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This better be a big ing piece of bull .
Jay Bilas is an ass. His saying this makes me think less of Anderson.
This better be a big ing piece of bull .
The more I think at, the more I think that drafting Anderson at #26 could make some sense.
Spurs first option should be to draft a perimeter player. Take aside players who will likely be picked before Spurs like Chalmers, Lee or Donté Greene and players not worth a first round pick and you end up with only three names CDR, Batum and Walker.
Spurs could be scared by Batum and Walker health, not liking CDR playing style. CDR and/or Batum could also be drafted before 26th.
If there isn't a perimeter player Spurs like at #26, which isn't a too far fetched scenario, Spurs will have to draft a big.
Bigs who coudl be available at #26 and who are first round materials : Hibbert, Hickson, Anderson, Jason Thompson, DeVon Hardin, Ibaka, D.J. White, Richard Hendrix, Ante Tomic and Nathan Jawai.
When I look at that list and that their draft profiles, Ryan Anderson doesn't look like a too bad choice...
Anderson (or any similar prototype prospect) is not a more of a priority than an athletic wing. If this draft order holds true to form or unless something weird transpires, either CDR or Batum should available @ #26. Therefore, either of these guys must take precedence over Anderson.
If the Spurs really want Anderson, they'd better purchase or package a deal to acquire another first round pick.
Dood's chill out. If there's anybody with lots of pressure right now its RC, POP and the whole Spurs FO. They have tens of people looking at this. This is the SPURS people. If this rumor is true, for sure there HAS to be more into it. Maybe not a major move but a MOVE nonetheless. Let's be patient and see.
Question (more of a hope actually): Is Anderson the type of player Larry Brown might like? (I think not).
the fact that the athletic wing is the prime need, could also mean that the Spurs DO NOT draft such a player, because they feel that no rookie will be able to fill this need.
this player will be the major target in free agency and/or via trade.
I can very well see Delfino as this target, maybe JR Smith (not that I like this idea) even Ricky Davis. Maggette as an unrealistic option, but worth a call (if he opts out). more or less any wing, who can create his own shot and is willing to sign for the MLE.
considering that Spurs then have this FA, Manu, Ime, Bruce and still Brent on the wing, another wing from 1st round might not be the best solution. better look what wing falls to #45 and give that player a non guaranteed contract (Hairston, Weaver, Forbes)
Davis does address that need. Is J.R. Smith really that far off in terms of being a headcase?
True, there does seem to be a pretty big selection of quality bigmen prospects in this draft. And you have Mahinmi joining the rotation next year who gives you the athletic rebounding and shotblocking type prospect. A big man with a shooting touch would fit the Spurs' system...
If it is indeed Anderson I'm not going to lose much sleep over it. The Spurs currently have two open rotation spots. Backup point and a spot in the swingman rotation. That spot in the swing rotation requires someone who is capable of starting. No rookie taken at #26 will be able to pull that off. The only available point who could step into that backup spot would be Chalmers.
So other than point, any player you draft will likely be on IR and perhaps in Austin. You address the swingman spot via free agency.
I personally think it's a smoke screen. The Spurs have learned from Kristic as well as their many efforts in the last couple of years to move up in the draft to let this type of info leak.
From what I have heard, R. Anderson is one dimentional player no matter what his stats show. He is just a shooter which isn't exactly what the Spurs need.
I just wish I heard the results of his workout vs Ibaka or whoever he worked out with yesterday. That will really tell the tale of if the Spurs were impressed or just a smokescreen.
the MSNBC mock has Anderson being taken ahead of the Spurs at 20!
Hopefully true, Spurs need some guys to surprise and get taken higher than expected for the right players to fall.
Whenever one of our front office's moves makes me say 'what the ?', I remember what ducks once told me:
If Pop when shooters go, so was CIA.
Closs.
This will happen. I don't expect Bonner to be back. Bonner will be traded in some package deal.
If the Spurs draft Anderson, then they must have a pretty confident line on two other things: who'll they'll be able to get in free agency and a trade partner for Matt Bonner.
If it's a smoke screen, maybe they are releasing Anderson's name early to bump him up in the draft and cause someone esle to fall.
And even if this rumor is true, the Spurs could still acquire another pick: maybe their seconds or Matt Bonner are in this scenario.
Granted, any swingman drafted this year will most certainly require an apprenticeship in Austin. We all expect the Spurs to address the need for a primary swingman via free agency. While nothing is guaranteed, they should be able to accomplish this objective.
Meanwhile, next season could very well be Barry's last. Furthermore, what will be the situation with Bowen after next season? That lends the possibility that 1 or maybe even 2 spots could be open in the swingman rotation after next season.
Having a young, second year swingman, who has completed 1-year in D-league, would be ease the transiition from the possibility of a Barry departure in '09. That said, this is the reason rookie swingman is necessary - for the year after next.
As I've stated previously, the time to buy car insurance isn't when you have an accident. Besides, who's to say that next years draft will have the level of 2's and 3's that we see in this one?
Last edited by SenorSpur; 06-25-2008 at 12:47 PM.
Of the players who MIGHT be available at 26, I like Thompson. From everything I've read, Ajinca and Batum look like good pickups too, but what is their "contract" status with overseas teams? Are they available to come in now? I like the idea of trying to get J.R. Smith, and I don't care about the comments about his lack of defensive intensity...that's not we need him for...we need LEGITIMATE scoring off the bench. The Spurs need a center capable of creating a defensive presence to help Duncan and an athletic wing (most comments on CDR say he is not athletic). Thompson and Smith for me...I'm still not happy with the PG backup situation, but if we could land someone like Dooling, that would be nice.
Katz states Anderson is still all over the board, and no one else has verified this. I'm not seeing where Ford gets the Spurs are "committed." Likely, he can't get a bead on the Spurs and is going off other mocks.
Their contract status' are discussed all over the place on this board, even within this thread. Do the leg work.Of the players who MIGHT be available at 26, I like Thompson. From everything I've read, Ajinca and Batum look like good pickups too, but what is their "contract" status with overseas teams? Are they available to come in now? I like the idea of trying to get J.R. Smith, and I don't care about the comments about his lack of defensive intensity...that's not we need him for...we need LEGITIMATE scoring off the bench. The Spurs need a center capable of creating a defensive presence to help Duncan and an athletic wing (most comments on CDR say he is not athletic). Thompson and Smith for me...I'm still not happy with the PG backup situation, but if we could land someone like Dooling, that would be nice.
The only person I would believe this from is Ludden.
If this happens it would be grounds to fire R.C. as GM and Pop as team president or whatever his non-coaching le is these days.
Talk about a ing stupid pick. We need perimeter players in the worst way so they think Matt Bonner Jr. is the answer?
Last edited by Aggie Hoopsfan; 06-25-2008 at 12:44 PM.
I'm not really on the J.R. Smith bandwagon, either. But, to be fair, Smith kills you off the court, while Ricky kills you on it.
Davis is, arguably, the dumbest player in basketball. Riley laughed at some of his choices this season. He takes terrible shots, doesn't pass, and doesn't play man-to-man defense.
Sure it could just be a smokescreen with Anderson (hopefully). But in this discussion of "if they were interested in Anderson and pass on a wing player that's understandable because they plan to get one in free agency" is one I find to be very troubling.
The only way for the Spurs to control their own destiny with any cer ude is the draft.
Free agency is so unreliable that the Spurs could easily come out of it with a big nothing to show for it. Passing on a 2/3 for another Bonner almost smacks of lunacy.
1. Board favorite JR Smith . . . like any free agent, the chances aren't good to get him even if the Spurs threw the full MLE at him. Aside from his own preferences (questionable due to his lifestyle whether he'd come to SA of his own free will), there's still plenty of other teams he could sign with not to mention the fact that he's still restricted and that Denver should be much more willing to pay tax on a 22 year old scorer with starting talent than they were to pay tax on a 3rd string 30 year old scrub center like Elson at the time.
2. Pietrus could also be signed by another team like Miami.
3. Azubuike could/probably will be matched/kept by GS. Just like Vujacic in LA.
4. Maggette could be gone in a S&T to someone else or likewise unavailable. Same with Barnes wanting to stay in California.
5. Delfino and Hermann could be back in Europe.
6. Ricky Davis is a team-killer.
Basically, any and all options for the Spurs to add a legit SG/SF in free agency are such big crapshoots that the Spurs could come away with nothing but some fringe LLE player like Juan Dixon. Banking on FA as a reason to not draft someone like Batum or CDR or even Lee or Walker if they are still on the board is foolhardy. Sure they could land a JR Smith/Pietrus/etc this summer, but there's too big a risk of coming up empty handed.
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