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A clutch rebounder, defender and garbage point scorer in the playoffs?if he doesnt and turns into just another fab.
Sounds good to me.
He'll be a Spur next season. Hopefully he will work on bulking up this summer. Maybe what he needs is a system to play in.
A clutch rebounder, defender and garbage point scorer in the playoffs?if he doesnt and turns into just another fab.
Sounds good to me.
You mean like the Spurs system he played in all of last year in Austin?
Definitely some shoulder strength - he has too many balls slapped away from him as he brings his arms up. The quicker he get's his arms above his head the better.
No the Spurs system that he hasn't played in San Antonio. Along side Duncan.
No the Spurs system that he hasn't played in San Antonio. Along side Duncan.
He played in the Spurs system in Austin.
There's no difference between the two.
How about - once he plays on the Varsity instead of the JV. He won't garner as much attention from the defense and that should allow him to get better looks and have some limited success.
Damn you are stubborn. Must we spell out everything for you?
What underdawg said is spot on.
With Duncan, Parker, Ginobili...I doubt opposing team's will zero in on Mahinmi all the time.
Totally agree with what you said. In Austin, he was the main focal point and was doubled all the time. Here he won't be the main focus and should hopefully get his points a little easier.
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The situation is different, but THE SYSTEM IS THE SAME.
That's the point of buying a D-League team.
No one's arguing about the system. There's no Tim Duncan, Manu or Tony in the D-League. Like Underdawg stated it's JV vs Varsity. The two systems may mirror each other, but the talent level (team mates) are a major upgrade in that system.
Mahinmi - Plus: Shoots a high percentage at the free throw line. A high percentage set shot. A very quick first step. Good back to basket turnaround shot. Best offense when playing facing the basket, will either use a quick step or a lot of fakes to get to the rim or take a shot outside.
Minus: Very weak finisher. Doesn't have much lift. Very weak shot blocking skills. Weak rebounder for his size. Questionable one on one defense. Poor defensive positioning and weak side help. Weak at pounding the ball to the basket. Awkward with his feet, seems to trip over himself or over other players.
Summary: A basic finesse center/power forward that the Spurs prefer playing rugged basketball. Essentially, a Francisco Elson, verdict still out if he's an upgrade.
Need: Spurs probably need him to cut down on the alley hoop plays that the Hornets and Lakers easily do against our earth bound centers.
Last edited by ceperez; 07-20-2008 at 04:37 PM.
Sadly, I think this guy is way behind schedule of what the FO thought they had. You'll NEVER hear them say a bad word about him though. If they ever feel they can get something for him in a trade they have to refrain from saying anything negative.
He has the worst, flat, ugliest hook shot thing I've ever seen. I mean, its bad. It feels like I'm watching a guy who plays basketball because he's tall and everyone told him to play. He doesn't get after it on the floor. Whatever that means. He just seems to play ho-hum and not even want to be a focus on offense.
As we have very few options, I'll be cheering and hoping that he turns things around and gets a mean streak in him. As someone else mentioned, he plays soft on both ends of the court and occasionally shows flashes of what the Spurs want to see from him.
I agree that he will most likely play better with Tim on the floor.
I can't wait to see it. Allez le bleu!
Painfully, I agree with you. For a guy ostensibly a steal a couple years ago he doesn't look like much of a contributor yet. Maybe another year or two...
I believe Ian has the chance to become a similar player to Samuel Dalembert or a better version of his countrymen Johan Petro. If he can play moderately well (something like 6 ppg, 5-6 rpg and 1 bpg) and limits the big mistakes, there will be many mistakes though, then he deserves to play this season. It may take him this season or maybe next season as well to adjust, but the team needs to see what he has.
Presuming that Splitter ever comes over, he may never, then we'll have two solid young bigs, a developing (hopefully) solid back-up point, our usual core players (possibly sans Bowen) and cap-room to go after another championship or two. This is obviously a transitionally year for the franchise, that doesn't mean we should lower our expectations, so we should expect alot of growing pains with the younger players.
Look on the bright-side, the last time (2003) they team was in a period of transition the won a championship.
Just FYI, the talent level in the NBA is better than it is in the NBDL, by a lot. Mahinmi is able to get by on talent and size. That goes away when he steps up. He's going to have to play harder than he's been showing or he's going to get eaten up.
He has such a long way to go.
At some point you have to go with the Bill Parcells thing about "if the light doesn't go on after three years". There's a roster spot with his name on it; the Spurs are definitely going to dump him in and see if he swims.
That's what myself and most others are saying at this point. You do not give him starters minutes or anything, but he needs to get some time, be around Duncan all the time, and get extra special practice sessions in. He will be much more excited to play with the big boys. He knows he will have to earn time.
It is kind of sad though, because you like to see guys who go after it whether it is a SL game or the big show. I guess not everyone is like that.
Agreed. I think it will be sink or swim with him this year.
Guys with talent and no drive are really annoying, and they're impossible to count on when you need them.
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