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Fixed it haha. That was a test using twitter's "embed tweet" feature but it doesn't work here.
nailed it.
Fixed it haha. That was a test using twitter's "embed tweet" feature but it doesn't work here.
Pop will always say that you have to earn your playing time, so if a guarantee is what he wants, a Clipper he will be...
Welcome to Houston Granger!
why is it going to take all week for the buyout? hope it gets done in time.
If the assurance of PT is in the regular season, yes, SAS is an easy 'yes' option. Granger will get plenty of time in the regular season to show his wares on the Spurs. Even during SPAM, Pop will regulate minutes to get some and more for Granger.
But if he seeks an assurance of PT in the post-season, then, no, SAS will give him little/no guarantee.
Even if Pop were reasonably certain Granger would get the PT he wants, he'd never promise it to him. Pop just doesn't do that, and with good reason.
It may be logical to assume that regular season will be available, but Pop has not given assurances in the past.
You can bet Granger has done his homework on the Spurs via Hill and gotten the skinny on the team and Pop. If he signs he will know exactly what he's getting into.
Indeed. I agree. But I think Pop will let it known to Granger that he will have ample time to show that he belongs in the regular season.
I am calling it. Granger joins the Spurs later this week. All indications are pointing towards that.
This.
Granger is a 10 year vet and a smart guy. He has a pretty good idea what every possible destination is like in terms of culture, coaching, and expectations. Anything more he ever needed to know about the Spurs, Pop, and Duncan he would have been able to get from Hill and Hibbert.
I hope you're right about Granger's choice, but we'll probably never know what was said between Pop and DG.
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Bucks and Raymond Brothers, agent for Caron Butler, in discussions to buy out Butler's contract.
Miami bound.
What did Ayres do to earn his playing time?
I don't see the Clippers or Thunder guaranteeing him more than the roughly 10-12 mpg he'd get with the Spurs. And unlike the Spurs, who naturally play ten and could just give him Ayres' minutes, those teams play nine, so they'd have to remove someone from their rotation to make room.
With Davis set to take the third big minutes for the former and Fisher ranking as the second best three-point shooter (not insignificant, considering Durant is the only other clearly above average one on the team) for the latter, there isn't really an obvious opening. Dudley, Adams and maybe Lamb, would be most at risk, but none are guarantees.
The way these things usually work is, the team mentioned most frequently ends up with the player and in this case, that is unequivocally the Spurs. As bad as he's looked, he basically missed a season and a half, so I wouldn't write him off entirely. Unfortunately, whatever his best is at this point probably won't be known until next season. But even in his current state, he's as good of insurance as could have been expected and will give them the option of starting Diaw and playing small, if the starting lineup (when healthy) continues to look broken offensively or if they're in a small ball series.
he's a blue collar guy cut from the same cloth as Tiago....Dammit where's my wine!!
He ran faster than Baynes and Bonner in practice which is all he needed to do to earn time in our limited front court rotation.
Why do people keep saying this when he'd only have to beat out rookie Reggie Bullock, Jared Scrubley, and Matt Barnes for minutes in LA? , it wouldn't be a surprise if he ended up starting for us with how bad we've been at SF...
The interest in both parties is mutual! Oh God, please RC, let this happen.
Bullock is not in the rotation, Barnes has seen an uptick in his three-point shooting recently (and ranks as the closest thing they have to a wing stopper) and Dudley, as underwhelming as he's been, is a slightly better three-point shooter and if not flat out better defensively, then no worse.
Like I said, maybe he takes Dudley's spot, but even then, when Re returns, they'll play plenty of three-guard lineups, in order to get Re and Crawford the minutes they deserve and to somewhat cover up their weakness at SF.
You can just ship his ass to OKC as we speak.
Bullock gets spot minutes here and there, Barnes has played better since the trade deadline but still should be coming off the bench, and Scrubley has been awful at every aspect of basketball this year while making excuses for why he's out-of-shape, tbh....
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