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We're loading up with guards. Wonder if we will trade TP since Hill is developing so well? He's the only asset that is tradeable for a really good front line player.
I think the main issue is the looming payroll slash coming next season and the hoped-for signing of Splitter. The Spurs' offseason moves outside of the draft look fairly cir scribed if they think Splitter is actually coming. There was only one project big that I thought was worth trying. Miami already took him and he's so raw he'd probably spend all of next season in the D-League.
They could actually win it all.- Toros could have a great team for the playoffs.
We're loading up with guards. Wonder if we will trade TP since Hill is developing so well? He's the only asset that is tradeable for a really good front line player.
This guys not a good fit at point guard. He has good size and stregnth and can shoot pull up jumpshots, but is NOT a creative playmaker with the dribble.
No way in .
He better not be a cheap alternative to Ginobili.
They're stocking up on cheap players so they can afford Ginobili.
What we need to do is sign Shane "The Hammer" Heal, anybody remember him??
That's the part where I disagree.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).
Hairston, Temple and Gee are different players. Temple is a SG while Hairston and Gee are more SG/SF. Temple is the most defensive minded of the 3 and Gee the most offensive minded.
However, at the end, they are 3 young players basically playing the same position. Do you honestly think Spurs will keep all 3 only because they have slightly different skillsets? Maybe since none of these 3 players is a shooter, Spurs will add a young jump shooting SG this summer and keep these 4 players.
Gee, Hairston and Temple will fight for roster spot(s) this summer and fall. Last fall, Hairston and Marcus Williams fought for one, even if they had different skillsets.
No, I only brought up the different skill sets for Hairston and Gee (and there is a differentiation IMO) to say it's not an either-or.
I do believe Malik will be with the Spurs ... the Gees', Temple's and Jerrells of the world will probably be fighting it out for one spot; three players that bring their own, different potential as it pertains to them individually and the team, and the Spurs will be able to decide what direction they want to go.
IMO, Hairston isn't clearly above the other players with a non-guaranteed contract for next year.
Spurs are spending a lot of money with all these signings. I don't see Spurs doing all these efforts just to fill an hypothetical end of the bench roster spot behind Hairston.
Just due to the lack of depth at the position on the Spurs (even in the draft) and the probability that the Spurs will go young and cheap, I assume Jerrells has the best opportunity to make the team next season (followed by Gee, then Temple).
I'm not saying he should have been signed, but it's interesting that Williams (who the Spurs seemed sold on being an NBA player last year around this time and coming into training camp) was not signed to fill one of the three remaining roster spots. They acted like it was difficult to cut him and if they had just ha 16 spots available, he'd have been on the team. Then they clear up three spots and still don't sign him.
The Spurs will probably add very little money to the payroll this summer. It's an either or when it comes to McDyess and Splitter. Ginobili and Bonner will probably re-sign and make similar money to what they do now, as will Bogans if he returns. Other than that, the rest of the roster will almost certainly be fleshed out with young, cheap players (including the 1st and possibly 2nd round pick).
I thought he was on a team already!?!?!?
You must be new to Spurs basketball. Welcome aboard.
Good to see Spurs Fo still working to lock up young talent. However would this kid be competeing for anything other then a spot on the Roster for DNP's ala Ian, and Hairston?
Maybe he is our future center? lol
This season, yes.
Next season, who knows?
This isn't a signing for this season.
Any news about James Gist ?
He's an O.Gee. ORIGINAL GANGSTA!
M.Stein - http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/p...ng-moves-ahead
Interesting trend we're seeing with players called up from D-League, most notably in San Antonio.
Seven recently promoted D-Leaguers -- six of them in the West -- quietly received non-guaranteed contracts for next season when they were signed for the rest of this season by their new NBA employers.
Curtis Jerrells, Garrett Temple and Alonzo Gee have secured contracts worth $762,195 next season with the Spurs if they can make San Antonio's roster in training camp.
Ditto for Sundiata Gaines and Othyus Jeffers in Utah and Reggie Williams in Golden State.
The lone Eastern Conference callup who falls into this category is Chicago's Chris Richard, who has a non-guaranteed deal with the Bulls worth $854,389 next season if Richard can snag a roster spot.
In most cases, players will collect between $10,000 to $100,000 in guaranteed money in such deals even if they don't make next season's team. Teams, in exchange, get a whole summer and training camp to take an extended look at the prospect, while also creating a small expiring contract that can function as a minor trade asset.
The lure of NBA money next season, in Gee's case, convinced him to return to San Antonio -- having spent much of the season with the Spurs' D-League affiliate in Austin -- after completing two 10-day contracts with the Wizards, who wanted to keep Gee for the rest of the season but weren't prepared to extend the contract any further.
And it's a trend, from a wider perspective, that obviously increases the credibility of the D-League.
Although 20 D-Leaguers have been summoned for a record 31 callups this season, several NBA teams remain frustrated by some of the D-League's limitations when it comes player rights. Changes are unlikely before the next collective bargaining agreement, but there is a push among some NBA executives to add two or three two-way contracts in addition to the maximum 15 slots on a current NBA roster -- as seen in the NHL -- to create extra roster room for teams to secure the rights to project players and move them up and down freely.
Two-way contracts would pay players a lower salary when they're in the D-League and an NBA salary when they're with the big club and might be easier to sell to the NBA Players Association than in past years in an economy where jobs overseas aren't as lucrative or plentiful as they used to be.
Other suggestions in circulation include the idea that NBA teams which own or operate D-League franchises -- such as San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Houston -- would have the right of first refusal when another NBA teams wants to call up one of its D-Leaguers and that second-round picks can be assigned to D-League affiliates with or without an NBA contract.
That could be good for the Spurs. Hope it happens.Other suggestions in circulation include the idea that NBA teams which own or operate D-League franchises -- such as San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Houston -- would have the right of first refusal when another NBA teams wants to call up one of its D-Leaguers and that second-round picks can be assigned to D-League affiliates with or without an NBA contract.
I have to agree with Bruno I really have not seen anything special from Harriston he is a decent defender but doesn't bring much else. Not saying he sucks just that he is at best a bench player which is not bad for anyone playing b-ball.
So the Spurs pick up Malik's contract and don't play him because they were like, "Hey, screw it. Holt's already paying luxury tax ... let's just go nuts!
See, regardless of what the scouts here say and how they're just not all that impressed with Malik because he can only defend and bring athleticism and energy to the court (which is selling him short), I tend to believe he does have a leg up on these other potential D-Leaguers.
When RC raves about a guys improvement and basically proclaims him the posterboy for what they've been working towards with the Toros, I tend to give that some validity. When Manu Ginobili makes it known that he believes Malik could be the future small forward for years to come, that raises one's eyebrows a bit. And when the Spurs pick up a contract but don't play the player, even when he's earned the job by any on-court measure going into the season, it leads one to believe they view him as part of their future.
Don't get it twisted, this isn't about Malik being a star or some difference maker for years to come. But one of the biggest things they've lamented not accounting for was their lack of "corporate knowledge." And what they're doing with the Toros looks to be somewhat of a way in which to remedy this moving forward.
Malik would be the first piece of fruit borne from the Toros tree and better than just about any option they could get for the money. He's been part of the Spurs' program for the better part of two years, he's talented, versatile and a bit of a utility player, and he's proven to be a "Spur" by all accounts.
There's never a 100% guarantee when you're dealing with the NBA, but there's definitely reason to believe the guy's not on the same, equal footing of the D-League talent they've brought in recently.
What they seem to be doing with the Toros is cultivating their "glue." They're looking to get legit NBA players in there that can play a role and serve a purpose as part of a supporting cast for years to come. They needed to get younger around the Big 3 and they need to transition for life after the Big 3, and the Toros are a means to that transitioning; building continuity, chemistry, and cohesion with the right talent at the bottom, builds a nice base for a team to build on (or at least provides spare parts down at their affiliate to be cogs in the wheel/system when needed).
Oh, and ...
Get Lifted . . .
Hope this isnt a repost; very interesting article concerning Gee, I love reading the comments from Wizard fans on this guy.
http://www.bulletsforever.com/2010/3...a-is-where-bad
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