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That would be nice, but I doubt it...
So are we bringing him to the Toros?
That would be nice, but I doubt it...
they usually miss to note that it was the Division B European Championship. which is really really low low low level compe ion. and there Britain didn't even make it out of the preliminary round. so that often praised big performance isn't telling much and the mentioned spot at the senior team was gone again quickley. no reason to announce he will play at the Olympics, b/c this is pure BS.http://projectspurs.com/2012-article...l-reasons.html
The 20-year-old big man averaged 22 points and eight rebounds for Great Britain's U-20 team at the European Championships. That performance earned him a spot on the Great Britain's senior team, so Spurs fans will be able to see him at the Olympics this summer.
Well- based on all I've seen- looks like he is probably not going to be a contributor in the NBA.
What a waste of a draft pick!
Look at all the great players drafted after him- that the Spurs could have had..
49 SAS Ryan Richards
50 DAL Solomon Alabi Florida State University
51 OKC Magnum Rolle Louisiana Tech University
52 BOS Luke Harangody University of Notre Dame
53 ATL Pape Sy
54 LAC Willie Warren University of Oklahoma
55 UTA Jeremy Evans Western Kentucky University
56 MIN Hamady N'Diaye Rutgers University
57 IND Ryan Reid Florida State University
58 LAL Derrick Caracter University of Texas at El Paso
59 ORL Stanley Robinson University of Connecticut
60 PHO Dwayne Collins
noone said that it was a bad pick. at #49 you do exactly what they did. gamble on a player. 5 times you fail, one time you strike. RR currently doesn't look like a hit. I think we can live with it.
but that's not the point. the points are and were the absolutely ridiculous expectations some posters had (and still have) and the delusional ideas about his potential.
A second round pick is never a waste. They are all a crap shoot.
Just what, exactly, are any of those players doing now?
Come on all you international Spurs fans give us the low down on why he left?
That's the point
It wasn't a waste- they saw someone who at least had a hint of potential
Ok some tell us why Richards left his team what are the Spurs organization saying. Is he going to play in the D-Leauge.....Were are all the Sports reporters?
Any news on the boy ?
Couldn't the Spurs at least bring him to the Toros to evaluate him ?
Only two games left in the regular season. Would be a waste at this point.
Wasn't talking about this season, but the next Chump.
Last time i heard about him, he was playing in a small club in Swiss. He should be playing in Europe, even if it's for limited minutes otherwise he won't improve and won't be in shape.
Have you heard anything about Richards as a head-case or a lazy guy ?
Because i simply can't understand a guy with his size, his athleticism and his touch without a club in Europe, even a small club.
If the Spurs don't want him on the regular roster, he would have to go through the D-League draft. The Toros then could pretty easily trade for him since Richards could just say he would never report to a team other than Austin.
wants to play in the nba, but playing in the test leagues of europe.....probably crap then dleague or college level
Curious,
He seems to have fallen off the face of the earth.
I know the Spurs brought him over last year and he was working out with some of the guys
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-spurs-future/
At this point, he is probably not going to pan out-as he seems to be going backwards as far as career development
Still young- turns 21 end of the month, but doesn't seem to be moving forward.
Not likely for next year. Not at all. When Tim re-signs, that will be 10 players under guaranteed contract, not including Mills (PO), Green, Anderson, or Diaw. I'm thinking you're going to re-sign at least two of those, probably Green and Diaw. Anderson is a goner, but Mills may opt in or be re-signed, and that would be 13 on the roster.
Well, true, he's got a long way to go until he reaches Tiago's Euroleague MVP level.
Great Britain Premilinary Olympics squad:
Kieron Achara, Ogo Adegboye, Robert Archibald, Eric Boateng, Matthew Bryan-Amaning, Dan Clark, Luol Deng, Joel Freeland, Ben Gordon, Kyle Johnson, Mike Lenzly, Andrew Lawrence, Alex Marcotullio, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Byron Mullens, Sullivan Phillips, Nate Reinking, Ryan Richards, Ovie Soko, Andrew Sullivan, Devon Van Oostrum.
Good to have some news about Richards. By looking at the roster he has no chance at making the final 12.
GB has a nice roster for the Olympics. Gordon should help a lot Deng and they have a very good and deep bigmen rotation. It truly sucks for them they don't have a good PG because they could have made a lot of noise with a decent player at that spot.
we were going to have Kelenna Azubuike but he couldn't get a passport (I know he isn't a PG but he would at least have been another good guard)
Didn't know Mullens was brit. He is having a nice year after riding OKC's bench his whole career. Pretty sure he makes the final 12.
Reinking is either smaller, or slower, or usually both, than anyone he faces. He plays in the British Basketball League and is 38 years old. He is by no stretch of the imagination "very good".
well, sort of a Brit
http://www.mvp247.com/2012/02/mullens-for-gb/
Does anyone know if Richards is participating in workouts/ or will be?
Answered my own ?
http://www.mvp247.com/2012/04/gb-initial-squad/
Pretty rude.
Anyway, are you thinking of Chris Finch saying that when he was coaching Reinking for the Sheffield Sharks in the BBL? Or you think he's moronic enough to say that he's more important than Luol Deng (or Joel Freeland)? Which would be worrying.
Because firstly, erm yeah. It's British League Basketball. Of course he'd be the most important player. Secondly, that was 8 years ago, when he was 30. Not now (though he may well be still - see point one).
But hey, maybe I'm wrong. I assume that to justify the moniker "very good" he'd have to at least be able to make the Greek NT overall rotation, so if you're prepared to say there are at maximum 2 Greek point guards better than Reinking, but no more, I will defer to you and apologise.
Personally, I don't see it. But maybe I'm overrating Greeks / underrating Reinking. Over to you.
You haven't answered me.
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