We don't need any more short SFs. 6'6" -7" is now the size of the SG position.
Height w/o Shoes w/shoes Weight Wingspan Reach
Trevor Ariza 6' 7" 6' 8.25" 201 7' 2" 8' 11.5"
Tyler Smith 6' 5.25" 6' 6" 212 6' 9.75" 8' 8.5"
Yeah, not so much, Jeff.
Sounds familiar.
I've got to wonder, with the economy the way it is, wouldn't the E-N save a few dollars by sponsoring this site, and just providing a link to ST on their sports page?
Can anyone tell me if they believe there will be a more talented wing player available @ the #37 pick than say Hairston or Williams?
IF you are asking if we can find a 10-12 bench player then yes...If we are depending on williams or hairston to take over the wing then the spurs are in trouble.
Who then? Cuz Omri looks to be gone by then and this smith dude doesn't seem like he'd fit any better plus both hairston and williams know the system better than anyone else. The more I look at it the more it looks as tho the spurs will prolly get a couple guards and a project in this draft. We don't need them 2 to take over games just provide energy in areas we're lackin for about 10-15 min. TBH, I see the wing being played by committee this year. I see hairston becoming a tony allen type player and williams seems proficient in scoring so y waste a pick on sumone who won't do better than our previous draft picks. I would be singing a different tune if this was a deep Forward draft, but its not so I'm skeptical that we could do any better unless u could help me with sum names and y? OH, and don't forget about the GIST!!!
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Looks like he took my advice and is back at UT.
Guy has great size for the 3 and due to his off the court problems will probably go late 1st to mid 2nd..
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tyler-Smith-1180/
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/tyler-smith
This guy could be intriguing cause of his size and athleticism at the 3..Due to his off the court problems he should be available in late 1st to mid 2nd i think.
He has signed with a team in Turkey for the rest of the season. I guess he could be a nice gamble to make with a late second round pick or with a training camp invite.
Can you say Josh Howard v2.0?
He's got the jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none thing and the off-court-knucklehead thing going for him.
BUMP!
two months later this looks like an even better idea.
Smith has been playing great in Turkey.
10 games (34 MPG), 18.6 PPG (56% FG, 9-20 3pt), 7.4 RPG, 4.5 APG.
the Turkish league isn't a top league in Europe, but it's not that bad either.
a lot of American players play there. (Smith has been doing much better than Ricky Davis for example, who arrived in Turkey at the same time)
Smith has disappeared from most draft boards, but this might have been a mistake. aside the off court issues, he still should be a sure fire 2nd round pick.
this leads to the question, is he really a hopeless case?
hm, 1st you hear suspended and dismissed, you hear gun, Marijuana and Alcohol and think never ever Spurs material.
yes, Smith for sure hasn't been a model student, but looking closer at what happened, it doesn't look that bad any more.
what had happened:
from a Bruce Pearl interview:http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4808530
Police pulled over the vehicle the four players were in for speeding and said they smelled marijuana coming from the car and found a handgun with an altered serial number, a bag of marijuana and an open container of alcohol. Tatum was driving the car, which was a rental borrowed from one of the player's friends, and is also charged with violating Tennessee's open container law.
Smith's lawyer, Knoxville attorney Don Bosch, said, "I hope and believe that the misdemeanor cases against him will be resolved quickly and consistent with the thousands of other true first offenders in Knox County."
Pearl is known to be a pretty tough coach, he has a history of suspending players for misdemeanor without pardon.http://www.sportingnews.com/college-...e-for-failures
To the best of my ability, it's been determined that Tyler was responsible, and the other kids didn't have knowledge. As of this moment, those others are still charged. They're still suspended indefinitely. But I had enough information – in good part because of Tyler's own information from the very beginning, he told me that if anybody was going to be accountable for those guns he was. Not that they were his, but he either knew they were there or should have known they were there, and the other guys had nothing to do with it.
what I try to say: if Smith plays for another school, he might have got another chance, finish his college career and likely get drafted somewhere between 30 and 40.
at least Spurs could think about gamble on him with their 2nd rounder.
smith would be a great 2nd rd pick..Very low risk at that point.
The reason a second round pick really makes sense here is that he can remain over in Europe for the time being and continue developing. He would probably be more amenable to that alternative than most other American players, guy would be thrilled just to get drafted at this point.
MB - do you think he'd be able to move up to a more compe ive league after a good season in Turkey?
I've been high on Tyler Smith for a couple of years now. I'd love to grab him if he were there in the 2nd. But it's going to depend on what the Spurs do in the 1st round though. If they go sg-sf in the first round, then it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to draft another one in the 2nd, especially considering that Hairston is still in the mix.
definitely yes. but the best chance for him might be to change teams within the Turkish league and play either for one of the 2 Euroleague teams, or at least one of the 3 Eurocup teams.
Very interesting.
If he is fine with staying in Europe next year, he could be a good option at #49.
Depending in what the Spurs have in mind for this year's second round pick, Smith would be a nice option for a draft and stash. It's low risk and could be very high reward if he continues to develop.
there was a separate draw for 1st round and 2nd round between Spurs, Celtics, Thunder and Blazers. Spurs were pretty lucky and got the 2nd best possible 1st rounder (#20) and the best possible 2nd rounder (#49).
assuming the Spurs bring in Splitter AND the #20 pick, it looks very unlikely that they also plan to sign this years 2nd rounder. so a draft & stash scenario (or they trade the pick anyhow) is the best bet I guess. makes Smith even more intriguing. especially if they want an alternative if Hairston never makes the regular rotation.
There isn't two separate draws.
The team that won the draw get the first pick in the first round and the last one in the second round. Boston won and got #19 and #52. There are after other draws to separate losers of the first draw. Spurs won it and got #20 and #49.
It would be more logical if the order between losers was also swapped in the second round (the winner got #20 and #51) but it isn't the case for whatever reason.
I think it actualy depends how the first round unfolds. Most of us think the logical position to target for the first round will be at SF. But if the Spurs see a good fit or high-potential player at another position (i.e. athletic shot-blocker) and go that direction, I could see Smith becoming a very likely target in the second round.
I wouldn't mind if the Spurs took a gamble on this guy with the 2nd rounder.
23? Kicked out of his college program? He doesn't do anything particularly well for his position. He's athletic, but not a freak. DX has him rated #98. No need to waste a pick. He'll be there as a FA.
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