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Actually that's probably a good thing. Someone as white as Bonner is likely to be murdered in Mexico.
Actually that's probably a good thing. Someone as white as Bonner is likely to be murdered in Mexico.
couple things...
good all around game from Anderson. hopefully he focuses on defense and nails the open threes. he's a bulky, big-framed guy. some guys can carry that weight defensively with quick feet and use it to their advantage (i.e. Ron Artest), other guys can't. hopefully he's able to carry it. if he can, he might have a lot of potential (or more than what people expected) defensively for us.
i like the idea of Blair starting only if the Spurs can put a great perimiter defender on the floor, which we might not ever have this year.
The very little I saw of Anderson was encouraging. For all the concerns in the scouting reports about him, he looks comfortable on an NBA floor, which is a huge deal for a young player.
With Anderson's good play in limited action . EVen if it's early ,I'm pretty sure of our rotation , even for the playoffs. : Parker , Hill, Manu, Anderson, RJ, Blair, Splitter , Dice, TD. That's it. The only thing that remains undecided is combinations, sub times, and how much time each player gets. The rest of guys are simply injury and back to back game fillers.
What position did Anderson play tonight sg or sf? The 64k question still seems to be, who is our backup sf going to be?
This should answer your question:
""Roughly five seconds after he entered Saturday's preseason game against Miami, Spurs first-round draftee James Anderson found himself matched up defensively with reigning MVP LeBron James.
Anderson held his ground as James tried to back him toward the basket and forced a spin move that produced an errant jumper"
I don't care what position James was playing, the fact alone that he held his ground guarding james is good enough for me. On offense, as long as he can hit open shots , i'll take that any time.
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i'd trust someone trustworthy's opinion of Anderson way over any ing article. Seriously anyone who saw this game that's legit....any opinions?
Duncan3232rrw234423423werewrwerew3543543 Can you give an assessment of Anderson? Honestly?
I have not been so excited to see a Spurs rookie in my recent braindead history. I'm eager to see this kid get a chance.
Well Manu saw the game, he says this of anderson:
“Today he was very good,” Ginobili said. “Quick feet and reacting to shots. Offensively, it's going to take time to adjust to our system, learn when it's your time and when it's not.”
Which one of them is playing SF ? .. But seriously, for the open practice and Houston game, Anderson has been playing strictly SF
Lol at Duncan waving a giddy school girls.
And I also can't wait to hear from those who went.
Anderson was average and looked a bit timid in the first half on defense. The second half was a different story. The kid really stepped up the defensive intensity. He was a huge part of the Spurs' runs helping create the fast break opportunities.
No complaints from me. Just relief that the kid now knows that he CAN play solid defense.
Is this a joke? Please tell me this is a joke. It has to be a joke. Please please please please please please please
Either this guy is phenomenally re ed, or he just trolled the out of me.
If you read the next paragraph, it will be answered for you.
That this was a preseason game in which the Miami Heat were playing on the wrong end of the rare exhibition back-to-back, and LeBron James only played in the first quarter, probably had something to do with it. Context is everything after all.
LOL.... cold blooded
If you go left to right and then you end up at bonner, it almost seems like a bad hollywood movie
Anderson looks so old he looks like Greg Oden's grandfather. He moves so gingerly on the court, he looks like he needs a walker.
Then the ball comes his way and he looks like Gervin. No doubt about it, the man picks his spots.
This guy looks like he couldn't scale a sheet of typing paper but he's got three blocks in limited minutes in two games. Another nice pick by the Spurs' FO.
Compare and contrast . . .
SSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Dont show this to Laker guys they gonna hate LOL! Thats a badass front pageCompare and contrast . . .
Agreed!
Defensively, James Anderson needed help guarding LeBron (but so did RJ). He did foul him once along the baseline, pushing him on the hip as LeBron seemed to have the advantage. The Spurs were trapping LeBron almost every time he tried to post-up, yet he was still able to score.
Anderson had some rough edges. He dropped down anticipating having to help on D, lingered too long and was caught for defensive 3-seconds. He also got called for trying to bull his way over Howard on a drive. He picked up a second offensive foul a little later.
He also had some good plays. Anderson got some confidence hitting the 3. I thought his fast break layup contorting his body to score over Beverly was impressive. He stole a couple of balls and he had two blocks on the shorter Kenny Hasbrouck.
The Spurs defense actually looked good on everything except the 1st quarter screen switches. You know the play where LeBron, or Dirk (fill in the blank) sets a screen then frees up for the open jumper.
The 2nd and 3rd teamers did a nice job of forcing turnovers against the Heat scrubs by trapping the ball. DeJuan Blair was fantastic. The rookie from Arkansas, Patrick Beverly, was very impressive. For this one game, he looked better than Mario Chalmers. That kid is a ball hawk, chasing down lots of rebounds.
Jerrells was great defensively and he hit some shots but he is a sorry passer. There was one series of plays where Jerrells made a horribly telegraphed pass that was intercepted followed by an Anderson steal, only to have Jerrells make an even worse pass that was stolen...only to have that rewarded by a travelling call on the Heat. It was pretty funny but sad to watch.
Gist made a block on a close-out that was a surprise to everyone.
The Spurs have a lot to work on in order to be good this year. Blair has been the bright spot thus far.
Last edited by Solid D; 10-11-2010 at 12:04 AM.
Almost everyone has dismissed the idea, that Anderson can and will be our back up small forward. sighting his lack of size to match-up against bigger small forwards. As Manu says and as I've always said in the past the size mismatch is grossly exagerated. How often will you be in a situation where your opponents back-up small forward will be huge player and a prolific scorer. Practically never if you ask me. Although it would be ideal to get a bowen type, Anderson is definetly our best solution to the current need given the cir stances. You can forget everyone else ( Simmons, Gee, Gist or anyone still out there who is still available). It's simply a waste of time
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...104681669.html
""if he can defend the way he did in Saturday's preseason win over Miami — at one point blocking Heat guard Kenny Hasbrouck on consecutive possessions — Anderson would seem to eventually be a prime contender for backup minutes at small forward.
Manu Ginobili, another candidate for spot minutes at small forward, sees no reason the 6-foot-6 Anderson can't hold up at the other wing spot.
“There are not so many small forwards that are huge,” Ginobili said. “Bruce and me played (there) for three championship runs and put together we are not 300 pounds. If you understand the system and move your feet quick and follow the game plan, why not?”
Last edited by analyzed; 10-11-2010 at 02:10 AM.
question how good a defender was Bowen at 21 or even at 25 ? Second question, was bowen significantly more gifted athletically and had more length, compared to Anderson? My point with the questions are , if Anderson learns the system and nuanaces of good defensive, why can't he come anywhere close to defending like Bowen ? As Manu says ,why not ?
Replace Neal, McDyess, and Bonner with Hill, Blair, and Splitter and we got our future right there.
lol @ Lebron marry me
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