McDonald: Hairston, Williams hold own

[Manufan909]

Has Pop hinted in anyway who he thinks is playing better? Iirc, only Hairston has recieved praise from the players. MW... not so much.

And to the plane-sign guy, Pop does not GIVE A what ST thinks. I doubt he has ever visited this site of his own accord.

Also, Hairston has greatly outplayed MW and Bogans this preseason, his compe ion for varying reasons, but he's also outplayed Mason, and maybe even Fin. As long as MW isn't picked and Hairston makes the Toros or the Spurs, I'll be fine.

Oh, and everyone claiming the FO thinks Bogans=Bowen needs to quit smoking/drinking/injecting, no one ANYWHERE thinks that. They think he is a cheap addition to the D, nothing more nothing less.

[Mel_13]

Has Pop hinted in anyway who he thinks is playing better? Iirc, only Hairston has recieved praise from the players. MW... not so much.

And to the plane-sign guy, Pop does not GIVE A what ST thinks. I doubt he has ever visited this site of his own accord.

Also, Hairston has greatly outplayed MW and Bogans this preseason, his compe ion for varying reasons, but he's also outplayed Mason, and maybe even Fin. As long as MW isn't picked and Hairston makes the Toros or the Spurs, I'll be fine.

Oh, and everyone claiming the FO thinks Bogans=Bowen needs to quit smoking/drinking/injecting, no one ANYWHERE thinks that. They think he is a cheap addition to the D, nothing more nothing less.

Hairston did start with Duncan, McDyess, Jefferson, and Hill in the Clipper game. I don't think Williams got any such run with the first-line players.

[wildbill2u]

“They're both going to have a place in the league,” Popovich said. “They're good enough to be in the league and will make a team"

This may be a clue that neither will make the final cut --because of salary cost reasons I suppose

[senorglory]

1.5 million is a lot of money for a players that might simply not see the floor at all, IMHO.

Is $1.5 million a reasonable investment in a player that will be productive next year? If the Spurs have already invested a significant amount of resources in developing a player, is it worth $1.5M to see the investment through to next year?

I don't know. Just asking.

[Mel_13]

Is $1.5 million a reasonable investment in a player that will be productive next year? If the Spurs have already invested a significant amount of resources in developing a player, is it worth $1.5M to see the investment through to next year?

I don't know. Just asking.

I would imagine the FO and ownership are asking such questions now. We don't have access to all the info they have, so it's really hard to guess what they'll do. I'm sure it is a difficult decision.

As a fan, I want to see Malik on the Spurs.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston did start with Duncan, McDyess, Jefferson, and Hill in the Clipper game. I don't think Williams got any such run with the first-line players.

Also, as Bruno pointed out before, Hairston was the only "unproven" player to get first half minutes in the following game..everybody else(including Hairston again) played in the late 2nd half of the game..

[SpurCharger]

Im Ok With neither of them Making it....next year will be a Better Year For the 2 Of Them...

[Manufan909]

Hairston did start with Duncan, McDyess, Jefferson, and Hill in the Clipper game. I don't think Williams got any such run with the first-line players.

And he was one of the first to sub in in the Cavs game.

[MrChug]

Williams is horrible. He can suck some ass.

[The Truth #6]

I think they're both going to get cut. I don't think people are buying a lot of tractors these days. I'd like to see Hairston stick around and actually get a chance to play, but I don't see it happening. They should invest in Hairston to try him out this season because next year they could be without Finley (ha, just kidding, we know he'll play until he's 42), Mason, and if things go nuclear - Manu. Obviously, we won't lose them all - we'll still have Finley for years to come, but we do need to start training someone for the future.