It's amazing what lack of opportunities can do to your confidence. A case in point is Splitter. People were complaining about his lack of offensive skills. I think it's pretty clear from the past few games he does have the ability to score in the post and draw fouls. Pop tried to destroy his confidence with his baloney about not getting opportunities due to injuries.
From seeing how Pop's messed around with Splitter's minutes it's hard to see him electing to play Ian. Pop's infatuation with Bonner has probably caused the most damage to this team the past couple of years. Bonner's been wasting a spot a quality big could have been developing in.
[QUOTE=therealtruth;5582460]It's amazing what lack of opportunities can do to your confidence. A case in point is Splitter. People were complaining about his lack of offensive skills. I think it's pretty clear from the past few games he does have the ability to score in the post and draw fouls. Pop tried to destroy his confidence with his baloney about not getting opportunities due to injuries.[/QUOTE]
Speaking of baloney.
lol against the heat, especially the 4th mercy quarter, played pathetic
bust!
i swear he has the worst shot selection for a player playin from the bench, while the others try to settle into the game b4 unloading jacked up shots
I haven't seen the whole game, hut has he played any mins? I've watched enough to know he's not gettin any burn.
Dnp-cd
If Anderson wants a spot in the rotation, he should forget about his 3 pt shot and concentrate on driving the ball to the basket, make his free throws and concentrate on playing good defense.
That's it. Otherwise, see ya. He's been pretty awful when the cameras are on.
When he concentrates on his defense he's a good contributor. The problem is that his shooting problems killed his confidence and concentration. It's about 50/50 that Pop benched him simply because he isn't making shots.
For once I agree with you. I also think he's a volume shooter/scorer, not a stand still spot up sharpshooter like the Spurs are trying to use him.
if he fails in optimal conditions then you can call him a bust.
I agree 100% lol. James is not being used right. He can get really hot, but Pop tries to fit square pegs in round holes.
if the Spurs were going to use James as a guy that gets 4 shots a game, then they should have done their homework and not drafted him.
If James is in shape, he should get more of a chance because he has more upside than the guys Pop is ramming down our throats.
Neal has hit a few shots, but other than that he's not really in shape to do anything else on the court.
Pop may also be of the belief that Anderson is soft too - just like Splitter. And he'd be just as wrong. Of course, a young player who lacks confidence is a recipe for failure. Pop certainly hasn't done much to help instill confidence in either Splitter or Anderson. Splitter just simply kicks ass whenever he's on the court, as proof that he belongs.
This is the downside of having an older, hard-assed coach - they don't always have the patience or the know-how necessary to develop young players. I believe Pop fits that mold.
Pick and roll, pick and roll, pick and roll. The Spurs have the players to do it to death, and Anderson is an important part of that. It's a terrible time to have gone into a shooting slump, but you don't just give up on a guy who's been a good scorer because he's not hitting at the moment. Well, unless you're the greatest coach in the NBA and have four rings, .
Anderson has only played garbage time in the past 5 games. He is completely out of the rotation. There is only 1 game left before the deadline to pick his option. What is quite sure is that Spurs know exactly what to do with him and don't need some additional input before the deadline to make their choice. And while the logical move would be to pick the option because it's so little money, it looks a lot like Pop has given up on him and Spurs won't pick the option.
according to sham, the players whose options have not been picked up:
Anderson's third year option is 117% of the scale instead of 120%.- Charlotte: Gerald Henderson
- Houston: Jonny Flynn, Hasheem Thabeet, Jordan Hill and Terrence Williams
- Memphis (now New Orleans): Xavier Henry and Greivis Vasquez
- New Jersey: Damion James
- New Orleans (now Memphis): Quincy Pondexter
- New York: Toney Douglas
- Orlando: Daniel Orton
- Philadelphia: Craig Brackins
- San Antonio: James Anderson
I want Anderson here. I saw enough last year to think he could play in this league. But I won't be shocked when he doesn't have his deal picked up. He'll have to do a Tolliver, getting over a bad stretch of shooting in SA to make a solid NBA career for himself, but I think he can.
Yea, because we have no young player playing this season. Neither Leonard nor Joseph has seen the floor.
I'd much rather they not pick it up than do what they did with Beno and Mahinmi and pick up the guy's option then grind him into the ground with their heel for an extra year.
Anderson did get more of an opportunity than Mahinmi ever did, so at least there's that.
playin in garbage minutes he better make the best use of it, he has no excuse to be not performing well in garbage minutes, when Green is also in the same situation as him who took the most of his opportunities...dont blame injuries, with or without injuries both players only played in garbage minutes last season, and it was only till this season Green took the extra step to distance himself from the bench in given opportunity playing time....
even if KL hits the rookie wall i dont see anything happening to him, the only minutes anderson will be stealing from is Green and Neals...
I read that dallas wanted to draft him last year and there is not doubt the mavs will try get anderson like they did with ian mahhimi.
in a year or two, James Anderson will end up being a better player than Danny Green. pop is not the right coach for anderson or even for tiago.
Last edited by GB20; 01-22-2012 at 11:37 AM.
If the FO wants to be short sited, then don't pick up the option. The guy has hardly played and was locked out all summer. I see no good reason to prematurely cut ties outside of the ownership group wanting to save a few bucks.
Just because you had a decent player like Green fall into your lap does not mean you have to get rid of Anderson this summer.
There are not enough players here on the roster with a long future ahead get rid of one a year early.
Seriously? I thought I spelled this all out earlier.
It's not just about finding Green. It's also about getting a draft gem in Leonard and finding Neal on the scrap pile. Not to mention Ginobili is still around and Nando de Colo probably deserves a shot at making the team next season. I'm really not sure how James Anderson fits in with all that.
It's clear that James Anderson isn't going to play anytime soon. Hes so deep in the doghouse right now and a handful of minutes periodically in garbage time isn't going to change anything.
James needs to go to the D-League NOW. There he'll get consistent minutes, rebuild some confidence, and maybe be ready to play if called upon. He can be recalled very quickly if needed. But he needs to be playing regular minutes, even if it's at a lower level.
Period.
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