And he's much cheaper too.Quote:
Originally Posted by racm
So, if Blair eats up OKC, was it a mistake of Pop's not to play him more in the playoffs?
Printable View
And he's much cheaper too.Quote:
Originally Posted by racm
So, if Blair eats up OKC, was it a mistake of Pop's not to play him more in the playoffs?
Pop hasn't liked what he's seen the past two seasons. Of course, it's a contract year and a season in shape for the Dancing Bear, so he has a good chance of being the fourth big.Quote:
Originally Posted by rmt
Apparently it is. When you stop and think about it, the number of 'franchise' quality centers has dropped off considerably in the NBA.Quote:
Originally Posted by crc21209
Ten questions for the 2012-13 season
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...012-13-season/Quote:
With training camp less than a week away, let’s take a broad overview of some of the bigger questions facing the Spurs as they attempt to wedge their way past the Lakers and Thunder for Western Conference supremacy.
Was standing pat the right move?
The Spurs’ decision to go with essentially the same team that, depending on your point of view, was either two games from the Finals or reverse swept off the court by Oklahoma City has been debated all summer.
On paper, it looks to be a typically sound, safe choice from the Spurs. But with the Lakers having loaded up and the Thunder not going anywhere, only time will tell if it was the right choice.
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Spurs add Derrick Brown, Josh Powell, Tyler Wilkerson & Wesley Witherspoon to training camp roster. San Antonio's roster now stands at 18.
Laker Powell? Not bad.
Official Spurs release:
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120927_training_camp
Josh Powell is an excellent camp addition. Another player that has a better than average chance to make the team.
I've always liked Powell so good news to see him in camp. But with one spot open I'm hoping Brown wins the role.
Unless a trade is made, Brown most likely has the inside track. One, he's better; two, he's almost five years younger; and three, he fills a more glaring positional need.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
I don't mind adding Powell for camp, but again, where is the true center? And why is damn near every big they acquire or bring in for camp 6-9 or under, with mediocre or worse athleticism? Fesenko would have made a lot more sense.
4 training camp invite = 4 long SF/mobile PF.
There are definitively something behind these moves. These players aren't just practice bodies for the training camp. Spurs are looking at a combo forward and, unless they all suck, the best of these 4 players will be kept past the training camp.
Probably so. I'd rather have Brown anyway. Need to get rid of some of these damn guards.
I was thinking the same thing. Brown and Powell are both NBA level players. The Spurs wouldn't invite players this good just to scrap them after camp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
"Players this good"? The Pistons invited Flynn and Williams and they already have 15 guaranteed contract. The Nets gave Blatche and Childress non guaranteed contracts. McGrady is probably going to have to accept a non guaranteed contract. Guys like Barbosa and Redd may not get signed before the season starts.
Things are changing. A few years ago, I'd have agreed that someone like Powell was slightly above "you wouldn't invite him for camp just for the hell of it", but not anymore.
As far as combo forward, that hasn't been accurate of Powell for years. He's flat out a PF. Although I guess you could add /C, because dam near every PF plays some C today.
So because a bunch of old players, player that suck and players that are head cases are unsigned/in camps instead of signed this is now the norm and the Spurs are just bringing in NBA level players for the hell of it?
Typical take from you.
No, I'm saying much higher profile players are not getting guaranteed contracts and some are in the untenable situation of having to beat someone out with a guaranteed contract. So it shouldn't be a surprise if someone like Powell (who obviously has far less cache than any of them) is brought in to camp with the likelihood of him making the team being slim. And I'm not sure why you think Powell is anything more than a fringe player.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
Blair putting in work in the gym... Might have to kill the fat jokes
http://www.projectspurs.com/2012-art...n-the-gym.html
If only there were height exercises. :depressedQuote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
Just a heads up, we will be streaming Monday's media day.
:flag:
Good to hearQuote:
Originally Posted by spursdotcom
:tu
Lot to keep an eye on as Spurs’ camp nears
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...99-camp-nears/Quote:
By Mike Monroe
There are plenty of questions as the Spurs open training camp at their practice facility next week, but one big decision must be made before camp begins: Will the team insist that point guard Tony Parker continue wearing the protective goggles he sported during the Olympics in London?
Parker didn’t like the protective eyewear, but it was necessary after a freak injury that required surgery to remove a shard of glass from his left cornea. He pitched the goggles into the stands after Spain eliminated France from the medal round, declaring he was done with them for good.
When he arrives for his physical exam ahead of Tuesday’s start of camp, he may discover the club’s well-established history of erring on the side of caution with injuries demands he be fitted for new goggles.
“I’m not sure that’s a decision ‘Dr. Parker’ gets to make on his own,” Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said. “We haven’t seen him yet. We’re now several months, post-injury. We’ll have a better picture of it when we see him. Somebody very qualified will examine that eye.”
I fear Powell is done. but it doesn't hurt to doublecheck.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
IMO Brown will make the team.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
Fucking finally.
I expect a much better and more motivated Blair.
Same here... Then I expect him to be traded if he can build up enough value. But seriously, i don't know why he took so long to do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by TE