Updated Player Headlines

Back on October 15 of 2009, I listed every Warriors player on the roster and gave each one my predicted end-of-the-year headline. Basically, when the season is over, what is each player’s headline going to be. Since we are halfway through the season, I am going to take a new look at each one and revise those headlines.

Kelenna Azubuike
Oct. 15 Headline: “Azubuike Provided Solid All-Around Game as Full-Time Starter”
Jen 25 Headline: “Promising wing player grounded for the year with injury”

Andris Biedrins:
Oct. 15 Headline: “Biedrins Averaged Double Double For Second Straight Year”
Jan 25 Headline: “Biedrins struggled to re-gain his old form”

Speedy Claxton
Oct. 15 Headline: “Claxton, We Hardly Knew You…Again”
Jan 25 Headline: “Claxton, thanks for your expiring contract”

Stephen Curry
Oct. 15 Headline: “Curry Dished out 12 Assists in Rookie/Sophomore Game, Averaged 6 Assists During Season”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Curry makes strong late-season push for Rookie of the Year”

Monta Ellis
Oct. 15 Headline: “Ellis Back to Form, Then Traded”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Ellis becomes legit star – but not an All-Star”

Devean George
Oct. 15 Headline: “George Languished at the End of Nellie’s Bench”
Jan. 25 Headline: “George delivers quality minutes in limited reserve role”

Acie Law
Oct. 15 Headline: “Law Overcame ‘Haters’, Stepped Up As Key Reserve”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Law, we hardly knew ya’”

Corey Maggette
Oct. 15 Headline: “Maggette Lead Team in Free Throws, FG Attempts”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Maggette among best 2009 offseason acquisitions”

Mikki Moore
Oct. 15 Headline: “Mikki Moore Provided Veteran Leadership, Blocked Shots”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Less is Moore… Bye Bye Mikki”

Anthony Morrow
Oct. 15 Headline: “NBA’s Most Improved Player, Three Point Percentage & Shootout Winner”
Jan 15 Headline: “Morrow’s inconsistency led to frustrating year”

Anthony Randolph
Oct. 15 Headline: “Averaged double double, MVP of Sophomore Team”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Injuries highlight roller coaster year for Randolph”

Ronny Turiaf
Oct. 15 Headline: “Turiaf Solid Again Off Bench”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Turiaf solid again off bench when he wasn’t injured”

CJ Watson
Oct. 15 Headline: “Watson Traded to Orlando for Mikael Pietrus”
Jan. 25 Headline: “Watson a leader among key reserves”

Brandon Wright
Oct. 15 Headline: “Wright Returned, Showed Improvement”
Jan. 25 Headline: “It’s another ‘wait until next year’ for Brandon Wright”

NEWLY ADDED
Vladimir Radmonovic
Jan. 25 Headline: “Mad Vlad just made fans mad”

Raja Bell
Jan. 25 Headline: “Bell’s injury still ringing in my ears”

At the end of the year, I will come back with my “actual” headlines. We’ll see how close or far they are…