Beno deserves 1st half minutes

[kris]

You can't be evaluated in three seconds...when he had the opportunity to play big minutes in the right situation, Beno played realy well!
The point, I think, is he's not as good as a back-up for few minutes...
He's the kind of player that needs minutes, 'cause his ability is to be in control of the team, and place all the players in the right situation for receiving a good pass.
He gives is best at a slow pace...and you can't change the pace of a game in few seconds or two minutes.
Probably he needs to be a starter...and that means that, by now, he's not the right solution for our team...

He'll never be a true starter in this league. Maybe if somebody gets injured, but that's it. Basically, he can't handle big league pressure in the backcourt. It's not like this is the first time he's coughed up the ball just before the half ended.

[Bruno]

I find too that you are a little hard with Udrih :
- Udrih is a talented player : don't forget that he has made a very good rookie season.
- Udrih isn't a great ballhandler and is a little weak mentally : he need confidence if you don't want to see Turnover-Beno.

Beno has mainly struggle against Detroit last year and this year when he wasn't the main backup PG.
Against Detroit, it can be explained by Hunter and by the fact he was a rookie : Hunter is a mini-Bruce and has even given some troubles to James last night.
For this year, it's clearly a lack of confidence. You can't use Udrih for 10 seconds every 3 games : he isn't mentaly strong enough and/or lack of experience to be ready.

For these playoffs, Udrih should stick on the bench but I'm quite sure he can be an above average backup PG for next year with one more year and more confidence. I will happy to see him as backup PG next year but I think that Pop don't trust him and will trade him to sign a vet backup PG.

[Kibic]

I find too that you are a little hard with Udrih :
- Udrih is a talented player : don't forget that he has made a very good rookie season.
- Udrih isn't a great ballhandler and is a little weak mentally : he need confidence if you don't want to see Turnover-Beno.

Beno has mainly struggle against Detroit last year and this year when he wasn't the main backup PG.
Against Detroit, it can be explained by Hunter and by the fact he was a rookie : Hunter is a mini-Bruce and has even given some troubles to James last night.
For this year, it's clearly a lack of confidence. You can't use Udrih for 10 seconds every 3 games : he isn't mentaly strong enough and/or lack of experience to be ready.
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If Popović (He is from "near homeland" too) did not build his team in regular season, it is his foult. I still think Beno is good enaugh to be in first 12 Spurs. But with Popović..nope.

[SPARKY]

Beno's in for 2 seconds and almost gave up 3 points. He's a run waiting to happen for any opponent. I think he's out of SA after this season.

[Spurs Dynasty]

Check this

What is that all about? I am not a barchartologist, and i dont think that helps me in the Beno-NVE discussion

[SPARKY]

Bobby Jackson would be a nice fit at backup point.

[Bruno]

I remember last year, pop used Mike Wilks in a game only for one defensive stop. (I think it was against Boykins but I can be worng on that)
Beno is too mentally soft to do that.
But, as I said before, he is good enough to be the backup PG next year but I doubt Pop trust him enough.

[SPARKY]

If they're interested in Marcus Banks then that would seem to indicate that they have a portion of the MLE targeted to adding a backup point. I'd say go with the experience, but they do need to add some younger talent on the perimeter. If they can revisit the Barry for Smith deal then I think it'd be fine to bring in a vet point like BJackson.

[SPARKY]

One also wonders what the plan for the 3 spot is. It's curious that Sanikidze is reported to be headed to the summerleagues in a couple of month.

[ata]

What is that all about? I am not a barchartologist, and i dont think that helps me in the Beno-NVE discussion

2centsworth wrote: Every time nick comes in early the mavs go on a nice run.

To back-up his claim, I've provided link.
Please observe the line in the middle which represents relative score (+10 / -10) and observe line when NVE plays (black bar).

[ata]

Beno's in for 2 seconds and almost gave up 3 points. He's a run waiting to happen for any opponent. I think he's out of SA after this season.

Please be accurate. Beno was in 19 sec and he didn't gave up 3 points.
To follow your lead, I could say, he almost draw foul and got 2 FTA.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

pimpo = mookie?

[clubalien]

Probably not statistically a turnover, but Beno's one play at the end of the first half makes whoever made this post and whoever agreed with them owned.

Beno in the NBA world is a chubby white kid, and these athletic black guys on the Mavs can pretty much just run him down and take the ball from him whenever they want.

Van Exel didn't hit a damn thing, but he ran the team well and did fair on defense today and that is all we need from the backup point.

what is with bringing race into this? need I remind you some of the best players on the court are a German whtie guy and a white arginetine with a gold medal.

if you just said a chubby out of shape person and a athlitc person but bringing race into basketball is kind of lame

that said the NBA needs more white superstars

kids need rolemodels.
fact there are more poor whtie people than black

black kids can look up to superstars in the NBA think hey those guys made it I can too
so they work hard to learn basketball and be in school insted of on the streets

now where all those kids actual have the skills in the NBA some coudl be good enough to earn college scholarships
and if they aren;t good enough to they have had a sold rolemodel to keep them out of trouble

people are more liekly to think hey i can do it to if the eprson is of the same race

therefore because there are more poor white kids in need of help, we need mroe white superstars for role models

emmit smith still rules so people can look up to anyone
However, it does make since to have white superstars in the NBA just the same as how WNBA helps little girls.

You promoting a sterotype that white people are chubby but blacks are athletic isn;t helping anyone.

[clubalien]

I knew duncan was an islander didn;t know he was white. I think he is married to a white chick though.