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Hopefully Childress and Young
I wonder which ones will be at Spurs camp.
Hopefully Childress and Young
I would like to see Nunnally there too.
Bruno, what does "GNSF" mean, or refer to? I've a feeling I've been bashed again!
Seems like this is the "best available" list when it comes to possible Training Camp invites that the Spurs haven't been rumored with:
F Tyrus Thomas
F Josh Howard
F Shavlik Randolph
F Corey Maggette
F Marquis Daniels
G Gilbert Arenas
G Rip Hamilton
G Leandro Barbosa
G Rodrigue Beaubois
G Dahntay Jones
G A.J. Price
C Cole Aldrich
Was thinking about RIP lately, still able to run around screens, but he had back injuries last year and those can be tricky at his age.
Just ask DRob about back issues.
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So it looks like the players linked to both Spurs and Hawks during work outs signed training camp spots with the Hawks.
Disappointing that Spurs didn't get James Johnson. They badly need a player with that kind of profile.
A lot of players can only be defended by Kawhi right now. These players are too strong/big for the biggest perimeter players (Ginobili, Green) and too quick for Spurs fastest big (Diaw). Spurs must add a 6'8"/6'9" and 220/230lbs player. The hole between a bunch of relatively small perimeter players of Mills, Parker, Joseph, De Colo, Belinelli, Ginobili, Green and a bunch a relatively slow bigmen of Diaw, Bonner, Splitter, Ayres, Duncan, Baynes can't just be covered by Kawhi.
What about Young and Nunnally?
Young was on my list at the beginning of free agency.
want to see him @ TC
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Vander Blue, an undrafted guard out of Marquette, has agreed to a partial guarantee on a camp deal with Philadelphia, league source tells Y!
That has nothing to do with your claim that the Spurs lack size. And the reality is, even if he could get back to where he was a few years ago, he's not enough of an upgrade on Ayres for them to regularly deactivate and cause friction with a player they're paying fringe rotation money to.
By all accounts, him not yet establishing himself as a rotation player has more to do with injury and lack of opportunity than anything else. There's reason to think he's capable of being a rotation player.
No, he'll have to accept the minimum, with no more than a partial guarantee, because that's the best any remaining free agent can do at this point.
so it should be Young. while he also lacks size, he would be the only one of the mentioned candidates, who has the bulk and streghts, to defend big SFs.
edit: @ JJohnson. not surprised he chose the Hawks. there he has the best chance to get minutes at the 3. they only have Korver and Carroll for the 3. Korver can't defend and Carroll can't score. Johnson did the math.
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Yep, among the players linked with Spurs, Johnson and Young are clearly the two most interesting to me. Now, it could also be a surprise name. I'm sure way more players have worked out for Spurs than the ones reported in the medias.
Bruno, how do you feel about Nunnally, the quasi-Bowen, or did you answer this question already?
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I Never saw him play but he is a relatively small player. What I think is Spurs really needed another player (a SF, SF/PF or mobile PF) in addition of Kawhi to fill the gap between their 7 relatively small guards and their 6 relatively slow bigmen.
Do you think Childress is big enough to fit that role?
Childress has nothing to offer. At best he sees blow out minutes. PF please!
I'm not sure about Childress. It isn't only a matter of height and weight, it's also how "big" he can play. For example, Manu might be a little smaller, thinner than Green but he is able to play bigger with his toughness. From what I remember from Childress with Hawks, he was mostly matched up against small player and even plays some SG. I don't know what he can do against big, strong players.
And of course, the biggest issue isn't to find a player with the right build to fit that hole, it's to find a player good enough. At that stage of the offseason, even the most interesting players will come with big "ifs" that will need to be checked to make these players useful. For Childress or Tyrus Thomas, it would be "if he can get back at his previous level". For Sam Young, it would be "if he can hit a corner 3".
I'd doubt he has much left. Plus he's has missed 148 games over the past 5 seasons despite seeing his minutes drop from as much as 34 per game to 22 last season. His 3pt shooting has also been erratic recently from 37% in 11-12 to 30% last season.
He would be a 14th or 15th man with absolutely no chance to eventually crack the rotation.I would think, then again, most anyone around this late would be a stretch to do that.
Spurs, despite what transpires results wise this season have really had a poor off season when you factor in the potential that was there.
I think Chip can work with Sam Young on his jumper, the mechanics are fixable.
Sucks Hedo had such a terrible Eurobasket, even when he does get bought out, I don't think I would want him joining the the team now.
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