I hope so. I haven't seen anything of the pre season. So I'll have to wait.
But I'll tell you, he'll have to have a great year if he wants to keep Robinson on the bench.
Hehehe yea, but the nice thing with Robinson is that he doesn't mind coming off the bench if it means Troy Murphy plays better. Last time Murphy was healthy he was a double double machine! Well we're gonna have to depend on him and Foyle to eat up those boards :hehe: :hehe:
eltinator wrote:Make him a starter! :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:
Cause I got him on my fantasy team :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:
Looks like he will be, since Vlade's back is still buggin' him... Grant and Mihm looked pretty good: they teamed up for 37 points and 16 rebounds... :D
Haven't had a chance to keep up with basketball since baseball and college football (GO BEARS!!!) has been incredibly entertaining, but have the Warriors played that foreign guy that they drafted this year? And if so, how's he been?
mvc wrote:Haven't had a chance to keep up with basketball since baseball and college football (GO BEARS!!!) has been incredibly entertaining, but have the Warriors played that foreign guy that they drafted this year? And if so, how's he been?
you mean andres biesdakjdsbajkasdj. Yes he has played in the pre-season and I have been keeping an eye out on his stats. Although I haven't seen him play in person or on TV yet, he has put up solid numbers in the minutes he has gotten. He's going to be the 3rd string center but he's solid. If there are any injuries with the big men this year, I feel confident in this rookie from Latvia. With that being said, Mully and St. Jean still made a stupid move to even consider drafting him :beaten:
Yeah I questioned their move on drafting him. Warriors needed a good center. Though maybe this guy will be a good scoring threat. Last year I didn't like the Pietrus draft either. Not that he's a bad player, but we already had a SG, and should have addressed a PG or C need. And Adonyl Foyle is not a viable center, especially for all that money -_-
mvc wrote:Yeah I questioned their move on drafting him. Warriors needed a good center. Though maybe this guy will be a good scoring threat. Last year I didn't like the Pietrus draft either. Not that he's a bad player, but we already had a SG, and should have addressed a PG or C need. And Adonyl Foyle is not a viable center, especially for all that money -_-
Yup, exactly. Unless there is a clear cut pick, then you should always draft based on talent rather than need. W's need a center but Biejkdsjkds is nothing close to a lottery pick. I've always been a firm believer that whenever you draft, always take the best talent in the draft and not what you need. You could always trade players later. And it wouldnt hurt for the W's to pick a high schooler for a change. All their picks have been sooooo conservative. We're talking about picks such as Foyle over T-mac, Dunleavy over Gooden, Jamison over Carter, and the list can just go on and on :beaten:
I think its the Warrior's draft curse. Even when we want to make a good decision, we don't get the chance (Yao). Though I'm still rooting for some bizarre circumstance that allows Yao to sign big contract with Warriors. :D
mvc wrote:I think its the Warrior's draft curse. Even when we want to make a good decision, we don't get the chance (Yao). Though I'm still rooting for some bizarre circumstance that allows Yao to sign big contract with Warriors. :D
i hope y'all draft well in golden state, 'cuz it seems whatever player you get, we here in dc eventually get them. (arenas, jamison, hughes, webber, etc....)
niko2x wrote:i hope y'all draft well in golden state, 'cuz it seems whatever player you get, we here in dc eventually get them. (arenas, jamison, hughes, webber, etc....)
LOL!!! :rofl: Yep, that's true.
Damn... it's been quite a conga-line of Warriors players leaving for better teams from 1992 onward. :headscratch: :hehe:
-PCM
Have you guys noticed how many Warrior Draft choices have gone on to be all stars... for other teams?
Re: Andris Biedrins. HE IS A HIGH SCHOOLER!!! He just turned 18. The only difference is... he's already played pro ball in Europe. (And that's a good thing.)
Will he play this year? Doubt it. There was an article in the Chron 2 or 3 days ago where Monty was talking about how much more he has to develop.
(Nelson's rule of the big man... it takes a minimum of 3 to 4 years for a big man to develop into a starter in the NBA.)
As for Pietrus... I didn't like the pick either... until I saw him play. Now I like him just fine. A hell of an athlete, and he works like a dog on defense. Nothig not to like.
When J-Rich (Mr. on and off) storms off next year, demanding the max... I think we'll all be happy to have Pietrus on the floor.
Geezer wrote:
Re: Andris Biedrins. HE IS A HIGH SCHOOLER!!! He just turned 18. The only difference is... he's already played pro ball in Europe. (And that's a good thing.)
Yea he's a high schooler but not from America! That's the thing, they can't even draft a high schooler properly.
Geezer wrote:
As for Pietrus... I didn't like the pick either... until I saw him play. Now I like him just fine. A hell of an athlete, and he works like a dog on defense. Nothig not to like.
When J-Rich (Mr. on and off) storms off next year, demanding the max... I think we'll all be happy to have Pietrus on the floor.
I like Pietrus too, the guy can actually shoot but I'm sticking with J-Rich. They ditched Jamison to give J-rich the max. I don't really see the purpose in not re-signing him. The Warriors will have cap space if they don't resign him but who are they kidding, they're not going to be able to sign T-Mac or Duncan off the market. I've been watching J-Rich since his freshman year in Michigan St and I know the potential he has. He's gonna get there and become a top 10 player! He has to! :hehe:
I'm not much into curses but I don't think the Warriors are exactly cursed when come to drafting. They just make stupid moves. Sorta like the Babe Ruth trade by the Red Sox. It isn't a curse, it's just a dumb move on management's part. For some reason I started thinking back to the year when the Warriors trade away the 11th pick for Mookie Blaylock. That 11th pick became Jason Terry. Man, I'm still scratching my head as to why. And yea, I watched Jason Terry since his frosh year at Arizona as well so I was pissed at that move! :beaten:
There's two drafts that stick out in my mind. The Warriors had a chance at high schooller Kobe Bryant, but chose Todd Fuller instead. And they had Penny Hardaway for a few minutes until he was shipped to Orlando for Chris Webber (and draft picks) so it wasn't that bad.
The Warriors have simply been making bad basketball, and bad business, decisions ever since Nelly stepped off the cliff by trading Mitch Richmond for Billy Owens.
The biggest change for the Warriors this year wasn't who they drafted... it was who took over in the front office.
So far, Mully and his guys seem to be making good decisions. But the proof will be in the pudding.
I'm optomistic.
Oh, and as for J-Rich? I'm damned if I can see how he's earned the max.
Maybe he will this season. Who knows. But so far, what I've seen is an on again, off again show boat who almost has as much talent as he thinks he has.
dochira wrote:There's two drafts that stick out in my mind. The Warriors had a chance at high schooller Kobe Bryant, but chose Todd Fuller instead. And they had Penny Hardaway for a few minutes until he was shipped to Orlando for Chris Webber (and draft picks) so it wasn't that bad.
A lot of people talk about the Kobe pick but I don't blame the Warriors too much for that. A LOT of teams passed on Kobe and not to mention that other kid out of high school called Jermaine O'neal. What I do blame the Warriors for is drafting a guy who averaged less points in his career than his college GPA! But the Kobe draft could be said about the, what, 13 teams who passed on him? The Penny trade was dumb, it's like the Saints trading for Ricky. Killed them the next few years but from today's perspective, I hella wouldn't want Penny on my team anyways. And C-webb is a cancer to the Kings :hehe: :hehe:
Oh well, Warriors for playoffs this year! We can do it! :mrgreen:
eltinator wrote:
Oh well, Warriors for playoffs this year! We can do it! :mrgreen:
Absolutely. At least the last two seasons they were sniffing .500. Hopefully Monty can do something with this team. I didn't mind E-Muss since he brought some respectability back to the Warriors.
Well you guys are forgetting Joe Smith. God damn. Joe Smith as a #1 pick. -_- And the thing with Arenas was unfortunate. We actually took a chance on the guy, but we ended up getting screwed.
But I still like our young core. I just hope it stays intact. And Pietrus is a good player, but we already had a SG.