summer league team

[carlos30]

this is how the roster stands so far as are team in the utah summer league.
robertas javotokas 6-10 250 c/pf :clap :king
donta smith 6-7 213 sf/sg
frans steyn 7-2 290 c
maceo baston 6-10 230 pf
kennedy winston 6-6 230 sg/sf
taquan dean 6-3 185 pg/sg
charles lee 6-3 210 sg/sf
c.j. watson 6-2 176 pg
thomas gardner 6-5 213 sg
melvin sanders 6-5 190 sg/sf
ian mahinmi 6-11 230 pf/c
viktor sanikidze 6-8 185 sf
sergi karalov 7-1 250 c
will conroy 6-2 195 pg
i think we have some good players in this group who may have a shot at camp:
thomas gardner,taquan dean ,kennedy winston,donta smith,c.j. watson,maceo baston,charles lee i think may have a good shot at camp depending on how they play.it's more of a showcase of mahinmi,karalov, sanikidze to see how there development has come along and may be pick up a young sf to mold behind bruce or a young point to be are third point guard and a young atheletic 2 guard.


what does everyone think of the summer league team so far and who are your favorite players and are there players i left off the team?

[Please_dont_ban_me]

So Ian is on it for sure?

That should be interesting. I'd love to see how this kid does against some decent competition.

[ace3g]

I am interested in a couple of players: Donta Smith SF, Mahinmi PF/C, Sanikidze SF, Maceo Baston PF, and c.j. watson PG

[10-tka]

I like Maceo Baston. He should definitely be a Spur.
Man, he can really jump.

[Please_dont_ban_me]

One more time...

So Ian Mahinmi is on the summer league roster FOR SURE?

[Leetonidas]

One more time...

So Ian Mahinmi is on the summer league roster FOR SURE?

YES.

:angel

Man, Mahinmi, Karaulov, and Sanikidze on our roster? Great.

And Donta Smith too! Sweet.

[www.SpursTalk.com]

Hmm a chance to see Ian play :elephant

[Mr. Body]

Maceo Baston should be on the roster. Seconded on that.

[ace3g]

the players I listed I think have the best chances of making the team as; especially Donta Smith, if the spurs cant find a SF he would definitely be a good project for bowen to teach, he has the size and length to be Bowen's replacement

ofcourse I also hope that Sanikidze does well there is so much mystery behind him and I have never seen any video/game highlights of him

I also like Maceo Baston because he looks like a Haslem type player that we could put on Dirk, even though his age is something to worry about (30)

[ChumpDumper]

Maceo and Donta are the only guys who have half a chance this season. If I had to make a prediction I would say neither make the roster.

[Mr. Body]

Spurs will probably give Maceo Baston the 'Fabricio Oberto' special of $2.5M a year for 3 years. Then he'll suck.

[timvp]

I have a bad feeling that Mahinmi is going to average like 6 points and 3 rebounds and Spurs fans will really start jumping then.

[Streakyshooter08]

Wasn't timvp high on Donta Smith? Do you think there are players who have a chance making the team AND help them right away? Do the Spurs have the right to sign them before other teams, if they are on their summer league team or has that nothing to do with it? (I haven't payed a lot attention on summerleages in the past, so sorry for the "dumb" question...)

[ChumpDumper]

Donta dunks the ball like it was talking trash about his momma. I'm high on him.

[timvp]

Donta Smith has a chance but he'd have to play rather well. He's a decent player but I think he needs one more year in the DLeague or overseas before he's ready for the NBA. He played at some community college or something like that so he's a ways off from being ready to play with the big boys.

[picnroll]

Does Sankidze`really only weigh 185 now?

[Streakyshooter08]

Donta Smith has a chance but he'd have to play rather well. He's a decent player but I think he needs one more year in the DLeague or overseas before he's ready for the NBA. He played at some community college or something like that so he's a ways off from being ready to play with the big boys.

Thanks!

[ChumpDumper]

Donta does enough things well enoungh that some dude will sign him from a one-game performance in scoring or rebounds or assists. Not all at once.

[timvp]

Is Donta playing in Las Vegas?

Are any of the Spurs players playing in both?

[ChumpDumper]

You son of a bitch.

You know i'm going to look up all those rosters....

[timvp]

You son of a bitch.

You know i'm going to look up all those rosters....

:lol

Okay you start from the top, I'll start from the bottom.

:smokin

[timvp]

Didn't see any . . .

[ChumpDumper]

Nor did I. LA leagues aren't up yet but they are down to four teams. Vegas has kicked everyone in the ass.

Why aren't we there?

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Will these games be televised at all?

Is there any way to get whole copies of the games?

[Kori Ellis]

In past years, several of the games have been televised on NBATV. I don't think the schedule has come out yet though.

LJ and I are supposed to go, but I don't think we are going to be able to. :(

[ChumpDumper]

There is a tiny chance I could go, but I would have to rely on the advice of grizzled vets to know how to go about it.

[Slomo]

LJ and I are supposed to go, but I don't think we are going to be able to. :(
That sucks! I know you were looking forward to it.

(and I selfishly wanted to hear both your opinions about Ian).

[SlovenianGuy]

Maceo Baston should be on the roster. Seconded on that.

Yes, I totally agree with you.

[Kori Ellis]

There is a tiny chance I could go, but I would have to rely on the advice of grizzled vets to know how to go about it.

Do you want to go?
I can probably get you a press pass?

I have a friend who is covering Seattle's team who is going to do Spurs coverage as much as he can for us, if we don't go. But he's only going a couple days of it.

[ChumpDumper]

I'll let you know. I would definitely have to miss the last day.

[Kori Ellis]

I'll let you know. I would definitely have to miss the last day.

Cool. As soon as you let me know, I'll call the Jazz people and get you a press pass. Should be easy because I've used your articles on SpursZONE before.

The games are starting at 3pm everyday but no games on Sunday or Wednesday I believe.

You'd could advise Noel for me too. :lol

[ChumpDumper]

Will do. Thank God they start late. i'll have to be versed on how to buy booze there. :drunk

[Kori Ellis]

Thank God they start late.


When we went 2 years ago, they started at noon :sleep but less teams are there now. That year there were 11. Now there's only six.

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah but you suck. :guin

[ChumpDumper]

I'm better than them, too.
:stirpot:

[whottt]

That weight for Sanikidze was his draft weight...I doubt he's still that skinny.

[MaNu4Tres]

Im assuming whoever performs the best between Donta Smith and Melvin Sanders will earn one of the injured reserved spots.

[Mr. Body]

I think Sanders is still under contract, so that would be Sanders.

[Kori Ellis]

I think Sanders is still under contract, so that would be Sanders.

He's under non-guaranteed contract. The Spurs can cut him anytime and owe him nothing.

[ChumpDumper]

Melvin's deal has to be make-good this season. The Spurs don't do those deals any other way.

[MaNu4Tres]

Im calling it right now. Donta Smith will be on the Spurs roster come media day.

[ChumpDumper]

I wouldn't bet against that right now. He's perfectly capable of putting together three or four impressive games.

[timvp]

If Melvin Sanders is on next year's roster, I'm going to be pissed. That guy has no upside and is way too small to be anything in the NBA.

[MaNu4Tres]

I'm still curious what pop and R.C. have in mind for the starting center position. I'm assuming they are looking for a center via trade before they offer anyone all or a portion of the midlevel due to the quiet couple of days. Damn these quiet days!

[MaNu4Tres]

Donta Smith to me has a lot more potential than melvin sanders. Because of his age, size, and athletic ability.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm still curious what pop and R.C. have in mind for the starting center position. I'm assuming they are looking for a center via trade before they offer anyone all or a portion of the midlevel due to the quiet couple of days. Damn these quiet days!
There is a chance it will be something we discussed, but more likely it will be something none of us even considered. That's CIA for you.

[MaNu4Tres]

I love this CIA crap.Keeping me up at 4:46 in the morning.

Hopefully John Ludden or Mike Monroe can have an article tommorow having Pop and R.C. beating around the bush so i can get some sleep.

[Kori Ellis]

That sucks! I know you were looking forward to it.

(and I selfishly wanted to hear both your opinions about Ian).

We are trying to work out a way to go to part of it.

We'll see.

[Parker 09]

any chance that if ian goes off and averages like 18 and 12 we can sign him for this season?

[Kori Ellis]

Here's the summer league TV schedule.

http://www.nba.com/news/summerleagues2006.html

The games are delayed by a week or more, but it's still good.

[timvp]

Here's the summer league TV schedule.

http://www.nba.com/news/summerleagues2006.html

The games are delayed by a few days.

Four of the six Spurs games will be replayed on TV.

:smokin

At least that'd take some of the sting away from perhaps not being able to go.

[TDMVPDPOY]

ian is still at 230?? i thought he has bulk up already....

who was our gym coach durin the 90s where drob/rodman/AJ/JRreid, lookd like contestants on mr.universe, ian needs to bulk up like them.

[Kori Ellis]

why are u (lj/kori) unable to go to the summer league games?

LJ has a lot of work deadlines.

[carlos30]

sorry guys i think sanikidze weight more and yes ian is on the team

[tlongII]

Thomas Gardner has the talent to play in the NBA......and he's from Portland.

[MoSpur]

I like Donta Smith. I hope he makes it.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I have a bad feeling that Mahinmi is going to average like 6 points and 3 rebounds and Spurs fans will really start jumping then.

Personally I'm leaning towards 4 and 3. He appears anything but NBA ready from what little I've seen of him.

[Slomo]

Personally I'm leaning towards 4 and 3. He appears anything but NBA ready from what little I've seen of him.Agree totally. He's a work in progress. Give the man time to develop.

[Obstructed_View]

any chance that if ian goes off and averages like 18 and 12 we can sign him for this season?
Any chance that if he averages 18 and 12 and isn't brought here that whoever made that decision keeps their job?

[SsKSpurs21]

whats the word on these two guys?

frans steyn 7-2 290 c

sergi karalov 7-1 250 c

are they capable of coming in and being the starting center? any potential to be great players?

[ChumpDumper]

No and no.

[Mr. Body]

If the court was actually a 10' X 10' room, Frans Steyn would be awesome.

[shaggy17]

Donta Smith is gonna cost $$$. We are trying to save up for 2010 so we can have cap space.:blah Not signing Donta=saves us cash.

-Spurs Front Office

[leemajors]

Donta Smith is gonna cost $$$. We are trying to save up for 2010 so we can have cap space.:blah Not signing Donta=saves us cash.

-Spurs Front Office

it's a good thing you don't get tired of repeating yourself.

[shaggy17]

I repeat myself as much as our front office keeps repeating their standing pat routine :depressed

[Obstructed_View]

I repeat myself as much as our front office keeps repeating their standing pat routine :depressed
The free agent period is six fucking days old, dude. If there were an emoticon for stupid I'd suggest you put it in all your posts.

[carlos30]

frans steyn stayed sometime with r.c. a few year ago and worked out with him he a deffensive center and block shots. sergi karalou is a project and has a long way to go.

[shaggy17]

The free agent period is six fucking days old, dude. If there were an emoticon for stupid I'd suggest you put it in all your posts.

Stupid for criticizing the front office?
:lol They deserve it 6 days into the free agent period and were passing up people left from right. :rolleyes... Patience on the Spurs front office for 2006 is CIA for We are fucked but have time to bullshit ourselves with hope that they will stop being cheap!

[Kori Ellis]

Stupid for criticizing the front office?
:lol They deserve it 6 days into the free agent period and were passing up people left from right. :rolleyes... Patience on the Spurs front office for 2006 is CIA for We are fucked but have time to bullshit ourselves with hope that they will stop being cheap!

Who are these tons of people that the Spurs should have gotten that are now gone?

Przybilla?

And who else?

[shaggy17]

Who are these tons of people that the Spurs should have gotten that are now gone?

Przybilla?

And who else?

JR Smith/whoever else was part of that deal, keep trying to Sign and trade Nazr,Prizbylla,Mike James, and any other young 3 we have been trying to land for the past 3 years being unable to do so :depressed :madrun

[Mr. Body]

Past the squabbling...

I'm excited about the summer leagues this year. Last year, the only player worth a damn at all was Britton Johnson III or whatever his name was.

[jman3000]

Linton

[strangeweather]

keep trying to Sign and trade Nazr
Nazr signed for the midlevel. That makes it pretty hard to sign and trade him.


any other young 3 we have been trying to land for the past 3 years being unable to do so
Have there been a bunch of FA signings of young 3s?

[wildbill2u]

Does Sankidze`really only weigh 185 now?

He's been on a Russian weight program. It's the one where you take a gram of methamphetamine a day.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Kori will you be attending the games?

cose i need a face shot of ian mahinmi without smiling so i can get sumone to create a cyberface for nbalive06 :D:D

[MajorMike]

FYI, Frans played at OSU during our Final Four run here to SA a couple years ago. Because we were so stacked he never hit the field much. He was a rugby GOD in his native South Africa. He had actually never played basketball before he was brought to OSU. Sutton wanted to model him after Big Country Reeves, but at least Reeves had a basketball background. Frans never panned out, so he transfered to Southwest Baptist. He is simply huge but unbelievably mobile for his size. The problem is, when the ball comes to him he looks at it like a six year old picking up a baby bird that just fell from its nest, and doesn't know what the hell to do with it. Haven't seen him since he left OSU, but if Sutton couldn't teach him to play, doubtful SWB coaches had any better luck.

[Quadzilla99]

Kori will you be attending the games?

cose i need a face shot of ian mahinmi without smiling so i can get sumone to create a cyberface for nbalive06 :D:D

Really there's gotta be one on the internet.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Which of these people have a real chance at joining the team besides Ian, Viktor, Sergei and CJ and maybe Baston?

[wildbill2u]

Where can I find some info on Donta Smith? Couldn't find anything about summer league on the Spurs site.

[wildbill2u]

Never mind. I googled him and found some stuff. Not much on his progress--or lack of it I guess since Atlanta sent him to D League and then declined to resign him at the end of the year.

[judaspriestess]

Frans is unbelievably athletic. The dude has a 36 inch vertical leap. He would be perfect for pop to mold him but he is definately someone that needs to be worked with, not an overnight sensation.

Capt Mike, fellow OSU fan :spin anti OU fan

[ChumpDumper]

His vertical is 29.5 inches.

[judaspriestess]

thats still purty darn good. :spin

I hope Melvin Sanders makes it. He's a good defender

[Solid D]

Is there any truth to the rumor that Sergei Karaulov is actually the player PJ Carlesimo is talking about in the EA Sports NBA Live commercial? :smokin

[Quadzilla99]

29.5 is pretty bad. Morrison had a 30 inch vertical and they were talkin about how bad it was on ESPN during the draft.

[ChumpDumper]

It's not terrible for a guy as tall as Frans, but it's not 36.