Report: TJ Ford leaning toward signing with Spurs

[ThePop]

I like this move, Joseph is not close to being ready.

[DesignatedT]

I personally like the signing. Nice having another true PG on the roster.

I have never really been impressed with Joseph either. Didn't necessarily like that draft pick.

[slick'81]

I personally like the signing. Nice having another true PG on the roster.

unless he goes all nve on us i think hes a solid back up pg

[ElNono]

[ace3g]

Again, it's not like I'm gushing over TJ, but from what's available in the FA PG pool & with all the hate and crazy reactions I find myself rooting for him pretty hard

Exactly, of all the PG FA, my list would have been TJ Ford and Earl Watson.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

[SenorSpur]

I would have preferred Neal as the backup at first to see how it worked, with an eye towards Joseph's improvement and then if things fell apart pick up some other backup floating around. Because if TJ is nothing more than a last resort, then I don't see the reason to jump on him right away. But...Pop does seem to love players with "something to prove". And hopefully TJ is trying to prove that he can be a successful PG and not return to some mythical level of past excellence.

Not me. Had Neal had a full offseason and regular training camp, then perhaps. Besides that, I've always been under the impression that it's a bad move to force players to play out of position. Neal is an undersized, reserve shooting guard and that's where he should stay.

That said, Ford could pickup the backup PG position a lot more quickly than Neal could - because it's his natural position. Now, I don't know about playing Ford and Neal together. Talk about an undersized backcourt!

Bruce Bowen. Michael Finley. Kevin Willis. Kurt Thomas. Pop does indeed love players that have something to prove. Caron Butler, Josh Howard and now T.J. Ford definitely fit into that mold.

[DesignatedT]

TJ and Tim.

[DPG21920]

They only guy I'd rather have out of the garbage that is this years FA PG pool is Pargo. No one else besides him and TJ to me are even worth the min as there is literally 0 upside.

[DPG21920]

If Tim and TJ have been working out and Tim endorses him there's really nothing to fret over given it's such a minimal signing.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

For the record, I expect that eventually Pop will end up using a Neal and Ginobili tandem as the backup point guard solution. And I'll be fine with that.

yeah until it ruins Neal's scrotum like pop did with RMJ, and ginobili PG never works in slow defensive games like what we will see in any potential playoff battle.

I want Neal to be a pristine SG, without any of that PG crap

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I like it....

[DesignatedT]

That photo was from 3 weeks ago. TJ was working out with Tim and Company during the lockout. He was also apart of that group that consisted of Nene and Hibbert that was floating around here awhile back but wasn't in the photo.

[Ice009]

yeah until it ruins Neal's scrotum like pop did with RMJ, and ginobili PG never works in slow defensive games like what we will see in any potential playoff battle.

I want Neal to be a pristine SG, without any of that PG crap

Yep, I'd rather Neal to not be burdened with having to play backup PG. He can run a play or two here and there, but I'd rather he stick to SG.

[Spursfan092120]

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2011/...or-vet-minimum

[thOOdee]

endorsed

[Big P]

Solid signing for the minimum.

[DPG21920]

What's going to be funny is when the first time TJ struggles how people will go off and say I told you so, ignoring that 90% of min players do nothing and have more bad moments than good.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

What's going to be funny is when the first time TJ struggles how people will go off and say I told you so, ignoring that 90% of min players do nothing and have more bad moments than good.

Nahbrah. I been waiting for this moment since April 1st 2003.

[Spursfan092120]

Solid signing for the minimum.

Definitely..I was really worried about Cory Joseph as our main backup...Really excited about Ford..I've been wanting him on the Spurs since he was drafted.

[Spursfan092120]

Nahbrah. I been waiting for this moment since April 1st 2003.

lol..exactly what I was thinking.

[xtremesteven33]

Not the best fit but he still has room for improvement. Pros are he is a proven scorer and can create his own shot but Im sure If Duncan endorsed him then he must have seen something we dont know about him.

[Das Texan]

I was making a list of 20 best veteran backup point guards the Spurs could sign and deleted TJ Ford's name off the list because I didn't believe any reasonable team would think he's still an NBA quality player.

Hopefully it's not true and the Spurs are just trying to coax a couple Longhorn homers into buying season tickets.

RC is drunk again it sounds like. Only possible explanation

[Bruno]

Well, it sucks but it was expected Spurs wouldn't get a good backup PG. The FA market for cheap vet PG was really bad this year. Aside of Earl Watson, there were no good options.

When pairing with Ginobili in the backcourt, a PG main 2 qualities should be to shoot 3 pointers and to defend. TJ Ford is bad has both. Unless he founds miraculously his pre-injury level back, he will suck. I expect Pop to quickly try the Neal/Ginobili backcourt option.

[DPG21920]

When Gino and Parker play TP doesn't shoot 3 pointers and although he's a very good defender when engaged, that part of his game sometimes gets put aside since he carries so much of the offensive load.