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Nik Caner Medley
With the 59th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Jose Juan Barea from Northeastern.
Barea is an interesting prospect. He's a 5-foot-10 point guard who had a stellar career at Northeastern and already has a ton of international play under his belt playing for Puerto Rico.
Of course when you are picking 59th, 99% of the time the guy never sees an NBA court. However I think this guy has a chance. He's quick, he can really pass and he plays with a lot of heart. He'd be a perfect type player to bring into camp to battle for a 3rd point guard spot on the team.
In the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, he was named MVP by averaging 14 points, 5.7 rebounds and 13.7 assists. To the surprise of many, Barea wasn't invited to draft camp in Orlando.
In the past few weeks, I haven't read more than a couple teams working him out. The knock on him is that he's just too small and doesn't shoot for a high enough percentage (just 40% in college), but for the 59th pick I like his chances.
Most draft sites have him either going very late in the draft or going undrafted. The Spurs surely scouted a lot of his international games and they like these type of underdog stories.
Jose Juan Barea at 59.
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I go with the french "under the radar" guy : Pape-Philippe Amagou
and with Panagiotis Vasilopoulos.
My call is we package Scola to get in the 15-20 range and pick Kyle Lowry.
He's scrappy, good defensive and a winner. Plus New Jersey likes him and Pop and Thorn think alike
Kevin Pittsnogle, just cause I like to make fun of him.
David Noel. He is by far the most athletic player in the draft http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1352 is a tough defender. Improving outside shooter and possesses good shot selection. Could be the Bruce Bowen replacement we've been looking for. Plus there is a seriously realistic chance he will be there when we pick.
I went to Northeastern and watched this guy play several times.
Jose Juan Barea at 59.
He was dynamite. He took a lot of bad shots, but he had a pretty weak supporting cast most of his college career. He tore it up recently at some tournment with several NBA calibur prospects (Portsmouth as mentioned above), and more than held his own vs Chris Paul, and other stud college PG's in the past.
He is a tough and hard nosed player who can create his own shot. He doesn't have a great perimeter jumper, and he is probably 5'11 at best -- but he can get where he wants to go on the floor. He has very good athleticism and ability to make things happen. Fearless would be a great word to decribe him.
That would be hilarious if the Spurs took him.
More small ball I reckon....
Sounds like Avery. No wonder timvp likes him. At last he's taller than AJ who while listed at 5'11" in reality was about 5'8".
I'm going with that guy from East Bumfuq that has no vowels in his name,
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...15#post1063315
I already called that on the last page of the thread. So he's mineAnyways I would pick Noel as well. I mean if we are so up on getting J.R. Smith then we might as well just draft Noel since he's just as athletic. Great defender, team leader and hard worker. Plus he's been on a championship team and played under a tough coach. Noel is a good choice to replace Bowen and even if he's not drafted, as most are predicting, then I hope the Spurs at least put him on a summer league team.
Speaking of UNC, were's Jawad Williams playing at now? Any possibility the Spurs bring him back to play summer league again this year?
Exactly like you said he is a team leader not a guy with potential at ude problems. We're going to have to both take credit for this because before I left Spurs Report I was all over his jock.http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...15#post1063315
I already called that on the last page of the thread. So he's mine
Speaking of UNC, were's Jawad Williams playing at now? Any possibility the Spurs bring him back to play summer league again this year?
Vladimir Veremeenko or Jose Juan Barea is fine with me.
Interesting.
timvp was lobbying for the selection of Nate Robinson in last yeears draft and now he wants another short PG. Nate turned out very well, so I trust his judgement.
Anything more anybody can tell me about this guy?
He outplayed Darius Washington in a very important HS basketball game.
He has a reasonable built for his height. He plays real strong for his height/size. Weird mechanics from long range that change often, but he has the ability to create his own shot with ease. I think he led the nation in APG?
If the Spurs get a backup PG in the 2nd, one that can play, I'd be amazed.
Barea's size isn't such a big liability for a backup, but he loves to dominate the ball -- he's Steve Francis the way he dribbles around like crazy waiting for something to happen. He always has to have the ball in his hands. His decision-making leaves much to be desired and he shrugs off calls from the sideline.
I seriously doubt this is the guy.
Sounds liek a hispanic Mike Wilks.
Nothing described sounds anything like Mike Wilks other than being short.
A short 3rd string point guard who plays with a lot of energy. Hmm...
Nothing described sounds anything like Mike Wilks other than being short.
That doesn't sound a little like Wilks?
Have you seen this dude play or seen him at all.
Nope.
Which is why I said "sounds like".
I see.
Michael Finley - Verteran backup swingman who stands about 6'5.
Jerry Stackhouse - Veteran backup swingman who stands about 6'5.
Just because players have the same role on a team and share something in common that almost all players who fill that position share, doesn't make them similar.
Lead the nation in APG but people are calling him a ballhog type here? You can be a ballhog and get assists, but to lead the nation in that category with mediocre teammates, you must be doing something right.He outplayed Darius Washington in a very important HS basketball game.
He has a reasonable built for his height. He plays real strong for his height/size. Weird mechanics from long range that change often, but he has the ability to create his own shot with ease. I think he led the nation in APG?
Is he a super athlete at all? Very fast? Habit of getting steals or deflections? I figure he would be good in open court.
Is anybody able to point me in the direction of a profile of him?
suprise suprise.Nope.
If the Spurs get a biter on a trade for Beno, then I'd be all for it.
But if the Spurs are able to throw their MLE at a guy like Claxton or Bobby Jackson, but have to keep Beno, then it doesn't make sense.
This isn't a Nate Robinson-esque proclamation. I wanted Robinson two years ago when he wanted a first round guarantee to stay in the draft. He didn't get it and went back to school. The Spurs ended up picking Beno.
I wanted Robinson last year too but of course by that time the rest of the world had caught on.
Jose Juan Barea isn't a Nate Robinson steal but he's a flashy point guard that can rack up assists who has dominated in international play. I think it'd be a good risk for the Spurs to take to see if they can tame him some and make him a nice backup point.
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