Spurs may have promise with Erick Green at #28

Good God. This has smokescreen written all over it. What good would it do to draft yet another backup PG when Pop can't even develop one from the bunch he has?

I trust the Spurs are focusing more on adding more size in the frontcourt.

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Originally Posted by TheGoldStandard

I suppose he's just waiting for 1 combo guard he's drafted over the last 5 years to pan out.

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Gotta give management props for their persistence.

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Originally Posted by Chinook

I don't like him at all. I'd be very disappointed if the Spurs pick him.

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Smoke screen ill put it at 5% chance he gets drafted by the spurs.

Given where they were picking they've done all right. Anderson was the highest pick at 20. The next highest was Hill at 26. People's expectations are just out of whack for the end of the first round. De Colo and Hanga might even pan out still.

Dragic
Hill
De Colo
McClinton
Anderson
Hanga
Joseph

I believe it's smoke

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Originally Posted by TheGoldStandard

I suppose he's just waiting for 1 combo guard he's drafted over the last 5 years to pan out.

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Recent history of guards drafted in the first round:

2008 -- George Hill: standout defender, useful ranged shooter, picked at 26 and swapped for KL at #15 = successful pick.
2010 -- James Anderson: pure 2 guard who didn't pan out; not a combo guard in any useful sense.
2011 -- Cory Joseph: raw project combo guard. Year 1: redshirt year in Austin. Year 2: spent most of the year in Austin, then came up and promptly won the spot as Tony's backup. Solid NBA defender all the way through the conference finals, but ineffective vs. Miami. Year 3: ???

So Hill was a great success relative to where he was picked, Anderson wasn't a combo guard, and Joseph seems to be coming along ok given that he was a project pick.

The track record for second round picks is a lot shakier, but everyone's track record for second round picks is dicey at best. So if the Spurs think Erick Green can be a useful pick as a combo guard, the track record suggests that there's a perfectly good chance that he will be.

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Originally Posted by ironman2886

Other than Kawhi, Hill and Blair, the Spurs have picked duds for awhile now.

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Other than SA's 2011, 2008, and 2009 picks, everyone else has been duds? How long is "for a while now"? I don't understand this. The only 'duds' you could be speaking of is James Anderson and Marcus Denmon. One of them faced a serious injury, the other was the second last pick of the draft.

Considering we pick in the 28-30 range every year it shouldn't be surprising we don't draft Tim Duncan's every year.

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Originally Posted by Prime Time

Other than SA's 2011, 2008, and 2009 picks, everyone else has been duds? How long is "for a while now"? I don't understand this. The only 'duds' you could be speaking of is James Anderson and Marcus Denmon. One of them faced a serious injury, the other was the second last pick of the draft.

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We've picked far too many players with picks 49-59 that haven't become solid rotation players the way they're supposed to be.

This has smoke screen written all over it !

Why would SA spend a 1st round pick on a Marcus Denmon clone. I don't see SA drafting him at all.

Was impressed with his interview on DX, seemed very mature and all so he was om my radar but he's not the most exciting choice either for me.

Did this guy lead the NCAA is scoring? Smokescreen? Watch him turn into the next Iverson...

Don't know why you guys are upset. He looks way better than Cory Joseph and looks real smooth on offense. He could be an asset to us. I can easily see him getting playing time with the Spurs.

He only benched 185 5 times. I can do more reps then that.

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Originally Posted by dylankerouac

IIRC Denmon and Anderson were college scorers too so drafting Green would follow a trend. More so since Anderson and Denmon aren't exactly reaping rewards for the Spurs at the moment.

I think the positives of each of these players is that they can create for themselves and give others good looks. From Green's highlights, at least he can create for himself.

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at least anderson wasn't undersized

Another shoot first PG?

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Originally Posted by jhuan16

Another shoot first PG?

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Why in the world would we need a pass first PG? As shown in the Heat series, we need someone who can create on his own when PArker's not in the game and when Manu's playing like crap.

Spurs always pick guys, you expect them to draft. Always :toast

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Originally Posted by Outlier

Why in the world would we need a pass first PG? As shown in the Heat series, we need someone who can create on his own when PArker's not in the game and when Manu's playing like crap.

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You'd hope next year that would be Leonard. If the Spurs do take a Guard though and not a prototype SG my only concern is that he have handles. Very few players on the team can actually handle the ball

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Originally Posted by elemento

This has smoke screen written all over it !

Why would SA spend a 1st round pick on a Marcus Denmon clone. I don't see SA drafting him at all.

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I think so too. I think all these reports that are coming out are all smoke screens by CIA Pop and co. I bet the Spurs draft somebody we've barely even mentioned unless a higher prospect slips to 28.

With our 3 backup PGs not cutting it and Green coming across like a great guy in interviews I completely buy it.

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Originally Posted by DesignatedT

Pretty much a Neal clone.

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Nah...I dont think so, Neal cant ball this kid can...and this kid will make a good pro in about 2 years.

We need Ledo :hat

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Originally Posted by 007nites

He only benched 185 5 times. I can do more reps then that.

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KD couldn't do it once and he's the 2nd best player in the NBA now. Kawhi somehow only did it 3 times as well.