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That's awesome
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments...io_spurs_kyle/
Some interesting takes and praise from opposing fans...and a few meltdowns.
Spurs win the championship and still get a good pick. Classic San Antonio.I've watched all his games and I honestly can't think of a better place for him to go.
Happy for him, dude can really play despite how slow and deliberate he appears.The Spurs could draft a ROCK and I wouldn't question them. They must know something about that rock that I do not. It will be a home run pick too.THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
That's awesome
Our team is really stacked. I want him to play point, but he is a little too slow for opposing guards.
He is going to need to work hard. Real hard.
Jinxed, imo
Can we trade Love for the spurs front office?Wow. Spurs look like draft geniuses again.
, I'm very mad the Blazers didn't try to get Anderson especially since he fell so low.
This is how the rich keep staying rich and such.
EDIT: had to add the "very" to demonstrate how mad I am at the moment.this is kinda wtfThis is why the Spurs rock. They take the guys with unique skill sets and then find them a role because they have talent.
I smoked a huge blunt with Kyle Anderson when we were trying to recruit him to Seton Hall...good guy...hope he becomes one of those Spurs super role players
The Spurs also had bad picks before, but they certainly do better than most teams ... always fun to see how a rookie fits in because with the consistency of the Spurs there rarely are other surprises ...
Spurs select skinny Boris Diaw. God dammit.the most spurs like player in the draft it was fate
Hey it's not like this is going to be disaster. low risk high reward at #30.
While I am really ecstatic about drafting Anderson and him as a player, I think the reputation of us finding "hidden" talent is overrated. When is the last time we drafted a player that has really worked out for us? Splitter? Sure Livio and Bertans remain to be seen, yet I think people really overrate our drafting success. They're putting it on a peda stool. It's more about the team and how we play rather than certain players being hidden gems. Just my thought. Like I said I'm really excited for Anderson!!
People said the same thing about James Anderson. Temper your expectations.
The 2014 Finals MVP would like a word with you......out back.
Sure but VIA trade. I'm saying straight up draft. I'm sure if we had lottery picks every year we'd be banking.Then again, one lottery pick is all the spurs ever need
see above
JA looked great before he broke his foot in his first season. Really hampered his career imo, as he never looked the same after he came back.
He put up a decent 10/4/2 season last year in Philly including a couple of 30-point games. Will be interesting to see if he can still carve out a career.
Two future HoFers and a solid big is enough to build a reputation. And the only time the Spurs moved up in the draft they drafted a Finals MVP.Sure but VIA trade. I'm saying straight up draft. I'm sure if we had lottery picks every year we'd be banking.Then again, one lottery pick is all the spurs ever need
Six of one, half dozen of the other.Sure but VIA trade. I'm saying straight up draft. I'm sure if we had lottery picks every year we'd be banking.Then again, one lottery pick is all the spurs ever need
Pacers drafted then traded him to us. I don't see reason to split hairs here especially given the point you're trying to make.
They drafted George hill who was no slouch. That pick enabled them to turn it into Kawhi.Sure but VIA trade. I'm saying straight up draft. I'm sure if we had lottery picks every year we'd be banking.Then again, one lottery pick is all the spurs ever need
What's a peda stool? Is that like child poop?
I think he's trying to make a joke
The above bears repeating.
And, The Spurs identified Kawhi, the fact that Indiana picked him was just a technicality.
And, while some may be unhappy with what they did with that talent, they have shown further expertise at drafting NBA quality talent very deep in the draft in:
Goran Dragic 45th
Luis Scola 56th
Leandro Barbosa 28th
Some teams can't even seem to find an NBA player in the lottery, yet The Spurs have been able to identify NBA players even late in the second round. Therefore, I think their draft reputation is fairly deserved.
There were also some guys that the Spurs either pulled out of obscurity or gambled on who put in some good years with the team and have gone on to make themselves decent players:
Beno Udrih
Ian Mahinmi
DeJuan Blair
Gary Neal (not a draft pick, but picked out of the Euroleagues so even more impressive IMO)
CoJo is also starting to establish himself in the league.
You can't logistically keep every draft pick you sign due to roster size and cap limitations, so you can't penalize these guys just because they haven't necessarily panned out for the Spurs alone. Sure, not everybody has been able to make the leap (Javtokas, Richards, Bertans, Sandizke), but their success rate for draft picks which are, with exception to Hill and Leonard, typically in the high 20s and 50s is exceptional.
Last edited by Dex; 08-14-2014 at 06:17 PM.
People use the foot as an excuse, but his "looking great" was over a short span of games. It was kind of like Daye hitting all those threes when he first got traded to the Spurs. But when you open up the sample size to various games, you see him regress to the mean. James Anderson is a fringe NBA player. On a woefully poor team, James Anderson can get some numbers, but I just don't see him as being a good enough athlete or a good enough shooter to even be a top role player on a playoff team. That said, I'm not writing Kyle Anderson off as a dud. He's got a unique set of skills, but jury is out on whether they will translate to the NBA.
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