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Tom Reel/Express-NewsSpurs guard Malik Hairston blocks Coby Karl as the Spurs defeat the Denver Nuggets 78-76 at UNLV's Cox Pavilion on Tuesday, July 13, 2009.
Is this George Karl's son?
Good read, timvp.
Tom Reel/Express-NewsSpurs guard Malik Hairston blocks Coby Karl as the Spurs defeat the Denver Nuggets 78-76 at UNLV's Cox Pavilion on Tuesday, July 13, 2009.
Is this George Karl's son?
You want to give a recap?
timvp??
Somebody???
Most of the interview was going back over the same questions we've already heard RC answer. Props to ownership, excited about Jefferson, really like Blair, Hill progressing well, etc. But he did have some new thoughts on Marcus Williams that I hadn't heard yet. RC says the team is still high on him. He also admitted the Spurs really don't know what they've got in Mahinmi yet. RC dodged the question about Blair not playing last night.You want to give a recap?
timvp??
Somebody???
Yeah, from the way Buford talk it seemed that he's betting Williams will be on the team next year.
After hearing RC's comments on Williams, it's dissapointing to not see Williams in SL. Anyone know when he is expected to recover?
Thanks.
I'm really intrigued as to the type of talent they view Williams. If they really view him as a legit NBA-level point-forward prospect, that would be an absolute godsend of an asset.
I'm skeptical to how Marcus' game would translate on the NBA level but a 6' 7'' point-guard (for all intents and purposes) would be more than ideal with guys like Parker, Hill, and maybe McClinton. You could allow them all to play off the ball, at times, offensively without sacrificing any size defensively. Plus, the one thing Williams does really well defensively (play the passing lanes) would only help to ignite a break that all parties mentioned would thrive upon.
maybe they are trying to package him in a deal
RC could be saying good things about Williams to get his trade stock up.
I am watching Knicks v. Pistons. Morris Almond again looks really good at scoring. If McClinton continues to play badly. Maybe we can pick up Almond.
Thanks for the thoughts and who do you project as being at our center at the beginning of the season? Ian and bring in Mcdyess off the bench or the other way around?
Or maybe he's just saying good things about Williams because the Spurs like him.
Yeah, not sure I buy the CIA talk on this. Williams isn't known around the league and it's not like a summer league interview is going to entice GMs to want this guy.
The only thing that would make Williams attractive is if his contract was not fully guaranteed and some team needed to shed salary. But, I'm honestly not sure what the status of his contract is...anyone know for sure?
Sorry to hijack the game thoughts, but the discussion happened in the game...so doesn't that count?
About the actual game, completely agree that Mahinmi was the story. I'm not going to go overboard and say he'll be a starter or even a regular rotation guy based on that one performance...
But it definitely gives hope that he could be a rotation guy sooner rather than later...especially with his unique (to this team) skill set.
I don't think Ian's fouls should be looked at in any way, they can't really be judged..there are a lot of factors involved..TBH, at least 6 of them were bad calls or very ticky-tack calls, as I mentioned many times during the game blog..then there's also the rust factor, and the fact that SL guys obviously realize that having 10 fouls gives them many more chances to be aggressive defensively, which wouldn't be the same in the NBA..
He also put himself in MANY good positions all game, but couldn't get the pass from his teammates..the only guys with any sense of basketball on this team other than Mahinmi, are Hill/Hairston/Blair..any time Ian was on the floor with Beck, Gee, and anybody else, they seemed to ignore him, and would miss him when he would cut or find himself open near the basket..
either way, too early to judge..
The best way to judge Mahinmi is going to be his improvement from game-to-game, now until the end of the pre-season..if he keeps improving and working on the little things, he could be a significant player for the Spurs this season..
There were at least two times when Ian was called for fouls when he was no where near the play and the ref just didn't know what she was doing.
The most annoying part was that some of our guys were getting hit on offense with no calls, but they were being called for it on defense..
Denver's players were just running into the lane with no direction, and would get bailed out time after time..
the worst call of the game was at the end of the game, when I think it was Lawson that just jumped into Hairston, when Malik had both his hands straight up..even the announcers were saying it was a horrible call..
There was one time that he had his back to the offensive player who jumped into him. The last foul called on him was actually committed by someone else.
If those refs were any worse they'd be working for FIBA.
Actually two of them worked for FIBA back around 2004-ish
kidding
It's hard to analyze the significance of Ian's # of fouls when you can't foul out in Summer League. There's a clear lack of inherent motivation to keep your fouls low. More importantly, his fouls should be low on the priorities right now. How he is defending and rebounding should be way more important.
Due to a very annoying trojan horse...I have yet to see this game.
Hopefully I can get it cleaned out and watch it later this evening.
Summer League doesn't mean . It's a different kind of game. It doesn't even compare to an actual NBA game. It's probably more difficult.
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