Warriors Officially Play Marco Polo
It's official. Today the Golden State Warriors signed their remaining 2007 draft pick Marco Belinelli to a contract [offical press release over at Warriors.com]. If you remember the Warriors' other 2 selections from the 2007 NBA Draft Brandan Wright and Stephane Lasme were signed almost 2 weeks ago. Belinelli has quickly become an enigma for Warriors Nation and within many NBA circles because of his stellar play in this past Vegas Summer League.

Marco to Commissioner David Stern: "Shhhhh... I'm going to light up your league next season commish."
(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Il Tiratore (nickname coined here on GSoM by loyal community member Sleepy Freud) was even named to the NBA Summer League First Team. Last year's Warrior first rounder Patrick O'Bryant was... uh... not. Maybe POB needs to spend more time with Michael? Michael Jackson that is.
Who will make the biggest impact next season- Italian sharpshooter Marco Belinelli, the brace-faced athletic power forward Brandan Wright, darkhorse Stephane Lasme, or out of nowhere... Project O'Bust?
More Belinelli for your Nelliebelly!
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- In Vegas: Belinelli, Belinelli, Belinelli!!!
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UPDATE 4:39pm: CORRECTION- Il Tiratore was originally coined by the master herself Caught Backcourt. Sleepy Freud's creative web pin is a humble tribute to Caught Backcourt's brilliance.

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IL TIRATORE
FORZA ITALIA!!!
by olympicmike on
Jul 16, 2007 1:19 PM PDT
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Sorry about that
Sleepy- was it you or someone else? We're all about giving proper shout outs here.
by Atma Brother ONE on
Jul 16, 2007 1:21 PM PDT
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Caught Backcourt
FORZA ITALIA!!!
by olympicmike on
Jul 16, 2007 1:32 PM PDT
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Haha, I know my username isn't gender-specific
Sleepy definitely deserves credit for his excellent webpin. It totally defines Il Tiratore.
by Caught Backcourt on
Jul 16, 2007 2:50 PM PDT
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Haha, sorry
Sorry, I guess I'm not immune to stereotypes(sports blog=dudes), even as enlightened as I like to think that I am. lol. But for the record you did come up w/ the name right?
FORZA ITALIA!!!
by olympicmike on
Jul 16, 2007 3:34 PM PDT
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I know,
But yeah, I dropped the name in one of the Marco diaries.
by Caught Backcourt on
Jul 16, 2007 3:45 PM PDT
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Sorry, Caught Backcourt
In the meantime: Atma Bro, please change the credit!!!
by Sleepy Freud on
Jul 16, 2007 4:38 PM PDT
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Don't worry about it Sleepy
by Caught Backcourt on
Jul 16, 2007 6:36 PM PDT
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Applaudable gesture
by eshock on
Jul 16, 2007 10:45 PM PDT
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Great name...
by esco41510 on
Jul 16, 2007 1:25 PM PDT
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Interesting
We'll be hearing his name alot.
by OptionZero on
Jul 16, 2007 1:52 PM PDT
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If you had to give up
Who would you keep?...give away with Marco? It hurts; I know...just the thought of it! So did JRichs.
by streetballer on
Jul 16, 2007 2:27 PM PDT
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Championship
by OptionZero on
Jul 16, 2007 3:15 PM PDT
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I definitely don't want to give up Marco
GOOD LUCK, JRICH. WE MISS YOU, MAN.
by goGSW24 on
Jul 16, 2007 3:23 PM PDT
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no..dont give him up!
by Belinelli2Biedrins on
Jul 16, 2007 3:39 PM PDT
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Mistake on the pin
by 0mars725 on
Jul 17, 2007 2:01 PM PDT
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grazie mille
Sono contento che Warriors sia veramente una lingua universale.
Allora, cosa pensi del diminutivo "Il Tiratore"? In Italia, Belinelli ce l'ha un all'altro diminutivo?
by Sleepy Freud on
Jul 17, 2007 9:26 PM PDT
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No nicknames for all
Bargani was one of them, so also Mancinelli.
Maybe it's possible that some of his friends called him "Beli", or Supermarco, but it's more like a private thing, not a huge-pubblic-wellknown things like "Il Mago".
I like very much Il Tiratore. It's between a spaghetti-western hero and Il Trovatore.

by goldenettes on
Jul 18, 2007 9:26 AM PDT
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