De Colo and Thomas assigned to Toros ( Dec 21)

[SpursFan86]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/131208_spurs_assign_baynes_decolo_thomas_to_toros

"The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have assigned center Aron Baynes, guard Nando De Colo and forward Malcolm Thomas to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.


Baynes has appeared in 11 games for the Spurs this season, averaging 1.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.9 minutes. In his one start for the Toros this season on Dec. 1, Baynes posted 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in 34 minutes of play.


De Colo has seen action in six contests this season for the Silver and Black, averaging 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 9.0 minutes. In one game with the Toros this season on Dec. 1, De Colo tallied a game-high 29 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals in 34 minutes.


Thomas was recently signed by the Spurs on Dec. 3 and will make his first appearance for the Toros this season. Prior to joining the Silver and Black, Thomas suited up for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the D-League. Through two games this season, he was averaging a league-best 33.5 points and 15.5 rebounds.


All three players will be available for Austin’s home game this afternoon against the Reno Bighorns inside Cedar Park Center at 3 p.m."

[ace3g]

link to the game


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1QO11KObVo&feature=player_embedded

[jeebus]

This should be an interesting one to watch. Bane and Thomas will be the mini twin towers imo

[ChumpDumper]

We'll see where they play Thomas. They could conceivably start a Baynes/Dawson/Thomas frontline. Should destroy the Bighorns whatever they do.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Look for Thomas to drop 38 and 16 with 6 ast.

[bluebellmaniac]

We'll see where they play Thomas. They could conceivably start a Baynes/Dawson/Thomas frontline. Should destroy the Bighorns whatever they do.

Wow, this will be a destruction all right. I might actually watch this game.

[SpursFan86]

Usually don't watch D-League games but I think I'll tune in to this one. I'm really interested in seeing how Thomas looks. Hopefully he can impress and find a way into the Spurs rotation relatively soon. I'm sorry, but Ayres isn't cutting it. I don't feel comfortable playing him ~15 minutes a game.

[bluebellmaniac]

I predict 112 - 46 if all three play the whole game.

[Baam]

Somehow Ayres is too good for the D league...

[blkroadrunners]

I don't care how much they get paid, it must be stressful for players like De Colo and Baynes to be moved constantly back-and-forth from Austin to SA just to get more exposure and practice. At least the vets and rotational players follow a normal NBA schedule, and most times remain w/ the team for the season.

[ace3g]

game is about to start

[ace3g]

Nando, Flip, Baynes, Thomas , Jon Simmons are starting

[ace3g]

Thomas #50

[ace3g]

Thomas for 3!!!

[ace3g]

another 3 for Thomas

[jeebus]

Thomas can shoot. That's about it tbh. Black Bonner?

[ace3g]

Thomas can shoot. That's about it tbh. Black Bonner?

he can block shots

[PlayNando]

Nando will show the haters why he should be playing, per par..........

[jeebus]

Nando will show the haters why he should be playing, per par..........
with the way Green is playing, I'd rather see Nando or Cojo getting his minutes.

[PlayNando]

with the way Green is playing, I'd rather see Nando or Cojo getting his minutes.
Word............

Danny = Scrub........

[PlayNando]

Danny = Front-Runner TOSB

[ace3g]

halftime





field goalsrebounds



pos
min
fgm-a
3pm-a
ftm-a
+/-
off
def
tot
ast
pf
st
to
bs
ba
pts


J. Simmons (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jonathan_simmons/)
G
13:43
2-4
0-0
0-0
+15
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4


M. Thomas

16:21
3-4
2-3
2-2
+14
1
2
3
1
1
0
2
2
0
10


N. De Colo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/nando_de_colo/)

16:59
4-9
0-0
2-2
+12
3
4
7
2
2
0
0
1
0
10


A. Baynes (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/aron_baynes/)

18:27
4-7
0-1
3-4
+8
4
0
4
2
0
1
2
0
0
11


R. Murray (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/ronald_murray/)
G
14:55
2-6
2-4
0-0
+24
0
0
0
3
1
1
2
0
0
6


C. Fells (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/courtney_fells/)

14:38
2-5
1-3
3-4
+2
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
8


C. Bennerman (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tmp_cameron_bennerman/)

10:17
2-3
1-1
0-0
+2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5


K. Hunt (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/kyle_hunt/)

07:39
1-1
0-0
2-5
+3
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
4


J. Cowan (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jazwyn_cowan/)

07:01
0-1
0-0
0-0
+5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


J. Howard (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/josh_howard/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


M. Kabongo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/myck_kabongo/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


T. Kelley (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tre_kelley/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


T. Woodbury (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/terrance_woodbury/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


Total

120
20-40
6-12
12-17

10
10
20
14
8
7
9
6
2
58

[Libri]

They suck in the NBA and yet they play like they're GOAT D-Leaguers, interesting.

[jeebus]

They suck in the NBA and yet they play like they're GOAT D-Leaguers, interesting.
Which is why we need to see Airs in the D league. If he sucks down there as well, then it's time to ship his ass far far away.

[loveforthegame]

Thomas 3 ball looks smooth. :tu

[mattj1x]

Baynes hit a 3 (didn't count)

And De Colo just got a fastbreak dunk :lol

[Libri]

Which is why we need to see Airs in the D league. If he sucks down there as well, then it's time to ship his ass far far away.

If he sucked in the D-League, he would probably be one of the worst signings the Spurs have ever made.

[mute]

why would u guys want cojo and nando instead of green? green can actually defend, and besides green is a sg... why would we start two 2pgs in his place

marco is fine off the bench

[Dex]

Another 3. Kid definitely has range. 20 points for Thomas.

[Dex]

29 for De Colo. Too bad he forgets how to play when he puts on a real Spurs uni.

[Robz4000]

:tu Thomas

Hope he gets some burn soon.

[Bruno]

Which is why we need to see Airs in the D league. If he sucks down there as well, then it's time to ship his ass far far away.

Ayres is a 4th year NBA vet. CBA doesn't allow him to be asigned to the D-League aside of a rehab stint after a big injury.

[jeebus]

29 for De Colo. Too bad he forgets how to play when he puts on a real Spurs uni.
:lol yeah. All 3 players played pretty good tbh. If Nando could quit spazzing out whenever he gets into a real game, he'd be decent.

[jeebus]

Ayres is a 4th year NBA vet. CBA doesn't allow him to be asigned to the D-League aside of a rehab stint after a big injury.
Ohhhhh. I did not know that. Good to know. :tu

[timtonymanu]

All 3 are better than that scrub Jeff Ayres, tbh.

I hope they all impress enough to glue his ass to the bench soon.

[ace3g]

another 3 (5 total) for Thomas!!

[Bruno]

So Malcolm Thomas is now a combined 13/20 from behind the arc in 3 D-League games.

It's looking more and more like he has developed a legit 3 point shot. :hungry:

[GB20]

the big three combined 76 points tonight for the toros.

[ace3g]

So Malcolm Thomas is now a combined 13/20 from behind the arc in 3 D-League games.

It's looking more and more like he has developed a legit 3 point shot. :hungry:

Best thing about it, not all the 3s were spoon fed to him, some were off broken plays.

Another positive, he has a high release point, so while the release is a bit slow (though it looked quicker today) tough to block with his length.

[exstatic]

Somehow Ayres is too good for the D league...

Ayres has too many years of NBA experience to be involuntarily assigned, dumbass.

[Aztecfan03]

Ayres has too many years of NBA experience to be involuntarily assigned, dumbass.

Well aren't you nice.

[jeebus]

Well aren't you nice.
He's got sand in his vagina because no one likes his favorite player.

[exstatic]

He's got sand in his vagina because no one likes his favorite player.

Plenty of people here like Kawhi.

[exstatic]

Well aren't you nice.

Baam is an ass. I'm nice where it's warranted and not wasted.

[justinandimcool]

29 for De Colo. Too bad he forgets how to play when he puts on a real Spurs uni.

Because he has too much respect for his teammates and tones down his game. If you're not a specialty perimeter player in this system (Green, Bonner, Leonard), you need to have an aggressive attitude where you think you're the shit or else you won't get minutes. Jack, Neal, Belinelli, and Mills have that. CJ doesn't, JA didn't, and Nando has shown he doesn't. Too timid wanting to be a "system" PG when the second team needs guards that either shoot the lights out or are looking to make an aggressive play not just a first pass. Also doesn't help that he looks a step slower than everyone in the NBA game.

[ace3g]

San Antonio SpursVerified account ‏@spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs) Spurs recall Baynes and De Colo from @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros). http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/131209_baynes_decolo_recalled … (http://t.co/mXvbXyhukm)

[Baam]

San Antonio SpursVerified account ‏@spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs) Spurs recall Baynes and De Colo from @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros). http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/131209_baynes_decolo_recalled … (http://t.co/mXvbXyhukm)

But Thomas is stuck there?

[Bruno]

With Splitter out and Duncan possibly being rested for some game with Spurs upcoming condensed schedule, Baynes should have some opportunities to show what he can do.

It's surprising to see Spurs letting Thomas with the Toros while there is a deadline coming for his contract to become guaranteed in less than a month. I don't know what to think about that move. Is it a positive or negative sign for him?

For Nando, getting meaningful playing time will be difficult for him given Spurs depth, quality and good health at the guard spots. He hasn't played a single minute outside garbage time this season which should be tough for a player that isn't especially young and has some qualities.

[monkeypunk]

It's surprising to see Spurs letting Thomas with the Toros while there is a deadline coming for his contract to become guaranteed in less than a month. I don't know what to think about that move. Is it a positive or negative sign for him?


I think it's just a case of them wanting to see if Malcolm can sustain his shooting % over a larger group of games. Then they'll be in a much better position to gauge whether keeping him through the season will be worth it.

I'm more surprised that they haven't left Nando there to showcase him for a trade. His gaudy DLeague numbers should make him much more visible to prospective trade partners than languishing on the bench.

[Splits]

Ayres is a 4th year NBA vet. CBA doesn't allow him to be asigned to the D-League aside of a rehab stint after a big injury.

Well, if he agrees to go down they can send him. But he can veto it.

[Bruno]

Well, if he agrees to go down they can send him. But he can veto it.

Player's union must also agree with it and I doubt they will outside of a rehab stint.

[Bruno]

I think it's just a case of them wanting to see if Malcolm can sustain his shooting % over a larger group of games. Then they'll be in a much better position to gauge whether keeping him through the season will be worth it.

I'm more surprised that they haven't left Nando there to showcase him for a trade. His gaudy DLeague numbers should make him much more visible to prospective trade partners than languishing on the bench.

Shootarounds/practices where Thomas would take hundred of 3's sounds more appropriate to judge his jumpshot.

For De Colo, I'm not sure Spurs are that interested in trading him. With his playmaking skills, he is a good insurance in case Mnau is injured.

[ace3g]

Hopefully Thursday's game at home for the Toros will be the last game for Thomas, then he will be called back up for Friday's home game vs the Wolves

[monkeypunk]

Shootarounds/practices where Thomas would take hundred of 3's sounds more appropriate to judge his jumpshot.

I hear what you're saying, Bruno but I'd disagree in that shooting in a practice / shootaround environment is different than a game situation where defenders should be at their most aggressive. Seems to me that those are the best conditions to see if someone can hit shots when it matters.

Just my 2 cents...

[bklynspursfan]

With Splitter out and Duncan possibly being rested for some game with Spurs upcoming condensed schedule, Baynes should have some opportunities to show what he can do.

It's surprising to see Spurs letting Thomas with the Toros while there is a deadline coming for his contract to become guaranteed in less than a month. I don't know what to think about that move. Is it a positive or negative sign for him?

For Nando, getting meaningful playing time will be difficult for him given Spurs depth, quality and good health at the guard spots. He hasn't played a single minute outside garbage time this season which should be tough for a player that isn't especially young and has some qualities.

They did say (can't remember which recent article I read it in) that Thomas was signed cause they thought Diaw would be out longer, so maybe it's not as high on the priority list? Who knows...

I'm hoping Nando gets some more time, he's shown what he is capable of, so hopefully he's able to get some more meaningful minutes. I feel like he brings a little more than CoJo does, in terms of fitting in the system.

[Darkwaters]

Just finished watching the whole game:

Nando de Colo - I've said this before, but we sometimes forget that this guy is actually a pretty damn good basketball player in his own right. Against D-League competition hes absolutely dominant and it shows. As he gained confidence in his shot his whole game started to expand. Going into the fourth he had 15 points, and he chipped in another 17 that last quarter. Now, some of that late-game explosion is due to the fact that the Toros already had a sizeable lead late and it was garbage time. But he really started working his slashing, midrange and long range shooting (all his 3's were in the 4th). What honestly concerns me the most about him is his passing. He has undoubtedly great vision, but he always will try and squeeze the ball into any crack of daylight. I'm amazed he only had 5 turnovers, as he repeatedly threw terrible passes and into traffic. And that's a serious limiting factor for him, b/c if hes this concerning at the D-League level then the NBA competition will devour him.

Aron Baynes - Hey, hes Aron. Big and strong. He did what you'd expect. As stated many times before, he has nice form on his jumper and it's clear that it's a piece of his game. I wouldn't mind a full season (and off season) to refine it though and hes not nearly automatic enough. But hes much further along than say, the-big-formerly-known-as-Pendergraph. Against a D-League team whose most well-known big is Mikki "Chicken Legs" Moore, one can expect how Aron's bulldozing presence did. He played well, and I liked what I saw. By the way, he was only credited with one block. I distinctly saw at least 3.

Malcolm Thomas - His 3 point shot looks to be for real as he continues to drill them. Could he just be on a hot streak? Perhaps. But his form is good and frankly, I'm convinced. Now, that being said, the rest of his offensive game is sorely lacking. He really can't do much except shoot that long ball and clean up stuff around the basket from time to time. Hes got a few nice moves down low occasionally, but nothing I'd call plays for. He scored a lot of points this game, but they mostly came off of nice feeds from Nando or broken plays where he got a wide-open look. Some of that will naturally clean itself up though as he gains familiarity and learns to plays with these guys though. On D he looked ok. He can definitely block shots, and hes got good mobility. But hes still really skinny and can definitely get pushed around. His immediate future should probably be as a 3-and-D Combo Forward. Hes definitely short on some of those SF skills, and a little slight to be a true "big," but hes got enough going for him that I'd keep him around all season.

[Bruno]

When you look at +/- stats for Spurs in the previous years, there has been a constant: Spurs offense has always been great when Bonner was on the court. The offense wasn't great because of the points scored by Bonner (Bonner scored about 12 points per 36 minutes which is very little) but because of the famous "stretch the floor" aspect. The player defending Bonner had to stay with him instead of helping on pick and roll to defend the paint.

If Thomas 3 point shot turn good enough to reach the point where teams won't let him wide open, it would be huge for Spurs. Spurs won't need more from him offensively like they didn't need more from Bonner because the primary play will pick&roll between a guard (Parker or Ginobili) and a center (Duncan or Splitter).

And Thomas should be more useful than Bonner because he shouldn't hurt the rebounding and defense like Bonner did.

I certainly won't get too excited over a player that has never contribute in the NBA or at a high level overseas, but Thomas has the skillset/profile to be an amazing addition for Spurs and that's why I'm really curious to see what he could do with them.

[superbigtime]

Somehow Ayres is too good for the D league...

I don't know if he is good enough for the d league.

[PlayNando]

De Colo = GOAT. :tu

THE MAN NEEDS MINUTES, BUT POP's ANTI-FRENCH NATIONALISM IS PREVENTING HIM FROM STARRING. FK POP tbh!!!

Nando continually shows he is a dominant force when he isn't under Pop's abusive thumb.

FREE NANDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[look_at_g_shred]

De Colo = GOAT. :tu

THE MAN NEEDS MINUTES, BUT POP's ANTI-FRENCH NATIONALISM IS PREVENTING HIM FROM STARRING. FK POP tbh!!!

Nando continually shows he is a dominant force when he isn't under Pop's abusive thumb.

FREE NANDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop.

[PlayNando]

Stop.
Make me. You can't deny the truth that Nando is being oppressed. Nando shows his skills every time he is freed from Pop's clutches in Austin.

[look_at_g_shred]

Make me. You can't deny the truth that Nando is being oppressed. Nando shows his skills every time he is freed from Pop's clutches in Austin.
Of course. You win. :lol

[monkeypunk]

Make me. You can't deny the truth that Nando is being oppressed. Nando shows his skills every time he is freed from Pop's clutches in Austin.

Nando shows his ability to get the ball stripped on every other drive. And his lack of NBA speed. And his ability to throw the ball to the other team when pressured. And his ability to NOT hit contested shots. Like at all.

Can't oppress that.

[PlayNando]

Of course. You win. :lol
The stats don't lie, son!

[PlayNando]

Nando shows his ability to get the ball stripped on every other drive. And his lack of NBA speed. And his ability to throw the ball to the other team when pressured. And his ability to NOT hit contested shots. Like at all.

Can't oppress that.
32 points, 13-20 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Can't argue with that, boy!

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20131208/RNOAUS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore (http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20131208/RNOAUS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore)

[ace3g]

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
(https://twitter.com/spurs)De Colo and Thomas assigned to @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros/) - j.mp/18F9tnN (http://t.co/oBVJ6aS6hd)


Toros have a game tonight at 7:30 pm

[Bruno]

Spurs still not curious to see what Thomas could do in the NBA while the deadline to his contract becoming guaranteed is getting closer. They must be pretty sure about what to do with him.

[Baam]

^ Doesn't that make the possibility of Bonner getting traded more likely?

[Bruno]

^ Doesn't that make the possibility of Bonner getting traded more likely?

It really could be both way.

Spurs could not be in a hurry to try him because they know they will keep him after the guaranteed deadline or it could be because they know they will cut him before that deadline.

They key to that is obviously his 3 point shot and Chip Engelland opinion on it. At that stage, Chip has seen Thomas taking thousands of threes in practices/shootarounds and has likely started working with him on his shot. He should have a pretty good idea on how reliable his 3 point shot and how much it could improve with some of his coaching.

Now, If Thomas is kept, Spurs will have 7 bigmen under contract with Duncan, Splitter, Diaw, Ayres, Bonner, Baynes and Thomas. It's a lot and some of them could be traded or at least made available in trade talks.

[Bruno]

Toros will play tonight against the same team than yesterday. Toros beat them by 43 points yesterday.

Aside of making them run a little to stay in shape, it looks like this assignment will have little basketball interest for them.

[TheyCallMePro]

I think this has more to do with our opponent tonight than anything else. De Colo and Thomas have absolutely no chance of getting into the game tonight. I know De Colo despises sitting there too. I'm sure he would much rather be playing with the Toros tonight.

[TD 21]

^ Doesn't that make the possibility of Bonner getting traded more likely?

You never know with this organization, but probably. You can generally tell when Pop is done with a veteran role player and for Bonner, that point clearly came last season and has only been further cemented this season.

If they sense Thomas can become something like a league average three-point shooter, then I can't see them releasing him.

They should offer Bonner, De Colo and Baynes for Williams. Williams is having a pretty good season (granted, it's a contract season) and is still relatively young, so the Jazz might want to re-sign him, but if not, I could see them doing this. For the Spurs, it would balance the roster and cut two guaranteed contracts, making it a no brainer to retain Thomas.

[palangi]

trust me williams is not having a good season in utah. and fans here would give him away. we don't want marvin williams.

[Chomag]

We could have used him tonight.

[PlayNando]

Nando will dominate.

[ace3g]

Halftime, Toros up 68-54



field goalsrebounds



pos
min
fgm-a
3pm-a
ftm-a
+/-
off
def
tot
ast
pf
st
to
bs
ba
pts


K. Hunt (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/kyle_hunt/)
F
07:27
0-2
0-0
0-0
+9
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0


J. Simmons (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jonathan_simmons/)
G
14:21
3-4
2-2
2-2
+15
1
0
1
3
1
2
0
0
0
10


M. Thomas (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/malcolm_thomas/)

19:47
5-11
1-3
1-2
+18
2
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
1
12


N. De Colo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/nando_de_colo/)

18:52
5-8
0-2
5-5
+18
0
1
1
5
2
1
0
0
0
15


M. Kabongo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/myck_kabongo/)
G
15:05
4-4
2-2
0-0
+20
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
10


J. Cowan (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jazwyn_cowan/)

06:56
2-3
0-0
0-0
-4
1
2
3
0
1
2
1
0
0
4


R. Murray (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/ronald_murray/)

08:55
1-2
0-1
0-2
-6
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2


J. Howard (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/josh_howard/)

09:39
2-3
1-1
0-0
-1
0
3
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
5


T. Kelley (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tre_kelley/)

09:20
1-4
1-1
2-2
-1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
5


E. Dawson (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/eric_dawson/)

09:38
1-2
1-1
2-2
+2
2
3
5
1
2
0
1
0
0
5


C. Bennerman (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tmp_cameron_bennerman/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


Total

120
24-43
8-13
12-15

6
13
19
15
11
6
6
2
2
68

[PlayNando]

Nando. :tu

[lmbebo]

is bellini what the spurs hoped De Colo would become?

[ace3g]

Toros win 131-94


Delaware 87ers (2-10)


field goalsrebounds



pos
min
fgm-a
3pm-a
ftm-a
+/-
off
def
tot
ast
pf
st
to
bs
ba
pts


T. Antetokounmpo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/thanasis_antetokounmpo/)
F
36:07
5-8
1-4
4-4
-41
1
1
2
0
5
2
3
0
0
15


D. Saunders (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/damian_saunders/)
F
44:20
2-8
0-4
0-0
-30
2
9
11
4
2
0
7
0
1
4


J. Inman (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jr_inman/)
F
41:10
6-14
0-1
4-5
-47
1
4
5
2
5
2
0
2
2
16


R. Williams (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/rodney_williams/)
F
04:42
0-0
0-0
2-2
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2


M. Udofia (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/mfon_udofia/)
G
39:48
5-10
2-4
6-7
-23
0
1
1
5
5
1
5
0
0
18


D. Salisbery (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tmp_dustin_salisbery/)

26:30
4-7
2-3
5-6
-20
0
5
5
3
4
0
6
0
0
15


R. Nelson (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/reeves_nelson/)

16:48
0-2
0-0
0-0
-1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0


S. Weingarten (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/steve_weingarten/)

30:36
9-18
6-11
0-2
-17
1
2
3
0
5
1
0
0
0
24


A. Carr (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/aquille_carr/)
DNP - Coach's Decision


R. Johnson (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/reggie_johnson/)
DNP - Coach's Decision


N. Pelle (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tmp_norvel_pelle/)
DNP - Coach's Decision


Total

240
31-67
11-27
21-26

6
23
29
15
26
6
21
2
4
94



46.3%
40.7%
80.8%

team rebs: 8
total to: 24




Austin Toros (5-5)


field goalsrebounds



pos
min
fgm-a
3pm-a
ftm-a
+/-
off
def
tot
ast
pf
st
to
bs
ba
pts


K. Hunt (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/kyle_hunt/)
F
21:03
2-4
0-0
0-0
+7
0
3
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
4


J. Simmons (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jonathan_simmons/)
G
27:57
6-12
2-4
2-2
+13
2
0
2
4
2
2
0
0
0
16


M. Thomas (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/malcolm_thomas/)

40:40
9-17
3-6
1-3
+42
5
5
10
5
4
0
2
4
1
22


N. De Colo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/nando_de_colo/)

37:44
10-16
3-8
8-9
+52
0
6
6
9
4
4
3
0
0
31


M. Kabongo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/myck_kabongo/)
G
29:57
6-7
2-2
3-4
+36
0
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
17


J. Cowan (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jazwyn_cowan/)

06:56
2-3
0-0
0-0
-4
1
2
3
0
1
2
1
0
0
4


R. Murray (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/ronald_murray/)

16:27
1-4
0-1
0-2
-7
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
2


J. Howard (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/josh_howard/)

17:39
3-7
1-2
0-0
+14
0
3
3
0
4
2
2
0
0
7


T. Kelley (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tre_kelley/)

18:28
4-7
3-3
3-3
+6
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
1
14


E. Dawson (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/eric_dawson/)

23:09
5-9
1-2
3-3
+26
5
6
11
1
2
0
1
0
0
14


C. Bennerman (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tmp_cameron_bennerman/)
DNP - Coach's Decision


Total

240
48-86
15-28
20-26

13
30
43
26
21
11
14
4
2
131

[PlayNando]

Nando = dominant. :tu

31 points on 16 shot attempts... Almost a double-double with 6 rebounds and 9 assists, too... +/- of +52.... :wow

Give this man some playing time, Pop!

[TXstbobcat]

As an expiring contract I think there's a good chance Nando would be traded if the spurs make a trade before the deadline.

[PlayNando]

As an expiring contract I think there's a good chance Nando would be traded if the spurs make a trade before the deadline.
If Pop is just going to oppress him to the bench, I hope the Spurs do trade him so that Nando can get quality backup time on another squad, as he rightfully has shown he deserves, tbh.

[chapnis]

All this shows is how shit the D-League is if a scrub like De Colo can put up LeBron type numbers up every night.

[Bruno]

Nice to see Nando doing well even if the opponent is very weak. He is a quality player and it's a shame to see his year being wasted. He could brought a lot to a low level NBA team/high level European team.

Malcolm Thomas is now a combined 16/27 from behind the arc in 5 D-League games. This 3 point shooting is looking less and less flukish...

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em9wB64JLDo

[palangi]

I'd like to see thomas with the ball in his hands more. You don't see him dribble. to see if a back up 3 he could be? right now from his games he looks to be a stretch 4.

[TheGoldStandard]

It's a shame that we won't actually see Thomas play as a Spur till next season.

[ace3g]

Andrew A. McNeill @drew_48moh
(https://twitter.com/drew_48moh)#Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs) announced Nando De Colo and Malcolm Thomas have been recalled back to the big club.

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
(https://twitter.com/spurs)[RELEASE] Spurs recall De Colo and Thomas from Toros: nba.com/spurs/news/131… (http://t.co/E6UX15ofWU)

[Aremid]

It's a shame that we won't actually see Thomas play as a Spur till next season.

Once again, questionable decision making by pop. Scott Brooks has confidence in his rookie Stephen Adams why can't pop play a d league guy who meets a need and is familiar with our system already?

[look_at_g_shred]

Once again, questionable decision making by pop. Scott Brooks has confidence in his rookie Stephen Adams why can't pop play a d league guy who meets a need and is familiar with our system already?
That's exactly what frustrates the fuck outta me. Adams is already contributing greatly for OKC because Scotty doesn't think twice to play him, and he's a rookie with no familiarity with their team. He plays because he fits a need for the team. Thomas may or may not work out but we will never know if Pop doesn't play him.

[Aremid]

That's exactly what frustrates the fuck outta me. Adams is already contributing greatly for OKC because Scotty doesn't think twice to play him, and he's a rookie with no familiarity with their team. He plays because he fits a need for the team. Thomas may or may not work out but we will never know if Pop doesn't play him.

I guess it's "not fair" to him LOL. :pop:

[TheGoldStandard]

Once again, questionable decision making by pop. Scott Brooks has confidence in his rookie Stephen Adams why can't pop play a d league guy who meets a need and is familiar with our system already?

Pop already fell in love with Ayres. He is as D League as you can get.

[Chomag]

M Thomas looks like an NBA player, wish pop would get off his old stubbornness and just admit Ayers is a bad idea.

[ChumpDumper]

Once again, questionable decision making by pop. Scott Brooks has confidence in his rookie Stephen Adams why can't pop play a d league guy who meets a need and is familiar with our system already?


That's exactly what frustrates the fuck outta me. Adams is already contributing greatly for OKC because Scotty doesn't think twice to play him, and he's a rookie with no familiarity with their team. He plays because he fits a need for the team. Thomas may or may not work out but we will never know if Pop doesn't play him.Wow. A lottery pick gets minutes in the NBA while an undrafted player doesn't!

spurfan!

[PlayNando]

You wankers are ridiculous. LMAO. If you noticed, Cojo tore it up in the D-League. Nando looks like a fkn MVP in the D-League. So what if Thomas looks good in the D-League? The D-League is full of fkn useless scrubs.

[Aremid]

Wow. A lottery pick gets minutes in the NBA while an undrafted player doesn't!

spurfan!

Kinda like how splitter and George hill got so many minutes their rookie seasons?

[Aremid]

You wankers are ridiculous. LMAO. If you noticed, Cojo tore it up in the D-League. Nando looks like a fkn MVP in the D-League. So what if Thomas looks good in the D-League? The D-League is full of fkn useless scrubs.

At least give him the opportunity to see if he is a scrub or not...

[ChumpDumper]

Kinda like how splitter and George hill got so many minutes their rookie seasons?Compared to an undrafted player?

Absolutely.

spurfan gets it!

[look_at_g_shred]

Wow. A lottery pick gets minutes in the NBA while an undrafted player doesn't!

spurfan!
Great post!

[ChumpDumper]

Great post!I was compelled.

:cry It's just so rare that a lottery pick gets minutes in his NBA rookie season. :cry

[look_at_g_shred]

I was compelled.

:cry It's just so rare that a lottery pick gets minutes in his NBA rookie season. :cry
Go figure right?

[ChumpDumper]

Go figure right?spurfan may not grasp all the terms in use.

[look_at_g_shred]

spurfan may not grasp all the terms in use.
Oh i get ur trying to be sarcastic, but it aint workin yo!

[ChumpDumper]

Oh i get ur trying to be sarcastic, but it aint workin yo!If you get it, it worked.

[Bruno]

RU just made a blog post on him:
http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2013/12/22/5234928/now-on-assignment-from-the-spurs-malcolm-thomas-continues-to-impress

And Pop isn't stuck in his thought/evaluation process. He gave a lot of time to Ayres earlier this year and he is now in the doghouse. It's now Baynes turn to receive minutes.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

You wankers are ridiculous. LMAO. If you noticed, Cojo tore it up in the D-League. Nando looks like a fkn MVP in the D-League. So what if Thomas looks good in the D-League? The D-League is full of fkn useless scrubs.

Sound logic. Wait...does this mean you've finally come to the realization that Nando can't handle being a Spur??

[Kyuui-Musikq]

This probably belongs in the Toros thread, but does anyone see Kabongo as good pick & roll player, for those who have seen the games?

[TD 21]

trust me williams is not having a good season in utah. and fans here would give him away. we don't want marvin williams.

I meant, good season by his standards. Obviously, he's nothing special, but only an idiot would turn down Williams for Bonner, De Colo and Baynes.

[exstatic]

Kinda like how splitter and George hill got so many minutes their rookie seasons?

Not lottery picks.

[PublicOption]

I think Thomas plays tonight.

[PlayNando]

I think Thomas plays tonight.
Well, you think wrong.

[r0drig0lac]

Well, you think wrong.

[ace3g]

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
(https://twitter.com/spurs)[RELEASE] Spurs recall De Colo and Thomas from the @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros/): nba.com/spurs/news/131… (http://t.co/mJwOaNwDdM) #GoSpursGo (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo)

[TheGoldStandard]

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
(https://twitter.com/spurs)[RELEASE] Spurs recall De Colo and Thomas from the @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros/): nba.com/spurs/news/131… (http://t.co/mJwOaNwDdM) #GoSpursGo (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo)



They get courtside seats for new year. Good for them

[emanueldavidginobili]

In 4 games De Colo averaging 25.5 ppg 6.5 assist 6.5 rebounds and 3 steals...

[r0drig0lac]

In 4 games De Colo averaging 25.5 ppg 6.5 assist 6.5 rebounds and 3 steals...
GOAT D-League clearly

[ace3g]

San Antonio Spurs ✔ @spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs) [RELEASE] Spurs assign De Colo and Thomas to @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros): http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140103_spurs_assign_de_colo_thomas … (http://t.co/Z0Cqf41Efb) #GoSpursGo (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo&src=hash)

[TheGoldStandard]

Sad that Thomas hasn't even been given 12 seconds of burn.

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

nothing new here..................
really wish we could see Thomas wit the Spurs tho.
I doubt hell ever see the court tbh..

[TheGoldStandard]

nothing new here..................
really wish we could see Thomas wit the Spurs tho.
I doubt hell ever see the court tbh..

Dude can't be worse than Ayres and yet we see Ayres getting 8 to 10 a game.

[DPG21920]

Mark Deeks posted about him & said he thinks he sticks with the Spurs. He said he didn't have any inside info, but thinks the Spurs have plans for him fwiw.

[TheGoldStandard]

He has the best seat in the house, spurs select a d league guy a season to watch them play

[Robz4000]

Anyone think maybe the Spurs are holding on to him to include him in a trade later on? Maybe they signed him to block a certain team from getting him and plan to package him with one or more of Bonner/De Colo/Random player #3 to get someone? Its far out there but fuck it.

[Chinook]

Pop needs to go ahead and "rest" Bonner or Ayres to give Thomas at least a chance to play in garbage time.

[Baam]

When is the deadline again?

Any way he could turn out to be a key player to play smaller and fix the spacing/chemistry issues so there's no reason not to play him at all...

Let's try a Diaw & M. Thomas rotation at PF ffs. Could even start vs OKc in a perfect world, defending on ibaka and drawing him out of the paint on the other hand while Kawhi and Tim (and Boris off the bench) work in the post vs Durant and Perk... In before Chump saying he's a scrub...

[Baam]

That said another big deadline in a few days, that's when Tiago becomes eligible for a trade...

We'll see a clearer picture at that point... Do they try to move him or do they stick with him... What's the plan, do they one in first place...

[Bruno]

The deadline when Thomas contract becomes guaranteed is January 7, 5 pm ET. Spurs will play one game (today) before the deadline.

Regarding Thomas, his previous bad D-League game (scoreless in 9 minutes played) was because of a concussion. Spurs should also be encouraged by how well Kendall Marshall and James Johnson have done since being call up. It may remind them that pleasant surprises can happen but they need first to give Thomas some minutes with Spurs.

The previously talked article from Mark Deeks:
http://beta.thescore.com/nba/news/398515

The Spurs have grand designs on Thomas's future, as well they should. He will survive.

If Thomas is cut, the next in line to receive a 10 days contract could very well be Devin Ebanks. Similarly to Thomas, he is now shooting/making way more 3's than in the past. In 15 D-League games played, he is 44/121 (36.4%) from behind the arc.

[Bruno]

Anyone think maybe the Spurs are holding on to him to include him in a trade later on? Maybe they signed him to block a certain team from getting him and plan to package him with one or more of Bonner/De Colo/Random player #3 to get someone? Its far out there but fuck it.

It's not possible. Players signed can't be traded for at least 3 months. Thomas was signed in early December. He can't be traded before early March and it's after the trade deadline.

[313]

After we got Baynes last season, when did he start playing?

[Bruno]

De Colo has been recalled, Thomas hasn't.

So Thomas won't play a single second with Spurs before the guarantee deadline. De Colo being recalled might mean someone won't play or is questionable for today's Spurs game.

[RD2191]

:bang

[TheGoldStandard]

De Colo has been recalled, Thomas hasn't.

So Thomas won't play a single second with Spurs before the guarantee deadline. De Colo being recalled might mean someone won't play or is questionable for today's Spurs game.

De Colo really wanted to see a clippers game that's all. Spurs front office has mis managed a lot of opportunities to either improve or evaluate talent. The extension for splitter was just terrible giving him more at the beginning of the deal, rather backload that deal so we can move him later.

For a team that just went to the finals they have absolutely no chip on their shoulder, I can see the old guys not getting caught up but the young guys are playing with no fire at all.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Regarding Thomas, his previous bad D-League game (scoreless in 9 minutes played) was because of a concussion. Spurs should also be encouraged by how well Kendall Marshall and James Johnson have done since being call up. It may remind them that pleasant surprises can happen but they need first to give Thomas some minutes with Spurs

Sometimes I wish I was pursuing Kinesiology as my major instead of Bio so I could work my way into the SFO somehow.

These guys were only two players I've lobbied for this year besides Emeka Okafor

[TD 21]

For all the obvious reasons, I'm not surprised that Thomas is likely to be kept. I suspect "grand designs" means he pushes, if not altogether usurps Ayres for fourth big next season.

By guaranteeing him, that should ensure that a transaction is made at some point . . . knowing them, it'll probably be something as minor as paying the Jazz to take De Colo.

[TheGoldStandard]

For all the obvious reasons, I'm not surprised that Thomas is likely to be kept. I suspect "grand designs" means he pushes, if not altogether usurps Ayres for fourth big next season.

By guaranteeing him, that should ensure that a transaction is made at some point . . . knowing them, it'll probably be something as minor as paying the Jazz to take De Colo.

Spurs won't move anyone. Shit theyll probably keep Ayres and Thomas and let Diaw go next season

[TD 21]

Spurs won't move anyone. Shit theyll probably keep Ayres and Thomas and let Diaw go next season

They will, or else they'll be going into the playoffs woefully thin at SF and at the forward spots period. They can't possibly be so ignorant as to prioritize a seventh guard/fourteenth man over basically a fourth forward (Ayres' non existent jump shot has made him strictly a C on offense and they're clearly done with Bonner)/tenth man.

[TheGoldStandard]

They will, or else they'll be going into the playoffs woefully thin at SF and at the forward spots period. They can't possibly be so ignorant as to prioritize a seventh guard/fourteenth man over basically a fourth forward (Ayres' non existent jump shot has made him strictly a C on offense and they're clearly done with Bonner)/tenth man.

It can and probably will

[ace3g]

Toros had another game tonight:



field goalsrebounds



pos
min
fgm-a
3pm-a
ftm-a
+/-
off
def
tot
ast
pf
st
to
bs
ba
pts


http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/images/livestats/arrow.gif C. Fells (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/courtney_fells/)
G
37:16
4-14
2-6
0-0
-15
0
5
5
1
0
2
2
0
0
10


http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/images/livestats/arrow.gif M. Thomas (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/malcolm_thomas/)
F
37:08
8-12
1-4
2-3
-9
3
5
8
2
4
1
2
1
0
19


http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/images/livestats/arrow.gif E. Dawson (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/eric_dawson/)
F
37:13
9-17
0-2
1-1
+6
5
5
10
6
3
0
1
4
0
19


http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/images/livestats/arrow.gif R. Murray (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/ronald_murray/)
G
44:18
11-22
2-9
11-14
-5
1
5
6
1
4
1
4
0
3
35


http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/images/livestats/arrow.gif M. Kabongo (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/myck_kabongo/)
G
41:52
8-13
1-3
5-8
0
2
7
9
6
5
3
3
0
0
22


L. Zeller (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/luke_zeller/)

15:33
3-6
2-3
0-0
-2
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
8


J. Cowan (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jazwyn_cowan/)

05:46
0-0
0-0
0-0
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0


J. Simmons (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jonathan_simmons/)

12:56
0-0
0-0
0-2
-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0


C. Westbrook

07:08
0-1
0-0
0-0
+1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0


J. Howard (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/josh_howard/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


K. Hunt (http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/kyle_hunt/)

00:00
0
0
0-0
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0


Total

239
43-85
8-27
19-28

11
28
39
21
17
8
14
5
3
113




Also made a trade:

SIOUX FALLS, SD -

The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today that the team has acquired guard Tre Kelley from the Austin Toros in exchange for guard Charlie Westbrook. The team also waived center Phil Jones. The active roster now stands at 10 players.

Kelley averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 assists in 10 games (eight starts) with Austin this season. He holds NBA Development League career averages of 11.8 points and 4.7 assists in 69 games (29 starts) with Austin. The 6-0, 188-pound guard averaged 11.1 points and 3.8 assists in four seasons (134 games) at the University of South Carolina.

Season tickets and 12-ticket flex packs for the 2013-14 season are on sale. Discounts and benefits are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, please contact a Skyforce representative at (605) 332-0605.

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/skyforce-trade-westbrook-to-toros/?id=158269

[ChumpDumper]

They will, or else they'll be going into the playoffs woefully thin at SF and at the forward spots period. They can't possibly be so ignorant as to prioritize a seventh guard/fourteenth man over basically a fourth forward (Ayres' non existent jump shot has made him strictly a C on offense and they're clearly done with Bonner)/tenth man.Eh, I wouldn't say they are done with Bonner. It's still experimentation time and Bonner is the most known quantity of all the big men not named Duncan. That's not to say he couldn't be traded. Anyone outside the big four could this season.

The trade the Toros made seems to indicate they are pretty intent on developing Kabongo for what that's worth.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Did anyone who caught the clips broadcast of the game tonight hear Michael Smith say he talked to Sean Elliott before the game and he told Smith that the Spurs are high on Baynes and had plans for him? Or that Sean said he was "a keeper". It was something along those lines.

If true, and they really are keeping Thomas, Bonner and Diaw are probably gonna be let go after this season if they don't try to move them at the deadline for a pick or someone they really like.

[ChumpDumper]

Did anyone who caught the clips broadcast of the game tonight hear Michael Smith say he talked to Sean ****** before the game and he told Smith that they were high on Baynes and had plans for him? Or that Sean said he was "a keeper". It was something along those lines.

If true, and they really are keeping Thomas, Bonner and Diaw are probably gonna be let go after this season if they don't try to move them at the deadline for a pick or someone they really like.Sean did say that, but there is no way in hell they would let Diaw go in favor of either of these guys.

[jeebus]

After we got Baynes last season, when did he start playing?

Sparingly. His first real game was pretty good(it was pretty soon after he was signed); it was against some East team that wasn't great so it was basically 2nd half blow out minutes. He didn't play much after that until the game 4 Laker game where he started and made Dwert quit.

[jeebus]

If true, and they really are keeping Thomas, Bonner and Diaw are probably gonna be let go after this season if they don't try to move them at the deadline for a pick or someone they really like.

Diaw>Boner and Thomas.

I highly doubt Boner will be back next season unless it's a vet minimum deal for a year. I wouldn't mind trading Ayres for a value pack of condoms and let Thomas take his spot.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Sean did say that, but there is no way in hell they would let Diaw go in favor of either of these guys.

I agree with TD 21 in that I think the Spurs will make a move for someone who's a legit SF. We're still in the experimental stages, sure, but I have to think RC, Pop and co. have been analyzing who exactly is expendable in trade scenarios dependent on who they'd receive in return or players we potentially have already who they feel adequately replace a player.

I guess what am getting at is, however versatile Diaw is, I think he could be made available given we get the proper player in return or by some other means besides trade. The fact that he could guard SF wouldn't mean much if we had a SF who could guard SF and did it effectively, not to dumb down what his value is our system so simply. In that sense I don't see Diaw as untouchable or other players who aren't Manu, Parker, Duncan and Kawhi. It would just have to be a definite Win scenario for us.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Diaw>Boner and Thomas.

I highly doubt Boner will be back next season unless it's a vet minimum deal for a year. I wouldn't mind trading Ayres for a value pack of condoms and let Thomas take his spot.

I just need to see this guy get some minutes already. He hasn't played a single game and I don't think it's anything but by design, for whatever reason.

Diaw is great and all, but hypothetically, a 21-28 yr old 6-7 SF who can shoot, dribble, pass and play good perimeter D would be better. And if it was a decision to be made either Diaw or the latter, I'd choose the latter.

[SpursRock20]

Anyone holding onto a slim amount of hope that the Spurs are going to start giving some burn for De Colo to "show him off" to some of the other teams to the league? Really surprised me that he got some burn tonight even though it was a blowout. The dude never plays anymore. It was the first game that he played more than a minute in since that Warriors game where everyone sat about 10 games ago.

[TD 21]

Eh, I wouldn't say they are done with Bonner. It's still experimentation time and Bonner is the most known quantity of all the big men not named Duncan. That's not to say he couldn't be traded. Anyone outside the big four could this season.

The trade the Toros made seems to indicate they are pretty intent on developing Kabongo for what that's worth.

I know it's still experimentation time, but in an attempt to spread the floor, he's often played Diaw 12-18 minute spurts (young Duncan was the last Spur to play stretches that lengthy), in order to avoid playing Bonner. Then tonight, with Diaw out, he went small instead.

That being said, it's still easier to imagine a scenario whereby Bonner could play a minimal role in the playoffs, as opposed to De Colo, which is why I suspect he's the one who's jettisoned in order to free up a roster spot for an SF. Still, Bonner's days are numbered.

Speaking of Kabongo, how's he looked?

[ChumpDumper]

Diaw>Boner and Thomas.

I highly doubt Boner will be back next season unless it's a vet minimum deal for a year. I wouldn't mind trading Ayres for a value pack of condoms and let Thomas take his spot.


I agree with TD 21 in that I think the Spurs will make a move for someone who's a legit SF. We're still in the experimental stages, sure, but I have to think RC, Pop and co. have been analyzing who exactly is expendable in trade scenarios dependent on who they'd receive in return or players we potentially have already who they feel adequately replace a player.

I guess what am getting at is, however versatile Diaw is, I think he could be made available given we get the proper player in return or by some other means besides trade. The fact that he could guard SF wouldn't mean much if we had a SF who could guard SF and did it effectively, not to dumb down what his value is our system so simply. In that sense I don't see Diaw as untouchable or other players who aren't Manu, Parker, Duncan and Kawhi. It would just have to be a definite Win scenario for us.Diaw will not be traded for a 15 mpg small forward. I feel pretty comfortable saying that. Diaw fits in pretty much every lineup, even at SF. That's rare.


I know it's still experimentation time, but in an attempt to spread the floor, he's often played Diaw 12-18 minute spurts (young Duncan was the last Spur to play stretches that lengthy), in order to avoid playing Bonner. Then tonight, with Diaw out, he went small instead.

That being said, it's still easier to imagine a scenario whereby Bonner could play a minimal role in the playoffs, as opposed to De Colo, which is why I suspect he's the one who's jettisoned in order to free up a roster spot for an SF. Still, Bonner's days are numbered.

Speaking of Kabongo, how's he looked?Kabongo looks really good tbh. He drives and finishes well but I haven't really seen him against a very good defense yet. Pretty promising at this point though.

[ace3g]

Toros about to acquire Dexter Pittman

To make room for Pittman on their roster, the Toros are set to release the seldom used 2013 D-League Draft selection Kyle Hunt. The versatile talented forward is set to enter the NBADL Player Pool, according to a source.

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2014/1/5/5276884/source-austin-toros-to-acquire-nba-d-league-rights-of-dexter-pittman

[Bruno]

It's a little weird to sign Pittman while Toros still have Dawson and Zeller. Maybe Dawson will soon sign overseas.

[exstatic]

I just need to see this guy get some minutes already. He hasn't played a single game and I don't think it's anything but by design, for whatever reason.

Diaw is great and all, but hypothetically, a 21-28 yr old 6-7 SF who can shoot, dribble, pass and play good perimeter D would be better. And if it was a decision to be made either Diaw or the latter, I'd choose the latter.

That's why you're a message board jerkoff and not a GM.

[exstatic]

It's a little weird to sign Pittman while Toros still have Dawson and Zeller. Maybe Dawson will soon sign overseas.

Pittman went to UT right there in Austin. He'd be an attendance draw.

[Spurs151]

I hear they are keeping thomas, and Dawson is not signing overseas

[jeebus]

It's a little weird to sign Pittman while Toros still have Dawson and Zeller. Maybe Dawson will soon sign overseas.
what? they have Luke Zeller again? that dude is gonna ride the bench while Pittman gets good minutes. I don't see how Zeller is still in the league, any league.

[ChumpDumper]

It's a little weird to sign Pittman while Toros still have Dawson and Zeller. Maybe Dawson will soon sign overseas.I'm sure he'll stay through the showcase at least. Anyway Zeller and now Dawson have three point range so they can both play with Pittman.

Hopefully these moves will help bring some roster stability so the team can actually play together a bit. Only two players have appeared in all 14 games so far. As far as the Spurs are concerned I believe the only Toro they think might fit into their future plans at this point is Kabongo.

[palangi]

The deadline when Thomas contract becomes guaranteed is January 7, 5 pm ET. Spurs will play one game (today) before the deadline.

Regarding Thomas, his previous bad D-League game (scoreless in 9 minutes played) was because of a concussion. Spurs should also be encouraged by how well Kendall Marshall and James Johnson have done since being call up. It may remind them that pleasant surprises can happen but they need first to give Thomas some minutes with Spurs.

The previously talked article from Mark Deeks:
http://beta.thescore.com/nba/news/398515


If Thomas is cut, the next in line to receive a 10 days contract could very well be Devin Ebanks. Similarly to Thomas, he is now shooting/making way more 3's than in the past. In 15 D-League games played, he is 44/121 (36.4%) from behind the arc.

I would love for the spurs to get rid of joseph or de colo and sign this kid. very long and athletic. he is a 6'8" with a 7' wing span. definitely the type of backup SF we have been looking for. and if he has improved his "J" then that is an added bonus. he is good defensively.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

That's why you're a message board jerkoff and not a GM.

Well aren't we all.

btw, Dune is shit

[exstatic]

Well aren't we all.

btw, Dune is shit

So is soccer.

[ace3g]

San Antonio Spurs @spurs

(https://twitter.com/spurs)[RELEASE] Spurs assign De Colo to @austintoros (https://twitter.com/austintoros/): nba.com/spurs/news/140… (http://t.co/LS4aBCMSsa)


Toros play tonight at 5:30 pm CST

[monkeypunk]

Don't they have to call Thomas back up now? Seems a perfect time to see what he can do in the big leagues now...

[ace3g]

Don't they have to call Thomas back up now? Seems a perfect time to see what he can do in the big leagues now...

Spurs don't play till tomorrow, so even if the Spurs planned on calling Thomas back up, they would wait till after the Toros game tonight so he can get some minutes.

[Bruno]

De Colo being assigned is somewhat interesting this time. He has always been send to the Toros for some of their home games. The travel to Austin is easy and it's allowed him to stay in shape.

This time, it's different since he will go to Reno where the D-League has his usual showcase. GMs and FO members of other NBA teams will be in attendance. So, it likely isn't a conditioning stint but a sting to create some interests around De Colo for a potential trade.

[Bruno]

I'm sure he'll stay through the showcase at least. Anyway Zeller and now Dawson have three point range so they can both play with Pittman.

I guess pairing them is their idea then but, in a league played a very high pace and with a lot of small ball, it's going to be tough for them defensively.

[TheGoldStandard]

I get the feeling they are trying to shop de Colo but at the same time they are hoping he will breakthru. If spurs are going to move them I would suspect moving one of them asap, getting long in the year

[TheGoldStandard]

Wonder if Pittman is staying in shape and improving. Given his size and athleticism he could be a nice tradeable piece or bench big

[ChumpDumper]

De Colo being assigned is somewhat interesting this time. He has always been send to the Toros for some of their home games. The travel to Austin is easy and it's allowed him to stay in shape.

This time, it's different since he will go to Reno where the D-League has his usual showcase. GMs and FO members of other NBA teams will be in attendance. So, it likely isn't a conditioning stint but a sting to create some interests around De Colo for a potential trade.I don't doubt that. A lot of players just got assigned for the showcase, so other teams might have the same idea.

[ChumpDumper]

I get the feeling they are trying to shop de Colo but at the same time they are hoping he will breakthru. If spurs are going to move them I would suspect moving one of them asap, getting long in the yearUnless one or more of the players involved have nonguaranteed contracts that can be dumped in the next few days, there isn't a huge incentive to get small deals done so quickly.


Wonder if Pittman is staying in shape and improving. Given his size and athleticism he could be a nice tradeable piece or bench bigWe'll find out today at 5:30 on YouTube. The game will also be shown on NBAtv tomorrow at 11AM.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FeJQ3ESBQp0

[ChumpDumper]

Zeller and Thomas start, Pittman and Dawson off the bench.

Pittman credited with four blocks in three minutes. Probably got one of Dawson's.

[HI-FI]

watching now from the link by ace3g. good to see De Colo getting some burn. wish he would get more with Spurs but I guess too much logjam.

[HI-FI]

hilarious with the audio feed, since crowd is so quiet and nonexistent, you can hear all the "muthafuckas" and other jive.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Damn. Brownlee dude dunked that one nasty on Dawson

[Kyuui-Musikq]

hilarious with the audio feed, since crowd is so quiet and nonexistent, you can hear all the "muthafuckas" and other jive.

:lol

[Kyuui-Musikq]

Zeller and Thomas start, Pittman and Dawson off the bench.

Pittman credited with four blocks in three minutes. Probably got one of Dawson's.

Yeah the fourth one looked to be Dawson's

[Kyuui-Musikq]

http://halestormsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/537290_display_image.jpg


Trajan Langdon, Spurs scout?
I'd really like to know who else,we have in that department working for us

[jeebus]

hilarious with the audio feed, since crowd is so quiet and nonexistent, you can hear all the "muthafuckas" and other jive.
Part of me thinks why the Spurs play noise/music non stop during regular season games.

[Bruno]

Trajan Langdon, Spurs scout?
I'd really like to know who else,we have in that department working for us

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/spurs/imgs/201314_media_guide_sse.pdf

SPURS BASKETBALL STAFF
President of Spurs Basketball & Head Coach . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregg Popovich
President of Sports Franchises & General Manager . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.C. Buford
Assistant General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Layden
Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Boylen, Ime Udoka,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Marks, Chip Engelland, Chad Forcier
Director of Scouting/Toros GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Pauga
Director of College Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . George Felton
Manager of Basketball Administration . . . . . . . Brandon James
Manager of Statistical Development. . . . . . . . . . . Matt Meiners
Director of Basketball Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabe Farkas
Manager of Basketball Administration . . . . . . . Brandon James
Draft Scouting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Telep
Pro Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trajan Langdon
International Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudio Crippa
Head Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Sevening
Athletic Trainer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dice Yamaguchi
Equipment Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Wade
Coordinator of Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Ransone
Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Hardy
Athletic Performance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . Anthony Falsone
Athletic Performance Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Herring
Assistant Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Sullivan
Director of Player Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analisa Rodriguez
Senior Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom James
Basketball Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Kris Davis
Basketball Communications Coordinator. . . . . . . Mitch Heckart
Basketball Operations Executive Assistant . . . . . . . Leslie Giese
Basketball Operations Executive Assistant . . April Hardy-Holley
Basketball Operations Administrative Assistant . . . Cindi Moreno
Practice Facility Building Supervisor . . . . . . . . . Julio Rodriguez
Team Physicians . . . . . . . . . Dr. David Schmidt, Dr. Paul Saenz

[Bruno]

De Colo playing well except his outside shot. Thomas is more quiet like it has been the case in his previous D-League games. His 3 point shot has been kinda broken lately.

[Kyuui-Musikq]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/spurs/imgs/201314_media_guide_sse.pdf

SPURS BASKETBALL STAFF
President of Spurs Basketball & Head Coach . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregg Popovich
President of Sports Franchises & General Manager . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.C. Buford
Assistant General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Layden
Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Boylen, Ime Udoka,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Marks, Chip Engelland, Chad Forcier
Director of Scouting/Toros GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Pauga
Director of College Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . George Felton
Manager of Basketball Administration . . . . . . . Brandon James
Manager of Statistical Development. . . . . . . . . . . Matt Meiners
Director of Basketball Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabe Farkas
Manager of Basketball Administration . . . . . . . Brandon James
Draft Scouting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Telep
Pro Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trajan Langdon
International Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudio Crippa
Head Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Sevening
Athletic Trainer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dice Yamaguchi
Equipment Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Wade
Coordinator of Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Ransone
Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Hardy
Athletic Performance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . Anthony Falsone
Athletic Performance Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Herring
Assistant Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Sullivan
Director of Player Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analisa Rodriguez
Senior Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom James
Basketball Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Kris Davis
Basketball Communications Coordinator. . . . . . . Mitch Heckart
Basketball Operations Executive Assistant . . . . . . . Leslie Giese
Basketball Operations Executive Assistant . . April Hardy-Holley
Basketball Operations Administrative Assistant . . . Cindi Moreno
Practice Facility Building Supervisor . . . . . . . . . Julio Rodriguez
Team Physicians . . . . . . . . . Dr. David Schmidt, Dr. Paul Saenz
much obliged kind sir!

[Kyuui-Musikq]

De Colo playing well except his outside shot. Thomas is more quiet like it has been the case in his previous D-League games. His 3 point shot has been kinda broken lately.

I don't know anything about his shot form past or present, but they mentioned at half time their trying to really convert him to a stretch four. Is it possible the coaching staff are making adjustments to it?

[Bruno]

I don't know anything about his shot form past or present, but they mentioned at half time their trying to really convert him to a stretch four. Is it possible the coaching staff are making adjustments to it?

Thomas has never been a 3 point shooter in a any kind before this season. He started to make 3 pointers in D-League this year and after only 2 games Spurs signed him up. He has continued to shoot very well 3's with Toros until recently. He is a combined 2/11 from 3 in his last 4 four games.

On the season, Thomas is 18/38 from behind the arc. His new found ability to hit these shot is the big reason why Spurs are likely sticking with him for the whole year.

[ace3g]

Sam AmickVerified account ‏@sam_amick (https://twitter.com/sam_amick) Greetings from Reno, w/ surprisingly-good camera work on highlights from Malcolm Thomas, Nando De Colo - http://instagram.com/p/i2U1M7jwvr/# (http://t.co/ZlzdMEmabb)

Ridiculous Upside ‏@RidicUpside (https://twitter.com/RidicUpside) 3h (https://twitter.com/RidicUpside/status/420348714268364800)
Malcolm Thomas is one of the most effective players in NBADL history but he also does all the little things well.

[tim_duncan_fan]

The number that sticks out to me about Thomas' game tonight are the 6 asts.

He had some crucial O-boards too. We should play the man.

We know he's good for 20 and 10 in the dleague on an average night. Nothing else to see there, really, unless they want to start testing his perimeter game. Personally, I want to see how he does defensively perimeter-wise.

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PLRF0Qy76Eqm50K pLpVyedQL8NsI5QRX94&v=iMRpAhivFjU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GyDgDMi77M


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0K4vUMMl5w

[exstatic]

The number that sticks out to me about Thomas' game tonight are the 6 asts.

He had some crucial O-boards too. We should play the man.

We know he's good for 20 and 10 in the dleague on an average night. Nothing else to see there, really, unless they want to start testing his perimeter game. Personally, I want to see how he does defensively perimeter-wise.

It's not a matter of what they can see in the d-league, it's getting him some game conditioning before he's ready to play here. The development staff is probably working with him on things that you don't want him to test out in live NBA action if you're a contender. Consider this his extended training camp.

[ajballer4]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA)1m (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/420589309284974592)
Spurs informed forward Malcolm Thomas that he won't be waived today, guaranteeing his contract for season, league sources tell Yahoo.

[silverblackfan]

NBA TV is showcasing the game right now.

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqjuI7UafFA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nKqaXce_J8

[TheGoldStandard]

In a month or so rosters will start to get locked down especially during the road trip so he needs to see some playing time soon. Won't know what you have unless you just go with it, can't be that bad at 2 or 3 minute intervals

[ajballer4]

Is the showcase just a bunch of games being played or is it an actual tournament?

And also do they just broadcast the games on youtube, but don't have them up for watching later?

[ChumpDumper]

Is the showcase just a bunch of games being played or is it an actual tournament?Buncha games.


And also do they just broadcast the games on youtube, but don't have them up for watching later?You can watch them on YouTube later as well.

Not happening to the Toros this time, but if the game is shown live on NBAtv, it often isn't ever on YouTube.

[ace3g]

Toros have another game at 5:30 tonight


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kruOnV9Z_qU

[Bruno]

Not a good game for Thomas against Maine. He has lost his perimeter shoot and he got frustrated. De Colo was relatively good but not great.

When De Colo isn't on the court, Toros offense is so ugly. The Tre'Kelley trade is really hurting them.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm catching up from a late start, but Malcom and Nando started out strong tonight.

Z2RYHU4sw50

You can move the cursor back to the start during the live cast. Lots of action early.

[ace3g]

Thomas just tweaked an ankle, walked it off and played through it but after a timeout, he is on the bench.

[ace3g]

back in, just had a nice interior dunk

[bluebellmaniac]

I'm catching up from a late start, but Malcom and Nando started out strong tonight.

Z2RYHU4sw50

You can move the cursor back to the start during the live cast. Lots of action early.

Thanks for the link ChumpDumper!

[ace3g]

Toros have a game at 3 pm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1u3k7CBh6U

[ace3g]

Paul Garcia PS @PaulGarciaPS
(https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS)Per #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs): The Spurs have recalled guard Nando De Colo from the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League (1/12).

[ace3g]

Toros have a game tonight: about to start


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCToAbJ2Ngo&feature=player_embedded

[ace3g]

boxscore shows Thomas inactive

[ChumpDumper]

Thomas isn't starting. Probably recalled.

[ace3g]

Jabari Young @jabari_young
(https://twitter.com/jabari_young)League sources tell the Express-News Malcolm Thomas will rejoin #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs) Sunday vs #Bucks (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bucks). Thomas was scheduled to play tonight. #NBA (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NBA)

[xellos88330]

^That is a tasty little tidbit there. I hope to see him get some time. This game just got more interesting.

[SpursFan86]

No surprise Thomas got recalled. With Bonner/Splitter both out, our big man depth has dwindled.

Hopefully he'll get some playing time. I'd hope we don't struggle too much with Milwaukee...so there should be some opportunity for him tomorrow night.

[ChumpDumper]

No Spurs assigned but it's hilarious watching the Vipers play Houston's offense and the Toros' playing right along.

Score was 78-67 Vipers at the half. Toros scored another 37 to take the lead by one after three.

Somewhere, Doug Moe is smiling.

[ace3g]

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