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Is this an obvious downgrade over Belinelli?
They are, but still desperately need a PG that can make a shot outside of 3-feet, tbh..
Is this an obvious downgrade over Belinelli?
Well, sure, but I wouldn't mind Wright in this role too much. Especially when the alternative is Copeland, Wright looks pretty good to me
Wright still shot 38% from 3 and some nearly posted an average PER, while Copeland posted a PER of 7.
Meh, there are no "bad" signings for the minimum IMO..they're taking a flier, it might work, doesn't really hurt..
Not saying much, but I'd take Gigi Datome over both.
Ya, we discussed him in another thread..not very skilled or talented, but I'd like to see the Spurs get another energy guy off the bench, this team has many nights where Pop benches the entire starting unit, and the entire team looks flat..Mills and occasionally Manu are the only "energy" guys on the team..
Hopefully Simmons will be that dude, though..
While I agree it's just a min signing and nothing too much to get worked up about, I definitely see a pretty clear difference in guys like Wright/Butler for the same price as Copeland unless people really believe he just had a really bad/off year and can bounce back (possible).
But going off of last year, at least a guy like Wright is still grading out as a positive player (or at least not a really net negative).
Perhaps he has made a commitment to turn his life around and the Spurs are considering giving him a chance. 42% from the 3 is doing something right. We have an embarrassment of riches at the 4, so the Spurs are probably asking him to get in shape and see if he can spell Kawhi for some minutes.
I'm leaning agent-speak on this one
Rather give those minutes to the winner of the inevitable Anderson/Simmons compe ion.
Copelands' best years are behind him.
So far I'm thinking that is the game-plan. Even if he were to come on board he'll have to compete against those two for pt. Will be nice to have some compe ion for those minutes.
Unless he's just dying at a chance to win a Chip, there's no reason for him to sign with SA over LAC or the Bucks. He can both make more money and get more PT at either of those places.
No thanks.
Simmons is a sg.
Manu needs to be spelled throughout the year. He can't bear a heavy load.
They need a sf. Anderson isn't close to a true sf. Copeland is much closer and allows flexibility. Not the best option but what else is out there that'll take the min?
Im sure the last of the crop hasn't signed because they want money. Otherwise they would have chose a spot on a contender already. So if they can't find it, we might luck out, but you have to fill that backup sf. Anderson doesn't fit the Bill quite well.
You have to understand that the team has no accomplished or experienced depth on the wings outside of Leonard, Green and Ginobili. While Simmons and Anderson both have promise, they're still just prospects that haven't proven anything at the NBA level (Simmons especially). While a veteran like Copeland, Butler or Wright might seem like a progress stopper (and in many ways they would be) they're actually a very important insurance policy. The great thing about vets like that too is they're often pretty content to just be in a winning locker room. While they'd love to play, if they get beat out by a young gun they're often more willing to accept the benching because they know their career is winding down and this is the last hoorah.
Bucks are pretty set at small forward. Clips may not be set at SF, but they've picked up a lot of guys to compete for minutes behind Pierce. No one is paying more than the min. Spurs and Bucks have great SF, so I think Clips are the ones.
SG/SF positions have always had the same responsibilities in the Spurs' system w/ their size dictating the defensive responsibilities. Last year Manu and Belinelli backed up Leonard and they are "SGs" -- same will apply w/ winner of Simmons/Anderson compe ion since Beli is gone now.
I understand that completely and I agree that it makes sense to go after a vet as an insurance policy. I was referring to the hypothetical Copeland vs. Anderson/Simmons scenario. Copeland looked like garbage last year.
If the Spurs really are interested in Copeland, they're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Still, the Spurs could sign two guys from the Y and still have their minimum signings grade out as an A+. They can't all be as good as David West.
It is not a question of "if", they already made an offer to Copeland. Spurs are indeed scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Yeah there oly problem last year was scoring
Theyll get that in the post from Monroe and on the wing when Jabari Parker returns
Kidds actually a better coach than I ever wanted to give him credit for as well
MCW and Giannis cant shoot for the team plays D and theyre definitely a team on the uptick
I agree on being a Cavs casualty tho
Poor fellas
The guy is a Euro player in disguise!
He has zero lift. Has an extremely awkward post game.
Has a very good shooting touch.
He also may have a tainted reputation since most of his videos are about he being stabbed!
He'd be another interesting signing for sure.
Actually, there's a non-Woj tweet, clearly sourced from the player's agent, that says that Copeland has an offer from the Spurs.
A number of those players had their moments and weren't complete , tbh.Fans and media buy into Knicks/Lakers hype every year regarding their "young players with upside", tbh..Landry Fields, Channing Frye, Chris Copeland and a long list of Knicks from the past 5-7 years were hyped as players with "upside" out of false hope..further, players like Iman Shumpert, Gallinari, Jeremy Lin and others were hyped as future stars because they played for the Knicks
Same with the Lakers, see: Earl Clark, Ramon Sessions, Ed Davis, and now Randle/Clarkson..
It's essentially the equivalent of Jonathon Simmons receiving media hype and attention if the Spurs were a big market team like the Knicks or Lakers, tbh..
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