Media-day blowback, FTB edition.

10.1.2007 | 10:41 pm | The Warriors

Media day is over and the Dubs are now (charter flight permitting) holed up at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. My advice is for any pseudo big-wave surfers among them is to heed the signs at the Banzai Pipeline and stay the hell out of the water.

Nonetheless, there aren’t too many surprises in camp, with the roster shown below courtesy of SF Gate. Powell, Brown and Burke are last-minute additions to fill out the practices, generate some position competition and indemnify against injury. The only notable semi-omission is that of Mssr. Pietrus, who is presumably still in France awaiting word on his contractual obligations. Maybe the biggest news is the apparent reappearance of a new alternate jersey, this time a “Golden State” throwback from the Rick Barry era. Mister Dolin will be along soon enough to revisit his design symposium vis-a-vis the Dubs unis, but until then consider this a step in the right direction toward the divine future perfect. Hopefully, camp will deliver in roughly the same fashion.

Turman

Update: Pietrus signed and is presumably on an Air France 747. Ha! Okay! Okay. My bad.

2007 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

Kelenna Azubuike, G, 6-5, 220, Kentucky
Matt Barnes, F, 6-7, 226, UCLA
Marco Belinelli, G, 6-5, 192, Italy
Andris Biedrins, C, 6-11, 230, Latvia
Tierre Brown, G, 6-2, 189, McNeese St.
Pat Burke, F, 6-11, 250, Auburn
Austin Croshere, F, 6-10, 235, Providence
Baron Davis, G, 6-3, 215, UCLA
Monta Ellis, G, 6-3, 177, Lanier HS
Al Harrington, F, 6-9, 250, St. Patrick’s HS
Troy Hudson, G, 6-1, 178, Southern Illinois
Stephen Jackson, G/F, 6-8, 218, Oak Hill Academy
Stephane Lasme, F, 6-8, 215, UMass
Patrick O’Bryant, C, 7-0, 250, Bradley
Kosta Perovic, C, 7-2, 240, Serbia
*Mickael Pietrus, G/F, 6-6, 215, France
Carlos Powell, F, 6-7, 225, South Carolina
Brandan Wright, F, 6-9, 205, North Carolina

*Not reported