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We could've saved $3m/season on Ginger too instead of outbidding ourselves...
Or the player's options we kept on handing out...
i seriously hope pop is force to play him of the bat alot of minutes, like he did with bowen and parker when they got here...
just play them, is better then having bonner or rj on the court doing all
we must give the younger players the experience needed for the future where this team is heading when duncan, ginoboli is no longer here....
We could've saved $3m/season on Ginger too instead of outbidding ourselves...
Or the player's options we kept on handing out...
Yeah.. I think Pop called it "pecking order"...
Its not like there is a groundswell of talent at the 3/4. Pop also like to go small and already wanted Jefferson to play the 4 so it stands to reason he will go back there.
I can see them both as top 10 players at there positions, if they stay healthy in the next few seasons.
That would defintley help to rebuild this team quicker, with maybe a bad season or two, and a good free agent signing, to get back on track.
Before his foot injury James Anderson averaged nearly 18 minutes per game ...
- although he is a SG and the Spurs were deep at that position
- because he could also play a litle SF
Spurs are now 1 SG short without G. Hill, so I expect Anderson to get these minutes. Neal keeps his minutes, but may have to take over some PG duties. Having said this I see no problem in Leonard playing 20 minutes behind RJ at the SF. Pop plays talented rookies ... the Spurs just did not have many Top 20 picks.
I hope so Anderson isn't that good.
Nice video. The guy has freak features. Hard to imagine a guy 6'7 with longer wingspan than Bynum.
Look at the extension of those arms. Best photo of him with extending arms so I had to use it.
Can't wait to see Kawhi
I think the best starting line up potentially would be Tim, Tiago, Leonard, Anderson, Parker. Its asking a little too much for this to be the lineup to start the season so I fully expect Manu to start unless Anderson and Kahwi really hit the ground running.
But eventually i think this lineup could work, it would allow Manu to come of the bench where he can be most effective with the ball in his hands. It would also allow Tim and Tony to get into a good offensive rhythm early without Manu taking the ball out of their hands. That starting lineup has great defensive potential.
The only problem I see is that at some point it may force Pop to play Bonner and Blair on the floor at the same time, which is arguably the worse defensive front court combination in the NBA.
It is still an exciting starting line up with great defensive possibilities. If Bonner and Blair have to play together against bench players it is only bad defensively. Especially with Manu working with Blair, who has great hands.
NBA Rookie Ladder has Kawhi Leonard at #6 ...
http://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
People saying he's gonna start must of forgotten this is a Gregg Popovich team.
Funny how that's so important until the Spurs are getting their asses kicked in the playoffs.
We all know that Pop typically keeps rooks and first-year players glued to the bench. However, I think that before the 66-game season is over, and if you factor in the grueling schedule, he'll get so frustrated with RJ that he will have no choice other than to give Kawhi a good 20 mins per night.
He didn't get frustrated with Finley or Bonner.
What we all need to do is pray that Leonard doesn't nick himself shaving or pull a hangnail early in the season. That seems to be enough for the Spurs not to work him into the rotation.
Leonard will get the playing time once he gets over himself.
Speaking of Bowen... any chance he is brought in to personally train Leonard in his craft?
He doesn't appear to be working at ESPN. He wasn't really given much respect by the organization in my opinion. I'd be surprised if he were brought in by the Spurs, though he should be brought in by someone. You can see him being a head coach someday.
Could Kawhi be our next Bowen? He may be making the transition already. Lose the dreadlocks for a shaved head and look who's back: http://www.nba.com/spurs/photos/draft_2011?page=2
He keeps scrub rookies on the bench. He played the out of Anderson until he got hurt. For every Tiago there has been a Hill, Blair, Parker, Manu and Neal.
So no we don't know what Pop typically does because aside from force feeding us a shooting big no matter what he doesn't have a 'typical.'
I'm not sure if I want Kawhi starting, but I do want him playing a significant number of minutes. I would say we can be pretty confidant that Bonner will play ~ 20 minutes a game this year, and I want Kawhi out there for almost all of those minutes. Basically, because then at least our team rebounding will be good even with Bonner on the floor, Kawhi's proficiency covering up for Bonner allergies to the boards. It also seems like they would fit together offensively, with Kawhi in the mid range and Bonner spacing the floor. It's not perfect, and I do want Kawhi playing a lot, but if Tiago is starting(hopefully) then I think starting RJ(or some small forward with range, depending on trades) seems a better starting option than starting Kawhi and having only 1 player with legitimate 3 point range in the starting lineup(Whether that is Neal, Anderson or Manu.)
I could definitely see Kawhi in the crunch time lineup, alongside Big 3 and Tiago.
I think that's a pipe dream but if he turned out to be a Gerald Wallace type of player he would be EXACTLY what we need.
No, he keeps rookies on the bench. Parker's the only one who got thrown into the fire since Duncan. He sat Hill until JJ Barea was gutting the Spurs in the playoffs, he started Bonner (and Finley?) over Blair his rookie year, and Manu sprained his ankle and didn't get into the lineup until the playoffs.
WTF does that even mean?
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