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Dude has a really long neck he's trying to hide with that beard.
Dude has a really long neck he's trying to hide with that beard.
it's also a thick neck and slopey shoulders. with a thinner neck , or strasighter shoulders, it might look ok, but it just makes his head lock small. looks like a classic wrestler tbh
Playing time is earned in practice. Roby probably isn’t an NBA player when he is getting dropped for other guys who also aren’t really NBA players.
it just seems like a pattern with no real goal
stanley deserved more minutes- didnt get them - then spurs got rid of him
so what will you say when this new dude sits on the bench - gets no chance to really get enough minutes to get comfortable
then-
move HIM for another unknown scrub
just bizarre
The Bucks signed a washed Dragic with Mamu’s spot… ew
^ Leonard more so replaced him. Like the '08 (Stoudamire) and '16 Spurs (Miller), who the Bucks remind me of, they needed PG depth, even if Dragic is washed.
Mamukelashvili is skilled enough offensively, but a tweener defensively in the worst way (not mobile enough to guard the four, can't protect the rim/defensive rebound well enough as a five).
He only makes sense next to the Barlow archetype (skillset of a five in the body of a four) and that only becomes relevant if his 3 goes from serviceable to one opposing defenses deem worthy of respect.
He went 22/52 on threes last season (42.3%) and 7/32 this season (21.9%). About half the shots he takes are threes. Small sample size, but he might have the potential to be a 38-40% three point shooter. Unlikely but worth a flier, I guess.
Yeah. Think Olynyk (who grew up playing PG and had a late growth spurt turn him into a combo big). He also has no true defensive position, but is so skilled offensively that he's long been an elite third big type to where it's worth finding the Barlow type to pair with.
Nothing bizarre about this. Systematic if anything. We already know Roby wasn't fitting, we don't know that Mamu will and likelihood is small, but we def know what Roby brings and we don't want it obvs hence moving on. Besides, Mamu is intriguing in his own right regardless of a Roby replacement.
Stan deserved mins so we gave them to him; on another team that was a better situation for Stan. That was a favor to Stan and his preference in terms of opportunity.
Funny I was just watching tape of Jarace Walker the other day and was thinking he was pretty much the same archetype as Barlow. Whether or not he’s THAT much more talented (he better be if he’s expected to be picked in the top 10) remains to be seen.
You're hitting on my doubts about a Jarace Walker type. To me that PF type is like Julius Randall. There's a limit to what they can do on the court. That may be a bit reductive, but I see lots of midrange, short drives, little shot blocking, and if there's good 3-point shooting then you're not really drawing out the center unless your non-shot blocker (this guy) is playing center.
It feels like an expired archetype. Barlowe is more than great because he costs almost literally nothing.
Stanley got rotation minutes right up until he asked for his release.
His FTs say otherwise. Never trust small sample 3 point shooting, coupled with below average FT shooting.
Not a fan of that type of archetype either but the optimistic view about Jarace is that he already has a reputation for being a lockdown defender whereas anyone coming in with mostly physical tools (like Barlow) has a lot more to prove. You’re right, if his upside is Randle on defense then I wouldn’t touch him with a 10 ft pole. I’m just not sure that’s the case (yet).
Imo Walker is the opposite of Randle, more capable on defense, can defend 3 to 5 and work in progress on offense. Randle was a good offensive prospect, can rebound but not a good defender.
That's fair. The question right here is more the 'type' -- a player not as mobile as a SF who is not a shot blocker and may not shoot well enough from range. It's sort of a tweener position nowadays.
He's 30/40 on FTs in his NBA career, good for 75%. That's not bad for a big thought also a small sample size.
Yet another small sample size is Mamu going 2/2 on threes tonight. I'll grant that him being a consistent high 30s% three point shooter is unlikely, but I can't say it's out of the question.
That behind the head no look pass was sweet.
Mamu seems like a player who Pop could maximize his potential, however limited.
Yup, and Pop like those bigs who can pass and facilitate, on top of their defensive skills. They help create mismatches. I got a feeling he’s going to really like Mamu.
Agree. It's what he turned Poeltl into. Facilitating from the high post.
That one pass Mamu had was eye popping. Maybe the most slick pass I’ve seen a Spur make all year. Not saying he’s going to be great but I think he’s on a perfect team that appreciates his skills. We’ll see how it goes.
Exactly this. Allen Bristow came and talked to us once back in the day and he made a living being I'd say a marginal NBA player. He explained that players earn minutes in practice and nothing was given and one must always be mentally prepared if and when any opportunity comes because if not someone else will be as there are many would be players out there. Spurs doing exactly what they should be doing by using end of the roster spots to have tryouts and hoping to find a hidden gem or catch that light turning on in a prospect's head. I am a bit surprised Diop has survived but apparently he provides some stability to the revolving door of waived players.
The pass included in this video.
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