Spurs sign Rich Melzer??

[timvp]

Ok, I've seen this guy play live and on TV.

He was a bit of a brat on the court, arguing with the referees and whinging. Jacked up a lot of shots and didnt play in the team concept. Didn't seem to be a great shooter at all, even by NBL standards. Didn't stand out with his ball handling or passing. Was a good rebounder, but he was rebounding against my Perth team who are terrible on the boards. His main advantage in NBL was his size and athleticism, which is obviously negated once he makes the leap to the NBA. Defensively he didn't seem anything to worry about, certainly didn't stand out on the court at all and his team lacked any type of cohesion on the court. He definitly wasn't anything like the 'Kobe' of the NBL.

Really amazing to me that he would get a look at the NBA, absolutely baffling actually. Maybe he has worked really hard over the offseason or maybe he was half assing it in the NBL, but dude was merely a 'good' player in the NBL, which doesn't make you guaranteed contract NBA material.

Thanks.

Sounds like Spurs material.

[T Park]

Ginobili looked like a total stiff too after they drafted him.

The faith built up after 3 rings is gone.

Unreal.

[timvp]

Yeah a real stiff winning Euroleague championships and MVPs.

[MI21]

Thanks.

Sounds like Spurs material.

Trust me, no way this guy sees time in a real, meaningful NBA game. Certainly not for the Spurs anyway.

Tpark, Ginobili didn't look like a stiff. First game for the Spurs he made the game winning steal on Kobe Bryant, and had a couple of nice dunks.

[ChumpDumper]

C'mon, this guy is being looked at because he's relatively tall and made a couple of three pointers.

Don't make such a big deal.

[T Park]

Yeah a real stiff winning Euroleague championships and MVPs.

When playing in Puerto Rico?

C'mon, this guy is being looked at because he's relatively tall and made a couple of three pointers.

Don't make such a big deal.

Doomed.

[Buddy Holly]

Why the don't we sign Matt Barnes? He is the long 3 we need.

Because he has the gayiest tattoo ever.

[Kori Ellis]

Sac Town's Finest is in badass.

He was a really big star at Del Campo, a high school near my house.


He is a legit 6'9.5'' inches and could play the 3 or 4.


I have seen him in person this year and he has REALLY worked on his shot.

I like Matt Barnes and all. But you can't sell him as 6'9.5. His listed height is 6'7.

[TDMVPDPOY]

I like Matt Barnes and all. But you can't sell him as 6'9.5. His listed height is 6'7.

size does matter yeh kori hahahha

[Buddy Holly]

Kori, do you know of a website that lists NBA players wingspans and also height with and without shoes?

[NZ Spurs]

This guy isn't from NZ.

The NBL is less talented than the CBA. I'm not even sure that all their teams could beat WNBA squads.

The NBL is actually a decent league. However the Breakers have sucked for a very long time. The Breakers have the worst ownership in pro sport they signed this Aussie as a coach when Tab Baldwin was avaliable.

This import didn't help things either they normally come in and jack up alot of shots outside of the system.


There were reports of Craig Bradshaw being linked to the Spurs obviously through Sean Marks. Bradshaw played with him on the national team. I really like him as a player, he's playing college ball in the states somewhere. Might be worth looking him up, you could see him on a Spurs summer league roster in the near future.

[Kori Ellis]

Kori, do you know of a website that lists NBA players wingspans and also height with and without shoes?

No, not all the players are listed in one centaral site as far as I know.

You can google "2004 pre-draft measurements" for example and pull up sites that have some of the 2004 draftees, etc.

[Parker 09]

if i hadn't seen him play before i might get excited but this is just throwing money away, hopefully unguaranteed, we can pick up much better players than this

[TDMVPDPOY]

im pretty sure there are other sfs in the league they can look at or try and get a deal.

[Dark Matter]

Spurs sign Rich Melzer??

And they (Spurs FO), told me that the crack pipe was for Show-n-Tell .

[Ocotillo]

Oh God, even the eternal optimist (me) wonders what the this is about?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

WTF? Are we letting Cuban make our summer acquisitions for us? This has to be a joke.

[pache100]

Can we get rid of Stan Kelly now and just call it an offseason?

I like that guy that announces for the Silver Stars. I wish the Spurs would pick him up. I've always been a Stan Kelly fan from back in the day when he announced the San Antonio Dodgers (now the Missions) games at St. Mary's. But, I have to admit his voice is aging and he drags ( sorry, Stan). Finally, I agree, we need a new voice.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

I like that guy that announces for the Silver Stars. I wish the Spurs would pick him up. I've always been a Stan Kelly fan from back in the day when he announced the San Antonio Dodgers (now the Missions) games at St. Mary's. But, I have to admit his voice is aging and he drags ( sorry, Stan). Finally, I agree, we need a new voice.

Maybe we signed Melzer for Stan Kelly's replacement.
Everyone loves an aussie accent.

[Extra Stout]

This guy is training camp fodder. Perhaps the Spurs found some reason to sign him early.

If this is a guy they're serious about giving NBA minutes, it's a sign they're looking to tank the season.

[pache100]

He was a bit of a brat on the court, arguing with the referees and whinging.

Well, he ought to fit right in here, then. Whining and arguing with the refs was the Spurs' new MO the second half of last season. They really need to cut that out. It doesn't help anything, and it's not their style.

[mattyc]

Ok, I've seen this guy play live and on TV.

He was a bit of a brat on the court, arguing with the referees and whinging. Jacked up a lot of shots and didnt play in the team concept. Didn't seem to be a great shooter at all, even by NBL standards. Didn't stand out with his ball handling or passing. Was a good rebounder, but he was rebounding against my Perth team who are terrible on the boards. His main advantage in NBL was his size and athleticism, which is obviously negated once he makes the leap to the NBA. Defensively he didn't seem anything to worry about, certainly didn't stand out on the court at all and his team lacked any type of cohesion on the court. He definitly wasn't anything like the 'Kobe' of the NBL.

Really amazing to me that he would get a look at the NBA, absolutely baffling actually. Maybe he has worked really hard over the offseason or maybe he was half assing it in the NBL, but dude was merely a 'good' player in the NBL, which doesn't make you guaranteed contract NBA material.

Agree with all of that. The NBL has got alot better in the past 24 months but this guy was no star on a very average team.

Odd.

[strangeweather]

Wasn't everyone complaining last summer that the Spurs wouldn't take a flyer on an obscure long three prospect for the end of the bench? Now they sign one, and everyone's complaining because it's not the right guy?

I just think it's great that they found a prospect they're interested in.

[Mr. Body]

Ginobili looked like a total stiff too after they drafted him.

The faith built up after 3 rings is gone.

Unreal.

Stiff ankle, maybe. Sprained it on Nowitzki's foot in the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis. One of the stories that season was how he felt so little part of the team until later in the year. Kevin Willis was instrumental in breaking him out of his s .

Let me know if any of that rings a bell.

[Mr. Body]

Wasn't everyone complaining last summer that the Spurs wouldn't take a flyer on an obscure long three prospect for the end of the bench? Now they sign one, and everyone's complaining because it's not the right guy?

I just think it's great that they found a prospect they're interested in.

Why not sign Britton Johnsen, star of our Summer Leagues 2005, then?