even if he doesn't reach it, is still a much better player currently than George who's skills have fossilized over the last 2-3 years. Once a fairly good to very good defender, even that skill is atrocious in George's game now. So a team that is over the cap makes a trade to give away a very good prospect to save $1.5 million give or take a few hundred thousand?? If they saved $4-5 million, fine I see it. But for chump change?? Weird!!
  
• C. J. Watson was given a qualifying offer and then a three year contract offer for $4.5 million total. The Warriors received all sorts of offers for the player with Orlando making a fairly strong push. Given the market and the way most restricted free agents were treated like they had a communicable disease this off season, the Warriors probably thought to play hardball and would get Watson, an NBDL success story, to take their offer. Here's the problem, reports are now out that he will be taking the qualifying offer for about $1 milllion this year and become an unrestricted free agent next year. The strange part of all this. Watson will now become the 5th PG signed to play for the Warriors 15 man roster with only one, Stephen Curry, the man I expect to be starting at PG in GSW, eligible to be assigned to the D-League.
• Now rumors are that the Warriors are in possible trade talks with Dallas to move Monta Ellis to Dallas for expiring contracts though after checking with shamsports.com and the ESPN Trade Machine looks to be an impossibility. Of course they could always trade Ellis to Dallas for Jason Terry and Jose Juan Barea and then have 6 PGs on the active roster. The way this off season is going, that would probably make sense.

Something has got to give in Golden State. They have a bunch of very good and very interesting young parts.

Andris Biedrins - a 23 year old center with a good offensive game, as long as he is within 5 feet of the basket, and a knack for being a rebounding fool. His one on one defense isn't great but he is a good weak side defender and shot blocker and if he was ever paired with a real banger of a PF could become All-Star material.

Stephen Curry - a 21 year old PG/SG that probably is one of the better gunners to come out of college basketball in a while that has shown a grittiness and maturity level that few gunners usually do. If he starts, he could put up Rookie of the Year numbers.

Anthony Morrow - a 23 year old undrafted free agent that surprised everyone last year and showed just an incredible three point shooting touch, 47% from three point land whiole throwing up 184 threes. In Nelson's system, he is a very dangerous commodity coming off the bench.

Anthony Randolph - a 20 year old SF/PF type that if he fills out will become an extremely imposing figure in the low post. He's got quickness, ups, skill, a knack for the ball, and length(a supposed 7'4" wingspan). He just completely tore up the Summer League and was invited to join the Team USA junior squad.

Kelenna Azubuike - a 25 year old SG/SF type that has done nothing but shown steady progress over the last three years and now is a scoring weapon with deep range and the ability to post up. The kid is a heck of an athlete and could be a long time starter for the Warriors.

Brandon Wright - a 20 year old built in the same mold as Randolph who's game is still a work in progress but who has shown in college that he has the stuff to be a difference making winner. I have always loved his game and think he could take a huge leap in the very near future.

C. J. Watson - a 25 year old back up slashing PG in the Bobby Jackson, Mo Williams mold of PGs.

That's seven very young, very inexperienced, very talented players on the roster and something has to give because the Warriors were a horrible team last year and that's with Stephen Jackson, Monta Ellis, Corey Maggette, Jamal Crawford and Ronny Turiaf, all veterans and very good players in their own rights, making big contributions. Are they going to go with the youth movement? Are they going to realize that their vets have untradeable contracts and trade the youth? Are they going to continue to allow Nelson and his senile brand of basketball and decision making be the way they want to go forward? Are they going to keep 5 PGs on the roster without actually having a real PF on the roster?

Lots of questions surround this team and good GMs around the league should be ready to pounce to grab a championship completing veteran or a great prospect with lots of upside because, currently constituted, I don't see this team looking anything like its current roster come the trading deadline this year. Hope you're paying attention Danny!!