Mickaël Pietrus

Mickael Pietrus (born February 7th 1982 with Abymes in Guadeloupe) is a player of Basket-ball French evolving/moving with the Golden State Warriors.

Biography

Mike arrives at the training center of Pau-Orthez in 1997 in company of her brother Florent. Although being the junior by the two brothers, it is the first to find its place in the team-flag as of the season 1999.

The year 2000 will remain its more beautiful year with the Élan Inhabitant of Béarn Pau-Orthez: it becomes titular at the time of All Star French Range, the November 22nd 2000 it endorses for the first time the tricolor shirt, against the Turkey with Ankara and becomes Champion of Europe Junior with the Équipe of France.

Mike is selected in 11th position at the time of the Draft NBA 2003 by the Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, its season starts with a wound with ankle which a long time will handicap it. Since, it gradually forms part of the important players of the team, in particular for her athletic defense and its qualities.

In 2004, he becomes minority shareholder of the Élan Inhabitant of Béarn Pau-Orthez, a manner of returning the elevator to the team which formed it.

In 2005, it gains with the Team of France the bronze medal to the championship of Europe of basketball.

At the time of the season 2005-2006, it goes from disappointment in disappointment with Warriors. Whereas its accomplices Parker and Diaw shine of thousand fires, Pietrus is confined with a role of second knife with Golden State. In 2005-2006, it turns on average at 9,3 points by match, 3,1 rebounds, 0,8 decisive master keys, and especially a starveling 40,4% with the shooting. As much to say that it did not progress.

In 2006-2007, Mickael makes a success of this time one season full grace in particular to its very good agreement with the new coach of the Golden State Warriors, Don Nelson. It turns at 11,1 points by match, 4,5 rebounds and 0,9 master keys during the 72 matches of regular season which it disputed. Its beginning of the season is in particular very good where it is integrated 38 times in the five of departure. But the arrival coming from Indiana Pacers of Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson in January, clearly makes lower its time of play. It carries out a superb end of regular season where it finds a very good effectiveness at 3 points and where it is by twice the hero of the meetings against the Dallas Mavericks where it is each time better scorer with more than 20 points. Its very good end of season thus made it possible Warriors to qualify inextrèmis for the Playoffs NBA 2007 what Golden State had not done any more since nearly fifteen years.

At the time of these Playoffs NBA 2007, Mike turns at 6,0 points of average to 34% to the shooting and 25% to 3 points, 3,8 rebounds and 0,5 master keys in 11 matches in 19 minutes of play on average. But its rather average performance was erased by the enormous course of the Golden State Warriors which eliminate by 4 victories with 2 the Dallas Mavericks, 1st of the league at the conclusion of the regular season. In 1/2 finale of conference, Warriors incline 4-1 vis-a-vis the Utah Jazz. There still the performance of Mickaël is average, because even if it reaches its best marks in play-off at the time of the range 3 where it mark 14 points, it holds a share of responsibility at the time of the defeat with torn off for Warriors at the time of the Range 2 where it misses two charity tosses at 6 seconds by the end of the match whereas Golden State still carried out of two points.

Its contract expiring at the end of the season 2006-2007, Pietrus was likely to find free-agent, but Warriors made him sign an new agreement in October 2007.

Mike in short

Successive clubs

Prize list

  • Champion of France (2001 and 2003)
  • Victorious of the Coupe de France (2002 and 2003)
  • Week of the Aces (2003)
  • Bronze medal with the Championship of Europe of basketball 2005
  • Champion of Europe Juniors (2000)

Internal bond

  • List of the French players in NBA

External bonds

  • Card on nba.com
  • Official site
  • Forum

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