What's needed for a Spurs wing? Ability to hit from the corner 3, play solid team defense.
Brewer could do the latter, but instead of him being used as a havoc player off the bench Karl wanted him to play like Danny Green.
Captain Jack is still a better player than Brewer. He struggled shooting but could board and passed well. Brewer is a mediocre shooter but gets out in transit well. For the minimum he would be a decent add but McGrady would still be a better player to have IMO
He's 6'7" and the Spurs system (and the league to a lesser extent) doesn't discriminate between either wing position as much as they did back when the 3 point shot was a gimmick.
He's a 6'7" wing.
That Denver had no shooters what so ever. He stationed Brewer on the wing and let him take open 3's from the shortest 3pt spot on the court. It isn't a bad idea.
With a ridiculous arm-span ala Duncan and Kawhi if i'm not mistaken.
In theory. In practice though, it worked as well as much as Tiago did in the Finals.
People predicted that Tiago would do well in the Finals because he's near 7 ft tall with an offensive game. Too bad they forgot that he got most of his points from being a roll man and didn't draw a lot of fouls.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Ronnie-Brewer-64/
a 6'11" wingspan. not real ridiculous. but at 6'6" that is good. but leonard has a 7'3" wingspan.
Agreed If your 6'5 and long you are basically both in the NBA
5 inches longer than his height certaintly isn't bad. Duncan is 6'10 with a 7'3 wingspan for comparison.
Green is 6'6" with a 6'10" wingspan. Leonard is the outlier.
The Spurs play well with T-Mac on the floor, why not him?
When T-Mac played the Spurs were either cruising to a win or getting crushed.
Are you guys talking about Corey Brewer? Cause those numbers are for Ronnie Brewer
I agree. he just said that brewer had a ridicuouls wingspan. i was pointing out that it wasn't great but it is very good. leonard has a ridiculous wingspan.
I can see the Spurs not picking up a backup sf at all. Just let Diaw and Green man the backup sf role.
Either way, his handles looked good and his passing looked good. He took LeBron to the basket off the dribble and got an assist. Trust me, LeCrab's ego is too big to just let a 30-something year old T-Mac put him on a highlight reel
ronnie brewer
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Aminu
I cant defend his play plus he couldn't grab a board to save his life. Placing Brewer on the corners gives him the best possible opportunity to contribute without messing up their already poor floor spacing.
If they play Faried with Koufos, or McGee, there just isn't floor spacing. Throw in Brewer into that mix would be too many players playing inside the arc so he sets up from outside and hit them at semi decent clip. RJ in the 09 playoff vs Phoenix had to Spurs in a similar spot. He couldn't hit 3's so the spurs stationed him at 15-18 feet in the corner and watched as Phoenix helped off and recovered quickly before he could even get a jumper off.
I was referring the Corey. He must have been talking bout Ronnie.
Wouldn't mind having TMAC back for a full year..He could get in Super Shape this summer with a whole Training Camp under his belt..Plus we could probably get him really cheap..
Me too. Also maybe bringing McGrady back to play spot minutes at SF (about 12mpg)
Not really.
Height W/O Shoes: 6'6.75"
Height w/ Shoes: 6'7.75"
Wingspan: 6'8.25"
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Corey-Brewer-414/
Point taken. I agree there - we need one more athletic wing that can play the 3/4, either with or without Kawhi on the floor. The first round and conference finals were perfect matchups for how our roster was constructed, but the GS series and Finals exposed that weakness. Given the signing of Marco yesterday, doubtful they can still fit in AK47.
If our coaches could work Aminu into a 33% three point shooter, or if they can pair him with lineups with enough guys who stretch the floor, he could be of some use. Look at the magic they worked with Kawhi - sub-30% shooter his last year in college. You can teach shooting to a degree, but you can't teach size (6'9" with 7'4" wingspan) and rebounding.
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