Training Camp Roster Set

[Kori Ellis]

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed free agents Ruben Boumtje Boumtje and Marque Perry. Per team policy the terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Boumtje Boumtje, a 7-0 center from Georgetown, enters his fifth season in the NBA, after splitting time last season with Portland and Cleveland. He saw limited action with Portland, appearing in nine games, averaging 0.4 points and 2.9 minutes per contest. Boumtje Boumtje spent his first three seasons with Portland, but was acquired by the Cavaliers on 1/21 in the trade that sent Jeff McInnis to Cleveland. He went on the injured list (1/26), and did not see action with the Cavaliers. Boumtje Boumtje, a native of Edda, Cameroon, is ranked fourth on Georgetown’s all time blocks list behind Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Dikembe Mutombo.

Perry, a 6-1 guard, is the fifth rookie on the Spurs training camp roster. During the 2003-04 season he earned All-NBDL honors, averaging 15.4 points, 6.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 44 games with the Roanoke Dazzle. As a senior at St. Louis University, the Chicago native earned First Team All-Conference USA honors.

The Spurs training camp roster now stands at 18 players. The Spurs will open camp on Tuesday, October 5, and play their first preseason game at New York on October 16. Following is the Spurs training camp roster:

SAN ANTONIO SPURS 2004-05 ROSTER

NO PLAYER POS. HT. WT. DOB COLLEGE NBA YEARS
17 Brent Barry G 6-7 210 12/31/71 Oregon State ’95 9
12 Bruce Bowen G/F 6-7 200 06/14/71 Cal State Fullerton '93 8
23 Devin Brown G 6-5 220 12/30/78 UTSA ’01 2
21 Tim Duncan F/C 7-0 260 04/25/76 Wake Forest ‘97 7
20 Manu Ginobili G 6-6 205 07/28/77 Argentina 2
5 Robert Horry F/C 6-10 240 08/25/70 Alabama ’92 12
43 Linton Johnson III F 6-8 225 06/13/80 Tulane ’02 1
4 Sean Marks F/C 7-0 245 08/23/75 California ’98 5
34 Tony Massenburg F/C 6-9 250 07/31/67 Maryland ’90 12
8 Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 270 05/30/76 Slovenia 6
9 Tony Parker G 6-2 180 05/17/82 INSEP (Paris) 3
31 Malik Rose F 6-7 245 11/23/74 Drexel ‘96 8
10 Romain Sato G 6-5 205 03/02/81 Xavier ’04 R
14 Beno Udrih G 6-3 205 07/05/82 Slovenia R

FREE AGENTS IN TRAINING CAMP
55 Ruben Boumtje Boumtje C 7-0 255 05/20/78 Georgetown ’01 3
7 Vatler Monteiro G 6-5 200 07/12/73 Angola R
3 Marque Perry G 6-1 200 01/28/81 St. Louis ’03 R
2 James Thomas F 6-9 240 11/22/80 Texas ’04 R

Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (Air Force Academy ‘70)
Assistant Coaches: P.J. Carlesimo (Fordham ’71)
Mike Budenholzer (Pomona College ‘93)
Don Newman (Idaho ‘87)
Brett Brown (Boston University ’83)
Athletic Trainer: Will Sevening (Wisconsin-La Crosse ‘90)
Assistant Trainer: Joe Gutzwiller (Indiana University '86)
Strength Coach: Mike Brungardt (Central State University '77)

HOW THE ROSTER WAS BUILT
THE NBA DRAFT
Tim Duncan First round pick in 1997 NBA Draft, first overall selection
Manu Ginobili Second round pick in 1999 NBA Draft, 57th overall selection
Tony Parker First round pick in 2001 NBA Draft, 28th overall selection
Beno Udrih First round pick in 2004 NBA Draft, 28th overall selection
Romain Sato Second round pick in 2004 NBA Draft, 52nd overall selection

FREE AGENTS
Malik Rose signed on 9/29/97 Sean Marks signed on 9/29/03
Bruce Bowen signed on 7/31/01 Brent Barry signed on 7/15/04
Robert Horry signed on 7/24/03 Tony Massenburg signed on 8/02/04
Rasho Nesterovic signed on 7/24/03 Linton Johnson signed on 9/25/04
Devin Brown signed on 8/01/03

[Marcus Bryant]

My guess is that Perry will be the 15th Spur this season. The bench doesn't thrill me. If Udrih pans out and Brown can continue to improve then it should be ok. I expect Barry, Ginobili, and Horry to see some minutes at the 3 this season.

Starters
1 Parker
2 Ginobili
3 Bowen
4 Duncan
5 Radosoft

Bench
1 Udrih
1/2 Barry
2 Brown
3 LJ III
3/4 Horry
4/5 Rose
4/5 Massenburg

Injured Reserve
1 Perry
2 Sato
4/5 Marks

[ducks]

so is sato in town?

[Kori Ellis]

I assume so. Media Day is at 5pm, so we'll know for sure then.

[jcrod]

My guess is that Perry will be the 15th Spur this season. The bench doesn't thrill me. If Udrih pans out and Brown can continue to improve then it should be ok. I expect Barry, Ginobili, and Horry to see some minutes at the 3 this season.

Starters
1 Parker
2 Ginobili
3 Bowen
4 Duncan
5 Radosoft

Bench
1 Udrih
1/2 Barry
2 Brown
3 LJ III
3/4 Horry
4/5 Rose
4/5 Massenburg

Injured Reserve
1 Perry
2 Sato
4/5 Marks


If Udrih is healthy, I would rather have Thomas and Bomtje then Perry and Marks. I would also hope they are still looking for another option at sf. I don't feel comfortable just having LJ as our only legitimate backup 3. Barry and Manu can't last the season doing it, and Horry is to slow for me there.

[Kori Ellis]

Well Marks isn't a question. He's not going to be cut; the Spurs plan on him even being in the rotation this season.

[jcrod]

^^^Really, who's minutes will he be taking? What about my sf concern, are they still looking?

[Kori Ellis]

I don't know whose minutes he's taking, but all indications are that he's getting a shot at playing time. Small forward question has been addressed with Linton Johnson III I assume.

[BronxCowboy]

Devin Brown isn't bad at sf, as long as the guys he's gaurding doesn't post up too much

[jcrod]

Well I knew they're planning (hoping) on Johnson, but he's still raw and unpredictable. I just think we have an a lot of bigs and sg and not enough in between.

[Solid D]

Bruce Bowen isn't too bad as long as he's not guarding Labron James. :fro

[BronxCowboy]

4 Sean Marks F/C 7-0 245 08/23/75 California ’98 5
8 Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 270 05/30/76 Slovenia 6
10 Romain Sato G 6-5 205 03/02/81 Xavier ’04 R
7 Vatler Monteiro G 6-5 200 07/12/73 Angola R
2 James Thomas F 6-9 240 11/22/80 Texas ’04 R


Are these stats correct? Heights seem pretty generous for Marks, Sato, Monteiro, and Thomas, and from the pictures it doesn't look like Rasho has put on that much weight.

[Kori Ellis]

I don't think those numbers are all accurate but they are from the official Spurs press release. So that's what we have.

Marks was listed as 6'10, 250 last season.
Rasho was listed as 7', 248.
Romain was listed 6'5 coming out of college, but I think he measured 6'2.5 at Pre-draft camp.
Monteiro is around 6'1 and his name is Valter not Vatler.
Thomas, I think, is 6'8.

[picnroll]

At Chicago Sato was measured at 6'2" without shoes. He had a wingspan of 6'11" and vetical reach of 8' 6.5". He has relatively wide shoulders that accounts for some of the wingspan. His vertical reach is that typical of a guy who's 6'4" or so.

Udrih was 6' 3.25" but he' has a bit of the alligator arms with a wingspan of 6' 4.5" and a vertical of 8' 2" typical of a guy 6' to 6 1/2'.

[TheWriter]

Can Sato play the 3?

[timvp]

8 Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 270 05/30/76 Slovenia 6


BALCO? I knew that was a good idea.

:smokin

[Marcus Bryant]

Nice.

Hopefully he's packing some new "aggressiveness" this season too.

[Walton Buys Off Me]

Active roster;

Duncan
Nesterovic
Bowen
Ginobili
Parker
Barry
Rose
Horry
Udrih
Brown
Johnson III
Massenburg

IR

Marks
Sato
Thomas

[Brodels]

If Udrih is healthy, I would rather have Thomas and Bomtje then Perry and Marks.

Why would you rather have Ruben over Marks? Ruben is a stiff. At least Marks has done something to impress Pop into saying that he would be a contributer this season, and at least Marks knows the system from being on the team last season.

I can't see why you would want a reject over Marks.


Active roster;

Duncan
Nesterovic
Bowen
Ginobili
Parker
Barry
Rose
Horry
Udrih
Brown
Johnson III
Massenburg

IR

Marks
Sato
Thomas

Why would you think that Massenburg would make the active roster over Marks? Especially after Pop has said that Marks will get some minutes. And why would you want Massenburg to make it over Marks? What do you like better about Massenburg? His reputation of being a locker room problem? His inability to get do anything of significance over the course of many NBA seasons?

At least Marks is younger, more athletic, knows the system, and isn't a locker room problem.

Remember what happened last season when Adelman decided to sit Massenburg on the bench.

[Walton Buys Off Me]

Why would you think that Massenburg would make the active roster over Marks? Especially after Pop has said that Marks will get some minutes. And why would you want Massenburg to make it over Marks? What do you like better about Massenburg? His reputation of being a locker room problem? His inability to get do anything of significance over the course of many NBA seasons?

At least Marks is younger, more athletic, knows the system, and isn't a locker room problem.

Remember what happened last season when Adelman decided to sit Massenburg on the bench.

What's up Brodels, it's been a while. I'll answer this in two parts; first off, I don't think either Massenburg or Marks warrants any sort of 'car waxing' whatsoever. Let's be realistic here from a minute-distribution standpoint. With Tim Duncan, Rasho Nesterovic, Robert Horry and Malik Rose in the frontcourt, just how significant will the contributions of either Massenburg and/or Marks be? I voted for Massenburg because he's tough, because he's a veteran that fits the Kevin Willis mold, that fills the Kevin Willis now vacant role. Let's be frank here, you cannot tell me that most domestic cats, let alone opposing bigmen are the least bit intimidated by either Tim Duncan or Rasho Nesterovic can you? The Spurs could use the toughness of Massenburg more than the outside shot of Marks and I'm confidant Pop will see things this way.

Sean Marks can always fill in some nights on color-commentary duty though........he made me laugh a couple times that night in Utah last year.