Mason does not do besides shoot and handle the ball ok. He does not rebound, he is not athletic so he can not create for himself, does not dish the ball that well and is not a good defender...this is a terrible mistake of a signing, but it is not costing the Spurs much, I would much rather of had Finley back. He is a poor mans Finley.
Oh well. Spurs aren't panicking and are clearly making some changes in the rotation.
Last year was the year he played the most and had the most pressure on him and he shot 44% FG and 40% 3PT-- those numbers should be more relevant than the couple of years before them. The best sign for me is he covered a lot of the missing Arenas minutes and Washington was close to being the same team-- and Gilbert is a couple of days away from signing an almost max deal. If he matches the production of Finley and dramatically improves the team defense, it's a very smart & economical move.Pluses --
Cheap.
Good 3 point shooter (a real key I think).
Good guy.
Insures that JR Smith won't be a Spur.
Minuses:
Poor overall shooting percentage (.405)
Kind of old considering his lack of NBA experience.
Can he stop a scoring drought?
Overall:
The SG equivalent of Elson (which I kinda like on balance).
For better or worse, this is a Jackie Butler/Elson type summer.
Heres an interesting thought...since Mason is a combo guard then do we even need Vaughn? It seems that if we're in need of a roster spot then we could buy out Vaughn to keep on Gist, Sanikidze or some other project player that we dig up in the D League or Summer League. That at least is a plus.
so what he's a great free throw shooter, he's gonna get to the line about as much as Finley, so that's what, once every 2 games or so?
I agree, Vaughn should go. Dude is a bust on the offensive side.
Is Hill on the roster?
He has better numbers than Finley of now, yet he's a poor man's Finley? WTF?
Let me rephrase, depending on what the Spurs want from him it could be a bad fit. If they want him to play Finley's role and nothing more, than it is a good signing with regards to keeping us at the level we were at last year. It does not elevate us, but it allows us to maintain for a low cost...
so-so pick up from spurs.
now to just sign barry.
Delfino anyone?
Roger Mason is a decent player. I'm from D.C. and was surprised to see him have a lot of playing time for the Wizards. In fact, down the stretch, it would be him on the court instead of Antonio Daniels.
Unfortunately, the guy's not a slasher, doesn't have enough length to play the forward position, low APG. Truly nothing spectacular, however he just seemed to be a dependable player. Hope we didn't spend a lot of money on him.
The only real plus is that his stats seem to be improving year over year.
I seriously think we need to get players with more length to guard the Wests and Dirks of the world.
I like it.
I don't like this signing. Doesn't really accomplish anything major.
So how long before Mason finds himself on the trading block?
probably never cause his contract ends in time for 2010
anyway, i guess he's better then nothing, and at least he's not over 30 already.......
This could also be due to the fact that if they want to retain Thomas it may cost more than they expected if the Turiaf deal doesn't get matched by LA. They may opt to go after Thomas instead.
When you look at what Finley has done over the course of his ENTIRE career, yes, a poor mans Finley. Finley in the clutch as well is ice cold, he has hit many big PLAYOFF shots, Mason has not. I am indifferent with the move as long as they are not expecting him to shoulder too big a load, especially defensively.
why does everyone get excited over 2010, lets face it, lebron, carmelo, whoever, are not going to sign with the spurs, lets get real. One thing about pro athletes, they play for money first and prefer the flashy destinations ie Cali, NY, MIA, ect.
Maybe it's just the Stockholm Syndrome, but I'm starting to like this guy already.
I always believed that one of the Spurs' FO's best traits was avoiding bad contracts and going for smaller (more flexible) deals for the role players. That way, the Spurs maximize their options and keep these role guys hungry (i.e., playing to earn their first big payday).
He does not address what I thought was one of our biggest problems at the 2/3 spot: Defense....
WTF does his entire career have to do with how he plays now? We didn't have at his prime Finley last season. We had Finley of last season on this team, Mason isn't a poor man's Finley because Finley is now a poor man's Finley.
if spurs had more then the mle they could throw at jr smith then they could do soemthing major
I don't like this signing. Doesn't really accomplish anything major.
the only way to do something major is to trade manu or tp
He plays better defense than Barry and Finley combined. It's one of his known traits.
My god kid, do you follow the NBA?
HE PLAYS D WHAT THE
his o is limited somewhat though
Spurs not panicking, really like the signing, they could not really have done any better ( no no no jr...), delfino would be the next i think,
The perimeter rotation would be kind of intriguing, do they keep vaughn ? enough playin time for delfino if we get him ?manu starting ? mason good enough to start ? and Hill, doesn't he seem to duplicate mason ?
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