okay holt
Im pretty sure holt knows that he knows he wont win with this team anymore
Just noticed his age, he is already 24.
his shooting is already refined so its not like his age will harm him on that.
In five games vs. No.1 ranked opponents he averaged 29.8 points and 5.2 three-pointers per game.
http://twitter.com/JackMcClinton/status/2338924503night twitter world, its a blessing and the journey is not over it just begun... Go SPURS!
He's not a PG, he's a pure 2. Most of the other 2 guards in the draft are 6'4" - 6'5", and the few who aren't are slashers. I guess my biggest concern is that Pop is known for plugging everyone into the system, rather modifying the system to match personnel. Within the Spurs' system, when/where does a guy like this get the opportunity to create his own shot? And if he really is a consistent threat from the 3, the other teams are just going to let him sit out there uncontested.
He's got adequate speed, but he's no Leandhro Barbosa. And at 6'0" it's not like he's going to rise up over anybody to get his shot off. So the further he gets inside the 3 point circle, the more he's going to have someone much taller contesting his shot. And guys in the NBA are just so much quicker to close out.
I hate to be negative, and I really love the fact that he can put the ball through the rim. The Spurs need that. I'm just having a hard time picturing him getting the opportunity to do what he does in the NBA, and especially playing for Pop. I could see this guy making other teams crazy, playing for Don Nelson. Sometimes we see Pop play with some oddball lineups, but I don't usually expect to see any of them come playoff time.
From the "U" straight going to do work with George Hill!!!!
i hope this guy somehow makes the roster even if hes in austin or on the IR
Professional basketball: Calvert Hall grad to Spurs
McClinton's 'crazy' day ends happily
By Tom Worgo
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The San Antonio Spurs selected Calvert Hall graduate and Perry Hall resident Jack McClinton in the second round and 51st overall of Thursday's NBA draft, which still doesn't guarantee the University of Miami star a spot on the Spurs’ roster.
If he does earn his way onto the team, McClinton would be come the third Cardinal to play in the NBA.
Duane Ferrell, a linchpin of Calvert Hall's 1982 national championship squad, was not drafted before joining the Atlanta Hawks in 1988 as a free agent out of Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-7 small forward played 11 years in the league with the Hawks, Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors.
Juan Dixon, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, just completed his seventh NBA campaign with the Washington Wizards, the same team that drafted him 17th after he led the University of Maryland to the 2002 NCAA le. He has also played for the Portland Trailblazers, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons.
McClinton will begin his prospective NBA career with far less fanfare than his Cardinal predecessors, considering Ferrell was drafted in the same city in which he attended college.
Knowing that second-round selections don't receive guaranteed contracts, McClinton will have to earn a roster spot away from a veteran, which won't be an easy task on a team as talented and successful as the Spurs.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound combo guard, however, has faced long odds before. He wasn't highly recruited out of Calvert Hall and his first year at Siena College wasn't spectacular, either, after a year of prep school at Kent School in Connecticut.
McClinton didn't hit his stride until he transferred to the play for the Hurricanes as sop re.
He earned First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors the past two seasons and averaged 19.3 points as a senior while leading the league in three-point accuracy (.453).
"I have always been the underdog," McClinton said in a phone interview. "So it's really nothing new to me. I am just ready to go out there and work."
The 24-year-old McClinton said the Spurs are the ideal team to draft him. He worked out for 16 NBA teams in a month –- starting in late May -- and San Antonio was the only club to put him through the paces twice.
San Antonio also drafted Pittsburgh’s DeJuan Blair in the second round (37th overall).
“They just made a trade,” McClinton said of the four-player blockbuster deal with Milwaukee in which 6-foot-7 small forward Richard Jefferson was sent to the Spurs. “Two (roster) spots opened up. I can bring a lot to the table for that organization. I am someone who can put the ball in the basket and play hard on defense.”
McClinton said he looks forward to working with All-Star guard Tony Parker in training camp during October after participating in the NBA Rookie Summer League in July.
“He’s one of the best point guards in the world,” McClinton said. “Being able to interact with him will be great. Whatever he is willing to tell me, I am going to try and work on it, get better and just try to make that organization better.”
For now, McClinton isn't worrying about the future. He is just thrilled that he was drafted.
“When my name got called, I jumped up and ran out of the house,” McClinton said. “I did a couple of sprints up and down the block. I had so much energy. I had to get rid of it.”
McClinton had to wait about 3 1/2 hours before being tabbed by the Spurs after expecting to be taken late in the first round.
“I had heard that I was going (29th) to New York,” McClinton said. “Then (37th) to San Antonio. It was crazy.”
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Sounds like he was probably the Spurs' realistic target at 37. Not bad for 51
How did a brotha get a name like Jack McClinton, though?
He was ranked #1 of a sample of 8 of the top shooting/combo guards in shooting "off the dribble" and shooting in "one on one" situations. Don't think of him as just a catch and shoot guy, although he's one of the best in the draft in that category. If they run at him, he'll just take a dribble or two to escape, and put up a shot. That won't be a new skill he'll need to develop. It's in his toolbox already.
Check out bullet point 2 from this pre-draft article:
Luke Winn article
Jack McClinton has spur-of-the-moment celebration
Though disappointed that he lasted until the 51st pick, former UM star Jack McClinton can't wait to start playing for San Antonio.
BY DAVID QUINONES
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At about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, a quiet Baltimore evening was interrupted by a screaming Hurricane.
Despite a 20.1-point-per-game season, two All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selections and solid showings in workouts for NBA teams, Jack McClinton lasted until the 51st pick, where he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in Thursday night's NBA Draft.
But when that moment finally came, McClinton showed his relief by running up and down his block.
''When it happened, I was just so excited and ready to get to work,'' the former University of Miami standout said.
McClinton (6-1, 185) watched the draft from his family's home in Baltimore, but the distance from Madison Square Garden did little to calm his nerves.
Last week, McClinton attended a workout for the Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. He was hopeful that Miami -- which held the 43rd and 60th picks -- would select him, but McClinton said he is pleased to go to a team that has won four of the past 11 NBA championships.
''I think being able to play with a great, dominant post man such as Tim Duncan will help me expand my game and I'll be able to knock down some open shots,'' said McClinton, who said the Spurs worked him out twice.
If he makes the team, McClinton will share backcourt time with standouts Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. His second-round status does not guarantee a contract.
This past season, McClinton averaged 20.1 points and 3 assists for the Hurricanes (19-13, 7-9 ACC). In an 11-day stretch near the end of the season, he combined for 101 points against Wake Forest, Duke and North Carolina. McClinton finished his UM career as the best three-point shooter in ACC history, making 44.6 percent of his attempts.
Although he fell to the second round, McClinton has cut his teeth against some of the best compe ion in the nation. During his mid-February tear, McClinton torched eventual national champion North Carolina and Ty Lawson -- the No. 18 pick on Thursday -- for 35 points. On Feb. 17, 2008, McClinton outdueled Georgia Tech guard Anthony Morrow in a 64-63 UM win. As a rookie last year, Morrow averaged 10.1 points for Golden State Warriors.
McClinton, who became the 17th Hurricane to be drafted by an NBA team, said he plans to join the Spurs' summer-league team in July.
http://www.miamiherald.com/588/story/1115765.html
Sounds like he was probably the Spurs' realistic target at 37. Not bad for 51That's what he had to say in the June 8th article from DX after having already worked out with the Spurs at least once, and that's why I started to believe the Spurs had him high on their list.Jack McClinton: "Maybe if I wound up with a dominant big man, like a Tim Duncan who can really control the paint, I could come down and spot up for open shots."
I honestly believe R.C. figured they'd have a shot at Jack or Nando at 37 and that Blair was the pipedream come true.
Just an unbelieveable draft from a value standpoint, but also in terms of landing their targeted prospects.
Nice analysis's. Well he is a second rounder after all, seems like good talent for a very late one at that. I guess perhaps he might be able to model after Mason's role.
If he's an inch taller than Flynn then all he needs is to work out the handles and getting the team into the offense quickly and correctly at the NBA level. It's a big task, but I'd rather him have to learn how to play point in the NBA than have to learn how to shoot. As a replacement for Vaughn he's an ideal candidate for the money. He can shoot and seems willing to defend, and he won't be asked to carry the team, just allow Parker or Hill to rest while knocking down the looks he gets.
The "Mc" rather than the "Mac" is the tipoff. "Mac" is Scottish. "Mc" is Scots-Irish.
Haven't you ever heard of the Black Irish?
The Spurs said they have no intention of trying to convert him to a point guard. He's just going to be short shooting guard.
I wonder if the Spurs intend to sign a 3rd PG like Vaughn then or if Mason will assume PG duties in the case of an injury like last year.
If the Spurs intend to play McClinton at SG, then who is going to be the third-string point guard?
What if either Parker or Hill go down? Are we stuck going back to JV? Manu at point? Mason at point (ugh)? Or do you think there will be another point guard signing before the end of the offseason?
I do not want another season of cringing when Vaughn hits the floor.
I mean if he doesn't make the team and have a roster spot id be disappointed.He's awesome from beyond the arc he could help spread the floor and free up Duncan to tear up the paint,Tony to have another 3 point threat to dish out to and allow Manu to freely drive in the paint. If he can translate his perfect shooting to the league and to the Spurs other teams will take notice. I know he will be a rookie but I like his game and the 3pt shooting he will bring to the spurs.
Below is a link to a insane 35 point game he had:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUih97fU8Bs
Williams?
Hopefully it can translate to the NBA.
There's room for him on the team. Especially for a guy who can shoot better off the dribble in college than James Harden. I like his driving ability as well. He's a quick decision maker. It'll be icing on the cake if he can defend as well as Buford says he can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lrps...eature=related
Yet another example of how early assessments of a player start to spread and are taken as objective truth. Some pre-draft scouting reports labeled him a great shooter, but not very athletic. Then, at the combine he registered the single fastest lane agility time of the entire draft class, he beat Jonny Flynn, Stephen Curry, and Jrue Holiday in the sprint, he lifted the bar more times than Jordan Hill in the bench press, and his vertical leap measured at 36.5". So much for conventional wisdom..... the guy's an amazing athlete.
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