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Watkings gone.... they should have traded Oberto.. there goes the only decent shot blocker...
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have waived guard/forward Devin Green, guard Salim Stoudamire and center Darryl Watkins.
Green appeared in four games during the preseason, averaging 7.0 points, 2.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 1.25 steals in 21.8 minutes per game.
Stoudamire played in two preseason games, averaging 5.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 19.0 minutes of action.
Green saw action in five preseason games, averaging 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.0 minutes of action.
The Spurs roster now stands at 16.
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Watkings gone.... they should have traded Oberto.. there goes the only decent shot blocker...
Hopefully they'll keep an eye on Watkins and Stoudamire.
Again, no surprises. With Tolliver assumed to be on board, its down to Hairston and Farmer. Glad I am not the coach.
Obvious cuts. Now comes the final, difficult one. If it's that difficult to let one go I say buy out the guy who is redundant and no longer necessary - Vaughn.
I'm sorry to see Watkins go. I never thought he had a realistic chance to make the roster, based on how things are presently constructed. Yet, I really liked his raw skills. Outside of Duncan, there is not another shot-blocker on this team. There, I said it.
Honestly, this has been expected for a while.. It's obvious the last 2 roster spots are between Tolliver, Farmer and Hairston.. All have performed quite well from what i've seen and heard.. Tolliver seems to have his place guaranteed, so its between Farmers instant offense and threes and Hairstons overall game, defending, hustling etc..
Will be EXTREMELY tough for Pop to make his choice.. Personally, i'd take both! Find a trade for Bonner ASAP and get those 2 guys play here! I know this probably won't happen, but its the best option.. Tolliver and Mahinmi whenever he's back should get some minutes this season because they are good prospects and we need to work on young talent.. We are the only team that doesn't allow our young players to get some minutes and play well! These guys hopefully can impress with some playing time.
Obviously, the Spurs are in the business of winning championships. However, I've always been of the opinion that you can accomplish both. With the Spurs being the perennial "oldest team in the league", it seems to me that Pop could've found time to "divvy up" some productive minutes for younger players during the "dog days" of the winter NBA schedule. Especially when Pop has been committed to managing the playing time of his older veterans in years past. The problem is they've had very few young players on the active roster, in which to do so.
I am gonna put my money on Hairston getting the roster spot an Farmer being cut only because I think Hairston has a more complete game right now IMO.
That's what I'm hoping for too. I believe it's the prudent way to go. That give this guy a roster spot and he can move back and forth from D-League to to the active roster at Pop's discretion, with the protection from being swiped by another team. The Spurs are going to need the contributions of this guy next year and beyond.
This is going to be an extremely tough choice for Pop, I do not envy him at this point.
Farmer could be that burst of scoring off the bench. He does seem to have that assassin scorer's mentality that the Spurs could use.
Hariston though fills what I thought has been one of the major holes in the Spurs rosters for a few years, the athletic wingman behind Bowen than can move, defend and hit a shot or two.
I'm not really sure I'd be angry whatever Pop and the staff choose, they both fill a need for the team. Though I do agree with the unlikely scenario of trading Bonner or Vaughn to give these two guys (along with Tolliver) a spot.
I have to agree with you there. The thing is, the Spurs have never really done that! We are one of the oldest, if not the oldest teams, and we need some young blood coming in to this team especially on the wings. Manu, Bowen, Udoka aren't getting any younger and Roger Mason isn't THAT young to begin with. If we could develop some players like Farmer and Hairston, they would be more than just decent players.
Also, let me add that i think Farmer may be the best choice for the team we have now.. If we could send Hairston to the D League and let him play and develop there until we trade away Bonner, Vaughn or so, that would be perfect.. Farmer is what we need most right now because we don't have anyone who comes on and gives us instant offense. Stoudamire was supposed to be that person but it never worked out. And Hairston isn't yet such an offensive threat who can come on and get quick points. Farmer has consistenly shot the 3 pointer well and this fits around our team perfectly right now, especially with Manu's injury.
Oh but he IS necessary. He is a 3rd PG, a GOOD insurance policy in my opinion. Obviously Pop thinks so too. What if TP or Hill goes down? You at least want someone u can trust to bring the ball up safe and distribute it.
i hoped we would keep the shot swatter too
Agreed. Adding both Farmer and Hairston makes us significantly younger and gives us more future potential now (before panic mode sets in and a full rebuild is necessary).
If the Spurs are that high on both Farmer and Hairston then their value IMO is higher than the place holder Vaughn is as a 3rd PG. You can get some looks at some of the 2's in practice at emergency PG in stretches to give you what Vaughn does should Hill get dinged up. If Parker goes down, the season's ed if its for an extended period and the Spurs would then have to cut one of these two to bring in a guy like Stoudemire later.
I was hoping that Stoudamire would get more of a chance to make the team, but that's no one's fault except the injury bug. As much as I think Vaughn is underrated by most fans, I was thinking that Stoudamire could fill that role as 3rd string PG with a better scoring punch. Maybe he'll get a shot with a 10 day contract later, but I have a feeling he'll spend about half the year on an NBA roster after he gets healthy.
As for the remaining players, if I were going to keep one, I'd keep Hairston. If I were going to keep two, I'd keep Hairston and Tolliver. I think Hairston potentially meets more of a need in the long run, and I feel like Tolliver is redundant with Bonner at this point. Either way, if both are signed (or Farmer is included), I would expect those 2 to go to Austin.
Not true. You need a 3rd string PG. Mason could play the role, but we're already short at SG, and it would be better for him to learn the system playing in his position. Vaughn already knows how to run the point in our system, even if he can't score. The odd one out in my opinion is Bonner. If Tolliver is signed, then we have 5 bigs + Bonner, and Hairston would be playing at his position anyways. The problem is his $3 million contract.
I'm sorry to see Watkins go. Hopefully the Toros can swing some way to get him on their roster. But I know another D-League team already owns his rights, so that seems unlikely. Still, good luck Darryl.
so will Farmer or Hairston be on the Toros?
keep Farmer!
Ummm Mahinmi?Watkings gone.... they should have traded Oberto.. there goes the only decent shot blocker...
Note the word "decent" in the line. I'm not sold on mahinmi being a consistent shot-blocker.
Watkins would have been in Austin all year learning how to play basketball.
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