I agree with you, LJ. I have a feeling the Spurs will regret this. I am very surprised they didn't pick up his cheap option. Boy, he must be a real slouch behind the scenes.
It's not relevant that Leonard looks to be a better talent than Hill?
How is Joseph "awful"? Do you expect him to be better than the level he was picked? Agreed...not a relevant action at the time he was picked in the draft. Question...Who would have been?
I wasn't pointing you out as doubting Duncan. I was making point of what somebody else said when I said "By the way...Those comparing..."
He's had a handful of decent runs but its nothing to write home about. This isn't about RJ - I don't know anyone here who wants to see him play - but about JA doing something that puts himself ahead of the team.
Just no excuse. He just needs to STFU and play well when he gets his chances.
I guess this explains why James Anderson was seen in NY with R.C. as stated in another thread. Too lazy to post the thread link.
I think you are blowing it out of proportion. I also think it's a double standard to say "a guy just needs to play hard and earn minutes" and then say "it's not about RJ" when the minutes are not given out based on who is playing the hardest or best.
This is a business. He's not being disruptive. He's not loafing like RJ when he gets minutes. He's approaching every second with the Spurs professionally by continually being prepared while being yanked in and out of the rotation.
Close - Australia
James Anderson had what was probably a career ending surgery on his broken foot, it was a surgery that ended several other players careers IIRC
Anyway this looks like the Roger Mason Jr situation all over again and the Spurs will help JA move on, damn shame that the Heat 2nd round pick expired before they could trade it to San Antonio in that Mason Jr. deal.
I do think JA will get opportunities tonight and that brutal April stretch but his future with the Spurs is probably grim.
Sucks to see JA in this situation, dude looks like a good and talented small town kid
He should STFU. He got drafted, he new what the possibilities were, and he needs to accept that his fate on the team is not what he wanted it to be. He has had every opportunity to show he does not suck, and he has not been able to do that. His problem.
Backwards thinking on your part Mingus, tbh.
NBA is a business. This is his job, his life. He has every right and SA is a guard heavy team. He's doing what he can at this point.
finally he gets some minutes against the blazers after his grande announcement, yet continues to play like a scrub....
who is playing well?
I just don't understand this at ude. This isn't happening in a vacuum. The Spurs basically told him a few weeks ago that his time with the team is short, measurable in months. He's just asking for it to be shorter. He also wasn't the one to reveal it. If Buck Harvey has the info, the team gave it to him.
I don't understand the anger directed at James. He was put into a horrible no win position by the Spurs. He's been told he'll be looking for work this summer, but given little to no chance to show his wares. He needs to be seen to get an invite to training camp with someone. He simply wants that chance, and realizes he won't get it here.
Oh Buck can't talk to agents?
I don't blame Anderson - it's not his fault that Pop's stubborn in addressing the Spurs lack of depth in the front line. Pop figured out that the Spurs can't win without defense and instead of inserting players that can defend the paint from the front line, he's decided to remedy the weakness with Green and Leonard. It's been working to a degree so far - I hope it works in the playoffs.
@ airball from 22 feet
this guy is fkn pathetic, he finally gets minutes tonoight, as much as KL and Green tonight, yet those 2 are outperforming him individually, yet he has done all....even with the ballhogging, his not nailin ....
He either got it from the team, or ran it by them. You don't just run and keep your job in this town. Ask O'Keefe.
Neal is playing like . Cut him!!
I was a little bitter at pop for not playing Anderson. I've watched enough of this Portland game to fully forgive pop. Anderson is weak.
Where did I say he does not have a right to demand a trade? You are distorting what I said. Either that or you cannot read.
His livelihood is not in jeopardy. He is in a position in life monetarily that mo
st would envy. He is making over a million dollars annually and he is hardly worth that. He had every opportunity to extend his career here. There is no injustice being done to him. He should be thankful, play out his contract, and work out for a team this summer.
Anderson's with the worst +/- (-41) so far.. and we're not even done yet.
I think it's safe to say we don't want this guy in our future
I still think he can be useful like a third string g/sf.
And I won't exclude that he could have a decent role in our future at a small (certainly no more than his non exercised options, by rule) price.
To me he looks a lot like RJ.
In our system, he just have to regain his shooting ability...that, probably, already now is something comparable at the one of RJ.
Considering what RJ has given us this season till now (and the big chance of amnesty next year) then that's more than possible that next season we could have quite like the same kind of contribution from Anderson at less than 1/10 the price.
I'm pretty sure JA's agent won't be talking trade anytime soon after tonights forgettable performance.
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