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It's quite confusing, if Hairston isn't available for training camp I will go nuts. The more I think about this move, the more I'm pissed. Pop better have something up his sleeve.
Oh, confound it, RC, are you afraid of success?
It's quite confusing, if Hairston isn't available for training camp I will go nuts. The more I think about this move, the more I'm pissed. Pop better have something up his sleeve.
i think popovich had it out for hairston because he can dunk. i'm beginning to see a trend.
- james gist threw some thunderous dunks in summer league. pop said "i will have none of that on my team" and shipped him to italy.
- hill dunked a few times off fast breaks. pop saidnow he is replaced by mason and vaughn, two players that probably can't even touch the rim.
- pops was a repeat offender of dunking so of course the spurs waived him.
- and now hairston, who completed some impressive dunks during the season is waived.
There could be a number of reasons why they felt it was the right thing to cut Hairston and keep Williams. Malik could have been lazy at practice, not improving his skillset, etc. Or it could be that Marcus was just a harder worker, improving more quickly, showing more potential, and so on. It's hard to jump to a conclusion whether this was a good or bad move til we see how these guys pan out. None of us saw them day in and day out in practice and in games.
i think popovich had it out for hairston because he can dunk. i'm beginning to see a trend.
- james gist threw some thunderous dunks in summer league. pop said "i will have none of that on my team" and shipped him to italy.
- hill dunked a few times off fast breaks. pop said
- pops was a repeat offender of dunking so of course the spurs waived him.
- and now hairston, who completed some impressive dunks during the season is waived.
Pop likes the old unathletic guys....its how he rolls
Well, if Hairston plays for the Toros tonight, then I'll assume he'll back with the Spurs in about 60 days. I'm not at all convinced that the Spurs are dismissing Hairston for good. I want to wait before passing that judgement.
The question is, will Malik Hairston receive a contract over the next week?
David Robinson was the only Spur who was great enough that he could get away with being athletic and being a dunking machine, and not draw the ire of the coach.
And for the record, I agree that the axe should have been laid at Vaughn's feet.
I know we're all being facetious, but there may be something to that. After all, the Spurs just released a young, athletic guy (Hairston), in favor of a young, unathletic guy (Williams).
Kori Elliswith logic and reasonableness FTW!!!!!!!!!
My anger is now tempered.
i loved malik arghhh
this bloke marcus better be worth it
So what position should we expect MW to mostly play? I'm doubting PG, since there is TP, Mason, and Hill next season. SG/SF for next season is unknown, but with Gist and Hairston(hopefully), where will MW fit? I hope Pop made the right decision here, in risking losing Hairston.
haha thats a funny yet alarmingly true pointi think popovich had it out for hairston because he can dunk. i'm beginning to see a trend.
- james gist threw some thunderous dunks in summer league. pop said "i will have none of that on my team" and shipped him to italy.
- hill dunked a few times off fast breaks. pop said
- pops was a repeat offender of dunking so of course the spurs waived him.
- and now hairston, who completed some impressive dunks during the season is waived.
pop isn't really using hill at point; he plays him at shooting guard
what in the mother ing is going on?
hairston was the only player we had outside of manu that had the ability to become a slasher.
what unique skill set does MW bring us? a solid passer from the sf position?
ing essential need filled right there.
Exactly....
These threads are always fun to read. While I'm sure there are only a tiny number of posters who are delusional enough to believe that they could play in the NBA, it seems there are many who believe they could run an NBA team. Some seem to believe that the Spurs are run by trained chimps. While some personnel decisions leave me scratching my head, I'll defer to management on choosing the 15th man on 15 man roster.
To this just seems like more evidence that Pop has lost his grip on reality. I don't know what happened to pop during all star break but he seems to be a complete changed man since.
So we waive a rookie player with a ton of potintual for a player that has been struggling to stink on any NBA team?
I guess from now on Pop's love for vets over rookies will only get worse each year.
It will be painful to watch Hairston go to another team and blossom while we just got stuck with a player that may never see the day-light on the court for our team.
Has Pop really given up on his defense philosophy so much where he will just throw away a potintual defensive stopper (Hairston) for a below average offensive(Williams) player from the D-league? If my memory serves me correctly he was very unimpressive to the point of just plain stank on his last term with us. While Hairston has shown alot of good things in the limited time that was given to him. I think we all can agree that Hairston had proved that he is an NBA capable player.
Am I the only one here that is tempted to bash my head against a wall here? lol
At a preseason game this year, I asked the guy next to me if he knew why some of the players were wearing headbands. When he said he didn't, I told it was so Pop would know which players to cut. Doesn't bode well for Gooden.
Maybe you just hit it right on the head there. Hairston is a very authletic slasher, and we know Pop just hates that. I can sometimes sence some grimmising on pops face when TP drives. lol
what in the mother ing is going on?
hairston was the only player we had outside of manu that had the ability to become a slasher.
what unique skill set does MW bring us? a solid passer from the sf position?
ing essential need filled right there.
Now if Hairston played more like Finely (no defence, jump shooter) he would be a lock for a 30+ minute starter about now.
Before next year training camp, there will be a draft and the free agency. Spurs options, as young SG/SF for next year, aren't just Hairston and Williams.
With no offense to those of you who are deeply upset that Hairston is gone (temporarily?), it's not like the Spurs just traded Michael Jordan for James White. I'm a fan of Hairston, but Marcus Williams is about the same caliber of player, albeit with different skills.
True, but they're the two the Spurs have plans for, and one with decent knowledge of the Spurs system. I think they'll make it, and the draft picks will be on the Toros.
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