Is ian mahinmi really that good?

[Ditty]

seen his videos in france and he's really good

never seen him play in austin or in the summer league or preseason

i know he's only 22

but do you think we should continue with the project?

btw was he projected to go to the spurs in 2005 around our pick or was he like a george hill who we didn't know who this kid was?

[CubanSucks]

Haven't you been reading the forums on him? He is the Spurs savior, the reincarnation of Gervin, Robinson, and Duncan combined

[Ditty]

we could only hope

[lefty]

Just bring him in, even if he is raw.

We have nothing to lose at this point.

Look at the Lakers and Celtics, they brought young players and it's paying off

[TheProfessor]

seen his videos in france and he's really good

never seen him play in austin or in the summer league or preseason

i know he's only 22

but do you think we should continue with the project?

btw was he projected to go to the spurs in 2005 around our pick or was he like a george hill who we didn't know who this kid was?

I think he was even further off the radar than Hill.

And the Spurs don't really know what they have in Mahinmi at this point. Got to at least give it a shot on an NBA court.

[xtremesteven33]

Olajuwon < Mahinmi

[tp2021]

Pops >>>> mahinmi >> jesus

[jason1301]

Olajuwon < Mahinmi

That would be something, wouldn't it be?

I was talking with my friend the other on how good Olajuwon was in his day, his game was sick!

[Ocotillo]

Life sure would be easier if this kid pans out.

[smrattler]

Don't hold your breath on Ian to save us... unless you figured out how to live without air or wanna check out already.

[montgod]

Life sure would be easier if this kid pans out.

True... unfortunately, the movie "Unbreakable" keeps coming to mind when Ian name comes up.

[lefty]

Pops >>>> mahinmi >> jesus

Hey !!!!!

Jesus was a beast on the low block

[wildbill2u]

Forget the seemingly endless injuries. He has yet to break out of D league. If he could play at NBA level now, he would've been playing at some point between injuries.

[Ditty]

Ian is an interesting prospect. If he ever gets over these issues that forced Pop to trade Beno (being hurt durring training camp) then I can see Ian getting his chance. Now more than ever with our bigs going down hill.

Basically we want Ian to be our Andrew Bynum. The only difference is that Bynum was healthy long enough for people to use him being hurt as an excuse.

thats exactly how i see it

rather him be the next kevin garnett

[SequSpur]

[sananspursfan21]

he could be solid. i don't know if all these olajuwon and d-rob comparisons are sarcastic or not but he wouldn't be no superstar or anything. i'd probly give him the potential to be a brandon bass or at best a paul millsap

[phyzik]

seen his videos in france and he's really good

never seen him play in austin or in the summer league or preseason

i know he's only 22

but do you think we should continue with the project?

btw was he projected to go to the spurs in 2005 around our pick or was he like a george hill who we didn't know who this kid was?

Ian was so far off the radar on draft day, they (I think it was ESPN) had to scramble just to get his name into the ticker scrolling across the screen..

[DPG21920]

Nobody knows what Ian can bring. He is still very much a question-mark.

[Cane]

I wouldn't be surprised if a 2007 or 2008 Oberto would still be a better big man than anyone not named Tim Duncan or Kurt Thomas on the current Spurs Squad.

[Galileo]

allstar = Mahimni < DRob < Tim

[chreph]

What is it with Spurs forums and the overexaggeration displayed by members with more than 1K posts mocking any sense of optimism over a young player? I thought I left SR behind...

[kaji157]

Mahimi is a rookie, i don´t expect him to be a great player. If he can give us 15 mins per game, without having to complain about him in those mins, i´ll take it.

I just believe that this guy will left the spurs with 3 millions in his pocket and little to none playing time at all.

[Brazil]

Who knows ?

[The other Dr. J]

Mahinmi hasn't done jack for 2 years and has gotten paid an nba salary for it. Potential in the D-League doesnt always translate to the NBA. I say he could be trade bait for some teams late draft pick, let someone else pick up his tab!!!

[baseline bum]

Hey !!!!!

Jesus was a beast on the low block

Jesus has no D though