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I dont know how contracts work but is this like how the Spurs signed Marcus Williams last season?
SOURCE: Spurs to sign Alonzo Gee for the season
Ridiculous Upside by Scott Schroeder on Mar 29, 2010 3:54 AM EDT
Alonzo Gee is expected to sign with the San Antonio Spurs for the rest of the season, as well as an unguaranteed contract for next season to secure his rights over the Summer as well as for vet camp next year, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations.
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I dont know how contracts work but is this like how the Spurs signed Marcus Williams last season?
We already have Malik Hairston.
Interesting! Good to see the Spurs are busy trying to fill up a team for next season and also checking out new young talents for the future. Temple, Jerrels, and now possibly Gee. Love it
if this guy works out, then we dont have to waste another draft pick looking for a backup PG and concentrate on a big or long sf
Don't know him too well, other than some stats from Toros and Wizards, but he is a 6-6 SG. Why do you say we don't need a backup PG anymore? Is he a good ballhandler?
Is he good at all?
Last edited by Rito3d30; 03-29-2010 at 06:53 AM.
Some random thoughts:
- I'm really surprised Gee didn't signed with Wizards for the end of the season. He was averaging 7.4ppg in 16.5mpg with them. I wonder what happened.
- Props to Holt for keeping his wallet open. Spurs could have been cheaper to fill the necessary 13rd roster spot and have spend $300K on Jerrels and Gee.
- The 3 players recently signed (Temple, Gee and Jerrels) were college players last year. I like to see Spurs spending money/roster spots on young players instead of on some well below average vets .
- Unlike some posters, I haven't been that impressed by Hairston. He is playing with energy/hustle but hasn't show a lot of things. I think Spurs will let Hairston compete with Gee and Temple during SL and training camp for a roster spot. I see the Gee and Temple signing as signs that Sours aren't that sold on Hairston.
- I'm surprised to see Spurs having a full roster with 10 perimeter players and only 5 bigmen. It's even more surprising given that 2 of these bigmen (Blair and Mahinmi) haven't played a single playoff minutes. I wonder if there is something to read behind Spurs not signing a vet or a a prospect big.
- Toros could have a great team for the playoffs.
- Jerrells, Hairston, Temple and Gee are/will likely all signed to unguaranteed contract for next season. It's a damn great trade asset. It's like Spurs had a $4M trade exception in July. Spurs could do a great delayed draft day trade or moratorium trade with a team looking at more ca pspace.
Alonzo Gee is awesome. Good to see the Spurs sign this guy up.
RU has changed its le to "Spurs offer to sign Alonzo Gee for the season" and has added to the article that there is a slight chance Wizards finally decide to re-sign him.
We will see but even if end up with Wizards for the end of the season, Spurs offering a contract to Gee allow to draw some conclusions.
In fact, after the join of Marcus Williams, the Toros had been a perfect team for NBDL. Maybe if Hairston joined in, it would be an NBA level team.
C'mon Phila, share with the rest of the class.
http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010...ign-alonzo-gee
[Note by Scott Schroeder, 03/29/10 9:04 AM CDT ] UPDATED: I have received confirmation that Gee is indeed signing with the Spurs.
Possibly, but keeping Gee or Temple doesn't have to mean that they don't keep Hairston. It's also possible that they keep Hairston plus a player who is eligible to be assigned to Austin.
I'd love to hear why
Good. I don't see the problem here. I think the Spurs are basically trying to keep this kid away from another team and bring him into camp next year for a long, hard look. The Spurs can't really have too many young, athletic swings lined-up for next year. Especially, if they are going to still try and move Jefferson. I think RJ's performance in the playoffs will determine how this plays out, but having options is not really a problem. It wouldn't hurt if he bulked up a little in the off-season. Dude is a toothpick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAu8vjks53c
Boo Yah!
Last edited by ohmwrecker; 03-29-2010 at 11:28 AM.
Nice hops on this kid. He's made a couple of highlight shows while playing for the Wiz including a buzzer-beater.
With regard to Hairston, Pop seems to like his defense. If you noticed in the Cleveland game, Pop had Malik in there for matchups very late in the game when the pressure was on.
Alonzo will need to show good fundamental defense and not just an ability to steal or show flashes of D.
With Mason likely gone next year... it's ok to have another wing player available...
So Hairston already took Fin's roster spot
and Gee will likely compete to get Mason's one
Yeah I definitely see this as a panic offer. I've been watching Gee's stats since he get called up (for fantasy purposes) and he has started the last couple games for the Wiz and put up decent numbers. I think the Spurs are afraid they're letting another one go like they're infamous for doing at this point, and think Gee can compete with Temple and Hairston for a spot. Let's see if the Wiz are serious about him.
A confirmation from Mike Monroe has been made as well. Looks like this is pretty much official it seems.
Unlike Bruno, I don't view this as being in any way detrimental THC's cause. The Spurs will be in need of low-cost options to fill out the roster and putting together a nice group to choose from is both smart and wise.
One thing that intrigues me, though, is Temple. I've really be been pretty high on him as a defensive player for a while now but I never viewed him as a potential third point (along the lines of what the Spurs tried to execute with Mason). If he can truly turn himself into that type of player at the NBA level ... that would seem to be ideal from a Spurs perspective; very much how Williams last year would have been if he could have panned out.
Temple could potentially be the Mason replacement; there's no reason they have to have a one-dimensional gunner in the role (if they intend on keeping it).
I personally believe Hill's future is at the point, much in the same way Tony plays the position, but maybe the Spurs aren't sold; or maybe they just like the flexibility/versatility a Temple/Williams/etc. (potential wing-sized point guards) could bring to the equation. It'd represent the type of Triangle-like backcourt that Hill should be able to thrive in or create a little bit of a Snow-Iverson effect for stretches when paired. (I'm not comparing the players, just roles and responsibilities.)
Although I haven't been pleased with the lack of playing time for Malik, especially early, I've only been encouraged by what the coaching staff has said and the actions from Pop when he has given him a look. They've entrusted him to go out and get stops at the end of games and quarters, often cold, and they've looked to him to defend the likes of Gallinari, Jamison and a few others, which goes to show they believe he's got some useful versatility that's not provided on the roster (or in the pipeline for that matter, really).
Malik's a wing, a utility player, and Gee's more of the standard 2-guard that would assume a different role; Temple and Jerrells both offfer a different skill set and potential role as well.
The Spurs have put together a nice little stable to choose from and decide what exactly they want in terms of skill set (to compliment a team that includes Hairston).
Gee is a scorer and when in college (alabama, thanks to the fiance watched alot of his games last year) he would be the go to guy for the tide and put up some damn good numbers.
Interesting to see how he'll do this summer in the SL.
I'm more encouraged than anything, I don't think it affects Hairston..Malik has produced in the majority of the rotation minutes he's been given, I can't see them being shaky about him at this point..
I like Gee, he's a different player than Hairston IMO..they're both extremely athletic, but I view Gee more as a scorer and Hairston more as a defender/clean up player..
I'm encouraged because the Spurs are finally looking at young, athletic wings to compete for roster spots..
It'll be interesting to see what the Spurs do with Bogans in the off-season and how they use our draft pick..those 2 moves could dictate what happens with Hairston/Gee/Temple(I haven't been impressed with Temple at all, especially on D, but he's a nice SL/Training camp prospect)..
Wizards Loss of Gee is Spurs Gain
3/29/2010 12:15 PM ET By Matt Moore
The Washington Wizards lucked out. Finally. In a season of misery and abject failure, the Wizards made one singularly solid roster move, not brilliant, but solid. They signed Alonzo Gee, a 22-year-old rookie out of the D-League, D-League All-Star, top call-up prospect, great scoring ability, good length and highly coachable to a ten-day contract ,and then, after dropping double digit points, was signed to a second ten-day. Fine, they wanted to see what they would get.
Then this weekend, Alonzo Gee scored 19 points in a loss to Charlotte. His per-40 numbers are phenomenal for a rookie out of the D-League. Coach Flip Saunders announced they planned to sign Gee for the rest of the season. Yay! A success story!
Whoops......
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/03/29/w...is-spurs-gain/
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