Yeah I feel sorry for him too. But at the time, there was no guarantee in Seattle and Maccabi was guaranteed. At least he has stockpiled some money and that's good for his future (and for his son). They are just funny about it, there was 100's of rumors he was getting waived last month and then the coach/GM both insist absolutely not -- but they still don't play him that much. They have some obligations to give Lior a lot of minutes. And I understand that though -- he's Israeli and they are trying to get him ready for Houston. And there's a lot of turmoil between their two owners, president, gm, coaching staff etc.
Absolutely. He could afford to play in the D-League or the like if it came down to it without starving for a year and be exposed to many more scouts, for instance. I mainly feel bad about the PT and lack of exposure.At least he has stockpiled some money and that's good for his future (and for his son)
That's the plan. Maccabi pays for his car and housing, so he doesn't have much to spend money on. So, whenever he gets back here, be it during this season or next year. He can just play and not worry about money.
Prospect? How bout Chris Webber? Dude is available now!
Slightly off topic, but Stephen Graham is going to play for the Tulsa 66ers now.
Graham was a beast in the CBA. I expect him to be pretty deadly in the NBDL. If he gets in a situation where he sees a lot of playing time, I can see him averaging 20+ easy.
I think he's an NBA player ... which is high praise for anyone in the DLeague.
By the way, ChumpDumper, have you seen the stats Will Conroy has put up recently? The last time I saw him play he couldn't score at all. Now he's putting up 20/20s and triple doubles. I thought about starting the official 'Sign Will Conroy' thread and advocate cutting Jacque Vaughn.
Now that would be a ballsy move.
Yeah, Conroy hasn't come to Austin, but one of his 26pt/14ast/2to games is going to be on NBAtv tomorrow.
Of course, his team lost. Frank Williams scored 30pts for the opposing Skyforce, but he's been playing alot of SG lately; I don't know if Conroy would be covering him. Frank certainly looks like he's worked on his shot, if not his conditioning.
Why, the kid is 20, and a long 3 that can supposedly shoot.Sanikidze is a longshot to ever make it
I don't get the pessimism on him.
Mahinmi either.
Thatll happen the same day Jackie starts at center.I thought about starting the official 'Sign Will Conroy' thread and advocate cutting Jacque Vaughn.
Conroy looked really, really good on offense. Good decision-making, mixes passing and scoring well, a fearless driver and decent finisher, turns over the ball very little considering how agressive he is. On D he was ok, looks like he could work in our system if it came down to a Beno trade.
And damn, Frank Williams can now bury the threes when he's hot.
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Damn, Conroy got a lot skinnier. He used to be a chubster not that long ago.Conroy looked really, really good on offense. Good decision-making, mixes passing and scoring well, a fearless driver and decent finisher, turns over the ball very little considering how agressive he is. On D he was ok, looks like he could work in our system if it came down to a Beno trade.
And damn, Frank Williams can now bury the threes when he's hot.
He looks like he has a lot of strength. Even if I hadn't read his profile on DX I'd trade Udrih for him just off the picture. , I wouldn't even need the picture.
A lot of guys have been sent down in the past couple of weeks so they can be scouted along with other D-Leaguers in the MLK Showcase next week. Almost all the games are going to be on NBAtv.
White is playing in Anaheim tonight, only the Arsenal audio feed is working.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/200...livestats.html
In addition, he's not past his 57th birthday.
White's line vs. Anaheim
39:50 min
6-12 fg
0-2 3pt
5-7 ft
4 reb (3 off)
6 ast
4 pf
2 st
2 to
1 blk
17 pts
Nice game. White spent most of the second half feeding the hot hand in Elder.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/200.../boxscore.html
Austin is a different team with Woods and White.
I don't know if White can replace Bowen's defense completely, and he may not be the rebounder we'd like, but he looks like a pretty good facilitator and secondary ball-handler. Kind of like in Cincinnati, actually.
Loren Woods is going to bo buck wild in the NBDL. 20, 10 and 5 if he can stay healthy and motivated.
The thing I like so far about White is that he's helping them win. They couldn't buy a win without him. With him it seems that they are at least in every game.
I never thought I would say it, but you have to include Troy Bell in that sentence.Austin is a different team with Woods and White.
White is never going to get many rebounds unless he bulks up, and I'm not sure if that possible.
They only really got blown out in one, maybe two games that I saw, but having one or two guys with at least rudimentary ballhandling skills is helping this team immensely.With him it seems that they are at least in every game.
don't worry about the rebounding numbers. his Euroleague numbers are down for 1 rebound per game, this could also be just the usual up and down of stats. His numbers in the Spanish league are up, there he is currently averaging 7.7 RPG.Scola would probably be decent right now but his rebounding going down is a bad sign. Time for RC to fire off another email and for Scola to whine about it.
right now Sanikidze can't get any minutes at the very bad MMT team, he played only in 4 games. (don't know if there was another injury). he can get nice numbers in youth compe ions, but when playing with the pros, he is struggeling. yes, he is "only" 20, but you can also argue, that he is already 20, when thinking about the difference to many 20 years old NBA or NCAA players.
The next french prospects, just in case Presti reads this forum :
Nicolas Batum (SF) the next Boris Diaw ?
http://www.nbadraft.net/2006ast004.asp
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Yannick Bokolo (PG)
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Alain Koffi (PF)
Too early to talk about it anyway.
Koffi has worked out with Spurs last summer.
I really like Batum and Bokolo. Batum has all the tools to be better than Diaw but he should be a high lottery pick when he will enter in the draft.
I think the main advantage of bringing Mahinmi over next year, even if he isn't "ready", is that the Spurs FO will be able to monitor his progress more closely. Right now I know nothing about what he's been doing, that's why I love this thread. Here's what I want to know:
1. Has he put on "good" weight? All the pre-draft scouting reports, and those from the summer league, say this kid's biggest weakness was his inability to hold post positions or finish around the basket because of how skinny he was (some say 6'10, 210?). The scouts seemed to indicate that he had the ability to put on weight, but I was wondering if there had been any results. Update?
2. If the Spurs bring him over next year, does his guaranteed contract take effect then, or is the meter already running?
3. Are his fouls due to agressiveness (a positive trait), or because he tries to overcompensate for his lack of size by using his athleticism to make plays (mis-timed shot block attempts, on-the-ball steal attempts, etc.)?
4. His biggest strength listed in reports was rebounding (b/c of the athleticism). How's he doing with that? A per 40 number?
5. Has his 12/15 ft shot improved? Is he taking those shots? If not, how is he getting his points in limited minutes?
I know those are tough questions to answer for anyone not monitoring his play or watching tape of his game, which leads me to my point. As ignorant as I am on this guy, I wonder how much smarter the Spurs staff are. That's why I'm a proponent of getting this kid stateside so we can 'no kidding' monitor his progress.
Didn't know Koffi worked out with Spurs.
Batum Better than Diaw, I don't know. Its hard to tell cos he's only 18 and doesn't play a lot (15 mpg Ithink) but I liked what I saw too (ball IQ, court vision).
Bokolo is the most proven since he was in Japan, last World champs, and showed very promising things. Would make a nice TP back up (similar games, T mentoring him) but would be drafted to high IMO.
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