On the playground is where I spent most of my days.no sir. west side san antonio born and raised
I don't know what Tiago will bring, but so far it looks like we're going to rely heavily again on the Big 3 to get those 50 or so wins to get into the playoffs again. Hopefully all 3 have a great start of the season and we can make a run early. It looks like it's going to take some time for the bench to really start playing at the level this team needs.
On the playground is where I spent most of my days.
Truly dissapoint to realize that None of these players can really take over a game.
All good role players but no all stars here.
I really hope you were being sarcastic, otherwise
Looks like Temple is back in the business to get a roster spot. On the paper and given Spurs roster, I rather have Temple than Jerrells.
I would tend to agree- also last year he did a solid job- though I might argue for keeping both.
From what I have seen (very little) and read (stats impressions etc.)
I would probably cut Neal, Gee and probably Gist
Cousin? don't know he's big and has decent stats might be worth a year in Austin
If it comes down to a choice, I agree. Defense>>>>>>>>>>>Everything else. The fact that anyone's even talking about Jerrells shows how bad the point guard situation is on this team, and the Spurs should be ashamed of themselves for that.
It probably has to come down to a choice given the limited spots available. If the Spurs decide to keep Curtis Jerrells, then it seems redundant to add another guard to the rotation since the Spurs just added James Anderson, and unfortunately guaranteed Neal's contract.
Anderson's defense has been adequate, and beyond that when playing the 2nd/3rd stringers. That being said, if the Spurs decide to keep Jerrells then the only way for Temple to stay with the team is to prove, indisputably, that he is the Spurs' best perimeter defender.
Preseason: Cleveland Cavaliers 106, San Antonio Spurs 80
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of
If Tuesday night’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers had few takeaways for the San Antonio Spurs, Thursday night’s 106-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers had even less. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Richard Jefferson all flew back to San Antonio after the Spurs’ game against the Clips. This left the Spurs with a young and inexperienced roster to test out on DeJuan Blair’s homecoming trip to Pittsburgh.
And the final score shows that. San Antonio was compe ive for about two-and-a-half quarters. And then they weren’t. After three quarters, the Spurs were down 79-62.
So what did we learn this game? Well, not much.
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I learned that the Spurs' scrubs really are scrubs.
Some Pop quotes.
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott was right choice, Spurs' Popovich says
Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had nothing but good words for former Cavs coach Mike Brown and General Manager Danny Ferry, as well as new coach Byron Scott.
Popovich hired Brown as an assistant in San Antonio in 2000.
"He's a good friend," Popovich said. "Mike did a fantastic job while he was in Cleveland. But in this business, cir stances often dictate what happens. Sometimes the cir stances have more to do with a coach's dismissal than anything he did as far as being a coach is concerned.
"He'll land someplace if he decides to get back in because he is a very good coach and a very good man, and he knows how to handle people."
Asked whether he thought Scott was the right coach for the Cavaliers now, Popovich said: "Yeah, I really do. He's got the kind of experience I think is probably necessary considering the situation where some things have to be put back together again, confidence has to be built. You have to have somebody who's got the experience to know what is necessary to put that together again, and he has that kind of experience."
Ferry, who played for the Cavs and Spurs and started his front-office career in San Antonio, has rejoined the Spurs as vice president of basketball operations, and Popovich said it was "fantastic" to have him back, although he thinks Ferry likely will get another job soon.
"The humor level rises," Popovich said with a smile. "The sarcasm level rises. The fun, the enjoyment of the game rises. The only sad part is he's not going to be there long. I try not to think about that because it's so much fun to have him back."
Welcome home: Popovich also had great things to say about former Pittsburgh star DeJuan Blair, who started at center for the Spurs on Thursday. After playing in Mexico City earlier this week, Popovich sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Richard Jefferson back to San Antonio to rest.
"He's doing very well," Popovich said of Blair. "He's a hard worker, quick learner, very passionate about the game, wants to be a great player. What more can I ask? He has really worked hard to reduce his body fat, a significant difference from last year. It was a necessary thing, part of the process of being as good as he could possibly be. He deserves a lot of credit for the discipline he employed to get to where he is now."
That is a self-imposed limit. I'd really prefer both of them be kept until someone better becomes available. Some regular season games would be a great chance to watch them.
It is, but until they do otherwise I have to go off of what the FO is saying. I agree that the Spurs need to pick up some better pieces (at more than one backup position) to be serious contenders. I still think that if Temple is not considered a backup PG then he will be a hindrance to the playing time of James Anderson, who I feel is more talented, thus harder to replace, than Garrett Temple.
I'd prefer specialized role players than trying to force guys to do things they aren't good at.
I was really dissapointed in the free agents that were brought over somehow I thought we would have done better? For some unknown reason I just thought our need was at SF and that the Spurs would invite at least four or five guys who played SF and were at least over 6'5 tall to try out for the team.
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