Notes from the RC Buford Interview

[Blackjack]

Did you write this yourself? Great post. Kori is lucky she nabbed you before I could find you

Kori Ellis Cant_Be_Faded by timvpluva..

[kace]

Did you write this yourself? Great post. Kori is lucky she nabbed you before I could find you

stay in line. Timvp got tons of lovers here.

[timvp]

stay in line. Timvp got tons of lovers here.

You must not have a very good troll detector.







P.S.

Your anti-George Hill alarm must have beeped

[angelbelow]

LOL @ "he doesnt have limits"

[kace]

In Matthew 12:30, Timvp says - You're With Me Or Against Me

[K-State Spur]

I agree we need to get another big in case Timmy knees flare up again and I think Foster would fit in nicely. He is a banger and he can guard some of the more bigger centers that we will be facing during the playoffs.

There are reasons that a guy like Foster would make sense, but there is no "in case."

If Tim's knee(s) flairs up to the point that it costs him significant playing time in the postseason - there is no championship, foster or no foster.

[50 cent]

So there's not a better shot for those three this year? Assuming the current roster will stay the same is assuming a lot, especially with Bonner and Finley's expiring contracts and that the Spurs didn't want Finley back. Lay off the sauce. Change is afoot and you're late in recognizing it.

I realize we are making a nice movement towards youth, but you are just damn crazy if you think Mahinmi, Gist, Hairston, Williams, Hill, and Blair are all going to be on the active roster this season.

Pop would go insane with that much youth.

[tmtcsc]

RC is far from the first person to claim that Kurt Thomas is one of the best post defenders ever. A number of coaches have gone on record with the same opinion.

One-on-one in the post against a power player, KT is one of the best I've ever seen.

Not in the last couple of years he wasn't. Put him up against a PF with mobility and he was toast. Specifically -> Pau Gasol. To be fair, not many people can guard Gasol but KT turned out to be average at best.

I expected so much more from him and that adds to my disappointment.

[timvp]

Not in the last couple of years he wasn't. Put him up against a PF with mobility and he was toast. Specifically -> Pau Gasol. To be fair, not many people can guard Gasol but KT turned out to be average at best.

I expected so much more from him and that adds to my disappointment.

Gasol isn't really a post player and he's certainly not a power player. Judging how KT guarded Gasol doesn't apply to the statement.

When the Spurs traded for KT, I thought his lack of quickness was a bad pairing for Duncan. They played a little bit better together than I thought but that double lack of quickness ended up making KT not to valuable by the end of last season.

[timvp]

R.C. may have an emotional investment in Marcus

That's a good point. Buford was the one who went to Arizona, sat in on the practices and went to bat for the Spurs to pick him. After Williams bombed out so quickly, it probably couldn't have been good for the ol' ego.

We'll see with Williams. I've never been too impressed with him. From what I saw in D-League he looks better but I don't see how it would translate to the NBA. I'd be stunned if he could defend against NBA point guards.

This coming preseason is going to be very interesting. Hopefully a few of the young guns emerge and make this team even deeper.

[024]

i don't know how this discussion turned to one about kurt thomas but he was one of the top post defenders in the league. the spurs will miss his interior production but i think they got rid of him at the right time. he will be 37 by next season and it would be hard to imagine him keeping up his defense. the trade for kt was extremely underrated and the spurs were smart to pick him up. he practically made shaq a non factor in the 2008 playoffs. he just didn't have the mobility to guard odom or gasol.

[Drom John]

The old Spur Thomas was a very good post defender. The young Thomas was a great post defender. Not Unseld, Russell good, but in the conversation for next tier.

[kace]

The old Spur Thomas was a very good post defender. The young Thomas was a great post defender. Not Unseld, Russell good, but in the conversation for next tier.

Yes. i woul say that KT was a very solid post defender with the spurs, and was very useful for us. but nothing close to great IMO.

but what is funny is that some people now say that KT was one of the best post defender EVER, and still, when Dice was brought here, they said it was a very huge improvement for the team.

Even if they don't exactly have the same tools and role, i still see the Dice coming comparable as the KT one: a very solid big man, who used to be close to great, but near the end of his career. still very happy with Dice coming.

[AFBlue]

I realize we are making a nice movement towards youth, but you are just damn crazy if you think Mahinmi, Gist, Hairston, Williams, Hill, and Blair are all going to be on the active roster this season.

Pop would go insane with that much youth.

I think at least 5 of the 6 should make the roster, 4 of those 5 should dress most nights and 3 of those 4 should get regular minutes.

And despite being young...Hill, Mahinmi, Williams, and Hairston have more than a season playing in the Spurs system.

All that, plus there really aren't that many other options for the remaining $$$, so they'll HAVE to be given opportunity.

[Ocotillo]

Gist appears to be turning into Bryon Bracey. I suspect they will try to get him back to Europe and if he balks, they will be forced to release his rights.

Mahinmi, Hill, Hairston and Blair will al be on the roster with only maybe Hairston going back and forth between the Spurs and Toros.

[Brazil]

kace and timvp are a great couple... I mean Kori and timvp are a great couple but the kace and timvp fights are better

[timvp]

Yes. i woul say that KT was a very solid post defender with the spurs, and was very useful for us. but nothing close to great IMO.

but what is funny is that some people now say that KT was one of the best post defender EVER, and still, when Dice was brought here, they said it was a very huge improvement for the team.

Even if they don't exactly have the same tools and role, i still see the Dice coming comparable as the KT one: a very solid big man, who used to be close to great, but near the end of his career. still very happy with Dice coming.

KT is a better post defender than McDyess. McDyess is better at everything else.

[Tully365]

i don't know how this discussion turned to one about kurt thomas but he was one of the top post defenders in the league.

It was never a discussion about Thomas not being a good post defender. I think that's something we all agree on. The topic was whether RC Buford really thought he was the best post defender EVER, to which I simply replied that I doubt Buford would rate Thomas above Bill Russell or Hakeem Olajuwon.