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Looking around at realistic options... I think Oklahoma States James Anderson would be a great fit.
Hes averaging like 23 ppg 6 boards a game. He can also shoot the 3. hes got a beautiful stroke from behind the arc.
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Looking around at realistic options... I think Oklahoma States James Anderson would be a great fit.
Hes averaging like 23 ppg 6 boards a game. He can also shoot the 3. hes got a beautiful stroke from behind the arc.
Don't think the Spurs would draft Warren even if they intended to move Parker, which I also highly doubt, because he duplicates what they already have in George Hill...a score-first combo guard.
I think it makes more sense for the Spurs to go after an athletic swing man to replace RJ in a year or a long athletic shot-blocking big to compliment the current front-court group.
Warren went under season ending ankle surgery a few day ago btw.
Interesting. Given his relative down year and now this, I think it's highly unlikely he even declares for the draft this year.
What are the odds we can get Bosh in a sign-and-trade with Toronto? They speak a mixture of French and English, maybe Parker wouldn't mind it up there. If he still wants to play for the NT I think I'd do it.
Probably about a 2% chance of anything like it ever happening though.
Not sure why you posted in a draft discussion thread, but a S&T in general for Bosh makes some sense. Toronto can offer a year longer than any other team and might be responsive to a trade if it nets them a good player (i.e Parker).
The obvious impediment is that Bosh would have to agree to come to SA on a long-term contract. Given the other attractive locations he could go this summer (i.e. Miami, Chicago, NY, NJ), I don't think San Antonio would be near the top of his list.
I'd put the odds at less than 10% Bosh is involved in a S&T and probably less than 1% that he ends up with the Spurs.
With Bruno updating on all the Euro profiles, my question is this...
With only two picks (one first, one second round) and likely some holes to fill, will the Spurs elect to pass on the international crop this year?
Last edited by AFBlue; 03-05-2010 at 06:03 PM.
By looking at the standings, Spurs pick should end up between 19th and 22nd.
Anyway, I've added draft profiles for the main prospects. For the moment, I won't add other ones because I want to focus on updating/improving the rest of the Think Tank forum. I will create more draft prospect threads later. If you want to talk about a player who isn't in the database, just create a thread, I will approve it and add it in the Thread index
Great job Bruno.
Thanks a ton!
You're welcome.
To answer at your question about going international, I think the situation is very different between the first and second round pick.
For the first round pick:
The international crop is quite weak this year. Chances are high that the most interesting players available at that spot are college ones.
For the second round pick:
This pick will be around the 50th one. Finding a quality player that late is never easy. Euro prospects have the huge edge that they can be stashed for years. Spurs had last year 2 picks in that area. The college pick (McClinton) failed while the Euro pick (De Colo) is a work in progress.
I can see Spurs picking a college player with their first round pick and going international with their second round pick.
They were discussing trading Parker at the top of the page; also, I was wondering what trading Parker would mean for our draft situation (are there any really good point guards around pick 20?).
With Parker out for weeks after last night, we could move up several spots in the draft because teams like Grizzlies, Rockets, Heat, Bobcats could wind up with better records. Where do you now estimate we will wind up?
What position/player do you think we need to look at if we move up to the 16-18 range?
If Memphis and/or Houston caught Spurs, Spurs are a lottery team and their pick will likely be between 12th and 14th. Spurs are 12 games over .500 while Rockets and Grizzlies are 1 game over .500. Spurs have quite a huge margin on them and I don't think they will catch Spurs up.
Spurs have currently the 20th pick with a 36-24 record. Blazers (37-27) could catch them up. Maybe Milwaukee (33-29) too because they are playing well but I doubt it. IMO, Spurs will end up with the 19th or 20th pick.
I don't follow NCAA so I can't tell you what players Spurs need to look at. It's also way too soon to have a good idea of who will be available around the 19 or 20th pick. I think Spurs should go with the best player available. However, going after a PG wouldn't make a lot of sense short term wise (not a lot of minutes available behind TP and I think Hill is too small to be a full time SG).
If Splitter is able to come over then the 2 biggest needs in order will be sg and sf in my opinion. If he does not come over I think the center position would become the biggist need for the spurs. I think this summers FA plan and Draft plan all starts with what Splitter will do.
I would go with either BPA or a legit SF, assuming Splitter is coming..speaking of Splitter, I don't remember when he made his decision last year, but should we expect a decision to come before the NBA draft?..
I am sure he will tell the team his intentions as early as possible so they can plan accordingly. I am sure once his season ends, and it is ok to discuss such things, something will be decided.
I haven't seen it posted or anyone talking about it, but RC had an interview on the local ESPN show stating that they did expect Splitter to be here next year. In a vacuum you wouldn't think much of it but with the way he tried to lower expectations for Tiago (saying they only know he's a good European player; certainly no Robinson or savior), it was easy to read into the comments.
Bottom line, rightly or wrongly, I've heard enough from RC and Lindsey to believe that Splitter is in fact coming over in their view; which could have very well played into their decision to not strongly pursue Thomas or another big that would need minutes next year.
I'm not sure if this is sarcasm, but I don't expect Splitter to be committal before the draft, nor do I expect the Spurs to draft based on his decision one way or the other.
The Spurs will draft as they always do, based on their assessment of the individual talent. I don't expect them to pass on a quality big and go with a "need" pick at another position just because they think they've got Splitter lined up.
That said, personally I'd like to see them go after a wing player if the right one is still on the board when they pick.
The Splitter situation will likely be known well before the draft. Caja Laboral season should end in early June. Splitter situation should be known few days after it.
And even if Splitter comes to SA, I would be all for drafting a bigman if he is the BPA.
I was speaking about Splitter signing a contract, not a verbal agreement one way or the other. Are they able to actually sign him before the draft?
Either way, like you said I think they go for a big if he's the BPA.
edwin ubiles from siena kinda intrigues me. has length at 6'6 to potentially guard 1, 2, and 3's. smooth player, decent jumpshot from what ive seen, good footwork, shows some ability to get to the rim, good athleticism. he needs to add strength to help him finish around the rim with contact. other than that, i think he looks like the typical "out of nowhere" pick that the spurs are used to making and he seems to have the tools to help us on the wing in the future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjxxrYU1VQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLdi0T6KmyU
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar...ame-nba-draft/
According to a new NCAA rule, underclassmen who want to maintain their eligibility must pull their name out of the NBA draft by 5 p.m. on May 8. In the past, they could wait until June 15 without penalty.
I didn't knew they changed the rule. How do you think it will affect the draft?
less time for underclassmen to travel around like Clooney in up in the air searching for a 1st round promise.
effect might be, that several of the borderline 1st rounders decide to stay at school.
overall it should help the teams, especially those teams that pick in the end of 1st round area. (including the Spurs).
till last season teams worked out dozens of players and couldn't be sure that this players will stay in the draft, because they could pull out till 10 days before draft night.
now they will work out players, who they know will be on the board in June. should give the teams more time and opportunity to really evaluate the players they like. could probably even help to reduce the number of draft busts.
DX has this as part of an article today:
funny detail. (well at least for me). seems as if he has some connections to Austria (would also explain his name, that is typical Austrian).http://www.draftexpress.com/article/...rs-32510-3420/
After two seasons at Virginia, Sylven Landesberg’s college basketball career appears to be over, as the school announced that he’ll be dropping out to “pursue his professional aspirations.”
he definitely is an interesting prospect, probably not for the 1st rounder, but for the 2nd rounder for sure.He’s rumored to potentially be able to acquire an Israeli or Austrian passport sometime down the road
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