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Let the record show that I called this on draft tonight, and should therefor be a part of the Spurs’ decision-making process moving forward tbh.
From the 2020 Draft Thread:
Missing in the late teens is pretty common, and that would encompass Sammich and Lonnie. No one hits at 100%, and no one hits as often as the Spurs do.
Let the record show that I called this on draft tonight, and should therefor be a part of the Spurs’ decision-making process moving forward tbh.
From the 2020 Draft Thread:
At the time, DJ would have pitched a fit. He was pretty immature, and I don't think he even liked them drafting White a few years earlier. In the long run, we got Vassell, 3 FRPs and one FRP swap out of not drafting Hali. If we drafted Hali, DJ never makes the ASG, and we don't get the bag for him. We probably don't get Wemby, either.
Good prognostication, though.
I realize this is a troll thread and I've said this ad nauseam, but the only justification (who cares what him or his representation supposedly preferred) was because they appeared to refuse to re-build and White and Murray seemed entrenched.
No one could have foreseen Haliburton becoming a top 5 offensive player analytically, but he clearly had a higher offensive ceiling than either of them and is a central casting Spur.
Lucking into Wembanyama 3 years later doesn't excuse it either.
I'm more apt to give them Primo over Sengun and Murphy III, even though it was obvious they'd become the players they're becoming and he was a mystery box with a good chance of busting.
At least then, you could argue they were in search of a foundational star (who wouldn't lose value in the post season), with no high lottery picks with which to find it.
AusSpur is on the money here but there are conflicting reports.
A couple of links re: 'Orchestration' V 'Dissatisfaction'
https://kingsherald.com/draft-news/2...ngs-lowe-post/
https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2...ft-motivation/
The NBA needs to figure out how to keep these guys from icing teams.
I will take Wemby over Halli in a million years. With Halli, spurs would have never drafted Wemby. With Wemby in place, let find another Halli or poor man's version of Halli.
It was a question not a take
You question doesn’t have a question mark.
CoJo than Jimmy Butler
It was a rhetorical question, which is a take.
Unless you were actually asking why the Spurs hired Wright, in which case nobody understands how the question is relevant to drafting Devin Vassell over Tyrese Haliburton.
Haliburton is on his second team. I'm puzzled why fans would want to be the team that drafted him.
The Spurs won the lottery with the lost coin toss against Houston.
Not sure there is much that they can do (and not sure that they should honestly).
IIRC, Spurs have played the disinformation game before too with Nic Batum and Rudy G back in the day.
There are probably countless stories that have gone untold over the years with teams jockeying for draft positions, agents protecting a client's interest etc.
At the end of the day if a rookie fails to report or wants the team to bend to every whim, they often find themselves out of the league in short order.
(See Royce White and Kai Jones for some recent examples).
It's up to the teams at the end of the day and again have some have mentioned, with a budding All-Star in DJ and backcourt running mate in Derrick White locked up to deals;
a 3 and D wing w. upside was probably considered a higher priority and easier draft choice at the end of the day.
I was not the biggest Vassell believer before the season, but if Vassell had a competent PG playing next to him, it would look even less of a "miss" compared to Haliburton. Vassell shot selection is poor this year (because the offense sucks) but his talent is overcoming that. Vassell will really thrive next to Wemby once a real PG is in place.
So yeah, we missed Haliburton but it's not like we did something insane and drafted someone like Josh Primo over him.
Wiseman, Williams, Okoro,Okungwu, Hayes, Toppin, Avdija,Smith would have been ‘misses’ worth crying over. Vassell is not.
If Haliburton was with us, he wouldn't be putting up these type of numbers. Haven't you guys realized yet that players like this normally don't put up those type of numbers with us that they do with other teams? Jokic wouldn't be Jokic under popovich.Haliburton at No. 11 in the 2020 draft, but selected Vassel instead. Haliburton went No. 12 to the Kings. Lets see.......
Avg FG 3pt Ast
Vassel 18.3 49.5 40.9 2.7
Haliburton 26.9 52.1 44.9 11.9
Damn
Jokes aside, this kid is hoopin’ rn tbh.
He’s hooping like a mother er, but his team is bottom half in the EC playoffs.
Haliburton is an awful defender and also the main reason the Pacers have no choice but to be an offense only team to win anything. Not sure how much you going to win in the long run having to be a top 5 offense every year.
Because he is a “Yes” man. Go look at the video on draft night, dude didn’t even want to take the phone from RC to draft Victor.
Other than picking the obvious in Wemby, I can’t say the GM has found a gem who turned out to have star potential… I like Vassell just fine but there’s been definite misses.Haliburton at No. 11 in the 2020 draft, but selected Vassel instead. Haliburton went No. 12 to the Kings. Lets see.......
Avg FG 3pt Ast
Vassel 18.3 49.5 40.9 2.7
Haliburton 26.9 52.1 44.9 11.9
Damn
Idk but we appreciate it
You underestimate the pop effect
That makes up for blowing #2 pick in 2021 and then missing out on Chet and Paolo in 2022. And then the coin flip thing in 2023. Good for you though. Gotta take the small wins where you can find them.
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