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I admit that I've not seen Green play. Does anybody think this kid is ready for some prime time, rotation minutes, while Anderson is out? Or would it make sense to send him to Austin for a long, developmental stint?
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I admit that I've not seen Green play. Does anybody think this kid is ready for some prime time, rotation minutes, while Anderson is out? Or would it make sense to send him to Austin for a long, developmental stint?
Last ones worth mentioning are probably Antwain Jamison and Vince Carter.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/multimedia/101117_pop.html
I think you can see him shooting FTs behind Pop along with TP and Dice
Weren't the SPURS going to draft him but he decide to go back to UNC for his senior year?
Danny Ferry knows the Spurs system quite well, he knows what will integrate, and he knows what a good addition looks like. A player's past is insignificant as soon as he signs with the Spurs, because the Spurs system is unlike any other system in the NBA, and suddenly a player finds himself becoming an all-star within it. It's happened plenty of times. We'll see Green become Bowen, Splitter become Duncan, Hill become Parker, and Anderson become Ginobili.
Ty Lawson comes to mind, and Hansbrough might be decent, but otherwise, from Sean May to Marvin Williams to Brendan Wright, the program has not been turning out players rising to their professional ambitions.
Sean May had plenty of NBA talent, but injuries and weight problems killed his career.
Another guy that we can say he would absolutely great if he were only 3 inches taller.
Unless, he comes out with some lockdown gusto this guy will not be here long. Once Anderson comes back our need for another 6-6 player goes down.
I hate these stupid comparisons draft sites make. The worst case for Danny Green is something far, far lower than being a guy like Bogans who has been able to maintain an NBA career for 8 seasons and counting.
Very very skeptical about this. He was a nice potential and everyone was high on the guy but he couldn't make a Lebron-less Cavs team? From the games ive seen from him (small sample size) he cant defend, he cant shoot, and he looks less confident than George Hill from his rookie season.
If he can play defense like Anderson does there should be plenty of room for both of them.
Saw some youtube videos of Green.
Seems to be comfortable taking a free throw.
His shot isn't perfect, more like Bonner in that the release is a bit low.
Seems to take a lot of 3's, particularly the corner 3.
Don't really have high expectations with this player.
But maybe Ferry has some inside info on this player.
Exactly...and why wouldn't there be.
There is already a hole at backup SF, so unless the Spurs come up with a better option, why not keep him around?
Indeed.
Hope he's given a chance to prove himself
I remember liking him when he was at North Carolina....good defensive player who picked his spots on offense. I'll take em...let's see what he's got, its better than signing some dinosaur...
How sold do you need to be for the 12th or 13th spot on the roster?
I looked up some games from him last year..
His offense was terrible, especially as a spot-up shooter, it's obvious that his potential is entirely on the defensive end, as everybody has stated..
He didn't get many chances to play last year, but he struggled defending 1 on 1 vs. the bigger names he went up against..his team defense looked good in the limited time he played though, he makes good rotations, and the Cavs system probably isn't that much different than the Spurs..
I like the signing, although I don't expect him to play much..
Not really a secret. UNC used to get the pick of the best players, but those guys are now "one and done", and UNC doesn't recruit for that.
In days gone by, they would get 2 or 3 of the top 10 prospects. Now it's more like 2 or 3 of the top 50 prospects.
Perhaps he needs to spend some time under the personal tutelage of "the Rash"
I haven't seen enough minutes out of him to be all in love with the signing, but I like what I have seen, and he's prob the best of whats available.
and I trust ferry.
We shouldn't expect much from this guy. He will only receive time in blowouts, if that.
Which is why I posed the question earlier of whether or not Green could benefit from some D-League seasoning?
I wanted Green back in 2009. Good to see him get a shot in a Spurs uni.
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