Current Spur: Jonathon Simmons

[Bruno]

http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/11/47/01/2519161/3/628x471.jpg
Height: 6-6
Weight: 195 lbs
Birthday: 09/14/1989
College: Houston

Draftexpress (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jonathon-Simmons-41332/)
College profile (http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/simmons_jonathon00.html)

[Bruno]

https://twitter.com/#!/ImMe_JSimms/status/204738107390689282


Flight to San Antonio workout wit the Spurs n the a.m

[Chinook]

Thread title updated for spurraider21 I assume he's going to be posting in here a lot.

[ceperez]

who?

[spurraider21]

who?
http://i.imgur.com/tiYwvhH.gif

[DesignatedT]

620278958991503360

[random21]

Season
Tm
G
GS
MP
FG
FGA
FG%
3P
3PA
3P%
2P
2PA
2P%
FT
FTA
FT%
ORB
DRB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS


2013-14 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/years/2014.html)
AUS (http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/teams/AUS/2014.html)
44
12
23.2
3.8
7.3
.525
0.6
2.0
.284
3.3
5.3
.615
1.6
2.3
.707
1.6
3.0
4.5
1.4
1.0
0.4
1.1
2.1
9.8


2014-15 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/years/2015.html)
AUS (http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/teams/AUS/2015.html)
50
28
33.7
5.5
11.2
.495
1.0
2.6
.398
4.5
8.6
.523
3.1
4.1
.750
1.0
3.3
4.3
3.7
1.0
0.4
2.9
3.2
15.2


Career

94
40
28.8
4.7
9.4
.506
0.8
2.3
.352
3.9
7.1
.556
2.4
3.2
.736
1.3
3.1
4.4
2.6
1.0
0.4
2.1
2.7
12.7

[spurraider21]

if chip can help fine-tune his outside shot, this guy has a chance to be a real player

[DrunkTXLabrat]

the guy looks good, to me. throws it down like a young Manu. led them to a sl championship. i still think it's weird to have this guy out there, instead of a Hanga or Dangubic.

[kawhidoyoudothistome]

the guy looks good, to me. throws it down like a young Manu. led them to a sl championship. i still think it's weird to have this guy out there, instead of a Hanga or Dangubic.

I think it's weird as well, though I was not expecting Hanga. I really wasn't paying much attention to Simmons last year with the Austin Spurs, so seeing his play now assures me that the Spurs are making a wise decision investing in such a talent. Hoping he meshes well with the other guys and system, but I really think his skill set makes it impossible not to.

[Chinook]

the guy looks good, to me. throws it down like a young Manu. led them to a sl championship. i still think it's weird to have this guy out there, instead of a Hanga or Dangubic.

I mean, he's younger than Hanga and significantly better. He's also better than Nemanja, but he's older. Dangubic probably won't be ready until next year at least. So I wouldn't fret about Simmons getting a spot over him this year.

[MaNu4Tres]

I mean, he's younger than Hanga and significantly better. He's also better than Nemanja, but he's older. Dangubic probably won't be ready until next year at least. So I wouldn't fret about Simmons getting a spot over him this year.

Hell, Simmons looked A LOT better than D'Angelo Russel and many other 1st round picks.

Difference is he's matured being 25 years old -- which bodes well for where the Spurs are presently at as a franchise being contenders.

[Mamuza94]

Meet Jonathon Simmons, the New San Antonio Spur Who Nearly Quit the Game 13 Months Ago (http://dleague.nba.com/news/jonathon-simmons-san-antonio-spurs-signee-nearly-quit-basketball-feature/?cid=dleague_12_facebook_L)

[JuneJive]

Good thing for us restless fans is the fact that we will see if Simmons is for real or not now, in year 1.
He looks real good, a diamond in the ruff type, but with kind of an expiration date.

[ceperez]

http://i.imgur.com/tiYwvhH.gif

This should be his nickname.... Jonathon "Who?" Simmons!!!

[Mamuza94]

This should be his nickname.... Jonathon "Who?" Simmons!!!

Hahahaha definitly. :lmao

[SPURt]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oXOBHnWiinY/maxresdefault.jpg

[CGD]

Given his current play, how high would the 29th pick + Simmons get the Spurs? High teens?

[SAGirl]

Dleague update: I watched Simmons in the most recent dleague game and his lack of shooting is very apparent. He has no midrange game so everything is a drive and his loose handle causes him to fumble the ball at times (and he carries the ball a lot, practically everyone does it in the NBA I know, but it's very noticeable for him bc he's not a fast dribbler at all).

When he's cut on the drive he puts up a floater that is really a prayer whether it goes in or not. They are having him off the ball more this season than they did the last. He was subbed as a 3 most of the time than as a 2. Austin played 2 guard lineups at times, but these guards were unimpressive lacking both shooting and passing skill. There were no opportunities for Simmons to be cutting or making plays off the ball and in transition, IMO his real impressive scoring talent. I watched him last season and wow Kyle Anderson found him for many scoring opportunities that are not there in Austin this season. Everything was a drive, or maybe a set 3 pt shot he missed.

He ran some PnR with Boban but he doesn't have a good feeling for setting Boban up for shots. He's swarmed on the PnR and his poor panhandling makes him worry about the ball, plus 90% of the time he was looking for a play for himself on the PnR not for Bobam. He didn't take advantage of Boban's dominance to set him up for shots. Tried to just use the pick to get to the rim and was unsuccessful at times, bc of his handles, but did get to the rim a few times.

He had some nice passes though, specially finding shooters, but this iteration of the Austin Spurs lacks in the shooting department, therefore he wouldn't be credited with an assist. If there was anything that stood out from him that game it's his talent as a passer, specialky finding shooters. Unfortunately him not having good enough handles to run a lot of offense through him much negates that talent.

Really unsure that these Austin games do much for him at this point but encourage him to shoot the 3 and keep him in good shape. Ironically, though the NBA offers better competition, it also offers better teammates and he's looked better in the Spurs than in the dleague bc there are good passers in the Spurs that can set him up for shots, whereas in Austin this season without Anderson there are none.

The game just confirmed that he has a limited ceiling, but he can still be a nice roleplayer and partner for Anderson if he was at least able to improve on his 3 pts shooting and his fouling rate.

The same defensive mistakes that we saw from him in the NBA were on display in the dleague, including some silly fouls, but he's backing off guys a bit more. Hopefully, he can improve defensively, bc I think that is the key for Pop ultimately.