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That's surprising.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insid...ory?id=5306147
In a ESPN the Magazine survey, given out to the rookies to be, the players voted the Spurs as the team they would most like to be drafted by.
Who's your dream team to be picked by?
Sure, many rooks (11.7%) want the Lakers to hand them a jersey. But the team most named was the Spurs, with 16.7% of the vote. Respondents point to tradition, Gregg Popovich (one of five coaches in NBA history with four league les) and playing with 12-time All-Star Tim Duncan. "I want to go somewhere I can learn," says one great college big man. The nightmare team? The Bucks. Explains a projected second-rounder: "They're young, but they always seem young."
Who wouldn't want to play for the spurs?
That's surprising.
Damn shocking.
Especially rookie bigs imo since Tim Duncan has to be a hero for most of the younger talent coming into the league. I know he's been a role model for guys like the Lopez brothers and Brook seems to play like him. The way Duncan and the Spurs have been able to win multiple championships with very different rosters on a small market team with basically no drama just doesn't happen, ever, in the NBA and its great that its respected.
those kids have brain!
Yeah, as everyone else said that's pretty surprising. Especially if they pay attention to how the Spurs don't tolerate off the court mishaps very well.
isn't the consensus: if the spurs draft you, you are the real deal?
probably the kids think: "hey, if they draft me, I might even be better, than I thought myself!"
why play for the spurs? rookies sit on the bench or get tossed to the toros or overseas, and hardly see the court.
It must be Pop's pension for siding with youth and providing plenty of opportunities for early development with bountiful court time.
Sports agents probably love dealing with the Spurs organization as well since they seem to be a straight-forward, no bull group to deal with.
rather not playing for the spurs, than playing for anyone else!...thats how I like it!
btw.: my prediction for our draft: Tibor Pleiß a 20 year old german 7' center, that knows how to play teamball...probably stach him for 2 more years in germany, but there wont be buyout problems with them!
you heard it here first!
Spurs need players for here and now.
wow. this bodes well for the post-Duncan and Pop era. they've created a winning tradition and franchise that hopefully entices players to want to play here down the road.
Great to read that rookies want to play for SA.
didnt we think that several times?
there will be some kind of shock for us anyway and thats a good one IMO!
Black jack aka Back Crack aka gay
but yea this aint a surprise everyone wants to play for the spurs
this makes as much sense as TMac in the allstar. Maybe they included the chinese vote?
Crack is wack, tbh.
The lowest rated team, the Bucks, are known for playing all sorts of young talent and yet ranked last in the survey.....
Well of course it is. Rookies know that there is not much pressure to play when on the Spurs at least untill they are 30+
That is surprising, you'd think a team that plays young players a lot would be more desirable for someone trying to make it.
Hot damn! Looks like I'm gonna find some use for all that left over Prep H after all.
Except the guys in the survey.
Thats awesome to hear.
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