Warriors Say Goodbye to Chris Taft
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It isn't too surprising that the Warriors waived Chris Taft today. We knew there were going to be roster cuts to trim down to the magic number 15 and Taft missed the entire preseason because of injuries. Taft has had a pretty depressing NBA story so far. Draft pundits widely predicted him to go in the lottery of the 2005 NBA Draft. Some even projected that the Warriors would take him with the #9 pick. The Warriors ended up passing on him twice (#9 Ike Diogu and #40 Monta Ellis) and then finally took him with the #42 pick in the 2nd round. It looked like a low risk-high reward situation. Taft was a big man with skill, but many questioned his drive. Absolutely nothing to lose with a 2nd round pick that late in the draft.
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Taft only played in 17 games during his lone season with the Warriors (stats from Yahoo! Sports). With Ike Diogu's early injury and the charmin' soft Warriors interior, Taft had a golden opportunity to carve out a role for himself on the team. His play was decent and even excited some. But then as usual he went down with injuries.
I could never really get a good read on Taft- was he always out of shape because of all the nagging injuries or did he suffer from all those nagging injuries becaue he was constantly out of shape? It's a tough situation. We wish him the best though.
What do you think the future holds for Chris Taft? Is this the last time we'll see him on the Warriors? Is this the last time we'll see him in the NBA?
Props to loyal GSoM community member namjagerungbengi for spotting this news item and updating everyone so quickly. Head on over to namjagerungbengi's diary Warriors Waive Chris Taft for more great GSoM community discussion about Taft.
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If he was healthy...
But if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride...
I agree with the cut, but it's a sad day. He had some good inside moves, and he was pretty big.
I hope he paid off a modest house and has some money stashed for the future. I think he's done, if he's that injured. I hope he makes a comeback and I hope he gets another chance with the Warriors if he's healthy. But I won't predict it.
by Gain on 10 on Oct 27, 2006 5:47 PM PDT 0 recs
me too
by BRETTcuziaintthatcreative on
Oct 27, 2006 7:35 PM PDT
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too bad
by ruderu22 on Oct 27, 2006 7:24 PM PDT 0 recs
Taft's health
Strength was a big part of his game. He had very good hands for a guy his size (which was comparable to an in-shape Foyle--undersized center/PF). Though he had the rep of an underachiever, in his limited time last year he came in, didn't do anything dumb, held his position and appeared willing to play defense and rebound and wait for opportunities to score when it was clear. He could have been very useful in that capacity as dirty work big men who don't turn the ball over because of their 36 thumbs are rare.
If healthy, I'd hope the Warriors would give him another look, though he's likely not going to be healthy. I have no idea what sort of contract deal they'd have if, should his condition improve, he was able to play again. They have to pay him for this season. If no one picks him up, would his contract still be valid?
by jae on
Oct 28, 2006 10:52 AM PDT
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he's free & gets paid
by hardcore on
Oct 28, 2006 11:12 AM PDT
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in the unlikely event...
by jae on
Oct 29, 2006 10:08 AM PST
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ya, and ...
by hardcore on
Oct 29, 2006 5:23 PM PST
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Bright Overseas Future
by j richmark on Oct 27, 2006 11:02 PM PDT 0 recs
Good riddance!!
by Puonpower on Oct 27, 2006 11:07 PM PDT 0 recs
too bad
by travisl212 on Oct 27, 2006 11:44 PM PDT 0 recs
bigs
Did anyone else notice that Seattle's loss of Swift may create opportunity to unload Foyle? one can always dream ...
and because I will never stop hoping -
Charlie Walters of twincities.com is predicting KG will be available by midseason trading deadline
let the roster churning begin!
by hardcore on Oct 28, 2006 8:52 AM PDT 0 recs
Seattle
by jae on
Oct 28, 2006 10:47 AM PDT
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yup, just reading & dreaming
even with Nelson remixing the deck, we have the same cards and I'm dreaming of getting dealt a new hand, which only will come after discarding some heavy contracts away, anyway, someway, somewhere, somehow ... who knows what a new ownership in Seattle might be fooled into!
by hardcore on
Oct 28, 2006 11:20 AM PDT
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unfortunate
by AJC3317 on Oct 28, 2006 12:56 PM PDT 0 recs
I think
by namjagerungbengi on Oct 28, 2006 2:41 PM PDT 0 recs
Good Luck to Taft
I hope he does get well because he seems to be a good guy. If he ever does get better, maybe the Warriors will consider him again.
Unfortunately, having bad and muscle problems so young is not usually a great sign.
by coach41 on Oct 28, 2006 7:47 PM PDT 0 recs
#9?
by thewarriorsrule on Oct 30, 2006 1:34 AM PST 0 recs
So the rumors and draft "experts" said
by Atma Brother ONE on
Oct 30, 2006 8:56 AM PST
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