Comments on: Guess Who’s Back?

By: Ewok

Ewok — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:27:11 +0000

If Im not mistaken, Kurz stands 6’8″ right?

If he moves like a guard then he can play multiple positions.

Scottie Pippen stood at 6’7″ but of course Im not comparing these two together.

It’s always a great addition to have someone who can play multi-positions.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:46:24 +0000

Not impossible that Kurz could be a player. He sure looked good in summer league and training camp. Of course Morrow was an all-star in summer league and hasn’t smelled the court yet. I hope both of them get a chance to play.

By: Robo

Robo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:46:52 +0000

Kurz is good insurance and worth the look until Monta comes back. Even when Monta returns, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Kurz will be cut; it could be Williams. With Jackson at the point, and Nelson and Watson, the W’s really don’t need Williams now do they? Monta makes him even more expendable. Or, the W’s could package a number of players together and make a trade, where Williams may be develop in a different system.

It’s still very early in the season and with the way Nellie is sticking to his core group, it makes me think that he believes that they can make the playoffs. So, having Kurz give the W’s some extra flexibility; he can make his free throws and is not afraid to take/make a game winning shot.

By: Oregonwarriorfan

Oregonwarriorfan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:16:16 +0000

Kurz deserves to be on the team for how well he played in the exhibitions. The 6 man rotation that Nellie is using plus a sprinkling of garbage minutes means he won’t get off the bench. It also means this team will hit burn-out way faster than they did last year.

By: elWood

elWood — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:12:32 +0000

Kurz has shown that he knows how to finish a game. He can be useful in some situations and he’s one more chess piece for Nelly.

By: noah

noah — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:22:23 +0000

this seems like an effort by rovell to make nice with mullin. mullin didn’t want to suspend monta. this move at least lets the Ws get some roster benefit from the suspension by allowing them an extra player.

as for the young guys, i’m all for letting them play, at least a little because the starters are playing way too many minutes. but let’s not kid ourselves by saying b-wright looks good. He gets a couple of blocks and a couple of dunks. but he does this while looking totally lost on both offense and defense. still, you have to use your bench. Nobody should be playing more than 41-42 mpg, and only one or two guys, at most, should be doing that.

By: Derek

Derek — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:38:08 +0000

Most teams are letting their young guys play and learn (Lopez loked great last night).

When are we gonna see Randolph, let the man play. Wright has also done well when given the opportunity. Nelson needs to let these guys play.

The 7-8 man rotation killed the team last year. The guys burned out.

By: Whitehat

Whitehat — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:14:39 +0000

From the first 3 games, it looks like Turiaf will be the main power forward. Assuming Nellie plays more than 8 guys this year, I’d expect to see Kurz on the floor to back up Turiaf before anyone else. Kurz is a grunt, a solid, reliable worker who the coach knows can make a net contribution right now. He also looks like a mini-Turiaf. Wright and the rookies all look like works in progress by comparison. They may all have more eventual upside potential than Kurz, but right now they all mostly stand out for their screwups.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:08:01 +0000

exactly, he won’t be in uniform. he’ll only be in suits.

if an undrafted rookie like kurz is ahead of the guys like randolph, wright or even marco who were all drafted in the 1st round, then w’s have to go and fire all of their scouts.

By: oakland fan

oakland fan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:08:04 +0000

doesn’t matter he won’t see any court time. Good for practice scrimmage