Summer League Game 5: Spurs vs. Wolves

[kyleo]

Derrick Byars was right ing there and we passed on him for Marcus Williams. We will rue the day...

To be fair, Byars has played two games and been similarly unimpressive. It's a little early to cast doubts on guys that haven't even been to an NBA training camp yet.

[Mr. Body]

To be fair, Byars has played two games and been similarly unimpressive. It's a little early to cast doubts on guys that haven't even been to an NBA training camp yet.

Williams could be better than Byars yet... or they could both be busts... But I'll also mention that Dominic McGuire hasn't been half bad so far.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Postgame Thoughts:


-Williams got the ball plenty this game. He shot the most shots (2-for-10). I just don't see how this guy would make it in the NBDL ... much less the NBA. He's not athletic. Not fast. Not quick. Not aggressive. Not a great passer. Can't finish. Can't shoot. His arms are long and he concentrates on defense, but that's not enough to play in the NBA. Hopefully he's just in some massive slump and is just holding back. If not, hopefully he signs in Europe.

I haven't seen the summer league games but it sounds like Williams is just overmatched. He played pretty well for Arizona, but we all know that doesn't mean anything at the NBA level. I didn't think he had an NBA body, or NBA athleticism, and if he's going to play a 2 at this level he'll need both.

Maybe he just has the "deer in the headlights" thing going on at this point.

[Mr. Body]

I haven't seen the summer league games but it sounds like Williams is just overmatched. He played pretty well for Arizona, but we all know that doesn't mean anything at the NBA level. I didn't think he had an NBA body, or NBA athleticism, and if he's going to play a 2 at this level he'll need both.

Maybe he just has the "deer in the headlights" thing going on at this point.

He's thin, but so are a lot of guys. The problem is he's not very quick and he's not very fast. His first step is mediocre and his top speed is mediocre. You see him trying to finish plays, or even get into the middle part of a play, and the guy is all over him. He doesn't have the ability to separate himself.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

He's thin, but so are a lot of guys. The problem is he's not very quick and he's not very fast. His first step is mediocre and his top speed is mediocre. You see him trying to finish plays, or even get into the middle part of a play, and the guy is all over him. He doesn't have the ability to separate himself.

He never was a skywalker at Arizona, but I didn't notice him being that slow. I was surprised as everyone else that he went to SA at 33 and was hoping that the Spurs had seen that special something that most folks didn't.

When was the last time the Spurs drafted a domestic product that was halfway decent?

[Slinkyman]

He never was a skywalker at Arizona, but I didn't notice him being that slow. I was surprised as everyone else that he went to SA at 33 and was hoping that the Spurs had seen that special something that most folks didn't.

When was the last time the Spurs drafted a domestic product that was halfway decent?

Probably the last time they drafted a SF from Arizona

[Mr. Body]

When was the last time the Spurs drafted a domestic product that was halfway decent?

Since never. This, by the way, is definitive proof that the Spurs DON'T read Spurstalk. They picked the one guy absolutely nobody was talking up. There were a lot of regulars on the draft thread for upwards of two months, and never, ever, did anybody say Marcus Williams' name, with good reason.

Not saying he's already a bust, but there were so many better players still on the board. I remember my befuddlement in the noisy bar (Democratic debate going on at the same time) trying to make out the name called. Marcus Williams? Marcus Williams? Seriously?

[Solid D]

When was the last time the Spurs drafted a domestic product that was halfway decent?

Tim Duncan from Wake Forest University (even though he was from the USVI, he was a 4-year collegiate player)

[timvp]

Tim Duncan from Wake Forest University (even though he was from the USVI, he was a 4-year collegiate player)

Not counting number one overall picks that even the Hawks could have drafted, you'd have to go back to Sean Elliott.

And even then the Spurs were sad because they really, really wanted Danny Ferry.

[UV Ray]

Not counting number one overall picks that even the Hawks could have drafted, you'd have to go back to Sean Elliott.

And even then the Spurs were sad because they really, really wanted Danny Ferry.