Spurs sign James Anderson

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Originally Posted by Shifty

Neither of you feel the need for that 6th big* as an insurance?

* 6'11 or taller

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You mean like this guy?

http://media.theonion.com/images/art...pscale_q85.jpg

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Originally Posted by AFBlue

What about Koshwal and Torrance?

:lol

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That put a big grin on my face.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

And he could very well lose it to Gee.

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He could lose it to anyone if he doesn't show any improvement or if he's tentative or if he gets hit by a bus. Doesn't change the fact that he's been better than Gee on every team they've ever been on together and that he's got a position waiting for him on the Spurs if he doesn't fuck it up.

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Originally Posted by AFBlue

What about Koshwal and Torrance?

:lol

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Those were second round picks.....I wanted Torrance and wondered why he fell out of the draft...after some investigation, I found he has some back issues. I did not know this prior to the draft. If not for those back issues, I firmly believe he would have been drafted.

As for Koshwal, I still believe he would have been a great late round pick, if not a UDFA signing. He is raw offensively, but his defense and rebounding is pretty darn good. The reward would have far outweighed the risk.

I know I will continue to get bashed for showing love to both prospects...but hey, we all have late round prospects we fall in love with....some pan out, some don't.

Still, if we could have somehow found our way back into the first, Anderson and James would be a nice centerpiece for our future beyond the big 3.

per Hoopshype his first year salaries is $1,361,400

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Originally Posted by Biggems

Those were second round picks.....I wanted Torrance and wondered why he fell out of the draft...after some investigation, I found he has some back issues. I did not know this prior to the draft. If not for those back issues, I firmly believe he would have been drafted.

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Torrance signed with Maccabi Tel Aniv.
http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2...n-mikhail.html

Torrance said he wasn't got drafted because teams worried about some heart problem!

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Originally Posted by Cant_Be_Faded

In the interest of not adding a useless thread to this forum....

What is up with the blue messages again? I missed something...

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Blue is the new font for sarcasm.

I'm thrilled with this off-season, but with one caveat -- Anderson. Will he be a decent draft pick?

No one can yet know that. He's the most mysterious 1st round draft pick this late in the summer since Mahinmi (and it was more understandable with Ian). Even Neal seems more familiar at this point.

There is little doubt that Anderson will have to contribute right away (possibly at small forward) if the Spurs are going to contend next year.

Is he a steal or is he Chris Carrawell? Time will tell.