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Please enlighten us on how JA has been a "steal"
Totally agree with that. Neal does a lot of things right. I don't really have a lot of issues with it...I just like Anderson's game.
Please enlighten us on how JA has been a "steal"
He was regarded as the steal of the draft by a few analysts...then again it seems most Spurs picks are these days (Blair, Leonard).
Why?
That draft sucked ass and Anderson got an injury that regularly ruins NBA careers.
He's just gnashing his teeth now because he's put some much effort into hyping the boy up.
So I emailed a draft expert to ask if it was known what happened to James Anderson's left foot that he broke in high school. The response: Anderson needed a pin, screw and plate to repair a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot.
So he has a pin, screw and plate in his left foot and a pin in his right foot.
Sad to say but I don't think someone can play in the NBA with that much steel in their feet. I'm starting to shift to the "the Spurs made the right decision" camp. Hmmm . . .
Valid point. I forget who posted a list of NBA players who have had the same foot injury and came back, but the success rate was pretty bad IIRC, and that was just for one foot, let alone both feet.
When I said the same a year ago, you were quite dismissive . . .
Glad to see you've come around, but sad (for our team) that I was correct . . .
In addition to that, a right foot ed is more problematic than a left foot ed.
Yeah, I hope against hope when it comes to injuries.When I said the same a year ago, you were quite dismissive . . .
Glad to see you've come around
If this is, in fact, the case, it's sad and I'll certainly retract my statement.
Hold on to your hope!
And let it positively influence your opinion of others.
The draft's suckiness is self-evident, and the seriousness of the injury was illustrated by LJ (and probably earlier by someone like Bruno).
It's always tough to see a team just give up on a player. Money almost always has an influence in these situations. It would be great if all team decisions happened in a cashless vacuum, but they don't.
Why is it more problematic ?
That's his strong foot, which is more solicited when, for example, taking a jump shot. Some players uses almost equally both legs but JA, either because it was his natural shooting mechanic or because of his previous left foot injury, was using way more his right leg/foot when taking a jump shot.
Bruno with a perceptive take, per usual.
Hollinger's own stats point to JA being a scrub so he shouldn't be too surprised. JA had an ~8 PER last year and has an ~8 PER this year.
Yeah he made the comment based on the Spurs draft effect. Spurs picks are automatically considered steals.
Reports of Beaubois' death might be a bit premature
The thing that worries me the most about this decision is that the risk seemed low, because it was what, a $200-300k difference in the end? Maybe the Spurs will really need the money next season, but from what we've seen in the past the Spurs would be better off taking cheap bets than hoping to land a coveted free agent...
This is why sample size and opportunity are critical when assessing a players ability.
Good game James.
In addition to PER, Wages of Wins Stats (WP48) points to Anderson being well below average, though he rated well coming out of College.
Though today was a good game.
Maybe the consequence of not picking up his option was that it lit a fire under his ass. If that's what it took, then it was a great decision. For his sake, I hope that's what happened, and that tonight wasn't a fluke. If he keeps playing like this, the Spurs will either sign him, or someone else will.
I was really please with James' game tonight. I wanted him to get more of a chance even though he hasn't been great, I still wanted him to get more chances.
Whether or not his play tonight was because of the option or not I don't know, but he played a lot better.
At this point I'd rather bench RJ and start JA in his spot. James at least tries, RJ is just too listless to be in that starting 5.
I hope he can come in, and play RJ's minutes tomorrow if he continues to struggle. Like I said it takes time to get going again, but I sure hope tonight wasn't a one game fluke. JA sure did look like a NBA player tonight.
Agree. Like GSH stated, maybe not picking up his option lit a fire under Anderson's ass. Hope to see this Anderson version.
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