Golden State Warriors: A League of their own.

by JayDeeAye on Jan 17, 2010 7:50 PM PST

Okay well its been a long time since i've posted anyhting on GSOM. Last time i posted something was probably last year. Also i would like to say i love how people last year bashed on my post about Corey Maggette being an X-Factor to our team this year. =] welp. Anyways before i start writing i just want to say this post is not meant to bash on our Warriors at all. I love them to death. i have since I was a little kid.

Well the reason why i called this post "Golden State Warriors: A League of their own" is because [im not saying it is a bad thing but] the warriors seem to have called up soo many people up from the Dleague. I would always joke with my family and friends about how...

-First a baller starts as a child.

-The he goes through highschool. If hes lucky he ends up in the draft.

-Other that that he either goes to College or Europe.

-Then he enters the draft.

-Say the player doesn't get drafted by any team, but still feels like playing but not in Europe. He enters the NBA D-League.

This is where it gets interesting.

-After doing well in the D-league. A player goes to the Warriors =]

Now to my point about us being a league of our own. Honestly I love every single player we have ever called up from the Dleague. I just think it is amazing how we develope them. Seeing that we are always getting injuries left and right. This gives every person we get from the Dleague a chance to go out on the court and get experience. Bascially what im trying to get across is that the players we called up get a lot of PT, and it really developes them into great players. Its like we call them up from the Dleague then get them NBA ready.

I mean did we really expect Kelenna Azubuike to be as great as a player that he turned out to be? If he didnt get injured he would be a huge help to the team. CJ watson to me is a solid back up point. I love how his tattoo says quiet storm also because it really decribes him. If he signed with the magics that would have been a big help on their part. Im a fan on Chris Hunter he been a huge help, and you can see the fire in his game when he plays. Cartier Martin has been playing a good amount of minutes latley and he is really showing up. Good Pick up Dubs. And We'll see about Tolliver. And we cant forget about Anthony Morrow [who wasnt from the Dleague] but did we ever imagine that he would score 37 points his first time playing in a warriors Jersey? He's been doing work and the future is bright for him.

Overall i guess this post is just a praise about our former Dleaguers. But think about it they got a lot better on the Warriors. I mean if they were on the Lakers they would see little to no PT and would probly just wanna go back to the Dleague.

Well thats the end of my post, but as my last remark...

[This might be a little bit of favoritism but]

Dont we just miss Marco Belinelli now?

Devean George Really?

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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Good post

The best thing is, the D leaguers we pick up forever seem to have a bright future for us and the league. CJ is a career role player that will be able to stick, Buike will be a wonderful 6th man and a solid starter, Hunter belongs in the league as a defender and a shot block no doubt, Martin is a great defender who can is a great shooter and many teams could use him as a Raja Bell type guy and we’ll see on Tolliver. Also Marco and Watson, who’d you rather have?

Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
Nellie: "You're a rookie"

by dubzfan on Jan 17, 2010 8:37 PM PST reply actions

I actually don't miss Marco much.

"Monta is the MAN." -Bob Fitzgerald

by WarriorForLife on Jan 17, 2010 8:44 PM PST reply actions

I reallt miss Marco

and we trade our number nine pick for Devean freakin George, I would rather have Marco than Morrow. Marco is a good defender, good scorer, and a good passer when he wants to be. I loved Marco and I really miss him

by MJ5 on Jan 17, 2010 8:55 PM PST reply actions

+1

but Azubuike is the only guy i would keep as a key component of the team. the rest are guys who fill in when needed.

Bellineli, Gallinari, and Radman are my heroes!!!
Monta PPG> Monta IQ
Lakers Fans= Terrible
Go C's
Giants need to sign Barry Bonds outta retirement.

by monta.da.boss on Jan 17, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions

I accidentally got him on my 2k10 team

it’s kinda awesome.

by Reverend_Randy on Jan 18, 2010 12:57 AM PST up reply actions

Marco was the #18 pick. And like a lot of players picked that low, he’s kind of a fringe NBA talent. He’s not a very good scorer (.534 TS%), not a good passer (3.0 ast/36), and a poor rebounder (3.0 reb/36). In sum: not a very good player. Not as good as Monta, or Morrow, or Azubuike, or Curry, or even CJ.

I know how nice it is to see things with 20:20 hindsight, but you can’t possibly plan for the degree of bad luck the Warriors have had with injuries. Heading into the season, the most reasonable expectation was that Belinelli would have rotted on the bench for a year, thereby destroying what little value he might have had this offseason as a free agent. It was the right thing, both for the Warriors and for Marco’s career, to cut him loose.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 18, 2010 6:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

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Forgot to mention Jackson…

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jan 18, 2010 6:49 AM PST up reply actions

Number 9 pick? Belinelli wasn’t picked 9th.

He’s also not anything to worry about having lost at all. Since being traded he’s been a backup who can hit the long ball, but nothing else and is thus a slightly below average efficiency scorer. To say he’s a ‘good scorer’ requires a rather loose and inclusive definition of ‘good’ that includes quite a few things that are not good. He doesn’t pass particularly well for a guard. If he’s a good passer “when he wants to be” one might question why he seems to never want to be. And rebounds worse than Muggsy Bogues (no, I’m not exaggerating). Unless he’s a shut down defender, the rebounding deficit at his position when he’s in makes it hard for him to be a defensive asset.

by jae on Jan 18, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions

x-factor

how is maggette our x-factor if he’s doing well and we’re STILL losing

by InSearchForWaldo on Jan 17, 2010 11:33 PM PST reply actions

D League All Stars (Maybe)

No doubt the Buike and CJ will be around the league for a while in one way or another. At first, I was a huge fan of Cartier Martin, because his name is CARTIER. But after watching a few games, I’ve started to like his game more and more. Even when the jumpers aren’t falling, he hits the boards hard and solidly defends his one-on-one match up. Even Tolliver’s energy helped vs the Bulls.

As for Chris Hunter, I’m not such a huge fan. He seems to be lost on D, he doesn’t grab rebounds, and walks into 6 fouls when he steps on the court. I guess there can’t be too much complaining seeing the lack of depth and health on this squad. But overall, I get less upset about seeing Devean George on the court, then I do when I see Hunter out there.

D Leaguers keep hustlin’ hard

by wettt!!! on Jan 19, 2010 8:52 AM PST reply actions