Comments on: What is Monta Worth?

By: AAA

AAA — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:06:11 +0000

Whatever happened to Darius Miles? Whats does his contract look like?

By: greg c

greg c — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:59:24 +0000

Blog Question:

Marcus,

What do you think of Jason Smith of Colorado? I know it is easy to dismiss him because of the “Skin Complexion” but from the video I say he appears very athletic. I think I read somewhere that he has a 37″ vertical leap. Maybe he could be a Tom Gugilotta or Tom Chambers (man, that tomahawk dunk over Mark Jackson is still fresh) type.
I could roll with that.

By: EJ

EJ — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:54:44 +0000

I think the Warriors will probably wait to see where Yi actually lands

By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:48:33 +0000

Monta Ellis is a diamond in the rough. Yes he was a little bit deer in the headlights in the playoffs. Even so, remember when Baron went down in the first quarter at home? Monta took over for the next quarter until Jackson went on fire Baron finished the Mavs off. Kid Flash is like a young Tony Parker, a light weight, lightning quick slasher who knows how to get to the rim. Even though he may never get 8 assists a game, look how Tony Parker turned out. Not too shabby.

Hey Marcus, 2-3 months ago we were debating the relative merits of Tony Parker vs. Baron Davis. Well why choose one or the other when you can have both?!!? Kid Flash is already in the upper ranks of guards in the league. Check his stats vs. all point and shooting guards. Even playing only 20+ minutes a night, he’s already formidable and he’s only going to get better.

Ellis and Biedrins earned untouchable status by mid-season, what the hell has changed? Just because we made the playoffs, we’re supposed to throw our future out the window for…what, ANOTHER project? We all know what happened to the Justice League after the Flash died; let’s keep that from happening to our superhero Warriors.

Keep Kid Flash!!!

By: dareedle

dareedle — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:34:41 +0000

Monta for anybody was dead on arrival. Many teams are placing huge expectations on this years draft and the price to enter is outrageous, which is why teams like Dallas and the Warriors will sit tight and see what player falls without destroying team chemistry. This is really a four player draft with the big two, Horford and the marketing machine in Yi. There is no player at 5 that is so much better than the player we can get at 18. From a pure busines s perspective, Yi is the only logical choice to trade up, but Atlanta is so unpredictable it would be hard to give up on Ellis without even getting a sniff at Yi. Ellis played a key role in the regular season, and teams can’t trade superstars (T-Mac, Carter, Dirk) for a bad playoff series.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:52:59 +0000

like i said before, i really dont think monta will be the next gilbert because the doesnt have the upper-body strength of gil. he’ll be somewhere in btw iverson and gil. great quickness to go with scoring ability but lacks handles and strenght.

i think if atlanta bites, i would do a monta for 3rd or even for boston’s fifth. pick horford, noah, or hawes. i really like noah, he brings alot to the table other than scoring, which if the w’s pick him, it’s like having two andris on the floor. horford is good but i dont see him being a force on the block.

if not for a top 7 or 8 picks or at least joakim noah, then i wouldnt trade monta.

By: commish

commish — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:18:14 +0000

The great thing about this question is Monta’s potential is intriging so keeping him could pay big dividends. On the other hand, if the right deal came along to trade “small” for “big”, we could make that deal. I don’t see that deal being in the draft but post-draft with another team who has what we need and which has need for what Monta brings.

By: john motroni

john motroni — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:13:44 +0000

Hey Marcus:

I’m curious about how the Warrior’s new found wealth will translate to player spending. Four thousand new season tickets plus all that extra dough from the playoff games. Does that mean they have more to spend on keeping or acquiring players they want or need?