Jason Kapono working out for Spurs

[thOOdee]

Hmmm...Ian Mahinmi, Theo Ratliff, Tiago Splitter, Luis Scola are the first four that come to mind. All within the Spurs' control to acquire, give time to, or retain. Three of the four dumped in favor of three point shooting, one wasted on the bench for a season of Tim Duncan's productive years.

God damn, it's like some of you don't even watch the team. It's like 2006 never happened for some of you.

you just got my vote for president

[GoodOdor]

Says the guy who thinks Durant is the best player in the league.
Sure, I've made my share of incorrect predictions (everybody does; it's part and parcel), but that goes way beyond that. Excluding trolls, that is quite possibly the dumbest statement I've ever seen on a message board. If you had an ounce of credibility before that, you lost it with that, fat boy.

I don't see how his statetment is stupid - Durant was number 2 in MVP voting, after all.

Certainly not as bad when you went emo after timvp claimed the thunder could still beat the spurs after the first 2 games...(how dare you the thunder have nothing to hurt the spurs with they are not even contenders!!!).

[TD 21]

I don't see how his statetment is stupid - Durant was number 2 in MVP voting, after all.

Certainly not as bad when you went emo after timvp claimed the thunder could still beat the spurs after the first 2 games...(how dare you the thunder have nothing to hurt the spurs with they are not even contenders!!!).

You just proved you were with that statement. James is so clearly the best player in the game (and has been for some time) that saying anyone but him is stupid. There is no other candidate.

If you're going to call someone out, get the facts straight. I not only didn't call him out after game 2, but I expressed concern myself after that game. I did call him out before the series for hoping more than truly believing and for being typical worried Spurs fan even though the team was the midst of a historical run and had handled the Thunder for a few years. But I also said all along that, despite my picking the Spurs in five, the Thunder were capable of winning the series. The reason I thought they weren't true contenders was because I thought they couldn't beat the Spurs AND Heat . . . which turned out to be spot on.

[DMC]

I don't have a problem with working anyone out. We didn't do bad last year, we just hit our limit. There's not enough available talent to overcome the deficiencies the Spurs have against top tier teams. We will do good to get back to the 2nd round, and the WCF is a bonus. No way in we see a Finals in the next 5 years. Even if we tanked and got 2 consecutive 1st overall picks, the talent likely won't be there.

It's going to be the Heat/Thunder with a decent chance for the Lakers to make another appearance. The rest of us are just jockeying for extra games in the post season.

[Ice009]

Hmm Jason Kapono should not be working out for the Spurs at all. I wonder wtf they are doing.

Has he ever proven to be a pressure 3 point shooter? Has he even played in any big games to even test that?

[dylankerouac]

Bonner replacement? Yes, please.

[temujin]

I'd rather have Bill Kennedy and Joey Crawford working out for the Spurs.

[therealtruth]

Hmm Jason Kapono should not be working out for the Spurs at all. I wonder wtf they are doing.

Has he ever proven to be a pressure 3 point shooter? Has he even played in any big games to even test that?

As we saw with Neal it doesn't matter how good a shooter you are if you're defense is terrible. Same thing with Bonner. To join the team your defense should be better than both of them.

[Ice009]

As we saw with Neal it doesn't matter how good a shooter you are if you're defense is terrible. Same thing with Bonner. To join the team your defense should be better than both of them.

There is no need to mention his defense at all. Of course it sucks. All I can think of for Kapono is a second stint with the Spurs Steve Kerr type of role, not even regular rotation minutes like Gary Neal, but an end of the bench Steve Kerr type of role. Kerr has hit tons of big shots though and I don't even know if Kapono has played in many big games or hit any tough game breaking type of shots? Has he ever made any pressure three point shots in big games?

If he hasn't, and that is not the role the Spurs are thinking of for him, then he shouldn't be getting a work out at all.

[ace3g]

Rocky Padila ‏@RockyPadila

According to a source, Japeth Aguilar is set to have a private work out with the San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic this week.

[Fireball]

Rocky Padila ‏@RockyPadila

According to a source, Japeth Aguilar is set to have a private work out with the San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic this week.

According to Wikipedia this guy was "drafted" by the Burger King Whoppers?

[ace3g]

Here is some more info on him:

http://www.asianjournal.com/index.ph...17235&catid=49

[Duncan2177]

According to Wikipedia this guy was "drafted" by the Burger King Whoppers?

wtf

[ace3g]

well he can dunk over Kevin Durant...



oh, how would Spurs fans feel if they acquired Anthony Davis and Harden

http://www.projectspurs.com/2012-art...n-antonio.html

Obviously joking, but I wonder what is going on in SA, why they are visiting, maybe something similar to why KG was visiting a few months ago.

[flipspursfan]

An undersized flip like Japeth Aguilar wouldn't help the Spurs at this point at all.

[ace3g]

Here is why Davis and Harden are in SA:

A majority of New Orleans Hornets players, including No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis and rookie guard Austin Rivers, are in San Antonio this week for voluntary workouts with the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Hornets spokesman Dennis Rogers said players put themselves through intense five-on-five scrimmages last week at the Alario Center to prepare for this week's work.

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...layers_pa.html

[ace3g]

New Orleans Hornets players gained valuable experience in San Antonio

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...layers_ga.html

[RodNIc91]

You scared the sh*t out of me ace3g jajajaj for a sec there I thought the spurs had sign kapono

[rmt]

For some unknown reason, the Spurs seem to ignore the glaring weakness up front and continue to recruit guards. How many SGs can one have on a team? Meanwhile, they let go bigs who become serviceable on other teams (see Ian, Theo) and sit Splitter on the bench for the better part of a year. Should have kept Ian, who would have added some well needed depth and get rid of Bonner and Blair. Get tired of seeing opponents shoot over them and/or muscle them out of the way.

[Duncan2177]

For some unknown reason, the Spurs seem to ignore the glaring weakness up front and continue to recruit guards. How many SG can one have on a team? Meanwhile, they let go bigs who become serviceable on other teams (see Ian, Theo) and sit Splitter on the bench for the better part of a year. Should have kept Ian, who would have added some well needed depth and get rid of Bonner and Blair. Get tired of seeing opponents shoot over them and/or muscle them out of the way.

It's really bizarre.

[rmt]

It's really bizarre.

Seems like a recurring theme since Mavs 06 playoffs - Pop just doesn't seem to care about real bigs anymore. Can't he see the height and length of LAL and OKC?

[therealtruth]

Seems like a recurring theme since Mavs 06 playoffs - Pop just doesn't seem to care about real bigs anymore. Can't he see the height and length of LAL and OKC?

You can afford to not care about the bigs if you're small ball is good enough. But that wasn't true till end of last season. With Jax or Diaw at the 4 might be able to work in alot of cases.

[T Park]

Where are these bigs the spurs are allegedly "ignoring"...

[Obstructed_View]

Where are these bigs the spurs are allegedly "ignoring"...

Dude, welcome back, but you really need to read the whole thread before posting.

[Ice009]

Where are these bigs the spurs are allegedly "ignoring"...

Saying this in a Jason Kapono thread is totally re ed. Nearly anyone, big, small, whatever is better than Kapono.