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Had no idea...that would be strange to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Agreed. What is with Silver and all these odd adjustments he wants to make to the game? Mid-season tournament, coaches challenges, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurs10
Thanks for the info. Interesting. How has the rule been received so far? I hadn't heard of it...Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
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Originally Posted by timvp
Wow, thanks for clearing that up. We moved down south, and I haven't been to a single game in Austin this season. I had no idea.
So I guess they're trying to speed the game up with that? It's REALLY going to punish the poor FT shooters.I know the points should even out over time, but it puts a lot more pressure on that one FT. I think the bad FT shooters are going to shoot an even lower percentage. And it won't matter if the points even out next game, if a couple of empty possessions costs you tonight's game.It will also give teams that much more reason to intentionally foul guys like Drummond or Dwight Howard, and an opponent could pretty much force one of those guys off the floor - at least until the last two minutes.
Now I'm interested to see how this shakes out.
I think it’s all very interesting. I’d welcome the NBA being more like the premier league having relegation and various inter-league cups.Quote:
Originally Posted by BillMc
And the video above shows all 5 made baskets - every one was at the rim (2 on follow ups to his own missed shots at roughly 8 feet out).Quote:
Originally Posted by ZeusWillJudge
Keldon Johnson and Metu assigned to Austin for game today.
Spurs get the win.
Austin Spurs
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OREB DREB REB AST PF STL TO BS BA PTS Keldon
Johnson
0SF 29 6-15 0-3 1-1 1 2 6 8 1 2 0 2 0 1 13 Chimezie
Metu
7PF 31 9-14 1-2 1-4 -13 4 5 9 4 5 2 3 0 0 21 Dedric
Lawson
5C 22 4-6 0-1 2-2 10 5 6 11 3 0 2 1 1 0 11 Quinndary
Weatherspoon
15SG 28 3-10 2-4 1-1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 10 Matt
Farrell
4PG 30 1-7 1-5 0-0 -6 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 Jeff
Ledbetter
225 3-9 2-7 0-0 14 0 8 8 1 4 2 3 0 0 8 Tevin
King
1112 1-2 0-0 0-1 -2 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 Luka
Samanic
1924 4-8 1-2 3-3 9 3 5 8 3 4 0 3 1 0 14 Kavion
Pippen
3313 5-7 1-1 1-1 10 3 5 8 0 2 0 0 4 1 12 Daulton
Hommes
3420 4-8 2-5 1-1 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 11
So Keldon goes scoreless from beyond the arc once again. He still hasn't made a three pointer all year in G-League. His free throw percentage was ok in college so he has it in him to be a decent three point shooter in the NBA but he hasn't shown he can hit one yet in G-League. Pop sure as hell isn't gonna give him playing time if he can't space the floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
the funny thing is the Austin Spurs are also one of the teams with the least 3-point attempts in the entire G-League. Popovich's antiquated system has spread all over this organization:lmao
I was at the game yesterday. Metu looked like a man among boys out there. Keldon wasn’t too bad either. I was surprised how the SA players weren’t the focus of the offense. Ledbetter and Farrel were letting it fly. Scottie Pippen’s nephew(?) looked pretty strong too and looks just like Scottie with a similar game. Austin took 29 3point attempts. So RC’s post above is extra dumb. Fun game. We’re going to attend regularly, so I hope to meet some of y’all.
That's weird; his 3pt shooting was actually good in college but has vanished since getting drafted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurgan
Austin Spurs are 18th in the G-League at 3-point attempts and have played 1 or 2 more games than any team that's behind them which means they are actually ranked a lot lower. Last year they were 26th out of 27 teams dumbo. But keep sniffing. Sniff sniff. Here are some sources before you ask me where I got that info fromQuote:
Originally Posted by emmo
https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/years/2020.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com...ears/2019.html
I congratulate you on your investigative skills. I should have expanded on my insult to make the point that why the fuck would you shoot threes when your roster doesn’t have many (any?) reliable 3 point shooters. Want DDR hucking airballs or Lonnie hitting the side of the backboard rather than the Spurs settling for the shots that the roster dictates. You act as if Pop has never heard of a 3 pointer before or that our last championship never happened. But you need to bitch about Pop, so go ahead with your bad takes.Quote:
Originally Posted by RC_Drunkford
This thread is about the Austin Spurs not the San Antonio SpursQuote:
Originally Posted by emmo
Sure is. Then why are you bringing up Pop? By your response to Kurgen’s post it appears you think because Keldon hasn’t hit a three pointer in the G League that’s somehow Pop’s fault. I must have misread that bc that would be a super weak take.Quote:
Originally Posted by RC_Drunkford
Ouch I felt that :reading
Watching this game instead of the Spurs game since league pass isnt covering that game lmao
Luka Samanic is dominating offensively. 21 pts in 19 mins. Killing it from inside and outside. Wide range offensive repertoire. Defensively not bad either
wish we’d just trade Aldridge and bring him on, along with KeldonQuote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
Game on ESPN :lol:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
Austin Spurs
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OREB DREB REB AST PF STL TO BS BA PTS Quinndary
Weatherspoon
15SF 22 7-15 2-3 0-0 2 1 7 8 2 3 2 5 0 2 16 Luka
Samanic
19PF 30 8-15 1-4 2-3 11 1 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 21 Drew
Eubanks
14C 18 3-6 0-0 2-3 4 1 3 4 0 5 1 1 1 1 9 Kenny
Williams
24SG 23 3-4 2-2 0-0 -5 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 8 Matt
Farrell
4PG 24 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 3 3 6 3 2 0 0 0 5 Jeff
Ledbetter
224 3-8 3-5 0-0 20 0 3 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 9 Dedric
Lawson
517 7-12 2-6 0-0 6 1 7 8 1 4 1 2 1 0 16 Tevin
King
1123 3-4 0-1 1-1 15 1 6 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 8 Kavion
Pippen
3329 7-11 0-0 0-1 13 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 3 0 14 Daulton
Hommes
3419 4-10 2-4 0-0 22 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 10
Luka with an array of offense and looking smooth:
Reminds me of Dirk kindaQuote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
Luka has been looking good, hopefully he’s working hard in the weight room. He showed a bunch of different moves last night with out hesitation too. Really optimistic that this years Spurs draft class pans out.
Spurs playing Salt Lake City right now:
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191124/SLCAUS/
Keldon misses all his three point attempts once again. He has yet to make one this season, shooting 0% at 2 attempts a game. Looking more and more like we drafted the shooting guard version of Kyle Anderson.
He at least shoots though. Could it be mental?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurgan
He's shot a grand total of 10 3-pointers so far. So, yeah, he's 0-10. Marco started this season 1-11.
We just got to wait for the 11th to drop then ��Quote:
Originally Posted by ZeusWillJudge
Is he a SG or a SF?
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Originally Posted by BWS-1994
The point is, his career isn't over after 10 missed 3-pointers in the G-League. You would have got that if your dial wasn't set on Extra-Jackass.
Beli gets paid almost $6M, and his only reason to exist is 3-pointers (sure as shit isn't anything else). He went through a dry stretch almost identical to KJ's to start the season. I think Keldon went 3-4 from 3P in his first SL game, and I don't think he's hit one since. For all I know, they're doctoring his stroke to make it better, but it's causing some disruption short term.
I'm just not quite ready to start calling an end to his 3P shooting career on the basis of 10 shots.
People who want to give up on first round picks there first year are just plain fucking idiots
Spurs playing again tonight
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191125/LAKAUS/
Austin Spurs
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OREB DREB REB AST PF STL TO BS BA PTS Keldon
Johnson
0SF 33 7-13 0-3 1-2 23 1 7 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 16 Luka
Samanic
19PF 32 6-12 4-6 1-1 23 1 6 7 2 2 0 4 1 1 18 Drew
Eubanks
14C 28 5-10 0-0 3-3 19 3 5 8 0 2 1 1 3 1 16 Quinndary
Weatherspoon
15SG 32 4-10 1-2 2-2 22 1 3 4 5 2 0 4 1 2 13
It really is more fun watching the Austin Spurs rather than our main cast, holy shit. Luka's shooting stroke is great for a player his size, and Keldon is a bucket getter at this level. Would love to see some more shooting from him further in the season though.
Keldon goes 0-3 on three pointers. Still sitting at 0% on the season from three point range. For someone hyped as a 3&D prospect, he sure seems to struggle with the three pointer part. His free throw percentage is good so he has the potential to be a decent three point shooter.
Thanks ace for posting the highlights! :tu
Luka Samanic has some really nice handles for a big guy, nothing too flashy as most of his moves are behind the back straight line drives and spin moves, I’d like to see him work out of the p/r and if he can play at different speeds with the ball in his hands
Damn Luka got some nice spin moves really liking this draft pick.
His ceiling seems so much higher than Poetl, who was a top ten pick.Quote:
Originally Posted by BackHome
yes, the toros are the better watch at this point. luka looks to be slowly rounding into form. not too worried about keldon's three-point shot at this point. at least he ain't shying away from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sugus
Spurs play tonight at 7:30
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191129/SBLAUS/
Spurs lose
Austin Spurs
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OREB DREB REB AST PF STL TO BS BA PTS Keldon
Johnson
0SF 26 6-17 0-7 2-2 -22 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 15 Luka
Samanic
19PF 26 4-14 2-6 0-0 -11 5 9 14 1 3 2 3 0 0 10 Dedric
Lawson
5C 28 6-9 1-4 0-0 -25 3 3 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 13 Quinndary
Weatherspoon
15SG 26 6-11 0-3 3-3 -17 0 2 2 3 2 0 5 0 1 17 Matt
Farrell
4PG 24 3-8 2-5 0-0 -9 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 8 Jeff
Ledbetter
225 3-9 3-9 0-0 -8 0 1 1 2 5 4 1 0 1 9 Kenny
Williams
2417 0-7 0-4 0-0 -7 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Daulton
Hommes
3414 1-3 1-3 2-2 -4 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 8
A bad shooting night. A couple guys shot ok, but everybody else was lousy. Turkey hangover?
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Originally Posted by ace3g
Thanks for the update. Keldon's 3P woes are starting to get serious now, but he's still putting up decent lines. Spoon's production is pretty consistently good.
Ehhh from what I’ve seen, Keldon isn’t getting the best 3 point opportunities, needs to be set up better on 3s by teammates
Was wondering how may were open? Spot up? Catch and shoot? Off the dribble?Quote:
Originally Posted by Degoat
Yeah terrible shooting night. 14 rebs for Luka looks promising
Spurs will still have the same problems next year as they have this year...too many guards(Weatherspoon, Keldon Johnson), not enough 3pt shooting.
Forbes will likely be gone next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth4sale$
That's my point, new guards and less 3pt shooting. Forbes, and Bellinelli both gone but replaced with inconsistent but young shooting guards with questionable 3pt shots. Not a winning plan if you are struggling with the 3pt shot already. Your looking at Trey Lyles and Derrick White to shoot the three-yikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
Trey has looked like a reliable 3 pt shooter who had a cold start to the season. He has a nice stroke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth4sale$
I always believed White was a good shooter who just lacked confidence. His college numbers agree with this. He has been shooting more 3s these last few games.
Lonnie Walker also has a decent three pointer.
Quinndary shot 37% on over 500 attempts in college. Samanic is shooting 36% in Austin so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth4sale$
Spurs playing right now:
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191204/AUSTEX/
Keldon finally hit a 3 tonight.
Glad to see he hit one. He takes a lot of them so it is probably just getting used to the flow and getting comfortable. They are not streaming this game How is Metu playing? I see his stats look good but they can be deceiving.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
Tonight's game will air on FSSW in the middle of the night (2:30-4:30 am SA Time).
Thanks for the wordQuote:
Originally Posted by Russ
ima roll tape on it
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Originally Posted by ace3g
Thanks, Ace. I was going to post, but you're always there with the goods. It's good that Keldon finally got the lid off from the 3P line. Even without the 3's, he's been putting up points. He had 23 tonight, but the 7 TO's won't get him time in SA.
Metu is starting to really intrigue me. I thought he looked pretty bad in the limited minutes we saw him. But he's been looking pretty good lately. Tonight he had 25 and 12, 3 steals and a block - and no TO's. He's not a 3P shooter, but his 2P% has gotten a LOT better. I hope that means he's seriously improving. It's tempting to say that it's the G-League, but all the other G-League players are playing against G-League opponents.
Pretty damn impressive highlight reel for Metu, tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
And Samanic in there setting him up play after play.
Good stuff :tu
Metu doesnt look bad at all and damn luka can run that floor and dish
I think Metu will be our eventual Gay replacement. His style has evolved over these past few years and you could see hints of Rudy Gays post up game in there. Gay must have spent a lot of time with Metu.
All 4 of our guys look like they have a chance to crack the rotation next year. That's very promising
Cheers for the highlights Ace!Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
Luka is looking good.
Fluid with his playmaking.
Metu looks like a completely different player than last season... Nice mid-range jumper, finishes around the rim, and most impressively he's not afraid to dunk the ball in different situations much unlike Poeltl, who seems to have skipped that part of the Big Man Seminar. Very interesting prospect to watch develop. Luka also looks good... I hope the coaches get him shooting 3's at a high rate soon, same as Keldon. We know they can physically overpower G-League opponents, but without a reliable shot they're not getting much playing time in SA.
Metu has a very broad skillset, it's all about which parts of it can translate to the NBA. It also seems like they have Keldon handling the ball a lot, so he becomes a better playmaker and knows how to score coming off screens.
Spurs got the win tonight.
Austin Spurs
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OREB DREB REB AST PF STL TO BS BA PTS Keldon
Johnson
0SF 32 9-16 3-6 0-0 7 1 4 5 1 4 0 2 0 1 21 Luka
Samanic
19PF 29 4-15 0-3 3-3 -4 1 5 6 0 2 1 2 3 2 11 Chimezie
Metu
7C 30 7-13 0-1 1-1 4 2 4 6 3 2 1 2 0 1 16 Quinndary
Weatherspoon
15SG 27 4-10 1-3 3-5 7 0 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 3 13 Matt
Farrell
4PG 25 4-7 2-5 0-0 13 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 Jeff
Ledbetter
220 4-6 3-4 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 11 Tevin
King
1122 0-3 0-0 0-0 -4 0 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 2 0 Dedric
Lawson
517 10-16 1-4 1-1 5 8 4 12 0 1 0 1 1 0 22 Kenny
Williams
2415 1-6 1-4 0-0 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 Daulton
Hommes
3418 3-10 3-7 0-0 13 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 9
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191206/SXFAUS/
Saw the game in Frisco in person against the Legends on Wed. All the Spurs draft picks from the last 2 years had good moments. Metu looked very good on both sides of the floor. He showed range with his shot, speed up and down the floor getting ahead of the defense with alley opp dunks and even pretty good defense/defensive rebounding.
Samanic and Johnson both had very good moments showing their skill sets.
Luka got a little dinged on the knee which limited him for awhile in the game, but his mobility and shooting stroke look good. He is still growing into his body and needs another 10-15 pounds of muscle to power through opposing players. His ability to get up and down the floor is impressive - especially with the ball in his hand.
Keldon is a very physical ball player with no fear going hard to the rim. The draft picks will get a bunch of experience this year in Austin and hopefully move up to the big club full time next year.
Who knows, if the season goes south record wise in the next couple of months maybe SA will be a possibility in March and April for the Austin players. I don't think the FO will keep them off the floor in SA if the Spurs are lottery bound late this season.
Finally hitting the 3. Johnson is going to be serviceable good! He appears to me getting bigger and seems to score well with contact.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
Keldon with that Derrick White speed, lol. He’s looking good though.
Most excited about Luka though. How’d he do?
Do Luka and Metu Play roughly the same position? or do they play different positions. From what I can see it looks like both are more modern day PF but is one of the better at SF or C or would they both be more pf/SF combos?
They both play like pf/c. Luka has some capabilities to play sf but in spurts. Its kind of like KD with Luka.Quote:
Originally Posted by talkspurs
Do you think they could play together at the Pro level against most teams or would it take more teams without a big for them to play together?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
on a side note Dejounte is my favorite player right now and I think Pop is hurting his skills but making him defer to much
I think they’re very different post players. Luka has the making of a good playmaker for a big, ala Jokic (but with much more spring and athleticism). Metu is more of a pure scorer, like a very poor mans Amare Stoutemire from back in the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by talkspurs
Spurs play again tonight @ 7
https://gleague.nba.com/games/20191207/IWAAUS/
The Austin-Iowa game is on now on FSSW.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace3g
Matt Bonner and Derrick White work well off of each other on commentary.
Pretty cool, they had Derrick white doing commentary for a while. He wasn’t half bad.
For those who go regularly, are tickets to those games pretty reasonable? Might have to hit one up while I’m in for holidays.
KJ finally made a 3 and now I think he has made some in each of the last 3 games.
Looking at stats Metu seems to be doing very well down there. I will be glad when he gets some actual run up in the big league.
Another 25 from KJ tonight. Love the energy and emotion he plays with.
Metu looks way more confident and comfortable than I've seen in the past. Hopefully that continues.
Can't be drawing too much conclusions from G-League games, but Metu looks like an interestingly athletic player. We definitely need someone on the team who can finish at the rim like he does, dude goes for the dunk a lot. I like his energy, he should get the call up and show what he's made of in non-garbage minutes
The thing is, I wouldnt play Metu over Lyles and I wouldnt play Metu over Eubanks to play C since Metu will get pushed around like he always does. Metu has no chance of getting minutes unless Aldridge gets traded or he suddenly gets agile enough to play SF.
He could crack the rotation as third big off the bench if LMA is load managed/injured/traded. He'd really have to shine to earn a spot, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
Very cheap. They have a lot of games with deals (like $2 beer nights) and packages too, but even single games you can get for like $15. Most every seat is good but if you wanted like “great” seats as in near the court even then it’s like $100-150Quote:
Originally Posted by CGD
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Originally Posted by Light
He was 3-6 from 3P last night. I want to see some more games like that.
Metu has been pretty damn good lately, too. He looked so bad early that I had given up on him. I would love for him to prove that wrong.
Actually both Lyles and Metu had to get stronger, it's just that Metu had to be much more strongerQuote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte
I’m liking what I’ve seen so far this season from Metu even when he played with the Spurs granted it was garbage time he showed some flashes.
Wait what?Quote:
Originally Posted by XDT76
Sorry, was typing on the fly and did not realise I screwed up the message. Fixed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejounte