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And his potential is the reason you might want to hold on to him, considering Ginoboli's age. Greens on fire right now, but lets see if he can substain it. Much to soon to be giving up on Anderson, unless theres a trade too good to be true.
With JA now being the 4th shooting guard in the depth chart behind Manu, Neal and now Green he definetly is dispensible. I would either trade him or RJ for a young serviceble big any day. I think many teams would be interested in his potential
And his potential is the reason you might want to hold on to him, considering Ginoboli's age. Greens on fire right now, but lets see if he can substain it. Much to soon to be giving up on Anderson, unless theres a trade too good to be true.
Well, to be fair, Danny Green playing out of his mind might have also been a contributing factor. I mean, who saw that coming?
I had no clue Green could play as well as he has, or I'd have never gone away from JA. Props to Pop and the coaching staff for their evaluation. However, I'm still higher on Anderson than Green, judging from last season when he had some really good moments... I don't know how long that feeling will last, however.
I just wanted to use Latin. I didn't really pay attention to the OP tbh.
Anderson sucks. wake the up
It depends on what you mean by high on potential.
He has the potential to be a solid starter not a star or borderline star.
With JA, shooting was supposed to be his main strength that the rest of his game was built around. If he can't shoot, he's not even close to a legit prospect.
Even if he gets his shot back, his inability to dribble in traffic or move laterally on defense might doom him. But we'll see. He's fallen flat on his face so far this season but once/if his shot comes back, it'll be easier to reevaluate his chances.
Lest we forget, he was given some minutes last year AFTER he came back from Rehab in Feb. By the time of the playoffs he had played his way back to the end of the bench and Green was ahead of him. This is the second time he's managed that trick.
There are all kinds of reasons why non-lottery players don't work out when they come to the bigs. On the TV show "open Court" the panel of NBA retired players all subscribed to the theory that they all knew players when they were coming up who were better athletically or with more skills, but didn't have their dedication. A lack of professional at ude---Bad work habits, too lazy to learn there are two ends on the court, drugs, Big Macs, etc.--prevented those players from succeeding.
This lack of professionalism can overcome 'potential' and Pop doesn't have much patience for any lack of professionalism.
I'm not saying Anderson is guilty of any of these because I don't claim any inside info or insight, but he seems to be wasting the potential many people hoped that he had. In a shortened season, with Manu out, he needs to step up his game quickly or he will be gone.
I agree with these comments from wildbill2u.
Anderson is pissing away every one of his chances, last year by getting fat and lazy when he was out w/ his injured toe and now he seems to be putting on weight and slowing down again. Not a good recipe for a SG to be carrying any extra weight, unlike say, a PF/C.
But even in his best shape, he wouldn't be anywhere near the defensive player Green is. Green is blossoming into a legit nba player very quickly... while Anderson looks anything but. Green is a legit combo SG/SF because even though his listed height (6'6") is identical to Anderson, he plays bigger because of the superior vertical, lateral footspeed, and length advantage. Just as I thought he would.
At this point, I doubt Anderson will be getting many more chances, if any.
Its not a leap to say POP benchs players that are performing.. And if your not you go to the bench, this year when given the chance he hasn't been able to hit the open shot or been able to convert any shots.... He might just need more playing time to get back the stroke....
Just imagine...if Pop had put Green in to guard Conley against Memphis in the playoffs...instead of George "I got ass-raped by Nash" Hill...
It would have taken pressure off of TP and made up a little for Manu's injury...
He played 25+ games last season? I thought he got hurt pretty early (I guess he played 10 games with just garbage minutes at the end of the season).
Nah. I've seen him as a hopeful role player at best.
I think part of the problem is on Pop. In the past he used to experiment and try different ideas if something was not working. But recently he's been more reticent to change something even if it's not working. The Grizzlies series was a perfect example. It's hard to see any strategical adjustments the Spurs made in the series. He's surprising me a little bit this year by playing some of the younger players more and choosing Green over JA.
Manu being out is a blessing in disguise for JA. He will continue to get a few more chances. Green has out played him on both sides of the floor, that's for sure, thankfully.
Well TJ can't defend this comment because he is George Hill boy lover himself, crying about how it was a horrible trade to trade him for Leonard.
I like Green , but him getting ted on by Harden really sent us back to reality. JA has the most upside from all the young guys, and played good defense on Harden minus one play. He will get his together eventually and yall will be crawling back like every player who starts off bad.
JA is the type of player that has bust written all over him, according to the likes of the infamous Bill Simmons. Simmons is never high on college scorers that need the ball and aren't particularly dominant in anything, which Mr. Anderson is.
JA looked promising early last season, but he probably won't have many minutes or opportunities to develop for this season. Spurs should hold on to him if the price is right, but the logjam is pretty mighty for the silver and black when it comes to the wing
I think its pretty safe to say that the sample size on both of these guys is pathetically smalll, but less so in JA's case. He doesn't seem to have much of a spark. Too early to put any kind of nails in these players coffins.
Its never too early on here.
To me, it's real simple with him. Green, while obviously playing over his head currently, has shown that he can be a rotation caliber player. So once Ginobili returns, they'll have five useful wings, not counting Anderson. And Anderson is not a good enough or unique enough prospect to overlook the current logjam because of what he might be in the future. So what they should do, is package him with Blair and their 1st, if need be and attempt to acquire a high quality, young, two way power forward. Because they foolishly failed to do this while they could still use McDyess' contract, they've greatly diminished their options.
That being said, that's a good enough package to where they could potentially get a team to part with a player who's not necessarily available. One example is Davis, who they were high on going into the '10 draft. The Raptors are high on him too, as well they should be after his solid, underrated rookie season. But he's struggling so far this season, Bargnani and A. Johnson have gone to another level and they have Valanciunas coming over next season. So they may be able to be talked into trading him.
I still like JA, he just needs to go out and find his niche, which I believe is being a slasher. That being said, DG has made JA somewhat expendable. Bonner, Blair and JA for a more than decent big...hmm, I like all of those guys, but I would pull the trigger, but the problem is I doubt another team would.
no... Still don't know why was he in the game instead of Green.
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