because Green is inconsistent and sucks balls.
I guess same people saying Splitter sucks last year have moved on to Anderson sucks this year. I would give the kid time he has yet had a whole training camp as he was hurt the first year and lock out the second.
I do though think we are going to have to look at probably moving him and we have a glut at SG. I think that our last years pick Hanga maybe takes his place next year.
To be honest the only person who sucks on this team is Bonner.
Anderson is consistent at being bad, imho.
Well I rather they play the player with the most upside of these two ty players.
Injuries to Neal, Manu, and TJ have provided ample opportunities for the young wings on the Spurs to make an impression. Leonard and Green have seized those opportunities while Anderson has not.
In a normal season, teams have until October 31st to exercise the 3rd or 4th year team options on rookie contracts. With the lockout, that deadline has been moved to January 25th this season.
As far as I can tell, Anderson is among seven first round picks from the 2010 Draft that have yet to have their 2012-13 options picked up. We'll know within the next 12 days if the Spurs still like James enough to guarantee his 1.5M salary for the 2012-13 season.
Btw, the other six players from the 2010 draft are:
Xavier Henry (12)
Craig Brackins (21)
Damion James (24)
Q. Pondexter (26)
Greivis Vasquez (28)
Daniel Orton (29)
I am still VERY high on Anderson. What I saw early last season gave me a lot of hope that he could be another steal by the FO.
However, like Mel_13 just pointed out, opportunity is knocking and he's taking a long, long time to get to the door. In reality, I couldn't care less if he does well as long as Kawhi and Green can make up for his presence and production.
Good luck JA.
LEss and less by the hour....
z0sa:
Just curious, what is it that keeps you so high on him as a prospect? As I stated earlier in this thread, I still havent given up on Anderson and believe he needs a chance to settle into his first real season and his role before judgement is passed....but that said he has looked pretty miserable. I'd love to hear the thoughts of some one who still describes themselves as VERY high on JA. Thanks.
I'm high on him, just because he was a 1st round pick, and would be pissed if he was a bust. Imo, JA is pressing and feels he has to produce. I would suprised if the Spurs did not pick up his option. Too early to give up on JA, but he needs to show something this year.
I think his three point stroke could eventually be one of the NBA's best, if he were given the minutes to increase his confidence, and I like his size and athleticism for a SG. I honestly think he could be a decent or better scorer in the NBA. Some players take time to develop, especially defensively, and I anticipate he could be a good one on both ends, particularly offensively.
It's speculation at this point but JA was a damned good scorer in college. It's hard to imagine, with his obvious athleticism and stroke as well as his good play last year, that in the end he is just another scrub.
I agree that he is pressing a bit but he's just a kid by NBA standards, due in no small part to his season ending injury. More time on the court should instill confidence in him, particularly if Green levels off.
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In training camp he was playing good, at the point that his teammates were saying he could have been the possibile (positive) surprise this season...
Said that, I thought he had a good athleticism, and what scared me is that he didn't show that in the minutes he has played till now...I thought also he could have been a decent ball handler...but as of now he doesn't look like he can do that.
Probably, one thing to consider is that his game is based a lot on confidence, and having lost last season and played just a short (but positive, as it seemed) training camp maybe has been bad for him...also 'cause we've never been as deep as in this season in his role...
He seems like George Hill another player who's game is affected by his confidence. Basically Hill was a feast or famine player when you needed him. First you should never lose confidence and even if you're shots aren't going in you should continue to compete.
No he seems like a bust. We should draft more international players like Manu and Parker.
That is what the D-league is for.
A trip to the D-League could be good for him. Not sure at this point - it's not like Green and even Kawhi are ultra reliable.
thanks z0sa and jjktkk
I agree 100% with your thoughts concerning him pressing too much, I believe I touched on them in my post on this topic in the thread's first page. After getting the start in the first game after Manu went down and playing poorly, JA got yanked by Pop and hasn't seen the court very much since. I really think that move killed his confidence; I think if Pop had gone the other route and kept him in the starting 5, even if he didnt play him starter's minutes, the effect would have been the opposite, and JA might have been emboldened. Plus, I like Neal better as a sixth man than a starter anyway. I'm disappointed with Anderson's start to the season, but I, too, have high hopes for the kid. As I mentioned before, once we are half way through the season or so, and his minutes and role are most consistent and established (if that ever takes place) I think we will see a much more relaxed and comfortable Anderson, and thus a much better one.
Kawhi seems to be a good draft pick. Green is great as a non-draft pick. J.A. seems lazy.
Tearing it up in the D league really could be the perfect thing for him, and he really should be entirely capable of doing so. I agree that Green and Leonard aren't stalwarts yet, and neither has a fully developed offensive game, but that's what Neal is here for. We have the depth to get by without him for a bit (knock on wood gd injuries ), so hopefully that would get him going. Although, conversely, it could run the risk of further ruining his confidence. That injury last year really screwed him, now he is two years removed from the swagtastic feel of wrecking in a stacked Big 12.
Yes, I am.
Me too.
Because I really liked what I saw from him before he broke his shoot and when I like a player, It takes a lot of time before I gave up on him. For example, I still think Marcus Williams is Spurs' savior...
Speaking of JA, Spurs have until January 25th to pick his option for 2012-2013. It's only $1.5M so Spurs should pick it but if he continues to suck, they might reconsider it.
JA reminds me of old ABA Spur Donnie Freeman. Donnie looked about 80 years old and moved so slowly that Chick Hearn nicknamed him "Fluid Drive" when he ended his career with the Lakers in 1976.
But Donnie Freeman was efficient in his movements and effective as a player. (He was also a lot older than JA to look so old and fragile.)
JA needs to have one thing that he can do really well to stick in the league. He doesn't have to do it all, just be really good at one thing.
Right now I'm not sure what that one thing is.
I've got a nick for JA .. "The Tortoise". Movements so slow and subtle they put defenders to sleep.
I like JA and think he'll eventually come good as a wing scorer in the NBA. Think the Spurs would be foolish not to pick his option.
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