Chad Ford on the Monta Ellis rumor

by Captain Jack on Jun 16, 2009 11:25 AM PDT Comment 34 comments

I was on Chad Ford's live chat this morning when he was answering questions. Not surprising at all that someone asked about the Monta situation:

AJ (SF)

Chad - rumor has it that Monta Ellis is unhappy. The only way to appease him was to promise NOT to draft a point guard. If Jordan Hill is gone - who will GS take or will they trade the pick to the Clips for BD?
Chad Ford
I've heard a few rumblings that direction, but c'mon ... are they really letting Monta Ellis draft for them ... please. The Warriors will take whoever they think helps the team the most. I do think Nellie thinks Ellis can play some point, but it won't stop them from taking a guy like Stephen Curry, for example, who can be a combo guy too. D

I totally agree. Nellie will not let him make their draft decision. I also really doubt they'd take back Baron Davis and his ridiculous contract. I'd be really surprised if they don't take a PG, but I'm not holding my breath.

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I think all this no point guard talk means

Derozan!!!!!!!! Hell yeah!!!!!!!

by ZaMzAm FiRe on Jun 16, 2009 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

I would trade down and get Earl Clark That way we could have a beast lineup

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by California KID on Jun 16, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Terrence Williams would be much better

by T-Money on Jun 16, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Terrence Williams sucks

by Missing Barry on Jun 16, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AGREED

the TWill hype is out of control..

by Bob on Jun 16, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i know

thats why i think if we do get someone other than a pg or sg it should be Earl Clark. I think we should trade down to get him. If we get Clark are future lineup is this

PG monta Ellis
SG Stack jack
Sf Earl Clark
PF AR4
C Beans

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by California KID on Jun 16, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Earl Clark may go higher than we think. I have no problem with taking him seventh overall in the first place, but I just really want Brandon Jennings.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 16, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heres my list

1 Jennings
2 Holiday
3 Clark
4 Trade down

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by California KID on Jun 17, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ewww..

I’d take Derozan over Clark any day of the week.

by ZaMzAm FiRe on Jun 16, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

is Derozan a small forward??

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by California KID on Jun 16, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s a wing. I think he could play 2 or 3 doesn’t really matter.

by Missing Barry on Jun 16, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh

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by California KID on Jun 16, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for posting this...

TK is on point on some things but this story just doesn’t add up.

by Sharunas Marchulenis on Jun 16, 2009 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ellis for Josh Smith

I don’t care about the kicker. make it happen

by warriorsfanSF on Jun 16, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i think TK

and atma just waste time posting junk from unnamed sources

getting people on this site riled up….

very dumb

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by LostHawk on Jun 16, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

http://www.knbr.com/common/global_audio/201/8618.mp3

Listen here…

by streetballer on Jun 16, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Listen here

http://www.knbr.com/common/global_audio/201/8618.mp3

by streetballer on Jun 16, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Your a Jerk.
Your a Jerk.
Your a Jerk.
I know.

by Sinigang on Jun 16, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this team is such a mess

Gerald Madkins

by gorillas on Jun 16, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

This team's

fans are such a mess…

by flaaron on Jun 16, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What?

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 16, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tk could be wrong/could be right

I heard the interview last week, how they asked Monta if he would mind if they drafted a PG, and he said he wouldnt mind at all. Again, could be true, also could be a straight out lie. Larry Riley’s job is to do the best thing he sees for the team AND protect the teams image, especially this time, when all the fans, media, season tix holders, are putting the Warriors org on blast.
Suppose TK is right though, and his super top secret sources are correct. Riley could have been doing pre emptive damage control, there fore lying on the interview, and in reality the visit he and Nellie paid to Monta, was to talk potential trade moves.
We all know how trade value and potential deals deflate when the player goes public to the media and slams the org saying he wants a trade….
so maybe they are just playing it low key until a trade pops up…

Orrr maybe not…
arrrrrghh my head.

by meximocha on Jun 16, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Suppose TK is right though, and his super top secret sources are correct. Riley could have been doing pre emptive damage control, there fore lying on the interview, and in reality the visit he and Nellie paid to Monta, was to talk potential trade moves.

Yep. If true, the actions fit this scenario. TK would want the scoop, Riley and Monta would not want it to get out before they had a trade on the table. Though, they could be telling the truth and TK could be citing terrible sources also. Both have certainly happened before. We’ll see what’s what, but I’m betting strong on “TK is talking out of his…” because it’s happened before, with the same principals. We’ll see.

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by Dubs fan in Boston on Jun 17, 2009 6:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon guys, it's obvious they were there for lessons

Monta opened a new business to recoup some of his lost cash, his new biz is MSI.

Moped Safety Instruction, Inc.

by hardcore on Jun 17, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Monta is ok

he just wants to be the PG and for us not to bring in a starting PG, not a PG at all. I think Riley was telling the truth about Ellis as that sounds like the way he would say things.

by GSW9 on Jun 16, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Kiss of Death:

Larry Riley said he’s 75% sure to draft for need and not for the best talent: That has been the Kiss of death is several drafts: I’m not going to name them all but just one of the more obvious ones;

Todd Fuller, Instead of Kobe:

Da Grump:

by ForestGrump on Jun 16, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FEAR

What this actually shows is the GSW are making decisions based on fan perception and fear because they have betrayed their fans over and over in the past and fear there going to lose their fan base:

No different than the CM signing after they lost Baron: a fear move because they squandered away this team in two years time instead of building on it:

The inertia of this team is in tank mode already and it’s not even draft day yet: such is life in the Golden State:

by ForestGrump on Jun 16, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+ 1 for Chad Ford - 1 for Kamakami

Jordan Hill could be a good fit if we can train him or Randolph (most likely) to play the 3. That would give us a Big 3 frontcourt, but the whole team remaining FAST. Sadly, the defense factor remains to be seen.

It would also mean bye bye for Brandan Wright, who I do like, but unfortunately it’s really me rooting for the validity of the J-Rich trade.

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by RayAlmeda on Jun 16, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can’t see Jordan Hill ever being a 3. I hope we don’t try to squeeze the square peg that is Randolph into the round hole that is the 3 anytime soon, his primary value is on the boards so why would you want to take him farther away from the basket?

Thing A

by sam23 on Jun 16, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His rebound rate for a 3 could be the best in the league, though…

by Missing Barry on Jun 16, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

F that

Put him at PG. His rebounding rate would be twice the second best in the league, now that Kidd is gone!!!

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by Dubs fan in Boston on Jun 17, 2009 6:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

my sources say we will draft a pg and word on the street is he is...........

by Dungeness Crab Dribble on Jun 17, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why wont Chad Ford get off the Stephen Curry thing?

He keeps saying the Warriors will draft Curry despite all the other talk we have heard.

Is there any chance they will do that? I just dont see it

by warriorsvictim on Jun 18, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

draftexpress now thinks we'll take Curry

Although Minnesota is high on him, Tyreke Evans and Rubio. They wont get Rubio so its a coinflip. I was anti-Curry initially, but he’s growing on me. Mature, very fundamentally sound. Literally carried a team, going somewhere where he isnt #1 option, he should do much better

by tafkasam on Jun 18, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs