Jock Landale Appreciation Thread

[Dejounte]

He was included in the DJ trade.

[mo7888]

He was included in the DJ trade.

That's kinda interesting...I wonder if that was added this morning in an expanded deal?

[slick'81]

Good riddance

[Trill Clinton]

damn not yung joc

[mo7888]

That's kinda interesting...I wonder if that was added this morning in an expanded deal?

On second thought this was probably just to match salaries so they could do this today instead of waiting until the 8th when DJ's salary increase kicks in..

[Dejounte]

On second thought this was probably just to match salaries so they could do this today instead of waiting until the 8th when DJ's salary increase kicks in..

what was so bad about waiting until the 8th and trading him then?

guess this opens up some minutes for Sochan at the C.

[exstatic]

Liked him, but he was awful on defense.

[Chinook]

I think this dramatically increases the chances of Cacock making the training camp roster. I liked SOB and thought he was in for a good year if Jakob were traded. He'll probably be released in ATL. I doubt the Spurs had THAT much value on him, but I do wonder why they felt pressured to give him up rather than wait. They can't even aggregate him now.

[flox]

Hopefully he can be their new pero antic

[mo7888]

what was so bad about waiting until the 8th and trading him then?

guess this opens up some minutes for Sochan at the C.

It's hard to say...maybe they need the roster spot on a subsequent deal or maybe they planned to waIve Jock anyway and this was a way to do that early and wrap the deal up....

[Dejounte]

G - Tre Jones
G/W - Josh Primo
G/W - Josh Richardson
G/W - Lonnie
G/W - Blake Wesley
W - Vassell
W - Malaki Branham
W - Wieskamp
W - Romeo Langford
F - Keldon Johnson
F - McDermott
F/C - Jeremy Sochan
F/C - KBD
F/C - Cacok
F/C - Dominick Barlow
C - Poeltl
C - Z. Collins

[Mr. Body]

There goes those experiments with Landale as PF. I guess you could still do Zollins/Sochan.

[John B]

Here comes Jalen Smith. They're signing a replacement Center, right? :lol Or is that too much for the tank?

[BatManu20]

Damn he would’ve been perfect for the tank with his atrocious defense. Oh well.

I’ll always have the memory of meeting him and his smoke-show girlfriend at the target of 1604 & Blanco :lol

[John B]

Please do not make Sochan underperform, again because Spurs like players play out of their position

[mo7888]

Here comes Jalen Smith. They're signing a replacement Center, right? :lol Or is that too much for the tank?

If we move Poeltl I think we could go after Smith on a reasonable deal...he won't really raise our floor and he fits from the prospective of giving the teenagers space to work.

[timvp]

Welp, liked him for his shooting and toughness. Ended up not quite being the athlete needed to be a decent defender.

Including him in the deal now instead of waiting until the 8th maybe means the Spurs want to make a move on a free agent ... don't know, just guessing here.

[mo7888]

(Wondering out loud) if we pushed to get this done quickly today because we learned KD was requesting a trade and we didn't want atl to back out and throw those picks to Brooklyn in a deal?

[Mr. Body]

(Wondering out loud) if we pushed to get this done quickly today because we learned KD was requesting a trade and we didn't want atl to back out and throw those picks to Brooklyn in a deal?

Durant is going to force his prefered handful of destinations. Atlanta likely wasn't it.

[GAustex]

He reminded me of Oberto being heady. He needs to be on a cerebral team

[Leetonidas]

Sauce?

[Payote75]

I love Jakob but I loved DJ too so I say this sadly but they better trade him for whatever they can get. If DJ didn't fit the timeline Jakob certainly doesn't and yes I understand they were never going to pay DJ

[mo7888]

Durant is going to force his prefered handful of destinations. Atlanta likely wasn't it.

That's probably the reality of it...but if we knew in advance (Mark's connection) we could have pushed it to get ahead of it if didn't know what his list would look like...or possibly (as has been reported and is probably a bluff) Marks said we are sending him to whomever gives us the best package ..so we took thst possibility off the table.

[Leetonidas]

Sauce?

Nvm, found it for those wondering: https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/allspursnation/article/Spurs-also-losing-Jock-Landale-in-deal-with-Hawks-17277495.php

[RC_Drunkford]

https://airalamo.com/posts/san-antonio-spurs-jock-landale-handling-frustration-not-playing

Apparently Jock was frustrated about not getting a lot of playing time and did an Interview about it. I think That’s why the Spurs moved him

[KingKev]

Hahahahahhaha… not Baby Jokic!!!! I wanted him to get Eubanks type minutes after we trade Jak.

He would be a great tank operator.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Spurs got wind of Durant's trade request and wanted to close the deal as quickly as possible before Atlanta could throw everything at Brooklyn instead :lol

Shame about Jock, I liked him. Would have preferred Keita's contract thrown in.

[BatManu20]

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[KingKev]

Someone on this board literally referred to him as Baby Jokic after he scored 7pts!!

[cd98]

Spurs got wind of Durant's trade request and wanted to close the deal as quickly as possible before Atlanta could throw everything at Brooklyn instead :lol

Shame about Jock, I liked him. Would have preferred Keita's contract thrown in.

Why do people back out of deals with the Spurs around this time of year?

[Slippy]

Jock when given mins was productive. Disappointed the spurs didnt give him another season before moving on. Also means we going to see the corpse of Zack Collins out there again praying he regains his form from years ago.

All the best Jock.

[Fusternino]

Ayton max in the pipeline, then?

[sananspursfan21]

I’ll never forget that one shot he took in that one game against, well, somebody. It was pretty cool though.

[widowmaker]

Damn landale too? Atlanta got a pretty good haul.

[KingKev]

Imagine Landale was the main reason those protections ended up being worthless LOL

Landale going to be the new Scola.

[The Truth #6]

The hope and excitement for Landale quickly dissipated once he recovered from his concussions and Covid protocols and he actually stepped foot on the court. Sad to see he wasn't another big man developmental success story who came to us and then wound up on the Detroit Pistons, but hopefully he ends up hanging around the league. And if nothing else, his girl friend was hot. Thank you, Jock.

[KingKev]

^ haha she aight

[John B]

Not sure if already posted:

The Phoenix Suns traded for Australian center Jock Landale from the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell @TheAthletic (https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetem bed%7Ctwterm%5E1543366848225624064%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwc on%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Freports-suns-sign-biyombo-trade-160014041.html)@Stadium (https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed% 7Ctwterm%5E1543366848225624064%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5 Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Freports-suns-sign-biyombo-trade-160014041.html). Landale averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 54 games for the Spurs last season

Is he going to the Nets next or will he be a mainstay at Suns?

[emanueldavidginobili]

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He looks like he’s in really good shape. Has scored double digits in all four preseason games this year. I think he’s a lock for the regular season rotation. Good for him.

[CGD]

Waiting for the takes that this is just like when the Spurs “inexcusably threw in” Danny in the Kawhi trade.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

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He looks like he’s in really good shape. Has scored double digits in all four preseason games this year. I think he’s a lock for the regular season rotation. Good for him.


I think fans appreciate anyone who plays hard and is unassuming out there. Jock was a pretty cool dude. I was sad to see him go. Struck me as a good teammate and not a waste of a roster spot.

[KingKev]

We traded baby Joker for nothing!!!!

[XDT76]

Always like him, prefer him to Zollins.

[rankingtear]

There is one game where he just got targeted in the pick and roll. After that the only thing that worked is the him at the 4 and zone defense. That weight loss might just buy him more time in the league.

[Rocalcio]

Really happy for him, he had a great preseason and deserves to be in the rotation

[John B]

I really liked Landale. He plays hard and got a lot of motor. It was too bad Spurs gmhad to throw him in for salary match

[RC_Drunkford]

I‘m glad he plays for a real basketball team. He‘d help us win a game here and there and that’s the last thing we need