Simmons is our baby MJ
Yea I agree, it's ~15 minutes, and I think it'll be more matchup based like I said. I don't think either one will outright take the majority of those minutes over the other one, but who knows right now... Again, he'll play, both of 'em will, but they'll have to really be ballin to steal any more minutes from the other guys, that's all I meant by that. If that happens I'm all for it tho, that's only good for us if they're playing that well, especially for our future.
Hit the nail on the head, it is at ude that is holding back Eddie's career. If he would make the effort, he can run, dunk and block.
The SL playoff is a grueling game for players like Anderson and Simmons who had to deliver day after day without rest. Impressed at their effort. Very impressed with Simmons, he figured it out.
On the other hand, Spurs figure that they can teach Anderson and Simmons to shoot the 3 ball instead of teaching Eddie how to do everything else. They only got one spot left in the roster and that's typically going to be D-league call-ups.
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Bufford signed Bonner, that tells me that he's content with the talent in the current roster.
That also tells me that Anderson and Simmons are going to get playing time considering that there are only 3 veteran players covering SG and SF.
Great write up!
Good game
I wouldn't be surprised to see Atkins and Graham signed by European teams very soon. The lack of size is a much smaller problem over there and smart defenders are always in demand.
Useless post to make one feel important, complete.
So how long do you think it will be before she's offered a head coaching position? I think she did a fantastic job with the summer league team. Not that she's not capable, but somebody will fast track her to a head coaching spot. Coaching with the Spurs and winning the SL le will help justify the owners selection. With her ties to Colorado, maybe the Nuggets would be a good candidate.
Yea I think they're for sure content.
Way I see it, there's 144 minutes between the 1-2-3 spots:
32 for Kawhi, 29 for Danny, 28 for Tony, 19 for Manu, 18 for Patty.
That's 126 minutes. Leaving 18 for KA and Simmons, with RayRay trying to get in on the action too. Throw in some small ball lineups that have Kawhi, or even Kyle at the 4; that wouldn't happen often or for long, so you'd likely only gain a few minutes there.
You could break it down to 96 at the 2-3:
29 for Kawhi (all at 3), 29 for Danny, 13 for Manu (all at 2), 6 for Patty (all at 2).
That's 77. Leaving 19 minutes at the 2-3. I think 11 at the SF (if you gave Kawhi 3 minutes at the 4), and 8 at SG
96 min breakdown for 1-2:
28 for Tony (all at 1), 21 for Danny (all at 2), 19 for Manu, 18 for Patty.
That's 88. Leaving 10 minutes at the 1-2. 8 at SG like I said, and 2 for RayRay (or even the Simmons or KA at PG experiment? Doubtful). The 2 third string PG minutes is the one that seems off since Cojo averaged so many minutes last year, but idk where I'm off. Maybe too many of Manu's minutes at point (6), but seems like that could just be adjusted to less time at 2 for Patty (also 6) and more at the 1.
I'm pulling these number out of my ass, but I think they're fairly accurate. Maybe somebody has something better?... but I think it shows that during a key game that goes the distance, where Kawhi's jumped up to 38-40 minutes and DG's at 35, there's not all that much left. LMA is gonna play more than Splitter ever did, and DWest is gonna play more than The Banga. Timmy will play slightly less than last year.
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Exactly.Thanks for all your summer observations. Looking forward to 82 more this coming season
Thank for the write up Tim. I wonder if Ndoye will accept a deal with Austin, or go overseas. Very intrigued with this guy.
Her options are either to stay within the Spurs system (where Pop will be there for the next 5 years) or to get some experience in the D-league. Upside of the 2nd is that you learn more about being a head coach, downside is that you don't get experience with the real NBA game.
In the regular season, I'm certain that McCallum will get a ton of minutes (similar to Cojo). Spurs are going to rest Parker to make sure he's healthy come playoff time.
I do hope though that Simmons and Anderson do get some burn in regular season.
Playoffs going to be totally different, one of either Simmons or Anderson has to step up to replace the time Belinelli spent playing. There is no way that Kawhi, Danny or Mills are receiving more minutes that they previously received. Ginobili will also have less minutes. So I am absolutely sure that one of these two will have to be on the court come playoff time. I don't expect McCallum to be in rotation come playoff (just like CoJo wasn't in the rotation)
My gut tells me that Simmons will be called in for his defense. There is an obvious deficiency in the 2nd team of not having big and quick defenders. Think about the Clippers with Stevenson and Crawford, you can't expect any of the starters to spend time guarding these two. Simmons and Ginobili may be the only two options. McCallum is too small and Anderson is too slow.
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and 1 of them is a 38 yr. Old star who has been prone to injuries throughout his career. Ppl acting like Pop will overplay other guys in order to avoid giving time to this two are ignoring all precedent. These 2 might be in the doghouse at times or Pop may be on them hard but they will play for sure. All of Marcos minutes will go to these two. I always had the thought MArco was not coming back 1. Bc he wanted to get paid this contract around, and he knew Spurs would be cash strapped after going for a markee FA; 2.. Kyle as going to get opportunities to wrestle minutes at SF away from him this yr anyways and he wanted no part of that compe ion.
Too optimistic. I don't believe the NBA is ready for that. Maybe in 5 years if she sticks around long term and becomes a more prominent assistant coach.
I agree. Head coach in the NBA is like virtually running a corporation. You got to have an entire team built around you. Look at what Steve Kerr did, brought in a lot of his minions.
You don't sign a 38 year old to the minimum and then expect him to take a ton of minutes. Leonard and Green are the only two veterans that are big enough for the SF and SG role. Looks like PATFO have decided to take the gamble and let Anderson or Simmons play.
Great write up!!!
I think it will happen sooner than that. I'm thinking a year or two. I'm not saying whether it's deserving or not, I just think an owner will take a shot.
Some good quotes on Becky here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13...e-championship
Jonathon Simmons scored 23 points and took home MVP honors in the championship game. Treveon Graham added 22 points for the Spurs.
"It's amazing. It was a humbling experience for all of us," Simmons told NBATV of playing for Hammon. "I really love her, and I've only known her a couple days. She's a real cool coach. She's a player coach. That's something we all like.""You never know what your journey has in store," Hammon said, according to Sports Illustrated. "You just work hard and keep your nose to the grind. You do things the right way, you treat people the right way, and good things happen. ... I'm just thankful that [Popovich] trusted me with the guys in that locker room and that those guys trusted me back."
Agreed. Three years, tops. Obviously, one of the quickest ways to build a team around the "Spurs way" of playing ball is to hire a coach who already has that corporate knowledge, and it doesn't hurt Becky's prospects that one of Pop's former players and one of his assistant coaches (Kerr and Bud) had historically good seasons running their respective teams using the Spurs as a model.
Not to mention the PR a team would receive, which would dwarf the attention she and the Spurs got when she was hired as an assistant coach.
I think you're too kind on Andersons defence. He's improving in 1-on-1 defence but he's an awful team defender, getting lost regularly.
It's gonna be a year to remember! Thanks for the write up, and letting us newbs in!
I'm excited:
THere are different kinds of coaches out there. Chip Engeland is an elite shooting coach, but I don't think he wants to be a head coach. Hammon is a good development coach and was perfect for SL type play. I would say she would also do well as a D-league coach. Hammon is able to convince players to tough it out at the same time be precise with their plays. NBA Head coach material? Unless it is an NBA franchise that already has a good system (most don't), it'll be a stretch if she's chosen to be the one to insert a new system. Too many egos in NBA organizations to allow her to come in and clean up organizations.
Well who knows, maybe the Sixers need a lot of help developing their young talent. There's also the Jazz which Quin Schneider who comes from coaching the Austin Toros. Like she said, she still needs to figure out what kind of coach she is.
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