Spurs make strange picks - so what's new?

[mattyc]

I'm not concerned at all. We can wait for Tiago and Williams is a good risk.

We still have guys like Mahinmi, Sanikidze, Javtokas and Scola on the books.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Maybe they're just really sold on Vaughn....no....I'm serious....stop laughing!

That's what I was thinking too...

I thought the strangest thing was not picking a point. Maybe they figure that points take 3-5 years to mature in the NBA, and we want to win now, so drafting a point is counterproductive?

As for you T park, do you think anyone believes you will give up your tickets if that happens?

BTW, reason I started this thread is the number of people in other threads behaving like it's doom and gloom because we didn't draft any immediate help. My point - WE RARELY DO. Besides, we have the best TEAM in the NBA, and teams win trophies, so as long as we keep things intact and make a tweak here and there we should be fine.

The next big question is what happens to Beno, Barry and Scola. They seem to be the odd men out at the moment...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Oh, and I'd trade Scola for Duhon in a second.

[spurster]

I thought Vaughn overall was mediocre, but not bad. It seems to take two years for players to fully integrate into the Spurs system and Vaughn did enough for the Spurs so he didn't cost them a le. He started playing well toward the end of the season, but was often a liability in the playoffs. I think he will be fine in his second year on the Spurs.

[Mr. Body]

There's a very real possibility they go with Udrih another year. I can see that happening without a doubt. They'll Udrih-Vaughn it for one more year.

That Zabian Dowdell dropped out of the draft is unfortunate for his side, but no one should read too much into it in regards to red flags or character issues or massive flaws in his game. This is the same guy people had projected in the early part of the second round to mid-round. Nothing's changed - there just weren't any point guards taken after a certain point. Of Shakur, Brown, and Dowdell, Zabian is the best prospect.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Not taking a PG was interesting.

I wonder if that means the Spurs are sticking with Beno.

or maybe making a trade for another NBA's mid-age PG

[mountainballer]

There's a very real possibility they go with Udrih another year. I can see that happening without a doubt. They'll Udrih-Vaughn it for one more year.

That Zabian Dowdell dropped out of the draft is unfortunate for his side, but no one should read too much into it in regards to red flags or character issues or massive flaws in his game. This is the same guy people had projected in the early part of the second round to mid-round. Nothing's changed - there just weren't any point guards taken after a certain point. Of Shakur, Brown, and Dowdell, Zabian is the best prospect.

right. Sessions also almost went undrafted. and most mocks had him even higher than Dowdell. (Bucks got a steal in him IMO)

[mardigan]

Should have just bought Fernandez or Kopponen

[mountainballer]

Should have just bought Fernandez or Kopponen

I think the Suns would have never sold him to us.

[coopdogg3]

Should have just bought Fernandez or Kopponen

No way the Suns would sell us players.

[mardigan]

Why not, we gave them Barbosa

And the Suns didnt draft Koponen