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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they signed forward Anthony Tolliver. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
The 6-8, 240-pound Tolliver played on the Spurs summer league teams in Las Vegas and at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City. He averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 23.0 minutes while shooting .571 (12-21) from the field and .615 (8-13) from beyond the arc in three games in Las Vegas. At the Rocky Mountain Revue Tolliver appeared in all four games, averaging 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes while knocking down 53.3 percent (8-15) of his shots form beyond the arc.
Last season Tolliver played for the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League. He appeared in 25 games averaging, 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game while shooting .509 (112-220) from the field. Prior to joining the Energy Tolliver was in training camp with Cleveland Cavaliers and appeared in three games before being waived.
Tolliver spent four seasons at Creighton University where he averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 124 career games. As a senior, he averaged 13.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 blocks in 33 games and was named first-team All-MVC after being the league’s only player to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots per game. Tolliver was also named a Senior CLASS Award All-American and a Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...er_080723.html
Nifty.
I wonder how much is guaranteed
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they signed forward Anthony Tolliver. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
The 6-8, 240-pound Tolliver played on the Spurs summer league teams in Las Vegas and at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City. He averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 23.0 minutes while shooting .571 (12-21) from the field and .615 (8-13) from beyond the arc in three games in Las Vegas. At the Rocky Mountain Revue Tolliver appeared in all four games, averaging 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes while knocking down 53.3 percent (8-15) of his shots form beyond the arc.
Last season Tolliver played for the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League. He appeared in 25 games averaging, 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game while shooting .509 (112-220) from the field. Prior to joining the Energy Tolliver was in training camp with Cleveland Cavaliers and appeared in three games before being waived.
Tolliver spent four seasons at Creighton University where he averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 124 career games. As a senior, he averaged 13.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 blocks in 33 games and was named first-team All-MVC after being the league’s only player to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots per game. Tolliver was also named a Senior CLASS Award All-American and a Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...er_080723.html
¿Buy or Sell this move by the Spurs? ¿And how do you see this guy fitting into the rotation?
i knew this guy would get signed. if all kapono can do is shoot and he has a deal, why not tolliver. they guy has a necessary skill, and if he develops properly, i can see him being a david west like power forward. i think he'll be successful in the spurs system as long as he continues to work hard.
now ludden find out
David West...you sure got high hopes. I love the signing though.
I doubt it's guaranteed. He'll still have to work for his spot in training camp.
On another note, we should probably start a Matt Bonner watch.
I wonder if they gave him a full guarantee.
Good signing; he's a good guy.
I wonder if finley is next..............
This is a good signing and I am glad we went ahead and got it done. I wonder what Mahinmi is feeling though.
Inside-out threat is possible now with Duncan placed at center and Tolliver at the PF spot. If he can continue to knock down shots he will draw out his defender in the paint and leave it wide open for Duncan. However TD could draw a double from a wing or SF, it will be nasty because the kick-out will always be there if it happens.
AT I deem him. AT he shall be. Please keep your shot buddy we need it.
But also, he might just be sent to DLeague if he gets on Pops list.
That's exactly what I was thinking, but who would take Bonner and the 2 yrs left on his contract? New Jersey? I know they're interested in cutting salary before 2010, but aren't they at the team player limit?
Yes they are. If the Spurs are really shopping Bonner, I think we can all mark the Nets off the list.
david west worked hard at his game. if tolliver does the same, i can see him being a poor man's david west. crash the board, hit the j, pump fake drive to the basket or pull up for the mid range. when your j is money like his, the game gets easier. i know when i first saw him play, i wanted the spurs to sign him because he already has a solid stroke. now, if he uses that bulk to bang and board, he's exactly what we need at the 4 spot when we go small or when playing with timmy.
I liked what I saw of him during the Summer League games. I think he will be able to fill some of the Horry role in being able to expand the floor. Too bad for Bonner though, I guess Pop has given him his last chance...
He sure can shoot....but doest this in any way hurt James Gist?
I doubt it. If it does, then you Mr. Tolliver.
Is Gist next? I hope so.
Tolliver showed up at summer league and earned this-- good for him.
gist and hill will also be signed. hairston is the odd man out along with bonner apparently.
Brent Barry replacement? Cool
It's starting to look more and more like that.
He's a power forward. Failure is this post that I'm quoting.
No.
Gist will probably be on our bench beside Bonner and Vaughn, or playing D-League next season.
based on what? a lot of people forget that West was NCAA Player of the Year. despite his early struggles, it's not like success was unknown to him.
tolliver's ceiling is probably closer to a better version of bonner.
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