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White gorilla przybilla baby!!! Woo hoo!!!!!
He's averaging 10 pts, 9 rebs for the Idaho Stampede D-league team. Obviously wouldn't do that on the Spurs but for an emergency situation I would say do it!
White gorilla przybilla baby!!! Woo hoo!!!!!
Looking ahead on the schedule, I see 3 games till the AS break. After the break, we have 3 games in the first 7 days. Back to back 10 day contracts gets us a total of 7 games. How do we handle the injury situation? Who is available? What can they bring to the table?
I dont see any player in the FA market that would be ready to contribute to the Spurs. Only a trade would satisfy our needs. As of right now, I see NO team offering us a good deal on a usable big without wanting too much in return. According to the CBA, we can have the same number of 10 day contracts as players on the inactive list. That would be 2. With no FA or trade available, we have only one other option. D-league.
3 names come to the front as possible alternatives. First, Malcolm Thomas, second and third, Leo Lyons and Eric Dawson.
Thomas has been on the Spurs roster. 6'9 225 He got little time on the court and little practice time. We know a few things about him. He can block shots of average players. He can score and rebound better in an open system but can also play in the rigid system Pop requires. He has shown life in the DLeague.
Eric Dawson, 6'9 250, has been in the Dleague 5 years with no outstanding seasons until this season. He is averaging 16 and 9, but this comes with a bad break when he missed from Jan 19 to Feb 10. He has played only 5 games since returning. If this was an injury, do we take a chance and hope he is healthy?
Leo Lyons 6'9 240, is a 2nd year dleaguer. He is averaging 16.5 and 8.5 this season. He can play inside and outside. He's defense is average but serviceable. He has been on the Toros for 56 games. He has the exposure to the system at that level and the teachings of the staff there. He has not missed any time with an injury. His biggest knock came in college as he was suspended a couple of times. He seems to have overcome the at ude problem.
What I think we should do is sign one or even two of these players to 1 10 day contract and give them time to play and PRACTICE with the team during the AS break. If one outshines the other give him the second 10 day contract. Then if we need more time for Splitter to heal, we have a player we can sign to an additional 10 day contract who has played and practiced with the team.
At that point, the trade deadline will have passed and we will either make a trade or stand pat as we are.
Steve Novak?
he would be great
Kovac is a Knick and NOT available.
It wasn't an injury. He signed a contract overseas (Slovenia) and then for some reason, he failed to report to their team -- I'm not sure of the details behind that. Then he came back to the D League.
Thanks Kori
That means he could well be an option for POP. All three could be playing in LA right now.
I guess the story behind Dawson not going to Slovenia was a financial one. the team that wanted him had deep trouble sooner this year. Most of their players, including Davis Bertans, left because they weren't paid. Dawson likely got cold feet by not receiving enough financial guarantees that they have the money to pay him.
After looking on twitter, it looks like Eric Dawson will be indeed the player Spurs will sign.
Good to hear. I'm glad Dawson is going to get some burn.
Bruno is right, after 5 years in Austin, this makes for a nice feel-good story.
Meh.
Scolaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Hopefully he gets some burn but I doubt it.
How can he NOT? We only have three bigs, and Austin runs our system, so he should know the plays.
Do you really expect Pop to play him? I don't when he can ride Bonner and Blair instead.
I'm always hoping Pop will give some of these guys burn whether it's for a minute or two rest for someone or for fouls. But how often does Pop play these call ups?
I hope to be proven wrong but I'm just not expecting Pop to change.
He's played young guys more this season than any time I can remember. You never know. As thin as they are he might see some action - especially with Utah and Portland next up on the menu. Pop might want to get a look at them sooner rather than later.
I read an interview today with a couple of the Knicks' FO guys, and they said that just a few weeks ago they seriously considered waiving Jeremy Lin. And that if Baron Davis had been able to come back from his injury a little quicker, they would almost certainly have cut him. I also saw this article that questions how effectively teams are able to evaluate talent. wired.com.link It draws too heavily on the NFL, unfortunately, but there is some validity. The one thing I'm convinced of - nobody really knows which one(s) of these D-League standouts could get minutes in the NBA, and which couldn't, until they actually seem them in some games.
We aren't going to get a starting big from the D-League. But a guy who could give us a good 12 minutes, play some D, and pull down some boards? I think it's possible. But there's no way of knowing unless the guy gets court time. I hope you're wrong about Pop not giving him the opportunity.
I hope Dawson gets some decent pt - I don't think he'll wow anyone, but he should be useful for rebounding and protecting the paint some.
Since Manu's going to be out for a bit, I'd like to see the Spurs give a 10 day to Manny Harris of Canton. Other than Manu and TP, the Spurs don't really have a player that can drive to the rim and pick up fouls. Harris looks like he's that kind of player and maybe it could translate in the nba - it could be worth a chance.
If we need another point guard, we should only look to Austin again. Justin Dentmon would suit me just fine. I have watched him several times this season and he can handle the ball. He is a little raw but he would work fine with the vets.
'just feeling' it. That's all. No inside info.
Maybe Eric will get more time to help the team than Malcolm got.
5 years in the D League? I wouldn't call that "upside". Of course, hopefully he plays well, but really...I can't see him even playing. I much more expect small ball and/or Pop to give more minutes to Blair. I can't see Pop trusting a 5 year D leaguer who didn't go through training camp over one of his own 3rd year players.
Upside? Who needs ing upside? We need a large warm body for about 20 minutes a game for a week or two.
I sure wish I understood why we dont give Javtokas another look. He's just 31 and might be ready to handle the load now.
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