Grades: Spurs vs. Pistons - July 14, 2023

[jjspur]

When I was watching highlights, I asked myself who is this guy, why haven't we seen more of him ? Ah it was Jabari Rice , no wonder. Even though he only played one game, he looked impressive for his first time on a pro court. Always calm and steady, he looks like he actually has nba talent rather than just athleticism. Easily impressed me more than Wesley. I'm glad the spurs signed Rice. He may only end up being a backup but he looks like has a future in the NBA. I'm not so sure about Wesley any more.

[BackHome]

To be honest Barlow and Rice easily best two Spurs players for this game and it wasn’t even close - Everyone else deserved a D or F for this game as most played terrible. As far as Blake I was cool with the pick as we were swinging for the fences and it was the right pick. But I was shocked that he got time with the big boys I thought for sure as a project he should have played almost 90% in G League. It will be interesting to see what the Spurs do as I see Rice as a older better version of Walker - But I don’t know if they would send Blake to G League I don’t know if he could handle it.

[lefty20]

This could apply to the current Spurs as well, imo.