Rate the spurs draft night!

[Mr. Body]

Saying what the Spurs did was a "short term fail" is failing to understand the current Spurs roster.

I don't get it either. Halfway through the next season, nobody will really remember George Hill much. Fondly, yes, but not missed too much.

[ohmwrecker]

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[jjktkk]

Was there really a player the Spurs could have picked at 29 that would have had an immediate impact as a rookie? Any big they drafted, say JaJuan Johnson, Jeremy Tyler, Keith Benson...would be a project. There was a logjam at SG. Hill's loss is offset by more playing time for Neal and Anderson. At worse the Spurs break even in production. But now the Spurs picked up the SF they needed since Bowen retired. Leonard could step right in and play 20 minutes a game as a rookie. Saying what the Spurs did was a "short term fail" is failing to understand the current Spurs roster.

Scribbs predictions suck. He predicted downstairs, that the Mavs organization was clueless and wouldn't contend for a championship.

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[Bruno]

Yeah, Bruno, but look at the upside possibilities for C/PF. We have Splitter and TD. Blair can split some time based on matchups. What if Ryan comes in as a rookie and can play somewhere behind them? I think you are right about the Spurs shoring up the front line via FA. The Spurs always seem to find at least one serviceable old vet to backup C/PF in FA such as Dice or Kevin or Ratliff who they can entice to end his career here. Those kinds of backup guys aren't that hard to find.

Richards is so young and raw that it's hard to think he will have some kind of impact next year. He will likely spend most of the year in Austin with the Toros.

TD, Splitter, Blair, Bonner and a cheap vet isn't good enough. Spurs should have 3 quality bigmen on their roster. TD is one of them and I'm convinced Splitter can be a quality PF/C. The third good PF/C should come from trade or FA.

[ChumpDumper]

Was there really a player the Spurs could have picked at 29 that would have had an immediate impact as a rookie? Any big they drafted, say JaJuan Johnson, Jeremy Tyler, Keith Benson...would be a project. There was a logjam at SG. Hill's loss is offset by more playing time for Neal and Anderson. At worse the Spurs break even in production. But now the Spurs picked up the SF they needed since Bowen retired. Leonard could step right in and play 20 minutes a game as a rookie. Saying what the Spurs did was a "short term fail" is failing to understand the current Spurs roster.

Agree for the most part. It was a ty draft, so you basically had to get to the lottery level to find someone who could contribute immediately. The Spurs did that, and got the kind of player they had been lacking for years to boot.

The other picks pretty much had to be rolls of the dice on super young players. I guess they could have traded out of the rest of the draft, but Bertrans looks like he has a lot of potential and #59 is #59.

The rest has to be done with trades and free agent signings. Too many people seem to be judging the draft as all the Spurs are going to do the entire offseason.

[Spurs Brazil]

B

Now we need a big and a veteran PG in FA

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

everyone calm down. the draft is just the beginning of the offseason. im pretty sure we will see another trade. look at hom much rc tried to move rj. even if teams are not willing to take rj straight up we could see the spurs in a 3 or 4 team trade. but so far a solid B+. we got rid of an undersized combo guard and filled a big hole at SF. i trust that joseph will pan out to be a solid backup in a few years.not to mention having one of the best euro players and a great young talent stashed for the future( dont know anything about the dude from hungary).

[wildbill2u]

Rating of draft from Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports:

Additions: Kawhi Leonard, Cory Joseph, Davis Bertans, Adam Hanga.
Grade: B+
Don't give the Spurs too much credit for taking chances with trading George Hill, because while Hill is a nice player, it's not as if they gave up a starter, here. You wouldn't want Hill starting on your team, though as a third or fourth guard he's a wonderful guy to have around.
Joseph won't replace Hill, and Leonard has his offensive issues, but this isn't a bad take. I'm just not going to fawn over it. I'm having a hard time seeing Leonard as someone to rely on for extended bench minutes next season, though as always I'd really love to be proven wrong in this instance.
Considering the assets that San Antonio entered this draft with, this is a sound four-man take. And Hanga looks like a potential star in some of his highlights.

[rascal]

Getting Bertans moved us from a B to an A.

Isn't Bertans game much like Ryan Richards game?

[BackHome]

I loved the fact that the Spurs finally had the balls to do a trade on draft night. I will miss Hill but to trade him for the 15 pick and a second rounder while still keeping our first and second round is pretty darn good. So I would go with a A-.....

I am happy that we finally got our SF and to be realistic there were no bigs that could help us in this years draft. The only thing that I didn't like was passing on Darrious Morris at PG I think he is going to be really good.

It is going to be a long summer so lets hope that RJ and Bonner are traded. But as far as having a season it looks like the NBA Union is following the NFL Union...

[TJastal]

Joseph may be good down the line, but now he is just fodder for Pop's doghouse.

Spurs should have gotten Singleton with that #15.. that one is gonna bite them in the ass..

C-

[Spurs da champs]

Leonard can be like Gerald Wallace and I do think Joseph is gonna surprise many if given the chance to play.