Marks is gone ... oops, Spurs keep Marks

[mrose31]

I don't know about Devin yet but Marks is defineltly gone because he has the unfortunate case having the #4 jersey. Hey Finley will be #4 and help us win our 4th Championship cool.

[FromWayDowntown]

Sean may be gone, but it's not because #4 isn't available.

Players are allowed to change uniform numbers.

[Solid D]

:lol

"You will go over there, dog"

Best regards,

Your Tail

[50 cent]

Fine by me. Marks was worthless anyway.

[Solid D]

I like Sean Marks. He's a good guy in the room and he puts his heart into his work and the fans notice that. You need an extra "big" for practices and injury situations (i.e. 2 pivots with sprained ankles in 1 week).

[nzkickass]

Fine by me. Marks was worthless anyway

Ask Tim Duncan if he was worthless. I bet his answer would be a big NO !

[cheguevara]

he performed well at his job which was 12th man. His teammates will probably miss him

[TDMVPDPOY]

he fit the andrew gaze role very well imo, he got his ring so leave kaput

[angel_luv]

I like Sean Marks. He's a good guy in the room and he puts his heart into his work and the fans notice that.


Well said! Sean is a keeper!

[hussker]

Sean Marks...served his purpose...good guy...If he had been in SA 9 yrs ago, he could have started, along Jamie Feick and the "aged" Dominique Wilkins for our 1 B.D. team(First year "Before Duncan"). I am sure you all remember that debacle well!

Let him go and get his journeyman work elsewhere, we have a dynasty to work on. Thanks for your help Sean!

[NZHayden]

Fine by me. Marks was worthless anyway.
kiss my arse bitch candy shop is worthless

[MaNuMaNiAc]

hmmm... sorry to spoil it for you guys, but Marks just signed with the Spurs.

[Kori Ellis]

The Spurs also are expected to announce they have reached an agreement with veteran big man Sean Marks, who spent most of last season on the injured list after suffering a back injury during training camp. Marks, who recently turned 30, is a 7-foot center-forward from New Zealand who played 23 games for the Spurs last season. He was not on the team's playoff roster.

Marks' deal is believed to be for the veterans' minimum, in his case just under $1 million. It will bring to 13 the number of Spurs under contract, putting them at the NBA-mandated minimum. They retain the right to match any offer sheet restricted free agent Devin Brown — yet another shooting guard — might receive from another team.

Popovich has no worries that Marks, one of the most popular Spurs among his teammates, might pout about his role this season. But he is aware that players like Finley, who averaged 36.8 minutes in 64 games with the Dallas Mavericks last season, sometimes have problems accepting lesser roles.

[angel_luv]

:elephant

[slayermin]

Air Marks!

[xcoriate]

:lol great thread peeps

Good to have him back


Free Marks!!!

[Dre_7]

They re-signed him? Awesome!

Good to have the depth!

[boutons]

Damn, what great news. It sounds like the players will be very pleased to have him back as team member and friend and great guy, if not a frequent contributor on the floor.
Did Sean not find a spot in Europe and decided to stay here?
Or did he decide just to stay here?

[Solid D]

Kori posted this back in January. I thought it was interesting to see what Pop expects even of his 13th men during the season in game preparation.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/printthread.php?t=9481

An average day at the Spurs for Sean Marks
23 January 2005

On a non-game day, San Antonio Spurs practice starts at 10:30am but Sean Marks will be at their training facility - which includes two courts, a weights room, saunas, whirpools and other training aids, plus offices for all the coaches, scouts and other immediate members of the team - an hour beforehand.

"Probably nine times out of ten I'll get a workout then. So one of the coaches will work me out or I'll help work out some of the other guys. Like Rasho Nesterovic, he'll come early some days and then the coaches will match me up against him just to give him some extra work or I'll go and work with Timmy (Tim Duncan) or I'll work with someone else.

"It'll involve a little bit of one-on-one but it'll (also) involve drills. It's a chance for me to get up some extra shots, get some cardio in. The coaches will make sure we (the players on the injured reserve list) get a good sweat on then because obviously I didn't play the night before.

"At 10:30am we'll watch film as a team, so we all go into the media room and we'll watch half an hour of tape on the team we're about to play or perhaps on our previous game. The coach will show us what we've done right, what we've done wrong, what he'd like to see more of.

"(Next) we'll lift weights for half an hour as a team then we'll hit the practice floor about 11:30am and we'll be off the floor at 1:00pm-1:30pm, something like that."

On game days, the Spurs will have a shoot around in the morning where they go over their plans for the match, before the players are left to relax through the afternoon (most games are played at night).

"We all talk about the opposition (at the shoot around), who we're playing, who we're likely to guard that night so he (coach Gregg Popovich) will ask 'Tony Parker, you're going to be playing against Chauncey Billups tell me about him?' So Tony will tell us in front of the team what the player he's going to be guarding likes to do and stuff and then, if he's left anything out, the coaches will add to that.

"They'll ask me just as much as they ask anybody else even though they know I'm not going to be playing and if they ask you you're expected to know. I've been around enough to have a basic understanding of the guys I'm playing against and I do my own research and we (the team) will all watch games together when we're on the road.

"It's our job so we should be watching TV, getting on the internet, that type of thing and making sure that we're watching players and games that we've got coming up. But at the same time the coaching staff have video guys and they put together edited DVDs for us so we can watch them at home and say this is who we're going to be playing against next game so we get familiar with their personel. It'll be broken down per position so the bigs will get their DVD and film clips on the players they'll be playing against and then the smaller guys will get theirs."

[CubanMustGo]

Ladies and gentlemen, your next Spurs assistant coach: Sean Marks.

[JUUOT]

Ladies and gentlemen, your next Spurs assistant coach: Sean Marks.

it s what i was thinking. could be a good assistant to take care of players and help Bigs development like Scola , mahimni and javtokas in 1 or 2 years

[waly.mg]

Ladies and gentlemen, your next Spurs assistant coach: Sean Marks.

He is going to assist the Coyote

I thinks this year can be 82 Games in IL

[SWC Bonfire]

Good move for the team in general.

[NZHayden]

all you marks haters must be kicking yourselves, i love it

[nzkickass]

What r u talking about NZHayden ? There are no Marks Haters out there. They all love him :)

Go Seany Go opps i mean
Go Spurs Go

[spurschick]

:spin

[Bruno]

I have a question for NZ posters.
Does the tall black do the haka like the all blacks, the newest was very impresive ?
It's a good move for Spurs Marks is a great guy.

[nzkickass]

Yeah the Tall Blacks do the Haka.

Yeah man that new Haka by the All blacks was Bloody impressive, Scary. No one can Beat us.... NO ONE

Go Seany Go

[Bruno]

Yeah the Tall Blacks do the Haka.

Yeah man that new Haka by the All blacks was Bloody impressive, Scary. No one can Beat us.... NO ONE

Go Seany Go

Thanks,
Good luck for your game against Australia.
Blacks plays way better rugby that South Africa, you deserve the three nations.

[Sense]

What r u talking about NZHayden ? There are no Marks Haters out there. They all love him :)

Go Seany Go opps i mean
Go Spurs Go


Maybe not a hater, but I don't think we need him.




And I think Duncan wouldn't have said " a big NO" if he wasn't the way he is.


Personally I always thought he was a malik rose type of player, and I loved the fact that he left.

[SUNDVOLD 20]

Im pumped that we got the 7'0 Gene Wilder back! :elephant

[NZHayden]

Thanks,
Good luck for your game against Australia.
Blacks plays way better rugby that South Africa, you deserve the three nations.

where are you from bruno?

[T Park]

eh alright I guess.

Would rather see a developing big man get the roster spot.

Marks when give then chance last year didn't show a hell of alot.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Good news, he is a useful guy for practise and a player that is willing to be a whole season in the IL, working hard, waiting to take his chance when someone is down with an injury.

And he is Manu's friend and both share the taste for bad haircuts!

[NZHayden]

what number is marks gonna wear now that finley has #4, hey maybe thats why the spurs didnt resign him untill they had signed finley because they wanted finley to have #4, just a thought thats all. if i was gonna give him a number it would probably be #12, he wore 12 for nz at the athens olympics

[Bruno]

where are you from bruno?

France.
Beside the french team, I'm a big all black fan because for so many years you play such a great offensive rugby.

[NZHayden]

i love it when nz plays france at stade de france that place is huge! and you guys have a new zealander on your team, tony marsh,
you should ask kori to give you a french flag under your name

[T Park]

would probably be #12

sorry bro, thats Bruce Bowen's number.

[NZHayden]

sorry bro, thats Bruce Bowen's number.

holy shit i forgot about brucie ok i'll look for another #

[NZHayden]

how about 14 i think he wore that at the last world champs

[Dex]

how about 14 i think he wore that at the last world champs

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/udrih_140_050621.jpg

[NZHayden]

oh my god i give up, give him 00 thats his 3pt shot success rate

[Dex]

http://www.sahoops.net/history/hist3pic2.jpg

Double 0 is hanging in the rafters (Johnny Moore). Players can't wear retired numbers. :lol

Not trying to give you a hard time, I'm just amazed at your bad luck here. ;)

[Samr]

How about 2! ???

[Dex]

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/coyote_den_031119_04.gif

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/mohammed_140_050619.jpg

You guys really suck at this game. :lmao

For the record, 21 is out of the question, too. :blah

[Samr]

What about 9? 20?

50 maybe?

[NZHayden]

ok we suck

[Guru of Nothing]

Hmmm.

I'm thinking Marks adds nothing to the Spurs title hopes this season. A good practice player maybe?

Maybe a CIAPop plant in the western half of the Pacific Rim? He will probably be part of the Spurs organization after his NBA days expire.

Whatever the case, there is definitely some loyalty flowing here.

[Brodels]

Hmmm.

I'm thinking Marks adds nothing to the Spurs title hopes this season. A good practice player maybe?

Maybe a CIAPop plant in the western half of the Pacific Rim? He will probably be part of the Spurs organization after his NBA days expire.

Whatever the case, there is definitely some loyalty flowing here.

Marks must be a known positive influence in the locker room. In addition, if one or more of the Spurs' bigs get hurt, he has the potential of filling in better than your average IR bench fodder could because he knows all the plays and has experience playing with the players.

He's a known commodity and he's familiar with the Spurs. He's an excellent guy to have around just in cast. And it's obvious that he knows what his role is going to be. He had a choice and decided to come back to play a very small role.

He's a great guy to have around.

[Guru of Nothing]

he has the potential of filling in better than your average IR bench fodder

Perhaps, but (what I call) his pretzel dunks are indelibly stamped upon my mind.

Is there a more physically uncoordinated player in the NBA?

[hussker]

I think it is great that he is back. A great guy, indeed! Just kinda wonder what the intent is...(Timmy's punching bag?) :)

[hussker]

Perhaps, but (what I call) his pretzel dunks are indelibly stamped upon my mind.

Is there a more physically uncoordinated player in the NBA?

Another Sean...BRADLEY

[picnroll]

From what's been said Marks is extremely popular and a great locker room guy that everyone likes. Don't undersestimate the value of the influence of a guy like that in creating team chemistry.