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He probably will be second froncourter of the banch (Thomas), so probably (much more hopefully) he will log about 10-15 minutes with his progres.
Horry won't be here, and Bonner will be Bonner- a role player.
are the chances still the same of him getting some playing time next year with the spurs now that we've got thomas?
He probably will be second froncourter of the banch (Thomas), so probably (much more hopefully) he will log about 10-15 minutes with his progres.
Horry won't be here, and Bonner will be Bonner- a role player.
Splitter will be here, Thomas if he wants to come back will be back, Oberto will be there and Bonner.
So the front court will be stacked, but I'm sure he will have his chances.
When did the Spurs announce they signed Thomas for next season? I missed it.
Wow, just saw the line again.
7 blocks, 30 points, 6 steals?
Good god...
Still think it would have been a good idea to use Mahinmi in the Thomas trade?
Sounds like Ian is finally learning how to take advantage of his athleticism
seems like he fouled out tonight in about 16 minutes of action but still managed to get 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks
damn...ian is beasting out in the d-league
He got too many stupid reach-in fouls tonight in loose ball/rebound situations. He was on his way to a pretty epic performance. Mixed up his offensive looks well in the short time he played. I'll try to write more before the next game.
hey chump are seats normally that empty? i'd like to see a game in austin and i'm wondering how much tix are.
Fridays are hit and miss for some reason, and Saturdays have bigger crowds. The place doesn't ever sell out though. Tickets start from $10 and go up to $26 for normal seating. You can buy them at the game or at Waterloo Records or Run-Tex.
The same stands last Saturday:
hey Chump how come you don't do any game thoughts for Toros anymore?
Got lazy.
I'll try to put some together today.
ya man you should it would be appreciated...
Whats your thought on Barrett and Reed trade?
I think is great news of Mahinmi...
I couldn't think of a more perfect trade. Reed was a maddening playbreaker and black hole on offense, and Andre is an excellent passer who can also score, which is going to be needed with Langford's exit to Italy. It's going to take a few games for everyone to get used to the way Andre gets them the ball, but this team still looks very strong going into the stretch run.
I've been on the Barrett Bandwagon for a couple years now. I actually wanted him as the Spurs backup point guard at one point. As a starter on the Toros, I seriously couldn't handpick a better marginal NBA player to help Mahinmi and the rest of the Toros grow.
P.S.
I lol'd when I saw Mahinmi's line. He could have had 45 points, 30 rebounds and nine blocks if he didn't get in foul trouble.
He started very strong with 5 rebounds in like 2 minutes but he also got 2 fouls really fast which plagued his whole game afterwards. He never could get into a rythm but still put up some nice numbers.
Dunno what he can do to improve there but I have to say a couple of his fouls seemed pretty abusive to me (which was not the case earlier in the season).
Chump, is it possible in any way that you get to talk to the players (even a little) after the games ? if so maybe some of the forumers here could think of a few questions they'd like Mahinmi (or another player) to answer ? would be kinda cool.
Id still rather have David Lee
Tough call. I love David Lee's game and think he could been a good role player for the Spurs, but I think Ian may have a higher ceiling in the long run.
CD, based on what you've seen in person, do you think Mahinmi can eventually play alongside Duncan and how long before he could crack the Spurs game roster? Based on what I've seen--a few webcasted games--I think he's probably gonna be with the Toros next year, as well. This is especially the case if we resign Kurt Thomas. I'm hoping he can make the rotation in 2009.Lots of promise, though. I'm optimistic that he can be a valuable piece in Duncan's later years.
I think you can pretty much throw all of the conventional wisdom about player development out the window with Mahinimi, here's a guy that has tons of raw talent, and a real rapid learning curve, seems born to play baksetball at moments; but he started playing really late (15 years old or something like that right?) and he never saw the floor in Europe.
To me, even though the guy is 21 now (which, admittedly is a year that Star players have already been recognized as known commodities) I feel like in two years Ian Mahinimi could very well be a superstar in the NBA.
Yes TimVP and Chump, and just about everyone else reading this thread, I realize all of you think that's far fetched, but I have a gut feeling about it.
Ya know the more the guy plays, it would seem like he would've learned on the foul trouble problem.
But as RTD stated above, hes played basketball for pretty much 6 years.Ian and Splitter will be up next year, with Bonner, Thomas, and Oberto. IMO, I wouldn't be suprised to see the Spurs try and move Bonner and Oberto for a good young wing player. Atlanta could use the above two guys, and send out one of their gluttony of wings.
I'm very interested to see how Ian does with the team in april when the D League season is over, and he plays in the last 1 or 2 games of the season when Pop is resting Duncan, Oberto, Thomas and Horry.
Thomas? No, if I said that I apologize. If it came down to trading Ian with a package for a Ron Artest, or someone of that ilk, I would've done it.
Don't think so. To great a possibilty you'd be kicking yourself in the head three years from now for having sacrificed a stud for a three month rental of Artest.
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