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Hairston will make the team. Manu will be the 3rd PG on the team followed by Mason being the 4th if it comes down to it.
Jerrels will be in Austin.
Jacque Vaughn to the rescue.
Hairston will make the team. Manu will be the 3rd PG on the team followed by Mason being the 4th if it comes down to it.
Jerrels will be in Austin.
We don't need an "official" 3rd PG, and a roster spot won't be wasted on that..Pop is confident in Hill, so the #2 is locked..the fact that they're still giving Roger a good shot at playing PG and the fact that Mason has lost a lot of weight makes me think that they're going to split the 3rd PG duties, which I expected anyways..we're gonna see Roger and Manu playing PG once in a while..3rd PG is a completely pointless position to have when you have multiple playmakers on the perimeter, especially in our system..Manu is one of the best playmakers in the NBA, so there's really no chance of wasting a spot on a 3rd PG that will take touches away..
Williams doesn't have a better chance..his only legit shot to make this team was if Hill didn't improve IMO, and Hill has clearly improved a lot..Pop has a lot of confidence in him now..I don't see any chance that Williams has to make it..
Hairston has no chance of being cut in favor of the Spurs going out and spending more $ on a random PG that won't even play, especially when we already have Mason and Manu on the perimeter..it simply wouldn't make any sense..
Haislip has a lot more to prove than Hairston IMO..Haislip isn't going to beat out Blair, and he's gonna have a tough time beating out Bonner for minutes, since Matt already has a good niche in the NBA..
Hairston has to compete with Bogans and Williams..much easier compe ion..
If that's the case, I hope Malik has lots of suits cause at 4th string he won't see much prime time.
haha i got there at 9:55 got to sit in the 5th row behind pop and iceman, Malik is in for sure, manu looks hungry, blair doesnt look like a rook, and theo still has some life still in his legs
Mason took some speed lessons from tony, the extra weight loss is really evident in the way he moved with the ball.
The way I look at it is the only reason Hairston is not on the team is because Finley picked up his option and Bogans was available for so cheap. RJ/Finley/Bogans at the SF spot all have guaranteed money.
If Malik makes this team, which it looks like he should, he will play. If they keep Malik, despite the fact they have "guaranteed" guys, that means they like him and I would not be surprised to see him in the 9-10 man rotation. Especially with the way Bogans looked.
Can anyone post Hill's shot, I missed it.
Thats all i had to hear....there were many times that Mason would assume the point guard duties.
Season's over.
I had a similiar observation. It seems like his effort maybe derived from combination of the NT injury, being skeptical and cautious of hurting himself again, and still trying to get his feet wet. I hope he doesn't turn out to be a player that needs compe ion to excel.
you know when your watching a game and you can tell who the stars are just by the way they move? well that was easily seen by blair i mean this guys when he dishes out his post up moves, seems almost unstopable! ginobili looked like a champion again, i mean he must of had 3 steals in the few minutes he played. you could tell rj can get to the rim whenever he chooses. ian did not play well, he seemed like he wasnt all there! timmy looked like he hadnt played, but got alot of rebounds!! i think. hairston lookd a million times better than williams, bogans is not a high %shooter by any means he would def. just be here for defense. haislip hit a three, and his shot looked very promising, hill CAN JUMP man that kid almost dunked over ratliff or ian, one of those but he got fouled, umm let see.. my fav part of the day was seeing ginobili looking like ginobili, im very serious when i say this, if ginobili maintains 100% he will lead us to a championship, i just could see how much energy hes dishing out!!! its going to be amazing
oh yeah and bonner played great and looked very confident, and finley is cut this year!!! so im glad to see michael staying in shape!!! tp was tp.oh yeah and DWAYNE JONES REALLY SUCKED!!! that guy seriously was a waste of space jones, williams,were terrible they look like they have no business on the floor with real nba players, ian looks like hes very cautious when theres alot of bodies and contact around, curtis jerells (however u spell that) looked way better than williams. sorry if i repeated myself on some stuff
Last edited by lennyalderette; 10-05-2009 at 08:26 PM.
Deepest team in the league.
That's total B.S. first, Hairston was being demolished by Jefferson in one stretch. Jefferson score 3 straight times and blocked Malik's shot all in one stretch. Malik just isn't going to be compe ive at SF.
Now Williams was able to make several good passes to open players (not all of them converted). He's able to make the pass on top of the head of the smaller guard that's assigned to him. He was able to steal the ball on a fast break play. He was assigned to guard Parker.
Yes Malik scored a couple of times on top of Williams. Malik definitely is a much stronger finisher.
However, the key criteria is what holes do these players fill. I think Williams is more versatile.
Also, not very impressed with Bogans. Would rather have Malik than Bogans.
Jefferson didn't score 3 straight times on Hairston..he scored twice, and Hairston fell on the first one off the screen, and RJ was in better position by the time Malik recovered..the 3rd one was Hairston tipping in an entry pass that was supposed to go to Jefferson, and it went in the basket..bad luck on 2 of those 3..there's no possible way you can credit that tip in as Hairston getting beat..RJ scored twice on him, and RJ is an all-star caliber player, no shame in that..Hairston also made RJ miss a couple of times, and he was right with him the entire time..
Jefferson didn't block Hairston..where was that?..I saw Hairston brick a J with Jefferson covering him..I also saw Hairston blow by Jefferson and get to the line..I don't remember any other significant plays with RJ guarding him..he also abused Williams both times he was being guarded by him..he also had 3 very impressive finishes at the rim, one of them was while Duncan contested and possibly blocked his shot as he was going up..
Williams really only had 1 good play the entire game, and it came on a 3 on 1, where he made an easy pass to Duncan(IIRC)..he wasn't significant defensively, he wasn't able to create his own shot or get in the lane effectively..he really wasn't relevant on the court..Williams is versatile for a D-league player, but he's too soft to play in the NBA IMO..he looks shaky on the floor..
What game were you watching?
Did the Silver team with Manu + Hill win or lose???
Silver team lost by two.
(1) It was 3 straight consecutive offensive possessions that RJ scored with Hairson on him. You can fudge it as much as you can, but that's the facts.
(2) Hairston had a really bad shot that almost missed the rim. I thought it was blocked but nevertheless same effect... forced a bad shot.... why.... Hairston style doesn't afford him the luxury of taking a good shot while being covered.
(3) He had a lot of good passes... what about Malik.... possibly zero.... Hairston is like he can't create his own shot, nor can he create shots for others.
Still... I would prefer Hairston over Bogans.... who just simply looked ordinary out there.
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