timvp vindicated (again)

[Solid D]

For timvp and MI21. I won't include myself in this award because it is not really anything to be proud of.

[T Park]

Solid, thats about the third time you've broken out the Kluby

[Kori Ellis]

Funny how many people here make judgments on a guy based on his most recent performance. Elson sucked last night, but it probably isn't final proof that he sucks. He's definitely struggling, but I haven't seen any Spur's A game in a while.

How about based on that he had four or five decent performances in an 82 game season?

[T Park]

I think given the right matchups hes serviceable.

If he played against their backups in Kleiza and Najera, I think he'd do alot better than he is...

[coopdogg3]

I think given the right matchups hes serviceable.

If he played against their backups in Kleiza and Najera, I think he'd do alot better than he is...

ARRRGGHHHHHH!! The dreaded "servicable" label. I thought we ran out of our quota on that usage with Rash. I guess it's back.

[1Parker1]

7 Words: Knicks will be in the playoff race.

[mardigan]

7 Words: Knicks will be in the playoff race.

They were in the playoff race until like the last week

[T Park]

1parker1 says that doesn't count.

[anonymous coward]

timvp is not that good

anonymous coward > timvp

[ALVAREZ6]

I think Elson would do well against the Suns and Mavs.

[Kori Ellis]

7 Words: Knicks will be in the playoff race.

Uh.. they were. They were in the race for the last seed with three games to go.

[Kori Ellis]

I think Elson would do well against the Suns and Mavs.

I hope so. But I doubt it.

[td4mvp21]

Elson would have maybe 1 or 2 good games against the Mavs/Suns (both would probably be 6-7 game series), which is 1 or 2 games above his average playoff series performance. So yes, Elson would technically do well against the Suns and Mavs.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Why is it that every guard that gets here is given at least one season to acclimate to the Spurs system, but if a big man doesn't come in and turn into DRob in 82 games, he's a bust?

I'm not saying that it will necessarily work out, but we've given the benefit of the doubt to every guard to come in here during the Tim Duncan era, but everyone has already deemed Elson a scrub.

[Kori Ellis]

Why is it that every guard that gets here is given at least one season to acclimate to the Spurs system, but if a big man doesn't come in and turn into DRob in 82 games, he's a bust?

I'm not saying that it will necessarily work out, but we've given the benefit of the doubt to every guard to come in here during the Tim Duncan era, but everyone has already deemed Elson a scrub.

Because he's 31.

He's not a 20-something year old guard getting a chance and needing to learn the system ala Stephen Jackson.

He's not a 20-year-old Jackie Butler.

He's 31.

He had maybe five good games all season. And seems to be getting worse.

I know he excites Spurs fans because he throws down a two-handed dunk every once in a while. And he tries to act bad ass when he pulls down an uncontested rebound and sticks out his elbows, bends his knees and spins around trying to do something to draw attention to himself to act like he accomplished something.

But he's just not a very good basketball player.

He's a 5 and 4 guy who can't stay on the court because of foul trouble.

[td4mvp21]

And he tries to act bad ass when he pulls down an uncontested rebound and sticks out his elbows, bends his knees and spins around trying to do something to draw attention to himself to act like he accomplished something.

[Kori Ellis]

Oh .. and I guarantee you that Elson will have one good playoff game and then people will say stuff like, "I told you so. I told you he was going to be good." as if one game changes his season.

[ducks]

so kori would you trade scola to move up in the draft or bring scola over

[Kori Ellis]

so kori would you trade scola to move up in the draft or bring scola over

Depends on how high they could trade up.

[ducks]

high enough to get brewer

[J.T.]

I'm married to JT and are faithfull to her.

J.T. is not a her.

[Obstructed_View]

Oh .. and I guarantee you that Elson will have one good playoff game and then people will say stuff like, "I told you so. I told you he was going to be good." as if one game changes his season.

If he has one good game, it'll be one more good game than Nazr and Rasho had last postseason. That's a tall order for him, though.

[timvp]

If he has one good game, it'll be one more good game than Nazr and Rasho had last postseason. That's a tall order for him, though.

Nazr had 18 and 8 in Game 1 of the playoffs last season. Nazr had 15 and 15 against the Nuggets in Game 1 in 2005.

Elson has 8 points in his last 9 playoff games.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

KOri,

Barry and Finley were both older than 31 when they got here, but they eventually figured it out...

Like I said, I'm not saying unequivocally it's going to work out, I just don't get the rush to label him a bust.

[Obstructed_View]

Nazr had 18 and 8 in Game 1 of the playoffs last season. Nazr had 15 and 15 against the Nuggets in Game 1 in 2005.

Elson has 8 points in his last 9 playoff games.

Nazr made a three in garbage time, which means that game didn't count. He was out there during garbage time. (Translation: Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, but my point is almost as valid. )