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only way im happy with a trade.
knowing the spurs we send him to the clippers.
Yeah, this is commonplace and makes sense. Nonetheless, the Spurs don't like keeping players who are unhappy with their playing time or lack thereof, particularly when they're making decent money (he's inexpensive, but it's not like he's making the minimum). Like Ratliff two seasons ago, look for Anderson to be given away for a future 2nd round pick. Wouldn't surprise me if there's provisions on it, they don't get it for a few years and when they do, it ends up being of zero value (unless they fluke out).
Anderson for Brackins or Samuels, has crossed my mind. Two bigs who have seemingly fallen out of favor and are buried on their team's benches and two teams that could use wing depth. But I think Samuels would be the more likely of the two. Unless the 76ers sustain an injury, there's no room in the rotation for Anderson. Whereas with the Cavs, once they trade Sessions, they'd have an opening in their rotation for Anderson. I'd prefer Brackins though.
only way im happy with a trade.
knowing the spurs we send him to the clippers.
I reckon they resign Anderson and amnesty RJ next season. The guy needs screens - he scored most of his points in college coming off screens and either shooting or getting to the rim so he needs plays run for him.
We didn't pick up his option, he wants a chance to prove he deserves a decent contract. It doesn't bother me that he's wanting a trade. It's not like he's dogging the team and saying he hates it here. I mean, it was our choice not to pick up the third year.
Sweet another quality player being let go or traded when his value is at the bare floor.
From Udrih to Scola to Mahinmi and now Anderson. Not the best business if you're the Spurs but hey they can't be perfect 100% of the time.
Tuddy - are you from Michigan?
He's been on the trading block for a while, and I guess he finally realized it/came to terms with it. Now they just need to find the right package to help the team. Unless the FO can get a 3rd big that can guard athletic bigmen to a decent level, I say hold onto Anderson. He's proven he can play decently and can be an asset to this team when given the chance, but there's just too many good players on the wing to overcome it seems.
It's pretty obvious the Spurs are trying to drive down his value by not playing him at all, even back of the rotation. He's right to try to get to a better situation.
It all depends on your definition of a "quality" player. Scola was horrible trade to save money. Udrih is on his 3rd team, and Mahimni, who started out strong, is now losing minutes to Wright. I still hope the Spurs can keep Anderson though. If the Spurs decide to amnesty RJ this Summer, I could see Anderson having a legit chance to crack the rotation next year.
And how could this possibly benefit the Spurs?
He's a trade-able asset right now. Why would the spurs purposely want to drive his value down?
If Pop doesn't give him meaningful minutes the rest of this season, do you really think he's going to want to resign with the spurs (for cheap)? He'll probably sign elsewhere.
Again, driving down his value would serve no purpose to the Spurs F.O.
I say let him walk... I honestly never saw enough out of him to get excited about his future. I just hope we get a decent pick or another young gun with potential back..
I just don't see Anderson fitting well with this team, and the fact that he has been mediocre through out his time as a Spur really wont make me miss him.
if they can resign him on the cheap then what his option was, that be a good move to save some money...amnesty that rj clown...
to all you believers out there, if he cant even beat that scrub rj for minutes, let alone the one dimensional players in green and KL, then he has no business asking for minutes ahead of those guys..
i dont think he get better then green or kl, the confidence in green this season will only pushed him work on his game more efficiently as a shooter...defensively green and kl is already there...
hence isnt green and neal are up for contract renewals, explains why they didnt pick up andersons option
This. +1. Agree. Winner!!!
It be one thing if Anderson were "proving" something on the court. Quite another when given chances and NOT being productive.
Hopefully he will be traded for someone of value that comes in and shows JA how to "earn" time on the court.
P.S. (Gary Neal took his chance and ran with it) Undrafted at that. Can't feel too sorry for someone who's had as much opportunity if not more yet not able to rise above.
This sucks, JA has a lot of potential and the Spurs won't be able to get for him in a trade.
At least the spurs are stacked at SG though making Anderson ependable.
He sucked early but since they didn't pick up the option he's actually been pretty good, in my opinion. In fact, I think Pop needs to play him more, especially when Green has an off game. Pop may have already written him off...or is testing him by randomly throwing him into semi-important game situations to test his resolve. So far he's done well.
I think he has the potential to be better than Green in the long run.
you need to back that up, how is his a better potential then green? the only thing he has over green is a better offensive game...
Chalk it up as another failure for the most overrated front office in sports.
That said, for a player of this stature to be asking for a trade is not only insane, it is laughable.
Poor bas only making 1.5 mil two years out of college.
I'm sure they don't, seeing as they are morons. 6'11", long, blocks shots and handles like a SF. Can check anyone 2-5 adequately.
The failure being Anderson not producing better than anticipated or the Spurs misjudging his talent?
Sick of marginal wing players on the Spurs who think they are good enough to go elsewhere. Earn your ing minutes and stop acting like its the situation and not your ty shooting.
Players who do this don't end up doing much better in other places because they don't think its about them. What is JA going to think when he gets traded to Minnesota and still can't hit an open 3 to save his life? Good luck demanding a trade from that D league team you're playing for at that time.
I wish he would have just stfu and waited for his opportunity to prove himself and simply been a good team player. This is like Loyd Daniels one day up and demanding a trade.
Wasted first round pick, just like Joseph. You at least pick up that small option of his and see if he can improve at all, rather than bringing in some 10 days next year or d-league players, too. WTF are they doing?
I like what Leonard brings to the team, but George Hill is twice the player that he is.
Front office is so overrated. Hilarious.
Neither.
Spurs are just overwhelmed with talent at the wing. Fact is Anderson didn't get much of real opportunity because of the amount of depth. Yes he got quality minutes to start the year to prove himself, but for how long? 5-7 games? That's not a big enough of a sample size to make an end all judgement of a player.
To prove my point, Duncan started off the year terribly the first 5-6 games are so, but as the season went on and as the sample size increased, Duncan has been able to show his true colors-- much like Anderson has in recent games when he's been given little opportunity.
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