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You really believe they went to war without the right intelligence?
I would almost agree with that. Almost. Truth is it isn't hindsight. Tony wasn't 100% the day the season started and Spurs knew it. They thought he would heal if given limited minutes, but that didn's work.
And even if Beno was in the doghouse, surely Pop could see that there very well could come a time when he would need him. If he was set on trading him, or getting rid of him at any cost, then he surely could have seen how dangerous it is not to pick up another PG. He had to know Vaughn was never going to score much, and surely he could see in practice that there was no way he could call on Vaughn to run the club for close to 40 minutes a night. Even if he considered he had Barry to run the point, he also had to consider that Barry could be out at the same time as Tony.
I suppose he thought, well, Manu can run it if he has too. The problem with this is Manu is collapsed on, and even if he can get the ball to someone else, chances are they aren't making the shot.
All in all, cutting loose of Beno early in the season was not a very intelligent decision.
You really believe they went to war without the right intelligence?
I'm not an expert on laws. But the last time I checked, citizens of this country still has more rights over aliens. So having that rule is reasonable. The league officials still has an obligation to keep the league american.If anything, I propose the NBA require each team to have at least four foreigners on their squad every season and to make sure that at least two of the four are single.
If you require that, we might as well bring the team argentina and china and the rest of the world in the NBA and leave americans jobless or playing abroad.
Mistakes are becoming evident for Spurs FO this season:
1) Letting go of Beno knowing Parker was out of shape and Vaughn could not seriusly play 30+ minutes
2) Letting go of DWash
3) Not picking up ANY backup PG = plain irresponsible!
4) Letting go of Scola for nothing
5) Not treating Tony's injury seriously in December
U gotta be kiddin me
yeah...I'm kidding
i think this is the huge mistake.. Even if Beno is here, I am not sure if he is going to play..
obviously it was
I never thought Beno deserved the scorn and abuse that was aimed at him. His numbers for the Kings prove he's not as worthless as Pop and a lot of fans thought he was. Guess Beno gets the last laugh.....
Even if he's an All-Star in Sacramento, that doesn't mean Beno would be good in San Antonio.
Beno was just on the wrong team in the wrong time. He had all the potentials, but this cannot overcome what Tony parker has to offer. Plus, he's not giving what Pop is asking of him (which is defense). The result - vaughn, booted him out of the rotation.
It's good that he has finally found a niche with Sacramento. I hope he becomes an all star. And they lose against the spurs.
Beno was horrible here. No other way to spin it.
Beano, no matter how good he is won't be great in the Spur's system.
Sure thing. I think Pop notice this too. Beno can't thrive in a defensive minded team as the spurs. But you must admit, he could score.
the only mistake was not picking up another 3rd string pg after letting go of washington.
beno had already asked out, keeping him wouldnt have solved anything.
Since Langford isn't ready for prime time, I think the Spurs may have been waiting for Stoudamire all along.
Beno was not a cancer and did not cause any kind of problems for the Spurs. Truth is- he seemed at times kind of like the kid brother who tags along. While some people may not have liked him or thought he was useless most of the time, Beno was a very good option as a third point guard. If indeed someone got hurt, and we knew Tony was not 100%, he was not a bad guy to have aorund and use for emergency purposes. He at least had the potential to be a temporary starter if TP got hurt while Vaughn clearly never did. If they were not all that high on Washington- and his prompt cutting seems to show that- then it really did not make all that much sense for the Spurs to let him go when they did. Contrary to what people here wanted to think, Beno was in better shape when training camp started and it was a contract year. I think they could have gotten more out of Beno that they have out of the merry-go-round of D-leaguers that have paraded through town the past couple of months.
beno was a cancer because he said things outside of usa that was not right and caused cancer
if tp was healthy his stupid name would not be mentioned
Beno deserved to be run out of town. I'm glad he's doing well.
Somewhere else.
Let's wait and see how he does as the back up in Sac...
As we've all seen, the less Beno plays, the less Beno cares.
Beno SUCKS
7.75 PPG and 45% FG-- which is the same FG% he has shot as a starter and is actually a higher scoring rate of points per minute of play
I see...
Tell me ploto...do you sincerely believe that's a large enough sample size to
render the final judgement now? Do you really believe that?
If yes...you're wrong.
If no...then why did you just try to do it?
I think what it was is that Pop demanded he play defense. Pop, I think, is so hung up on D, that he doesn't see that along with that D, you need some points. I still say Beno had one of the sweetest shots around.
Now you sit Tony to rest, or even like now he is injured, and you have a point guard that provides absolutely no Offense.
How soon people forget the night we were in Houston, down something like 19 in the 4th, and it was Benos scoring, not his D, that brought us back and won the game. The main problem is, that once in Pops doghouse, always in Pops doghouse. Benos downfall was getting trapped and turning over the ball a couple of times in the Detroit series. But I still think, from a pure point guard standpoint, that Beno fits it better than Tony. It's just that, when healthy, Tony is so much quicker and drives the lane. Not a pass first type.
But it does no good to cry over spilt milk. Tony is injured, Beno is in Sac town, and the Spurs are searching for an answer. Like the man said "it is what it is".
Wasn't the reason why we still had him up to 2007, because, despite all his mental deficiencies, he was an insurance plan?
It was just bad timing. Letting go of Washington, (prematurely?? too eagerly??) was more of a mistake than trading Beno. Now we're forced to settle on signing another veteran, in old man Stoudamire.
Any Beno remorse is just hindsight's doing.
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