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[andrew630]

Originally Posted by chr1scross

yo Paul used ur avy tutorial thread to finally waste time and make one (thx btw).. but how come when its like 140k on my comp it turns out to be 250+ when I upload? +!%%% annoying as hell

that's yukus fault. you might want to tone your avy down to 120 on ur comp

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by chr1scross

yo Paul used ur avy tutorial thread to finally waste time and make one (thx btw).. but how come when its like 140k on my comp it turns out to be 250+ when I upload? +!%%% annoying as hell

Yeah, I think I need to update that thread. Maybe some of the links need to be updated.

And that's Yuku being Yuku

. Try making your avys to 100kb. That way, when you upload it, it'll be around 150kb

.

Oh, and upload it to your "Images" before you put it as your avy. That way, you can get an idea of how big the file size of the avy is on Yuku so youwon't get your avy privileges taken away.

 

[paul is on tilt]

[h2]A Modest Proposal[/h2]
Posted by Adam Lauridsen on July 18th, 2009 at 6:57 pm | Categorized as Summer League 2009 | Tagged as Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, Don Nelson, Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson

In his 1729 classic A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift argues that the poor of Ireland might find a solution to their economic troubles in selling their children to the rich - as food. The Golden State Warriors would never engage in such barbaric behavior. They've also been comfortable selling their young players - or letting them walk away - in exchange for unwanted veterans, cap space or the simply the warm, altruistic feeling of expecting nothing in return. With Anthony Randolph and Anthony Morrow setting the Vegas Summer League on fire, we've been given the clearest glimpse yet of just how good our two second-year players might become. All Vegas dominance should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism (see Belinelli, Marco), but the Anthonys have a track record of statement games that stretches back to the final month of last season. The single biggest question that will hang over the next few months is whether Nelson will find a way to showcase the skills of both players when the team isn't tanking, veterans aren't on forced vacations, and Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson are both back, wanting 20-plus shots a night.

The cautious optimism over Randolph and Morrow's performances in Vegas is well deserved, given the Warriors' past experiences with desert mirages. But the Anthonys are different - they've nearly matched their best Vegas performances in the regular season when they were given significant minutes and touches. A brief historical recap:

Anthony Morrow played 42 minutes on November 15, torching the Clippers for 37 points in his starting debut. He played 36 and 34 minutes the next two nights - then had to wait two months before he was given a chance to play more than 30 minutes again. In his top ten outings in terms of minutes, he managed:

1. April 10 (L Hou) - 46 mins, 4-14 FG, 2-5 3PT, 6 rebs, 16 pts
2. April 5 (W Sac) - 45 mins, 7-14 FG, 4-8 3PT, 18 pts
3. April 15 (L Pho) - 44 mins, 13-22 FG, 3-5 3PT, 12 rebs, 33 pts
4. April 13 (L SA) - 44 mins, 3-10 FG, 0-3 3PT, 8 rebs, 10 pts
5. April 3 (W NO) - 43 mins, 8-13 FG, 5-9 3PT, 5 rebs, 24 pts
6. November 15 (W LAC) - 42 mins, 15-20 FG, 4-5 3PT, 11 rebs, 37 pts
7. January 25 (W LAC) - 39 mins, 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT, 4 asts 17 pts
8. March 25 (L Dal) - 36 mins, 10-11 FG, 3-4 3PT, 29 pts
9. November 18 (W Por) - 36 mins, 8-12 FG, 4-5 3PT, 4 rebs, 25 pts
10. March 28 (L Den) - 36 mins, 7-14 FG, 4-8 3PT, 18 pts

Anthony Randolph had to wait until March 6 to break the 30-minute threshold, in the infamous Detroit game where Nelson played Randolph until - and after - his legs cramped up. Randolph's minutes in that game were largely due to an in-game injury by Turiaf, leaving Kurz and Davidson as the only other available big men. Randolph's minutes immediate dropped until the end of the month - long after the team had thrown in the towel for the season - when Nelson finally set him loose on the NBA. His top ten outings by minutes played:

1. March 6 (L Det) - 47 mins, 5-13 FG, 8 rebs, 3 blks, 17 pts
2. April 13 (L SA) - 45 mins, 10-18 FG, 16 rebs, 4 stls, 4 asts, 24 pts
3. April 3 (W NO) - 39 mins, 8-17 FG, 15 rebs, 20 pts
4. March 30 (L Mem) - 38 mins, 3-4 FG, 12 rebs, 3 blks, 8 pts
5. April 15 (L Pho) - 35 mins, 6-15 FG, 8 rebs, 14 pts
6. April 10 (L Hou) - 33 mins, 7-15, 4 rebs, 17 pts
7. March 25 (L Dal) - 31 mins, 4-8 FG, 6 rebs, 10 pts
8. March 28 (L Den) - 30 mins, 4-11 FG, 14 rebs, 3 stls, 4 blks, 10 pts
9. April 5 (W Sac) - 30 mins, 4-14 FG, 13 rebs, 2 blks, 4 stls, 8 pts
10. April 11 (W Uth) - 29 mins, 3-5 FG, 8 rebs, 11 pts

A few things are shocking and ominous about the numbers above:

• There's a strong argument to be made that Morrow could have put up performances like he managed in March and April all season long. His numbers from his initial November outburst were very similar to those later in the year. His playing time dried up, however, when Jamal Crawford joined the team. Those thinking that Morrow is a lock for minutes given his summer performance should take this as a cautionary tale - Jackson, Ellis and even Azubuike will expect to play heavy minutes, and I have a hard time seeing Nelson giving Morrow equivalent minutes to any of them, other than potentially Azubuike.

• Randolph got almost no touches in the Warriors' offense. Stephen Jackson averaged 17 shots a game - at 41% shooting - while Randolph only managed two games in which he matched or exceeded Jackson's average. The absence of any true point guard play kept Randolph from getting the ball where he could do damage. His summer league performances showed what he's capable of offensively when he gets even minimal attention from the person running the offense. I'm not holding out much hope that either Ellis or Jackson get him the ball more frequently this season - and I have even less hope that Nelson will adjust his offense to feature Randolph. Curry gained some experience feeding Anthony during the summer league, but it remains to be seen whether he'll be able to get around bigger, quicker point guards to execute the drop-down pass or attack the rim for the drive-and-kick.

• The chemistry between Randolph and Morrow - likely a product of working out constantly together for the last two months - was one of the most enjoyable aspects of watching the often-ugly summer league play. To make the most of that chemistry, however, they'll have to have a chance to play together. Randolph should be a lock for power forward minutes (although I wince every time Riley mentions looking for a veteran PF given Nelson's rotation proclivities). Morrow, however, has to fight through Ellis, Jackson, Azubuike and potentially Curry to get minutes. The minute mix gets even messier if we match Watson's offer sheet from Orlando. Since both Ellis and Jackson expect to play major minutes, the ideal solution would seem to be starting Morrow at the SG spot, spelling him with a mix of Curry at 1/2 and Azubuike at 2/3. Morrow's defense was a liability at times early last season, but was improving at the end of last season and looked even better during the summer league. Also, as long as Ellis gets minutes, defense is not a viable justification for sitting anyone. The only problem with the Ellis/Morrow/Jackson trio is that it almost guarantees, like last year, that Morrow and Randolph will be the distant third and fourth options in the offense. If the team goes super small with Curry/Ellis/Morrow, Jackson throws a tantrum and we get abused even more on defense. It's hard to find a scenario - other than the one to end last season with both Ellis and Jackson out - where Morrow and Jackson manage 30-plus minutes on the court together. And that's a problem.

The good news: the Warriors have two of the most exciting, fun-to-watch players in the NBA in Randolph and Morrow. They're young, they're hungry, and they're only getting better. The bad news: it's not clear that with our current roster and coach, they'll be getting major minutes together on the court next year. If we plan on truly committing to yet another promising young core of players (09-10 edition - Curry, Morrow, Randolph), we can give major minutes to Jackson or Ellis, but not both. If Randolph and Morrow get the minutes they're proving that they deserve, we'll likely be dealing with an unhappy Ellis or Jackson by the middle of next year. Then again, Nelson could just continue playing Ellis and Jackson 40 minutes a night and Riley/Rowell/Cohan can sell Morrow to the one of the NBA's elites. I'm sure they wouldn't use him for food.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/warriors/2009/07/18/a-modest-proposal/

 

[paul is on tilt]

[h1]Bulls Waive Anthony Roberson[/h1]
Jul 20, 2009 12:49 PM EST

The Chicago Bulls announced on Monday that the team has waived guard Anthony Roberson. Roberson (6-2, 195), joined the Bulls on Feb. 19, 2009 in a four-player trade with the New York Knicks. In six regular season games with Chicago last season, he averaged 2.0 ppg in 3.8 mpg.

Via Press Release

 

[enlightened thought]

totally disregarded magette

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by Enlightened Thought

totally disregarded magette

I know huh.

Like Maggette isn't one of the problems on this team

. I know he brings us a dimension that we didn't have prior to him being here, but hedoesn't bring much else either.

 

[lazyj10]

Glad to see others reading Adam.

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by LazyJ10

Glad to see others reading Adam.

Thought I'd post something in here other than TK blogs.

 

[andrew630]

http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2009/07/19/randolph-robbed/

Still, a look at the stats would've been enough to crown Randolph the winner:

Randolph: 26.8 points, 60.9 FG%, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks.
Griffin: 19.2 points, 50.0 FG%, 10.8 rebounds and 0.4 blocks.

Though his 42-point outburst Tuesday was eclipsed by Morrow's 47 on Thursday, Randolph still finished as the summer league scoring champ.
Also, Randolph shot 74 percent from the free throw line. Griffin shot 45.9 percent. Randolph totaled nine steals in four games. Griffin totaled five steals in five games. Randolph averaged 1.8 fewer minutes than Griffin, and 1.2 fewer turnovers.
Randolph's Warriors went 4-1, outscoring their opponents by a total of 59 points. Griffin's Clippers went 2-3, finishing -31 in scoring differential.

It ain't all bad for Randolph, though. He has been extended an invitation to play in Team USA's training camp this week in Las Vegas. Of course, Randolph has accepted this invite and will play. The official announcement comes Monday.

 

[paul is on tilt]

Ugh, I didn't get the job at UCSF and now I don't know where to apply

. UCSF was the only place hiring in the area. I might have to venture out tothe south bay or east bay or north bay. This sucks! I'm still poor.

 

[lazyj10]

East Bay, holla.

 

[paul is on tilt]

Where in the east bay?

 

[eagle 0n]

You need to hitup Stanford.

 

[boys noize]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Ugh, I didn't get the job at UCSF and now I don't know where to apply

. UCSF was the only place hiring in the area. I might have to venture out to the south bay or east bay or north bay. This sucks! I'm still poor.

Honestly, UCSF isn't a great environment for work right now. They just approved several measures to tackle the UC budget deficit and it includes about amonth's worth of furloughs for all employees.

Oh yeah, not to mention all the people being let go. I'm lucky I get paid so little so I kind of just fly under the radar

.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I know, I heard about that stuff when I did my internship there. The employees were talking about the paycuts and stuff like there. I just wanted to work thereout of all the places I rotated through. I enjoyed it.

 

[lazyj10]

John Muir?

 

[dr 715]

Sorry to hear that, Pauly.

Its tough out here. I'm either staying in school or moving outside the Bay Area to start my career.

^Yea, John Muir is expanding their hospital so try applying there.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I got El Camino Hospital and John Muir Hospital on my radar. Standford isn't hiring at the moment from what I hear, but I might as well apply there.

715, where you looking at to start your career if not in the bay area? I also want to stay in school to get mybachelors, but I need to get hired first. I need some sort of income before I go back to school.

 

[dr 715]

I honestly don't know. Anywhere from Seattle to Santa Barbara to San Diego. But I wouldn't mind living in @%@!$# cities like Cleveland or Columbus andworking for a year or two. That'll toughen me up.

I did some traveling earlier this summer and everyone I talked to had a hard time believing how hard it is to get a job in the Bay Area. They were like,"move to Memphis, I'll get you a job within 2 days!"

Another idea is the VA system. Check it out.

 

[acidicality]

You probably wouldn't wanna live in Cleveland...you'll come back to the Bay after looking like Belle.

The job market is rough....for everyone. I had to go overseas just to get a summer internship.
Stupid lame *!+ economy.

 

[jrich for mvp]

I wish I had my summer job at UCSF this summer...stupid summer school.

Keep your head up Paul, keep looking. I'm sure you'll find a job.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I'm keeping my head up and still looking. It just sucks.

And yeah, I'll find out about the VA system. Hopefully they're hiring.

 

[andrew630]

Originally Posted by Boys Noize

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Ugh, I didn't get the job at UCSF and now I don't know where to apply

. UCSF was the only place hiring in the area. I might have to venture out to the south bay or east bay or north bay. This sucks! I'm still poor.

Honestly, UCSF isn't a great environment for work right now. They just approved several measures to tackle the UC budget deficit and it includes about a month's worth of furloughs for all employees.

Oh yeah, not to mention all the people being let go. I'm lucky I get paid so little so I kind of just fly under the radar

.

furlough sucks. i have to take 3 extra days off a month with no pay

 

[andrew630]

Originally Posted by jrich for MVP

I wish I had my summer job at UCSF this summer...stupid summer school.

Keep your head up Paul, keep looking. I'm sure you'll find a job.

since you switched to man econ, your UCSF job isn't even relevant to your major anymore (decent salary and gym membership is a plus), am icorrect?

 

[acidicality]

I know I'm late but I just read CJ Watson is gone?

What did Orlando sign him for?