Tim duncan is from Virgin Islands, just as parker was born in belgium
Amare's got a J. It was a pretty decent one at that. It has been what a year and a half now? If he's smart he focused on his j alot and adding other aspects to his game to offset his loss of athleticism after the injury. Either way Phx is scary in 07.
Who cares where someone was born, as long as they play well and can help us win a ring?
mmm I don't know about that. Amare was sinking his Js 2 years ago because ppl would leave him wide open. Now that he might not be able to power himself inside, people will not leave him open and he might struggle. we'll see
I can see some advantages to what SequSpur is saying ..
Yeah, like Josh Howard
The Spurs definitely need more youth and athleticism. Last year, it was our ability to run that brought us to the promised land. I don't care if it comes in the form of foreigners or not. We need athletic skilled players period.
Foreigners are awesome. basketball is a global sport, the usa aren't even world champions meaning there must be some decent talent outside of the usa, why not have them on the spurs?
Of course there is talent outside of the USA, but the biggest reason to me to start signing more American-born players is this: these players will be less likely to injure themselves during the offseason. Manu, Tony and gang play for their respective countries.
Virgin Islands = foreign place.
Tim Duncan is from Virgin Islands = foreign place?
Tony Parker is from France
Rasho Nesterovich is from Slownia
I don't know what Adolf Hitler is thinking about, but perhaps, he would agree to you. Better be american, play american and think american.
There was a whole of prejudices about americans, perhaps there right.
Actually, the Spurs didn't pass on Josh Howard for a foreigner, but for a very American Jason Kidd, who would have possibly come at the expense of both Manu and Tony. But boy, would that have been something!!!
Kidd's USA born knee >>> Manu + Tony!!!
It's the U.S. Virgin Islands, and they're a USA territory. Tim Duncan is a USA citizen, he's not foreign.
Huh?
Okay I can see where Sequ was trying to go with this thread but here's the deal:
Until you get American ball players to commit to college more than two years, many teams will not take a chance on them.
One of the biggest things that David Stern said last week in his state of the NBA address was that American basketball, as a system, is piss poor and he's right. When you have shoe companies hounding kids when they're ten, it doesn't bode well for the product.
The reason why foreign players are succeeding is because they are fundamentally sound in the skill sets. American ball players do not, as a whole, work on the fundamentals of the game. Take a good look at the Finals or at how the Suns play. Very few teams play 'team' basketball and have players who are structurely sound in their basketball concepts.
But to say that the Spurs have to go American is crap too. The Spurs need to draft players who will help the team succeed. Sometimes it might be a player who is from the States and sometimes it's one from overseas. If you want to blame the Spurs for not taking an American player, then maybe it's time we start blaming the shoe companies and parents of these exploited American players for their selfishness.
Just my thoughts on the whole deal.
most foreinors stay out of trouble with the law
that is important for the spurs
I guess not so much for posters here
players from the usa play in offseason as well as other players that are born outside the usa
see bowen
I'll bet he doesn't hit it at 90-95% like his dunks. That makes him less effective.
What do shoe companies have to do with Rasho and Beno postseason performance?
Foreigners just don't get the "no layup" rule.
Parker is a dual citizen of France and the US.
I proclaim this thread henceforth is about demanding pics to be posted of Beno's supposedly hot cousin.
yes a shoe deal makes a player great
how many does duncan have
how much bigger of a shoe endorsement does james have over duncan
Players like Boris Diaw and Andres Nocioni don't get the no-layup rule then, I guess.
No more Sequ . . .
Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sequ Is A Foreigner. He Was Born In England!
Sequ is a Latin word....for follower.
Lets get em all from da yay area yadidamean my nig?
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