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Put a fork in him, his days as a possible Spur are done...
Any word if this guy is coming over for a work out like Hanga and Bartens?
Put a fork in him, his days as a possible Spur are done...
Looks like our ol' friend Sanikidze is signing with Mens Sana Siena. Not sure if this is an upgrade, downgrade or lateral move but it sounded like he had quite a number of teams after him. Too bad this probably keeps him off of summer league and lessens the chances that he'll ever even get a training camp invite with the Spurs.
http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/s...sanikidze.html
Siena is the best team in Italy and a top10 team in Europe, so it's a quite big upgrade for Sanikidze.
Thanks for the info. Sanikidze is still only 26 so if he explodes over the next year or two, he could re-enter the Spurs picture.
Checked his stats from last season and his rebounding is impressive, 11 per game. Plus, he was getting major minutes, 32+. It looks like he's on his way up.
I guess while we are talking about him, can post some recent vids of him:
Guy might have finally got his head right... Reggie Evans type player in my opinion.
Really? Never heard he was a headcase, but I guess there are lots of things I haven't heard
Also, while I defer to you since I assume you've seen him play beyond the youtubes I've watched, I never seen/read/heard anything to suggest he was as one-dimensional as Evans.
Really? Never heard he was a headcase, but I guess there are lots of things I haven't heard
Also, while I defer to you since I assume you've seen him play beyond the youtubes I've watched, I never seen/read/heard anything to suggest he was as one-dimensional as Evans.
All you have to do is watch 1 game and you will see that his offensive game is limited to put backs and cuts to the basket for dunks. That is 90% of his offensive game with the occasional jump shot when all else fails. What have you seen/read/heard to think otherwise?
MBS TV reports that Mens Sana Siena will play two games in US in October against Spurs and Cavaliers
https://twitter.com/SportandoBasket
The fact that he took 3.9 three-pointers per game in Italy last season (more than 40% of his shots). Now he only made 30.2%, but that appears to be a bit of a down year for him - the last 2 years he hit 37% +. (This may be a result of a deliberate change in shot selection; this was an unusually high number of 3 pt attempts for him).
Didn't have any evidence to counter your assertion -- I'd just never encountered any to support it, hence the question. Thanks for the explanation.
I have seen most of his games with Georgia in 2011 and none this season with his italian club, but I can assure you that 3 pt shooting is not one his strengths currently. The guy is a gritty player who will battle the boards, play solid defense, and provide lots of energy for his team...
[QUOTE=yavozerb;6015816]I have seen most of his games with Georgia in 2011 and none this season with his italian club, but I can assure you that 3 pt shooting is not one his strengths currently. So he is like Boner in this regard
The guy is a gritty player who will battle the boards, play solid defense, and provide lots of energy for his team...The exact opposite of Boner..
Sanikidze is in the same tournament that Bertans and Hanga are playing in:
http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/cid...rID_45506.html
Sanikidze's team - Montepaschi Siena is playing right now:
live box score
http://195.56.77.56/n4/?itascup_1
Last edited by ace3g; 09-24-2012 at 04:29 PM.
Just a general update, 15 games into the Italian league and 14 into Euroleague. I've not watched him this season, but here are the numbers anyway.
Judging by a number of stats, Sanikidze has a different role for Sienna than he did for Bologna. Instead of over 32 minutes a game, he's down to 21. Instead of 3.9 three point shots a game, he's down to 1.3.
Italian League:
21 mpg
7.4 pts
62.8% from 2
42.1% from 3
5.8 rebounds
His rebounds are down. Instead of being top 5 in rebounds per 40 like he was last year iirc, he's now 14th in the league for rebounds per 40.
Euroleague
Sienna is in the round of 16. 4-0 so far in this round. The stats for all phases of Euroleague:
19.5 mpg
6 pts
47.1% from two
35.7% from three
6.1 rebounds
Sanikidze is 7th in the Euroleague for rebounds per 40 minutes.
Thanks for the update. Not so sure the ship has sailed on this guy coming over so it's good to keep tabs.
Sanikidze just RT this pic:
Dude is balding like a champ!!
He's a free agent this summer and as a back-up combo forward, mostly a smallball 4, he might be useful on a small contract now that Jackson won't be brought back. He'd bring some passion as a back-up, a mediocre 3 point shooter, but still a good rebounder.
He's top 5 in Euroleague for rebounds per 40. Garbage from 3 in euroleague at 23%, but shoots 42% in the Italian league.
I like Sanikidze, but I think/hope there will be better options.
Do the Spurs still have his phone #?
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