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So as of today, do the Spurs have any other interviews scheduled or how does that work? Is there a cut off date the week of the draft?
Kyle O'Quinn
Bernard James
Henry Sims
Come on Spurs make it happen. Just one.
So as of today, do the Spurs have any other interviews scheduled or how does that work? Is there a cut off date the week of the draft?
So does anyone think Blair has to essentially be moved either draft night or shortly after?
I'm not sure I'd call it essential (ie. accept a loss in value to do so - say adding a pick). I'm pretty sure that we will try to do just that, with Blair, Neal, Bonner and maybe Cory Joseph as trading chips. The other big thing that they might try for is some sort of sign and trade deal - 2 names that come up are Ersan Illyasova and Kevin Garnett. Both might be pipe dreams, but we should try anyways. Particularly KG...
Yeah man. I think we're all expecting too much though. I wouldn't hold my breath for draft night George hill 2.0. Our rookie (hopefully more than one) will come from abroad this year.
i think Blair will be moved for a late 1st or an early 2nd round pick.
Spurs might very well stick with Blair and gave up on Bonner. Pop seriously went away from Bonner at the end of the season. He played a total of 3 minutes in the last 3 games against OKC.
Yeah, but part of that was the fact that he had no logical match-up against the Thunder. They play an eight and a half man rotation, with essentially one true power forward (technically, it's two, but Collison really plays more backup center than power forward). He'd have had to have been shooting lights out to have even had the slightest chance at playing more than spot minutes in that match-up.
I do think they could give up on him now though, since it's a virtual lock that one of Diaw or Lorbek will be on the roster next season. And there's far more cost effective options available (Radmanovic, Harangody, Murphy, Tolliver, Novak, Brackins, Cook) if they want a second stretch four.
As for Blair, he's not a fit either way. Presuming Diaw re-signs, Blair won't be starting and he's not a fit next to Splitter, so he won't be in the rotation. The only scenario (barring a trade) where he fits, is if they pick Lorbek over Diaw, start Splitter and Blair and Lorbek become the backup bigs, with Bonner as the fifth. Suffice it to say, I don't see that happening.
Holding out hope for O'Quinn + Bernard James.
Why dont the Spurs draft a ref?
I think both Blair and Bonner need to go.
sounds like Corey Joseph.
So the Spurs will be drafting him....
Rockets trade Chase Budinger to the Wolves for the #18 pick. Houston begins putting together their attempt at getting Dwight Howard.
Draft ratings from some good but obscure-ish web people:
Just about every North American prospect, rated by the wages of wins people:
http://wagesofwins.com/2012/06/25/20...-the-rankings/
Also,
http://hoopsanalyst.com/
has a pretty interesting viewpoint on players, backed up with decent stats analysis.
Chase Budinger is worth the 18th pick and we can't get at least a late 1st for Blair ? Sorry, but that doesn't make any sense.
Well it helps a lot that Rick Adelmen loved Chase when he was in Houston, and will probably be a better talent then whoever is at 18 anyways. Blair being benched late in the season may have hurt his trade value quite a bit.
"The Spurs knew something (they always know something) . The Spurs trading away a late first rounder (where they typically kill it) to get rid of Richard Jefferson should have been a clear sign. There are 18 players getting the approval of the draft model, 10 of them are either available in round 2 or as undrafted players. Any takers on at least a few winding up in San Antonio?"
Damn Spurs couldn't try to get that 18th? Budinger isn't that good of a prospect.
If GS can't get Deng, do they entertain Splitter/Neal/Bonner for Biedrins + #7?
For Biedrins yes, plus a number 7 lottery pick?!?
Are you high?
Splitter >> Biedrins..
Plus he never healthy, worse than Splitter.
Adelman's the coach though, and they traded for a player he knows.
Not an ideal trade tho, considering how deep this draft it. But it helps that you're dealing with Kahn.
to be fair with Kahn, I am sure Aldeman was the responsible for the trade. He probably asked for Budinger.
To me the trade was still terrible for Minny. They should have used it + Derrick Williams to move up in the draft and get a SG/SF. Williams will always be Love's backup as long as he is in Minny and they still don't have a decent starting SG or a SF.
to be fair with Kahn, I am sure Aldeman was the responsible for the trade. He probably asked for Budinger.
To me the trade was still terrible for Minny. They should have used it + Derrick Williams to move up in the draft and get a SG/SF. Williams will always be Love's backup as long as he is in Minny and they still don't have a decent starting SG or a SF.
The point is, Adelman probably wanted one of his former players, so really, the Spurs had no chance at getting that pick.
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