Awesome video on its way!

[Man Mountain]

About to wrap up at the prac fac, spoke with DeJuan, Ian, George, Malik, Coach New and RC. And b-roll of the squad, vid to come

http://twitter.com/spurs/status/2553601210


:wow Can't wait! Spurs.com!

[Man Mountain]

Who is b-roll?

[DesignatedT]

i want NOWWWWWWW

[DBMethos]

Sweet!

[TimDunkem]

Who's B-Roll? lol

[Dr. Gonzo]

Isn't twitter fantastic?

[timvp]

:lol

This thread wins.

[angelbelow]

is it up yet :)

[Slomo]

Who is b-roll?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-roll

[anjlbitz]

Kudos to Spurs entertainment for bringing the team closer to the fans.

[TimDunkem]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-roll

lol Thanks. I've never even heard of that term.

[DMX7]

I want vid now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[bigdog]

Can't wait to see it. I really want to hear what Ian has to say.

[DJB]

Pretty disappointed in a thread that claims something is on it's way. I've been wasting 2 hours of my life waiting for Spurs.com to upload this "awesome video." Why not just notify us when it's already arrived?

[Gutter92]

Rofl ^

[nkdlunch]

this is bullshit!

[ElNono]

Pretty disappointed in a thread that claims something is on it's way. I've been wasting 2 hours of my life waiting for Spurs.com to upload this "awesome video." Why not just notify us when it's already arrived?

You can't waste what you don't have.

[siraulo23]

Come on
I want it now!~

[DJB]

You can't waste what you don't have.


Touche.:lol

[kbrury]

Video is up!

[timvp]

Video is up!

Link?

[Bruno]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/originals/

[kbrury]

Hill and Blair looked pretty good although it was just a couple plays.

[timvp]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/originals/

Thanks.

[timvp]

Wow, Stephane Lasme is on the summer league team? That guy is a sick shotblocker.

[Leetonidas]

Hill is running the point I notice. Nice.

[DBMethos]

I love it!

Starring George Hill as the grizzled old vet! :lol

[timvp]

Who is that first guy who makes a layup in the video? Looks like Morris Almond to me ... but the video is a little blurry.

[DPG21920]

Man, Ian still looked pretty rigid imo, but no one seemed to be going too hard. Blair showed some nice stuff around the basket and a good looking face up jumper.

[DPG21920]

Was Haislip there?

[Bruno]

Wow, Stephane Lasme is on the summer league team? That guy is a sick shotblocker.

Yes, he has been added to the SL roster. I noticed it sooner today.
He has a contract with Maccabi for next year after a very good year in Europe.

[skervy]

I didn't see Gist in the clip.

[timvp]

Who is that first guy who makes a layup in the video? Looks like Morris Almond to me ... but the video is a little blurry.

On second thought, that is probably Alonzo Gee. But I'm not 100%.

[timvp]

Was Haislip there?

Is that him shooting at 3:22? Kinda looks like him.


I didn't see Gist in the clip.

He's in there. He wasn't in the scrimmage part, though.

[Muser]

This has got me excited to see them play in the SL.

[DPG21920]

I didn't see Gist in the clip.

Gist was there for sure. Look at the FT shooting portion of the video. He is the first one to shoot.

[yavozerb]

Lasme has the longest arms I have ever seen...

[timvp]

What the hell has Marcus Vinicius done to himself? He looks like Matt Barnes on crack these days.

[DPG21920]

Is that him shooting at 3:22? Kinda looks like him.



He's in there. He wasn't in the scrimmage part, though.

That is what I thought, but was not sure. Was it me or did Ian look rigid?

[timvp]

Was it me or did Ian look rigid?He always looks rigid. He moves like a newborn giraffe.

[it's me]

WTF is Bonner the only white dude in the roster now…..????? it looks like…. Is that the reason we’re not trading his ass??

[DPG21920]

Ya, I know, he has never been a "graceful" athlete, but I am used to seeing him move with a little more pep to his step.

I certainly hope he does not put forth that half assed effort in SL like he did last year.

[benefactor]

What the hell has Marcus Vinicius done to himself? He looks like Matt Barnes on crack these days.
Lol...you noticed that too? That mohawk was a bad idea.

A small sample but it's just good to see them running up and down the floor. Can't wait until things kick off.

[Bruno]

Hairston interview is up. Same link.

[yavozerb]

What the hell has Marcus Vinicius done to himself? He looks like Matt Barnes on crack these days.
He's probably like "they brought me in to scrimmage against Blair, this sucks"

[ace3g]

now the interview with Malik Hairston is up, through the same link

[timvp]

Lasme has the longest arms I have ever seen...

He's reminds me of like a short Chris Andersen. Mahinmi, Blair, Gist and Lasme is a pretty stacked frontline for summer league.

[Muser]

I forgot how long Hill's arms are too. Damn.

[DPG21920]

$15.00 for this :lol

[skervy]

He's in there. He wasn't in the scrimmage part, though.



Gist was there for sure. Look at the FT shooting portion of the video. He is the first one to shoot.

Yeah, saw it again and noticed him shooting FT.

[timvp]

Hairston said the right things. He has to shoot better from the outside and become a primary defender to stick in the NBA.

[yavozerb]

Hill-Hairston-Gist-Blair-Mahinimi
or
Hill-mcclinton-Hairston-Gist-Blair

Both of these linups look pretty damn nice for a summer league roster..

[Kori Ellis]

Who is that first guy who makes a layup in the video? Looks like Morris Almond to me ... but the video is a little blurry.

Looks like him.. similar cheekbones but I'm not sure.

[yavozerb]

Looks like him.. similar cheekbones but I'm not sure.

Quite looking at his ass Kori...:lol

[Spursfan092120]

Blair looked good...would like to see more of Lasme.

[DBMethos]

Mahinmi sounds like a real cool guy. I hope he does well.

Edit: RC makes it sound like the Spurs aren't done yet... :hat

[timvp]

Man, Coach Newman has a me a little scared. Last time he coached summer league he did a poor job. Now he just dropped the gem of "Jefferson can be a double-double guy every night".

Um, what?

[Bruno]

Haislip is our Dirk stopper. :)

[anjlbitz]

Buford mentioning Gist with Hill/Mahinmi/Hairston makes it seem like he's a shoo-in. Unless something crazy happens at Summer League

[yavozerb]

Haislip is our Dirk stopper. :)

Dirk,Odom,Lewis stoppers...He's long enough and athletic enough, will see if he has the foot speed and the will power to be a defensive stopper

[kbrury]

This is my first time hearing Ian for a few minutes, and the discussion from a while back, to me his voice sounds a lot more french then Jamaican.

[spursdotcom]

I promise I got the video up as fast as I possibly could. All 7 of them are over here - http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130904

[Sense]

This is my first time hearing Ian for a few minutes, and the discussion from a while back, to me his voice sounds a lot more french then Jamaican.

??????

:lol

[kbrury]

??????

:lol

There was a discussion from a couple weeks back and some people said he sounded more Jamaican then french.

[timvp]

Haislip is our Dirk stopper. :)

That's what it sounds like. The Spurs apparently wanted him as the "mobile four". Seeing how that was Bonner's role last year, Bonner's status on the team just took another hit.

But yeah, after Orlando beat the Cavs last year almost entirely due to the Cavs not having a mobile four, adding some insurance in Haislip makes a lot of sense.

[timvp]

This is my first time hearing Ian for a few minutes, and the discussion from a while back, to me his voice sounds a lot more french then Jamaican.

Yeah he sounds 100% French to me.

[objective]

Man, Coach Newman has a me a little scared. Last time he coached summer league he did a poor job. Now he just dropped the gem of "Jefferson can be a double-double guy every night".

Um, what?

well, he does have 5 double doubles over the past 3 seasons. So that makes sense.

:lol

[Bruno]

That's what it sounds like. The Spurs apparently wanted him as the "mobile four". Seeing how that was Bonner's role last year, Bonner's status on the team just took another hit.


Gist also take a hit. He could have been the guy to put against these mobile 4.
The only way he makes the team is as a SF.

It will be interesting to see at what spot he will play with the SL. With the addition of Lasme, the SL team has enough bigs to play Gist at SF if Spurs want it.

[bigdog]

I listened to all of the interviews except Newman. I like what I hear from all of the players, and it looks like Ian is ready to get back to work and make an impact on this team. George is just looking to play well, and hopefully he develops as a PG, and Malik wants to shoot better and be a better defender, and apparently Blair just wants to do whatever it takes to get better and help the team. Positive things from all of the players.

RC made it seem like they're still exploring options to make the team better. With Haislip, it looks like Bonner's job security might be a little shaky. I wouldn't be surprised to see another trade.

[timvp]

Gist also take a hit. He could have been the guy to put against these mobile 4.
The only way he makes the team is as a SF.

It will be interesting to see at what spot he will play with the SL. With the addition of Lasme, the SL team have enough bigs to play Gist at SF if Spurs want it.

I think Gist's best chance of making the team is if the Spurs want a bigman to feature on the Toros. There's no other candidate to be the featured big like the Spurs used Mahinmi in his rookie year.

The D-League is much more useful when developing a big rather than a small, IMO.

[timvp]

Other random observation:

-Blair doesn't wear any type of knee brace or protection even in practice. That has to be a good sign, especially considering how overly protective the training staff is.

-Coach Newman basically said that this is Hill's time to prove he can play point guard. Reading between the lines, I'd say if Hill plays well, he'll have the backup point guard job. If not, the Spurs will look for a point guard via free agency or trade.

-RC said that Pop gave him a "laundry list" of things that the teams needs to address. I wonder what Pop still wants. I'm guessing another perimeter defender but I'm not sure what else. Perhaps he wants RC to dump a few players.

-Mahinmi sounds excited. Hopefully he's ready to show he has NBA talent.

Summer league will be extremely interesting :hungry:

[Buddy Holly]

Perhaps he wants RC to dump a few players.:

Who do you think specifically? Bonner? Finley? Mason?

[wildbill2u]

Damn. I got to seee the Ian interview and then the video link has a general error and wn't play anything else.

[timvp]

Who do you think specifically? Bonner? Finley? Mason?

If anyone, probably Bonner.

[Spurs Brazil]

On second thought, that is probably Alonzo Gee. But I'm not 100%.

It looks like Almond. In the end of the video we can see Gee with a black jersey #35

The player with the silver jersey that looks like Almond doesn't have a number or name. Maybe they just brought Almond for one practice

[timvp]

It looks like Almond. In the end of the video we can see Gee with a black jersey #35

The player with the silver jersey that looks like Almond doesn't have a number or name. Maybe they just brought Almond for one practice

Yeah, whoever that is looks exactly like Almond to me :lol

This was published on July 3rd:


Morris Almond will meet with San Antonio early next week before heading to Las Vegas to play for New York's summer-league team.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12746057?source=most_viewed


So perhaps the Spurs brought in Almond to practice and see if they wanted to sign him. Or maybe they talked to Almond and convinced him to play for the Spurs in summer league.

Or that's not Almond.

:drunk

[timvp]

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4784/almond.jpg
Is this Morris Almond?






http://www.deseretnews.com/photos/4268163.jpg
Morris Almond

http://big5.wallcoo.com/sport/NBA_Utah_Jazz/images/rawwpap0708_almond.jpg
Morris Almond

[yavozerb]

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4784/almond.jpg
Is this Morris Almond?






http://www.deseretnews.com/photos/4268163.jpg
Morris Almond

http://big5.wallcoo.com/sport/NBA_Utah_Jazz/images/rawwpap0708_almond.jpg
Morris Almond

:lol..sure looks like him. Anybody think he's worth a roster spot

[timvp]

:lol..sure looks like him. Anybody think he's worth a roster spot

Almond can score the ball. He can't play defense but he has as much scoring potential as anyone available for the minimum.

[bigdog]

That sure as hell looks like Almond. Perhaps the Spurs worked him out so they can possibly sign him after Summer League?

[Buddy Holly]

LJ, would you do this:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mgxr8o

[kobyz]

LJ, would you do this:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mgxr8o

or this:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kvjpyy

[timvp]

LJ, would you do this:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mgxr8o

Depends how healthy he is. Nocioni's been banged up a lot recently. But if he's healthy and cool with coming off the bench, that'd be a difficult trade to turn down.

[Tully365]

My favorite part of the RC Buford interview: after Buford says he met with Pop and got a list of things that still needed to be done, the reporter jokingly says, "that guy's never happy!" and Buford, laughing, responds, "yeah, he's a real pain."

[Buddy Holly]

or this:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kvjpyy

I'd rather trade Finley before Mason.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=m4x8vx

I'll have nightmares if Finley is starting at 2 again.

[Buddy Holly]

Depends how healthy he is. Nocioni's been banged up a lot recently. But if he's healthy and cool with coming off the bench, that'd be a difficult trade to turn down.

I agree. His health and willingness to come off the bench are key.

[DPG21920]

I think that Gist has to be a 3 if he wants to be a Spur any time soon. There are conflicting reports on whether or not he can play there, but I guess we will see this Summer.

[DPG21920]

Of course the Spurs would trade Mason/Bonner for Jackson. He can play the 2/3 and he is clutch and a good defender.

Why would the Warriors do that?

[Buddy Holly]

I honestly think Gist at the three could work.

[Buddy Holly]

Why would the Warriors do that?

Clear cap room for next summer.

[Borosai]

The Spurs already have 5 bigs, and Blair would make it 6. I really hope Gist can earn minutes as a SF, but if not...

Another trade?

[Buddy Holly]

If Finley is traded, that opens up the backup 3 spot.

[Interrohater]

Hold on guys, I'm enjoying this new roster as much as the next guy, but we still need some continuity. Keeping Finley is not such a bad idea. Granted, I'd much rather have Bowen than Finley, but we still need to keep some grizzled vets to help transition. There's really no rhyme or reason to what I'm saying, it just feels like if you get rid of 75% of our team and replace it with a lot of youth, you might actually be taking a step backwards because of inexperience with the system and each other.

I have no basis for this argument, it just seems like someone needs to reign it in a little bit and not get too crazy with revamping the team

[CubanMustGo]

Grizzled vets = Duncan, Ginobili, Parker. That should be plenty.

[Marcus Bryant]

Depends how healthy he is. Nocioni's been banged up a lot recently. But if he's healthy and cool with coming off the bench, that'd be a difficult trade to turn down.

Nocioni would be a great fit in SA. How about 'small ball' with:

1 Parker
2 Ginobili
3 Jefferson
4 Nocioni
5 Duncan

?

Nocioni's deal is a bit hefty, though it does decline by a half mil a season. And it doesn't extend past 2012. But that's assuming the Spurs would be fine with adding his contract, extending Manu, and signing Splitter (or someone else) using some part of the MLE next summer. If the Spurs are going all in, I think they should pursue a deal with the Kings. From the Kings' perspective they'd save at least $13.5 mil past next season. If Williams' contract is included then the savings will go up. Of course, the Spurs' lux tax bill would also increase. But Nocioni would be a great fit...

[Mavs<Spurs]

If we could trade Bonner and Finely or even Mason and get Nocioni, :wow

Stephen Jackson would be too great; I couldn't even dream that !

He's so clutch, great shooter, great defender, good rebounder, is unselfish,..

[loveforthegame]

Wow, Stephane Lasme is on the summer league team? That guy is a sick shotblocker.

Nice. I thought the Warriors cut him too quickly. It should be interesting to see how he does but I don't see any room for him here.

[timvp]

The Knicks summer-league team gathers tonight in Las Vegas for a team meeting, with their first practice tomorrow. First-rounders Jordan Hill and Douglas highlight the club. In addition to shooting guard Morris Almond, former Pistons guard Alex Acker is being evaluated for a contract next season.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07102009/sports/knicks/guard_sees_hill__but_not_lebron__in_ny_178492.htm

So I assume that wasn't Morris Almond. He must have a twin.

[timtonymanu]

I'd rather trade Finley before Mason.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=m4x8vx

I'll have nightmares if Finley is starting at 2 again.

unfortunately i think Finley will be a starter next year. Mason will be coming off the bench.

Parker
Finley
Jefferson
McDyess
Duncan

[Buddy Holly]

unfortunately i think Finley will be a starter next year. Mason will be coming off the bench.

Parker
Finley
Jefferson
McDyess
Duncan

What? And Manu, the backup's back up?

No. Mason will start like he did last season and instead of Finley starting at the three, we have Jefferson.

And when I said I'd have nightmares seeing him start at 2 again, I'm speaking about prior to last season when Bowen started at 3 and Finley started at 2. Last year because of Bowen's decreased role, Finley took over at 3. :bang

[timtonymanu]

What? And Manu, the backup's back up?



no. i mean that Manu will be the sixth man. and Mason would be put into the 3rd string SG or the Barry role. But you're right Mason will start but I have a feeling we'll see Finley start a few games cause he's effective when he starts unfortunately just like Mason.

SG - Finley/Manu/Mason is what I meant.

but it should be .... Mason/Manu/Finley.

[Buddy Holly]

Finley is effectively done by either trade or if kept just with Jefferson and Mason's presence. The only way Finley gets any sort of minutes is if a trade goes down that involves Mason and not Finley. If both are here, Finley take their backup's backup role. I.E. the Steve Smith/Steve Kerr role.

Finley got the minutes because of necessity. There is no necessity now that would even warrant 10 minutes a game.

[timtonymanu]

Finley is effectively done by either trade or if kept just with Jefferson and Mason's presence. The only way Finley gets any sort of minutes is if a trade goes down that involves Mason and not Finley. If both are here, Finley takes their backup's backup role.

Finley got the minutes because of necessity. There is no necessity now that would even warrant 10 minutes a game.

i hope so. Mason is so much more valuable than Finley.

[Kamnik]

Blair looks kind of short heh...

[tomtom]

sweet videos, im so excited! ian sounds excited, and glad to see malik

[poeticism707]

i hope so. Mason is so much more valuable than Finley.
:flag::flag::flag:

[texasqb2]

Honestly after watching as little footage as there was...if we have to count on Ian at all we are gonna be in trouble. He is going to be thrown around easily. Hill and Blair looked like the only guys worthy of being on an NBA roster.

[poeticism707]

Honestly after watching as little footage as there was...if we have to count on Ian at all we are gonna be in trouble. He is going to be thrown around easily. Hill and Blair looked like the only guys worthy of being on an NBA roster.
:hat