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Eh, the Spurs' needs are pretty clear and there is no pressure to dump salary. If the Spurs are picking up this guy it is because one or more of their big men are on the way out.
well...i have no idea, we'll see.
Eh, the Spurs' needs are pretty clear and there is no pressure to dump salary. If the Spurs are picking up this guy it is because one or more of their big men are on the way out.
Wow spurs drafting anderson when batum, lee, cdr are still available would be a major blow...
But if they have a trade for bonner and horry not resign, it makes a little sense ...
I can very well see the Spurs like Anderson. it might not be a very popular pick, but he has so many of the typical Spurs-material qualities, the possibility can't be ignored.
fact is, the Spurs see a player like him as part of their system. another fact is, that Bonner didn't look as if he can fill this spot the way Pop expected it. (will likely be gone. back to the Raptors?) fact is, Anderson has the potential of a rich man's Bonner and, most important, he has the BBIQ Bonner lacks.
still, what I absolutely can't see is that the Spurs pick him with Batum still on the board, as Ford predicts it. they might pass on CDR and Lee, but no way they pass on Batum. he could have a heart plus a kidney problem and the Spurs would still pick him.
Spurs are usually very discreet on their draft picks. I don't buy this rumor.
Anyway, let's say it's true and Spurs draft Anderson at #26.
Having a big who can shoot alongside Duncan is always nice. Spurs could consider him as a significant upgrade over Bonner in that role.
What is surprising is that Spurs had way bigger needs than that. Their biggest need is some kind of athleticism at every spot and Anderson doesn't fill that at all. We don't have the whole picture, maybe there are more than just drafting Anderson. Spurs could have under their wing a trade with Bonner.
Drafting Anderson at #26 doesn't make a lot of sense but it could make some if it's just a part of a bigger plan.
I have a hard time believing that, in a draft so rich in 2's and 3's, the Spurs would ignore their obvious need for an athletic wing player for about the 4th year in a row. Picking Anderson in the 2nd round, I can see. But not with the 26th pick.
Ryan Anderson -> Matt Bonner -> Matt Bullard = Same guy
You take this guy if you are moving Bonner.
+1...must be part of some kind of trade package...one of these guys will not be a spur
If true, this must mean that the Spurs don't like any of the players that might "fall" to 26. That's hard to imagine and, hopefully, it's incorrect.
3 way trade, Bonner to LA for Mihm and then Bonner to Miami for Dwayne Wade.
kkkkk...
If they draft Anderson and leave Chalmers, CD-R or Batum on the board...I will be sick.
R.C. Buford was stupid enough the first time around to think that replacing Robert Horry was as easy as finding a tall guy who can shoot 3's. Perhaps he's convinced himself that Matt Bonner is the problem and the next time around, a slow, unathletic stiff who plays no defense successfully will become the next Big Shot Rob.
At some point it will dawn on people that R.C. Buford and Dennis Lindsey have no idea what the they're doing.
It sure as better be.
The way I see it is Horry's time has expired, Bonner has had his turn, may as well give someone else a shot. Just not at pick #26.
this would ruin my day......no not anderson!
Maybe Bonner is part of some package for a higher draft pick.
Anyways, I doubt this guy is the pick. Pop's back to using disinformation rather than trying to hide in plain sight. Of course, watch Thorn take Anderson at #21 now.
if this is true... there is either a larger deal at work, or the spurs feel anderson is the most equipped to help immediately. I'm hoping for something else in the works.
This has got to be false. I'll throw up in disgust on draft night if this happens.
so....anderson=splitter?
or wat?
I call BS.
I think your evaluation of Anderson is dead on, except I don't think drafting Anderson indicates we're dumping Bonner - just that Horry is gone, and we need another perimeter big. If they're going to reach on Anderson, I hope there's a wing or back-up PG in the second round they'll take a chance on (Malik Hairston? George Hill?).
It's a reach, but if true, it could be worse - we could be selling our picks or drafting Tomic/Asik.
It's something the Spurs would do even with other guys on the board who would help more.
I agree with others that if he is the pick for the Spurs then it means Bonner is on the move for something else. Or the pick is for someone else.
Not that I'm lobbying for Anderson, but FWIW, Jay Bilas was on last night's draft preview show on ESPN2 and was asked who his biggest sleeper was this year. He said Ryan Anderson. He feels Anderson is vastly underrated and should be (in his opinion) someone that teams consider in the high teens or low 20s instead of the late first/early 2nd round. He said that Anderson has a true inside-outside game which will only improve as he adds strength. He said he's not a great athlete, but he's good enough, and has a chance to develop into one of the most "complete" PF's in the NBA in time.
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