Draft Prospect: James Anderson

[Interrohater]

The fact that the Spurs went SG, instead of a big, with pick #20, should be good indicator that Spiltter will be in the fold.

Obviously nothing is a done deal until we see an announcment, but one would have to think the FO had a handle on that situation going into this draft.

I would definitely have to agree with that. Couple that with Splitter's recent comments in the news, this is definitely a good sign.

[baseline bum]

Scola should've been a home run, and splitter is a potential one

Scola was a 2002 pick, wasn't he?

[lurker23]

Of course, in addition to how a player fits on the basketball court, the Spurs always look at the off-the-court aspect. Here are some quotes from OSU coach Travis Ford about Anderson, from the press conference where he announced he was entering the draft:



"He's been a fine and a perfect example of what we want this basketball program to be about, not just as a player but as a person," Ford said. "That's what I'm going to miss is just coaching every day a guy who you know you're going to get his best effort and you know you're going to have fun doing it because he's just a tremendous, tremendous, tremendous person."

Anderson said he considered his selection to the Big 12's all-academic team to be his proudest achievement at Oklahoma State, and he intends to honor his promise to his mother to eventually earn his degree.

"It really doesn't start with basketball. Every player has a different ability when it comes to what they can do on the court," Ford said. "We don't ask everybody to do what James was able to do for us.

"What I'm going to miss probably the most was somebody who was maybe the most coachable young man I've ever been around. I've been around him for two years, and in two years I've never -- not once -- ever had to call him into my office for anything he'd done wrong."

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/O...A-draft-032210

[lurker23]

http://blog.newsok.com/osu/2010/03/2...ardly-knew-ya/

Anderson’s magic came while working with less talented supporting cast than most of the Cowboys’ legends. Often, he was asked to carry the Cowboys, and did, leading the Big 12 in scoring on his way to unanimous conference Player of the Year honors. And if you somehow missed the hype, it was a stout conference in 2009-10.

Anderson did more than just score. He rebounded. Defended. Assisted.

Gladly.

Anderson’s kind, the unselfish and unassuming superstar, is seldom seen these days. And that goes on the floor and off, which makes him even more special to all those in Stillwater who stood amazed at his good-guy act.

[Interrohater]

Wow, I never would have guessed. Sounds like a stand-up guy and the kind that will get along perfectly with the culture that Timmy has established in the Spurs locker room.

[timvp]

Great finds, lurker23.

[NickiRasgo]

What a great at ude.

[DBMethos]

Sounds like a Spur.

[Gino2882]

Anderson should be a really good fit on the Spurs. I think he will log some time at SF as well. I see everyone on here just limiting him to backup SG, I think he can play minutes at the 3 as well. Especially in the Spurs system. Anderson is a good spotup shooter and is improving as a slasher.

[Vito Corleone]

I like the pick, I like 2 guards that have size, guys like Willie Anderson, Mitch Richmond, MJ, and Drexler were big and athletic and make passes into the paint very tough.

That's one of the biggest strengths of the Lakers, their overall size makes defense very easy for them.

[DynastySpurs210]

I like him

[mookie2001]

This is strange because we all know timvp doesn't watch big 12 basketball


It's like he formed his opinion in some other way

[Obstructed_View]

The fact that the Spurs went SG, instead of a big, with pick #20, should be good indicator that Spiltter will be in the fold.

It's possibly an indicator that someone too good to pass up fell to them. A reliable outside shooter is as big a need as a frontline player, and the Spurs were far more likely to get one of those needs covered by Anderson than any big that was available at 20.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Jon Givony tweeted yesterday that if it weren't for a bad workout from Nemanja Bjelica, they would have drafted him.

[Spurs Brazil]

First-round pick Anderson a prototypical Spur
By Jeff McDonald - Express-News
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...wFullArticle=y

[Manu-of-steel]

My only concern is that he's a good free throw shooter, lol!

[tp2021]

Anderson, 21, grew up in the one-stoplight town of Junction City, Ark., a crab dribble from the Louisiana border, 80 miles northeast of Shreveport.

Okay, Jeff actually made me with this one.

His apparent coachability has me salivating. A young basketball player with a mind like a sponge and the talent to do something with it, on a team with a player like Tim Duncan and a coach like Pop?

We think he's going to be a good fit for years to come.