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[QUOTE="44cuse, post: 2619871, member: 693"]
100%.  High volume shooter, explosive hops...at a time when Don Nelson didn't give a damn and the team was winning 26 to 40 games a year.  He was the "exciting" spot on a bad team with weird personalities like Baron Davis and Andris Biedrins.  The only good thing that happened during that phase of Dubs existence was BD dunking over .  Cohan owned the Dubs through 2010 and was so bad/cheap he didn't even use trade exceptions.  Monta played HARD, was a little guy who went to the rim and would take anyone on.  So for a fan base that had 1) a terrible owner, 2) made the playoffs twice in 15 seasons, and 3) couldn't keep any good players or get free agents, he was the fan favorite.

Similarly...most fans wanted Larry Ellison instead of unknown Lacob and Guber.  $450M spend to $2.6B valuation, three championships, the greatest shooter of all time and two MVPs...I think Lacob/Guber and Steph certainly played out OK.

Confession: while I preferred Steph over Monta because statistically Monta was not a great player, I loved watching him play.

44cuse
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