Quote Originally Posted by J_Paco
Timvp, do you think Poetl has played his way out of the rotation permanently?
No. He'll be given more chances. The main issue is that most teams are small and Aldridge is becoming less and less able to play power forward. The other issue is that there are so many new parts, Pop doesn't have the wiggle room to do anything other than try to stay as compe ive as possible every minute. Poeltl needs to learn how to fit -- hopefully the Spurs can improve to the point that they can let him learn on the fly. Right now, they don't have that luxury.

Quote Originally Posted by Chinook
I expect to see Pon cut soon. As crazy as it sounds, Quincy gets a $8546 every day he's on the roster. With his $150k guarantee, that means he only needs to be on the roster 18 days in order to use up all his guaranteed money. That 18th day will be Friday. If the team has any desire to add salary in a trade or signing this season, PATFO is probably not keen to spend money on a guy they don't intend to keep, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him cut after Wednesday's game.
Great observation

Pondexter getting time could have been his goodbye present. It wouldn't be surprising at all for the Spurs to cut him because Pop has never shown much interest in playing him even with the Spurs desperate for perimeter defense (probably because Pondexter doesn't appear to have the mobility to even be an average defensive player).

If the Spurs don't cut Pondexter, that tells me the Spurs think D. White will be back soon and won't have any lingering issues. It also tells me the coaching staff thinks Walker is an option to play right away after he recovers from his surgery. They wouldn't purposefully remain this thin unless they want to keep the way paved for White and Walker.

Quote Originally Posted by phxspurfan
Just watched the game on DVR. Quality win. Any win against a Carlisle-coached team seems to be quality lately. That dude knows how to push the Spurs buttons, that's for sure. My thoughts:
Good stuff