It's OK to be mad, but not at Kwame Brown

Youdont have to have Dumbo ears to hear all the negativity out there about theWarriors acquiring center Kwame Brown.Therearent many people out there saying nice move.Im noteither. I just cant understand the anger and utter denouncement by a largenumber of fans. Im not here to say the Warriors just pulled off somethingspecial in acquiring Brown, the No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft.Not at all.Im just saying it might have been the Warriors most logical and practicalmove since free agency started. Why? Because Brown was within the Warriorsfinancial means, they targeted himalbeit late and in a hurryand then theyoffered him an amount of money they knew hed take.Thats thefirst time this offseason the Warriors did thatwhether were talking abouttrying to sign a free agent or trying to make a trade.TheWarriors had been tap-dancing around the edges before that. They wanted to havetheir cakea big-time acquisitionand eat it, toonot having to give uptoo much, whether it be money or talent.What theWarriors have found out is that they have to do a little more to get players.If the Warriors wanted Tyson Chandler, it would have taken upwards of 70million, instead of the 60-million-ish they offered; if they really wanted theClippers not to match on DeAndre Jordan, they would have signed him to an offersheet worth more than 50 million and not just 43 million.If theWarriors really wanted Chris Paultraded to those same Clippers on Wednesday they would have agreed to put the untouchable Stephen Curry into the package.The reality of the situation is the Warriors could have acquired any one ofthose three players but didnt want it bad enough.In otherwords, it took more risk and more boldness for the Warriors to acquire one ofthose three players than they were willing to take on.And now wecome back to Brown and the real reason fans are P.O.d about his acquisition.It has nothing to do with Brown. If theres anyone out there still saying Brownis a bust because he was the top pick in 2001 and he never lived up to it, hitthe pike.Thats irrelevant now. That was 10 years ago, Brown is now 29 years old and noperson in his right mind thinks Brown can achieve greatness anymore. And neitherdo the Warriors. But they have Andris Biedrins as their starting center andthat should be enough said.They neededanother big man, plain and simple. And he was the next person on the list, soto speak.The realreason fans are mad about Brown is because theyre mad at owner Joe Lacob, whoset expectations too high by promising big and bold things. And Brown isnt abig and bold thing. Hes not Chandler or Jordan or Paul, either.Warriorsfans are upset because while they were told Big Things are Coming, the onlything that came was a backup center. And meanwhile, the L.A. Clippers of allteams, are now sitting with Chauncey Billups, Chris Paul and Jordan. And dontforget, they already had Blake Griffin.On manylevels, Brown makes sense for the Warriors. Hes an above average interiordefender and a good rebounder, which makes him a nice fit for theWarriors.He willalso provide support for Biedrins, who has been unreliable the past twoseasons.But hesnot the impact player the Warriors had been promising, not the gutsy, big-timemove that theres been too much talk of. Nope. Brown isnt any of those things.Hes just a nice little pickup.Right now,thats not enough for Warriors fans.