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Yav- That sounds like a good replacement for Green or Bellini
Agree that Hanga will never be a 3 pt shooter who teams fear but the guy is a slasher and thats why this season he shot 65% inside the arc in spanish league and 56% in euroleague. If your expectations of Hanga are that he will come in and dominate the NBA then you will be very dissapointed, but I think Hanga can come over and make the rotation as a defender,rebounder, and energy type player. When asked to play big minutes for his country in eurobasket 2013 he played very well putting up 16 pts, 4rbs, 2 asts, 2 stls, 1 block per game in just under 30 mpg and still had 2 pt fg% of 53% for the tourney.
Yav- That sounds like a good replacement for Green or Bellini
Hanga is 25 as of April... if he's gonna make it in the NBA, it's gonna have to be soon...
Manu came over at 25, Splitter at 26, and Oberto at 30. I don't think it will be his age that keeps him out of the NBA. He's not overly long, having a wingspan maybe 2-2.5" longer than his height, and he doesn't shoot the 3 ball/FTs well. I don't think he can make it as an "athletic player" in the NBA, and if he can't space the floor, he's of no use to the Spurs.
I do not agree on shooting as the primary asset to be a spur. in years past defense was the calling card for the spurs and yet we landed Belli and mills who were and are both average defenders on a good day. Hanga can definatly be considered an athletic player by nba standards and his strengths are his defense and ability to slash to the bucket. Hanga is also a pretty good passer as well and brings lots of energy to the game when he is on the court. I do not expect huge things from him but he can be a 10-20 mpg off the bench reserve for this team without a doubt and contribute on the offensive end of the floor without being a liablility there.
Days past are days past. Shooting the 3 ball is required of our SGs and SFs.I do not agree on shooting as the primary asset to be a spur. in years past defense was the calling card for the spurs and yet we landed Belli and mills who were and are both average defenders on a good day.
I think they drafted Hanga hoping he would improve beyond the arc. After all, Kawhi was only 29% in college. They've had Hanga over at the practice facility during summers, and I imagine Chip has worked with him, and he's still at 34% from the shorter Euro arc. They'll draft a player thinking he can improve beyond the arc, but they won't put a draft and stash on the roster until he has.
Parker and Kawhi learned to hit 3's.
Parker is the PG. The floor is spaced FOR HIM, not the other way around. Kawhi was hitting 38% his rookie year after minimal sessions with Chip. Hanga's sessions with Chip apparently haven't paid off.
dude cmon, if you think kawhi would have hit 38% on any team in any situation or team you are kidding yourself. In case you have not noticed every player who comes to the spurs has a huge increase in 3pt shooting % due to the inside presence and spacing on the floor.
the 3 pointer Green can't do with the ball when his man is on him. We need someone who can dribble the ing ball, slam the ing ball and pass the ball to OUR PLAYERS NOT THE OTHER TEAMS PLAYERS>
Hanga sucks. Just saw his game in ACB playoffs. Guy is athletic, but that`s all
People said the same thing about Manu, Scola, Splitter..etc...
Yeah, I forgot how Hanga is considered to be the best at his position in the Euroleague like those guys were when they played there.
Yep but people were still ting on them before they came over.
If his 3 ball is good enough to keep defenses honest, he could be EXTREMELY valuable.
It isn't, not even after a couple of summer sessions with Chip.
Where the did you come up with THAT from what I posted? I would DIRECTLY attribute Kawhi's shooting to being on the Spurs, since they have the best shooting coach in the NBA. Chip has worked with Hanga during summers, yet he's still a mid 30s shooter from the Euro line. Cory never clicked, either. Some players don't.
Nope. When players have no history of a consistent 3 pointer, the shot doctor, Chip England is responsible.
iirc, hanga himself said he doesn't feel like he's ready... not a good sign for somebody 25 years old
All the spurs have to do is bat .300 with these draft and stash kids. Hanga may end up being the next victor sanakidze, but for each one of those the spurs have found a Bertans and LJC who I think will be contributors in the future.
Starting to think Hanga will never cross the pond. Is it possible he plays for our Summer League team this year?
Usually the team he plays for has him do what they want which might not be standing on the baseline waiting for a pass to shoot a 3.
Doesn't matter. Kawhi was a low volume shooter at first, and still hit 38% from the NBA line. Hanga's getting a decent amount of shots, minutes adjusted. He just isn't hitting them at a good clip.
Hanga I don't think spent that much time with the spurs staff ... Maybe a week?
He likely isn't any worse than the parade of d-league scrubs the spurs run through on 10-days and would still have potential to improve to become a 10th man
Kawhi had from the draft to 30 June before the lockout. That's a matter of days. He went from 29% from the NCAA line to 38% from the NBA line.
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