Yeah, I have a feeling there will be a lot of "I said they were stupid to let him go" threads from people who aren't actually saying anything right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle
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Yeah, I have a feeling there will be a lot of "I said they were stupid to let him go" threads from people who aren't actually saying anything right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle
Oh yeah, totally. A lot of that happens on here, especially from noobs and bandwagoners. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Reading back through this thread made me sad. For you guys.
Chances are that many will eventually realise what spurs are giving up here. Mahinmi still has not been able to find luck to show some results.
Signed by Cuban. Done!
The only thing we cannot say now is that he's a bust...we can say it's a f.o. bust (time, draft choice, lost for nothing).
And ther's the real risk of a "scola 2" failure by our F.O.
We'll see...but one thing is for surely difficult to explain :the fact that despite the more than decent production in the limited minutes he played, the Spurs didn't give him any chance to show he deserved more playing time... this behavior was, imho, understandable only for the (not so fair) goal of signing him for a cheap deal, hiding his real value as a player.
But now, we finally know that wasn't the reason...
So, I repeat, for me, that's difficult to understand...also 'cause it was absolutely clear last season that we needed height, youth, athleticism, rebounding and shot blocking at the four/five...all of them supposed to be Mahinmi qualities.
These are needs we (hope) to have (at least partially) solved only this season, and only with the Splitter signing.
On the other and, last season the spurs preferred to play our (play off - chocker ?) "stratching four"...
reminds me of when Mavs signed Gooden las year...
After gifting Scola to an in-state rival, the appeal to the authority of the front office as the font of basketball wisdom, or at least as a wise, unquestionable authority on player/personnel management of a NBA franchise, falls flat. It is quite possible that the Spurs (both front office & coaching staff) screwed up with Mahinmi, and now another franchise will reap the benefits.
The whole thing is a mystery to me. Why draft him with a first round pick and then not even play him? It seems like they squandered resources either way depending on what one's interpretation is of him - either by drafting him if he sucked so bad, or by not playing him when he showed potential.
I suppose there are benefits to Pop's stubborness but this clearly seems like a weakness in regards to dealing with most young players.
A big problem for Mahinmi is that he was injured at the time the frontcourt was wide open and Pop would have been forced to give him regular minutes. His Spur career would have been quite different.
Ian cannot shoot the 3, don't try to rationalize too much. Pop loves matt and hates Ian cauz he cannot shoot the 3 thats allQuote:
Originally Posted by venitian navigator
+1. if bonner/mahimni are still our biggest worries in a couple months - we'll be set for a great season.Quote:
Originally Posted by nkdlunch
Ian has never been supposed or drafted for being the "stretching four"... so imho it's not me trying to rationalize too much but you trying to semplify too much...when ther's nothing simple or logical in the behavior that Spurs mantained with Mahinmi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
Giving him playing time was worth, at least, to show him to other teams and have something of value to trade before the trade deadline ...
so, also if the decision to "cut " him was already been taken, at least, given his production in limited time, more playing time made some sense...
What, no multiple choice answers to choose from in this thread?
Seemed like a way to go...
I've met Jessie Biel, and strangley enough, she's not that hot in person. You'd walk right past her without turning your head. Very nice girl, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by angelbelow
Cant believe we've developed a player for four years for another team
Mahinmi is an athlete, not a basketball player</thread>
Lol at people calling this Scola2. Ian never proved anything close to Scola overseas nor in the NBA.
If that's actually true, then it's the biggest FO blunder in recent memory. The Spurs won zero titles with Robert Horry playing center.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
I should have used the blueQuote:
Originally Posted by venitian navigator