2007 NBA Draft: Running Blog

[milkyway21]

Marcus Williams???
6'7" 205 lbs. SF
PPG FG% RPG APG FT%
16.6 49.4 6.7 2.2 69.5

BIOGRAPHY: Williams is entering the draft after a strong sophomore season at Arizona, ending any chance of returning to college after hiring an agent. Averaged 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game this past season, but struggled in two postseason contests. He failed to show much leadership as Arizona was eliminated after one game in both the Pac-10 and NCAA tournament. He was held to a combined 24 points and four rebounds in those losses, and also struggled defensively:cry.
A shaky performance against Purdue in the NCAA tournament might have damaged his draft status. He had just 11 points and one rebound, and defensive miscues gave the Boilermakers open shots. His streaky play might worry some NBA teams, but his ability to play shooting guard or small forward would certainly be a plus for a club looking to add versatility. Williams' negative attitude has been a problem, and he often settles for jump shots instead of driving the lane. Shot 47.5 percent from the field and 35.6 from 3-point range in his career at Arizona. Had a strong freshman season, averaging 13.0 points per game. Scored 24 points in an NCAA tournament loss to No. 3 Villanova that season, when his stock was probably higher than it is now.

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is this the right choice to replace Bruce in the future? :oops

[Borosai]

Damn, what a waste.

[Big P]

Making lots of moves doesn't always equal nice. But if you're portland any change is an improvment.


I didn't say since they mad a lot of moves Portland was going to be good. I actually like what they have done, buying 2 late first rounders. Fernandez & Kopponen are nice prospects. They got rid of Randolph. Portland is putting together a nice team.

[Tippecanoe]

theres still the possibility of a trade

[John Patrick]

if a guy who struggles defensively is Bowen's successor, i hope Bowen plays till he's 50..

[Obstructed_View]

Anybody else get the feeling that the Lakers are intentionally trying to piss Kobe off with these picks?

[SpursFanFirst]

What # is our final pick?

[Obstructed_View]

Many of the scouting reports I've seen on this dude say he has big upside potential. Who better to teach him defense, work ethic, and a professional attitude than the Spurs?

[Tippecanoe]

What # is our final pick?

58

[SpursFanFirst]

58

Ah, thanks!

[Obstructed_View]

And why the hell is Beno still on this team, again?

[jag]

i would have been very happy with splitter and koponen.

And i thought james white was supposed to be bowen's replacement....williams???

[ploto]

Spurs follow the same pattern- draft a big guy whom you leave in Europe and draft a bad college player who does not pan out.

[jag]

And why the hell is Beno still on this team, again?
:clap

[John Patrick]

damn dallas got fazekas....

portland gets abig that can dish to oden...

and boston get big baby..

[BeerIsGood!]

i would have been very happy with splitter and koponen.

And i thought james white was supposed to be bowen's replacement....williams???

Koponen has bust written all over him, I didn't like him at all. I think Portland made a bad move there, but overall they have some good prospects to turn to and a great one in Oden. Let's see if Oden ever get's an offensive game to match his defensive one, which is questionable.

[L.I.T]

Doesn't Portland have Sergio Rodriguez and Jarrett Jack under contract? Those are two solid point guards who can play well with Roy. A bit skeptical about the Koponen pick.

[zekes]

Doesn't Portland have Sergio Rodriguez and Jarrett Jack under contract? Those are two solid point guards who can play well with Roy. A bit skeptical about the Koponen pick.

That's what I was thinking. Plus they also traded for Fernandez.

[L.I.T]

That's what I was thinking. Plus they also traded for Fernandez.

During the season, IIRC, there were some trade rumors around Jack. I wonder if they are going to resurrect those.

[TampaDude]

Lakers got Gasol...

[L.I.T]

Mitch: Good news Kobe, we got Gasol!
Kobe: YES!! When does Pau arrive?
Mitch: Uhhhhhh...well not exactly Pau...
Kobe: Trade me.

[SilverPlayer]

Lakers got Gasol...


Im not sure that will be enough...but we'll see. Gasol might do well in Phil's system.

/nvm damnit I though you meant Pau.

[jag]

D'antoni is a big vag. ungroomed vag

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs follow the same pattern- draft a big guy whom you leave in Europe and draft a bad college player who does not pan out.

4 championships

[YODA]

Mitch: Good news Kobe, we got Gasol!
Kobe: YES!! When does Pau arrive?
Mitch: Uhhhhhh...well not exactly Pau...
Kobe: Trade me.
lmao :downspin:


Yoda

[TampaDude]

Mitch: Good news Kobe, we got Gasol!
Kobe: YES!! When does Pau arrive?
Mitch: Uhhhhhh...well not exactly Pau...
Kobe: Trade me.

:lol

[texbumTHElife]

So is Portland going to trade away everyone with more than 2 years of experience now? Because I would gladly give them Williams for Outlaw even though I like the Williams pick better than the Splitter one.

[zekes]

During the season, IIRC, there were some trade rumors around Jack. I wonder if they are going to resurrect those.

They just may. I wonder if Fernandez or Koponen will come over for next season. I doubt Kopenen will.

[jaespur21]

Sam Presti is THE FREEGIN MAN! Our on Spur SAM PRESTI said i dont want this fuckin crybaby on my team.......Goodbye Ray Allen

[zekes]

JamesOn Drugs!

[pad300]

It's pick 51, and there are 4 players that the Spurs could use next season still on the board. WTF!

Dowdell, Sessions, Green, Nichols, Strawberry (maybe)

Not to mention potentially good draft and stash guys - Printezis, Tomas, Bokolo, Traore, Gomes

[zekes]

:lol Portland takes another PG.

[ploto]

4 championships
Their biggest draft success in the past 5 years is Beno-- enough said.

[Solid D]

Spurs clearly drafted future potential. Splitter needs to come-on strong soon. He's got the body and a lot of upside. However, he has been hyped for several years with actual floor contributions just not measuring up.

[L.I.T]

They just may. I wonder if Fernandez or Koponen will come over for next season. I doubt Kopenen will.

Fernandez more likely I think than Kopenen. The guy has got talent, but he's raw. Supposedly though has got a high basketball IQ.

Either way, the Blazers are going to be an insanely young, but deep and athletic team. Unlike the Celtics, who also stockpiled talent, Portland actually has some franchise player talent. Oden, Roy and Aldridge all have ability.

[jag]

Their biggest draft success in the past 5 years is Beno-- enough said.

Yes, the spurs have a horrible front office.... :rolleyes

WTF are you trying to prove?

[zekes]

Fernandez more likely I think than Kopenen. The guy has got talent, but he's raw. Supposedly though has got a high basketball IQ.

Either way, the Blazers are going to be an insanely young, but deep and athletic team. Unlike the Celtics, who also stockpiled talent, Portland actually has some franchise player talent. Oden, Roy and Aldridge all have ability.

Absolutely. Great young foundation. Should fully revive Portland's fan base.

[CosmicCowboy]

Is splitter buyout clear in 2007-2008?

[TampaDude]

Green and Oden on the same team...oh, the irony! :lol

[jaespur21]

interesting draft.............i just got home from work and the biggest surprise is the JRich trade

[CosmicCowboy]

Northwest Division is looking good a couple years down the road. Denvers automatic 3 seed may not be so predictable.

[StylisticS]

Mitch: Good news Kobe, we got Gasol!
Kobe: YES!! When does Pau arrive?
Mitch: Uhhhhhh...well not exactly Pau...
Kobe: Trade me.

Beautiful. :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'm a whiny bitch who only likes white boys. Fuck championships.

[loveforthegame]

Funny. The 58th pick is there in the audience.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs grab another SF. :hat

[jag]

Giorgos!! oh boy.....

[King]

Well - he gets credit for sticking around.

[TampaDude]

...and with their final pick, the Spurs select...Giorgos Printezis from Greece...Spurs are like the freakin' UN now! :lol

[zekes]

That's hilarious. He's one of the last guys left at the Garden. Welcome (someday).

[SpursFanFirst]

...and with their final pick, the Spurs select...Giorgos Printezis from Greece...Spurs are like the freakin' UN now! :lol

:lol

[Squid]

Apparently it's not safe to meet up with him in a dark alley.

[L.I.T]

I wonder if this guy got a guarantee. Fuck, have to learn how to spell another name.

[K-State Spur]

That's hilarious. He's one of the last guys left at the Garden. Welcome (someday).

There's a chance that we - or somebody else - promised him a pick somewhere in the draft (even at the end of the second round. Hence the attendance...

[jag]

This is like having shane heal and romain sato trying out again...i'm not bitching, cause they already have a good roster, but why bother? Why not trade the picks for cash, or some hookers from thailand?

[Spurologist]

Giorgos Printezis is a show up kind of guy.

:tu

[pad300]

So

Splitter - Draft and Stash, likely over in 2k8. Good talent at the 28
Printezis - Draft and Stash. Pick 58, pretty close to a write off
Williams - Interesting. If the Spurs can teach character, work ethic and a commitment to defense, good pick. Otherwise, somewhat of a waste of 33. Personally I would have picked Fazekas, McRoberts, Nichols, Byars, or McGuire over him. Hope he works out for the Spurs.


Dowdell went undrafted - interesting. Someone send that man an invitation to our summer league team.

[Squid]

I just finished ordering my custom Giorgos Printezis jersey.

[texbound]

Funny. The 58th pick is there in the audience.

Makes you wonder if the Spurs told him that they would draft him with one of their picks (obviously their last pick). If that's the case, then the only question I have is what was his draft alias?

Maybe it was George Prince. Nah, too close to his real name. My guess is Mike Oxbig or Craven Morehead.

[CosmicCowboy]

Nircho from the greek league huh? Well Spurs went 3 for 3 on draft picks and didn't trade out. I still trust that they know more than I do about their prospects.

[AceProfits]

Yes! As a fellow Greek I am very happy...!

[YODA]

Giorgos Printezis is a show up kind of guy.

:tu

The force is with him, Mucho Props for hanging around. # picks to go and your still there? man, guys got guile. I dont even know his ability, but he already has won points with me.

Yoda\
Do or do not, there is no try :clap

[zekes]

There's a chance that we - or somebody else - promised him a pick somewhere in the draft (even at the end of the second round. Hence the attendance...

You're right. Foreign players also seem to really cherish the experience of being at the Draft, even if they aren't projected to go in the first round. I love it, very entertaining. I would do the same thing. And Lee just cemented his fan favorite status.

[TampaDude]

As SAS likes to say...IT'S OVAH!!!

[K-State Spur]

My guess is that the euros are draft and stash (tiago for one year, the greek until he proves that he is ready) and Williams gets to take on White for the final roster spot next year.

[rasho8]

With all the "Spurs off season is ruining our team" talk last year (note the trophy) Im not going to judge anything that we have just done.

CIA Spurs are on top of things.

[Obstructed_View]

I think Williams goes D league if he makes it to October.

[jag]

My guess is that the euros are draft and stash (tiago for one year, the greek until he proves that he is ready) and Williams gets to take on White for the final roster spot next year.

I think scola and white may play for the final spot...maybe, hopefully.

[texbumTHElife]

I guess having just won the Championship one really cant bitch about keeping essentially the same roster...

I really wanted someone young and exciting to play as in NBA '08 though. Fernandez or Bellinelli would have been optimum. Alas, Spurs stay Spurs and that will always be under the radar and boring. And as usual we wont be able to grade this draft for 5 years.

[YODA]

I think scola and white may play for the final spot...maybe, hopefully.
At this point, I just want to see Scola. PERIOD. :spin

Yoda
Do or do not, there is no try

[L.I.T]

Two outta the three picks I like. With Splitter they got an athletic big man with some defensive and rebounding ability. He's been projected as a lottery pick the last couple of times he was in the draft, and again this year.

Williams I have no idea about. This Greek guy, Printezis has got prototypical physical attributes and skills for a long SF. Range, rebounding and, supposedly, an attitude. I think this draft may pay off faster than we might expect.

[CosmicCowboy]

I guess having just won the Championship one really cant bitch about keeping essentially the same roster...

I really wanted someone young and exciting to play as in NBA '08 though. Fernandez or Bellinelli would have been optimum. Alas, Spurs stay Spurs and that will always be under the radar and boring. And as usual we wont be able to grade this draft for 5 years.


Thats the problem when your first pick is always 28 or deeper. Instant gratification ain't happenin.

[jag]

At this point, I just want to see Scola. PERIOD. :spin

Yoda
Do or do not, there is no try

I understand why RC did this actually. We may "need" to get younger, but as of right now we have a good team, and he said that there arent really any spots open.

We're probably going to keep splitter and Greek overseas. I doubt williams will make the team.

[YODA]

is the Greek guy under contract? Is he someone that will challenge to make the team this year?
Yoda

[L.I.T]

ESPN saying the greek dude may have been traded

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draftCast/index

[YODA]

ESPN saying the greek dude may have been traded.

Man, dont throw that out there and not have info on it. Yoda's old :ihit nerves cant take it.



Yoda

[Obstructed_View]

You draft a guy with upside, someone will give up a pick for him if he doesn't work out.

[CosmicCowboy]

Two outta the three picks I like. With Splitter they got an athletic big man with some defensive and rebounding ability. He's been projected as a lottery pick the last couple of times he was in the draft, and again this year.

Williams I have no idea about. This Greek guy, Printezis has got prototypical physical attributes and skills for a long SF. Range, rebounding and, supposedly, an attitude. I think this draft may pay off faster than we might expect.

Yeah, Williams was out of nowhere...anyone want to explain what exactly the Spurs saw in him?

[Obstructed_View]

He must have dazzled them in his workout.

[ploto]

I guess having just won the Championship one really cant bitch about keeping essentially the same roster...
How did that work for Miami?

[ChumpDumper]

The chat is saying that he is rumored to be traded but they can't confirm

[Obstructed_View]

Here's a Rumor: Spike Lee's an idiot.

[BeerIsGood!]

How did that work for Miami?

:lmao That made me laugh. Well, if the cornerstone pieces of the Championship get injured going into the PO (ala Wade), then I don't like any contender's chances.

[CosmicCowboy]

Here's a Rumor: Spike Lee's an idiot.

:lmao

thats no rumor, that cast iron fact.

[Borosai]

So what's going to happen at the PG spot? Vaughn and Beno for another year? Free agency? Invite an undrafted PG (Dowdell) to camp?

[Beno Udrih]

Their biggest draft success in the past 5 years is Beno-- enough said.
Thanks Babe! :married:

[Beno Udrih]

I'm like herpes baby! You'll never get rid of me!

[K-State Spur]

I think scola and white may play for the final spot...maybe, hopefully.

I think it really depends on Scola's demands. If he's willing to play for something around the LLE, I can see it. If he wants a good chunk - or all - of the MLE, then he'll probably never be brought over. But I think it is up to him to a further point than just saying, 'I want to play in the NBA'...

[CosmicCowboy]

They will let the dust settle after the draft and look around. They have a good chip to play with Barry...veteran presence, 2 guard with range that plays defense...worst case scenario they bring back the same back court that won the chanpionship this year. Scola is also a huge trade chip now...there were a lot of teams looking for a viable ready to play power forward tonight that didn't get one...

[T Park]

They have a good chip to play with Barry...veteran presence, 2 guard with range that plays defense

When did Brent Barry begin to play defense.

[michaelwcho]

He plays defense...just not very well.

[milkyway21]

Quote:
Originally Posted by L.I.T




Mitch: Good news Kobe, we got Gasol!
Kobe: YES!! When does Pau arrive?
Mitch: Uhhhhhh...well not exactly Pau...
Kobe: Trade me.




Beautiful.

:lmao

[DesignatedT]

Splitter will never see an NBA floor.


he will never play will he


What the FUCK? Why can't they have taken a kid out of college to help them right away? Why this guy who won't probably every play here? This makes no sense at all. You are telling me at 28 there was not one kid out of college worth taking that could help the Spurs.


awesome! another draft pick wasted on a euro who will never play for the spurs! way to go spurs!


keep dreaming. he'll never be in a spurs uniform.

bump
I know nothings "official" but I had to :lol

gets kinda interesting to see the responses from page 5 on. Some good stuff.

[rayray2k8]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/draft_2007.html

[DesignatedT]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/draft_2007.html

thats an awesome video :lol

[ohmwrecker]

That #28 has been pretty good pick for the Spurs.

[EduRiker]

LMAO! People were really high on Byars back then.

[Darkwaters]

I just finished ordering my custom Giorgos Printezis jersey.

I seriously hope he was kidding...

[DesignatedT]

I seriously hope he was kidding...

:lmao