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Mat BONNER should become the team's personal chef & prepare delicious sandwiches instead of them rookies running for the nearest bakery shop
Not to mention that this is a site that's frequented by thousands of people talking about a team with 15 players and only a handful of noteworthy FO people. Of course roster guys are going to get talked about. That's not to mention that Simmons has a decent chance at making the rotation, seeing as his only compe ion for that spot is Anderson and McCallum.
Mat BONNER should become the team's personal chef & prepare delicious sandwiches instead of them rookies running for the nearest bakery shop
We still need a wing we can count on for minutes in the thick of the season.
At this point my guess would be Rasual Butler.
Caron Butler signed a contract yesterday. I guess Dorrell Wright is still out there too, but I think Rasual is the better choice.
I had a subtle joke in there about his ears not being big enough, and I frequent the holy places of obscure Spurs bench guy. In other words, it wasn't meant to be a sincere criticism of the player, the posters or the site. Based on the highlights, he'll likely be the best Simmons this team has ever had...though that bar is admittedly low (looking at you Bobby).
I was thinking that this was a contingency signing because they weren't finding the swingman they wanted, but it looks like they wanted to sign him since May and the timing was for cap purposes.
http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2015...-antonio-spurs
Now there is certainly nothing but minimum salaries left.
Not sure if serious.
Interesting. Where did you see that? I didn't read it in the link you posted...
I would still like to sign someone like James Jones, tbh.
It's an assumption on my part. I should have used even less definitive language than "looks like."
To me it answers the question about when they could have made the decision about him between the end of the Austin season and Simmon's nondescript Orlando performance.
Can you even sign players in May? I think that Simmons was someone on the Spurs' list, but they didn't want to tip their hats until they could ink him officially. But I also think that the Spurs were willing to leave him to other teams if a better wing came along. I doubt they're in love with him. But who knows? His age doesn't bother me much. Green was 24 when he broke out.
Ah, okay, thanks.
It's somewhat weird that he was on the Nets summer league team, though, right? I mean, if the Spurs knew in May that they were interested enough in him that they'd fully guarantee his first year, you'd think they'd convey that fact to his agent and at least get him on the summer league team.
I guess the explanation would be that the Spurs didn't know how their roster would shake out so didn't want to promise (or even hint) anything. Or, if we want to put our tinfoil hats on, we could believe that the Spurs liked Simmons so much that they had to avoid showing their hand at all costs and then swoop in at the start of free agency with a deal he couldn't refuse.
I'm not sure; maybe a verbal agreement would have complicated the cap situation if word got out. It's funny because they obviously wanted him enough to guarantee the full season, but he wouldn't be worth scuttling some other signing that had to be done before to maximize the cap space. That's my theory anyway.
Or maybe he is just a contingency and the full guarantee locks him up. Bird in hand and all that.
I still don't 100% believe that the entire first year is guaranteed. That'd be an UnSpursian move, especially for a player who didn't exactly tear down the nets to begin summer league.
But I guess there might have been compe ion or, as you said, they just wanted to lock him up now and didn't want to risk anything.
Yeah, that deal is probably 95% non-guaranteed. If the top 4 bigs in your rotation can all step out on the floor then you are going to need swingmen who can cut and go to the rim. His offensive game appears to be right in line with what the Spurs will need from the 2 & 3 spots. Like the defensive ability shown in the clips. If the pool for vet minimum wasn't as sparse, you'd think the Spurs might think about seeing what he can do in training camp before deciding whether or not to bring in a vet. As it stands I think they'll bring in someone later this month, probably Prince.
He's already my fav Spurs prospect on the SL team tbh. Still pulling for KA obviously, but Simmons has tools you can't teach with his size and elite athleticism. Shot 40% from 3 last year in Austin so he obviously can stroke it. Hopefully it translates to the next level.
The 3 ball is nice but I like that he can put it on the floor and drive. He has the mid range jumper, floater, and creative around the basket.
Not bad on defense either. Throw in the athleticism and energy and there's not much not to like.
Spark plug like that off the bench for spot minutes is nice to have.
Has a nice game to him. Kind of junk yard dog... More athletic though.... Can dribble better than D.Green.
Great pickup. The athleticism is a good backup for either Green or Leonard.The 3 ball is nice but I like that he can put it on the floor and drive. He has the mid range jumper, floater, and creative around the basket.
Not bad on defense either. Throw in the athleticism and energy and there's not much not to like.
Spark plug like that off the bench for spot minutes is nice to have.
He came from nothing when he signed up with the Austin Toros, 2 years later, he has decent skills.
That's why LJC needs to be developed in the states.
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Confirmed with Jonathan Simmons. His deal for next year fully guaranteed.
Good to see that kind of response to the new contract. He definitely was trying to show what he could do but also play a team game.
Yeah he had a few chances when he drove to the basket where he could have just gone in for the dunk/layup, instead passed to open man.
According to Jeff McDonald he hopped a plane to Vegas and didn't even have a chance to practice with the group.. Loved his effort and his instincts. Defensively he looks like he can improve but he's pesky. The fact that he can slash and dish or finish is impressive for a Spurs bench player.. They need that badly
Anyone else still watching Summer League? John Malkovich is in house to watch the Bulls (he's a fan) and being interviewed right now by Reggie Miller. Apparently he's a big bball fan, and he just brought up Jonathan Simmons and said he was really impressed by him. He and Reggie then started talking about how well the Spurs organization is run and Malkovich said he loves the way they play, are coached, etc. ing John Malkovich is a fan of the Spurs apparently
Is he a fan of cousin Marjanovic?Anyone else still watching Summer League? John Malkovich is in house to watch the Bulls (he's a fan) and being interviewed right now by Reggie Miller. Apparently he's a big bball fan, and he just brought up Jonathan Simmons and said he was really impressed by him. He and Reggie then started talking about how well the Spurs organization is run and Malkovich said he loves the way they play, are coached, etc. ing John Malkovich is a fan of the Spurs apparently
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