Thad Young wants out

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I mean this is part of why pop wasn't playing him tho. Doesn't make sense to play a guy who's not going to be here. Should have traded him. Before the season started but they also didn't want to give him away. I don't think he's going anywhere unless they make him part of a bigger deal and once the deadline comes he's getting bought out. Dude really should just stfu. He talks to the media way too much. He leaked the players meeting too.

Then you shouldn't have accepted the deal that included him. Piss poor front office dealings on display yet again. Are we still paying Demarre Carroll? Just finished with Pau.

What about Dante Cunningham or Quincy Pondexter which if you'll recall were like our biggest free agency signings and neither one played more than like 35 games.

Pure idiocy and lack of coordination between pop and the front office.

[John B]

Then you shouldn't have accepted the deal that included him. Piss poor front office dealings on display yet again. Are we still paying Demarre Carroll? Just finished with Pau.

What about Dante Cunningham or Quincy Pondexter which if you'll recall were like our biggest free agency signings and neither one played more than like 35 games.

Pure idiocy and lack of coordination between pop and the front office.

Thad is not meant to stay. Everybody knows that. He’s not part of the rebuilding team. He’s just a trade piece for a bigger fish or picks. So no comparison to players you mentioned.

[MannyIsGod]

Then you shouldn't have accepted the deal that included him. Piss poor front office dealings on display yet again. Are we still paying Demarre Carroll? Just finished with Pau.

What about Dante Cunningham or Quincy Pondexter which if you'll recall were like our biggest free agency signings and neither one played more than like 35 games.

Pure idiocy and lack of coordination between pop and the front office.

This is an incredibly bad take. You take the deal for the picks. Thad doesn't matter except bmsybe they flip him but otherwise whatever.

[Kevin]

But 3-4 million for only two months of Thad Young really isn't chump change.

Its too bad it not like the MLB where teams can payoff some or all of the remaining salary of the outgoing player to get better assets back in return. In that trade world the Spurs would hold on to Thad until the deadline and ship him off for something worth while.

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But 3-4 million for only two months of Thad Young really isn't chump change.

Its too bad it not like the MLB where teams can payoff some or all of the remaining salary of the outgoing player to get better assets back in return. In that trade world the Spurs would hold on to Thad until the deadline and ship him off for something worth while.

Contenders don’t worry about that kind of money. The lakers just took on 2/$91M for a clearly declining Westbrook, averaging 15/5/5.

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But 3-4 million for only two months of Thad Young really isn't chump change.

Its too bad it not like the MLB where teams can payoff some or all of the remaining salary of the outgoing player to get better assets back in return. In that trade world the Spurs would hold on to Thad until the deadline and ship him off for something worth while.

Contenders don’t worry about that kind of money. The lakers just took on 2/$91M for a clearly declining Westbrook, averaging 15/5/5.

[poopbox]

Is Thad hurt? He was playing then this story comes out then Eubanks is back to playing over him

[EasyMoney]

Is Thad hurt? He was playing then this story comes out then Eubanks is back to playing over him

Well, he didn't do himself any favors by playing like trash against the sun's. The spurs need a legit backup center. They should play landale more and hope Collins can stay healthy

[JeffDuncan]

Is Thad hurt? He was playing then this story comes out then Eubanks is back to playing over him

Neither Eubanks nor Thad could handle Mitc Robinson, which is probably why coach Thibs made the lineup change, to start Noel, and bring Robinson off the bench. It’s the first time Robinson has not started, this season.

Apparently Pop then decided that Eubanks should be the one to take the beating from Robinson, since Eubanks is so much younger, and better able to take the punishment.

No point in trying Thad there. He couldn’t handle Robinson, either.

It isn’t about social media. It’s about only having one 7’ center when you need two.

[KingKev]

Neither Eubanks nor Thad could handle Mitc Robinson, which is probably why coach Thibs made the lineup change, to start Noel, and bring Robinson off the bench. It’s the first time Robinson has not started, this season.

Apparently Pop then decided that Eubanks should be the one to take the beating from Robinson, since Eubanks is so much younger, and better able to take the punishment.

No point in trying Thad there. He couldn’t handle Robinson, either.

It isn’t about social media. It’s about only having one 7’ center when you need two.

The switch was made because Robinson’s conditioning has been an issue for him since returning from injury not for a strategic height advantage versus our backup bigs. Noel is 6’11 so height would have been a factor either way. But I agree Thad should only be playing the 5 when other teams go small ball and well Eubanks shouldn't be playing at all as he is a borderline NBA player.

[John B]

Is Thad hurt? He was playing then this story comes out then Eubanks is back to playing over him

Thad’s 33 on the 2nd night of a b2b. Spurs fan should know the answer to that already

[JeffDuncan]

The switch was made because Robinson’s conditioning has been an issue for him since returning from injury not for a strategic height advantage versus our backup bigs. …

Nah. For one thing, look at how close the minutes are, 26 for Noel, and 22 for Robinson. If Thibs was really giving Robinson a break he would have played Noel 30+, the same as Randle, Burks, and Barrett.

There’s also the point that starting a player doesn’t necessarily mean giving him more minutes. Robinson could have started, as usual, and still played 22 minutes, or less. Fournier started, and he only played 21.

So no, it wasn’t any conditioning issue that made Thibs bring Robinson off the bench.

Noel would not have had as much of an advantage over our bench because he only weighs 220. Eubanks is heavier than that, and so is Thad. Weight matters, too. Heck, Diop is heavier than Noel.

Robinson came off the bench to play against the Spurs’ bench, mostly. It was a strategic move that paid off.

[KingKev]

Nah. For one thing, look at how close the minutes are, 26 for Noel, and 22 for Robinson. If Thibs was really giving Robinson a break he would have played Noel 30+, the same as Randle, Burks, and Barrett.

There’s also the point that starting a player doesn’t necessarily mean giving him more minutes. Robinson could have started, as usual, and still played 22 minutes, or less. Fournier started, and he only played 21.

So no, it wasn’t any conditioning issue that made Thibs bring Robinson off the bench.

Noel would not have had as much of an advantage over our bench because he only weighs 220. Eubanks is heavier than that, and so is Thad. Weight matters, too. Heck, Diop is heavier than Noel.

Robinson came off the bench to play against the Spurs’ bench, mostly. It was a strategic move that paid off.

Thibs has mentioned his conditioning before the role change, Robinson acknowledged it himself and came out motivated. Additionally, Clyde Frazier discussed the change during the broadcast and pretty clearly communicated conditioning was the major reason he was moved to the bench and likely to see less playing time. If it was strategic, specific to the Spurs would he not be headed back to the starting lineup next game? Let’s see.

https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/tom-th...-robinson/amp/

[JeffDuncan]

Thibs has mentioned his conditioning before the role change, Robinson acknowledged it himself and came out motivated. Additionally, Clyde Frazier discussed the change during the broadcast and pretty clearly communicated conditioning was the major reason he was moved to the bench and likely to see less playing time. …

All very nice, but it’s naive to imagine that teams will post everything they’re doing, and why, on Twitter.

Did Clyde Frazier identify the NBA rule which requires starters to play longer than bench players? Did he somehow account for Robinson, coming off the bench, playing more minutes than Fournier, who started?

Coaches can give players fewer minutes while still starting them. There is no NBA rule which says that if you want to give a player fewer minutes you have to move him to the bench.

Against the Spurs, Robinson was moved to the bench, instead of starting under a minutes restriction, to take best advantage of the Spurs weakness at center off the bench.

If it was strategic, specific to the Spurs would he not be headed back to the starting lineup next game? …

Against the Pacers, the Knicks will do whatever they think will work best against the Pacers. Robinson might start, he might come off the bench, or he might get the night off. That’s up to them.

[KingKev]

All very nice, but it’s naive to imagine that teams will post everything they’re doing, and why, on Twitter.

Did Clyde Frazier identify the NBA rule which requires starters to play longer than bench players? Did he somehow account for Robinson, coming off the bench, playing more minutes than Fournier, who started?

Coaches can give players fewer minutes while still starting them. There is no NBA rule which says that if you want to give a player fewer minutes you have to move him to the bench.

Against the Spurs, Robinson was moved to the bench, instead of starting under a minutes restriction, to take best advantage of the Spurs weakness at center off the bench.



Against the Pacers, the Knicks will do whatever they think will work best against the Pacers. Robinson might start, he might come off the bench, or he might get the night off. That’s up to them.

nah

[Chomag]

I wonder what a package of Young, and Lonnie could possibly net us?

[Spurs Homer]

I wonder what a package of Young, Ewwwbanks,D White, and Forbes could possibly net us?

fify

[KingKev]

All very nice, but it’s naive to imagine that teams will post everything they’re doing, and why, on Twitter.

Did Clyde Frazier identify the NBA rule which requires starters to play longer than bench players? Did he somehow account for Robinson, coming off the bench, playing more minutes than Fournier, who started?

Coaches can give players fewer minutes while still starting them. There is no NBA rule which says that if you want to give a player fewer minutes you have to move him to the bench.

Against the Spurs, Robinson was moved to the bench, instead of starting under a minutes restriction, to take best advantage of the Spurs weakness at center off the bench.



Against the Pacers, the Knicks will do whatever they think will work best against the Pacers. Robinson might start, he might come off the bench, or he might get the night off. That’s up to them.

dumbass

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Wish it was pop that wanted out !

[JeffDuncan]

dumbass

Gosh, you’re a stupid dip . You just don’t have much brights.

But sure, go right on believing everything you read on Twitter. Dumbass.

[RC_Drunkford]

Well Thad hasn’t played much ever since that interview

[Robz4000]

Do PATFO buy out Young as a Christmas present to him?

[JeffDuncan]

Well Thad hasn’t played much ever since that interview

The way the Spurs are, Thad is only useful as a small ball center. But the Spurs are lousy at small ball, being last in the league in 3pt attempts. They don’t have good minutes to give him.

It’d be best, I suppose, if they make a strong effort to trade him. Some teams could use him.

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This is an incredibly bad take. You take the deal for the picks. Thad doesn't matter except bmsybe they flip him but otherwise whatever.

just saw this. you're naive as if you think it doesn't matter. Not like we had a choice to trade DeMar, he was leaving anyway. And you think free agents aren't noticing? Yeah, we're getting some picks out of it... but there will undoubtedly be blowback for the way Pop has treated FAs for the past several years. You think given the opportunity to go to SA or another destination as a role player, FAs will be beating down the door to play for the Spurs? Yes, yes, come to SA, that sexy hip city where Pop might play you 35 games and mostly the last 3 minutes of blowouts, mostly the recieving end?

There's more to free agency than getting a pick. There's how you're benched once you're there. It's beyond parody how these guys have come in as the biggest signings of each off season and then largely ridden the pine on teams with downward win shares. Even the draft prowess they used to display is falling off the cliff lately. Not sure what a probable late first and second round pick over the next several years ate gonna get you that overcome the hit youve taken in the PR department for signing players you plan on benching.

[KingKev]

The way the Spurs are, Thad is only useful as a small ball center. But the Spurs are lousy at small ball, being last in the league in 3pt attempts. They don’t have good minutes to give him.

It’d be best, I suppose, if they make a strong effort to trade him. Some teams could use him.

Insightful take moron. Maybe you should get twitter because this original take you just pondered has been what the entire NBA community has been pondering for months.