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To me James White is probably better than anyone we could draft as a SF for our pick, so going for a PG seems like the wiser choice.
Give James White a year, before we look for another project.
A lot Euro's are long on talent and short on desire...therein lies the problem(I personally think a lot of them like to hit the bars after games and on days off, and there lack of desire has a lot to do with being hungover).
Beno is talented. Rasho is talented. Sanikidze, from everything I have heard, is extremely talented...
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To me James White is probably better than anyone we could draft as a SF for our pick, so going for a PG seems like the wiser choice.
Give James White a year, before we look for another project.
Make an MLE stab at Outlaw. He's better than any SF we can get at 20+.
James White is not a long SF.
He's going to get raped by LeBron and Melo and all the primo SF of this era like our other 2 guards do...
Well, when you guys start putting it like that....
Still, Josh Howard....
If you give me a choice of him or any of those PG's mentioned...
anyone will with the refs and stern these days by james
Perhaps the Spurs should hand over the draft to Duncan and let him take whoever he wants. He wanted Howard and Darius Songaila in recent years.
Is Mickael Pietrus still an option?
Has he grown three inches since the 2nd round?
Guess that means the Spurs will be drafting Kyle Visser this year.Perhaps the Spurs should hand over the draft to Duncan and let him take whoever he wants. He wanted Howard and Darius Songaila in recent years.
The Bowen replacement would be adressed in signing Pietrus IMO.
Nocioni COULD be pryed from Chicago if Barry, Scola, the first pick were offered.
True, but he can fill in as a reserve, when they go out at least for next year, making the need to replace Bowen just a little less urgent. The PG position is our most urgent fill next year.
If we can trade for Nocioni or Pietrius then go for that, but you aren't going to top James Whites upside at that point in the draft.
Agh I don't know. In this case I would take anyone who has the talent to be a rotational player. PG or SF, it doesn't matter so long as they aren't named Beno, and they can get some PT.
So Spurs priority should be to find a player to play the 10 mpg available at backup PG while they only have Ginobili and an average prospect with White as long term solution at SG/SF (96 mpg) ?
I will be pissed if Spurs start next season with only Manu and White as below 34 years old SG/SF.
I have nothing against drafting a PG with either the 28th or 33rd if they use the other on a SF or if they have a plan to get a young SF via FA or trade.
Exactly.
And Andres Nocioni's value will never be lower . . .
To me, Nocioni seems to be an absolute no-brainer if there's any way to acquire him. He's young, but not too young. He's not incredibly long, but he does other things that the Spurs need -- he's tough, he can defend, he's a decent rebounder, he can stroke a 3, and he isn't a volume shooter.Exactly.
And Andres Nocioni's value will never be lower . . .
I could see that the Spurs' summer plans might start right there, but since the Bulls have the right to match, could the Spurs put together a package attractive enough to get the Bulls to work some sort of deal to send Nocioni to San Antonio? Unless the Bulls really like Scola, I'm not sure what the Spurs can move that would fit a Bulls need.
Perhaps the Spurs should hand over the draft to Duncan and let him take whoever he wants. He wanted Howard and Darius Songaila in recent years.
He also was the one that reccomended signing Jack...right?
He's also the one that called for Kerr in the 03 WCF *
*contested by TimVP
I think you are right..maybe they should lo.
I say, keep Finley and Barry. Barry can play 1-3 and Finley can play 2/3
Being a mad UVA BBall fan this year, if we need youth at the SG position, we might want to consider J.R. Reynolds when the draft comes around.
-Mars
Part of the question remains-- will the Spurs actually play any of these young guys that they get. It was discussed during the game tonight how Flip realized he had to develop some of his young guys and get them playing time this year- even if that meant fewer regular season wins.
I don't know exactly how many more games Detroit realistically could have won this year. With first or second year players the D-League is now a viable option though. When you add the D-League and NBA contests for each, these players end up with this kind of first year pro experience:
Amir Johnson - 30 games, 29.9 mpg
Will Blalock - 28 games, 19 mpg
James White - 21 games, 31.1 mpg
Not that bad for rookies on championship caliber teams.
I think with Gervin running the show down in McAllen, there could be a much closer relationship between the Spurs and their D-League affiliate, so that could increase the number of send downs in the future. And the expansion of the D-League could lead to more minutes for any player that is sent down.
Provided we actually sign any rookies.....
Before everyone's ready to boot Elson out the door, you might want to go check out his rebounding totals against our probable Finals opponent (if we get there) - the Detroit Pistons.
I'm actually ok with Elson's rebounding overall. I don't see how he could grab that many more in the time he plays. He just needs to get better in the defense.
Regardless of wins or losses:
Keep your core guys and leadership: Duncan, Manu, Parker, Finley, Oberto and of course Bowen. I would also Keep Vaughn, Horry and Elson as backups.
I would shop the following: Beno, Barry and Butler.
Sign the following: another PG to hopefully trump Vaughn. Try to sing Outlaw from Portland as he would make a decent SF to backup Bruce. Bring over Scola to help out Tim, but plan for using Scola. Not this crap where when Tim is out, we only use Tony or Manu for points. That's just stupid.
I think we also need to focus on youth. We need to start using younger players, so they're ready when their time comes up.
I guess we can keep Bonner too. He seems like a decent guy.
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