The 10 best plays of Marcus Haislip

Haislip gives us additional depth at SF, and should be able to play some PF in a small lineup. No questioning the athletic ability, so it will just come down to attitude and BBall IQ.

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Originally Posted by Knoxxx

Haislip gives us additional depth at SF, and should be able to play some PF in a small lineup. No questioning the athletic ability, so it will just come down to attitude and BBall IQ.

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Short, simple and entirely correct.

That's why you've got to see some finesse moves in his game. So when he does reverse layups, shoots in traffic and dribble penetrates past several players, those are all indicators of a game beyond raw talent.

So I just have to believe that his BB IQ improved while he was in Europe.

Now the big unknown is attitude. That's a trait of many Spurs players and let's hope he picks it up.

Though you just can't deny that Haislip adds a completely new dimension to the game that was sorely missing in previous years. That is, a guy who can get the easy basket via a alley hoop. Who was the last Spur player that could do that? David Robinson? Or was it the last play that James White ever made as a Spur?

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Originally Posted by ceperez

So when he does reverse layups, shoots in traffic and dribble penetrates past several players, those are all indicators of a game beyond raw talent.

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I have no doubt Pop can make a player out of him if he is willing to come in and work hard. Those reverse layups were great, instead of trying to power the ball down with a dunk, he used smarts and finesse to go up and under the basket. The guy guarding him had no prayer of stopping the shot. He about hit his head on the rim, but the smart play was up and under the basket for the easy lay in thanks to his great athletic ability. Hard to say what the future holds for Marcus with the Spurs, but astute observers have taken notice of this as another potentially solid FO move.

I don't think he was brought in to play the post. Maybe when going small but I believe he will be groomed to play SF.

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Originally Posted by SpurNation

I don't think he was brought in to play the post. Maybe when going small but I believe he will be groomed to play SF.

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I think he was brought in as a 4, but I do hope he can play alongside any duo of Tim/Dice/Theo/Ian/Blair/Bonner, that 5 would be huge!!!!

I hope he averages Bonners minutes or more the first 20 or so games of the season, but I want Blair and Ian to play more than he does.