2019 Spurs Media Day (9/30) Thread

[Dverde]

The 2019 Spurs’ season kicks off today with Media Day

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[Dverde]

Streaming live on the Spurs’ Facebook page throughout the day.

[Dex]

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[Dex]

Streaming live on the Spur’s Facebook page throughout the day.

Link since whoever runs the Spurs Facebook is terrible at advertising:

https://www.facebook.com/Spurs/videos/929690357392426/

DJ on the podium now.

[Dejounte]

Mezi looks like he hates his life

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[RC_Drunkford]

so DeMar will shoot 3s and worked on a bunch of things. Sounds promising

[Genovaswitness]

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demar looking peak punk bitch tbh

[Robz4000]

so DeMar will shoot 3s and worked on a bunch of things. Sounds promising

Remember when LMA said he worked on his 3 point shot and we all hoped it would show up during games? Good times.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

lmao demar summering in wyoming because sa sucks

[Degoat]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JabariJYoung/status/1178730279600558081

you can tell pop didn’t like how the Marcus Morris situation was handled

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

lamarcus looks fit

[Dex]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JabariJYoung/status/1178730279600558081

you can tell pop didn’t like how the Marcus Morris situation was handled

Pop saying someone handled a situation "unprofessional on multiple levels" is basically like anyone else saying that they hope his dog gets hit by a bus.

[timtonymanu]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JabariJYoung/status/1178730279600558081

you can tell pop didn’t like how the Marcus Morris situation was handled

I’ll never forget. Hopefully Morris suffers a career ending injury, tbh.

[timtonymanu]

Remember when LMA said he worked on his 3 point shot and we all hoped it would show up during games? Good times.

There are signs of it, but instead he settles for those inefficient midrange shots most of the time.

[UZER]

Quietest media day thread I can remember.

[Genovaswitness]

Quietest media day thread I can remember.

dont you wish we worked harder to keep kawhi?

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

everyone seemed on the same page — feel great, excited to be back with the team, no drama, will do whatever pop says, fuck kawhi, defensive-mindedness, summer in wyoming etc

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

dejounte said pop is the goat, so the popsuckers have that going for them

[BatManu20]

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DeMar has a full sleeve tattoo now. Looks like Heath Ledger’s Joker on the upper-arm.

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[NASpurs]

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I feel it in my bones; Trey Lyles is going to get a lot of annoying, underserved and unwanted minutes this year.

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[ZeusWillJudge]

dont you wish we worked harder to keep kawhi?


Right this moment, you going the fuck away is at the top of my wish list - but I'm not going to get that. A debilitating injury for Kawhi is a close second. I'm holding out hope for that one.

[leo07251413]

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I thought Matt Farrell had signed a training camp contract with us?

[Duncan87]

Got waived before roster was set

[Dex]

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The good news is that I am genuinely interested to see what basically everybody on the roster can do.

Gone are the days when we basically knew which 12 players were going to get minutes and the rest was just training camp fodder.

Sincerely doubt Lawson and Holmes make the roster and we pretty much know what Eubanks brings, but will be fun to see guys like Walker, Luka, KJ, and Weatherspoon get some extra run (even though the latter will probably end up in Austin).

Also think this is probably Metu's last chance to prove he belongs on an NBA court...at least with the Spurs.

[TimDunkem]

LaMarcus looking fat par per

[FkLA]

DeRozan's cornrows

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[TD 21]

- It's probably a one off, but hopefully the Spurs stop worrying about being nice and classy and taking the high road (where has that gotten them recently?) and start sticking up for themselves when they get screwed or treatly unfairly by the media.

- I don't want to overblow it, but first Murray signs with New Balance, now he's apparently referring to himself in the third person. In isolation, whatever, but there's enough you could cobble together that's at least disconcerting.


- Weird that they update the weight of Aldridge, Belinelli, Gay and Poeltl, but not others.

[ismael-robert]

Im pretty sure roster is set so yes there is nothing but fodder. We have 15 guys under contract and 2 2 ways signed so theres poor guys here with no shot at all unless spurs make a cut...all u gotta do is count

[Seventyniner]

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The Spurs can spend $100+M on salaries but can't pay someone enough to make a table with proper indentation and alignment. smh

[Dex]

Im pretty sure roster is set so yes there is nothing but fodder. We have 15 guys under contract and 2 2 ways signed so theres poor guys here with no shot at all unless spurs make a cut...all u gotta do is count

I mean yes, we all know who is going to make the final cut and will actually get minutes, but I'm still interested to see what the guys 12-17 will look like.

[Maddog]

I'm with Dex, I'm looking forward to the season.
It's definitely a transition year. There a lot of young players, almost all including Lyes and Metu have some intriguing qualities. I personally think both could be out of the league by next year, but will be interesting.

[Genovaswitness]

Right this moment, you going the fuck away is at the top of my wish list - but I'm not going to get that. A debilitating injury for Kawhi is a close second. I'm holding out hope for that one.

epic post. can’t wait to post kawhi lights all season

[Pavlov]

epic post. can’t wait to post kawhi lights all seasonYou'll probably be banned and have to go back to your original screen name.

[ace3g]

DeMar has a full sleeve tattoo now. Looks like Heath Ledger’s Joker on the upper-arm.




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[ace3g]

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[tbdog]

You are correct.
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[timtonymanu]

Lamarcus does look fit compared to other training camp years he showed up for the Spurs.

[timtonymanu]

I feel it in my bones; Trey Lyles is going to get a lot of annoying, underserved and unwanted minutes this year.

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I still can’t believe Belinelli is around after MoSpur got my hopes up that he was getting traded in the offseason.

[Duncan87]

MoSpur is legit. Feel like Morris crap threw everything out of whack

[coachmac87]

- It's probably a one off, but hopefully the Spurs stop worrying about being nice and classy and taking the high road (where has that gotten them recently?) and start sticking up for themselves when they get screwed or treatly unfairly by the media.

- I don't want to overblow it, but first Murray signs with New Balance, now he's apparently referring to himself in the third person. In isolation, whatever, but there's enough you could cobble together that's at least disconcerting.


- Weird that they update the weight of Aldridge, Belinelli, Gay and Poeltl, but not others.

Drink some milk..

[spurs1990]

https://twitter.com/dchommes/status/1178851406947766272

He'd be a nice replacement for Marco.

[SpurPadre]

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This video really seems to imply that Forbes will continue to start...FUCK.

[timtonymanu]

This video really seems to imply that Forbes will continue to start...FUCK.

Not at all surprising since Pop likes continuity and will be cautious with integrating Murray back into the rotation. Murray or white will be playing off the bench, imo.

[tbdog]

As long as Forbes and Mills stop playing together. I am fine with him starting. Against duo guards like Blazers, it will be tough though.

[J_Paco]

Drink some milk..

Over reacting per par.......

[SpurPadre]

Not at all surprising since Pop likes continuity and will be cautious with integrating Murray back into the rotation. Murray or white will be playing off the bench, imo.

If it's White off the bench, then Pop can't afford to be cautious in integrating Murray into the rotation. If he's ready to go, then let him lead the way but starting Forbes alongside him will only put more pressure on Murray to carry the load defensively. White isn't a natural SG and a role as a poor man's Manu off the bench may be the best use of him but I'd much rather have him start at the 2 with Murray, tbh.

[SpurPadre]

He'd be a nice replacement for Marco.

He's G-League fodder, tbh. Marco is limited and declining but still above a G-Leaguer who went undrafted. Shit, fucking Bonner, who you all know I love to hate, could come out of retirement and I'd rather have him on an NBA roster than Orale Hommes.

[Frenchfred]

dont you wish we worked harder to keep kawhi?

he didn’t want to stay in San Antonio. He is Californian. Not matter how hard SA would have tried, he would have left to go back to Cali. People don’t want to understand that SA is a boring city and a small market

[RC_Drunkford]

This team has a lot of upside. Not just with White and Murray, but I expect Walker to be a scoring punch off the bench, Poeltl to make some strides, DeRozan shooting 3s and Carroll to be a solid contributor. Corporate knowledge should give the Spurs a strong start and the young boys should improve as the season progresses

[timtonymanu]

If it's White off the bench, then Pop can't afford to be cautious in integrating Murray into the rotation. If he's ready to go, then let him lead the way but starting Forbes alongside him will only put more pressure on Murray to carry the load defensively. White isn't a natural SG and a role as a poor man's Manu off the bench may be the best use of him but I'd much rather have him start at the 2 with Murray, tbh.

I'm saying Pop starts the season with his lineup from last year: Poeltl, Aldridge, Derozan, Forbes, White. Now if Murray doesn't miss a beat at all, then I can see him starting at some point, but not at game 1 of the season. You're right though that he or White will have to carry the defense in the starting lineup if one of them comes off the bench since Demar and Forbes are not good defenders so in that scenario, I can see both guys start. The team wasn't a disaster with Forbes starting last year, so I think Pop lets him start at first and eventually do lineup shifts like he always does.

[tbdog]

Do the Spurs have a backup big to replace LMA or Poeltl when hey have a breather if you start Poeltl?

[superbigtime]

Trey Lyles guaranteed will be the most hated spur this year.

[SpursDynasty85]

Do the Spurs have a backup big to replace LMA or Poeltl when hey have a breather if you start Poeltl?

Drew Eubanks and Metu.

[exstatic]

Im pretty sure roster is set so yes there is nothing but fodder. We have 15 guys under contract and 2 2 ways signed so theres poor guys here with no shot at all unless spurs make a cut...all u gotta do is count

Forbes made the roster as a camp invite. Jimmer had like 500K guaranteed, and was cut for Bryn. I’d consider Metu’s spot to be precarious at best. He’s been meh Austin, and terrible in SA.

[BackHome]

Only Eubanks is a banger down low Metu and other guys are to skinny or short to play Center. The best hope would be for us to bring over Nikola this year but it won’t happen unfortunately.

[Chinook]

Forbes made the roster as a camp invite. Jimmer had like 500K guaranteed, and was cut for Bryn. I’d consider Metu’s spot to be precarious at best. He’s been meh Austin, and terrible in SA.

Jimmer got cut for Rasual. Bryn was the favorite to get the spot when he was a rookie. His whole first year was guaranteed. You greater point stands though.

[Leetonidas]

Only Eubanks is a banger down low Metu and other guys are to skinny or short to play Center. The best hope would be for us to bring over Nikola this year but it won’t happen unfortunately.

And what teams do we need this bruising banger for?

[SAGirl]

Jimmer got cut for Rasual. Bryn was the favorite to get the spot when he was a rookie. His whole first year was guaranteed. You greater point stands though.
Wow... flashbacks. I remember Rasual Butler wasn't even given some form of contract initially, he was just training in open gym with the guys and stayed to eventually make the team (RIP)... Says a lot about Jimmer simply not cutting it (specially considering the team went on to eventually cut Rasual from the team later that same season).

But yea, definitely there are guys who can ax themselves. Metu having gotten injured over the summer sucks for him so much. If he needed additional coaching, development opportunities and some experience that was the perfect platform.

[RC_Drunkford]

does anybody know when the Jerseys will be announced? I'm still hoping they trade the camo uni's for a Fiesta jersey

[BackHome]

And what teams do we need this bruising banger for?

Umm you didn’t watch last year loss to Denver?

[Proxy]

LMA looks like he's in good shape, good to see

[exstatic]

Jimmer got cut for Rasual. Bryn was the favorite to get the spot when he was a rookie. His whole first year was guaranteed. You greater point stands though.

? In his video, he said his first two years were unguaranteed.

[Chinook]

? In his video, he said his first two years were unguaranteed.

I think it might have just been partially guaranteed, like $250k or something. He got more than Arcidiacono did though. He wasn't a walk on and didn't compete with Jimmer for a spot. Jimmer was the year before when the Spurs eventually went with Andre Miller and (shudders) Kevin Martin.

It's possible that Bryn's first season was also the year SA cut LJC despite him having two guaranteed years.

[Dverde]

Trey Lyles guaranteed will be the most hated spur this year.

Agreed.

[Dex]

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[rudwick]

Originally Posted by Genovaswitness
(https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9935007#post9935007)epic post. can’t wait to post kawhi lights all season
This is the last of your posts that I will see.

[Dejounte]

Interesting that Daulton and Dedric are there to participate in training camp and J Ledbetter and Matt Farrell are not.

Daulton and Dedric look the part of players the Spurs put through their pipeline. Daulton is way too light to guard actual powerforwards and in a way reminds me of Bertans...except better at driving to the basket with way more athleticism. Dedric looks like that guy we let go to Memphis and is now with the Clips.

Any way, i think both of these guys are putting Metu's job in danger. Not Eubanks or Quinndary.

Seems set that the Spurs are making it clear that DJ will be a cornerstone and Lonnie will get lots of playing time. That line up will sure be fun to watch.

Dejounte / White / Quinndary
Bryn / Lonnie / Mills
DeMar / Carroll / Belinelli / Keldon
Aldridge / Gay / Lyles / Samanic / Daulton
Poetl / Eubanks /

[tmtcsc]

How the hell is Metu still on this team?

[ZeusWillJudge]

How the hell is Metu still on this team?

Best the Spurs could afford after paying 50 Mills. Just do like I do and keep telling yourself, "At least he's not Pau Gasol.".

[DeRozan m8]

LaMarcus looking fat par per

He looks fit, you stupid fuck

[DeRozan m8]

he didn’t want to stay in San Antonio. He is Californian. Not matter how hard SA would have tried, he would have left to go back to Cali. People don’t want to understand that SA is a boring city and a small market

I dont understand how people STILL dont get this.

It was evident at the time, its evident more than ever right now...

I mean...he just won a championship and that team would have given anything to keep him....location was everything....as we already knew.

Fucking hell

[RC_Drunkford]

a Murray/Walker/DeRozan/Gay/Aldridge line up should be fun if we're trying to run with other teams to increase the pace

[tmtcsc]

he didn’t want to stay in San Antonio. He is Californian. Not matter how hard SA would have tried, he would have left to go back to Cali. People don’t want to understand that SA is a boring city and a small market

Leave the city out of it. This is a GREAT, laid back place to live and raise a family. Many of the Spurs' former players, including HOF'ers (Gervin, Duncan, Manu, Tony, Elliott, Johnny Moore), still live here. WTF does that tell you? Kawhi isn't a dick for wanting to play in his home state, he's a dick for the way he went about it. Totally unprofessional and juvenile.

[SpursDynasty85]

How the hell is Metu still on this team?

He is about to start his second year. That and our power forwards are Rudy Gay and Demarre Carroll. Him and Samanic would be a great set of replacements when Gay and Carroll are probably done in 2 years.

[B1gduff]

Lot of people questioning about the starting lineup, but remember it's not about the starting lineup, it's about the closing lineup. Where i think White will get solid mins at. I'm fine with Dj/Forbes starting of the season, and white in the 2nd unit. with Forbes in In the starting rotation, it creates more space and he's a beast from 3. White will mostly succeed with the 2nd unit, he's one of those player that excel with the ball in his hand, which he will have with the 2nd unit, this all sets up Mills.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

He looks fit, you stupid fuck

People don't give LaMarcus enough credit. He's the reason the Spurs weren't in the lottery the last two seasons. Glad he's a Spur.

[Leetonidas]

He looks fit, you stupid fuck

:lol I know right. He looks leaner this year than I've seen him before at this time of year for sure

[Dex]

SPURS EXERCISE TEAM OPTION ON DERRICK WHITE AND LONNIE WALKER IV: https://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-exercise-team-option-derrick-white-and-lonnie-walker-iv

[Dex]

Patty Mills - Training Camp 10/1/19
https://www.nba.com/spurs/video/teams/spurs/2019/10/01/2821577/1569955637587-patty-mills-training-camp-10-1-19-2821577

Bryn Forbes - Training Camp 10/1/19
https://www.nba.com/spurs/video/teams/spurs/2019/10/01/2821554/1569954795597-bryn-forbes-training-camp-10-1-19-2821554

[exstatic]

He is about to start his second year. That and our power forwards are Rudy Gay and Demarre Carroll. Him and Samanic would be a great set of replacements when Gay and Carroll are probably done in 2 years.

Metu doesn't even look like an end of the roster player, let alone someone who will replace a player who actually plays NBA minutes.

[SpursDynasty85]

Metu doesn't even look like an end of the roster player, let alone someone who will replace a player who actually plays NBA minutes.

Idk. I think we should give him a little time. Hes athletic, fast, and a good rim protector. In a system where the ball moves well, I can see him being a solid rotation player and rim protector.

[Dex]

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[lefty]

First round exit

[tmtcsc]

He is about to start his second year. That and our power forwards are Rudy Gay and Demarre Carroll. Him and Samanic would be a great set of replacements when Gay and Carroll are probably done in 2 years.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's cut during training camp. He's shown absolutely nothing. He's woefully undersized, can't shoot & gets pushed around in the paint. The Spurs aren't going to wait two years for him to figure things out when he doesn't provide any value.

[spurs1990]

I wouldn't be surprised if he's cut during training camp. He's shown absolutely nothing. He's woefully undersized, can't shoot & gets pushed around in the paint. The Spurs aren't going to wait two years for him to figure things out when he doesn't provide any value.

I'll preface to say I'm biased as I very much like Metu the guy due to his great bench-exuberance that's been a hallmark of the roster for many many years.
That said if it's the 15th spot we're debating that shouldn't be, and is not a roster position that will break an NBA team, imo.

Better to keep sheer raw talent that you can hone even if it's over several years. Let's give the man more time to develop.
We got 10 players under the age of 27, 8 of them 24 or younger. Their team chemistry could pan out big time in the early '20s.

[RC_Drunkford]

I'd like to interject some observations about last year and Demar

DeRozen(aka De Frozen) was expected to replace leonard last year but our backcourt exploded and he has to be a playmaker, leading scorer, as well as front court rebounder. A lot has been said about the drop off in Dfense but it picked up at the end of the year but alot was thrust on DDR and played 77 games and a TON of minutes and rest days were NIL.

But he did average 21.2 pts 6.0 TRB and 6.2 Ast
and by the numbers
When He had more than his average rebounds spurs winning % was .655
When He had his average rebounds .705

When He had more than his average assists Spurs winning % was .764
When he had his average assist .738

He was above his average in only Mid to low 20 of games
and he was hitting averages in about 40 games

If he had been able to get his average in all his games using this metric the spurs are probably winning 55+games last year and end up with the best record in the west, but that is MVP stuff and we haven't had a guy with MVP type stuff since Prime Duncan.


So if Murray and White take off and fill up what he did as a play maker last year

If Carroll can help out on the Front Court rebounding side this team, injury normal instead of injury Agro like last year, is gonna win 54+ games.

If Pop is what he is supposed to be(the GOAT or one of them) and this team chemistry comes together spurs have a great shot of finishing top 3 this year if not top 2 with Clippers odds on favorites for 1st.

I don't believe the Lakers Hype(they signed Skinny Dwight Howard....>took his HIV test post tyranny...must have got an F<.. DESPERATION)

How are the Warriors gonna do ANYTHING when they trended down with a Dream Team Last year?

Unless Portland, Utah, or Denver is THAT MUCH on the Come up.

Just some "Random thoughts" entering into this season after watching all of the Media Day Stream

I agree with you on a lot of things. The thing to bank on this year is that the young guys make a leap while the vets keep up their production.


DeRozan would be a very good player if he could hit 3s and I expect him to get back to the level of his last year in Toronto where he shot slightly over 30% from 3. That improves the spacing of the offense overall and his minutes should decrease a little.


LaMarcus will be LaMarcus but this time he won't need 20 games to get in shape, he seems to be in great shape already. He should also get occassional rest


I think Rudy's production will remain the same, Pop should rest him a couple of times since he seemed to flame out in last years playoffs.


I think Carrol can improve his numbers, he had solid stats on the Nets but his shooting % was bad. I think that's mostly due to the Nets not having a lot of offensive threats. He'll get more efficient shots in the Spurs system.


Poeltl should have some new moves on offense and improve his FT%



Seeing Lonnie in summer league makes me think he can score 10 off the bench on the regular. Defense should improve as the season progresses.


White should be the version he was by the end of last season/playoffs. A 15/5 guy but with an improved 3-point shot.



I think Murray will be a Livingston type on offense. Midrange is money according to Forbes and I think he will score a lot out of post ups as well. 3-point shooting might still need some work, but he'll at least shoot them. If teams start to respect his jumper this will open up the driving lanes for him and he will have to work on getting to the rim and drawing fouls.



All the young guys will be much better by the end of the season.
The chemistry should give the Spurs a head start. This should be a huge advantage especially playing the LA teams early in the season.



The Clippers are definitely better and also a deep team, but the Lakers don't scare me. They don't have any guards who can break down the defense. Rondo and Danny Green? One can't shoot the other one can't dribble. They will play extremely slow and they got Dwight on the bench. LeBron is older and AD is injury prone and hasn't really done shit upto now.


The Dubs have no bench, all they got is Steph, Russel and Draymond. Their C's suck, their SF's suck and their bench is a bunch of G-League scrubs.


The Rockets have 2 of the biggest chokers as their starting guard duo and are coached by D'Antoni.


Jazz, Nuggets and Blazers should be strong, but I think this team can go toe to toe with them. 3rd seed could be realistic, but it all depends on how good the young guys develop

[exstatic]

Idk. I think we should give him a little time. Hes athletic, fast, and a good rim protector. In a system where the ball moves well, I can see him being a solid rotation player and rim protector.

The thing is, with that tool set, he should have dominated in the g-league. His numbers were pretty pedestrian for a low level of basketball. 14pts (OK) 7.1 boards(4th on Austin) 1.3blk 0.7st. Nothing jumps off the page at you, and IT SHOULD. He should be dunking everything, and have a 60 FG%, not 49. He should be swatting everything in sight.

[TD 21]

I wouldn't be surprised if he's cut during training camp. He's shown absolutely nothing. He's woefully undersized, can't shoot & gets pushed around in the paint. The Spurs aren't going to wait two years for him to figure things out when he doesn't provide any value.

Not doing what they usually do when they're thin at a particular position, which is bringing in some veteran retread to compete for the spot, signals that Metu is safe and that they're relatively high on him and/or Eubanks.



I'll preface to say I'm biased as I very much like Metu the guy due to his great bench-exuberance that's been a hallmark of the roster for many many years.
That said if it's the 15th spot we're debating that shouldn't be, and is not a roster position that will break an NBA team, imo.

Better to keep sheer raw talent that you can hone even if it's over several years. Let's give the man more time to develop.
We got 10 players under the age of 27, 8 of them 24 or younger. Their team chemistry could pan out big time in the early '20s.

Considering the rookies have virtually no shot at playing much this season, it's more like the 13th spot, but more than that, it's the third center role since him and Eubanks are the only candidates to fill it.

[BillMc]

I agree with you on a lot of things. The thing to bank on this year is that the young guys make a leap while the vets keep up their production.


DeRozan would be a very good player if he could hit 3s and I expect him to get back to the level of his last year in Toronto where he shot slightly over 30% from 3. That improves the spacing of the offense overall and his minutes should decrease a little.


LaMarcus will be LaMarcus but this time he won't need 20 games to get in shape, he seems to be in great shape already. He should also get occassional rest


I think Rudy's production will remain the same, Pop should rest him a couple of times since he seemed to flame out in last years playoffs.


I think Carrol can improve his numbers, he had solid stats on the Nets but his shooting % was bad. I think that's mostly due to the Nets not having a lot of offensive threats. He'll get more efficient shots in the Spurs system.


Poeltl should have some new moves on offense and improve his FT%



Seeing Lonnie in summer league makes me think he can score 10 off the bench on the regular. Defense should improve as the season progresses.


White should be the version he was by the end of last season/playoffs. A 15/5 guy but with an improved 3-point shot.



I think Murray will be a Livingston type on offense. Midrange is money according to Forbes and I think he will score a lot out of post ups as well. 3-point shooting might still need some work, but he'll at least shoot them. If teams start to respect his jumper this will open up the driving lanes for him and he will have to work on getting to the rim and drawing fouls.



All the young guys will be much better by the end of the season.
The chemistry should give the Spurs a head start. This should be a huge advantage especially playing the LA teams early in the season.



The Clippers are definitely better and also a deep team, but the Lakers don't scare me. They don't have any guards who can break down the defense. Rondo and Danny Green? One can't shoot the other one can't dribble. They will play extremely slow and they got Dwight on the bench. LeBron is older and AD is injury prone and hasn't really done shit upto now.


The Dubs have no bench, all they got is Steph, Russel and Draymond. Their C's suck, their SF's suck and their bench is a bunch of G-League scrubs.


The Rockets have 2 of the biggest chokers as their starting guard duo and are coached by D'Antoni.


Jazz, Nuggets and Blazers should be strong, but I think this team can go toe to toe with them. 3rd seed could be realistic, but it all depends on how good the young guys develop

Nice breakdown.:clap I think Spurs got a good shot at a Top 4 seed in the West. Depends on a lot of things you and others mention as coming through, but definitely a possibility.

[superbigtime]

People don't give LaMarcus enough credit. He's the reason the Spurs weren't in the lottery the last two seasons. Glad he's a Spur.

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[Harry Callahan]

LMA is a fine player and a pro. His issue in San Antonio is he is not as good as Tim Duncan when Tim was well physically back in the day.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

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I think the whole "Tim Duncan is an assistant coach" thing is a ruse. Pop's going to unleash Tim back into the lineup around the February trade deadline and he's going to lead the Spurs to their 6th title.

[Dex]

I think the whole "Tim Duncan is an assistant coach" thing is a ruse. Pop's going to unleash Tim back into the lineup around the February trade deadline and he's going to lead the Spurs to their 6th title.

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[FkLA]

Just watched a couple of the interviews, everything was going good until I got to the Instagram Baller one.

When did this guy start referring to himself in third person? And why does he carry and talk about himself like he's a superstar?

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[Robz4000]

Damn, first I saw of LMA. He really does look skinny.

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