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I don't see the sense in drafting a big when your needs are swings and points.
Did Keith Brumbaugh stay in?
I don't see the sense in drafting a big when your needs are swings and points.
It could be possible that the Spurs have decided to look for their young swingman through free agency, thus knocking that position out of draft consideration. Which means we'll be drafting a point and a big with the 26 and 45.
Why pass on athletic NBA bigman talent for sketchy perimeter talent? There's no guarantee that Chalmers or some of these swingmen everyone wants will even be available at #26.
You still have the MLE to address the swingman spot, and you have a much better chance of landing a player who is ready to start and score next season in free agency than in the draft.
The Spurs' goal in this draft, especially at #26, is to find someone who is likely to be able to make your rotation within a year or two.
Because the big men are at least as sketchy?
The swingman FA market is thin, and the draft is pretty solid with good swings in CDR, Lee and others.
Chalmers also fixes the problem of the backup point position wich has been a probem since 2003.
IMO, the bigman position is lower on the rung, than the above MUCH more needed areas.
Yes, but it's very possible that those swingmen could be gone by the time we pick.
Let's see, you have one guy with two bad knees who might be something some day. CDR, Rush, and Lee can each easily go before #26 and at best in SA would be spending time in Austin next season. None of them are close to being able to start in the NBA next season, which, if you look at how the roster is set for next season, is what they would have to do to be able to make the active roster. Chalmers would be ideal but with Lawson pulling out he could very well be gone before #26.
Out of all of those Chalmers has the best chance to actually be in the NBA 3 years from now.
I highly doubt that.
We shall see.
Once again, I think the bigmen that would potentially available at that position, they are gonna be crap.
The only bigmen I would take a flyer on, would be at the 45 position, and someone you can have down in Austin.
I disagree.
I think any shooting guards drafted or signed, will immediately get into the rotation, depending on health and or effort.
The Spurs are looking for a swingman who can start and score this offseason to replace Finley. What player in this draft who could be available at #26 is going to be able to do that?
Then the Spurs are ed.
At best the Spurs are able to draft Chalmers and he's their backup point next season.
There's nothing much in arguing this.
Just gotta wait for the draft to come around.
Yeah a JR Smith, Azubuike, Lee or CDR would mean the Spurs are horrible.
Your replacing Michael Finley?
Whos on the team now that would be ahead of anyone thats drafted and or signed?
Udoka?
I don't think so.
Smith is in the draft?
If the Spurs signed him, any swingman drafted would be a Toro for sure.
GinobiliWhos on the team now that would be ahead of anyone thats drafted
Bowen
Udoka
Barry
If hes as good as they say he is, that will be a darn good draft pick.
You'd have a need position filled for the next 4 years, easily.
While I'd prefer a swingman that can take over for Finley and give them some athleticism with Parker and Mahinmi, you take the best player available.
I just don't think the bigmen in the draft, AND who would be at the 26th, is good enough to play on the team or be worthy of the roster spot needed all season.
Agreed.
If thats what you meant, then I apologize.
Who's taking the 6th big spot today?
Im sorry, but if You draft someone that has the scoring ability and athleticism, then you have to give them minutes ahead of Udoka. Barry is old enough and fragile enough to have to have his minutes cut down on.
Who is this magical player? It never fails that talented bigs who can play in the NBA fall in the draft because they fail to have the magical height of 6'10". The Spurs need to pull a guy who can make it in the league at #26 and be a part of their rotation. Chalmers is the best bet to make the rotation next season. Outside of him, I think the bigman crop is much more attractive than the swingmen. Marcus Williams seemed to fit the swingman profile coming out of college and we saw how that turned out.
You think the bigmen in the draft can supplant Kurt Thomas and Oberto along with Mahinmi needing minutes?
What's the magical list of better big men? You saying Javale McGee or DeVon Hardin are better prospects than CDR or Lee? That's a laugh. Only Hibbert has that polish at that point, and he's rising. Ajinca and Ibaka are only distant prospects. I think you're quite wrong here.
Roy Hibbert is rising, and hes crap.
exactly my point.
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