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He'll get the Hairston/Williams treatment.
He seems like a good guy but he's a little out of whack. There is a roster spot open for him but I don't know if he's going to make the team looking like this unless they give him the George Hill treatment and just let him develop in the NBA instead of the D-League.
He'll get the Hairston/Williams treatment.
Austin bound. Perhaps he is George Hill version 2009?
It's just a confidence thing...it's just going to get worse and worse until he hits one. It would sure help if Newman would just run him off some screens to give him some easy shots.
it'll be interesting to see what the FO does about this guy. He's got mad range, but we haven't seen it surface yet. Some guys are just not great in summer league play, maybe the Spurs bring him in to play a couple of preseason games and see if he performs better in a more structured environment
The question for those that have seen him is: Has he done anything else to make us think he can be an NBA player? The other draft picks from the last two years have, even with flaws in their game.
Hill looked like complete in last years SL.
In summer league? No. He's made a couple of good passes but that's about it.
This is obviously a tough stretch for McClinton but it's not horrible news for the Spurs. Due to his struggles, he'll probably be more open to going over to Europe. Plus, even if the Spurs waive him in training camp, no NBA team is going to go after him and the Toros will easily get him.
If a player blows up in D-League, the options shrink for their NBA team.
He fills up a stat sheet..
Code:Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Jul 16 vs. OKC W 85-76 14 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jul 14 vs. DEN W 78-76 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 Jul 12 vs. NOH W 92-86 16 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 2009 SAS 3 2 13.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.00 2.00 0.7 Total 3 2 13.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.00 2.00 0.7
No, Hill's shot was off. After having been one of the best scorers in the nation in college, nobody should have been alarmed that his shots weren't falling. He had good athletecism, played good defense, sucked up rebounds and didn't seem overwhelmed at any point.
Hill last year >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> McClinton this year
Hill was rebounding and defending like crazy. He was also getting to the hoop and he wasn't turning the ball over at all. Hill couldn't score but he at least looked like an NBA player.
McClinton looks like a fan who wandered onto the court.
Austin or Latvia beckon.
and to think if blair hadn't of fallen this was going to be our top pick.
I really wish they'd left him in when it seemed like he was finally doing something well. It really could have helped his confidence.
The meltdown...would have been large.
Touche'...but i'm actually less worried about McClinton's shooting than i was about Hill's last year. McClinton is more of a pure shooter and Hill has always looked like more of a scorer. What worries me is that Jack can't even get close to creating his own shot.
I haven't been able to see him play during SL but I've got to wonder how much better off he'd be playing in a more stuctured environment with the likes of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili.
The guy needs to get into a rhythm and the uncertainty/lack of spacing in the SL game isn't all that conducive for that.
I'd love to see if his fortunes changed playing with the Spurs at camp and in the preseason.
I'm going to give him credit in that he didn't start chucking and chucking and chucking...
He did penetrate and dished a few times instead of forcing something...
But yeah, right now even the Toros look like the big leagues for him...
I'm still worried that Hairston shot nearly the same percengage from three point range in SL as McClinton did in college, and Hairston's not considered a good shooter.
His shot isn't over. He is in a slump but all great shooters find a way to get out of it. Tolliver lit it up last year but couldn't hit a jumper for his life when he actually played for the Spurs.
To me, after watching Hairston at Oregon, I've never considered Malik the poor shooter he's been portrayed as.
I was looking like an idiot talking about this guy being a knock-down midrange jump-shooter, but it seems he's starting to find his comfort zone at this level.
I'll admit I was skeptical on him extending his range to be a reliable 3-point shooter, his eye just seemed fitted for the midrange game, (somewhat like Hamilton) but his D-League and SL stints are giving me hope.
Give him 40 minutes. Not like it counts anyway, and it's more important that he gets going than any other SL player at this point.
A 6' guy playing the 2 in the NBA is going to have to be able to make some hard shots. I agree that it would help him with his confidence, but they probably felt like the needed to see him under fire.
If he had come in knocking down these shots, he might have been an option for this year's roster. This way may have been a little bit harsh, but it gives the team a picture for where he is right now.
Time spent in Austin with the Toros might be just what the doctor ordered...hopefully. But, it's going to really take something for him to make it as a SG with his lack of height. Too bad he wasn't able to smoke em' in the first 3 games.
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