Wow, that's deep, G..might be the front-runner for the $250, tbh..
This is why guys like Matt Bonner are consistently underrated. He has a narrow skillset but is always ready to go, even if it's usually just for a few minutes to break the team out of a funk.
Give credit to Ayers, though; he's never publicly expressed any dissatisfaction even though any compe or would be unhappy at basically never playing.
Like I said, players that have negative impacts should at least do their part in the bench
A cheap shot I know. I respect the bromance, though. How y'all feel about the agenda movement being hijacked by Manu player fans. Your back bench crew members have been unearthing long simmering Manu/Parker agendas. I fear you've unleashed an evil that I though was vanquished by FIVE.
He's a piece of who has no skills. At least Daye could hit the 3 against scrub teams. Pender knows this, which is why he shuts up about not playing. He's getting paid 7 figures to be Duncan's in practice and get scrub minutes in blowouts. Pounding the with the usual bads; that site and project spurs always had a disgusting hard on for Errors. Uh huh!
What took you so long? JEEBUS!!!
I was busy all day yesterday.
From PtR's initial article on Ayres:
The site is straight-up garbage for that take.What will his role be? One of the reasons he was rumored to be wanting to leave Indiana was a lack of playing time. While Pop and RC would never guarantee minutes to someone, it's likely they promised him at least the opportunity to compete for the backup SF spot, while also being injury/rest insurance at the PF spot. He's certainly more familiar playing at the 4, as he operated as the third stringer behind David West and Tyler Hansbrough. But it's likely to me he sees time at both places. He's basically taking Dejuan Blair's roster spot, and while I'm not sure he's more talented than Dejuan, his versatility certainly makes him a better fit on the team. With a solid 6'10 frame, a 7'1 wingspan, and an impressive vertical (better than Kawhi Leonard's, and also a better 3/4 court sprint), he has all the tools to cover multiple positions. The only thing possibly keeping him from playing small forward full time is his slight lack of lateral quickness, though he scored comparably to Tony Mitc in lane agility. For those who don't know, Mitc was widely regarded as one of the best all around athletes in this draft, and also is a tweener combo forward. Mostly, I expect him to eat some minutes in the early to mid season and attempt to earn Pop's trust to crack the tail end of the playoff rotation.
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If a dude wears a Spurs uniform and his heart is in the right place, he deserves our support. You might hope he gets traded for other pieces, you might hope he stays on the bunch and is a practice player, you might hope he plays 48 minutes. You may like him. You may hate him. Regardless, when it comes down to it, the dude is in a fox hole on our side.
Nice article. It reminds me of a passage in Bird's book talking about Kite after probably Kite's best game ever.
Don't forget this pulitzer prize winning article:
http://projectspurs.com/2014-article...uld-start.html
If we had Errors starting this year when ter was out, this team would be in such deep
I agree with you, and while I think White fans that spew the "he's getting paid millions to play a game, suck it up" argument is generally immature and ignorant when it pertains to public criticism and humiliation, I don't think it's out of line in this particular case..
Every pro athlete has earned their money, they made it where they are for a reason, but in Ayres' case, he is getting paid an astronomical salary and it's tough to sympathize with him for simply not being good enough to make an NBA rotation
Hmmm so we are supposed to feel sorry for Jeff Ayres. If he cares about his image he can be a star somewhere. Go there Jeff Ayers, or take the money and the pain.
Guy got a ring, doesn't get cut, gets a paycheck most of us dream about. I don't see where he should be sulking. it's become a running gag when he comes in the game because he truly does suck. I mean maybe he's a good practice player but damn you know it's bad when people are impressed that you actually made a shot. In garbage time I'd take Anderson all day before putting errors on the court
I think people who talk about Ayres' money lack perspective. The dude didn't just hit the genetic lottery and cash in big. He had to bust his ass everyday to get to where he is. Any time you put your heart and soul into something and get laughed at, it stings, money be damned. It'd be easy to say that if you were in his position you wouldn't care. But that is because you weren't in his position when he was having to get to this point.
Where are you getting "sulking" from? That was not even close to what the article said.
Putting anderson and Ayres in the same sentence
Glad to see Ayres play well tonight
But those of us who are in that category don't make 1.8m a year. That's CEO pay.
As for Errors, if he would just chew his mouth piece more and clap harder with the look of disdain on his face every time he bobbles a pass or misses a point blank layup, or when he commits a stupid foul on a smaller guy under the rim, he'd be a starter.
Kobe would have called him soft to the media and avoided him like the plague.
Looks like Ayres is focused tonight. Monster rebounder with not much errors
I like to cheer for Ayres. He's mechanical in his movements and has stone hands, but if he's got a good grip on the ball and goes up for a dunk he's either getting fouled or dunking on someone. Dude goes up hard.
one thing you can't say about Splitter. Though I'd like Tiago more if he would.
I like Ayers he looks like a good locker room guy. I can't even imagine the sacrifices that go into becoming an NBA player. I hope he can improve
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