Polling GSoM: Are you going to miss Rob Kurz?
by R Dizzle on Jul 1, 2009 12:22 PM PDT
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SAY IT AIN'T SO!!
Rob Kurz is NOT going to be resigned by the Warriors (Contra Costa Times) and he is looking to new teams.
Rob Kurz won't be back with the Warriors. An unrestricted free agent, Kurz is trying to catch on with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jump for some memories of the Big Rob
Rob Kurz's greatness on the Warriors started in the Preseason in a little game in Beijing where he pulled off a miracle of a shot.
Rob Kurz - Buzzer Beater? (via mmenne85)
Unfortunately, he was cut before the regular season began. That's kind of sad.
But, he was brought back on after a few roster moves - mostly sending DeMarcus Nelson to the D-League, and he was given yet another opportunity to shine.
Kenyon Martin posterizes Rob Kurz (3/28/09) (via LilPharmacist11)
Umm...I said shine, Rob, shine.
Warriors Weekly: Community Spotlight (1/12/09) (via GoldenStateWarriors)
Better, I guess. That might be the best clip I found of you on YouTube. Wasn't even on the court...
Regardless, the man had the right attitude of the game and was a pretty intelligent guy.
Warriors Weekly: Rob Kurz Profile (3/2/09) (via GoldenStateWarriors)
Y'all know I've been his biggest fan since back in December.
Rob Kurz
Admittedly, I'm probably Rob Kurz's biggest fan. If you think I'm joking, I seriously own this
It's hanging right next to my We Believe shirt. I was hoping this guy would be the second coming of Matt Barnes - guy with a chip on his shoulder (undrafted), not really allowed to shoot but had the talent (see Preseason), and no one really had faith in him but one old skool coach (Nellie). After the last few games, this looked like a serious possibility that if it happened I woulda rubbed in everyone at GSoM's face - ESPECIALLY FJ, AB1, Hash YaoButtaMing, and DJ Fuzz Logic - they're all Rob Kurz haters.
They also told me David Leroy Wood was a scrub when he played for the Warriors. Ahem...let me remind you he WAS on the team after their last playoff appearance in the 90s and if CWebb and Nellie weren't having their little tiffs, they would have made the playoffs again cause DWood was going off. He was amazing yo, such a great player.
I'm gonna go ahead and assume you all have no idea who DWood is but he'll probably go down as my favorite Warrior of all time.
Anyway, I guess I was hoping we would that Rob Kurz would be the second coming of David Wood. But being in the starting line up with 12 minutes, going 0 for 4, with only 2 assists and 2 boards ain't gonna cut it man. Even I can't defend that.
Looks like the rest of them are right as always. I'll be right about CJ Watson! Just you wait!
Let's be real here - is Rob Kurz going to be a superstar? Doubtful. He is going to be an All Star? Probably not. Is he going to be a starting PF? Maybe in a few years. Was he a great 12th man?
Yes, YES, and YES.
Either way, if you're reading this Rob, just know I will miss you. I wish you the best - you had a damn good work ethic, and played hard when you got on the court,
I wish you the best wherever you go.
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Props to Kurz
He outplayed and outhustled a lottery pick for the majority of the season. We’ve been blessed to have 2 outstanding 12th men in Kurz and Foyle. Who will fulfill their legacy?
by Atma Brother ONE on Jul 1, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He outplayed and outhustled a lottery pick for the majority of the season
Who’s lottery pick would that be?
Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 1, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did nothing wrong. He will be missed, but he’ll be quickly forgotten.
by FANofDUBS on Jul 1, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he always played hard.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rob who?
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by gametime_gsw on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good riddance
But he did have that game winning shot during pre season, I guess that counts for something.
It is the shoes!!!
by LighTz707OuT on Jul 1, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I loved how the team mobbed kurz after he hit that game winning shot
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by i love sports101 on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll miss Kur
I sat 1st row behind the hoop at Arco when we played the Queens. Kurs ran back to the locker room, said “sup” to me and shook my hand. He’ll be an awesome role player for another team.
by Golden Boy on Jul 1, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurz
before someone corrects my spelling
by Golden Boy on Jul 1, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't trip. In mourning these things become inconsequential.
My hats off you, Kurz (a.k.a. Kurza, Kurr, Kerr, Kers, Kur). So many people butchered his name.
I wanted to find a picture of a “gentleman taking his hat off” but I this is all I could find (pg 3 on google search).
Chris Cohan and Robert Rowell? Oh no hide the children!
by Nuck Chorris on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Thats just wrong.
It is the shoes!!!
by LighTz707OuT on Jul 1, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really mean it
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by i love sports101 on Jul 1, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew R Dizzle would write something like this
I already wished him good luck in the fanpost, so here I’ll be a little mean, for fun. I bet his agent keeps a highlight reel of Kurz from that Jazz game where he scored 21 and maybe also from that Denver game when he scored 20 points, which he showcases to prospective teams. No more Rob Kurz jokes to carry us through a losing season. No more making fun of R Dizzle for supporting Rob Kurz. No more Curse nicknames.
by IQofaWarrior on Jul 1, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wood
David Wood!!! The man that truly pissed of Charles Barkley.
by gaidinswd on Jul 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
12th man will be?!!?
SPEEDY!!!! ha he. What a down grade :(
Gotta love the Bay Area drama ;)
by JayFerg on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cya Rob....
But not sorry to see ya go….! I never rated the guy and didnt actually like his style of play, so a good one to lose….
It's about heart, It's about fight, It's about being a Warrior!
by BritWarriorGSW on Jul 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He played hard and didn’t make many mistakes. I was never worried when he was in the game.
by origraid on Jul 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rob Kurz
Off to the 76ers, one of the 14 teams he’ll be on in his long NBA career. I wish him luck. Just goes to show you that hustle can get you places.
by gabezgsw on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and he'll make more money than all of us combined
by mosdl on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hehehhe speak for yaself... ;)
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by BritWarriorGSW on Jul 1, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i had to pause for a minute
and listen to 50 and his favorite white boy. that track was classic.
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by gametime_gsw on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck Kurz.
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by disguy on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it’s because I don’t currently live in the Bay, but I really don’t see where the affection for Kurz comes from. He’s a mediocre player that doesn’t get PT for a reason…
by Missing Barry on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mediocre? That’s mighty generous of you. Mediocre implies average. Kurz exceeded the ridiculously low expectations for an undrafted camp invitee and there was never any word that he was a problem. He didn’t play stupid, but his talent level had him maxed out at “wow, if we’re playing him, we must really stink”.
by jae on Jul 1, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"wow, if we’re playing him, we must really stink".
Not trying to pile on a kid, that by all acounts tried his hardest and was never a problem, but the fact that he started 5 games and logged over 10 mins a game this year is more a testament to the sorry roster we fielded and Nelson’s silly head games than Kurz talent(or lack of). Thanks for the hustle Rob and good luck, hope you can catch on some team.
Thing B
by warriorsscore110 on Jul 1, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The definition of mediocre I was going for was the second dictionary.com defintion:
“rather poor or inferior.”
by Missing Barry on Jul 2, 2009 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think some people feel sorry for him
because he was always laughed at during open threads. He’s a nice guy in interviews, no locker room drama, and just tried to play. He must have been doing SOMETHING right in practices if Nellie was willing to toss him out there. Plus we had this rooting-for-the-underdog thing going last season with DLeaguers/undrafted nobodies in Azubuike, CJ, and Morrow. Kurz fit right along that story line.
by IQofaWarrior on Jul 1, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kurz is a better basketball player than 99.99% of people in the world. He’ll make his living for several more years playing a game. Tough to feel sorry for him.
He was a professional. Did his job and took advantage of the opportunity when it presented itself.
by jae on Jul 1, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t even have to be very good to make a lot of money, compared to non-athlete Americans, playing in Europe (assuming he’s willing to go that route)…
by Missing Barry on Jul 2, 2009 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he should go to the jazz
reminds me of matt harpring
by Mannybeatsfranny on Jul 1, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
best of luck to you Kurz.
now all these annoying ROB KURZ for MVP jokes can end.
by vinchenzy on Jul 1, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would've voted NO
But I don’t think it’s that funny to say I’m not a “real” dubs fan. This is a waste of a post just like Kurz was a waste of a spot on the bench. He was unathletic, pretty slow and was only playing over Randolph cause he plodded along and did whatever Nelly told him. I think I resent Kurz solely on the fact that he got minutes over Marco and Randolph and other players who actually have upside, and he, like jae pointed out, was hardly mediocre. I do wish him the best of luck, but no, I will not miss him. Hopefully this is the last post where I see Kurz for MVP, cause I never found that funny.
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by drizztismoneybaby on Jul 1, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He wasn't
Fugly enough to remain a warrior.
Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 1, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Azubuike? More like Azucutie!
by goldenstatelove on Jul 1, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There isn’t a guy from Notre Dame on the roster now. Bob Fitzgerald is distraught.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ronny will need a new friend
I’m not sure what he and Kurz talked about on the bench during games but I’d imagine they were cracking Yo Mama jokes.
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by Scooter Ellis on Jul 1, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rob Kurz is a basketball legend.
by Rob Kurz blocks Yao Ming on Jul 1, 2009 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i guess im not a real warriors fan
because i will not miss him. but i do hope he has a great 10 year career.
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by gametime_gsw on Jul 1, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This poll is bogus
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by i love sports101 on Jul 1, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurz
will also be playing on the Timberwolves Summer League team..
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by Scott Schroeder on Jul 1, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurz
Haha, odds are even that he’ll be in the finals next year like about half our former players.
Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 1, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a sad day in warriors land when you lose one of the best...
some lucky team is gonna have a real warm bench cuz of this man. gonna miss him.
by HoLdEmUP on Jul 1, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by i love sports101 on Jul 2, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn...
First Bobby Sura, now Kurz…no white player with gelled hair is safe. Run, Andres!
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by Farthammer on Jul 1, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurz
Not gonna miss him, but best of luck. Glad to see some people have actual basketball sense, it’s beyond me how anyone could see anything beyond benchwarmer written all over Kurz forehead. The hustle was there, but the talent (at least at the NBA level), not so much. Might be able to stick with a team in the NBA a few years, otherwise say hello to Europe Rob
by Pearlsofwisdom on Jul 2, 2009 12:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll forever remember
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by Zorgon on Jul 2, 2009 5:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
finally
we need to remove a player so that we can get Kidd in the Bay. yezzir!
by justinleagueheroes on Jul 2, 2009 9:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow. horrible options. i’m a real warriors fan who thinks we’ll fair a bit better without him. jeez.
by ballerbaggins on Jul 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurz
Who is he?? No seriously, its like Claude Lemeiux, if you have this guy on your team, how really good is your team??
by The Sear on Jul 2, 2009 4:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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