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I know TD21 said the Spurs should go after him. Don't really see it, but there are worse folks who could come into camp, I guess.
I know TD21 said the Spurs should go after him. Don't really see it, but there are worse folks who could come into camp, I guess.
Is this the 3 point shooter that the folks are looking for?
He seems to shoot with a good percentage. But I don't like his height at 6'4".
His name sounds familiar but I don't remember who he is. TD21 why are you high on him?
First McCallum, now Jenkins. PATFO going after guys who had their best games against us
Nice quick release (2015):
worth the minimum.... sign him up!
Jenkins was the best pure shooter in the 2012 draft, that year's R.J. Hunter.
It always seems some no name has a career night against the Spurs for some odd reason?First McCallum, now Jenkins. PATFO going after guys who had their best games against us
Could it because there wasn't any scouting on the no-name player?
Either that or they really get up to play the Spurs (Champs in that matter) to try and make a name for themselves? Motivation is a killer man, we found that out in 2014 after the finals loss.
Not a defensive player... could be a real problem. Spurs already have 3 players under 6'2".
Really good scorer out of Vandy. 3 point shooter. He can play. We need another scorer after losing Belli. Good pick up if it happens.
It's because he spurs can't contain athletic guards. Cough cough pork.
John Jenkins came into the 2015 season trying to prove that he was finally recovered from a back injury that robbed him of virtually the entire 2014 season"
That's pretty relevant. You kind of need a backbone.
I guess the team will have to spread the floor for Jonathon Simmons. Mills and Jenkins will be an elite three point threat combo.
Okay, Bud passing the joint to Pop
Another elite three point shooter also gives the team lineup flexibility to play McCallum at pg while maintaining an elite 3pt shooter on the court.
It's nice to see that the Spurs are continuing to try and reload the team with young undervalued players.
Ray McCallum (Age, 24) - lots of NBA experience (including quite a bit of starting time).
Boban Marjanovic (Age, 26) - highly accomplished and experienced Euro player. Undervalued somewhat b/c of his plodding skillset. But his success in Europe is tantalizing
Jonathon Simmons (Age, 25) - least accomplished of the bunch with limited NCAA time and only NBDL experience. But an intriguing and flashy player that actually seems to have a ton of potential.
And now the most recent of the bunch is a 24 year old John Jenkins - another young, experienced and undervalued, NBA player. You can argue the merits or wisdom of any of these signings. But the end state seems pretty clear. The Spurs are intent on trying to reload with players that might have a future with the team beyond the next 24 months. It would have been very easy to just sign Rasual Butler, Carlos Delfino, Samuel Dalembert and Andre Miller and felt that they'd done their best to bolster their stars with a decent supporting cast. However, the Spurs have gone an entirely different route. The only true veteran free agent they've signed this year (other than Aldridge) is David West (which was definitely an unusually fortunate opportunity). Everyone else so far has been young, undervalued and still possessing at least a decent degree of upside. Hopefully this strategy pays dividends - because I think I like the idea of this path better.
He's could be the designated shooter that will be situational minutes ala Bonner. Kyle/Simmons are most likely going to eat up Marco's minutes w/ Patty being the designated shooter. Basically, replace CoJo w/ Kyle/Simmons & Marco w/ Patty.
40% from 3 and still fairly young... Can raise that percentage with double teams to lemarcus/duncan/kawhi...
Jenkins is an exceptional shooter and has decent size at 6'4". Defensively, I'm sure he is at least comparable to Marco, probably quicker and more athletic just not as big. Offensively, I think he is a better shooter but he is not close to the creator/facilitator that Marco was. He needs someone to create for him in order to get his shot off, similar to that of Green. A combo of Simmons and Jenkins could be the Marco replacement although I'm not worried about "replacing" someone because this is a completely new team that will do things differently from last year. He is without a doubt worthy of a camp invite if healthy. If I was him, I would go overseas (if there's more money) and work on refining my game for a year or two. But I'd love to take a flyer on him.
I really like their signings so far. Not sure with John Jenkins, if he was taller I would be more convinced.
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