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well ginobili will sit some games out just like tim and dice so temple will get playing time
I'm just in here because my spirit is broken from all the RJ threads.
well ginobili will sit some games out just like tim and dice so temple will get playing time
The kid can shoot but man getting minutes at PG and SG is going to be a .
SG: Manu, Anderson, Hill, Neal "Jerrells will be released"
PG: Tony, Hill, Temple
Now at SF the question is Hairston and Gee which probably won't be answered until training camp is over.
I think training camp is going to have a lot to do with it. Gee is still eligible for the Toros I believe while Hairston isn't so Gee could see some time down there and with the spurs in a suit.
Jerrells is gone for sure. I don't think Temple is a lock to stay either even with pops recent comments but who knows.
The only hole in your theory is that Hill and Ginobili aren't really point guards.
He didn't just play for Benetton Treviso. The dates listed in the link below show that he also played for Unicaja Spain.
http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp...PlayerID=99289
For the record, a first round draft pick does not automatically get a contract with the team that drafted them. If they do get signed, they are guaranteed the rookie scale - more or less. The contract can be for as little as 80% of the rookie scale, or as much as 120%.
If the team decides they don't want the drafted player, they can renounce his rights, and he becomes a free agent. (The Bulls renounced Travis Knight after they drafted him.)
Theoretically, if the team and the player can't agree on a deal, the team retains his rights until the next draft. Then the player can enter the next year's draft. (If he decides to play overseas, the meter stops running.)
If the Spurs don't want to sign him, they could renounce him and he would be free to sign with anyone. I suppose they could also offer him 80% of rookie scale. He could refuse to sign for that, and wind up entering next year's draft, so long as he sat out the entire season.
The answer to that question might just be "neither". If the Spurs inked Neal with the intention of him actually being a part of things then it looks like they're thinking Anderson can play some SF.
RJ got big bucks. Anderson is going to be guaranteed some bucks. Neal got some guaranteed bucks. Gee is guaranteed some small bucks. Hairston is guaranteed no bucks. Not looking good for Malik right now.
Temple's fine. He's got something the other 6'5" - 6'6" players don't: PG skills. He's also Pop's new "favorite player". Temple will have to play his way OFF the team. Hairston should be ting. He has no more Toros options. If the Spurs don't think he's a rotation player getting floor time, he's not worth keeping. He can't be sent down to keep his skills sharp and learn more.Dude has one stud game in Summer League and earns himself a three-year gig. Not a bad days work.
Something else to keep an eye on, I suppose. Temple certainly isn't resting as easy tonight.
aight look hariston and temple will make this team they have to much spurs in em to not make it and plus they are apart of the future gee and jerrels are gone
Hill is a point guard now and for the rest of his career. Get over it. He is definitely not a NBA sg and he is a decent pg. So if he is better a pg than sg what position does he play coach?
When I first saw le...I thought we signed Shaquille O'Neal.
Hariston? He's the worst player to ever play basketball. A scrub
I do, but he's still a true rookie with no experience beyond college. Neal has several years of overseas experience playing lots of minutes in a big role...which makes him more NBA ready at this point. He's decent, cheap insurance.
He is a combo guard and his skills don't really favor one over the other. I think he is a natural SG who is learning the PG position on the fly and doing a pretty good job.
good for neal....hopefully he can maintain his consistency
Impressive game, looks like a hard worker and he knows how to deal with adversity (La Salle scandal and going undrafted). I'm going out on a limb here, but I wouldn't be surprised that he's effective in the minutes he's used and could grow into a helpful offensive threat and play some defense.
so thismeans mason is not coming back
Pretty surprising. Who's gonna play behind RJ now. Are they planning on sliding Manu or Anderson over to the 3? That might pose a size problem once again
They do most of the ballhandling which in fact does mean they are performing point guard duties. I'm not sure what your point is, other than getting into a semantic debate. Temple might have had a tenuous hold on a roster spot before the Neal signing as a kind of jack of all trades combo guard who might see some action at the 2, but it appears the spurs are going to give Neal those minutes.
Hoose the bestest players in yore opineons?
Wow, that came out of nowhere...as someone once said, "This s#it just got real" (on behalf of Hairston/Temple/Gee)...
Garrett Temple is a point guard. It's not a semantic argument. We have no idea what kind of minutes Neal is going to get. The Spurs may have signed him to keep him off the market and as insurance. I would be willing to bet that Temple has a spot on the roster opening night.
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