The way to think about Butler is to think of him as a lottery pick center. He's not going to be the answer right away but there is hope he could take over sooner rather than later.
Talking about the draft, if Butler were eligible for this draft, I would imagine he would have gone in the 5 to 9 range. I don't see him going after O'Bryant or before Shelden Williams.
No offcourse not!
I am laughing my ass off to all who were cussing about the worst offseason ever and now are jumping up and down because Jackie Butler is coming our way.
Butler is a BACKUP at most for the next few years.
Where is Magloire damned.....or Mihm or Wright?
If Denver will decline than Butler will be Elson's backup.
That's where we are right now.
AND THAT'S PATHETIC!!!
No offcourse not!
I am laughing my ass off to all who were cussing about the worst offseason ever and now are jumping up and down because Jackie Butler is coming our way.
Butler is a BACKUP at most for the next few years.
Where is Magloire damned.....or Mihm or Wright?
If Denver will decline than Butler will be Elson's backup.
That's where we are right now.
AND THAT'S PATHETIC!!!
You are closer to Elson than any of us.
Tell him San Antonio doesn't want him.
At the very least, Butler should be able to handle a pass under the basket from Manu or Tony better than Venus de Milo Mohammed.
, I like this signing. Butler was definitely the guy I was hoping for, more so than Elson. From what I've seen of him he definitely has better hands than Nazr does and should be able to get some easy baskets when Tony/Manu drive and dish. If he can also provide some consistent rebounding I'll be really happy. All in all a good signing, doesn't necessarily address some of the defensive worries I have-particularly against teams like Dallas and Phoenix, but it's a start.
The way to think about Butler is to think of him as a lottery pick center. He's not going to be the answer right away but there is hope he could take over sooner rather than later.
Talking about the draft, if Butler were eligible for this draft, I would imagine he would have gone in the 5 to 9 range. I don't see him going after O'Bryant or before Shelden Williams.
Are you freakin' kidding me?
Butler at 82games:
http://www.82games.com/0506/05NYK17D.HTM
he seems to play inside more than Rasho (less jumpers), has the same % of dunks, gets bloked more, doesn't draw fouls a whole lot (but more than Rasho
can't figure out what "hands rating" is, but it's lower than Nazr's or Rasho's.
Jackie Butler is comparable or better than these big men drafted in the 2004 NBA Draft:
1st round: Rafael Araujo, Andris Biedrins, Robert Swift, Kris Humphries, Pavel Podkolzine; 2nd round: Peter John Ramos, Albert Miralles, Ha Seung-Jin, Pape Sow, Sergei Lishouk, Marcus Douthit, Sergi Karaulov.
These are comparable or a bit better:
Al Jefferson, David Harrison, Anderson Varejao.
These are without a doubt better:
Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard.
I was going to change my sig.
Are we still doomed?
250lbs to help board and defend? Next you all will be hyping this guy up as the second coming of Charles Barkely.
Still doomed for now
loomed could fit better.
As in: verb: appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Good news!
I thought that meant we were woven.
but when we get jeffries, watch out. only team that will compete with us is maybe phoenix
I found 1 stat
Ofensive Rebounds record: 7 @ San Antonio 02/27/06
In this game Butler was: 11 Points and 9 rebounds (7 OR) in 17:12 Minutes
Nazr 5 and 5 in 12 Minutes, without a OR in 12 minutes
Rasho 7 Points and 4 Rebounds in 20 Minutes
Oberto 7 Points and 4 Rb in 22 Minutes
I would like Wright to start for the Spurs next season and the Spurs go after Woods or Jeffries. I think he will accept the qualifying offer with the Wizzards and become an unrestricted free-agent next season.
Ric's analysis of the signing...
SportsNation Ric Bucher: (4:47 PM ET ) With Nazr and Rasho gone, they needed some size. Butler is the right price and athletic. I would expect you'll see the
Spurs go to a smaller lineup, though, that has Duncan playing center. It's the way of the league and it's the lineup they used for most of the playoffs.
Why do people have a hard on for Jared Jeffries?
The Spurs' chance of getting Jeffries is about the same as the Suns getting Tim Duncan.
Welcome to the West, fatboy. I hope you like to run.
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As good a news as this is, some questions still abound. Can this guy defend? Can he learn how to protect the rim? Can he provide solid rebounding? Can he develop into a true force in the paint on both ends?
Obviously these questions won't be answered for a while. Therefore, the Spurs still need another center who is a starting-caliber-type. (Wright, Mihm)
Wright and Mihm can do all these things?As good a news as this is, some questions still abound. Can this guy defend? Can he learn how to protect the rim? Can he provide solid rebounding? Can he develop into a true force in the paint on both ends?
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