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Probably Spurs, although he does have one more year of eligibility in the d-league, IIRC
Is he going to play for the Toros this year, or the spurs???? Cuz if he plays for the spurs this year, man i cant wait to see him lined up next to TD.....
Probably Spurs, although he does have one more year of eligibility in the d-league, IIRC
i guess that could be the only exciting thing this year....
go to seach box type
Ian Mahinmi
and see what you find
ian mahinmi...seriously...next to timmy d. that spot is filled. KT is SOLID
kt can not play 48 minutes
we need a shot blocker, some athleticism and most of all something explosive in that starting lineup.....KT has no hops at all, i would have loved it if he was 4 or 5 years younger..
no one plays 48 minutes...thomas played a half of season, at times looked lost, at time took bad shots, and still looked solid. he is the prototypical sidekick for temmmy. good rebounder, solid jumper...pair thomas with oberto and your lineup is complete.
best case scenario for ian is that he gets minutes backing up duncan, not playing along with him.
all i want from Ian is hustle.
show why you hated the D-league for so long and you deserve a spot on the Spurs rotation. Show that Spurs fans can believe the hype.
Just show promise Ian, and you will win us over.
I want Mahinimi to be the same threat Bynum is for the lakers or Tyson Chandler is for the Hornets, i know he is not going to be a great defender and will pick up early fouls, but there would be an alley oup scare when people will sag of him and double duncan....
Yeah watching the best power forward to ever lace up sneakers, a top 5 point guard, and a championship contender is goddamn boring.
man no need to get emmotional, i didn't mean it like that, i have been watching these two for last 5-6 years they have been together, i just meant that Mahinimi is going to be a new comer and its going to be different from other years, since Davis Robinson i dont remember having such an young atheletic and big guy on our roster, and everyone know Tims is awsome to watch but he is not all that exciting ( Only true basketball watchers apprecaite him and offcourse the people in San Antonio)
i don't want to come off as a Mahinimi-hater, but raw talent is only going to get you so far. i hope he comes in and is able to make an impact, but just because he has a good verticial, i don't see it
His problem is he is very soft, does not finish well around the rim. His timing needs work on shot blocking but what he does well is pass, has a nice outside shot and will outrun any big in the leauge down the floor.
His addition will likely be used to get us more fast break points and contend will the faster bigs of the Lakers and Suns. If he stays out of foul trouble I can see him being a differnce maker.
He would never fit with Duncan no way...
Hopefully Ian can be a diamond in the rough.
Good catch. What Duncan wants, Duncan gets. And he wants to be called a Power Forward.
I agree with alot of this but still not sold on whether he's an NBA level player. European players like Splitter, Scola, Marc Gasol probably are much more physically suited to the NBA game than Ian.
His biggest weakness is that he's a Center but he's way too skinny. He's only something like 220-230 pounds.
For comparison, some of the West Centers have like 30-100 pounds on him
Shaq 325
Yao 310
Oden 285
Bynum 280
Kaman 265
With his decent shooting touch he could be better developed into a Power Forward.
That said, I also agree the Spurs just got to bring him in this year and see what he can do. He'll be quicker than almost all the Centers but he's going to get posted up alot.
Last edited by Allanon; 09-17-2008 at 08:40 PM.
If Ian plays like he did in summer league he'll be back on the Toros.
some people don't look at in the right way..you can't look at Mahinmi from an individual standpoint..you have to look at it how he fits with the team..a lot of people mention stuff like Mahinmi's raw game(which is obviously true) and his lack of post moves and what not..but the guy is RARELY gonna create his own shot..the thing that I like about him is that he's tall and athletic, which is something we're missing..
Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker..these are the 3 guys that our offense runs through, and it has certainly been EXTREMELY successful..even last year, we made the conference finals with an injured Manu..what does Ian have to do? he just has to feed off the 3 of them, and FINISH STRONG..provide us with some explosiveness at the rim..block some shots playing next to Duncan..
will he do it right away? probably not..but how else is he going to learn? he needs to play in the NBA..this guy is in a great position..he's playing next to the best big man in the NBA..he's playing for the best coach in the NBA IMO(at worst 2nd behind PJ)..we just need him to use his athleticism in a productive way..we don't need him to be Hakeem Olajuwon, we need him to be Tyson Chandler..
Or Dalembert.
I think some people are being unrealistic about Mahinmi. He's a late 1st round pick who played well in the D league. He's not the next Hakeem, and he doesn't need to be. If he can play good defense and put up better numbers than Elson or Horry did last year, than the Spurs rate as at least slightly improved in the bigs department. Horry had the worst season of his long career, and finished with averages of 2.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, and 13 mpg. Elson finished last season with averages of 3.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, and 12.9 mpg. So if Ian goes into the playoffs next year averaging 5 & 5 in 15 mpg, I think the Spurs will consider it mission accomplished. And anything resembling occasional double figures in pts or rebounds would be gravy.
great post from Tully..sometimes I get the feeling that people forget where Mahinmi was picked..when you read about some of the expectations here, you think the guy was a lottery pick..Duncan and Robinson have spoiled us..the RARE gems have spoiled us(Parker and Manu)..
wtf is wrong with him, ever since he got drafted how come he didnt put on more weight
look at dwight when he was drafted, a Bagofbones guy, then headed for the gym, first season he was a beast
Not everyone is into steroids.
Jk, not to hate on Howard, but hopefully Ian is just more comfortable in a fast, sleek body. He needs to put on 50lbs by the beginning of next season, though.
EDIT: Reading my post, I was just wondering if that's a reasonable goal for Ian to have? Is a year enough to put on that much weight?
I really have high hopes for this guy. The Spurs really need some athleticism in the front court. Then again they are only hopes. If he turns out to be the "diamond in the rough", then I really believe the Spurs will be the team to beat.
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