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So KJ McDaniels is doing fine
What are your early thoughts on Kyle Anderson and his NBA prospects?
Erler: I think he's too limited athletically to ever be more than a 7th or 8th man. Just too slow laterally and not explosive at all. Plus, he basically projects to a small-forward and the Spurs have that position covered for the next decade. I don't really see Anderson ever being a stretch-four. He'd get eaten alive by the PFs around the league. Right now he's just really tentative and sees to have no idea how to get his shot off in the pros.
Gomez: There's one reason why I think he can be a good rotation player in the league: he hasn't improved his body yet. His pre-draft measurements showed he had a bigger percentage of body fat than DeJuan Blair and Kevin Love, for example. And while some guys bulk up in college, he didn't have to because he was playing point guard. If he commits to maximizing his physical tools, the talent to be a good player is there.
Young: I haven't seen anything to make me really excited, but I also have to take it with a grain of salt. It's early and he's the only new piece in a puzzle with all of its pieces. I think he will find his place, but he is slower than I could have imagined.
Wilco: He's so young and it's quite early in his rookie season. That's the best thing he has going for him. Also, the Spurs aren't looking for him to be productive right now. They just want to see his progression continue at a steady pace. Just look at how PATFO handled Cory Joseph: he got all the time he needed, and now he's proving that he can be a viable backup point guard. With time I think Anderson will find his place, although I think it more likely to happen for him as a four than a three.
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So KJ McDaniels is doing fine
Smh at ptr comparing Joseph's years of development with Anderson's future. Not encouraging when the FO passed on Jimmy Butler for a project like Joseph where only after 3+ years does he look like an okay backup.
People taking up Anderson being the best passer in the draft despite his limited body reminds me of RC talking up Jack McClinton as the best shooter in the draft.
Jimmy Butler would be an OK backup to Kawhi, taken in that same draft.
lol not encouraging
Always gotta love the retcon draft experts.
-Austin Daye?
Hasn't surprised me at all, still the same scrub that he was at FUCLA.
Yeah, because the two-guard position has really been lacking in recent years... It made zero sense to draft Jimmy in 2011. It's not even a move the Spurs needed to make in retrospect. This isn't like 2008 where there were a few guys taken in the early second that amounted to something.
Shooting 11% from the field.
He fits us.
Anderson knows the game.
He is a weak 230lbs. and he is slow. But he can play, there is no doubt. Can he get enough strength and a little more speed that comes with it... this is the question. I can't see how we can really rate him at this point other than does he appear comfortable and have basketball sense. I'm sure he is and does. Forget the stats, they mean very little for the minutes he is getting. Look at the other attributes. I still like the pick.
It's great for Anderson to have Messina as a coach, who has worked with Papaloukas at CSKA at PG and who had a very similar game. Great combo back then, hope he can translate it somehow to Anderson.
Another good discussion to bookmark . . .
Nice game. He had 9pts 5rebs 3assts 2stls on 4-5 shooting and 1-2 3pointers.
Looks like he's bulked up a bit...his upper body looks pretty different than from the summer...probably affecting his shot
I think the fact that his shot is new and re-worked is what is affecting it.
Solid game KA
Let's see if he can show us similar nice performance against the Lakers.
Good enough to warrant a look from (I don't look at him during practice), Pop
Again let's look at it all. Good stat line. Good leadership setting screens and actually waving teammates through.
Some Ugly:
I know Jr. is quick, but he blew by a statuesque KA. His hands and his anticipation on D better improve if his feet can't move. Bad matchup on D for Anderson but it really looked bad. I realize the game was out of hand, still... wow. One play was bad enough to make an impression.
Because he is completely changing his shooting mechanics. The same happen to Kawhi when he first came to the Spurs. He shot like 28% his first few weeks, although he didn't shoot a lot. He finished his rookie season shooting 49% from the field.Shooting 11% from the field.
I think KA will be the same. He shot 80% last night. He finally had a decent game. If you notice, his arms are finally getting some definition to them. So the fact he is changing his shot mechanics while at the same time going through a vigorous workout routine to put more definition and muscle to his frame will effect your shot and overall movement in game.
Once he gets pass those to humps and his shot is down and his body is fine tune, we should see more improvement from KA. Then he can start working on posting up.
KA is a project, but he has the potential to be a really good stretch point PF. He just has to get himself in the position to be that. KA is no less of an athlete than Bonner was and Bonner has had a decent career at PF with measurables 6'10" 235lb. Factor in that KA has a 7'4" wingspan, he is more than capable of playing PF in this league once he sheds his body fat.
I'm with C_W_S. Anderson won't have to worry about checking wings and guards because his ultimate position is likely to be stretch PF.
I get that he's not the fastest player, but people tend to focus just on what he can't do on defense because of this lack of speed. If his outside shot comes along, offensively, he could be a matchup nightmare for opposing teams. Offensively, it seems the Spurs players are each developing their versatility. Bonner and Green taking guys off the dribble. Tony shooting threes. Anderson is just one more versatile player to add to the mix.
Well said. KA could really be dangerous 2 to 3 years down the line. We all just need to have realistic expectations of him this year.
On D of course.
If he continues to develop, I would like the ball in his hands away from the basket. He is a much better dribbler than Boris in open space. Altogether we might have swooped down on a rather unique player.
^These were my thoughts when we drafted him. Stretch 4 makes sense until you realize how passive and how bad of shooter he is. I know Chip is good at working on player's shots but successful stretch 4s are good-great shooters, and I'm not sure KA can ever be that tbh.
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