This just came in from twitter:
http://twitter.com/projectspurs/status/25698839501
"Bobby Simmons added to #spurs training camp roster. Post coming soon."
A quick twitter search with "Bobby Simmons" shows this as the only other tweet with such news..
http://twitter.com/#!/ceobar/status/25663905089
@ceobar
"Congrads to my big homie Bobby Simmons signed a new Contract w/ the san antonio Spurs.I guess this season I'll b n texas & oklahoma.."
What's weird is the guy says he signed a contract, he mentions it as if it was a guaranteed one... We'll know soon
Wow I thought he was taller. Says he's 6ft 6in
He was the only vet SF that I was still interested in. He's probably done but doesn't hurt to find out.
Bogans 2.0.... ugh
Exactly what I thought. Don't see how we can lose much, I just want to know if this is some sort of guaranteed deal or just a camp invite to see what he's still got.
Wow, big news. Also, great news if he's still got some game left. However, I hope it's a non-guaranteed contract. While it would be great to have a solid backup SF, it would hurt if he took roster spots and playing time away from players like Gee and Anderson JUST because he's a vet with a guaranteed deal.
Blech! I guess I will stay optimistic, but I've never been overly impressed with this dude. I am sure there will be a bunch of bozos falling over themselves on this thread saying how they thought "Bobby Simmons was the best SF option out there" after timvp's lukewarm endorsement.
Basically. Followed by the stories of how Bobby Simmons beat Alonzo Gee in training camp, and why he gets minutes over Anderson when neither can't stop anybody...
At least it's only September...
Why do people say that he's done? What kind of injuries has he had?
Simmons can help. He's not a ball hawk defensively, but he's not too bad. Even at his age he's still got good skills that will help us on offense. He's much better offensively than Bogans and can score in many different ways.
A few years ago (either 07 or 08) he played well enough to win the NBA's most improved player award.
I'll take him on this team as a backup 3... Just put it this way, -He's way better than Finley was.
but he's not that old.
Come on guys we all know Pop is not a kind of person to be tempted at overplaying a vet over trying to develop a young player.
Bogans 2.0
Yeah, a partially guaranteed contract would also work. Considering that he just recently signed and the fact that the market for all players dried up a while ago, I'd be pretty darn surprised if he got more than $80K guaranteed.
Unfortunately, he is not as good a defender as Bogans. I am, also unfortunately, not being sarcastic.Come on guys we all know Pop is not a kind of person to be tempted at overplaying a vet over trying developing a young player.
Bogans 2.0
Would have been nicer before his injury problems, but really can't hurt to try him out.
What were his injury problems?
Yeah, that was my thought too. Odds are the reason we're only hearing about this today is because he was holding out in case a better (read: more guaranteed) offer came from another team.
If Pop ever talks about Simmons and uses the word "centerpiece" in the same sentence, that is the moment that we all should be worried.Come on guys we all know Pop is not a kind of person to be tempted at overplaying a vet over trying to develop a young player.
Bogans 2.0
He had foot and ankle surgery in 06-07 and DX alluded to some knee problems later that I have yet to corroborate. That could explain his dropoff if nothing else.
Considering there were not a whole lot of sf options out there, not a bad signing. Some of you who bash this, might consider that this signing is for a backup sf, not a starter. Unless Simmons lights it up in training camp, or RJ gets injured, I doubt he ever averages more than 10 minutes a game. I would think Pop will employ more 3 guard sets than Simmons getting significant minutes.
Bobby Simmons?
What the !!!!
Sequ thread in 3,2,...
Bobby Simmons is basically 6'7, he's 6'6 without shoes on and 6'7 with shoes. But everyone says Keith Bogans is 6'5 when reality is without shoes he's technically 6'4. He's a decent defender. Bogans is the better defender, but Simmons is a natural SF, bigger, and stronger. Bogans is not a bad player, but he's undersized even for a SG. We had him at SF. If he was three inches taller he would've been a perfect fit for us. I see potential in Bobby Simmons to put up 5-7 points a game and play solid team D.
This guy could be useful. He is a lot more talented than bogans was.
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