Au Revoir, Mickael
by Fantasy Junkie on Jul 10, 2008 11:21 PM PDT
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We all knew the ending was going to come, it was just a matter of when and with whom. Mickael Pietrus is no longer a Warrior, he is a Magic. I don't know why, but "he is a magic" just cracks me up. Maybe it's because I imagine my Chinese grandma saying it. But I digress. Mickael Pietrus aka MP2 aka LL Cool P aka Air France is gone. All that athleticism is gone. All of his man defense is gone. All of his 3pt shooting is gone.
In Pietrus, 26, Orlando sees a lockdown defender and proven scorer. He averaged a career-best 11 points and started half the season for the Warriors in 2006-07 but fell out of Golden State coach Don Nelson's rotation last season. He is also a career 35 percent 3-point shooter, important to the trigger-happy Magic.
Someone tell the Magic to make their sideline and baseline colors neon green so that Pietrus can see them better because he'll be accidentally stepping on them. Or maybe they should give him an eye exam. And I am still hoping that he will more often pass up that 3 and take it strong to the hole. But that's in the past, so let's remember Mickael for all the good things after the jump...
Pietrus was one of the more entertaining Warriors. Not because he was exceptionally good at basketball but because he seemed to have this innocence, or is it ignorance, about him that makes it fun to watch him play. Oh and his interviews were always interesting even if I couldn't understand half of what he was saying.
Nevertheless, enjoy the MP2 videos:
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Well put
Not always likeable as a player - fantastic at times, maddening at others - but a super-likeable dude. And while I think we were right to let him walk, I think the Magic were right to grab him, as they can use the weird package of stuff he brings. I hope he lights it up over there.
by onlxn on Jul 10, 2008 11:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thinkin the same exact thing
i didn’t really like him as a player, but off the court he was a cool, laid back dude. i’ve ran into pietrus at clubs multiple times and he was always a nice guy.
by J2daZ on Jul 11, 2008 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talent and class, just missing some in-game intelligence that would take him to the next level. I hope he develops it, he could be an elite swingman in an accomodating system.
by 408 on Jul 11, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"he is a magic" just cracks me up
Mickeal will probably have the last laugh, Dwight Howard vs Dris anyone ? And who’s gonna step in and replace his DEEfence here?
by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 10, 2008 11:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of that Margaret Cho exchange with her mom
(Paraphrased)
Mom: [in Korean accent] Your friend, is he the gay?
MC: I dunno, mom: it’d be pretty harsh being “THE GAY.” You know, going to the gay parade and being the only one there...
Anyway, as a pretty huge Francophile, and kind of a flaky dude myself (except when it comes to Fantasy hoops and stuff), I always felt a special bond with MP2. During his flashes of brilliance — those moments when he was really focused, crashing the glass and playing lockdown D — he was one of my favorite Warriors. I always kind of held out hope that would get his head together and sustain those flashes. At age 26, it’s probably unlikely, but he still seems like a reasonable deal at the MLE. Honestly, I’d probably rather have him at $6M than Maggette at $10M. Would have been kinda cool to pair him with compatriot Turiaf.
En tout cas: bonne chance, Mickaël. Vive le Magique!
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by Sleepy Freud on Jul 11, 2008 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very well said...
I would rather have Pietrus at $6 mil than Maggette @ $10!
by Mr. Monday Night on Jul 25, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what do we call an orlando ball player?
we call a warrior a warrior.I guess you would call a player on the magic a magician.But what do you call a player from the jazz?
by gsw-fanatic on Jul 11, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A mormon? A polygamist? A pedophile?
Seriously, mass nouns are pretty common in English. Just as you can’t say “an information” or “a furniture” or “a news” you can’t say “a Jazz” or “a Magic” or “a Heat.” You gotta find a counter.
a piece of information
a news item
a piece of furniture
a jazz composition
a degree of heat
a magic trick
Etc.
Hence, Château Piétrus, aka MP2, aka Air France, is now a Magic Trick.
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by Sleepy Freud on Jul 11, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
love the idea
of calling magic players ‘magic tricks,’ but the only proper thing to call a member of the utah jazz is ‘someone with a ridiculous name on the front of their jersey.’ the nba needs to step in and change that name, perhaps by moving them to seattle. jazz fans don’t deserve a team after the booing of derek fisher.
by cap'n hack on Jul 12, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually
we should just say that Pietrus is Magic. And Adonal is Magic. Wade is Heat. And Boozer is Jazz.
Does that work? Ah, well, whatever.
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by ssmokinjoe on Jul 12, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Tony.psd on Jul 10, 2008 11:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The St. Jean era is officially over now
I’m disappointed to see him go. His mistakes won’t be missed, but his charm, athleticism and especially his defense will be. Overall he isn’t much but he has value as a reserve, which is why I think the Warriors should have kept him, since having depth can make or break a game.
Much luck to him finding future success and us finding a decent replacement. Bon voyage!
by J-Triumf on Jul 11, 2008 12:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully the paint the baselines red for him.
by Jynx-Removing on Jul 11, 2008 12:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wish him all the best in Orlando
There goes my favorite Warrior. I know I’m in the minority when I say that I will miss his skills and sense of humor. Bob Fitzgerald now has lost his scrabble partner. Hope he steps up his game in the eastern conference. Good luck MP2!
by beezy on Jul 11, 2008 12:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good riddance
All the physical ability in the world, but one of the stupidest basketball players I have ever witnessed play in this league. His basketball IQ is in the profoundly retarded category. The reason he was so happy and aloof all the time is because he didn’t the know what the fuck was going on.
Orlando sure likes overpaying for garbage, first Rashard Lewis now Pietrus.
by Money Ball on Jul 11, 2008 12:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's good.
He’s not 6/$120M good. He may not even be “best wing player on his team” good — Hedo Turkoglu outperformed him last season. Pietrus at the MLE is a much better value than Rashard Lewis at $20M per. I mean, imagine if the Tragic had Lewis’s $20M to spend on a guy like LeBron, Wade or Deron? They could be perennial NBA championships instead of perennial also-rans. Easily one of the craziest signings in recent memory.
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by Sleepy Freud on Jul 11, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you'd be exactly right
except rashard is playing mostly out of position at the 4, not on the wing.
by tkired on Jul 25, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm willing to bet...
...that Randolph and Maggette more than make up for what we’re losing in Pietrus. Sprinkle in a little Belinelli for shooting and Wright on the boards and you won’t even notice we lost him.
by Zack Vank on Jul 11, 2008 12:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck Mikael
good dude, great athlete, unfortunately just not the best bball IQ. Glad he’s goin to a good young team with a lot of other like-able pieces. Anybody else think the Magic just might be the 2nd best team in the East next year? After Boston, Toronto, Philly and maybe Detroit all look to be pretty decent. And you cant ever count out King James.
by sam23 on Jul 11, 2008 12:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the East will be a lot stronger next year, incidentally. I don’t think it’ll take 50 games to make the playoffs in the West… I’m guessing 45-46 will do it. I’m not convinced we have that in us, but I think the bar will be slightly lower.
by onlxn on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't
all magic players be called magicians? just at thought sounds more right.
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by 24k state fan since 87 on Jul 11, 2008 2:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll miss MP
He was misused last year, hopefully he carves out a nice nitch for himself in Orlando. I’ll cheer him when he returns to Oracle.
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by Orbit1099 on Jul 11, 2008 8:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish Air France all the best BUT...
I hope he doesn’t do like most former Warriors do when they get traded and become the next best thing i.e. Agent Zero. Good Luck MP but please don’t become an all-star player.
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by JonDoe on Jul 11, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thought i was the only one (he was the longest tenured warrior left)
great vids btw—check out his hops on that block
as malicious and spiteful as we are towards baron’s exit (not the fact that he did just the way he did) i have nothing but love for mickael and it seems like others do too.
he seemed like an awesome guy-funny, playful, nice with a million dollar smile. fantasy junkie is right-he had some innocence/ignorance on the court which sometimes was frustrating but in the games that he turned it on, he was awesome-hitting corner threes, wing threes, going air france and playing great D at times. i agree that his contributions on this team will be easily replaced by maggette, but i think he has much more potential than people give him credit for and should be a surprise on another team if given time to play. (i wouldn’t have minded if the warriors resigned him for a small deal-when he plays well he is really fun to watch)
he seemed to be a very good team guy as well-as he was the one (despite the team having well respected captains baron, jack & barnes) to lead the team out of the tunnel during the playoffs. i’ll miss the guy as a personality and occasionally as a player. i hope he does great in the east-he seems like a really good fit for the magic. i actually hope the magic can unseat all those boring eastern conference teams—just don’t be a warrior killer.
i’ll definitely cheer him and i hope he doesn’t forget the dubs
by gogoldenbears on Jul 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MP's strengths/weaknesses
Orlando will be a much better situation for him. He can concentrate on defense and spotting up, doesn’t need to worry about passing or putting the ball on the floor.
by kneejerkNBA on Jul 11, 2008 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
a prediction
Nelson sometimes lets talent go stagnant .If players spend too much time on the bench they will f* up a little when they finally get some playing time. I think pietris will get more minutes as “a magic”.He will be fresh and focused.he might even wind up being the NBA’s most improved player.
by gsw-fanatic on Jul 11, 2008 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I cant wait for him to come back here...
and get called for traveling on his first step to the bucket with a wide open lane.
I love the guy, but I need to feel a little redemption there to complete the emotional break. The baseline stuff didnt bug me as much because shot percentage from 23 feet is a lot different that from 6 inches.
by warriorsvictim on Jul 11, 2008 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Air France Departs
Now that he is making more money, maybe he can afford some Chateau Petrus…Close to Pietrus.
Its been real, its been fun. Just not really fun. Bye bye Mickael!
by gabezgsw on Jul 11, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
asdf
Fvck, man, “Château Piétrus” — that would have been an awesome nickname! Or even “Le Grand Vin”...
Hélas, trop tard…
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by Sleepy Freud on Jul 11, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best of luck to MP2
Despite his stunningly low basketball IQ, I always had a soft spot for him. Here’s hoping he does well in Orlando.
Of course, it looks like the Magic want him to guard the likes of Lebron and DWade, so he might need the luck…
by genesic on Jul 11, 2008 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GOD FINALLY WE GET RID OF HIM
i’ve always refered to pietrus as pie TRASH cuz of his lack luster offense and his stepping out of bounds ability. yea ok he gets the occasional steal or block but damn he sucked. cant wait till we play orlando so show how bad of a player he was
by gswLLBatman on Jul 11, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow....
The only players from the Mike Montgomery era remaining are Biedrins and Ellis now….and what if they left? :-X That’d be a real coming of age moment for GSoM. A ocmpletely different roster from when the blog started. It also says a lot about our player movement.
Oh well, now Mikeal and Adonal can form a Jordan-Shaq like combo!!!! Championship, baby!
(Man, I’m gonna miss Pietrus….That last month of his Warriors career was when he completely woke up and turned it on. I really enjoyed it. We’ll miss you, Air France!!!!)
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by Zorgon on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That last month of his Warriors career was when he completely woke up and turned it on
Yeah, probably had the best blocked shot of our whole season after return ing from his injury. He’s gonna rock next year! Playin beside Dwight Howard will be dope!! Did Adonal teach him that game?
by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 11, 2008 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammit!!!!
the link to the summer league video is a clippers game! what gives??
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by The Bimbo Coles Experience on Jul 12, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ITS TOO BAD
its too bad that we didn’t get to resign him. i would take him at starting shooting guard than maggette. he can rebound and play D a lot better than maggette and a lot cheaper too. we could have used our extra money on someone else like okafor. imagine a starting 5 of:
monta
mp2
jack
okafor
beans
everyone from the 2 to the 5 can play D.
how about that for a starting 5??
by SIZE 15 on Jul 12, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YOu on something
MP over Maggette what a loser
by goldenstatewarriors on Jul 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
40 mins
give him 40 mins a game and some touches like maggette and he’ll be more effective. you just think maggette is better but he’s never played a role on a winning team. he scores 20 for a team that sucks. anyone can do that man. he’s like ricky davis when he was with the cavs
by SIZE 15 on Jul 18, 2008 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
Thank you he is finally gone and all MP lovers HA HA HA!!!
He was a flawed player who shined only when we were blowing out other teams. TRHank you Orlando for taking him and good riddens. NOw the Warriors are a team that has no PLayers to complain about. the Team is whole and the MP isn’t in it thanks.
by goldenstatewarriors on Jul 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NOw the Warriors are a team that has no PLayers to complain about
Waddaya mean?? There’s always something to complain about! Right now it’s no good point guard, will we overpay Montay and Dris? , and will Magette be able to be a Boom Dizzle quality leader? ( Can he grow a beard?)
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 14, 2008 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
new team rule
we can call it the anti-yankee rule: every starting point guard on the golden state warriors must have fantastic facial hair.
i don’t know if a full beard is the best decision for monta (don’t want to be ripping boom off), but he needs some sort of facial hair that we can all enjoy.
if we can’t think of anything good for monta, the rule could be changed to: at least one prominent member of the golden state warriors must have fantastic facial hair.
example: nellie could always have a 5 o’clock shadow.
by cap'n hack on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THIS
is so stupid. maybe having a beard can make him jump higher.
by SIZE 15 on Jul 18, 2008 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
having a beard can make him jump higher.
Definitely, Cave men could jump quite high
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 18, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we can’t think of anything good for monta
A Rollie Fingers mustache will give him cred.
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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