Coach Pop Media Session - 9/16/10

[ohmwrecker]

lol

Sounds a lot like my posts. But again, only time will tell. Spurs do hav a lot to be excited about, even without a le. But a miracle run would be extra sweet.

[20beastie45]

Thank you Spursdotcom!!!

[DPG21920]

lol again.

[ohmwrecker]

lol again.

Indeed.

[DPG21920]

1) You get easily "offended"; lets just say that

2) if you can't see the difference in my post you reference and your post where you yourself while not taking into consideration it is Pop who speaks out of both sides of his mouth (especially considering he can't dog his own players and that you can tell he was frustrated with RJ last year).

3) All of that combined is hilarious and Pop saying RJ has worked out a few times (which every NBA player does) does not mean you were proven correct about your takes on "it will be just a few easy minor tweaks for RJ and it will all fall in line".

[rjv]

i was really dissapointed to find out that bonner is no floyd patterson

[ohmwrecker]

1) You get easily "offended"; lets just say that

Who's offended?

2) if you can't see the difference in my post you reference and your post where you yourself while not taking into consideration it is Pop who speaks out of both sides of his mouth (especially considering he can't dog his own players and that you can tell he was frustrated with RJ last year).

How did I " myself"? I simply pointed out that Pop confirmed something I used as an argument which I was dogged for. Pop praised RJ for his effort and hard work. If he wasn't serious (as you implied) he didn't have to say as much as he did. Pop was obviously frustrated with RJ last year, but that is not relevant to the discussion.

3) All of that is combined is hilarious and Pop saying RJ has worked out a few times (which every NBA player does) does not mean you were proven correct about your takes on "it will be just a few easy minor tweaks for RJ and it will all fall in line".

You are misquoting me out of context, and not every player in the NBA has off season workouts with the head coach. I would just like to see "fans" give RJ a fair shake and acknowledge that he realizes that he under-performed last season and is putting in the work to correct that.

[Erick_CSF]

It's under her mustache.

[TD 21]

Do you really believe an addition via free agency (at this point in time) will be good enough to crack the rotation and help the Spurs' small-ball aspirations?

I think not. (imo)

Any addition via free agency from here on out will more than likely see mop-up duty at best or will be sitting behind the bench cheering on his teammates.

If Thunder go small with Jeff Green at the PF position, Spurs will most likely counter with Jefferson at the PF position ( even if he whined about it last year; that will be the Spurs best bet with or without any assumed bottom of the barrel addition at the 3 spot via Free Agency ).

Hayes.

Let's say the Spurs play the Thunder in the playoffs. They're going to usually have 6-9 Green and 6-10 1/2 Durant at PF and SF. If the Spurs counter with 6-7 Jefferson at PF, then what at SF? Even if Hill guards Durant at times, there's going to be a need for another legit SF in the rotation to eat up minutes while guarding Durant. Not that he'd be capable without it, but with the burden offensively he has, Ginobili shouldn't be the one doing that. So now it's entirely up to a 6-6 rookie, who's really an SG, to guard arguably the best scorer in the world.

I agree with the bold and I'm aware that Gee isn't a lock for the rotation or the active roster.

But in the grand scheme of things; when it matters, I personally believe James Anderson ( just as much size and bulk as Gee) and Manu Ginobili are more than capable splitting the time and minutes behind R.J at the 3 spot (which should be around 13-18 minutes total;especially with Hill seeing some time at the two spot.) And I believe that is what will happen, unless a trade unfolds close to the trade deadline.

All in all, any addition from here on out via free agency is more than a long shot to outplay and earn the back up SF minutes over Anderson and Manu.

Two other reasons why signing a veteran like Hayes makes sense...

1) In case Jefferson suc bs to injury. Even if it were only for a few weeks, asking a rookie wing, who's truly an SG and a guard bordering on rail thin to exclusively guard SF's is less than ideal. The only other option is Gee, who's a fringe prospect/NBA player at this point.

2) Even if fully healthy, let's say Anderson struggles in his rookie season or isn't ready to play in the playoffs. Then what? Do you play Ginobili exclusively as the backup SF and give Neal or Temple the other rotation spot? Again, this is where having a veteran like Hayes to turn to makes sense.

To clarify, I'm not some big Hayes fan. I'm aware of how mediocre he is, I just think he's the best and closest to ideal option left to fill the backup SF spot.

[kaji157]

Hayes.

Let's say the Spurs play the Thunder in the playoffs. They're going to usually have 6-9 Green and 6-10 1/2 Durant at PF and SF. If the Spurs counter with 6-7 Jefferson at PF, then what at SF? Even if Hill guards Durant at times, there's going to be a need for another legit SF in the rotation to eat up minutes while guarding Durant. Not that he'd be capable without it, but with the burden offensively he has, Ginobili shouldn't be the one doing that. So now it's entirely up to a 6-6 rookie, who's really an SG, to guard arguably the best scorer in the world.



Two other reasons why signing a veteran like Hayes makes sense...

1) In case Jefferson suc bs to injury. Even if it were only for a few weeks, asking a rookie wing, who's truly an SG and a guard bordering on rail thin to exclusively guard SF's is less than ideal. The only other option is Gee, who's a fringe prospect/NBA player at this point.

2) Even if fully healthy, let's say Anderson struggles in his rookie season or isn't ready to play in the playoffs. Then what? Do you play Ginobili exclusively as the backup SF and give Neal or Temple the other rotation spot? Again, this is where having a veteran like Hayes to turn to makes sense.

To clarify, I'm not some big Hayes fan. I'm aware of how mediocre he is, I just think he's the best and closest to ideal option left to fill the backup SF spot.

I would like the Spurs to try out Hermann in the camp if he agrees to an invitation.

[DespЏrado]

Man, Pop took a huge dump on my expectations of James Anderson...It sounded like he is already in the dog house. I guess he is going to get the tough love approach and not the he's my favorite player George Hill love of last year.
"the degree to which he develops defensively will determine how much time he sees on the court."
"as far as what his role is gonna be.....We have no idea."

The guy is a lights out scorer and Pop only wants him to be like Bruce Bowen.