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I like his potential for next year. That said the more I see of him the more he reminds me of Jason hart.
I'm not quite ready for a temple. Maybe a small shrine and open land to build...
I like his potential for next year. That said the more I see of him the more he reminds me of Jason hart.
your kidding right..
Temple has 2 nice games againt Sacramento and Phoenix and people are ready to boot TP out the door, just wow..
He didn't even have a nice game vs. Phoenix, it was alright at best, so it's even funnier..
It will be interesting to see what the Spurs do in next year's draft. Temple was really impressive vs Crapramento, not so much vs the Suns. He is not really ready for post season pressure. He will get a legit shot next year. Pop has a real knack for developing young PGs. If he works out, he can give Hill more minutes at the 2 where he is most effective. I would not feel very good about trading Parker and being left with only Hill/Temple to run the point. That idea is absurd.
Good post
Very good post, in fact.
In another thread, I also stated my belief in Temple's hidden value is that it would afford Pop the luxury of being able to play Hill more at the 2 spot. It seems to me that Temple has a more natural feel for the PG position than Hill. With continued development, I could see Temple eventually getting rotation minutes at the backup PG spot.
However, let's all drop any notion that this team is better off without Parker.
kid can play...has a lot of proving to do, but he can play.
Temple is basically a combo PG, while Hairston is a defensive, athletic slasher..so with Hill out, Pop needs a ballhandler to replace Hill, so he went with Temple, despite Temple not showing much in the small sample size prior to getting the starting job in place of Hill..
If Jefferson or Bogans was out, Pop would go with Hairston..
I actually like how Pop's been doing that..Hairston obviously has ballhandling issues, so he went with the logical move in Temple to be the ballhandler instead of relying on Mason to do it..too bad he doesn't know how to work the rest of the rotation though..
He moved ahead of Ian because everybody is ahead of Ian..
Temple shows great flashes as an NBA defender
He is definitely a poor man's George Hill right now.
Also, amazing how he seems to have a knack for knocking down the Bowen Three just like Hill.
If he can get awesome at set threes, I think he has a future on this team.
He is the most interesting of prospects: one that has the athleticism and hunger to be an NBA player.
He just needs to raise his skill set higher.
He gives me the feel of a shorter Doug Christie. Maybe a little bit of a poor man's version, but similar.
According to Kori, the Spurs aren't completely sold on Hill's future at the point. And even if I believe he'll end up there, playing it in a similar fashion to Tony, there's nothing wrong with being able to run a Triangle-like backcourt out there that can play interchangeable roles on both ends. It's something I think they were hoping Marcus Williams could grow into and something I've advocated for in the past.
I've always liked Temple, but he's much more well-rounded than I gave him credit for (or he's had some pretty significant growth in his game). He really seems to fit in this system and around this group, and you've got to believe he's opened the Spurs' eyes; rookies straight out of the D-League aren't supposed to acquit themselves this well, right off the bat, on this team and under this cir stance.
My personal feelings aside, his game and skill set are much easier to find a home for in this offense than Malik; at least he's a player I think they know how to better utilize . . .
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Some people just fit with a team and system.
Temple looks to fit with these Spurs; I'm glad Sean's not the only one who was reminded of Tyreke Evans on his 2-step drive.
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