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Temple was REALLY good finishing out his first season here. His game fell off a cliff over the summer, and he was cut in the fall. Everything that everyone is saying about Green now, they were saying about Temple then.
Temple was REALLY good finishing out his first season here. His game fell off a cliff over the summer, and he was cut in the fall. Everything that everyone is saying about Green noew, they were saying about Temple then.
Temple was REALLY good finishing out his first season here. His game fell off a cliff over the summer, and he was cut in the fall. Everything that everyone is saying about Green now, they were saying about Temple then.
Devin Brown is probably the one who has had the most success of those who have played for the Spurs. USBL and then a NBDL MVP and then finally stuck with the Spurs on his 3rd try. He did help them in the regular season and the playoffs. Of course he got in Pop's doghouse with his lack of self-discipline, but he still was able to play in the NBA for 7-8 yrs...up until 2010.
Yeah.. its really too bad Temple got injured before the start of the 2010-2011 season. You're right though, Temple was described as "fearless, confident, natural feel" much like Green. Temple was more of a PG so he had more responsibilities while Green's job is to defend first. Hopefully Green pans out.
It's about the same as trying to turn a budget NBA player into a legit NBA player. Theo Ratliff, Austin Croshere, Jacques Vaughn, Damon Stoudamire, Eric Williams, Nick VanExel, Chriss Quinn, Bobby Simmons. Matt Bonner.
Looks like with Green and now Malcom Thomas the Spurs are looking for defenders first and foremost. They can't afford an established big man. They obviously can't afford a SF who would be an upgrade over what they already have. I guess if you're going to go fishing for a surprise player on a budget, the best chance is finding an under-rated defender.
Good find, I hope he can shoot the three and spread the floor
i think its best to go undrafted for the ungaraunteed money, play ur soul out for minimum then get a big contract for 3-4 years, earning same or more amount then the first lotterypick....
Is that sarcasm?
I could see this guy doing a decent job against tweeners defensively. Guys on Minnesota like Derrick Williams and Michael Beasley are the type that kill us. He might need some seasoning before sticking him on a guy as good as Odom or Josh Smith, but there could be a use for him. The good thing about having a tweener on the team is that they can match up with another team's tweener.
Dude's a shot blocker and I could see him being a legit role player IF he can develop a solid jump shot. I think he's got the potential to develop that shot, but it's all on him. Teams are proving as of late that scrub big guys can stick if they can hit the midrange.
Good article:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/...n-leonard-nba/
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At the most, he'll be here for two weeks. See a few minutes and get sent back down Pop's inability to develop his young talent has killed this team.
He used to play in the Korean Basketball League.
He wasn't that impressive there.
He is a defensive-minded guy, but he can't shoot.
I'm not saying he's even close, but Tyson chandler nor ben Wallace can shoot. That really means nothing if you can block a bunch of shots. I'll take 3 blocks and a mul ude of challenged shots over 15pts any day.
Also, he apparently averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three assists during his time in Korea. That sounds like the opposite of wasn't that impressive.
It's a D-League call-up. The guys with prototypical size come with other glaring concerns or actually are Greg Ostertag. If the guy has the skills and size hes usually on an NBA roster already.
Danny Green is close to actually being an impact player.
After that I'd say the next closest is Garrett Temple and Steve Novak.
So of the three players I mentioned only one was a true undrafted free agent and two were former draft pick cast offs that got recycled. Not good odds.
CIA Pop... No other team will call up the Bonner stopperHe should do well against Bonner type players?
We forgot James White!
Thanks for the link. Here is a quote from Steve Kerr in that article :
“I think Malcolm can play in the NBA,” said CBS analyst Steve Kerr, a Rancho Santa Fe resident and the former general manager of the Phoenix Suns. “He’s got such great length. He may be a little light, but I see some Taj Gibson in him. He can guard multiple positions and block shots, and I think he’s got a chance to be an NBA player because of that unique ability to defend.”
I'm excited about him. This team has taken a lot of flyers on young athletic scorers but not nearly so many shots at young defensive specialists. Add in the fact that scant few of our callups have been bigs and Malcolm is something we haven't seen in a while.
Maybe he doesn't pan out, but it's refreshing to see the front office go after the kind of player the fanbase has been screaming for for years instead of Matt Bonner 2.0
Giving us a little revisionist history eh?
I never said anything good about Temple, didn't like him from the start and realized fairly quick he was basically a swiss army knife combo guard (and a poor one at that) .something you would only use if you didn't have a proper tool handy.
A shotblocker who is long and athletic is defenitely something the team has been lacking with Duncan on his last legs and a frontcourt consisting of a guy who also can't jump much (Splitter), an undersized PF with no cartiledge in his knees (Blair), and a wannabe SG who rebounds like one (Boner).
Giving us a little revisionist history eh?
I never said anything good about Temple, didn't like him from the start and realized fairly quick he was basically a swiss army knife combo guard (and a poor one at that) .something you would only use if you didn't have a proper tool handy.No that would be ridiculous, since you never say anything positive about any players or the Spurs in general. Feel free to silently exclude yourself from any future "everyone" I drop without the need to post it. We all know you don't think positively on any Spurs plane.
More revisionist history it would appear.
In fact,, I've said plenty of positive things about past and present spurs... Manu, Robinson, Duncan, Bowen, Hill, Splitter, Mahinmi, Danny Green just to name a few.
But don't let facts get in the way of your tirade.
From the highlights of this kid, he seems to play with emotion. I like that.
The type that can fire up his teammates, esp on D.
Agreed. Hopefully this this move wasn't made to survive a Blair injury.
Regarding Malcom Thomas, he looks like a decent prospect. While D-League call-ups have like a 95% failure rate, at least he has a few interesting attributes.
Safe to say Spurs scouts spent a lot of time watching San Diego State games.
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