If the Warriors were Marvel/DC comics superheroes who would they be and why?

I'll take Dunleavy as Invisible Girl aka Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four.

The reason he makes a nice invisible girl is because he disappears in games and he's kind of girly the way he takes physical contact.

 

Okay CR2, now you're reaching lol. Time for you to work on a new avatar or something!

 

But, I'll take the bait. First I'll have to say that Fisher was like Rogue, because every time he touched the ball it died.

 

But, I'll take the bait. First I'll have to say that Fisher was like Rogue, because every time he touched the ball he sucked the life out of it.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AlleyOop:</div><div class="quote_post">But, I'll take the bait. First I'll have to say that Fisher was like Rogue, because every time he touched the ball he sucked the life out of it.</div>
Haha that's a good one.

Or Dfish could be like Green Lantern only he thinks his championship ring gives him special powers. He ain't no guardian of the universe though.

Ike could be The Beast. He's got the knowledge of the game + he's strong in the paint and very agile in footwork. The Beast in the comic book X-men is very intelligent and has all this agility and strength of a beast.

Now which superhero has stone hands and the ability to deflect anything it touches including passes from his own teammates? It can't be just superman when it comes to Bullets. The guy is god-like and pretty much a boring superhero because he does everything. Like some bankrobber is going to pull out kryptonite and ruin his day. It's the usual fire a few shots and then throw the gun where Superman ducks when the gun is thrown but lets the bullets fly off him. Plus, the people of metropolis are really dumb if they can't tell who a celebrity is when the guy puts on glasses. Crap, I'll commit a crime in broad daylight in metropolis and put on some shades and lose the cops.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post">I'll take Dunleavy as Invisible Girl aka Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four.

The reason he makes a nice invisible girl is because he disappears in games and he's kind of girly the way he takes physical contact.</div>

I'd say he's more like the Invisible Boy from Mystery Men

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting DTKennedy:</div><div class="quote_post">I'd say he's more like the Invisible Boy from Mystery Men </div>

No he'd be the opposite. He turns invisible when people are watching.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting DTKennedy:</div><div class="quote_post">I'd say he's more like the Invisible Boy from Mystery Men </div>

Awww c'mon man I saw that awful movie and Invisible Boy only turns invisible when nobody is around to watch him. I've seen Dunleavy play and he's invisible to the naked eye except for when he tries to shoot. Is there a superhero that tosses bricks like no other?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Franchise4Ever:</div><div class="quote_post">No he'd be the opposite. He turns invisible when people are watching.</div>
Awww beat me to it! Props!

 

OK, i stand corrected

Seriously though, AlleyOop made a post recently about how what the warriors really need is dose of MDJ playing up to his skills and I couldn't agree more.

 

MDJ is a good player in college, he's got to find what made him successful in college. Him being 6'10 among small 6'4 college forwards won't cut it. He is a good talent when he can shoot well enough for teams to respect him and a team already has an outside and inside threat for him to pass to. We don't have much of that unless Baron stays healthy + shoots the ball well and we get somebody to score inside the paint and Dunleavy can shoot. I hope the BD + Ike experiment works for Jrich and Dunleavy's sake. Both Jrich and Dun got their positions flip flopped and Dun ain't as effective as an in-the-flow scorer if he can't knock down the wide open perimeter J. What puzzles me is that Dun talks about smart basketball, yet there's nothing dumb about taking the wide open 20 footer if that's the most defenses will give you without an inside presence to collapse in the middle or to run plays off the ball. Nobody in our current frontline can run princeton offense from the high post and few guys really move well off the ball to secure passing lanes and get their shots off in midrange or just below the 3-point line. Besides we know guys are lazy, dumb, overly hopefull of '04 after all-star break season when they settle for that many 3-pointers last season. Desperations threes just isn't smart for such low % shooters that don't really move that well and lack dribble penetration, good scree setting, or post presence to create more space and pressure away from the shooter.

Another superhero: Jrich = Superman. What can I say he can leap over tall nba players in a single bound and can plant a tomahawk right on top of a shotblocking center's dome. He's faster running down the court than a speeding bullet and more powerful taking contact than a locamotive making contact with a helpless old woman tied to the train tracks.

 

Dunleavy=Wonder Woman
As in, you wonder when he'll stop playing like a girl..

 

In that case, I think he's Wonder Man. You wonder if he's a man.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post"> You wonder if he's a man.</div>
He sure aint on the court..lol

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post">Awww c'mon man I saw that awful movie and Invisible Boy only turns invisible when nobody is around to watch him.</div>

That movie was good dude. How can you not feel for guys like "The Shoveler" and "The Blue Rajah" who, despite their obvious ineptitude for crime fighting, sincerely believe they are helping to save the world?

And, BTW, I think in the end of the movie Invisible Boy actually turns invisible.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AlleyOop:</div><div class="quote_post">That movie was good dude. How can you not feel for guys like "The Shoveler" and "The Blue Rajah" who, despite their obvious ineptitude for crime fighting, sincerely believe they are helping to save the world?

And, BTW, I think in the end of the movie Invisible Boy actually turns invisible.</div>

I felt more empathy for "Mr. Furious" played by Ben Stiller because when the movie ended, I gained the ability to become very, very angry and suddenly wanted my $7.50 (with student discount) back.

BTW, I think 3/4's of the audience became invisible halfway through the movie rather than at the end of the movie like Invisible Boy became. In other words, they went to get more popcorn and never returned.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting custodianrules2:</div><div class="quote_post">MDJ is a good player in college, he's got to find what made him successful in college. Him being 6'10 among small 6'4 college forwards won't cut it.</div>

Well, as much as I rip on Dun, I really do believe that, if this roster stands pat, he will be one of several keys to unlock the playoff treasure chest. It's not that he could blow up and be an All-Star. Instead, it is because:

1)We have gotten nothing from the SF position

2)The roster already has scoring; what it needs (besides a big man rebounder/defender) is someone who can be effective without scoring, understands the plays, is versatile and can take on different roles, and can pass intelligently to set up the real scorers

3)There are few free-agent/trade alternatives and Pietrus' future is shaky

Dunleavy's 06-07 season is so key for this team because he has so underachieved. If he could just give Mullin the 15-5-5 asked of him, that'd be an enormous boost right there. Further, this team needs a starter with a game not like what Dunleavy has provided, but like what Dunleavy was expected to provide. I'm not saying he can do it, I'm saying he's been expected to do it. His court vision, unselfishness, versatility, ball-handling and passing are the things that would make the offense less stagnant and set-up Murphy, JRich and Baron for making plays. Lastly, since GS is already tied into him for big $$ with little prospect of moving his contract, of course his situation is pivitol. As of right now they have nowhere else to turn.

P.S. I'd like to point out, too, that Dunleavy has had a few near dominant performances where he just fills up the stat sheet and looks great doing it. So the talent is there. Plus, he's so tall for his skillset, and deceptively strong. i used to think he was a wuss -- and don't get me wrong he doesn't play like Barkley or Artest -- but he's actually pretty ripped now compared to when he came out of college. His potential ability, matched with his athleticism and his frame, sets the groundwork for a terrific career. Now if he can only produce that 15-5-5, this team will be at least an 8th seed.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AlleyOop:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, as much as I rip on Dun, I really do believe that, if this roster stands pat, he will be one of several keys to unlock the playoff treasure chest. It's not that he could blow up and be an All-Star. Instead, it is because:

1)We have gotten nothing from the SF position

2)The roster already has scoring; what it needs (besides a big man rebounder/defender) is someone who can be effective without scoring, understands the plays, is versatile and can take on different roles, and can pass intelligently to set up the real scorers

3)There are few free-agent/trade alternatives and Pietrus' future is shaky

Dunleavy's 06-07 season is so key for this team because he has so underachieved. If he could just give Mullin the 15-5-5 asked of him, that'd be an enormous boost right there. Further, this team needs a starter with a game not like what Dunleavy has provided, but like what Dunleavy was expected to provide. I'm not saying he can do it, I'm saying he's been expected to do it. His court vision, unselfishness, versatility, ball-handling and passing are the things that would make the offense less stagnant and set-up Murphy, JRich and Baron for making plays. Lastly, since GS is already tied into him for big $$ with little prospect of moving his contract, of course his situation is pivitol. As of right now they have nowhere else to turn.

P.S. I'd like to point out, too, that Dunleavy has had a few near dominant performances where he just fills up the stat sheet and looks great doing it. So the talent is there. Plus, he's so tall for his skillset, and deceptively strong. i used to think he was a wuss -- and don't get me wrong he doesn't play like Barkley or Artest -- but he's actually pretty ripped now compared to when he came out of college. His potential ability, matched with his athleticism and his frame, sets the groundwork for a terrific career. Now if he can only produce that 15-5-5, this team will be at least an 8th seed.</div>
Man, that's optimistic. Maybe Dunleavy is a late bloomer just coming off a really bad year. But I still think his body and his overrated shot finesse will prevent him from being the kind of player we expected him to be. Plus, he's really more effective if we have a true inside/outside presence. If there's nothing there, his role goes to waste and he's forced to become a scorer competing with Murphy. Murphy as 2nd or 3rd option scorer is just scary to think about... Point guard as first option scorer is also pretty bad. JRich as first option scorer is hard to swallow.

I'm pulling a Tim Kawakami style hunch here that "I don't get this feeling" from Dunleavy that I do with Ike Diogu and Brandon Roy as good enough in doing a lot of things at their positions to be effective at the NBA level. Those two also provide more energy, mental toughness, and a lot more strength or athleticism than Dunleavy has to make the skillset more prominent at the next level. I don't know if that's biased, but I think in the Pac-10 those guys deserved player of the year accolades as go-to players for their teams compared to the often overrated jump shooting Duke super role player which has tons of college stars. We've really yet to see Brandon Roy and Ike Diogu play or to see if Dunleavy can improve from his '04 year... but hey I said it was a Kawakami style hunch I have. It's an assumption, not a fact. Hopefully I don't get burned by it, but for the Warriors, I hope I do. I just don't think Dunleavy can play at this level if all he has is size and no way to use it.

Dunleavy has put up good numbers before, but man it's like Dunleavy still wasn't that much of an impact when I saw him. I like his role on paper though.

 

I'm not much of a comic book guy, but I'll do my best:

Foyle-The Thing, possessing stone hands that not even basketballs can penetrate. Instead they bounce harmlessly out of bounds.

Ellis- The Flash, he's neither white nor fond of red spandex (as far as I know), but good lord he's fast. I dunno, this may be too Dwyane Wade-ish.

I guess that's about covers the extent of my comic book knowledge.

Oh, and I'm also going to stick up for Mystery Men, it's actually one of my favorite movies. Actually, that reminds me of another one. Dunleavy can be the Sphinx for his powers are mysterious...terribly mysterious. Plus I heard that he can, like, cut guns in half with his mind...

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting wtwalker77:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually, that reminds me of another one. Dunleavy can be the Sphinx for his powers are mysterious...terribly mysterious. Plus I heard that he can, like, cut guns in half with his mind...</div>

Nice one -- maybe Monty could be the Sphinx too, because it appears his playbook is nothing more than a collection of riddles.