Which explains why he's barely hanging onto a TC spot. Dude can't get his set shot off against normal NBA defenses. If that's the least of his worries...
Nah. There'd have to be a reason to think he had developmental upside. That would suggest the team would want to make changes to his game. I've seen nothing from him that indicates he has done anything like that.
Which explains why he's barely hanging onto a TC spot. Dude can't get his set shot off against normal NBA defenses. If that's the least of his worries...
Maybe just to sell some tickets in the burbs. Like I said, there are four slots -- if he's willing and they are able why not use them all?
So Tebow wasn't resistant to coaching. In the case of Jimmer perhaps it's because he couldn't successfully do it in practice. I haven't tracked his shooting motion but he could've also changed it in marginal ways.
I really wonder how much that played into his signing.
The 500K guarantee seems a bit much for a player who A) has a remote chance and B) doesn't quite fit the type of player the Spurs bring in for a look see.
While the Spurs like shooters they usually look at people who can do more than shoot. Danny defense, Patty able to score some not great ball handling and energy
Even Austin Daye- length and rebounding.
When will they make the final cuts?
Dude, it took Kawhi a full season to alter his shot. He had that same ing his arm before shooting mechanic. And quite honestly, it took him 3 years before he finally perfected it. I think Jimmer has potential. That is why he is still on the roster. I see him doing a stint in Austin for two months and the Spurs will then play him for a week or two and decide to cut him before the waiver/trade deadline.
He had done pretty decent running the point when playing with the starters. But yes, he has struggled with the 3RD STRING PLAYERS. Even KA and Simmons has struggled and in turn have done better in the brief time they played with the starters. I think Pop will be listening to Chip on this one. If Chip thinks Jimmer can't be coached up, he will be cut early. But If he sees potential that he is progressing weekly in changing his shot mechanics, I think he will make the team for the first part of the season.
People act like Jimmer is the only one that has been struggling. KA, Simmons, West, LMA, and others have struggled as well.
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No, I think Jimmer will be assigned to the Toros for the first part of the year, which is why his contract is guaranteed for the 1st two 1/2 months. two + months is enough to see if the guy has any shot of changing and adapting his game at this point. I can see him becoming a Steve Kerr like player for the Spurs if he really put the effort into. He is finally on a team where the coaches are noted for developing players with bad mechanics (both defense and offense) and making them viable NBA players.
Like I said in a far earlier post, if he can't be coached up by the Spurs staff, then yes, it would be obvious then, he just isn't NBA material.
This guy is one of the better new posters in spurstalk, IMO..and All Rookie team.
^ saw the writing on the wall and abandoned this thread like two pages ago.
Joseph Smith rolling in his grave at Jimmer's ty career
And to think, Jimmer could be living it up in Greece had he not had a pit stop in S.A.
Speaking of Steve Kerr.... he barely played until he was needed against that game against Dallas.
The obsessive dislike of this guy is quite unsettling.
"Obsessive dislike"
More like there was a guy who would rabidly defend jimjam against any critical post. Low hanging fruit.
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It's been good for the board. There are so many factions that can't agree on which player they like most, but they can all come together on disliking Jimmer.
There are people on here who hate him just as much if not more. I'm guessing it has more to do with college, but this whole this is just ridiculous in my view. So one fan is rabid and Jimmer infests the whole forum. As they say it takes two to fight. I find it bizarre. It did make the summer go by I admit, but Jimmer sucks in almost every thread is overkill IMO.
He played a lot during the '99 run. Seriously, do you think that '03 was the only year Kerr played for the Spurs. He played for the Spurs for 4 YEARS. He had one year where he played in Portland then came back to the Spurs to finish his career, which he retired alongside Robinson.
Kerr had a dirt slow release
Obviously people haven't seen Simmons and Ray's performances thus far. They have been worse than Jimmer's so far and I am not being biased. Last night was a disaster.
Him not playing doesn't mean he is going to be cut. It could mean that the Spurs are putting him through rigorous workouts with Chip to perfect his shooting. In a couple of months he has been with the Spurs, I have notice, he doesn't ed his arm all the way back when he shooting. There is still some signs of it. Look at the GIF posted. He goes straight up with the Shot. Still a little ing actions, but not nearly as much as it was when he was with the Kings. His release is noticeably more quicker.
Say what you want, Jimmer has run the point better than Ray has thus far.
I haven't seen enough of him to know. I looked through some highlights and it is hard to tell. Seems like a decent guy that the spurs would want, but he hasn't played great. I think he is a bit of a victim of being Jimmer right now. Shooters have to shoot and he probably won't get that many chances to. He does have some skill if he could relax it seems. He has had a lot of chances in his career though. Without evidence to the contrary people wouldn't be wrong to expect him to be cut.
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