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I think Ainge hustled a lot more than De Colo does. As in all the time. He was a pest.
So, I see Nando more as a not-so-much-hustling, non-floppy haired, poor man's version of Danny Ainge.
lol... DPG steps to the plate...... swwwwwingandamiss
Surround De Colo with four hall of famers and I'm sure he could have as much success as Ainge.
The main reason to have some kind of optimism about De Colo is that Spurs have signed him.
First, Spurs were loaded with guards (Parker, Ginobili, Green, Neal, Mills, Joseph, Denmon). It's not like Spurs had a big hole in their roster that needed to be filled.
Second, while a $2.8M contract is fully justified by De Colo market value in Europe, it's still a lot of money for a NAB rookie.
To sump up, Spurs, a team that has heavily scouted De Colo for 3 years, has signed him to a big contract for a rookie while he wasn't really filling a position need. They must have really seen something in him to do that.
would 3 hofers be enough?Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
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Originally Posted by Bruno
All about the future. Manu's on the last year of his contract, for one.
Well, the Spurs excelled last year because of their exceptional passing and efficient offense. de Colo will help them continue this.
What they need now is to resign Blair and pick up an athletic wingman who can guard other teams' big men on the perimeter - that's what what missing last year against OKC.
Yeah cause athletic swing men grow on trees.
No, but Dominic McGuire is still available. He does all the little things: rebounds, steals, blocks etc; has the speed to stay with players on the perimeter and enough strength not to get too overwhelmed in the paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
Spurs need to replace Bonner/Blair with another big. Off-season over.
Given the glut of guards, it'll be interesting to see how Pop plans to use this guy. Will he sit at the end of the bench and learn the system? Will he be the backup PG and relegate Mills to the end of the bench? Or will he play PG/SG in spots?
Personally, I hope Mills is intended as the backup PG because I think he's perfect to run the second team as a guy who can create but can also score if things get stagnant.
And my guess is that we won't see much DeColo beyond garbage time next season, but that if he shows some promise he'll be the 1st or 2nd SG in his second season, taking over from a retiring Manu.
Mills is also fast. Haven't had a PG duo this quick since Parker/Claxton, oddly enough.
Given the glut of guards, it'll be interesting to see how Pop plans to use this guy. Will he sit at the end of the bench and learn the system? Will he be the backup PG and relegate Mills to the end of the bench? Or will he play PG/SG in spots?
Personally, I hope Mills is intended as the backup PG because I think he's perfect to run the second team as a guy who can create but can also score if things get stagnant.
And my guess is that we won't see much DeColo beyond garbage time next season, but that if he shows some promise he'll be the 1st or 2nd SG in his second season, taking over from a retiring Manu.
(Have put this up again because it's at the bottom of page 7 [may not get seen] and I really want people's thoughts :) ).
Yeah, I was thinking that too. Mills could learn a lot from Parker because he's quick enough to get to the rim, or to a 12ft teardrop, any time he likes, and if Parker can teach him how to maximise his driving game that will be a great compliment to Mills' streaky 3pt shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by racm
I really like Mills, and not just because he's from my city, Canberra. I think he could be a spark-plug for the team off the bench, which would free up Pop to use Manu however he liked and get him more rest.
As the team is currently constructed, we need more than one superb game in the WCFs from Manu to win, or we need others to provide what Manu provides - a scoring and playmaking spark off the bench - which, as we all saw, faltered so painfully against OKC this year. I really think Mills, Jax and Diaw will be able to help out with those things next season. Can't wait to see them after a full pre-season together. :D
I'd like De Colo to get a chance and show what he can do, and not be relegated to the bench. In practice and in games, Mills and De Colo will obviously fight it out to be the backup PG.
While I like Mills, and he is a good yet streaky shooter who can hustle and make plays, De Colo is definitely more intriguing and if polished enough can bring more to the table with his creativity and passing, and also his 6 ft 5 frame gives him additional opportunities to play SG at times and defend bigger players.
I see them also playing together since De Colo can play SG on defense and PG on offense. Mills has a sweet outside shot very similar player to Neal..
You have to think Gary Neal is on his way out. Key factors -- the aforementioned glut of guards (btw Cory has been great in summer league), and the fact that he's going to be looking for a much deserved pay raise a year from now. Doubt the Spurs look to commit to the guy beyond this season anyway.
Why do the spurs have so many guards? What was the point of signing De Colo when he might be at the end of the bench and we have Mills backing up Parker? And they have Manu,Green and Neal at the 2 guard. What a waste of money. I'm sorry but I just don't get the spurs FO sometimes. :bang
the point is not de colo, the point is why did they wasted a draft pick on another combo guard, when de colo is a combo guardQuote:
Originally Posted by Duncan2177
i can see pop playing jax/kl at the 4 if needed, pushing guys like green/ja/gino/ through the 2/3 positions...
Gary Neal has an $850K non-guaranteed contract. Not really a sense of permanancy, is there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Duncan2177
I hear ya! The best they've been able to do is field teams that have set an NBA record with 15 consecutive 50-win seasons, and 4 NBA titles along the way. What a bunch of morons, the Spurs FO. :rolleyesQuote:
Originally Posted by Duncan2177
Spurs 2011-12 end of season roster......Spurs 2012-13 Current Roster
Tim Duncan.......................................Tim Duncan
Boris Diaw.........................................Boris Diaw
Kawhi Leonard...................................Kawhi Leonard
Danny Green.....................................Danny Green
Tony Parker......................................Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili.....................................Manu Ginobili
Stephen Jackson...............................Stephen Jackson
Gary Neal.........................................Gary Neal
Tiago Splitter....................................Tiago Splitter
Matt Bonner......................................Matt Bonner
DeJuan Blair......................................DeJuan Blair
James Anderson..............................Nando De Colo
Patty Mills........................................Patty Mills
Cory Joseph (Inactive).......................Cory Joseph
Lakers :lol
Kobe ------ Kobe
Pau ------ Pau
Bynum ------ Dwight Howard
Artest ------ Artest
Sessions ---- Steve Nash
:lol WC
Really, thats a hell of a lot of OLD to be counting on for starting roles with basically zip depth behind them...Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
It's also a lot of egos for Nash to keep happy with this distribution. ALL 4 other starters have pouted over # of shot attempts at one point or another of their careers.
Bynum will have to commit to re-signing with ORL first, and I doubt he will. Also, LAL can't give ORL much in the way of salary breaks. LAL doesn't make much sense for ORL as a trade partner.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
I think it's far more likely that ORL waits until Jan 15 then takes Lopez and all that expiring salary from the NETS for D12.