GSWhoopfan wrote:AI - posters here dont seem to realize (or want to realize) that Pietrus did have a vital role in the teams success last season. As in all things, the bad/negative things stick. Him wanting to be traded/or him being unhappy (id need a source on that one) is what everyone judges him on. Or maybe the fact that he was a lottery pick with beyond high expectations...ie: French Jordan...and we really never gave him a fair shot to contribute at his true position. Mike D wasnt going to sit the bench and neither was JR. JR leaving opened the door for Monta, not Pietrus. And Jack is a proven starter.
It is a fact that his signifigance was missed. Even Nellie acknowledged he was playing his best ball, got hurt and the Warriors starting sliding. I never was a fan of Pietrus, i vouched for Mike D at all measurements, and ive said it all along, Pietrus will shine outside of Oakland. Although i would love for him to come back. He was one of the top bench contributors on our squad, and our bench was rather thin. But i just dont see him wanting a bench role.
Abyss Impact wrote:Do you really want Jackson's no defense (shot not falling, on other side of court complaining to refs making our players play 4 on 5), 3 for 21s (He has A LOT of these last season), and a shot chucker (reason why he is 20+PPG)?
Or do you really want Pietrus' lock down D, not chucking, flashy blocks, corner three, flashy dunks?
I'd take the younger more athletic Pietrus any day.
Stephen Jackson is a bench player at best, but with his constant shot chucking ballooned his PPG thinking he is a good scorer. I guess every player makes a difference.
I hope Mikael Pietrus stays as a Warrior, look what happened to Jamison? We shouldn't let good players go/
I have to agree with both of you guys.