GSH
10-24-2010, 01:21 PM
[Note: I'm asking because he's available. Anyone remember when he was here?] I remember him being a defensive beast at UMass, and a great weak side shot blocker. I know he was here for a while, but I can't remember a thing about how he performed, or who the competition was that season.
He was with the Celtics in the pre-season, and they liked him, but there was no way he could make the roster. The Suns are supposed to be working him out this week.
I know he was never much of a scorer, although he always managed to put up some points every game. And I know he's around 6'8", which we could use, and very athletic. But I think they used him as a F-C in college, but I thought he might have enough quickness and lateral movement to match up against 3's defensively.
Other than not being a great shooter, what did the Spurs not like about him? With the current hole in the roster, I wonder if they are going to have another look at someone like him or Linton Johnson. (Johnson was in Italy, last I heard.) If we don't get someone else in that 6'8" range, I'm worried that we're going to keep getting torched by guys like Jared Dudley or Matt Barnes.
He was with the Celtics in the pre-season, and they liked him, but there was no way he could make the roster. The Suns are supposed to be working him out this week.
I know he was never much of a scorer, although he always managed to put up some points every game. And I know he's around 6'8", which we could use, and very athletic. But I think they used him as a F-C in college, but I thought he might have enough quickness and lateral movement to match up against 3's defensively.
Other than not being a great shooter, what did the Spurs not like about him? With the current hole in the roster, I wonder if they are going to have another look at someone like him or Linton Johnson. (Johnson was in Italy, last I heard.) If we don't get someone else in that 6'8" range, I'm worried that we're going to keep getting torched by guys like Jared Dudley or Matt Barnes.