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Diogu nor Granger are available for what we have.
as much as i dislike foster personally (he was a friend of a friend and ganked a 12 pack from my fridge in austin once), dude can rebound and stay out of duncan's way in the post.
Diogu nor Granger are available for what we have.
Just a link to an article posted by bruno
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/ba...ry/139064.html
if the spurs want to resign vaughn as TP back up that means no pruitt or no other pg ??
but JV can sign with another team too , also they will see some pg's during workouts so i don't know exactly their plan.....
One of the reasons I have the Spurs going after a pg and a big in the draft, is so that they don't need to overpay for one in FA when the 08 season comes to an end. I'm sure that if Vaughn is resigned, Pruitt or whoever would probably get 3rd stringer minutes at best, unless a certain matchup calls for otherwise. But if Jacque Vaughn wants more than the vet. min it's likely he'll be shown the door.
Last edited by EvenFlow; 06-14-2007 at 07:37 AM.
Who knows? If Pruitt or Dowdell or whomever comes in and lights it up I can see them taking over the number 2 spot very quickly. Remember, Vaughn was always intended to be the 3rd PG anyways.
Strange things can happen when you're not a cornerstone of a franchise. When Tony Parker came into the league it only took him 5 games to get off the pine and crack the starting rotation and hes not looked back. If a young PG is ready to contribute the Spurs won't hesitate to play him. At this point, a rookie has a potentially long future with this team while Vaughn doesn't have many more years left in the league. You do the math.
And it seems as if either Pruitt or Dowdell could take minutes at the two-guard if they showed enough....might also lead to the Spurs shopping Barry or Fin.
Nothing much to say, but that I was drafting for the T-Wolves in the DX group mock draft, as well.
For the Spurs I got Pruitt and then Dudley.
Just picked for the Wolves' second rounder. They get Corey Brewer and just now Nick Fazekas. An excellent draft for them, I'd say.
FYI, the latest mock from ESPN has Belinelli falling to the Spurs at #28. Previously he went to Houston, but with them on the verge of trading Howard, you figure they'll go for a big. Ford also mentions that there should be alot of picks for sale....I'll list the ones he mentions:
Heat @ #20 (Has Pruitt here)
Bobcats @ #22 (Has Almond here)
Suns @ #24....though he says they'll likely use this plus their #29 to move up
Ford has guys like Hardin, Big Baby, Cook, and Shaun Williams in the first round ahead of where the Spurs draft and I don't see them that high in some of the other Mocks...still, it's conceivable that one of the two Euro guards will be available with that first pick and I don't see how the Spurs (with their affinity for Europeans) pass on either one of these talents.
Belinelli's recent shaky performances and buyout questions may make him last until the end of the round.
I'm not sure why he has Miami selling their pick - they need talent very badly. Trading down for more picks? Sure. But not selling it.
I'm not sure why Charlotte sells theirs, but Indiana may have an unrefuseable offer.
Phoenix I can see moving up via a package of their two picks.
Glen Davis will be a steal in the 2nd round. Not sure if he goes first. Someone may take a shot at Shaun Williams, but I sure wouldn't. Hardin, dunno. And Daquan Cook I could see Isiah take a stab at.
The updated mock draft on DX has us picking Gray with the #28, Pruitt with the #33, and Brad Newley with the #58.
If we draft a foreign player with either the 33 or 28 (Fernandez, Belinelli, etc) how would you feel about drafting DJ Strawberry with the 58? Hes a guy that could come in and play a reasonable role off the bench as a defensive specialist. If nothing else, he is a guy that we could watch for a year and then decide whether we want to keep him or not whenever Bowen, Finley and Barry's contracts all come due.
I don't see the Aaron Gray pick. The guy is huge - 7'2", 275 lbs. - and has some real skills, but he's slow. He'd have problems enough making defensive rotations, but in the end, why would the Spurs take him if they have Jackie Butler?
In their mock, Belinelli drops to 31. I don't see the Suns passing on him twice and the Spurs once.
That said, as always I'm very happy with a Pruitt pick. Last mock they had him at least 10 spots later. It's good to see them reevaluate.
DJ Strawberry -
for a guy slated for the end of the draft to undrafted, he looks a good prospect. He was 14.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2 spg, 47.7 fg%, 68.5 ft%, 34.4 3p% in the ACC.
Why isn't this guy getting so little attention? Why isn't he as good as Arron Afflalo?
Maryland beat Carolina and Duke twice down the stretch... lost to a solid Butler team in the second round... So what gives?
His shooting and all-around scoring has always been the knock, while his defense is stellar,i.e. SPURS MODE, a good prospect to work with Chip and a of a lot better than Beno. He has problems in running a team in a half-court set, I think he might just be available at the end of the 2nd round.
He's listed at 6'5" but I'm guessing he's smaller, since people keep mentioning his lack of point guard skills.
Still a chance to get Dudley or is he up in the 1st round?
Frankly, I would like to see the Spurs trade up with a team like Charlotte, Golden State or the 76ers to get a higher pick in the draft (so we can get RUDY!). Another prudent move would be to dump our 58 for another higher future second rounder (a la, the Damir Markota trade). Obviously this plan could change depending on who this year's Marcus Williams is and ends up slipping. But here is my plan assuming that we make no trades:
I like this hierarchy of picks if any of these outcomes occur:
A) Fernandez is still on the board at 28 (regardless of Pruitt's status)
B) Pruitt is NOT on the board at 28
28: Fernandez or Belinelli (if Pruitt isn't around)
33: Byars or Dudley or Almond or Fazekas or Dowdell or Tucker
58: DJ Strawberry (if we don't take Dudley, Byars, Almond, or Tucker) or Yue or Random as of yet unnamed Euro
Probably my dream scenario is to take Fernandez with the first and snag Byars in the second. You then fill out the final pick with a random Euro. I imagine at least ONE of the three picks will be a foreigner and the quality of foreigners is far higher in the first round than in the second (obviously). Rudy Fernandez is going to be a beast in this league. Dudley, Byars and Almond would all help us fill out the wing and could help immediately as would Dowdell at the point. Having a rotation of Ginobili/Fernandez/Byars in a couple years makes me salivate. I still am unsure how Fazekas will stick in this league but if he comes at 33 I have absolutely NO problems as he could be an absolute steal there. I wouldn't mind taking Alando Tucker with this pick either. But I'd rather take any of those other guys first. Picking up a guy like Strawberry at the 58 would be nice if we don't get a wing that we will bring in next season. He would probably ride the bench and learn the system for a year but could play some in year two whenever Bowen, Finley, Barry and White all come off the books. Plus, at 58 its a gamble you can definitely afford to take. If we already take a wing though I don't see any room for Strawberry. A player like Sun Yue is very intriguing and might as well be taken with the 58 at that point. Of course, its pretty much a crapshoot this deep in the draft.
If Fernandez is gone but Pruitt is there at 28.
28: Pruitt
33: Byars or Dudley or Almond or Fazekas or Tucker
58: Draft and Stash (Yue?)
If Pruitt is there but Rudy isn't then Pruitt is a Spur. Period. He will be a capable backup PG while also being able to play off the ball on occasion. This is important since the Spurs wings are getting older and older and having two good ball handlers and playmakers in the backcourt is a look that the Spurs haven't really been able to go to as of late (appologies to Brent Barry). I still think a true wing is a necessity in this draft especially if we're not stashing one abroad this year. If Byars, Dudley and Almond are all off the table though I'd still be open to taking Fazekas and just trusting in Pruitt's two way ability. As well, I like the possibly of exploring taking Strawberry at 58. Tucker is still on the board, but his limited NBA game makes me like rolling the dice on the kid from Nevada more. Draft and stash the last pick.
If Fernandez, Pruitt and Belinelli are all gone then:
28: Byars or Dudley or Almond or Koponen
33: Fazekas or Tucker or Dowdell (unless Koponen is taken) of Mark Gasol
58: DJ Strawberry (if no wing is drafted) or draft and stash
Chances are that Fernandez is gone by 28. Pruitt could be gone too and Belinelli could pull out of the draft entirely. Obviously, those 3 are the players that I hinge this draft on. This is the plan in case all 3 slip through our fingers.
Last edited by Darkwaters; 06-14-2007 at 08:59 PM.
He had a productive draft camp, where he showed pretty good defense and a reliable mid-range shot...both will help him in the upcoming draft. He should be there in the early second round unless a team absolutely falls in love with his intangibles in the First Round.
I'd say the Spurs should go for talent with their first pick and solid intangible guy with their second....
#28 Fernandez/Belinelli/Pruitt
#33 Dudley/Fazekas
Spurs just won their 4th in nine, and this draft should help them gather role players for runs in the next 5 or 6 years...all players listed above could be huge for them, and there are plenty more that would fit as well....I'm excited!
I'm warming on Fazekas too. But I still think the best fits for this team are Fernandez/Belinelli/Pruitt/Dudley and Strawberry at the 58.
I wouldn't be suprised if the Spurs go draft-n-stash with the 58th pick. My favorite would be another French PG...
Rodrigue Beabois, 19yr 6'2 170lb, France
There's alot of "projectability" with a player as raw as him, but he has great length (6'9 wingspan), athleticism, and defensive intensity. It seems like a place the Spurs have gone before (raw Frenchmen) and a place their likely to revisit.
Your dream scenario (Fernandez at 28 and Byars at 33) isn't much different from mine. It's likely that the Spurs wouldn't be able to add two more players to their current roster, so one of them just might be a foreigner...and none is better at #28 than Rudy. He could stay overseas for one more year, wait until the contracts expire for Barry and Fin, then come over for the 08-09 season.
Byars/Dudley/Fazekas probably wouldn't get much "burn" either, but they'd be there for the long-term future of the Spurs and would hedge against possible trades or departures in FA (Barry, Fin, Bonner, Ely, Oberto).
If this guy is available at 58 then you take him. Period. But I promise you he won't be there. Hes probably going to drop out of the draft anyways. But if hes there he is said to have gotten upwards of 6 second round promises. We would have to trade up to grab him.
Exactly. And I'm thinking largely long-term with many of these picks. Two things are generally true about the Spurs:
1) We're old and getting older
2) Our system is complicated and generally takes a year to learn
That being said, it makes sense to draft some young guys and give them a year on the practice squad (a la, James White, Jackie Butler, Stephen Jackson, Fabricio Oberto etc). Within a year several of our old guys will be gone and some of our new guys will be tenured enough to contribute. A player that goes in the second round would have a year to learn the system and then a year to prove he is worth retaining. At under 500k a year that is definitely a player we can afford to pay. Even late first rounders are going to be under the veteran's minimum and won't hurt our 08 Masterplan too much.
By the way, I've been seeing more indication that Belinelli is slipping into the second. If we could draft Rudy AND Belinelli (unlikely) then I would be absolutely giddy.
The Spurs' Michael Finley can opt out of the final year of his contract ($3.1 million) at the end of this season and become a free agent. He said he hasn't made a decision yet but likes being with the Spurs. Robert Horry is a free agent and says he wants to play one more season and could stay with the Spurs or rejoin Shaquille O'Neal with Miami. Fabricio Oberto has a player option and Beno Udrih, replaced by Vaughn, is under a team option. Vaughn also will become a free agent.
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Is this true on beno, I thought he had one more year?
Beno did have a team option. But you have to pick it up like 1 or 2 years in advance of the season. So we picked it up months ago. Horry is NOT a free agent. He has one more year on his contract which is only partially guaranteed.
After the emotions that Finley displayed last night I wonder if Antonio McDyess was watching...?
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