Really wish Hanlan got the two-way over Hillard. Hillard has been fine, but I don't like the message the Spurs have been sending their prospects lately. Everything from the confusion with Hanga to not playing Bertans to de Colo wanting out to them ing up on Milutinov -- I wouldn't want the Spurs to be holding my rights right now. Hanlan and Blossomgame should have gotten the deals, or if not them a guy like Cady. That's what the deals are for: paying guys to be in the d-league who might have otherwise gone/stayed overseas.
I give you Hanlan. He's been solid since summer league. Very steady hand at point, plays big, and somewhat versatile. He's kind of a jack of all trades type as a combo guard. I like his game a lot. We are set at guard for the near future so I wonder how he figures in.
Nothing too exciting in these highlights but it's good to see him being more aggressive and shooting well:
What's up with Blossomgame
I have seen comments in SBNation that state if you are going to play in the Gleague it’s better to be a FA anyways so that you have chances to get called up by any team instead of just the one team which may not have roster spots. So Hanlan, Blossomgame and the like are f*cked. They aren’t getting the 2 way deal, they aren’t going to get called up by the Spurs when the 2 way deals are there, and other teams can’t call them up either. They are long shots unlikely to make it even if they were free, but one never knows, injuries affect teams and they start calling up gleague prospects.
Eh, they can always go overseas. If they wanted to be free agents all they had to do was force the tender offer before the season. Playing in Austin is their choice.
Hanlan and Castello have been the guys who have stood out. The one thing on this team is that all the players are pretty decent.
I'm hoping that the guys with athleticism and talent learn the skills to excel in the NBA. Spurs have been able to develop lots of players like Jamychal Green and JSimms who have the athleticism and now the skills to do well in the NBA. Just too bad we couldn't keep either of them. However, I'm pretty stoked about acquiring Rudy Gay in the freemarket for cheap. I don't think you can get Rudy Gay talent coming from the G-league.
I’ve been waiting for Brimah to have a monster game. It hasn’t happened
He's got the length that Spurs love. He could turn out to be a Dedmon clone. Which wouldn't be that bad!I’ve been waiting for Brimah to have a monster game. It hasn’t happened
The only reason I watched was to see how he would play. He didn’t play Costello started and was suprised how smart and good he was just wish he was a little taller. As far as the Bull he is like Murray to an extent talented but needs playing time and bulk up. Hopefully he gets playing time and grows to his potential
He has outside shooting, but his release is a little low. I’ve seen them get blocked. But he can defend the post, a rebounder, shot blocker and can out sprint everyone every time on fast breaks. He seems to have a good at ude. Spurs can use him
Game is about to tip off if you are bored: https://www.facebook.com/nbagleague/...5615663885289/
OH !
Blossomgame hit a nice game winning alley-oop layup.
What jyra said. Crazy comeback with Blossom going from goat to hero in a short period of time.
Cool
Awesome game winner. Refs were laughable.
Hilliard's TO rate has unfortunately carried over to his stint with SAS.
Another awesome performance by Hanlan, the rightful owner of that two way.
So what are chances of seeing the front office replace any of the two way players? I not getting my hopes up but the deadline for signing two way contracts is January 15th. Hilliard has been bad and Costello hasn't even made it past one appearance so far. If he can't even get spot minutes with Lauvergne playing like trash there's no point in keeping him around.
I kind of like Landry Nnoko. I remember him playing some decent defense in his Summer League stint. He seems like a solid defensive center who isn't completely useless on the other end. I don't expect a rotation player to show up but it would be nice to have someone who can at least challenge Lauvergne for spot minutes.
Pop is saving Costello. Dude was fine with the Spurs and very good with the Toros. Hillard has been about as good as a two-way guy should be expected to be. I don't see any reason to replace either now.
Saving Costello for what exactly? Just to be clear those 45 days are counted as games played right? We are at the half way mark of the season so he should be able to play in every single remaining game if needed. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Hilliard has a negative PER (yeah PER sucks but that's usually a bad sign) and his defense hasn't been much better for a guy who is supposed to be solid on that end. I don't want to judge him prematurely but he has shown nothing so far.
Costello has already used a few days even though he's only played one game. It's not just games; it's technically any day they are with the team, so road trips would likely include all the days the team is gone, for example.
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