Sure he has all the potential in the world and might be a special player, but his attitude sucks now. The success has sure made his head explode. He’s a cancer in the making. I hope we still have the right to void his contract. 2010’s coming up. Plus, Nelly wants Crawford to opt out…? I know Monta will be a bigger name, but seeing how Monta’s starting to act, I’ll take Crawford over Monta any day of the week.

Trade him and get some value in return. If not VOID him.
He violates his contract and he’s the one who gets mad at the organization? C’mon now Monta. He has the talent, but his attitude has taken a change for the worse. Sorry Monta homers, but this is the reality of it. It can and probably will get worse in the future.

And go after Andre Miller next season. He’ll be available, and he’s the best out of any pgs. He’ll be much cheaper than $66 million too.

im ready to part ways even if he does become an all star. you know through all the moped stuff i dont even think I remember seeing a public apology to the fans. and not through print im talking live press conference Im not sure he ever apologized. It does not matter Im ready to part ways because bellinelli and morrow are promising and have a team concept which shows through their play

I like the guy, played against him in Mississippi and all but money does mess people up. Monta was great when he wasn’t getting paid millions but now that he does get millions he has gone crazy. I hope that he would get older and more mature after his accident but it looks like he has taken a turn for the worse. I said trading him while he still had some value but I’m not sure anybody wants to give up alot for a hefty contract and an unproven player. I only say unproven because he hasn’t had the whole spotlight on him. The money we gave him is for what we hope he can do when he is by himself but he hasn’t proven anything being by himself. He always had Jackson and Baron so when Baron left, the spotlight would be on Monta more than ever. I cannot say that he has failed us because there hasn’t been enough time to judge, but he is not starting out on a good note. We all hope for the best but right now it doesn’t look good at all.

I’d re-sign him to a one year deal and allow him to play to earn a big contract.

“I really don’t know. I try not jump to conclusions about the character of someone I don’t know based on a couple of articles by people whose jobs are to be provocative and sell newspapers / ad space. I also try to make rash judgments about the hoops skills of said players based on a sample size of 13 games following a serious injury, especially when those 13 games look anomalous relative to his career numbers.”

Oh wait, that wasn’t an option. :,-(

Forget getting rid of Monta. Nobody wants him right now: a tweener guard recovering from a serious injury and making $11M? The best we could get would be a serviceable salary dump, which would be textbook selling low.

Barring our lucking into Rubio or Holliday in the upcoming draft — and their blossoming into studs — the immediate future of the franchise rests on Monta returning to his last year self, and improving his PG skills while he’s at it. It’s far from a safe bet, but it’s what we got. Jamal freaking Crawford as our primary distributor is not an option, unless you’re happy with being a 30-win team for the forseeable future.

Best case scenario:

1. Crawford opts out.
2. Monta returns to health and last year’s form (if he plays the way he did the second half of last year, when he looked like Wade Part Deux, I could care less about his alleged attitude issues).
3. (For good measure) We luck into Rubio in the draft.

give clippers monta. They would wet themselves with an idea of an eric gordon and monta ellis backcourt. God. Seriously, Monta disgusts me right now. One good year doesn’t make you a superstar. Actually, he barely helped us during the playoffs. However, if this proves to be false or not as bad, Monta still has alot to prove. He should have went to college. Where’s our apology letter?

(are you gonna say he’s no where near poor?) My turn to write an essay. (not address to you AB1…but rather to everyone) Monta? What’s wrong with having attitude for being pull from a game? Look at C. Anthony. If there’s anyone really to blame, it’s Nellie. For giving him all those minutes. To test if he was back, even though us smart fans knew he wasn’t completely heal. And to start him too. Not only do the fans question about Nellie for being …well Nellie, I believe that the players do as well. Even Nellie knew he was playing him too hard.

And if you think that’s bad of Monta, what about Jack? If he doesn’t get a foul call, he stays where he is. Is that a team player? A capitan? And 30ish year old man? A man that actually played 8+ years of pro basketball? The leader of our franchise?

And what is worse than that? Nellie let’s him be.

Wait, let me remind you again, we are human. They too are human.

Also, there’s one more blame to address, it’s the fans. For believing in him. (thank goodness I wasn’t part of that) Now that he’s not doing well, you’re hating on him.

And what if, Monta’s ankle isn’t completely heal, do you think he’s gonna public announced that? Think of the frustration his must be going through. Void contract? If anyone is hard on him, it must be himself. Self pity. Oh the stress…If he’s really back at home for a family matter…that’s no vacation. What he really needs is a long vacation (god knows I wouldn’t mind one)

Oh, and one more thing, advice to the humans; it’s time to grow up. (then again, we’re all just venting right?)

Those who don’t believe Tim, fine, but Marcus Thompson seems to be much more legit and I doubt would proceed with such a story without having credible sources.

I’ve been a Monta supporter during this whole incident. People make mistakes, especially young people, but the measure of an adult is how you handle those mistakes and in this case Monta has failed horribly if the reports are true.

I understand being mad that the Warriors are dangling the void issue over his head… completely legit. Let your legal team work that out. However, he should handle the issue by working out hard, playing hard, and returning to the player he used to be. Not by being late to team functions, disinterest in team huddles, and expressing wanting to be traded.

He’s just lost a fan in me. Once you turn your back on the Warriors, I turn my back on you.

So what should the Dubs do as a team? Keep Monta until next season. You can’t void him and get NOTHING in return for a 23 year old perimeter player who can finish with the best of them and his trade value right now is next to nothing.

With that being said… this probably would not be going on right now if Cohan and Co. would drop the void issue. It’s just goes to show that Cohan and Co. are in it not to win championship but to make the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Wait, let me remind you again, we are human. They too are human.

Shells, dudette, I may only understand about 25% of what you write, but I give you a rec for this paragraph alone.

Ellis has been fined, the void claim should be dropped.

No chance they void his contract because who else are fans going to pay to see? Jax and Beans are great and all but Monta still gets the biggest applause at the games. In a time when the Warriors are probably going to lose a significant chunk of STH’s, they need their best, most marketable, young face on the team so they can sell tickets. Unless they’re planning on making some splash in the offseason or luck into Blake Griffin, Monta’s contract will not be voided. He still is the face of the franchise and many Warrior fans’ favorite player. Losing him means losing even more STH’s. Not gonna happen.

No chance they void his contract because who else are fans going to pay to see?

Dude, its the Warriors. Fans have been paying for season tickets with guys like Andrew Declercq and Ronny Seikaly running the show for years. No matter who the Dubs put out there, people will come to the Oracle. Sad but true.

Monta is sad and wants his ba ba. He deserves a slap in the face so he can wake up from his bad wittle napy nap.

….do this? I mean I know he took time off because of his stiff shoulder and to visit his sick mother but can he actually continually do this. Can he really just take as much time off that he wants and not be punished? Can he miss the team photo shoot without anyone’s consent and get away with it? Can he continually display his bad attitude without any sort of reprimand? Carmelo Anthony was suspended 1 game by his coach and the organization for not wanting to come out of the game so how is Monta getting away with all of this without any disciplinary action being done?

Now, I don’t agree with Rowell reserving the right to void his contract, especially after he already accepted the suspension and the $3 million in fines, but Monta can’t go on acting like this. He needs to just go out and play basketball to prove that he is still worth the $66 million contract, which I still believe he is. Monta makes this team much better and more exciting.

I know we need Monta Ellis on this team and I also know that he’s unhappy with the big bosses right now but they’ve got to remind him who’s boss, IMO. He needs to straighten this up right away because all of this was his fault. It was his doing. No one held a gun to his head and made him get on that stupid moped and break his freakin’ leg! He did it because he was stupid and right now he’s acting like a spoiled little child. He’s just another player in this league, he may be a very special player but if he’s going to do all of this, I would give him the Marburry treatment and banish him until he either straightens up or we get a good trade for him. I really want him to be on this team but if he’s going to act like this, after something that he is completely responsible for then he should be punished because it is completely detrimental to the team. I’m not saying void his contract but put him on the shelf for the rest of this lost season and let him know who’s in charge.

I think he’ll find that he won’t have too many other options outside of the Warriors, given this current economy and looking towards the free agent market in 2010. Especially with his display of bad attitude and the looming high risk of him getting injured again later on. Who’s really going to invest in that now? It would be somewhat of a gamble. His best situation is with the Warriors, he’s got his contract as long as he can still do what he was signed to do and that’s being the explosive player with the knockdown midrange jumper that everyone expected from him and in the Bay Area, he’s got a fan base that absolutely loves him and wants to root for him no matter what. Also, the system that we have in place fits his game perfectly. This is the best place for him but he needs to clean up his act if he’s going to become the face of this franchise. There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with that title. I think he just needs play it how it goes instead of getting into a battle with the front office and instead, remind everyone who the Monta Ellis is that we all came to know and love then everything will work itself out.

Someone please send a message to Monta Ellis : Just play basketball!

void his contract asap.

Knowing he DOES have an attitude problem just by reading his body language, would you
A. Still be a loyal fan and follow wherever he may end up being TRADED to.

or

B. Forget him and just live with whatever will happen when he gets traded to(even if he becomes an all-star in another team) And hope we get a good player in exchange for Monta.

or C. It doesn’t matter.

if we let monta go this team is gonna suck till 2030 because the only reason we had 45 win was monta / baron combo. lots of 2 guards in this league? u r an idiot

when we bring in JEFF TEAGUE 09-10!!