Current Spur: Cory Joseph [Archive]

Bruno

01-15-2012, 10:16 AM

http://www.nba.com/media/act_cory_joseph.jpg
Born: Aug 20, 1991
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight: 185 lbs. / 83.9 kg.
College: Texas
Years Pro: R

Info (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/cory_joseph/career_stats.html)

ace3g

09-16-2012, 02:30 PM

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Wild Cobra Kai

09-16-2012, 08:35 PM

I wish there was a vBookie on his option being picked up or not. I'd go heavily into NO. He was utter garbage.

Bruno

10-24-2012, 02:41 PM

Spurs have one week remaining to decide whether or not picking his 2013-2014 option. I think they should do it. It's little money and Joseph showed some nice qualities in summer league and training camp.

tp2021

10-26-2012, 09:02 AM

When Tony and Manu call it quits, would Nando's and Cory's games work well together? I imagine Neal and Mills aren't long-term options at the guard spots.

Bruno

10-26-2012, 10:57 PM

When Tony and Manu call it quits, would Nando's and Cory's games work well together? I imagine Neal and Mills aren't long-term options at the guard spots.

Well, Tony isn't close of retiring but Manu might be. If Manu has another season plagued by injuries, he might retire next summer. For 2013-2014, Spurs would start Parker and Green in the backcourt with Joseph and Mills coming from the bench. On the paper, Joseph and De Colo are a good fit to play together.

timtonymanu

10-26-2012, 10:59 PM

Good for Cory. He looked very bad last year but has been impressive lately. I like his potential defensively and look forward to seeing how much he grows from here.

elemento

10-27-2012, 10:34 AM

I wish there was a vBookie on his option being picked up or not. I'd go heavily into NO. He was utter garbage.

I told you Wild

You can give me props now for the former discussion we had about Cory :toast

Joseph's situation is completely different from Anderson's . Cory was a very young and raw prospect, came as a freshman and never had a serious injury. Anderson came as a junior, supposedly ready to contribute and had a serious injury in his rookie season.

I'm glad SA kept Cory. He had a very good summer league and showed some promise this pre-season. Totally worth keep him around.

Bruno

06-21-2013, 04:52 AM

Well, after what Cory did at the end of the season and in the playoffs, I think Spurs should give him permanently the backup PG slot and not look after one this summer. Right now, he isn't a great one or even a good backup but he should be with one more year under his belt. I'm sold on him being the long term answer at that spot.

objective

06-21-2013, 05:19 AM

I'd wait until after Summer League before making a choice. Nando disappointed me, but Joseph hasn't convinced me totally yet. I don't care for either of them anymore. Better them than Neal.

dbestpro

06-21-2013, 10:02 AM

Seventyniner

06-21-2013, 10:18 AM

I'd say give to Joseph. I like DeColo more but for sure the round robin og backup PGs did not help anyone to get to where they need to be.

I have an idea that Splitter, DeColo and maybe even Danny Green may find themselves on an Atlanta roster next year.

De Colo and Green would have to be traded to Atlanta to get there. Who would the Spurs trade them for?

And if you say Josh Smith in a sign-and-trade I will reach through your computer screen and slap you.

TheGoldStandard

06-21-2013, 01:40 PM

I don't see DeColo getting any better, he's very stiff and he couldn't find his shot consistently during the season. Joseph is solid, still very young and needs more time to get better offense and handles. Splitter should be gone forever.

CGD

06-21-2013, 02:21 PM

CoJo needs to stay. He's played well at the pack up PG. That said spurs need to clear the logjam at the SG.

DrunkTXLabrat

06-21-2013, 02:30 PM

i believe in decolo and joseph. i think they are the fix at point guard. they're cheap contracts. they are the groom-able, and have potential. they can benefit from competing for those back up/injury minutes. they can learn from pop, experience in the system, and (last but not least) from parker. collectively they are good at defense and playmaking. they both have spurs familiarity. that's quality depth.

i think 4 points on a team is overkill. unless, one is a frequent dleague assignment. and/or a combo guard with a major wingspan. the better to play a swing position with.

i hope mills stays. but if he goes. a combo guard would be nice. or maybe a championship savy vet like billups, fisher, terry. come to think of terry and that mavs team. barea or beauboius might be good too. but not a priority.

exstatic

06-22-2013, 09:56 AM

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i hope mills stays. but if he goes. a combo guard would be nice. or maybe a championship savy vet like billups, fisher, terry. come to think of terry and that mavs team. barea or beauboius might be good too. but not a priority.

Billups is old, even OKC has figured out by now that Fisher is DONE, and if Jason Terry were to ever wear Silver and Black, I'd stop following them until he left.

The whole "bring in some vets" thing is outdated by about 4-5 years anyway. Our core is getting older and needs young legs around them, not creaky old ones. No more old farts.

jesterbobman

06-23-2013, 12:31 AM

I think CoJo is a really good off-ball PG, which works out well next to Ginobili, but I don't like it if he has to create and actually play PG. He's perfect next to a high usage SG where you just need a good defender there, but hard to see it being so perfect going forward.

Captivus

06-23-2013, 09:24 AM

I kind of agree with the NDC off-ball PG...he needs to improve his jumper and be able to shoot 3 pointers, that way he can play with CoJo.
Another good point are the salaries, having cheap players that can actually play in the NBA is not as common as people may think.
I would keep them both, specially CoJo (who Im not sure is the answer for PG).
Sadly, I think Mills doesnt have a place in this team, I said sadly because I like him a lot (mainly due to his towel waiving and enthusiasm). On the other hand, be probably wants to play and stop the towel waiving.

NickiRasgo

10-06-2013, 08:22 AM

Off-topic.

Just saw this one on my Facebook:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax9jlTFAHDs

I dunno if it just me but his style, poise, moves looks CoJo for me but more aggressive.

ace3g

10-11-2013, 02:49 PM

The San Antonio Spurs (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs) have until Oct. 31 to pick up Cory Joseph (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6446/cory-joseph)'s $2.02 million 2014-15 team option and with 22 days to go they have not told the backup point guard what they are planning to do.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/nba/rumors/post?id=15893&ex_cid=espnapi_public

CGD

10-15-2013, 01:19 PM

I know the Spurs like him as a person, but it wouldn't make sense to pick his option up. He hasn't created much separation from Mills or Nando for back-up PG duties. Seems like he could be had for 2M or less in the open market next summer, even if he has a decent year. I can see this going the route of James Anderson.

exstatic

10-16-2013, 10:27 PM

CGD

10-17-2013, 07:23 AM

How much do you think his option is for? It's $2M...

Right, so I don't think he will be worth more than that in the open market by a long shot. The Spurs may pay up to 2M (doubtful) in a bidding war, but if someone else likes him for more so be it.

exstatic

10-18-2013, 09:24 PM

Right, so I don't think he will be worth more than that in the open market by a long shot. The Spurs may pay up to 2M (doubtful) in a bidding war, but if someone else likes him for more so be it.

Right, but if you think his market could be $2M, you pick up the option in case he figures it all out and plays well in a reserve role. If you don't he's unrestricted.

CGD

10-19-2013, 10:58 PM

Right, but if you think his market could be $2M, you pick up the option in case he figures it all out and plays well in a reserve role. If you don't he's unrestricted.

Would he be worth a bigger contract than what the spurs are currently paying Nando next year for for back up duties? If a team wants to pay him 3M, is Nando at 1.5M that much of a drop off? I don't think so. Pass on his extension.

Captivus

10-20-2013, 04:32 PM

The Spurs need CoJo, and the salary is low.
Could be added in a trade in the future, right?

exstatic

10-20-2013, 07:58 PM

Would he be worth a bigger contract than what the spurs are currently paying Nando next year for for back up duties? If a team wants to pay him 3M, is Nando at 1.5M that much of a drop off? I don't think so. Pass on his extension.

??? You think Nando will really come back? :lol

We have 3 backup PGs; Patty, Nando, and Cojo. They will ALL be FAs if Cojo's option is not picked up, and we may be starting from scratch in looking for Tony's backup. I don't see Nando being retained. They seem done with him. Patty isn't really the answer, either.

CoJo still has some upside and $2M is about 1/3 of the average NBA salary. That's cheap for someone you can still develop.

CGD

10-20-2013, 08:28 PM

Its realy lay not up to Nando if he wants to come back next year or not. He's a RFA next year.

??? You think Nando will really come back? :lol

We have 3 backup PGs; Patty, Nando, and Cojo. They will ALL be FAs if Cojo's option is not picked up, and we may be starting from scratch in looking for Tony's backup. I don't see Nando being retained. They seem done with him. Patty isn't really the answer, either.

CoJo still has some upside and $2M is about 1/3 of the average NBA salary. That's cheap for someone you can still develop.

exstatic

10-20-2013, 09:34 PM

Its realy lay not up to Nando if he wants to come back next year or not. He's a RFA next year.

RFAs aren't restricted in Europe. He could easily go back there.

Personally, I see it being a mutually agreed upon divorce. I think if the Spurs thought he could develop, they wouldn't have dropped $6M on Beli over the next 2 years. I think that Beli is what they envisioned DeColo being, but they think he won't get there now.

AFBlue

07-03-2014, 08:24 PM

Cory has a good chance to prove he can be a solid backup PG in the league with Patty being out the first couple months of the season. I know some aren't high on this kid, but I like the moxie, defensive effort and year-over-year improvement he's shown so far. It's probably not in the cards for him to be with the Spurs long-term, but maybe he'll at least show enough to be a valuable trade asset for the FO.

CGD

07-04-2014, 08:55 AM

Darkwaters

07-04-2014, 10:49 PM

We're clearly not making a long-term, big money commitment to him after this season. Tony will get resigned for big money, and Patty is making about $4M per. Any third PG is going to have to make pennies and be ok with limited playing time. Enter Bryce Cotton (or similar minimum wage prospect).

jyra

08-06-2014, 03:18 PM

Boxscore for Spain-Canada friendly:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuYaRifIgAA3t32.jpg:large

Good game for him, almost outscoring the whole Spanish back court by himself.

ABC

08-06-2014, 04:11 PM

Thanks jyra! I'm interested to see USA vs. Spain with both Gasols and Ibaka.

Joseph may have played well, but Canada never really stood a chance with so many Scrubbs on their team...

Ocotillo

08-06-2014, 05:55 PM

Did CoJo dunk on Ibaka again?

Chinook

08-07-2014, 12:45 AM

I think Coroseph's situation is sad. In my opinion, he is, and especially will be, a better player than Mills. But he's as good as gone next season.

ABC

08-07-2014, 01:34 AM

I think Coroseph's situation is sad. In my opinion, he is, and especially will be, a better player than Mills. But he's as good as gone next season.

I know what you're saying with Mills' new contract and Joseph likely to receive offers next year for more money than what teams normally 3rd string point guards, but I do think there are a couple of factors that increase the chances of Joseph being back.

First, the Spurs have invested a lot in his development and clearly like him. Second, because he can guard many shooting guards, he and Mills can be on the court at the same time. Third, when Ginobili retires, the Spurs will need someone with his ball handling skills, ability to drive, and ability to run the offense in the second unit.

I'm not saying they'll for sure keep him, but I don't think he's "as good as gone next season." Might be wishful thinking on my part. I'm definitely a fan of Joseph.