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Not the Spurs, please! ^
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 2 minutes ago
Latest indications I'm getting: Jimmer Fredette is looking at other options besides Memphis and leaning toward signing elsewhere
Not the Spurs, please! ^
Spurs getting Jimmer
Beno>Jimmer
please no to either..
Jimmer an Kawhi dont like each other right?
They were rivals in the Mountain West, but that doesn't mean they hate each other.
None of these free agents are going to help much in a championship run so it's not really worth getting upset over not signing someone as washed up as Granger. Still, I'm gonna laugh if we end up with Jimmer though.
Kawhi likes Jimmer. They are friends. During the lockout he played in a few games organized by Jimmer. They were compe ors, but friends off the court.
Jimmer is is an amazing shooter, but he just isn't an elite playmaker, which is why he will struggle to be more than a spacer role. Beno is a playmaker/typical type pint guard, but he can't shoot like Jimmer.
I'd rather Freddette than a d-league scrub if Jimmer is only looking for the min. His RFA status gives the Spurs options. But he could end up getting a long-term deal from someone like Brewer did.
I don't think so. Second paragraph, second sentence:
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q44
I responded to that point on twitter and here's the answer I got:
"I think Doc would see him as an upgrade over either Barnes or Dudley. Dudley was being shopped reportedly before the deadline."
If only there was a way to combine the two.. Oh wait, We already have. His name is Patty Mills
Which is more or less the reason why I'd be extremely confused if Spurs signed Beno/Jimmer over a Forward.
I was caught up in Jimmer-Mania back in his BYU days, and I usually don't care for college sports... Still, he's a pretty bad fit here rofl. Would be a typical Spurs move, and he'd make a great stretch 4
I think Jimmer=Mills. But Mills is not a point guard. He is a shooting guard that guards point guards. Beno is a legit point guard, which is why I could see the Spurs going after him. If Beno could shoot like Jimmer, he would be Steve Nash.If only there was a way to combine the two.. Oh wait, We already have. His name is Patty Mills
Which is more or less the reason why I'd be extremely confused if Spurs signed Beno/Jimmer over a Forward.
I think you meant Beno was...
Now he's a fat PG who couldn't get minutes ahead of an even fatter PG and a really old Argie.
granger really is the best and likely only option for a decent fit buyout to help this season. MWP, beno, jimmer, even clark just looked like, for varying reasons, were not even worth a shot.
I read that before I initially brought it up. I don't think it applies to Freddette. First-rounders who don't have their options picked up are essentially the same as cut players, who are UFAs provided they clear waivers. But by signing with a new team, Jimmer takes on a new status. He'd be in the same position Green was, where he was a UFA one season and an RFA the next.
Ok, seems unfair to the player. Also, if true, you wonder about the calculations made by Jimmer and his agent. Can a 25 game stint with a new team really boost his value enough this summer to make it worth giving up his unrestricted status?
If I was a reputable reporter, I would troll Twitter so hard.
I probably wouldn't be very reputable for long.
Jared Dudley is playing 26 MPG, he's even worse than Granger at this point, tbh..the only other option is Matt Barnes, he's having a good season, but he's not a 25 MPG player..Granger, as bad as he is at this point, probably takes all of Dudley's minutes and a chunk of Barnes's..the Clippers can easily give Granger 25 per game..
The Spurs have Leonard/Green that are both going to be 35 MPG players in the playoffs, in addition to Ginobili and Beli(big enough to play the 3, unlike Re and Crawford)..
Spurs can give Granger minutes at the backup 3 and as the 4th big, but how many minutes is that in the playoffs?..15 MPG max IMO..
If you need proof, look at Sham's take on Kendall Marshall. He's an RFA after next season. And I don't think it's a big deal for Freddette. If he looks good, someone will pay him. If he sits out the rest of the season, he'll get smaller deals than if he performs. He could also sign a long-term deal with a team that still has their MLE. I could see OKC offering him a deal like $7M/3, which he'd probably take. At best, he's makiny Neal money next season.
OK.
Except Marshall signed a two year deal. What if Jimmer signs just for the rest of the season?
If Freddette signed a two-year deal, he'd be a UFA at the end of it. It needs to be a one-year deal for him to be restricted. It's just that team same principles apply or will whenever Freddette gets the buyout.
Both were first-round picks. Both had their options declined. Both were released and cleared waivers. Both signed new deals ending after their third seasons.
Well I mean, On paper Beno averaged 5&3 in 19 minutes. During the RRT Mills averaged 17&2 in 22 minutes. While I'd agree Beno is a better passer, His lack of quickness/athleticism makes him pretty one-dimensional.
I wish Granger would just be bought already so we can find out where the he's going and be done with it already.
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