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Devin brings energy from the bench. Any move to get Devin will result in a move to send Barry elsewhere. Elson has been claimed to be one of the faster center's in the league. I wonder if Pop is thinking about putting Elson out on Dirk.
Apparently Pop didn't want the job. He let Devin go as I remember.
When it comes down to it, it isn't a quesion of "getting the most and bringing out the best' in a hometown role player. The question is whether he fills a role better than the players already on the squad.
What is the upside for Devin on the Spurs? The downside is we have another 'tweener' that's too short for the admitted hole at SF and whose main attribute--athleticism--may have been irreparably damaged by an injury.
For a marginal player, even a small loss of his main talent may be the difference between a successful career and an early exit from the game.
Devin brings energy from the bench. Any move to get Devin will result in a move to send Barry elsewhere. Elson has been claimed to be one of the faster center's in the league. I wonder if Pop is thinking about putting Elson out on Dirk.
Probably cause dallas is the team to beat this year. And hopefully Spurs will beat them.
I like Devin Brown and he helped us when he was on the team. He's a sturdy 6'5 who could play 'post up' big guards ..cough..cough ..bonzi wells..cough, cough... Melo.... types..
Is everyone forgetting who was the player that made small ball work in 04 05?
Brown played the power forward position, and rebounded well as well defended.
Suck up your pride front office and resign this kid, and cut the tall white dude.
I'd take him back if Melzer and Smith show no potential. He could beat out Barry for fourth swingman, but I don't see where he's going to be a season difference maker if he's not going to play much.
It was before his back injury. Devin wasn't a good rebounder with Jazz last year.
If Devin isn't at his pre-injury level, I rather see Barry getting playing time.
If Devin is at his pre-injury level, I take him over Barry and Spurs should trade Barry.
Is Jaren Jackson available?
Ohh come one - you don't want Penny anymore?
Derek Anderson?
that's nba champion derek anderson to you
thanks for the insight
I wouldn't mind giving the guy a shot to prove himself still capable of playing and contributing significant minutes, no real harm in that. Also, I'm not buying into he's shorter so he can't defend Dirk argument/rebound well. There have been a number of guys in the NBA who have been great rebounders and have been undersized. In the end, rebounding is all about determination and hustle and basically wanting to go through a brick wall to get the ball. Some guys have that, some don't.
Uh, the Miami Heat are the team to beat.
I would like to see him back in SA
There's another game.Devin also guarded The Biggest Three there is in Dirk Nowitzki and held him to 6-17 from the field.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...vin+brown+dirk
Pre back injury!
sign him up and someone sell tpark another devin brown jersey i said
I don't see the harm in Devin Brown for the minimum. At worst, he's your 15th man that could come into play if the Spurs face injury problems. At best, he becomes a rotational player.
The only training camp hopeful that I have hope for is Richard Melzer ... and he is facing loooooooooong odds. He played Division III basketball in college and averaged under 10 points per game in the NBDL in his latest stint there. Not to mention how he was an average player in the worst league in the world (the Australian basketball league). To expect Melzer to step foot on an NBA court is wishful thinking.
What doesn't make sense is to say the Spurs shouldn't sign Devin because they may make a move down the line. How often in Spurs history do they make a midseason trade or pick up someone midseason? It just doesn't happen often enough to hold off on signing a player now.
Signing Devin Brown, or even someone like Qyntel Woods, makes a whole lot of sense.
Once again....
When they played small ball.
It was successfull only with Brown in the lineup....
devin brown for the min why not
but he has to agree to be happy on the bench
barry is on the block anyhow and there are no guarantees who they will get in return
Luxury tax.
could they not cut eric williams then though?
They had to work on a buyout for something like $3M on his $4.2M salary.
And if Eric Williams is not to far from the level he had with nets 18 months ago, he will help Spurs way more than Devin, especially against Mavs and Dirk.
He would count as much as one of the training camp invites and probably less than whoever the Spurs could trade for.
Unless the Spurs are just going to keep 14 and are just stringing these invites along pretending there might be a spot.
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