Are you guys still high on JA's potential?

[TJastal]

I like JA and think he'll eventually come good as a wing scorer in the NBA. Think the Spurs would be foolish not to pick his option.

When you say "good wing scorer" do you mean Kevin Martin / Joe Johnson good or do you mean Marco Belinelli / Shannon Brown type good?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

When you say "good wing scorer" do you mean Kevin Martin / Joe Johnson good or do you mean Marco Belinelli / Shannon Brown type good?

Certainly not all-star good but that's not a knock on the dude. Some people on this board have expected him to match Manu ( extreme, I know ) and now people think he's D-league material ( extreme again ). He's neither, but I believe he'll be a capable scorer for some team, maybe a 6th man type.

[Redshadows]

Anderson would be better than Neal in the future.
He would be better when Manu came back.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Anderson would be better than Neal in the future.
He would be better when Manu came back.

not sure if serious

[analyzed]

Certainly not all-star good but that's not a knock on the dude. Some people on this board have expected him to match Manu ( extreme, I know ) and now people think he's D-league material ( extreme again ). He's neither, but I believe he'll be a capable scorer for some team, maybe a 6th man type.

Unfortunately I don't think the Spurs is that team, we just have to many SG's (Manu, Neal, Green) to give Anderson playing time to develop.

[pjjrfan]

I remember he played Kobe very well defensively and he showed well offensively before his injury he played very well. once he came back the spurs were on a roll and he just didn't get any significant playing time this year you can tell he has no confidence in his game. He keeps pressing and has made very poor on court decisions which I think has really put him in Pops doghouse. I think he has some game but right now he is stuck in neutral and green and Leonard are playing much better. He got plenty of playing time early in the season so he has only himself to blame .

[Bruno]

So TJ Ford is out, Manu is out, Neal is out for half of the game and Anderson got a DNP CD. It doesn't look good at all for him...

[ChuckD]

Unfortunately I don't think the Spurs is that team, we just have to many SG's (Manu, Neal, Green) to give Anderson playing time to develop.

With Manu, TJ, and now Neal on the shelf, his time is now. There are a few guard/SF minutes to be had, but not for long. He seems to be pressing, thinking he needs to finish everything at the rim. I think his mid range game would serve him well now.

[Darkwaters]

Is a D-League stint in the cards for Anderson?

[Mel_13]

Is a D-League stint in the cards for Anderson?

It looks like he's only going to play in garbage time for the Spurs. If they plan on keeping him, he may as well go to Austin and get some minutes. Maybe he'll find his shot.

[Darkwaters]

It looks like he's only going to play in garbage time for the Spurs. If they plan on keeping him, he may as well go to Austin and get some minutes. Maybe he'll find his shot.

This is his last year of D-League eligibility.

[Mel_13]

This is his last year of D-League eligibility.

I believe the new CBA provides for three years of D-League eligibility, but it's hardly certain that JA will be here beyond this season.

[Darkwaters]

Nope: Each NBA team can assign two first or second year players to its affiliated D-League team.

[Mel_13]

Nope: Each NBA team can assign two first or second year players to its affiliated D-League team.

I don't have a source to dispute that, just my memory of reported changes to the CBA. At any rate, it won't affect JA's status this season.

[SenorSpur]

JA reminds me of old ABA Spur Donnie Freeman. Donnie looked about 80 years old and moved so slowly that Chick Hearn nicknamed him "Fluid Drive" when he ended his career with the Lakers in 1976.

But Donnie Freeman was efficient in his movements and effective as a player. (He was also a lot older than JA to look so old and fragile.)

JA needs to have one thing that he can do really well to stick in the league. He doesn't have to do it all, just be really good at one thing.

Right now I'm not sure what that one thing is.

I didn't think about him - in fact I haven't thought about him in years - but you're right on. Freeman was certainly NOT very fleet afoot, but he certainly was, as you say, effecient and very effective. He got the job down and could score enough to keep defenses honest.

Love the old school Spur reference.

All that said, I think it's very premature for the Spurs to give up on JA just yet. In fact, I believe it would be a mistake. After all, he was injured last year; no summer league and no limited training camp this year. That's not exactly a recipe for success. I wouldn't want to see this kid go somewhere else and flourish into an effective starter. I saw enough in those 26 games last year to know this kid has something. He just needs to regain his confidence. Let's not run him out of town yet.

[SenorSpur]

I guess same people saying Splitter sucks last year have moved on to Anderson sucks this year. I would give the kid time he has yet had a whole training camp as he was hurt the first year and lock out the second. .

Amen!

I do though think we are going to have to look at probably moving him and we have a glut at SG. I think that our last years pick Hanga maybe takes his place next year..

Don't agree with this at all. Who's to say Hanga will be ready to come over next year? And Hange is nowhere near the proven scorer that JA is now?

To be honest the only person who sucks on this team is Bonner.

The constant weak link in the Spurs rotational chain is the red-headed Ginger. He is, and continues to be, THE glaring weakness of this team. He, not only has a limited skill set and declining production, but he's a mental midget and a proven playoff choker. To make matters worse, he occupies a roster spot and a place in the rotation, where the Spurs would be better served having a young, athletic big that could be helping anchor the frontline.

Bonner provides nothing and yet we're all debating whether JA should be retained. Let's get some perspective folks!

[timvp]

Nope: Each NBA team can assign two first or second year players to its affiliated D-League team.

As far as I know, that changed in the latest CBA:

Players with three years of service or less can be assigned to the D-League. (It was two years' experience in the previous CBA.)

• A player can be assigned to the D-League an unlimited number of times after a limit of three in the previous CBA.

• Players continue to receive their NBA salary while assigned to the D-League. This was also the case under the previous CBA, but ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher reported recently that the league was pushing for players to be paid at D-League salary rates while under assignment.

• Players with more than three years' experience can be assigned to the D-League -- for example, for injury rehabilitation -- but only when the player and the union request the assignment. Under the previous CBA, players with more than two years' experience could not be assigned to the D-League no matter what.

[Darkwaters]

As far as I know, that changed in the latest CBA:

Well I stand corrected then. I must have missed that change.