In his most recent article he declared Stephen Curry a future all-star. Nevermind that he ripped the Warriors for drafting Curry because he “can’t play with Ellis.” And not just during the draft but quite recently. He also declared that Jru Holliday was THE player to pair with Monta Ellis. When Holliday started looking like a bust Kawakami began the, ‘injuries don’t matter – Monta Ellis is not that good’ and needs to be traded for Kirk Heinrich campaign:

“Just last summer I proposed many alternatives for their draft pick, the main trick of it trying to find the right mix of talent with Monta Ellis, if he was the team centerpiece. It aint easy and I admit that I don’t think any of us quite got that one right, including the Great Rowell.”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/02/10/if-cohans-prepping-for-a-sale-is-ellison-virtually-the-warriors-shadow-owner-now/

Monta Ellis’ peripheral stats, spelled out (B-A-D)Posted by Tim Kawakami on January 26th, 2010 at 2:08 pm | Categorized as NBA, Warriors
“…The Warriors are going to have to split the Ellis/Curry backcourt at some point. I’d hope they realized that from the beginning, but I know they didn’t…Anyway, back to Ellis: You can argue that he’s fun to watch, but you cannot argue that he is a dominant player in any way the actually leads to the Warriors winning games this season. 1) They need to pick between Ellis and Curry because that backcourt does not work in the real world, only in Don Nelson’s imagination. 2) Ellis’ evident talents have not translated to the Warriors being any better when he’s out there, as opposed to Name Your D-Leaguer….”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/01/26/monta-ellis-peripheral-stats-spelled-out-b-a-d/

Yes, the Warriors should trade Monta Ellis (but I doubt they will)
Posted by Tim Kawakami on February 14th, 2010 at 10:28 am Categorized as NBA, Warriors
“…The Warriors would be much better served to keep Curry and find a way to land a big guard who could move without the ball and defend top-flight perimeter scorers. They’d have a lot better mix. They’d have better chemistry. They’d highlight and emphasize their strengths, instead of jamming similar players together in the frenzied desire to sell tickets….From the day they drafted Curry, I’ve thought that Curry and Ellis were too similar physically and stylistically (both need the ball in their hands) to work well together….”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/02/14/yes-the-warriors-should-trade-monta-ellis-but-i-doubt-they-will/

Where might Monta Ellis end up? Let’s scour the field: Philly, Miami, Memphis…Posted by Tim Kawakami on November 18th, 2009 at 9:54 pm | Categorized as NBA, Warriors ”
“…1. PHILADELPHIA: Either for Samuel Dalembert straight up (UNLIKELY) or for a package including Jrue Holiday, Thaddeus Young and salary filler (or Louis Williams)….
…2. MIAMI:The Heat could offer Quentin Richardson’s expiring $9.4M contract. …
…3. CHICAGO: Straight up for Kirk Hinrich…”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2009/11/18/where-might-monta-ellis-end-up-let-me-take-a-few-wild-guesses-philly-miami-memphis/

Warriors draft: The case for Jrue Holiday (final argument)
POSTED BY TIM KAWAKAMI ON JUNE 25TH, 2009 AT 7:35 AM | CATEGORIZED AS AT-LARGE
“* Best option: UCLA G Jrue Holiday, who is the final case.
A team that wants to get better wants a tall PG like Holiday (6-3, with Ben Howland-coached toughness), who has a lot of room to grown, who likes to play defense, and who could lead a team in a year or two. Kind of like Russell Westbrook last year, who was the off-guard with Collison at UCLA, left school early, and zoomed to the fourth pick, taken by Oklahoma City, and is now a potential future star PG. Let me expand on the way I put it in the column:
-Other than No. 1 pick Blake Griffin and possibly Ricky Rubio, Holiday is the player in this draft who fits best both with the Warriors’ current Nelson/Ellis power base (because Holiday can defend 2-guards Ellis can’t and can run the point alonside Ellis if Ellis will let him);”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2009/06/25/warriors-draft-the-case-for-jrue-holiday-final-argument/

That said, why draft a PG if you have one? If they are lucky enough to win the ping-pong then trade Wall to NJ or Min for Lopez/Jefferson and their pick, then take Turner or Cousins. If it is Turner, then look to move Monta for some beef at the 4 who can score. Next, get rid of the Magette contract, which will likely cost a good cheap player. congratulations, you have a team that can make it to but not through the first round of the playoffs, which is a start. Sadly, as long as those assclowns Cohan and Rowell are around none of this matters.

Turner is so underrated that it’s not even funny that MTII is talking about “cashing in” on the next raw, overhyped physically dominant player with no fundamentals and no coachability

Since usually the Warriors have the worst luck possible, they’ll probably end up at 6 in a perceived 5 player draft. If that’s the case, I’d love Ed Davis to come to Golden State.

But draft Turner if we get the 1st pick, everyone who saw the UK/Mississippi game knows bledsoe and patterson are the reasons UK won.