Acie Law....

[Mr. Body]

Dude, Emmett was a SG. Law is a point.

[MajorMike]

Emmett had no one else on his team, he played the 1G plenty. Point being anyway that B12 success for a guard no matter how stellar does not translate to NBA. For the F types yes, because of the physical play. T.J. was way better and is just a nominal player in the NBA. Price was a better player, 3-4 inches shorter, and never even got a shot. Lucas was a little better and will be a career backup.

Of the 2 best PGs in B12 history - Ford and Hinrich, both were better distributors and only Hinirch has become recognizable as one of the 'better' NBA PGs. Law is no Ford or Hinrch.

[Marklar MM]

Pistons will get Law.

[50 cent]

Emmett had no one else on his team, he played the 1G plenty. Point being anyway that B12 success for a guard no matter how stellar does not translate to NBA. For the F types yes, because of the physical play. T.J. was way better and is just a nominal player in the NBA. Price was a better player, 3-4 inches shorter, and never even got a shot. Lucas was a little better and will be a career backup.

Of the 2 best PGs in B12 history - Ford and Hinrich, both were better distributors and only Hinirch has become recognizable as one of the 'better' NBA PGs. Law is no Ford or Hinrch.

You are an idiot. Emmett had no potential to be an NBA PG and good shooting guards are a dime a dozen in the NBA. A good PG is completely different because it's so hard to find.


I think Acie will probably be a career backup type PG, but I could see him becoming like an Avery Johnson that manages the game and is a coach on the court.

[Jimcs50]

You are an idiot. Emmett had no potential to be an NBA PG and good shooting guards are a dime a dozen in the NBA. A good PG is completely different because it's so hard to find.


I think Acie will probably be a career backup type PG, but I could see him becoming like an Avery Johnson that manages the game and is a coach on the court.

Acie> Jameer Nelson...Acie will be a starter in a few years.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs will never bench Parker at the end of a game, suggesting it is quite stupid. The only way to have Law in crunch time is to have Parker at PG, Law at SG and Manu at SF.

I'm not against drafting a PG if he is able to be the backup SG too. Players draft value will change a lot during march madness : we will see who can be in Spurs pick area at teh end of the month.

It's not about putting TP on the bench in that situation. You slide in Acie at the 2, Manu at the 3, and Pop can have all the small ball he wants.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

If we get Law or Fazekas in the draft, it will be already a successful offseason.

[MajorMike]

You are an idiot. A good PG is completely different because it's so hard to find.

Yeah, I'm an idiot. Again facts outweight opinion.

Price was way better than Law - fact.

Height does not keep you from playing in the NBA if you are good enough - fact.

Lucas was arguably better than Law - fact.

Lucas barely holds a roster spot - fact.

[SRJ]

You guys bashing the " ing foreigners" are really on target. It really bothers me that we wasted the #1 pick on a boring Crusian, pissed away the #29 pick on a teenage French point guard, and totally blew the very last pick of the 1999 draft on some lefty from Argentina. Everyone knows ing foreigners can't play a lick of basketball, and these last ten seasons have been the worst in Spurs history. Can't we go back to picking American studs like Alfredrick Hughes, Dwayne Schintzius, and Bill Curley? Damn, I miss the glory days.

[Mr. Body]

SRJ - you're out of date.

[50 cent]

Yeah, I'm an idiot. Again facts outweight opinion.

Price was way better than Law - fact.

Height does not keep you from playing in the NBA if you are good enough - fact.

Lucas was arguably better than Law - fact.

Lucas barely holds a roster spot - fact.

WTF? Just because you think Price was better than Law doesn't make it fact dumbass. Price was good, but he didn't have Law's shot or smarts.

Obviously you are bitter that your team now sucks because your coach is the re ed son of a drunk that had some success at one time. Quit letting your hate and jealousy blind you.

[SRJ]

SRJ - you're out of date.

Elaborate please.

[Mr. Body]

Those are extremely old examples. Yes, the Spurs have had success drafting foreign in the past, but the team's needs have changed (they need help right away), and the quality and quan y of international scouting around the league has vastly changed.

People are rightly fed up with the Sanikidze/Mahinmi/Karaulov drafts that generate absolutely nothing, coupled with the team's ongoing pursuit of trading away from most any domestic player they can get.

[SRJ]

Those are extremely old examples. Yes, the Spurs have had success drafting foreign in the past, but the team's needs have changed (they need help right away), and the quality and quan y of international scouting around the league has vastly changed.

People are rightly fed up with the Sanikidze/Mahinmi/Karaulov drafts that generate absolutely nothing, coupled with the team's ongoing pursuit of trading away from most any domestic player they can get.

First of all, of course I realize that the drafts I alluded to were older. I am most certainly aware that Alfredrick Hughes was drafted just after Karl Malone.

But picking where the Spurs usually pick, isn't it just a little tiny bit unrealistic to think that the Spurs are going to score a moderately useful player? It seems like in most drafts, the "play right away" rookies are gone after the 15th pick.

What you're saying is that the objection was not to these players foreign status, but that they were project players. That's fair, but the other poster's use of the term " ing foreigner" seemed to allude to something else entirely. Myself, if the best player the Spurs can get at their pick is from Mars, I'm cool with it.

[Kori Ellis]

First of all, of course I realize that the drafts I alluded to were older. I am most certainly aware that Alfredrick Hughes was drafted just after Karl Malone.

But picking where the Spurs usually pick, isn't it just a little tiny bit unrealistic to think that the Spurs are going to score a moderately useful player? It seems like in most drafts, the "play right away" rookies are gone after the 15th pick.

What you're saying is that the objection was not to these players foreign status, but that they were project players. That's fair, but the other poster's use of the term " ing foreigner" seemed to allude to something else entirely. Myself, if the best player the Spurs can get at their pick is from Mars, I'm cool with it.

The Spurs haven't drafted an American in the first round since Tim Duncan 10 years ago (and if you don't count him as American, then go back to Cory Alexander in 1995). So many people are sick of the Spurs overlooking American players that may be more useful and just stashing project players overseas.

I'm not justifying the " ing foreigner" comment. Just explaining why some people are sick of them drafting international players and not utilizing them.

[AFBlue]

The Spurs haven't drafted an American in the first round since Tim Duncan 10 years ago (and if you don't count him as American, then go back to Cory Alexander in 1995). So many people are sick of the Spurs overlooking American players that may be more useful and just stashing project players overseas.

I'm not justifying the " ing foreigner" comment. Just explaining why some people are sick of them drafting international players and not utilizing them.

John Salmons, but yeah I get your point....

[Mr. Body]

It's a remarkably deep draft and good players, including a number of seniors who can contribute immediately, will be available even in the early 2nd round. This draft will not be over by the 15th pick, not by a long shot.

Drafting foreign has become a euphamism for punting a pick on a guy who may or may not pan out down the road. This team needs help now.

[AFBlue]

If we get Law or Fazekas in the draft, it will be already a successful offseason.

If the Spurs snag Fazekas, there's no reason to re-sign Bonner. Fazekas can be just as good from long range and has a much more complet offensive game...especially in the low block.

[Mr. Body]

Why do they need Fazekas? I mean, if he's available with the Milwaukee pick, mmKay, but we need athleticism and defense. Not that he'd be terrible, but he doesn't fill a need at all.

And -exactly -- Bonner already does what he could offer.

[Kori Ellis]

John Salmons, but yeah I get your point....

They drafted Salmons to trade him. That doesn't count.

[RonMexico]

John Lucas III is better than Acie Law? Are you an idiot? If he was so good why does Jameer Nelson have a starting role (pretty sure you remember that game from two years ago where Lucas hit a shot and Nelson missed one) and Lucas sits around picking his asshole all day?

He really clutched it a year later when Arizona knocked his lame ass out of the tourney.

[Mr. Body]

I can't think of a more clutch college player than Acie Law in my lifetime. As clutch? Maybe. More clutch? No.

[timvp]

I can't think of a more clutch college player than Acie Law in my lifetime. As clutch? Maybe. More clutch? No.

He's pretty damn clutch so far, but the tourney is where he'll make or break his legacy. If Law and the Aggies flame out, most of his clutchness will be forgotten.

A Spurs fan who wants Law better hope the Aggies don't make any noise in the tourney. I can see his stock going to the 13-15 range if he doesn't explode even more in the coming weeks, which in theory would put him in a position in the draft that the Spurs could trade up to get him.

[RonMexico]

I can't think of a more clutch college player than Acie Law in my lifetime. As clutch? Maybe. More clutch? No.

Exactly. I mean just when I think he's hit the best shot of his life (last year vs. Texas), he comes out and does it again (go-ahead bucket against LSU before heartbreak), and again (in Lawrence) and again (twice last night - the first one probably is the most amazing shot in Aggie basketball history).

Never seen a guy with nerves of steel like this... anti-Dirk in every respect. And he does it all the right way - never looking for a foul and just playing hard.

Acie deserves a commercial like MJ had describing all his incredible game winners... on the Aggie website at least... haha

[whottt]

Why don't the spurs just tank?

Not into the lottery, but into the upper part of the first round. Going to have to win on the road to win a le anyway, and I don't see us winning the division. It's concievable the Spurs could move into the middlepart of the first round and get Law with their own pick.