Anyone else not want this guy on our team? It's not like he'll ruin team chemistry or anything but I'm not sure I want someone like this on our team even if he is a decent player.

didn't know a thing about his legal/personal problems....still think he should get a shot tho....good lookin out

read a lot about him on wikipedia (seems like a copied news story on him)...he seems like a kid that made some very serious mistakes, but has put in the work to change and could have very high potential...once i read that he had been out of ball for such a long time, it explained a lot about his game....When you've only played pick up ball for a while, it is hard to get back to the organized game, and it's gonna take him some time to go back to be a point guard who can play in a system....when you don't feel comfortable in a system, sometimes you fall back on the thing you KNOW you can do, which is score the basketball, which he did at a high rate....I think this a real low risk situation (a la Dajuan Wagner), so I feel like we should give him an invite to training camp, and let the kid prove himself....I, for one, would love to see him in a dubs uni next season, assuming he stays on course....peace, dan

can be his mentor and straighten him out.  I say bring him to camp.

Check out Henry Abbott's post over at True Hoop http://myespn.go.com/nba/truehoop.  There is a good article on Pierce and what Mullin had to say about giving him a shot.

I watched him play yesterday, he's got some serious skills, isn't that what matters? I really don't care what he's done in the past, I want the warriors to assemble the best team possible, if that means pierre pierce as number 11 or 12th man, so be it. C'mon now folks, with barnes probably seeking  too much money( one good season = possible fluke), and pietrus just not being smart whatsoever, this is an easy choice as to whether he gets an invite. If he does any shady things violating his probation, dump him...I fully agree with dude who said wacko should be his mentor as well

the way mullie's been on his jock the past few years and the way he's played to this point - i'd be surprised if he didn't.  he can score and that's great but what is more important is that he can handle the ball, make smart passes, and play some D.  

i'm rooting for him though...if he works out he would be a steal.

...that it's not my place to pass judgement on the lives of others,m but from the strict standpoint of what's best for the team, I don't want to even envision this happening. Pierce would galvanize the common NBA fan against us, and I suspect that he won't be able to rehab his image as successfully as Jackson has to this point.

Also, I think it's a mistake to compare Jackson and Pierce in any way. Jackson's gotten involved i some scrap because he's impulsive, and perhaps loyal to a fault. His gun charge could've been really bad, but it ultimately wasn't, which was very lucky for Stephen Jackson's life. Pierce has already crossed twice into the realm of crime that many consider unforgivable.

given his track record of bad off-court decision making (and that's putting it lightly), it might be in his best interest to keep outta the lime light completely

he's supposedly done his time, learned his lessons and is much wiser now; but really what else would he say?  he is trying to make a team so he's going to play his a$$ off and say the right things

thing i wonder is that he made those past 'errors' even without pulling in an nba salary; would he still be reformed and walk the straight path once the cashflow, fame and distractions that come with just making the nba are his? unfortunately, he'd most likely be under a tighter media noose than your typical player (pretty much for his entire career) due to his shady past; they'd have a field day of him the moment he made even the slightest off court slip

even if he did make the team and had a stellar first season and was completely reformed, i'd think it'd be just be a matter of time before some money-driven hoochie cried foul play just trying to bring him down, causing a distracting media circus

i guess i'd prefer to have a team with minimal off-court player drama and keep those preoccupations centered where they should rightfully be - around Jessica Alba ;)

i think our guard situation with b-dizzle, m-nizzle, monta, probably kabuki and jax filling in is looking pretty solid.  
i'll be relieved if pierce doesn't end up with us.  he was convicted of a horrible crime.  just because he's served his time doesn't make the transgression any less horrific and won't make it easier to watch him play for the dubs.  there's a huge leap from making mistakes in your youth and committing rape and assault.  i hope he's on a better path and turning his life around but what he did will never end for his victims and i don't want to see him on the team.  

permananent probation pierce prick pizzle

This kid has been a prolific scorer and defensive b ball player since biddy basketball..he patterned his game from Jordan at 6 years old and practiced harder to play like Kobe at 13 and has mastered Wade at 18...now Golden State can sleep if they want to, but I'd advise them not to..Pierre is a gentle giant.. he is innocent of those two charges, yet the system tried to lock him down and wont let go of the chains....look at that young kid in Atlanta Georgia today..on lock down for consensual sex..these young girls and the powers at be would love to sideline him..he regrets having sex at a young age..the system calls it aggravated assault..no one was in that room but the two woman that wanted to lock him down as their boyfriends..he simply desired to be a basketball star.. and that is only fair since he has worked so hard for all his young life..its a classic case of girls gone wild and gold digger mentality...next time he falls in love, may god grant him a woman of true decency and spirit..not a pop tart with legal backing.