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All I care about is...
1) Defense
2) Defense
3) Some nice post moves.
Spliter works harder than Nene and is have more talent than Anderson.
He can help us in the 1st year as a backup, and will be ready to start when Oberto contract is over
All I care about is...
1) Defense
2) Defense
3) Some nice post moves.
Reyshawn Terry anyone? Athletic 6'8" long three? Another cut from last year's great draft class who went to Euro league.
Do any of our resident Euro experts have any comments?
No one owns Reyshawn Terry's rights? Back in the day they called him "Radio" because he'd tune out and do something stupid every once in a while, but he has good size and is defense-oriented.
I thought Dallas still owned his rights and he agreed to play the year in Europe and reassess next offseason (a la what Marcus Williams should have done). I could be wrong though.
Anyone who watches the most recent games give an update on Splitter's prospects vs. Marc Gasol's?
I'm really excited about next year's team, and the prospect of the Spurs reloading for another run. If they win this year, it will not have been without some risk--the roster is dangerously old.
So, the idea of bringing in some new bodies to play alongside the Big 3 is obviously attractive. This is especially the case in that Ginobli and Duncan will start to slip, however marginally, over the next few seasons. No one can escape Father Time...So the free agents signings will not only be needed to replace the retiring/expiring guys, but also to supplement the marginal declines of Ginobli and Duncan.
But here's the catch--the Spurs system does take a year to learn. We'll have a lot of turnover between now and next season, and that will at least mean a rockier regular season. This is all to say, I sure hope that Splitter and the rest of the new guys are quick studies. In the long term, Splitter will be a big help. Short term, however, he could hurt. Thankfully, his production couldn't be much worse than Elson's.
Imagine if Nene actually gave a ...
I cant wait for Splitter... i think people around here are trying to downplay the guy... ive watched 3 of his Euroleague games and he just seems to have 'it'. That is probably the biggest thing with legit 7 footers who can run the floor and have the fundamentals. He sets brilliant picks... rolls at the right time and the right way by opening up to the ball handler.. hes good at defending the P&R... just flat out knows how to play the game.
Combine that with the fact he was a legit 7'0" in shoes when he was 19... his ability to run the floor and experience at such a young age.
I dont know what you guys really think or hope... but i expect him to eventually become the Spurs starting C and play 30 minutes a night. Im not going to predict numbers... he does things that will help the team win and Pop will love him.
Dallas still has his rights
Looks like Splitter had another good game in a win for Tau today. 24 points on 7/11 with 10/13 from the FT line and 12 rebounds.
a very nice game
how about a update on all the spurs euro farmers?
sanikidze
russian dude
javtokas
what russian dude? You mean Karaulov?
Splitter biggest trouble this year is that he is sometimes in foul troubles. When his on the floor, he is really effective. In Euroleague, He average 13/7 in only 22mpg. For reference, he is scoring at the same pace than Scola last year.
About other players who nba rights are owned by Spurs.
Sanikidze is without a team.
Javtokas is a solid center for a very good Russian team called Dynamo Moscow. He averages 10/5 in 24mpg in ULEB cup and 8/6 in 20mpg in Russian league.
Karaulov is at the end of the bench of a good Russian team called Lokomotiv Rostov. He averages 0.7/0.3 in 3mpg in FIBA Eurocup and 3.7/2.5 in 9mpg in Russian league.
Cant believe Korolev was picked 13th
Hes a free agent now too. I bet you could get him for the minimum.
Korolev isn't a free agent. He has signed a couple of weeks ago with Dynamo Moscow (Javtokas' team).
Korolev was picked 13th? I can't remember the Spurs having a pick that high since the 90s, maybe the 80s.
Spurs haven't drafted Korolev.
Spurs have drafted Sergei Karaulov with the 58th pick of the 2004 draft. Sergei Karaulov is a big center. He played in Russia without a lot of success for teh moment.
Clippers have drafted Yaroslav Korolev with the 12th pick of the 2005 draft. Yaroslav Korolev is a very young SF who spend 2 years in LA without playing. He is back in Russia this year.
In any other team, I'd say he would be an instant contributor.
But spurs system always takes time to adapt.
Nevertheless, I think he'll be part of the rotation in his first year. Depending on his rapidity to adjust, he'll have consistant PT.
@ people getting Karaulov and Korolev mixed up.
Euroleague's Week 9 MVP!!!!
One of the best young centers in the world registered the top individual performance in Week 9 to help his team take home an important road win. Tiago Splitter of Tau Ceramica became the Week 9 MVP with a 42 performance index rating. Splitter had 25 points on 10-for-14 two-point and 5-for-5 free-throw shooting in Tau's 69-85 road win against Virtus VidiVici Bologna in Group A. He added 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals and 6 fouls drawn to amass a 42 index. Right behind Splitter came Reyshawn Terry of Aris TT Bank, who busted out for 21 points on 8-for-9 two-pointers and 5-for-6 free throws in a 93-74 home win over Le Mans. Terry added 14 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 6 blocks for a 41 index. Nikola Pekovic of Partizan Igokea helped his team to register an important home win against Chorale Roanne with 26 points on 11-for-18 two-pointers, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks for a 34 index. Kostas Vasileadis of Olympiacos and Ramunas Siskauskas of CSKA Moscow, each with a 28 index, complete the top individual performances of the week.
http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/212...r-tau-ceramica
Bruno:
Why is Sanikidze not playing anywhere? I thought he did pretty well in the Summer league and would play in Europe for sure.
I don't know why Sanikidze isn't playing.
All I know about him is :
- He signed last summer a years contract with Estudiantes Madrid. Maybe Sanikidze has been waived or release or he is still maybe under contract with them but he isn't with the team. This summer, a German team (likely Cologne) was interested in Sanikidze but Estudiantes has asked some money to trade him and the German team refused to give that money.
- Sanikidze last game played was at the end of August with Georgian NT and Sanikidze had an injury during this game. He didn't play the last game with Georgian NT that was days later.
- Georgian Basketball federation said at the start of October that Sanikidze will play for Cologne this year but nothing happened.
You can make some speculations with these infos but it remains speculations.
on the euroleague site, if you click the watch button a pop-up appears where you can watch video, and you can filter by team. If you filter by Tau a couple of Splitter vids are at the top.
There's links on there for the code to copy and paste to link but it wasn't working in my preview posts.
euroleague site
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