Summer League Game Blog: Spurs vs. Nuggets - 7/14/09 9PM CT

[timvp]

I can sip and entire cup of coffee between SJAX squaring up and releasing.

SJax is 6-foot-8 with long arms and he releases at the highest possible point.

Beck ... not so much.

[coyotes_geek]

game day!!! nothing better then playing basketball against people that are just as compe ive as me.about 4 hours ago from mobile web

so i guess RC's response is more accurate?
nothing to do with contract stuff?

There's no telling. If it were contract related, RC wouldn't tell us. The Spurs keep that stuff in house.

[oligarchy]

a few points..

-Hill didn't handle the press well IMO, can't deny that..obviously his teammates had a part in that..I don't think it's a big deal TBH, he'll improve..the thing is, Hill is NEVER going to be a passing PG, it just isn't his style..I highly doubt Pop would care too..Pop wants him to be aggressive and have penetration ability, and he clearly does..that's the key with Hill..he's going to be a scoring PG that focuses on D, while doing other little things..he isn't going to be a good passer any time soon, and it really won't make a difference in our system IMO..

-I don't think the fouls with Ian will be as much of a concern as tonight..the majority of his fouls tonight were against the perimeter players, not the big men, and obviously the majority of the calls were phantom fouls or very ticky-tack..they don't make those calls in the NBA, unless you're a superstar going against a role player..

like I said before..the thing I'm gonna look for in Ian is improvement..I don't care how his numbers look at the end, I just wanna see game-to-game improvement as he shakes the rust off..

from game 1 to game 2, I saw a massive improvement..now next game, let's see if he continues to improve, even if it's just in minor aspects..

You have to take it into context as well. It's summer league. I don't think George was really thinking, or worrying about full-court pressure. You can also obviously tell no one else on the team were worrying either as they didn't come to ball or keep anyone in the backcourt for what, two more plays? As you said, Pop likes scoring PGs. Hill's work out there is learn the plays and be a shooting guard who can run the pick and roll -- even if it high as .

Actually, as a rookie, he's going to get dumb calls until he establishes himself. Agree though, those were some ridiculous calls. The woman ref has no clue.

[timvp]

A portent of things to come, perhaps?

Don't forget that Billups was a key player for the Pistons in the 2005 Finals.

That series would have been over in 4 or 5 games if the refs hadn't let Detroit's defensive bigs foul Duncan in the post with absolute impunity.

My point: I guess the Spurs can expect that against Denver in the Playoffs.

Wow.

[D-ROB 50]

Ian will have a strong game tonight. Book it. 15 pts. 10 rebs. 2 blks.

Well I was close. He ended the night....
12 pts. 16 rebs. 2 blks. 1 out of three aint bad.

[AFBlue]

Pounding the Rock blog has a postgame interview with Ian...

http://www.poundingtherock.com/

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wow.

He's doing a bit.

[coyotes_geek]

I noticed AJ is on the Nets SL rooster, but he did not play in any of the games. Does not look too promising for him.

Nope. There's plenty of 6-6 guys who can shoot who can't get NBA jobs, so a 5-11 guy is really going to have a tough time at it.

[ElNono]

A portent of things to come, perhaps?

Don't forget that Billups was a key player for the Pistons in the 2005 Finals.

That series would have been over in 4 or 5 games if the refs hadn't let Detroit's defensive bigs foul Duncan in the post with absolute impunity.

My point: I guess the Spurs can expect that against Denver in the Playoffs.

[poeticism707]

The refs just conferred, and agreed that they didn't want any flow developing in the game. Worthwhile stoppage.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Wow.

[timvp]

Pouding the Rock blog has a postgame interview with Ian...

http://www.poundingtherock.com/

Props to PoundingTheRock for the interview and quickly getting it online. Impressive

Mahinmi is difficult to root against. Great at ude and you can tell he really wants to live up to the potential everyone knows he has. (Well, almost everyone.)

Again, very impressive game by Mahinmi and a definite stepping stone in his recovery.

[oligarchy]

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		pos  	min  	fgm-a  	3pm-a  	ftm-a  	off  	def  	tot  	ast  	pf  	st  	to  	bs  	pts
M.Hairston 	F 	30:48 	7-11 	1-2 	2-2 	0 	2 	2 	1 	4 	0 	2 	1 	17
J.Gist		F 	18:37 	2-4 	0-0 	1-2 	1 	3 	4 	0 	3 	0 	3 	0 	5
I.Mahinmi 	C 	28:10 	4-9 	0-0 	4-6 	5 	11 	16 	0 	10 	0 	3 	2 	12
J.McClinton 	G 	10:57 	0-2 	0-1 	0-0 	0 	1 	1 	4 	2 	0 	1 	0 	0
G.Hill 	 	G 	34:03 	5-12 	0-2 	6-7 	1 	1 	2 	2 	5 	2 	2 	0 	16
M.Vinicius 		00:55 	0-0 	0-0 	0-0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
A. Gee 			04:28 	0-1 	0-0 	1-2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1
R.Beck 			26:19 	6-11 	1-3 	1-2 	1 	1 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	1 	14
S.Lasme 		21:01 	3-7 	0-1 	1-2 	3 	5 	8 	3 	3 	0 	2 	2 	7
D. Taylor 		21:01 	3-8 	0-0 	0-0 	3 	5 	8 	3 	0 	1 	3 	1 	6
C.Johnson 		03:41 	0-0 	0-0 	0-0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0

[Interrohater]

[poeticism707]

Beck pulls a Manu.

The Hispanic connection

[4RINGS]

There's no telling. If it were contract related, RC wouldn't tell us. The Spurs keep that stuff in house.

If he does not play in any more SL games, then we can suspect contract neg. issues.

[FireDavidStern]

The fouls were divided 30-30 with lots of bad calls on both ends. I think Denver got the better of them but it probably was close. The problem is that these refs called 1.5 fouls/minute. That makes the game entirely unwatchable. Dear God do we need Simmons ref academy because if any of these refs are the future;

[ploshyjoshy]

ian has already showed a great improvement just from game 1 to game 2, if he can keep his fouling down he has the potential to be a great player

Also, first post. Gotta love australian schools allowing me on forums

[ducks]

can this thread go for 50 pages

[coyotes_geek]

If he does not play in any more SL games, then we can suspect contract neg. issues.

Agreed. We'll probably know one way or the other on thursday.

[xellos88330]

Mahinmi's reaction in his interview when asked "Was this your first career triple double?" was priceless!

[kbrury]

So I couldn't really tell did Hill guard Lawson most of the night or did he guard the 2's also?

[Interrohater]

can this thread go for 50 pages

I'll add a post just to help it along.
Ahem,
Ian Mahinmi looked great out there. George Hill also looked great. Also, the refs were horrible.

[ElNono]

can this thread go for 50 pages

Dunno. Wanna talk about Booner?

[timvp]

Just heard that Blair sitting is definitely contract related. Perhaps not 100% but it factored into him sitting.