welcome to MILWAUKEE monta ellis

jjgold · 03-14-12, 07:50 AM

I like the move

Jennings needs help

TheMoneyShot · 03-14-12, 07:52 AM

I really don't understand the trade? But... that's business in the NBA.

19th Hole · 03-14-12, 07:56 AM

How exciting.

Milwaukee won four of its last five games (5-0 vs spread).

cankid · 03-14-12, 08:16 AM

quite the trade, Ellis sick when he s on

MagicDiceFlow · 03-14-12, 08:41 AM

What a knucklehead dumb ass trade for Golden State.....why would you trade your best player with the potential of lighting it up for 40 points on any given night for a mediocre player in Bogut with a broken ankle?????? Has to be one of the worst trades in recent years.

PS3 · 03-14-12, 08:48 AM

When is he going to play tho?

thetrinity · 03-14-12, 10:41 AM

highway robbery by milwaukee

sportsfanatic · 03-14-12, 11:01 AM

milwaukee got a whole lot better, i like their chances of making the post season

lunchbawks · 03-14-12, 11:02 AM

this could go down as one of the most braindead traades by GSW.

bobby heenan · 03-14-12, 11:04 AM

golden state is trying to move away from nelly ball....mark jackson and golden state have been coveting a skilled big man....they want to play a different game than the one their roster was built for i think

ellis is a talent though....i remember there were alot of rumors about him and boston...and id always think how much fun itd be to watch him and rondo running around together causing all kinds of hell

milwaukee mike · 03-14-12, 11:30 AM

i agree with the popular opinion here that this trade was dumb for golden st

i would be surprised if bogut plays another 100 games in his career. he has constant migraines and back pain, even when the rest of his body is ok which isn't very often

bobby heenan · 03-14-12, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by milwaukee mike

i agree with the popular opinion here that this trade was dumb for golden st

i would be surprised if bogut plays another 100 games in his career. he has constant migraines and back pain, even when the rest of his body is ok which isn't very often

probably right about bogut.....
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but like i said...id heard alot about how golden state really wanted a good/skilled big man...so they are rolling the dice i think....even if bogut doesnt pan out theyve moved ellis....ellis such a talent...but his style that he excels in isnt the kind that mark jackson wants to play i dont think....they roll with curry and klay thompson now

thejrichshow85 · 03-14-12, 12:04 PM

Unreal.

migz · 03-14-12, 12:08 PM

Andrew Bogut + Stephen Curry = What a nice combo for IL

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lunchbawks · 03-14-12, 12:11 PM

Jennings is reportedly already packing his belongings

thejrichshow85 · 03-14-12, 12:16 PM

atleast monta might get to see the playoffs in the weak bottom half of the east.

Frisco · 03-14-12, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by MagicDiceFlow

What a knucklehead dumb ass trade for Golden State.....why would you trade your best player with the potential of lighting it up for 40 points on any given night for a mediocre player in Bogut with a broken ankle?????? Has to be one of the worst trades in recent years.

If Ellis was a free agent after this year that would certainly explain things. They obviously would have known he wouldn't resign but if he wasn't then i completely agree w/ you.

face · 03-14-12, 01:09 PM

weird trade, makes no sense at all. good for bucks though

YouHave2outs · 03-14-12, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by MagicDiceFlow

What a knucklehead dumb ass trade for Golden State.....why would you trade your best player with the potential of lighting it up for 40 points on any given night for a mediocre player in Bogut with a broken ankle?????? Has to be one of the worst trades in recent years.

ellis is overrated. lots of fun to watch in the oracle over the years, but we haven't won anything and weren't going to. if we don't tank to get into the bottom 6 records in the league we would likely have to give our draft pick to the Jazz. we're protected up to 7. that might weigh heavily into the thought process of the deal. as well as that, like others said, the warriors are trying to move into a half court system as well as have been trying to get a true defensive center with some low post ability for years. currry/bogut, if both get healthy, will be a good combo. klay has been playing pretty solid lately as well, and we do have a couple other pieces, main one being Lee. But Dorrell Wright and Brandon Rush can both shoot the lights out at times also. He will definitely play better alongside a true center. If bogut can stay healthy and the warriors can tank hard, I believe this will work out for them positively. those are two big ifs though. it also helps that although we took stephen jackson's joke of a contract, that we gave him, his contract as well as Biedrins joke contract will come off the books season after this one. that will be a lot of cap room. as a warriors season ticket holder, i don't mind AT ALL the trade we just made aside from that we had to give up udoh. you will likely enjoy him more than ellis mike.

bobby heenan · 03-14-12, 01:15 PM

if golden states draft pick is a top 7 pick they keep it...otherwise it goes to utah

this roster, for the most part, was built for nellyball...the helter skelter style ellis plays is nellyball....mark jackson plays a completely different style....they wanted a skilled big man who can play defense....and thats what bogut is...boguts health is a big question mark of course....but it makes some sense for the warriors.....even though they obviously gave up a productive player

PickWinnerAllDay · 03-14-12, 01:16 PM

Monta Ellis is mentally challenged and I'm guessing Mark Jackson was tired of him. Hell, Nate Robertson was playing minutes in the 4th quarter some games in his place, that is pretty sad.

neverstoppers23 · 03-14-12, 01:17 PM

love this deal, hopefully ellis and jennings work. they are similar players but i am sure there will be some growing pains. I think this may be a move so we can eventually trade jennings in the future, since he has stated he wants to go to a bigger market.
bucks had a trade worked out for jennings but things got rejected at the last moment.

i am really excited about udoh, he has been playing well in g.s the last couple weeks. Giving some playing time, and experience i think he could be a really nice player.

bobby heenan · 03-14-12, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by PickWinnerAllDay

Monta Ellis is mentally challenged and I'm guessing Mark Jackson was tired of him. Hell, Nate Robertson was playing minutes in the 4th quarter some games in his place, that is pretty sad.

stephen jackson is pretty mentally challenged himself

neverstoppers23 · 03-14-12, 01:20 PM

I wouldn't call Bogut 'average'. If you look at all the centers in the league, he is one of the best. Is a great defender, you can't really look at his stats from last year because he was playing with one arm, because his elbow wasn't fully healed. If he can get back to his days 2-3 years ago, then this deal won't be so one-sided.

doylfish · 03-14-12, 01:41 PM

^^
agreed, that's a big IF though, time will tell, GSW taking more of the risk too (and the $$$)

the_situation · 03-14-12, 01:43 PM

Milwaukee won the deal, but Monta is overrated and selfish and not nearly as good as all the squares think he is..Klay Thompson will replace him in GS(no downgrade) and they will be fine without him

the_situation · 03-14-12, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by YouHave2outs

ellis is overrated. lots of fun to watch in the oracle over the years, but we haven't won anything and weren't going to. if we don't tank to get into the bottom 6 records in the league we would likely have to give our draft pick to the Jazz. we're protected up to 7. that might weigh heavily into the thought process of the deal. as well as that, like others said, the warriors are trying to move into a half court system as well as have been trying to get a true defensive center with some low post ability for years. currry/bogut, if both get healthy, will be a good combo. klay has been playing pretty solid lately as well, and we do have a couple other pieces, main one being Lee. But Dorrell Wright and Brandon Rush can both shoot the lights out at times also. He will definitely play better alongside a true center. If bogut can stay healthy and the warriors can tank hard, I believe this will work out for them positively. those are two big ifs though. it also helps that although we took stephen jackson's joke of a contract, that we gave him, his contract as well as Biedrins joke contract will come off the books season after this one. that will be a lot of cap room. as a warriors season ticket holder, i don't mind AT ALL the trade we just made aside from that we had to give up udoh. you will likely enjoy him more than ellis mike.

agreed...Udoh could be the real loss here

zsr · 03-14-12, 01:57 PM

Love the trade for golden state if they lose enough to keep the top 7 pick.

Curry+Bogut+lee+ a top 7 pick in this years class is playoff is probably top 4 in the west.

Milwaukee just trying to grab the 8 seed.

YouHave2outs · 03-14-12, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by zsr

Curry+Bogut+lee+ a top 7 pick in this years class is playoff is probably top 4 in the west.

+ klay + dorrell + nate + rush. not stars by any means, but they all contribute. once biedrins and jack come off the books after next season, if our core is healthy things could get weird. golden state is never supposed to be good though, so we'll see