Spurs Training Camp Thread '13/14

Interesting that Koozahn is back. I had forgotten that he existed.

Where's he been playing?

Japan, according to Wikipedia.

Originally Posted by Bruno

That's right in theory but in fact, most of the time, agents warn the parent team that their client is close to sign with another team. The parent team has then the opportunity to keep that player provided they are ready to offer him a contract.

That is pretty interesting to hear. It seems like a good move to help thank the team for giving the young guys a contract while developing at the D-League level.

Giving the parent teams a shot to match contracts officially (like they have with restricted free agents) would be nice too, since they are the teams spent time and money training the young guys. Barring that, giving the NBA teams 1 or 2 developmental roster slots that could be used to protect guys at the D-League level would be nice too, just to allow the NBA teams to really invest in D-League level players without worrying about another team stealing them.

Kabongo, roflrofl

Originally Posted by gsmith78

That is pretty interesting to hear. It seems like a good move to help thank the team for giving the young guys a contract while developing at the D-League level.

Giving the parent teams a shot to match contracts officially (like they have with restricted free agents) would be nice too, since they are the teams spent time and money training the young guys. Barring that, giving the NBA teams 1 or 2 developmental roster slots that could be used to protect guys at the D-League level would be nice too, just to allow the NBA teams to really invest in D-League level players without worrying about another team stealing them.

This idea makes so much sense that the NBA will never do it, it is just too logical!
Great post!

Originally Posted by playblair

I wonder why he feels that way.

Originally Posted by xmas1997

I wonder why he feels that way.

Maggette has a tendency to play iso ball, but one wonders whether he'll be content as a corner 3 shooter this late in his career.

Originally Posted by xmas1997

I'm not so sure about that.
He is an inch or two shorter and 5 to 10 pounds less than Cojo.
He is known to be a playmaker in high school and college, very good at passing and finding his teammates for them to shoot, but that may be because he doesn't have much confidence in his shooting, plus he is very quick, can stop on a dime, and goes right or left equally well. However his defense leaves a bit to be desired, certainly not as good as Cojo.

I think people forget that CJ was a McDonald's All American and a top ten prospect going into college.

Originally Posted by gsmith78

Giving the parent teams a shot to match contracts officially (like they have with restricted free agents) would be nice too, since they are the teams spent time and money training the young guys. Barring that, giving the NBA teams 1 or 2 developmental roster slots that could be used to protect guys at the D-League level would be nice too, just to allow the NBA teams to really invest in D-League level players without worrying about another team stealing them.

There are a lot that could be done to improve the NBA/D-League interactions.It's obviously one of the league goal but it takes some times because an almost necessary condition is to have one D-League team per NBA team. There are now only 17 D-League teams. Another issue is that big changes will likely only be able to be made during a CBA renegotiation.

Regarding training camp invites, it's noteworthy that even if Spurs have been linked with a lot of vet PGs (Ivey, Bibby, Telfair...), none is at the training camp.

Originally Posted by ace3g

Who is this, TBH?

myck kabongo

Heat summer league and spurs training camp.

Any idea if there is going to be coverage/footage of Training Camp?

I went to school with Courtney Fells. Great to see him get a chance.

Originally Posted by Obstructed_View

I think people forget that CJ was a McDonald's All American and a top ten prospect going into college.

I didn't forget.

Originally Posted by racm

Using him as a sort-of point forward isn't a bad idea. If it means Belinelli/Joseph/Mills handle the ball more, all the better.

We could see this rotation:

Parker/Joseph
Green/Belinelli
Leonard/Ginobili
Duncan/Bonner
Splitter/Diaw

Of course, it's a bit more complicated than that because Pop doesn't do hockey subs utions except to make a point and he uses guards/wings/bigs, but that's a nice overview.

EXACTLY!

Photo from Boris Diaw:

From local reporter/writer for the Gazette in Colorado Springs:

Brent Briggeman ‏@BrentBriggeman 1h Spurs practice tomorrow at Air Force cancelled. AFA spokesman wouldn't say if it was related to shutdown.

Think I put this in the wrong thread before lol... Team huddle after this mornings workout

Damn I want footage! I wish I was in the stands just chillin'