Dedmon Opts Out

[TheGreatYacht]

But that dumb Mcgee is in the finals!!! Are you serious??

McGee may be "dumb" (casual vanilla take thanks to Shaqtin) but he knows where to be on the offensive end and can actually catch lobs, unlike stonehands here. He's also a better shot blocker, and it isn't really close.

[SequSpur]

McGee is terrible

[jermaine]

Maybe I just like/root for Dedmon to much that I'm blind to see somethings... Only difference I see is PGs willing to throw the lob!! Dedmon looked his best when they were lobbing him passes. For some reason they went away from it.

[NameLess Scrub]

slow offseason day but im gonna split hairs... i think you mean the edge that Dedmon plays with cause Milutinov shows a lot of toughness. Also athleticism is good and all but I think you got to factor in other things as well. I'd prefer a higher IQ player like a Splitter or Oberto than just an athletic finishing big. They are exciting and all but sound defense, positioning and smart passing are great too. Plus Dedmon fouled a lot. I hope he does well elsewhere but I wouldn't be surprised if he hits the ground hard as opposed to running. I guess I just want a Spur like player playing in the post. It doesn't have to be flashy or anything, just someone who gets the job done. I think Milutinov would be a better all around player right now if he joined the team. The only thing I don't like is the moving screens he constantly sets.

Aren't moving screens a coveted skill in today's NBA? Or is it just if you are GSW?

[poop]

Dedmon was solid in his role but pop pulled a pop and decided he wasnt going to play him.

Athletic, high energy 7 footers arent easy to find esp for cheap. Whoever they replace him will prob be a 6-9 flat footed vet who pop will trot out for 20 min a game to get face ed at the rim.

[kaji157]

But that dumb Mcgee is in the finals!!! Are you serious??

And we are not the warriors, we rely a lot more on defensive and offensive discipline.

[keithington1]

Jean Charles is better than Dedmon

[HarlemHeat37]

Dedmon was one of the 5 best defensive Cs in the league, this season, tbh(#2 in DRPM, top 5 rim protection % among all players)..Warriors wanted him, last off-season, hopefully he doesn't join them once McGee leaves(maybe the screen on Curry created bad blood)..

His offense is a work in progress, but he would look much better on a team with playmakers(Spurs don't have any consistent creators)..

[TimDunkem]

Dedmon was one of the 5 best defensive Cs in the league, this season, tbh(#2 in DRPM, top 5 rim protection % among all players)..Warriors wanted him, last off-season, hopefully he doesn't join them once McGee leaves(maybe the screen on Curry created bad blood)..

His offense is a work in progress, but he would look much better on a team with playmakers(Spurs don't have any consistent creators)..

This.

[HarlemHeat37]

Also, I'll be interested to see if we will ever hear why he fell out of favor with Pop, tbh..I don't believe it was strictly basketball-related, but we'll see..

[bluebellmaniac]

I still remember the comments Tony made to him after the game against Philadelphia where he had a big double double, TP said something like, hey what are you doing? We're trying to re-sign you next year. I wonder where it all went sour from that point.

If he was angry in the playoffs, where do you guys think he was coming from? Do you think he was mad because could help the Spurs win, or do you think he wanted playing time to increase his contract. I assume early in the playoffs he wanted to play, but maybe when Kawhi went out in game 1, Dedmon was looking for minutes to increase his value. Does anyone think he was looking at it from a next contract angle?

I really liked the guy. If he just wanted to win and that is why he was angry, then I am OK with him voicing his displeasure. After Kawhi got hurt though, I have no idea why he didn't get more court time, so I can see that being a boiling point where he just had enough and started really getting angry. There was no reason not to play him from that point on IMO. Even if it was just 10 minute a game to see if he could make an impact. I really don't know why he was so deep on the bench. Surely it's not for him standing up for himself against the Rockets. I would have done the same thing. F$%^, who am I kidding, I would have gone Rasheed Wallace on their asses and gotten into with them after the game.

He needs to get over himself first.

[TheGreatYacht]

Deadman</3 was a product of the Spurs defensive scheme. Only idiots don't see that. His defensive metrics took a huge jump this year compared to his Orlando days, even Pau had some good defensive metrics especially compared to his Chicago years. His slurpers can keep making excuses as to why Deadman</3 got cut from the rotation, but it's happened in every team he's been on. Might be a cancer....

Nothing more than a system player, on both ends, literally. Lord have mercy on whatever team pays that loser this summer.

[Play Boban]

Deadman</3 was a product of the Spurs defensive scheme. Only idiots don't see that. His defensive metrics took a huge jump this year compared to his Orlando days, even Pau had some good defensive metrics especially compared to his Chicago years. His slurpers can keep making excuses as to why Deadman</3 got cut from the rotation, but it's happened in every team he's been on. Might be a cancer....

Nothing more than a system player, on both ends, literally. Lord have mercy on whatever team pays that loser this summer.

[CGD]

He'd be good to have at the MLE. Lock him in this year, and next year his deal will look like a bargain.

[Play Boban]

He'd be good to have at the MLE. Lock him in this year, and next year his deal will look like a bargain.

[BillMc]

Deadman</3 was a product of the Spurs defensive scheme. Only idiots don't see that. His defensive metrics took a huge jump this year compared to his Orlando days, even Pau had some good defensive metrics especially compared to his Chicago years. His slurpers can keep making excuses as to why Deadman</3 got cut from the rotation, but it's happened in every team he's been on. Might be a cancer....

Nothing more than a system player, on both ends, literally. Lord have mercy on whatever team pays that loser this summer.

This. Some team will open up their wallets for him. Spurs don't need to be that team.

[spurraider21]

the spurs screwed the pooch on this one

[ace3g]

Spurs need to draft Jonah Bolden to replace Dedmon.

[BackHome]

Yeah I thought he was much good with a passing PG but we have scoring PG so they don't create any offense for him. But he will get a big paycheck just like Simmons and Mills and we can replace all three guys with a trade and draft pick.

[UZER]

Pop does not like or know how to use athletic bigs. Never has, never will. He likes guys like Bonner that can just stand in the right place, even if they can't do anything valuable on the floor. He likes that he can 100% control them.

[BackHome]

For some reason besides Duncan and David Pop has had been terrible coaching any big men?

[Play Boban]

I'd rather have Joel Anthony than Dead Man tbh.

[GSH]

Pop does not like or know how to use athletic bigs. Never has, never will. He likes guys like Bonner that can just stand in the right place, even if they can't do anything valuable on the floor. He likes that he can 100% control them.

Pop likes to lose. It's why the Spurs are always so bad.

I'd rather have Joel Anthony than Dead Man tbh. And I've had both.

[Spurtacular]

If avid Lee opts out, we can add Spurtacular to the list.

I mean

I would care that much about a role player for why?

[MultiTroll]

Pop likes to lose. It's why the Spurs are always so bad.

It's not really true.
Pop is 17-16 since 2014s Duncan coached Championship.
That's a nifty, what .501