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Ian's barking could have diverted some of Zach Randolph's shots!
The force of his screams could have swatted some of those soft shots off the rim from Gasol.
Bring him back!
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when did you become such a bitter old man? I don't know your age, but that's what you sound like these days.
I'm just curious where these Ian "the superman" Mahinmi posts are that you and others refer to constantly - please show them if you get the time.
"And the texture -- my God, the texture! It was so nutty I think he swallows them whole. Not like the nuts Bonner swallows, amiright?"
When did you become such a bitter old man? I don't know your age, but that's what you sound like these days.
everyone gets dunked on at some point, give the guy a break!
You don't like my posts?I have a feeling calispursfan is a troll
That's what I'm talking about!
ROTFL. Peanut butter nougat, Snickers really satisfies!
Mahinmi can be a good energy/block guy i feel if given the opportunity. which means conistent playing time. he's been in some unofortunate situations and had some unfortunate things happen to him (i.e. injuries) that halted his development. not getting playing time does not mean he's a bad player. b/f J.J. Barrea and Chris Anderson got any playing time i figured they would be good, they just need an opportunity. said the same thing about Splitter too.
It's a catch 22. He's too inconsistent to get regular minutes on a contending team but he needs consistent minutes if he is ever going to develop. If he can develop any further, that is.
2005 and still counting.
It was widely known and accepted that Mahinmi was a "project" when we drafted him. Anybody who was following the team back then knows that, and it's not really up for debate.
A project is a player that isn't ready for the NBA, but the team thinks he has a lot of upside potential. The Spurs did everything a team could be expected to do for Mahinmi, to help him develop from a project into an NBA player. You can blame the lack of development on the injuries, but the Spurs also gave him a lot of extra time, because of those injuries. And maybe the injuries are a sign that his frame can't handle the extra weight he needs to carry.
Usually when a player gets to Mahinmi's age, there's no more untapped upside. He's either got it or he doesn't. (In the draft, most players who finish their 4th year of college are considered to have little to no upside.) Mahinmi will be 26 in November, and he still needs to improve quite a bit. If he does, he will be a rare exception.
You guys can argue all you want, but chances are that he has already achieved most of his potential. He's not likely to ever be more than ho-hum. Are you really that excited about having another ho-hum player? Seriously? What you're concerned about for this Spurs team is the lack of yet another mediocre (at best) off-the-bench guy? Even if you believers are right about him, he doesn't change the landscape enough to get excited about.
perfect analysis
I don't think 26 is too old for untapped potential, especially if there's a lack of playing time. If so, then what's the use of waiting for Splitter to improve?
Pop only goes for untapped potential in guys over 30.
Vince Carter is next
He needs indeed to play for a weak team (Toronto, suns.. whatever) and try to get 10 to 15 mn, look GSW gave that to fricking Turiaf. If he continues to play for teams like Dallas he will go back in Europe in no time.
I thought he would be best served going to back to Europe last summer. Find the best possible team that will play him 25+ mpg and get the game experience that he'll never get in the NBA. If there is any untapped potential there, it will only be realized with consistent PT.
OF course, as long as some NBA team is willing to pay him a million dollars a year to play in garbage time it will be tough for him to leave.
I think someone should give Ian a chance to show what he can do!
what's not to like? seriously? how 'bout the fact that he sucks.
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