Comments on: Troy Hudson a Warrior

By: a

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:54:50 +0000

If he gets hurt again, cut him. He is cheap. If we can afford to buy out Foyle, how difficult is it to cut a cheapie? If you don’t like his smile then cut him, nothing lost. That being said, Hudson was quite impressive shooter. If he can avoid the injury and regain that form he had early T-wol and 2 years before that, then Mullin will look like Einstein. If we let him go then Mullin will still look like Einstein as he is a cheapie on the roster with no risk.

By: frenemy

frenemy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:27:11 +0000

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By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:38:27 +0000

Smart move. Cheap, effective player. This is better than the discussed moves of Jason Williams, Pierre Pierce, Earl Boykins, Dee Brown, Gary Payton etc.

I read a hoops article discussing the similarities between Thud and Ellis’s games and how Thud is the perfect type player to mentor Kid Flash on how to be an effective Point/Combo Guard.

Of course it also carries so risk as Thud has been injury prone and the last time he really brought it was in the 2003 playoffs. That’s a long dry spell. Even so, I love it.

By: jaysohn

jaysohn — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:58:14 +0000

I really can’t understand what the complaint can be on this signing. You get a backup PG, which everyone has been crying that we needed on the cheap (450k is not even being paid by the team). Hudson is simply an insurance policy against Baron getting hurt and Monta failing as a PG. Much better option than the old Glove or White Chocolate.

By: petaluman

petaluman — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:07:32 +0000

Another inexpensive vet on a 1 year contract to flesh out our extremely young bench. Remember, fully 1/3 of our team has essentially no NBA experience.

Croshere and Hudson are a better fit on the Warriors than Foyle and Jasikevicius, and have more versatile skill sets. I’m fine with both signings. We’re not looking for them to be All-Stars, just to give us a few solid minutes.

By: lobo

lobo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:35:38 +0000

Don’t y’all underestimate how good the veteran pick ups are.

Both are excellent off the bench players who are playoff quality. Nelson has unlimited options to play with…all of which sound very good to me.

No…we do not have a real banger to go up against a Boozer who had his way with us. That is the missing piece that is oh so important..but let’s see what is could be up their sleeves.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:20:23 +0000

What’s everybody complaining about? We just picked up a back up PG that is “playoff-tested”, has a good outside shot, can play defense and is quick, for the vet min $1.22M. It was a necessary and shrewd move by Mullin & Co. to get an experienced backup for Diddy.
Also, let’s not forget Boykins is the the same age as Hudson, 5’5″–which makes our 2nd unit even smaller and is a ball hog! Hudson adds another dimension for 10-12 mins/game with his decent height and quickness.
I can’t wait to see the Warriors first game at home against Utah!

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:14:03 +0000

he’s making the minimum, so that’s fine with me. i’d rather have hudson than some nbdl journeyman.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:42:22 +0000

dont agree with this move. they need a backup PG, but not one that gets hurt more often than BD and shoot more than your go-to scorer.

he’s a proven vet, yes, but he also takes up a roster spot and probably less pt for monta at the point.

By: TPG

TPG — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:00:48 +0000

It’s a wasted pick. Monta should be backing up Baron when he’s not playing alongside him; he needs more court time in order to turn into a true playoff ready point guard and Baron/Nellie should be helping him achieve this. With Hudson on the floor, Monta ends up splitting time with Belinelli, Azubuike, and Barnes.

The Warriors need to decide specifically when they want to make a run for a championship and then commit to that plan. The team that they have now is not going to win a championship this year. So, they need to continue to build on their young core – Biedrins, Ellis, Belinelli, Wright, and Azubuike. And that requires playing time. I’d rather have a losing season where these players gained experience than a losing season where they gained nothing at all.

Croshere and now Hudson are definitely on the backside of their careers and will not have an impact on the Warriors season this year, except in garbage time. If they receive any significant playing time, it would mean a devastating injury to either Baron, Jackson, Harrington, or Biedrins – and the season is all over. The team is much better off playing