From Marc Stein:
With Kawhi Leonard & Stephen Jackson ailing, Spurs in process of calling up Spurs alumnus James Anderson from D-League's Rio Grande Vipers
Hearing Spurs do have interest in Mickael Pietrus -- natural w/2 other Frenchmen on roster -- but Pietrus still seeks more than NBA minimum
Spurs currently $1,149,135 below NBA's luxury-tax line, enough to offer pro-rated minimum deal and stay under. Pietrus holding out for more
Spurs, of course, have THREE Frenchmen on roster sans Pietrus: Parker/Diaw/De Colo. Hope I haven't hurt my standing w/my friends at@lequipe
Ugh, Pietrus. He reminds me too much of Udoka tbh. And he's on the wrong side of 30, and is asking for more than the vet minimum. Although its pretty tough to get excited about James Anderson.
per random fan on twitter: We might as well start the coyote at the 3
Pietrus seeks more than the minimum ?
He can sick a duck
He is talented, but has become lazy
It's a safe choice. If the team can win the next couple of weeks, then we should be a monster when KL returns.
I really have that funny but surely improbable feeling the JA will explode.
TBH, I would love to get Witherspoon back in the team.
If the Spurs were to sign anyone, I thought James Anderson (or Witherspoon) made the most sense. Anderson looked pretty good (and skinnier) in the preseason with the Hawks.
Anderson deciding to play summer league with the Spurs turned out to be a great decision for him. At the time, it didn't make much sense. Props to him for not burning that bridge even though the Spurs had already told him there was no future for him in S.A.
As for Pietrus, F him. Even back when he was halfway decent, I hated him as a player. He's just too damn dumb to work on the Spurs. Good defender and can hit threes every now and again but sucks in every other aspect of basketball. Most Spurs fans fawned over him but I never saw any potential of him working with this team. Now that he's 30 and his athleticism is declining, he should be thankful that the Spurs are interested in him.@ a beggar being a chooser.
Why would the Spurs sign this guy??
Should sign this guy Instead!!
I don't want Pietrus. Spurs just need a player for the next 7-10 days while Kawhi is out.
Anderson is meh. He is small for a SF and put crappy stats with Atlanta in the preseason. At the end, it's only for a short period of time so it isn't a big deal but I think Spurs could have done better.
Bruno, who did you want?
with the spurs looking to sign either ja or pietrus, i think that they are looking for size rather than talent. both players can play at an nba level, while not being great; however, the spurs have no one as big as pietrus for the SF position on the roster. maybe it's a knee jerk reaction to being out-rebounded by 10 last night and/or being out-rebounded in most games this season.
If the Spurs are looking to sign a SF right now without waiting a bit, it could mean that we have more troubles than we expected. Perhaps Kawhi Leonard has a worst injury as we thought. If it's the case, it's worrying.
I don't have a specific player I wanted but there are for sure better options than Anderson: Mo Evans, Q-Rich, Donte Greene, Damion James...
Hitting the open 3 pointer and the ability to defend big/strong SF were the qualities needed for the new player and Anderson has none of them.
What I'd do is...
Sign K-Mart.
Call up Witherspoon
Put Bonner or Blair In street clothes.
When Leonard gets back send down Witherspoon.
When Jackson gets back keep Bonner or Blair in street clothes..
Kmart is put in the C/PF rotation
And keep Bonner and Blair In Street Clothes.
Problems Solved??
TBH, if we want to find a guy who can defend and hit threes in a short time, Pietrus is probably the best choice. Mo Evans could also fit well with the team.
Pietrus is not supposed to be a good friend with TP. I'm pretty sure that he won't sign in San Antonio.
The players you listed don't fit that mold either. The closest is Mo Evans and he's 34, only 6-foot-5 and was never that good in the first place.
Q-Rich can't shoot anymore and got too slow to defend the perimeter. Greene's an airhead who can't shoot or defend, and Damion James has been useless since he broke his foot.
JA's own broken foot probably ruined his career but he's at the same level of those guys and at least has some built-in chemistry that should allow him to absorb minutes right away if needed. Obviously he's not a savior and is VERY likely to be released before the new year but as a placeholder he makes as much sense as anyone I see in the open market.
I'd probably just throw Witherspoon in the fire if he looks strong in Toros camp. I understand their wanting to go with a more known quan y; there are a few retreads in the D-League like Anderson who might still be able to play one way or another (Jamario Moon, Chris Douglas Roberts) but nothing too impressive.
Why don't the Spurs just play with what they have?
Anderson couldn't contribute in 2 years in SA and he sure can't contribute now. Not to mention that he isn't a SF and he is too small to try to be one.
Rotate Neal/Green/Manu to play both SG/SF positions and give some minutes to De Colo. Way better than sign those trash players that will only play garbage time.
Rotating Green, Manu, Neal and De Colo at the SF/SG Spot is a Garbage Idea.
no need to bold your thoughts to make yourself visible tbh
K-Mart would already be signed if he was willing to take the min. Spurs doesn't have more than the min to offer, so your 1st idea doesn't work.
Whiterspoon is not a SF, so how exactly would he help a team without a SF?
Green played 4 years in college as a SF, he played SF in Cleveland and his game (defense and 3P) just makes it easier for SA to put him at the 3.
Feel free to disagree with me, but don't bold your crap ideas and come up with something better than signing a guy that can't be signed and a small PF that can't play the 3.
Can we get Flo Pietrus instead tbh?
Flo Pietrus is an undersized PF and has never played in the NBA. He's currently signed in Spain.
What the Witherspoon is if not a SF?
He will be in the NBA. Might as well start now.
To Elemento,
K-Mart Has said recently said he'd Sign with any team For the Min.. google it.
Wesley Witherspoon - DraftExpress
www.draftexpress.com/profile/Wesley-Witherspoon-5180/
Wesley Witherspoon is a 22 year old 6 foot 9 inch 212lb SF. Check out more at draftexpress for detailed stats, comparisons, and outlooks...
Green played Sf in College so that makes him a Sf in the NBA?
Last time I checked Green Sucked In Cleveland at the SF spot.
Green has blossomed Into what he is now due to him playing the SG position.
Making him a SG.
Nobody here would Start Green over Leonard or Jackson.
Just Because you disagree with me does not make you right. Facts Make you wrong.
Aside from death and taxes to which I have no control of, How I bold my good Ideas is my biz!
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