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Alan Anderson and Renaldo Major look intriguing.
Wait... your saying to Sign Stackhouse but then when people disagree with you yo go the "your not a GM" rout.
Sorry but that's a bit hypocritical my friend. This is called "Spurstalk" we are just normal people speaking our minds. Nothing more, nothing less
Alan Anderson and Renaldo Major look intriguing.
Last edited by Bruno; 11-23-2010 at 03:38 PM.
Darn, and I just got his jersey...
There's a reason why Spurs elected to go with Danny Green over Hayes, Hughes or other proven vets.
They rather have insignificant/ temporary pieces to make the NBA roster minimum and cut as much cost as possible as the season moves along. IMO
why'd they even sign him in the first place ?
does it even matter who they sign at this point?
There are a few I can think of off the top of my head: Alan Anderson, Mo Charlo, Pat Ewing Jr.
Defensive or offensive players?
Yes, but I'm simply saying sign the guy based on his experience and decent numbers. All the other poeple on here don't want to sign him because he pushed Manu on a play in the 07 playoffs, and because they think he is a cancer. And, I never even said to sign him to begin with, I'm questioning whether or not the Spurs could be going after him based on the timing of this release and the timing of Stackhouse's release last night.
Of that group Pat ewing Jr. seems to be the most intriguing for a look see. He has shown some good flashes of talent and from what I have seen he does work hard on his defence.
Green's contract was non-guaranteed, same with Simmons and same with Gee before Nov. 25th.
Expect this trend to continue.
Like I said, it seems cutting costs is the priority.
Geez, I'd take the minimum and show up to practices/games/etc; cheap for the Spurs and fills that 13th roster spot! I promise I won't complain about playing time!
Signing/waiving players for the 13th roster spot don't save money compared to keeping a player for the whole year. It even costs a little more because of the waiver rules.
Spurs are just trying players. When they aren't good enough, they waive them to try new ones. If they find one good enough, they will keep him for the year and if he is very good, he could even play consistent minutes especially with Anderson out.
Anderson is a bit of both with a Gary Neal type foreign basketball pedigree.
Charlo was less of an offensive player last season, but has the kind of jump in production that is noticeable.
Ewing Jr. wouldn't be the kind of perimeter defender the Spurs are apparently looking for; but he's an athletic tweener forward.
Bruno mentioned Major; he might be the best defender out of the bunch and worth another look if his medical problems are behind him. I'd throw out Larry Owens' name as well. He does all the little things that make teams work, but has mixed results when used as a go to guy.
I wasn't very high on Green but this was pretty damn fast. He looked slow maneuvering around screens ... so that was probably the killing blow for his chances. Defensive stoppers need to be extra long or extra quick. Green was neither.
Wonder who is next. Hopefully it's a prospect with a somewhat high ceiling. Enough of these Greens and Quinns.
(Speaking of Quinn, wonder why he's still on the team.)
Thanks for the insight.
But if they keep signing guys, it costs pretty much the same as keeping one guy.
We al know that Stackhouse was once a very prolific scorer, but have you actually seen him play lately? Injuries and age have robbed him of the quickness and the effectiveness of his setup moves. Besides that, he was never a really good defender and he's even worse now.
I understand he still thinks he can play, but it's sad watching guys blow by him. At this point, he and Finley are one in the same - they both have one foot in retirement and the other on a banana peel.
He's definitely not what the Spurs need.
See, but you are looking at it the wrong way. Spurs don't need him to come in and be a prolific scorer or big time defender... He would be a cheap fill for the 13th spot, and would just go into games to spread the floor on last second shots or plays before a half. That, and you could aways use that experience!
He's not a good 3-point shooter and he's barely an average defender. Why settle for that when you could look for someone better? Stackhouse isn't the best player out there you know.
I like the idea of Alan Anderson. He has some upside yet is experienced enough to hypothetically help right away. It looks like he dominated in his first D-League game so the timing of the Spurs making this move would correspond with the rush to sign Anderson.
If the Spurs want a shooter, Champ Oguchi might be a name they consider.
yeah i thought he did a great job but what do i know ?... i mean im such a dumbass i would play tiago splitter and bench bonner, green came in the game and deliverd the goods asap i dont know what pop wants ??
i honestly am thinking he wants everyone to get down on one knee and fear his every word and know what to do out on the floor through osmosis, unless your bonner well you can just shoot your way out of a slump and play ymca defense.
i mean honestly guys tell me what green did so bad during game time ??? pop makes no sense, hopefully he makes me look really stupid and sign someone amazing! maybe matt bonner will get those minutes too haha jk jk guys
Why is Malik Hairston suddenly on the front of AustinToros.com?
So how exactly does this work? Is it a tactic used to stay under the Luxury Tax? If so, how much are they paying these guys to sign/cut them every couple weeks? What is the main benefit of it? Thanks in advance.
Paul Harris from Maine looked like Malik Hairston against the Toros last weekend. It will be interesting to see if his rebounding numbers stay that high; his big man teammates are too fat and skinny respectively to be good rebounders at this point.
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