I think the one that made my jaw drop was the 30" no step vert. Daaaaaamn.
I think he'll be able to get his shot off in the NBA.
That. Austin had such poor PG play last year that they started letting Marcus run the offense. At the end of the year, the Spurs cut Hairston, paying off the rest of his guaranteed for the remainder of the year contract in order to sign Marcus and keep him away from other teams. They must have liked what they saw.
With Spurs being over the tax, signing a third string PG for the min will cost $1.65M. That's quite a lot of money.
In the case of an injury, Spurs can go with Manu and Mason playing PG. If McClinton stick with the team, he can also plays PG on the defensive end with Manu or Mason playing PG on the offensive end. There is also the solution to sign a PG for the time of the injury.
Spuys could decide not to sign a 3rd string PG for financial reasons but it won't be a big deal.
33 suits him well for all the 3's he drains. I wonder if he will wear it as a spur.
Hopefully he sticks.
Ex-Calvert Hall standout McClinton happy to be a Spur
By Shandel Richardson
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jack McClinton had no idea why he was receiving congratulatory text messages.
He was watching the NBA Draft Thursday with family in Baltimore when the alerts began filling his phone.
"I didn't know what was going on," McClinton said. "I guess we were watching (the Draft) on a delay."
After a longer than expected wait, the good news finally hit. McClinton, a former Calvert Hall and Miami Hurricanes guard, was taken by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round. He was the 51st overall pick.
"It was crazy," McClinton said of the wait. "I just heard so many things, hearing the Knicks are going to take you at No. 29. But you don't know anything until it happens."
The New York Knicks were rumored to have interest and those picked up steam when they acquired the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick. Those hopes were dashed when the Knicks selected Florida State guard Toney Douglas.
It pushed McClinton to the second round, where he isn't guaranteed anything. He will have to earn a contract by having an impressive showing with the Spurs' summer league team.
A little extra work is nothing new for McClinton. He was lightly recruited out of high school before landing at Siena. After one season, he transferred to Miami and became an elite player in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He earned first-team all-conference honors the past two seasons and was considered one of the nation’s top 3-pointers shooters.
"I'm ready," McClinton said. "It's time to get going . . . In the second round, it doesn't matter where you get picked. It's all the same, it's still the second round."
The 6-foot-2 McClinton is the first Hurricanes player drafted since Guillermo Diaz in 2006. Before the Draft, he said finding the perfect situation was the key to becoming a success in the NBA. He feels he's been presented with that opportunity.
The Spurs are a veteran team, led by power forward Tim Duncan. Although some questioned McClinton's point-guard skills, he will get the chance to learn from one of the game's best in Tony Parker.
"It was the best fit for me in just about every way," McClinton said. "They just made a good trade to get Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan is dominant in the post and I'll be learning from Tony Parker. I think it's a good opportunity.
It's easy to like a guy who can put the ball through the ring. I think about all those extended scoring droughts the Spurs have had in the last few seasons. Especially those times when they could get any shot they wanted, but no one was knocking them down. Sometimes you think that if someone, anyone, could just make a bucket or two, it would get everyone back on track. If he could be that guy, he would be worth a contract and a roster spot.
Looks like a shooting guard in a nba's point guard body. He does not seem to have NBA quality pg skills. He has a quick release which will help him with his size disadvantage. He is a deadly shooter, ball goes down the net quickly barely touching net, tremendous shooter.
Exactly the spurs will be many options to fill in for backup pg.
I see him making the team and year or two from now it will be either him or Hill on our team but not both.
I know I'm a little late chiming in on this, but I love this pick at #51. This was definitely "best player available" territory, and I don't even have to know who else was available to tell you that McClinton was the best one. Since I live in ACC country, I have seen McClinton play a good bit over the last four years and can tell you that he is a very good player.
The only downside is that he is a little undersized at 6'1". However, he more than makes up for that with his athleticism, shooting, and determined play. The guy is fearless. I have watched a lot of college basketball, and I have seen very few players who are as clutch as he is. I saw several games where he would totally take over in the last few minutes of the game (as in scoring 8-10 points in a row, mostly on extremely difficult shots). I would have been happy to see us take him at #31. At #51, it's an outstanding pick.
I'm also thrilled with our other recent moves - trading for Jefferson, and drafting Blair where we did. I cannot think of better outcomes than those. Things are looking up. I bet even GhostWriter approves.
^^ Good to have an Admiral sighting
Some other tidbits on McClinton:
-He had the fastest lane agility time of any player in the draft who tested in the combine. According to the DraftExpress database, he had the ninth fastest time in that test of the last decade. Combine that with his shooting and his defensive skills and perhaps McClinton has a chance.
-Hollinger's "draft rater" hates McClinton. In fact, it rated McClinton way below everyone else.
His draft rater penalized McClinton for being old, being short and not racking up many assists. If McClinton makes it, debunking Hollinger's stats will be a good bonus
-HoopsAnalyst wasn't too high on McClinton. He had him rated as the 8th best combo guard in the draft. Here's what he had to say:
8. Jack McClinton, Miami: Jack McClinton can drill it. I would even go so far as to say that if my team were down by 3 points with 2 seconds remaining, there’s no one in college basketball I’d rather have taking the shot. That said, McClinton is a 6’1”, 5th-year senior with weak defensive numbers and no PG abilities to speak of. But he’s hit a consistent 44% on well over 600 3-pointer for his career and close to 90% on his FTs. Because of his shooting prowess he might find a spot.
Most similar players to Jack McClinton:
Lionel Chalmers, senior: .924
Hollis Price, senior: .913
Louis Bullock, junior: .910
Salim Stoudamire, junior: .902
Justin Gray, junior: .891
So you play him with a bigger guard who can handle the rock. He can defend the 1, even if he can't play it.
Interesting they said he had no defensive skills when that was one of the areas that impressed RC. I think I'll trust RC.
My coworker watches hardcore ACC ball, he said this gunner has a definite future in the NBA, perhaps not in this or next year though.
McClinton>Jennings
Wouldn't surprise me a bit if he makes the 15 man roster. Also wouldn't surprise me a bit if he spends the year in Austin, learning the system.
Intense player who happens to be the best shooter coming out of college. Add another intense player who was about the best rebounder in college, add in another all out player who will keep getting better in George Hill, bring Splitter in next season and with relatively young guys like Parker, Jefferson and Mason and I'd say we have a good nucleus for future years. Now lets go get Timmy and Manu another 2 or 3 more rings before they retire.
The Spurs future looks very, very good!
Yeah, he seemed pretty down on him in the interview I heard. He honestly thought that a poor man's Eddie House was the absolute best-case scenario.
Not that I needed any added incentive to root for Jack, but...
His draft rater penalized McClinton for being old, being short and not racking up many assists. If McClinton makes it, debunking Hollinger's stats will be a good bonus
6'9" wingspan, fully capable of guarding the 2/3.
Sounds like a good combination to me.
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