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Pop won't start a rookie, it will be Hill IMO.
I've been thinking about this for a while now since the draft.. Whose our starting SG next season?
Hill is great, but he's really not a permanent starter at SG. He's too small to not be abused by bigger SG's. Manu is more than likely to come off the bench, Pop loves him there and Manu does great off the bench as well. For now, that leaves us with a gap at SG in my opinion. Mason and Bogans are gone (thank God). RJ is going no where, at least until the trade deadline, so he is the starting SF.
Would it be a veteran free agent signing for the LLE? Or could Pop throw in James Anderson as the starting SG and give him 15-20 minutes a night? Hill is a combo guard who will backup Parker and play some backup at the 2. Ginobili will get 28-30 minutes between the 2 and a little bit of small ball at the 3 as usual.
What do you think??
Pop won't start a rookie, it will be Hill IMO.
I know what you mean. But still it's a good question to ask. Anderson is already quite developed, he's played 3 years at Oklahoma and is a good shooter to spread the floor. I'd like to think his minutes should come with Duncan in mostly, as he will find open shots to knock down with Tim on the floor. Nothing wrong with playing a rookie if you don't want to start Ginobili.
While I love Hill, i just can't see him being a permanent starter at SG. Might as well give Anderson a shot, unless a veteran SG is signed. Then my guess would be that guy (maybe butler, jones, gomes etc?).
Too early to tell.
I don't see Hill as the future starting shooting guard for the Spurs.
I thought he played shooting guard more towards the end of the year because of how inconsistently bad Mason and Bogans were (since Pop wanted to keep Manu providing the spark off the bench; Hill was really the only proven productive player to take on the spot). It wasn't because Hill is a sure fire, prototypical starting 2 guard in the league. I think he is better off coming off the bench with Manu as the back up point guard and playing spot minutes at the 2, according to match-ups.
Time will tell, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Anderson starting by December, if everything goes his way. if everything goes his way (concerning his hamstring and his productivity) I wouldn't be surprised seeing him starting from the get go, playing 20 minutes a game roughly.
Thats kind of what I was thinking. Doesn't matter if he's a rook or not, he could start and play the 20ish mins a game he might get off the bench anyways if he's impressive.
Anderson 20 minutes a game...LOL no way
I think we'll see a lot of variation on who the starting SG is like last season.
Start of the season I say Hill but I don't think it will end with him at the two spot. Its hard to say because your trying factor someone in who hasn't even played one second in the NBA. So as of now we can only say Hill or Manu depending if Pop wants Manu to return to his role off the bench.
Anderson wont get good minutes I think until the midseason or towards the playoffs when he has had a lot of time to impress POP (if he does). I'm thinking that we will most likely start George Hill, but why wont we start Manu? We were pretty successful last year with him starting.
Your right, it is too early. But I still think that's a good topic for now.
Anderson should be able and contribute immediately hopefully. So I do expect him to get around 15-20mins a game maybe. And I do think getting him some open looks with starters like Timmy and Parker would be beneficial to his game.
The possible FA signing, while he is a veteran most likely, still has not played in a Spurs system. Same goes to Anderson. So I would consider Anderson and the FA to be on almost equal footing coming in. The difference being that one has NBA experience obviously.
I think starting Anderson is definitely an interesting idea if he impresses Pop quickly. This kid was one of the best players coming into the draft, so I would not be shocked if he's quite the talent and is able to contribute immediately. He should be NBA ready.
I think Pop would much rather have Manu off the bench again. Manu didn't start till Parker was out, and I think he'd go back to that to start the season. Manu aint getting any younger and Pop was forced to play him much more than he wouldve wanted to at the end.
I would think that the Manu-Duncan starting combo is better then Parker-Duncan, Manu would have a big responsibility too cary the bench, Parker coming off the bench and Hill starting at the point is a better idea IMO.
that looks likely IMO
POP wont play him 20 minutes a game unless he is really really impressed with him.
Can't see Anderson starting. Pop likes to have a wing to guard the opposition's best perimeter scorer. Jefferson won't be filling that role more often than not (by default, he'll have to guard the bigger three's, just like Parker will the quicker one's) and Anderson definitely won't, so that leaves Hill.
I agree that long term, I don't see Hill as a starter at SG, but for right now, I can't see how it's not him. The only way it isn't is if Pop just decides "we're playing our three best players together", which is possible and more doable now, considering the scoring depth this team has ac ulated in recent years, but I don't think it's probable.
I like having Manu start and Hill and Anderson as a 2nd unit. Unless we have trouble with playmaking with those 2 as our 2nd unit we can consider this line up. Manu and play the 1st, here and there 2nd and 3rd and close out the 4th.
He`ll get some minutes in SG spot and SF spot. Really hard to say excatly, despite of swingmens signed to complete the roster. If he is a steal of draft, that some people are saying he was , he easily could have this 20 minutes a game, with Manu in resting mode.
Likely to be Hill, though Anderson's development (along with whoever is pushes for minutes at the 2/3 position and health) will determine what the the starting lineup will look like at season's end and moving forward.
I wouldn't count Anderson out of the fold just because he's a rookie.....Blair got valuable minutes as a starter early in the season when Pop was trying to figure out who was the better fit with Timmy between he and Dice. I think at this point it comes down to production.
pop will give rookies a chance for the first 1/3 of the season
after that is he will have to be impressed with them
We all know Pop likes starting those who know the system at the beginning of the season so I would say the starting lineup will look like this:
Parker - Hill - Jefferson - Duncan - McDyess
Then as the season progresses
Parker - Anderson - Jefferson - Duncan - Splitter
Hopefully RJ can learn to play without Manu starting.
Ok, I hate on RJ as much as anyone around here.
But is he too slow to start at SG?
I don't know what that does for us if possible, but aside from that, just asking. Most athletic guy can play two positions if needed. Manu and Hill are perfect examples. We know RJ supposedly hates playing PF in small ball, Ok. So is he a SF and only SF? Can he play a "big" SG?
I think if he can, that gives us a little more flexibility we need with our roster. If he can't play more than one position effectively, he impedes us yet another way, especially when we fight through injuries through the year.
The only reason Manu ever came off the bench was because our bench wasn't able to bring the energy after all these years. Now that we have some youngsters to bring tons of energy and score we shouldn't have to rely on Manu to do that especially with him getting older and out of his prime now. It's time for him to start him and stop expecting him to lead our bench. Other guys need to start doing that now.
Manu coming off the bench isn't just about his energy; he's brings offensive continuity to a 2nd unit which still has question marks? As much upside as Hill and Blair have, they are still developing, and without Manu that unit doesn't have a go to guy or a real facilitator. While roles on offense are being clarified the rotation being solidified, and talent being fused in together, Gino provides them with an anchor to steady the team....especially when the droughts come up without Tim and Tony.
Anderson has to impress in order to start and get minutes...
I think he will, but he's not going to be a starter in the beginning of the season unless he WOW's Pop.
Hill will be there
i could see temple or hairston starting
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