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We started Oberto or gave him rotation minutes. End of story.
Malik did not show much until then either... Malik was great in the spurs system has not been much out of the system. It is not unreasonable to think this guy could contribute as malik did.
We started Oberto or gave him rotation minutes. End of story.
I know,and now Ely.
this is just too sad.
That's a good idea. But I don't know that there's even a market for Oberto. It seems to me the only team that would value a foreign player of Oberto's ilk is the Spurs.
Damn if West is intestested in Obero...Dilemna here, because West is a great GM, and id he sees something in Obero...
Is it bad that we gave up another pick for this chodd
For the first time this season, Oberto didn't play in the first half. I don't think the Spurs make a trade for a bigman and coincidentally Oberto's minutes go down.
The question is whether the Spurs are just making room in the rotation for Ely or whether perhaps the Spurs are thinking about shipping off Oberto.
Interesting development.
Or pop has just nelegated him back to 12th man status where he belongs
Agree - he prob won't see time until he has some time to work with the team to get some feel for the defensive scheme.At the earliest, Ely could be in uniform against Detroit. But more likely, it won't be until after the All-Star break.
Thats what I was thinking. The spurs can move one of their bigs for a backup pg now. Arroyo would be nice or take a chance with Telfair.
... Butler got a million tonight. He was saved from the trillion only by his 2 assist and 2 fouls.
He did land on his ass nicely that one time.
Interesting indeed.
While JVaughn has been playing solid defense of late, his lack of scoring from the perimeter is harmful. I still think the Bride of Chucky will be wearing a Spurs uniform come Feb 23rd and Oberto will be accompanying Jerry West on scouting trips with Beno carrying their luggage.
I know it doesn't really make a difference but the Mavs just rallied from 11 down in the 4th to win against the Bucks. I remember when we used to be able to do that... maybe we will again?
thank god we went after ely
i knew this would happen since he was on the market and wanted a trade out of charlotte.
this would probably solve our reb problems, if not he end up another stick figure like his twin elson on the n bench
hmmm, its seems this must have been posted a bit earlier in the day. There's been a lot of threads going around saying this and then having the creator being flamed for some reason so my head is spinning right now.
Who is the bride of Chucky?
Ely of the tiger? Motivated Melvin can help S.A.
By Tony Mejia
CBS SportsLine.com Staff Writer
San Antonio, it's time to meet your potential savior.
His name is Melvin Ely, and he toiled in relative obscurity with the Bobcats and Clippers, a former lottery pick heavy on potential and light on production.
A decade ago, Sports Illustrated called him the nation's most sought-after high school post player. He was a terror at Fresno State, finishing as the school's all-time leading scorer and shot blocker.
For the Spurs, he's just what the doctor ordered. He has the talent to be a difference-maker at center, a position that has been a problem spot. He's a potential spark for a team that needs to regain its swagger.
Tim Duncan needs a tag-team partner. Ely just became the second most talented post player on the squad. Sounds like the perfect marriage, right?
Not so fast.
A highly connected scout once called Ely one of the mysteries of the league, physically blessed but tragically immature. "He just doesn't get it," was one description of Ely. His work ethic and at ude have long been questioned.
At this point, he's a bust. A bust who just received an opportunity for a fresh start.
The Spurs acquired him Tuesday for Eric Williams and a second-round pick in 2009, taking a gamble that a winning, veteran-laden environment will make a difference in Ely's career, helping him reach the potential he obviously has.
He has been coveted before -- by championship contenders, at that. Phoenix was interested in adding him, a move that made a lot of sense given their need for athletic size and the uncertainty about Amare Stoudemire's knees at the start of the season. Other teams certainly took looks, sent scouts over to Charlotte and inquired, if only to make a more informed decision.
Ely issued a trade demand earlier in the season, when it was clear he wouldn't beat out Emeka Okafor and Sean May for playing time. Strangely, it was a very formal, yet friendly request, in which he promised he would handle the situation professionally no matter what transpired.
Now he has a solution, sprung from a losing situation where he wasn't playing to one where he can immediately be counted on to help.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has grown increasingly frustrated with what Fabricio Oberto and Francisco Elson have been able to provide. In three of their last four losses, the Spurs have been outrebounded by double digits. A 46-31 deficit on the boards in Sunday's loss to the Heat set Popovich off again.
"We're still not playing physical enough, tough enough," Popovich said. "We're playing soft for too many minutes in the game. We're just hoping and begging rather than playing our ass off. We were beaten to loose balls, second shots, hard drives, hard cuts. We're too soft."
So here comes Ely, who hasn't played more than 23 minutes a game all year, to provide a potential answer. Maybe his arrival will spark Elson and Oberto. Perhaps Ely's first gig with a consistent winner will light a fire under him.
No one said this was a gimme, but he is a potential savior, because San Antonio needs to shake things up. The Spurs are clearly missing something, but aren't interested in overhauling their roster. This is a tweak with a minimal risk and a potentially huge payoff.
Ultimately, it's up to Ely. Given that the NBA sewing circle has already posted a couple of strikes against him, it would be in his best interest to arrive ready to work.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/9995033
i reckon we couldve got a sweeter deal with the bobcats
maybe acquired okafor or felton or wallace for our n bench
Melvin Ely.... Sounds like someone that drinks Wild Turkey and dips snuff.
Melvin Ely, the funny thing about him, was that he was once considered to be a NBA All-Star talent while he was balling at Fresno State. He has talent but has been noted to be immature, especially in college and by reports, at Charlotte.
Hopefully, he can provide a spark here in San Antonio. Spurs have nothing to lose. He's not expected to become a standout, as long as he plays w/ in the team concept and scores some down-low and rebound as well, I'll be happy.
But they have Livingston to do that job.
Yes, but Levingston is more a combo guard than a real PG in my opinion, so he could play SG when Mobley is on the bench.
Or, Beno could be used for garbage time
just see it this way:
the priority for the FO was, to somehow get under the lux-tax threshold. with this trade this mission should be accomplished, so they can start to work on a deadline trade, that makes the team better.
for us life is easier now, because we can forget about all thoses trades, in which the Williams contract would have been used to make the numbers work.
in other words: Williams + Scola rights for Nocioni (or insert another borderline all-star) no longer is an option. same goes for proposals like E-Will, Beno, and Fabricio....for Gasol. please note!!
but back to Ely. I think it is a great move.
thanks to the saved mony and the expiring contract of Ely and the fact that Williams wasn't a rotation player it has absolutly no downside, but a lot of upside.
even little production from Ely would be an upgrade, but maybe the more important point is, that it opens better options for the Spurs for deadline trades, because they don't need a big back, if they include a big in a package for a wing.
and this is either a good sign or a bad sign:
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