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Dude you cant be serious! We talking about practice...oopps I mean Kurt. If you get a shot at getting Azu you take it.
Then we'd be clogged again at the 2.
Manu, Azu, JR or Barnes and Barry.
Dude you cant be serious! We talking about practice...oopps I mean Kurt. If you get a shot at getting Azu you take it.
Missing out on Kelenna will suck, but losing Kurt will suck even more. There's no one in free agency with Kurt's skills.
From videos I've seen, Batum looks like he may be the best international prospect since Ginobili.
I remember seeing Manu on the small screen dashing past defenders for dunks. Sceptics said, "They play no defense on those clips. They have no NBA athletes. He'll never even get close to the rack in the NBA."
This guy looks the same -- he can go to the rack and shoot.
It would great if the Spurs could pick him up. But only if they can sign him and put him on a roster (even if in Austin) immediately.
The only way I see Batum on the Spurs is if he miraculously falls to them. He seems like another guy getting hype from the SpursTalk crowd that hasn't been getting much buzz from the Spurs side of the house.
Similar to Splitter, I think they'd take him if he fell....but I don't think they're anticipating him falling to them at this point.
He might fall to us... the latest Chad Ford mock has him being taken at 25 to Houston... maybe the Spurs should try and move up a couple of spots in the draft...
Ford is the only one of the three I check (DX and NBAdraft.net) that has him in the 20's. Not saying he won't fall to the Spurs, but I'll believe it when I see it.
And the main point of my statement is that I'm not sure the Spurs like Batum enough to move up in the draft and get him, but they'll take him if he falls to them.
this guy has potential, but I don't think he's NBA ready just yet, and we don't need a guy that will need to develop.
Because of the depth of available swingman, the Spurs should be in a good position to choose between Batum, Rush, Walker and/or CDR. They shouldn't have to move up at all - unless, of course, they've honed in a specific swingman target.
i think they want rush the most..
Nicolas Batum, G/F, France
Batum, who once was considered a potential lottery pick before a so-so year in France, played in a game Monday in an effort to create some draft buzz. He shot 6-for-18, and 1-for-7 from 3. I don't think that was the impression he was hoping to make.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft...ftNotes-080610
Woohoo! Hope this hurts his stock even more so he drops to us at 26.
Player Evaluations
Nicolas Batum
Jonathan Givony, DraftExpress
Batum started off his first and only game at the Reebok Eurocamp in very strong fashion, hitting a spot-up 3-pointer right off the bat. He handled the ball a bit in transition, grabbed some rebounds and went coast to coast, and played very aggressive defense. His excellent pull-up jumper from mid-range was falling for him at a really nice rate, and he quickly racked up double digit points early in the second quarter.
As the game went on and things got slower and more congested in the half-court, though, Batum’s well-known flaws started to show. He struggled trying to create his own shot from the perimeter off more than a few dribbles, and then began to settle excessively for his long-range jumper, which just wasn’t falling today (1/7 from behind the arc). He looked visibly frustrated after being blocked emphatically at the rim by Serge Ibaka and even missed a dunk at one point, as he surely was putting a lot of pressure on himself knowing that this was going to be the only game he’ll play in.
It’s pretty obvious that at this point in his development (as we’ve stated before) Batum is not going to be any type of go-to guy for any team he plays for, and thus needs a great point guard and a real system to take advantage of his excellent tools, things you aren’t going to typically find in this type of setting.
At the end of the day, teams know what Batum brings to the table as a prospect (length, athleticism, tremendous versatility, a huge upside) so this probably won’t affect his stock that much either way. He certainly deserves props for not being afraid to come out here and show himself, and the thing that was widely considered to be his biggest weakness—aggressiveness—was surely not an issue today.
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/...and-Four-2921/
If Rush will indeed be gone, hopefully this guy will be on the board
Their draft positions have certainly swapped, it seems.
Seems like every year there are a bunch of SG and SF drafted with the tag line of "waiting for his game to catch up with his athleticism" and less than one in ten does the game ever catch up.
The Spurs basically need some athletes who can run the break with TP and, yes, hit a few shots. I think you can find that skilled scoring swingman in free agency.
Finally someone who agrees with me.
I read up some more on this kid and really started to like him. Since he hasn't "wowed" anyone with his exhibition play and his "ceiling" has been questioned of late, I think there's a slight chance he slips to the Spurs....though I'm not holding my breath.
At this point I'd have to put him at #2 behind Brandon Rush, though I think the Spurs may have Walker (now my #3) ahead of both...just a hunch.
Why do you think Walker is on the Spurs' list ahead of Rush or Batum? His on-court issues with losing his cool and focus alone put a big question mark by his name.
who has told you who is on the spurs list?
Excuse me, adults are talking. I was asking this gentleman why he thinks Walker would be on the list ahead of others. I await his reply.
you are not acting like an adult
Compared to Rush, Walker's a better athlete and has the ability to create his own shot.
He doesn't have as good a jumpshot and is not an equal defender (although both tend to lose their focus on that end of the floor), but he does bring some skills to the table that Rush does not.
Also his ceiling is WAY higher.
So is the possibility of knee injury.
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