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Congratulations to him. Finally being healthy has really paid off for him. Not quite sure if he's truly NBA material, but this is the way to find out.
As reported by Marc Spears of Yahoo:
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
D-League Austin F Eric Dawson to sign 10-day contract with Spurs. The ex-D2 Midwestern State star is avg 15.9 pts and 10.1 rbs, source said.
https://twitter.com/#!/SpearsNBAYaho...07969685590018
Congratulations to him. Finally being healthy has really paid off for him. Not quite sure if he's truly NBA material, but this is the way to find out.
Don't think he''ll stay
He'll only get garbage minutes or if another big gets injured and that's it. Based on the Spurs' upcoming schedule it looks like he won't get any PT at all.
Pop will stick to small ball with RJ/Kawhi playing PF.
Utah will ram smallball down Pop's throat with Al J, Milsap, Favors, Kanter.
The kid will play. No more than 20 minutes, no less than 10. There is no possible way we can cover 96 big man position game minutes with Tim, Bonner, and Blair, especially with a B2B coming up.
Let's be honest- he is there for insurance and practice.
No. Austin runs our system. The kid will play. That's the reason they didn't reach out to another d-league team like they frequently do to tap a prospect.
Not a surprise. timvp source(s) got it right.
Spurs needed an emergency stopgap with Splitter's injury. Dawson is that guy but it doesn't change the fact that Spurs front office should really try to improve Spurs' frontline.
By waiting until today to sign him, his 10 days contract will last enough to have him for the game against Chicago after the ASG.
Eh wouldn't look into this too much, he's only signed cuz Splitter's hurt right now. At least this kid's gettin a chance somewhere.
I would expect Dawson to get some run right away. Dont forget, the spurs only have 3 bigs without him so unless he is absolutely terrible I would expect 8-15 minutes a night from him during his stay.
stop spewing BS. The Spurs are down to 1 big man. Blair + Bonner are no big men.
Trying to survive this season on the cheap is really frustrating. I don't expect a big splash, but a few bucks over the tax line will pay for itself with a run deep in the palyoffs. The Spurs may be squeezing those pennies so tight they might lose dollars.
Unfortunately I was limited to the "smokin" emoticon since everyone associated with the decision to call him up was paranoid that any leak could start the 10-day contract a day early ... even though I'm not even sure that's how it works
As for Dawson, when I've watched him in the past, he's never looked like an NBA player. I mean, he's been around the Toros for five years and I don't think the Spurs ever thought highly enough of him to even invite him to training camp. And when he was on the summer league team, he barely played ... and didn't look very good when he did play.
That said, his stats are a lot better this year. He also looks like he's in much better shape. Perhaps he got in shape, got healthy and made a sudden improvement in his game. Unlikely but I guess possible.
I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into it but the Spurs picking Dawson makes me believe Splitter's injury isn't overly serious. I doubt they go with Dawson as even a semi long-term fix. Going with Dawson strikes me more as a lifetime achievement call-up that the Toros can point to as a reason to stick around and keep "pounding on the rock".
The reason I was "feeling" the Dawson move was because he is a better pivot player with more body mass for interior play than someone like Malcolm Thomas or Leo Lyons, players with better floor games who might be more active. The Spurs needed to supplement interior play missing from Tiago.
Kid?
He will soon be 28
He will be the next Jeremy Lin.
The fact Tiago is still with the team, only listed as doubtful & they signed 'Ric points to Tiago being fine. This is a really small patch to what appears to be a really big problem. The Spurs had to act fast and this is the result. Hopefully a hungry player like Eric will come in with great energy when called upon.
Pop will use small ball and only play this guy if small ball led to a 20 point deficit. Hopefully Tiago comes back soon, but only if completely healthy ...
I think he is the first player from San Antonio to play for the spurs
Looking forward to seeing him in action on Tuesday.
Depends on how you define Devin Brown.
True. I automatically thought of Devin, but then remembered he was born in Salt Lake. IIRC, he moved here when he was 2 thoughso I think he counts as San Antonian.
Took me a few seconds to remember his name. All I kept thinking in my head was, "What was the name of the player who committed the final turnover in Tracy McGrady's 13 second barrage to beat the Spurs?"
lol smh
we have a lot of talent in San Antonio. Dawson from Sam Houston and Ivan Johnson(atlanta hawks) from Fox Tech.
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