Hairston already proved he is better then Bogans

[Sigz]

Wow... Malik is an awful FT shooter.

[ace3g]

glad RJ got the put back

damn Hairston got up for that rebound, and nice hustle to save the ball

and another basket for the Spurs

[ace3g]

wow, make that call after 2 passes

[magui86770]

bs CALL!!!!

[ace3g]

hopefully Pop sees what young players can do for the team when old guys don't the job done

[ace3g]

Hairston gets the rebound, passes out to Hill for the corner 3!!!

[Quiet Strength]

I hope pop knows now who he should have on the court

[ace3g]

Hairston better be starting on Sunday

[SinBAD]

Hairston is a better defender than bogans too.they showed enough to be in the rotation.come on pop.sit bogans.he is a scrub

[TDomination]

Hairston better be starting on Sunday

it would be fun to see him in there with duncan and parker

[ace3g]

lets compare stat lines so far

Hairston: 4-6, 8 pts, 5 boards, 1 block in 17 minutes

Bogans 0-3, 3 TO in 14 min

who is better?

[ace3g]

I love how Hairston doesn't settle for the 3, when he knows he can't hit it consistently

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL @ the idiots that say "Hairston must not be impressing in practice"..it's stupid to begin with because he doesn't even spend most of his ball time with the Spurs, but it's ridiculous in general..

He outplayed Bogans in preseason by a huge margin(he also outplayed Mason and Finley) and he's a significantly better defender with better tools..somehow Pop didn't give him a chance to start with..

Not only did he play solid offensively, but his D was OUTSTANDING tonight..he had 4 1 on 1 situations against Kevin Martin..he blocked his shot on the first try, he forced him into a travel on the second try, he funneled him into Ian for a block on the 3rd try, and he forced him into a miss on the 4th try..somehow Pop thought it would be a better idea to have him guard Napoleon Dynamite instead, which led to Martin torching our other defenders..

Hairston OWNED Martin tonight..

It's absolutely ridiculous that he didn't get a shot earlier..if a bunch of us can see that Hairston deserves PT, then a highly regarded NBA coach should ing see it too..

[MaNu4Tres]

LOL @ the idiots that say "Hairston must not be impressing in practice"..it's stupid to begin with because he doesn't even spend most of his ball time with the Spurs, but it's ridiculous in general..

He outplayed Bogans in preseason by a huge margin(he also outplayed Mason and Finley) and he's a significantly better defender with better tools..somehow Pop didn't give him a chance to start with..

Not only did he play solid offensively, but his D was OUTSTANDING tonight..he had 4 1 on 1 situations against Kevin Martin..he blocked his shot on the first try, he forced him into a travel on the second try, he funneled him into Ian for a block on the 3rd try, and he forced him into a miss on the 4th try..somehow Pop thought it would be a better idea to have him guard Napoleon Dynamite instead, which led to Martin torching our other defenders..

Hairston OWNED Martin tonight..

It's absolutely ridiculous that he didn't get a shot earlier..if a bunch of us can see that Hairston deserves PT, then a highly regarded NBA coach should ing see it too..

[ace3g]

I always forget sometimes how high he can jump, going for that one rebound tonight!!! wow!!!!

[angelbelow]

Hairston had a fine game statistically. It seems like all our young guys had goo statistical games except for Blairs 6 fouls.

[Ditty]

hairston did shut down martin

[TimDunkem]

He didn't prove it tonight. He proved it in the preseason.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston is the best Defender on the Spurs since Bowen. I wish Pop kept Bowen on as a assistant so he could help Hairston with defense.

Didn't Hairston also guard Lebron once pretty well?

It's sad because he's the best perimeter defender we've had since Bowen by default..he actually has lateral quickness and athleticism..instead of going for players like that, the Spurs like going after Ime Udoka and Keith Bogans..if that doesn't work, they let Finley defend the opposing perimeter star..

[ace3g]

our rotations for the rest of the year should involve: Parker, Hairston, Jefferson, Duncan, Dice, Blair, Manu, Hill, Mason, and Mahinmi. No one else!!!!!!

[Thompson]

I originally posted this in the game thread.

If Ian and Hairston don't get decent playing time now Pop should be fired. That's not to say they're definitely the solution to our problems, but they have given you every reason to give them a shot (and your regular rotation players have given you every reason to give Ian and Hairston a shot).

Hairston and Ian were awesome tonight, especially when you consider they have had practically no playing time until tonight. They have to play more, there is no legitimate excuse not to play them more.

[Obstructed_View]

I love how Hairston doesn't settle for the 3, when a better shot is available

Fixed. Basketball 101.

Of course, Spurs Basketball 101 is "shoot when you're open or I'll bench you" so maybe Hairston's in trouble.

[Ditty]

our rotations for the rest of the year should involve: Parker, Hairston, Jefferson, Duncan, Dice, Blair, Manu, Hill, Mason, and Mahinmi. No one else!!!!!!

i have got off the bogans wagon now and cant wait till finley and bonner are gone after the season also

[MaNu4Tres]

I think Hairston and Mahimni for Bonner/Finley and Bogans could perhaps be the best trade the Spurs could have made at the deadline. Yes over Salmons and Thomas even.

[TJastal]

I hope pop knows now who he should have on the court

I hope pop gets kidnapped and flown to Turkey and held for ransom for the rest of the year.