Matt Steinmetz reports Warriors sign Chris Hunter from D-League
by jurras1c5 on Nov 20, 2009 1:39 PM PST
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PrintThis just in via twitter.
http://twitter.com/matt_steinmetz/status/5899306575
Haven't seen anyone else report this yet.
Chris Hunter Player Profile
http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=chris_hunter
I tried looking him up for this season but couldn't find any relevant info. Looks like he was signed by New York last year to a 10 day contract, other than that nothing. It's kind of mysterious if you ask me. Says on ESPN and CBS sports that he didn't play a game in college. I'm sure someone can post some info on this guy.
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realgm has this:
http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/62907/20091120/warriors_sign_chris_hunter/
Nov 20, 2009 3:40 PM EST
The Golden State Warriors have signed forward/center Chris Hunter to a contract, the team announced Friday.
Hunter, who is being called up from the NBA Development League’s Fort Wayne Mad Ants, will be in uniform for Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. Hunter, 25, was a D-League All-Star last season with Fort Wayne, where he averaged 19.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.19 blocks and 32.7 minutes per contest in 47 games.
Looks like some size – I wonder if this means Beans might be further away from returning than was initially thought?
More likely Turiaf is further away, than we thought.
Biedrins is scheduled for a reanalysis on Monday. In the end, more beef is always good.
by IQofaWarrior on Nov 20, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
We're Saved!
yup, another D-leaguer rides in to save the day – this must be the “big changes” the FO promised …
ya, ya, it’s the best we can do under the circumstances – just remember who put us in these circumstances …
disillusionment seeping deeper and deeper even into long-time dubfanz
we will suck this season (barring any major trades)
young, hurt and nellie ain’t going to make it easy to win.
I’m more depressed about the morrow situation.
Though mcgrady seems to be unhappy in houston!
lollll. man...u scared the hail out of me.
I agree. it frustrates me how Nellie doesn’t come up with more offense plays for this guy.
There are times on the floor where Morrow seems very timid (possibly because he needs a lot of improvement with his ball handling skills) and hesitates to shoot at times.
Morrow should be attempting 20 shots minimum as many fans suggested a million times.
I think its a matter of Morrow getting really comfortable playing at this level. I
It will eventually come.
Romes Mac Mojous
by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Nov 20, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
He played 105 college games, from 2002 to 2005, for a l’il outfit in Ann Arbor called the University of Michigan. Stats.
Let the Webber comparisons begin!
There will be no extra point!
you mean 'late Webber' comparisons right?
or Kurz comparisons
or Mbenga comparisons
or Croshere comparisons
31 Y 6.5 ft 250 lbs 0 IQ
Fire Nellie! Fire Cohan! Fire Gregory! Fire David Stern! No need for explanations, just fire em all!
by Missing Barry
by Lat We N Trash on Nov 20, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
NBA.com post
http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/hunter_091120.html
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 – The Golden State Warriors today signed Chris Hunter of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants making, him the first GATORADE Call-Up of the 2009-10 NBA Development League Season. Hunter joins 61 other NBA players with NBA D-League experience.
The GATORADE Call-Up marks the second of Hunter’s career, as he was signed by the New York Knicks on April 14, 2009. Hunter appeared in two preseason games for the Knicks prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, scoring four points in nine minutes before being waived on Oct. 22 and signing with the NBA D-League.
A 2009 NBA D-League All-Star, the 6-11 Hunter appeared in 47 games, all starts, for the Mad Ants last season, averaging 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 32.8 minutes. He scored in double figures on 44 occasions, including twice scoring a season-high 34 points (Feb. 19, in a 99-90 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce and April 5, in a 105-86 win over the Tulsa 66ers). For his efforts last season, Hunter was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team.
A four-year contributor at Michigan, Hunter averaged 8.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 30 games during his senior season.
Hunter is expected to join Golden State today and be available tonight when the team hosts the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena.
A Sonics fan without a team... but after 6 seasons now of GS Warriors season tickets have convinced me to adopt the boys from Oakland.
The question is who did they cut to open up a roster spot?
A Sonics fan without a team... but after 6 seasons now of GS Warriors season tickets have convinced me to adopt the boys from Oakland.
there isn't an IR in the nba
The NBA did away with the injured reserve list when they expanded the rosters to 15 players.
A Sonics fan without a team... but after 6 seasons now of GS Warriors season tickets have convinced me to adopt the boys from Oakland.
Well the good news is that maybe after all our bigs’ went down we sent scouts out to canvas the D league and they took their time to evaluate the talent.
Hope this works out and at worst we have another Brian Cardinal kind of hustle big that get the dirty points.
This house is full of m, m, madness!
This house is full of m, m, mistakes!
worst case was have a body to fill in the min 8 players rule
Since Raja is getting surgery and won’t be at the game
ummm
so who did we drop? how do the rules work when a player has a season ending injury (buki/bell/wright)
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
didn't drop anyone
Its a loophole in the 8 men dressed rule. We can pick someone up due to lack of 8 healthy bodies.
by crab dribble cocktail on Nov 20, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
so when cj is back we have to drop him?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
fitting source for smallball players I guess?
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 20, 2009 2:34 PM PST reply actions
Of course he'll play
Anything to prevent Randolph from playing. Nellie loves that.
Care to elaborate?
p.s. which is you, the cool dude with the beard, or the guy in the Knicks shirt who looks like Atma Brother ONE?
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Nov 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
haha
that’d be wilson chandler and a rabbi, neither of whom is me, sadly.
i watched hunter with the knicks in training camp. he’s not all that polished offensively, but he’s a big, smart guy who realllllly gets after rebounds and can defend a little, too.
We better have cut George
Speedy has too big of an expiring deal to pass up and Raja as well .
Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
Nellie: "You're a rookie"
About time. Gotta figure it’s either the of Devean George or an exemption from the league granting us an extra spot… we’ll see, I guess. If this guy’s even passable, he could stay up here for a good long while.
by onlxn on Nov 20, 2009 2:59 PM PST via mobile reply actions
we may not have cut anyone
cj watson has swine flu and there is a rule that says if you have a certain number of players injured and with swine flu there then you can temporarily sign someone
Wow...
The kid sure looked good tonight. I wouldn’t mind if they cut George to keep him around if he continues to impress. Anybody know how long we have this hardship exception?
Thing 2
After the game, Nellie sure seemed to indicate he was going to do everything he could to keep him around. With Turiaf down, we need the beef. Heck, even with Andris and Ronny and Randolph all playing, I can see a need for the kind of D he gives with guys like Odem in the league.
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Yeah...
I just saw that. I hope they find a way to keep him. He seemed more useful than a couple of the guys at the bottom of the roster to say the least. Of course it was only 13 minutes of game time, but he looked nice.
Thing 2
by olympicmike on Nov 20, 2009 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Anybody know how long we have this hardship exception?
until they have 8 healthy players from their 15 man roster. so barring further injury, until CJ or Andris or Ronny comes back – i’m hoping Mikki Moore to go down with a mysterious injury when one of the guys returns.
by homer simpson on Nov 21, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Chris Hunter
can play. He played great defense, hustle, and his 2 baskets gave the Warriors some momentum. He’s big enough to hang with guys like Greg Oden since he has some beef on him. Nice reserve, hope he sticks around.
Hunter >>>>>>>>>>> George's expiring deal
Please keep this guy, at the game he got a standing ovation and the fans love him as well. The guy can play.
Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
Nellie: "You're a rookie"
This guy is good!
I was at the game, he make the crowd go nuts at the end. The guys good.
I hate the fact that we have to pick up a D League player seams like every year.
I love the fact that it seams like we have the best D League scouts out there.
This house is full of m, m, madness!
This house is full of m, m, mistakes!
by qin on Nov 21, 2009 8:40 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Actually, D-League hasn’t started yet and this was a recommendation from the Warriors newest big man coach Scott Roth.
by homer simpson on Nov 21, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
Give that guy
A raise! He knows his stuff!
by jpgarfunkle on Nov 21, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Looks and sounds by all accounts like he can fit in really well...
Seems like he has good BBall IQ and some of that will certainly rub off onto Randolph…and with Radman playing it seems with a new lease of life (Love his defensive steals and hustle)… we might…..just might…. have a truly superb 2nd half to the season…personally I really like the look of:
Ellis
Curry
Maggs/(Buike when fit)
Biedrins
Randolph/Wright
with:
Morrow
Radman
Turiaf
Bell
CJ
Hunter
Moore
Me likey……
GSOM Blog Beast!
So the countdown question is
Who do we buyout if we don’t make a trade. Speedy or George. George has the smaller contract by a lot which of course for deadline trade purposes makes Speedy more attractive.
agreed...
The claxton contract may bear us more fruit considering neither player is going to play for us, so why not dump George?
GSOM Blog Beast!
by BritWarriorGSW on Nov 21, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
he's good and played within his game last night
but he has got to change his number… that’s my boy’s number.
he has got to change his number
funny that he came in and did the same thing foyle woulda done yet nellie loves him and hated foyle?
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 21, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
almost the same thing...
except no way foyle hits a 10 foot jumpshot but the defense would be there lol
by we want foyle on Nov 22, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
no offense to CJ
But I hope he pretends to have the flu way after he’s already over it. At least until Turiaf or Biedrins are healthy again. It’s a blessing in disguise that Don Nelson only has 3 guards he can use.
"We Deserve"
Anyone know the latest on the Hunter situation...
I presume if we can field 8 regular players without Hunter that we no longer qualify for the hardhip rule by the NBA? Therefore we would have to release someone off the roster?
Or..having signed him under the hardship rule, we now have him on the rostor for as long as we have signe him for? which I presume was a 10 day contract?
Anyone know of the exact ruling? Surely we have to cut George and retain this guy? He gives us a presence we have not had for a LONG time…This guy can go man to man with any big guy in the league from what I have seen so far.
GSOM Blog Beast!
10 day contracts don’t begin until some time in January, sometime after the date at which all non-guaranteed contracts become guaranteed for the season.
okey dokey...
but that doesnt really answer my question….
GSOM Blog Beast!
by BritWarriorGSW on Nov 28, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I now have my answer..
Thanks for this…
http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2009/11/28/1176617/11-players-available-the-warriors#comments
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