Monday, June 24, 2013

Golden Waste of Time

5 Worst Golden State Warriors of All-Time
by Justin Cheng





The Golden State Warriors are not slotted to make a selection in this year's upcoming 2013 draft all thanks to a draft pick that was spent on Marcus Williams, who spent most of his time in Oakland riding the pine pony. Prior to the 2012-13 season, we had spent the better half of two decades as the bottom feeders of the Pacific Division, overshadowing the excitement and galore of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin -- affectionately known as Run TMC. Even in the dreariest of times, the Warrior faithful have seen coaches and players alike come and go, yet the support has been unwavering -- quite the opposite of those Miami Heat fans who much rather watch Ray Allen make clutch 3-pointers from outside the stadium during an NBA Finals game. While there have been bright stars that have worn the blue and gold, this is a list of the worst Warriors in the past decade that kept us entertained enough to keep coming back to Oracle Arena.



5) Charlie Bell

Really? You thought that going to your DUI court hearing drunk was a good idea? It's not that you sucked at basketball. Now we used our amnesty clause to get rid of a mid-level bench warmer instead of Biedrins who is due to make and spend $11m on hair gel.


4) Patrick O'Bryant
Arguably the worst draft pick in franchise history, POB was also the biggest waste of seven feet of human flesh to ever touch the hardwood. The Warrior brass chose to O'Bryant 9th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft after a solid showing in the NCAA tournament with Bradley. His career with the Warriors only spanned two years, appearing in 40 games. While his on-court production was limited to garbage time, his most important contribution came when his car was infamously stuffed with popcorn, foreshadowing the fate of Kent Bazemore's Audi. 




3) Mike Montgomery 
The Stanford star coach was expected to bring similar success to Oakland. Once Baron Davis was traded to the Dubs, it was World War A through Z. As the story goes, Montgomery called out Diddy for sitting out 30 games on a sprained ankle. Later, the coach tried to hash out their differences in a conversation with his star player, but Diddy was "booked for the entire summer." Later that summer, Monty was exiled from the NBA back to the Pac 10.







2) Derek Fisher
What's worse than having a Laker in a Warrior uniform? Paying to have Derek Fisher in a Warrior uniform. Getting a six-year, $37 million contract to replace Gilbert Arenas was pretty bad already, but ending the "We Believe" season with a dagger as a member of the Utah Jazz makes him one of the most hated Warriors of all-time.






1) 2007-08 Chris Webber


You were supposed to be the cornerstone of our franchise, BUT YOU LEFT AFTER ONE SEASON AFTER WE GAVE UP PENNY HARDAWAY AND THREE FIRST-ROUND PICKS! Sure, you came back at the end of your career to play nine games, but you colossally drove our team into the depths of NBA hell for two decades. I hope you dream about your timeout call every night (OFF AWARENESS IN 2K = 0). 






The Bayless Babbles is a sports blog is co-authored by UC Merced/ USC alumnus Justin Cheng and UC San Diego alumnus Brent Lee.

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