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Yes the clippers with JJ red Matt Barnes Jared Dudley and about fifty other wings is a better place to get playing time over SA.
Great takes.
This makes good sense to me. I think in the end we won't add any though.
Yes the clippers with JJ red Matt Barnes Jared Dudley and about fifty other wings is a better place to get playing time over SA.
Great takes.
If Pop loses to Doc for a big, I'm glad its 2014 not 2000.
If Pop loses to Doc for a big, I'm glad its 2014 not 2000.
Not to mention Hedo. Clippers have 3 legitimate SF on their roster. Spurs have 1. Take your pick on where Granger would get more minutes.
Think it through man.
Leonard is going to take up most, if not all, of the SF minutes on the team, especially during the playoff run. Plus put into account that Pop is having a man crush with Belinelli playing the 3 off the bench.
Turkoglu will probably be cut, and Bullock is a rookie. That leaves it between Barnes and Granger.. and I think it's all but certain that Granger would beat out Barnes. Barnes is more suited for situations/bench.
Remember that in some match-ups in the Playoffs, Leonard will play some 4. Thus leaving minutes on the table for Granger at the 3. Why would the Spurs want Granger, and still have Marco play out of his position at the 3?
Since we all just speculating let me throw out my take.
I think Granger would be interested in playing for a team that can come out of the west and make it to NBA Finals. Realistically, there are only two teams that are the favorite in the West: OKC and Spurs.
How sweet would it be for Granger to join Spurs and play against his old team that he was "pissed" at for letting him go and beating them in the NBA Finals? He has plenty of opportunity for playing time as Leonards backup or at the Four position should the Spurs go small. If he were to be productive and help Spurs win championship then his stock could rise tremendously for a big contract next year for either Spurs or another NBA team.
If anybody has watched a significant amount of Clipper games this year (my home market team btw), they'd realize that Granger would have a chance to eventually start for them by the end of the season. That's not really a compliment to Danny as much as a knock on how bad the other SFs have been.
Barnes has been mediocre at best. Dudley has been terrible since the beginning of the season. Bullock hasn't been in the rotation all season and Hedo has been playing as a PF who's mins will disappear now that Big Baby is there.
Green/Manu/Kawhi/Beli >>>>>>> Red /Crawford/Barnes/Dudley. I want Granger on the Spurs but if he ends up supplanting one of those 4 guys, it'll be because of a giant nosedive in play or injury to one of them. Each of that Spurs' 4 have all been SIGNIFICANTLY better than Granger this season.
I still think there's a chance Danny signs with SA but it won't be because the mins. available are similar. Hopefully, the reports that he's interested in a "real" contender is more true than the reports that he's looking for significant minutes. If he ends up coming here, then it means he accepts his limited role and I'd be all for the move tbh.
If he does come, Granger's ideal role would be to eat up all those 4th big minutes that are currently going to Bonners/Ayres. It's where he can help this team the most, just not sure how willing he is to accept that considering he was just a backup 3 in Indy.
Starting to wish more and more that we were the ones at the top of Caron Butler's list.
That's good news. That doesn't sound like RC to me.
Obviously we don't want to sign an injured player long term. But I believe McGrady was done last year and we still signed him up. So "being done" is probably not enough to scare us away. Problem is, McGrady hardly played.
One take would be that Amico actually believes that Granger will sign with the Spurs, so he will do what he can to minimize the impact.
I think we've tried to get him to sign with us at least two different times and he has chosen both the Mavs and the Clippers over us. I'm certain he'll pick Miami as well.
I believe granger has something left, just needs the right staff and situation. Man that would be one of a storyline. Granger finds his game and assists SA in winning there 5th. Spurs are long overdue for some strange luck.
Interesting. If Granger never recovers the mobility to effectively play on the perimeter in NBA, he may be able to extend his career as a stretch 4. He can shoot the 3 well enough, it would come down to how well he can defend PFs.
Check Butler's numbers from the 2012 and 2013 playoffs. You'll feel better.
He's got the size/build/toughness for it IMO.
TP/Patty
Green/Manu
Kawhi/Beli
Diaw/Granger
Duncan/Tiago
That's the best 10man rotation in the league tbh. Pop will shorten it depending on playoff matchups but it's Granger's best chance of getting heavy mins in the regular season with a chance at some decent spot minutes in the playoffs. I'd like to think if Granger comes, then he has to understand how he'll be utilized. But all just speculation at this point.
Yeah, I can't see Granger breaking into the perimeter playoff rotation, but to get the 4th big minutes his compe ion is much less daunting. Let's see.
On paper that is one of a squad!! That second hint looks tough mane. I would like to see what type of shape Granger actually is in? Is he to slow and mobile for the perimeter? If so slide his ass right to the post and let him stretch it like ala Kevin Love.
I'm definitely looking forward to a Granger signing especially in regards to the playoffs. I think we all remember games 6 and 7 of the finals and how the Heat shut down all of Green's good looks he was getting in that series in games 1-5. It's also unfair to put the duty of guarding Durant our Lebron completely on Leonard. And let's be real, Green, Beli, Manu, and Diaw either don't have the size or quickness to guard either.
I still feel like he's going to the Clippers.
Granger would be a welcome addition at this point. I like Mugen's take.
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