https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2...und-selection/
They gave the Samanic pick a C saying that it was a reach at 19th with the Johnson and Weatherspoon picks an A. Most other sites have Samanic as a C as well but none of them are going as far as to call it a terrible pick purely based on PATFO's track record. Still, they're not justifying the pick either based on Samanic's upside. The other sites also mostly give us B's to A's for the other two saying they were value picks. CBS seems to think Weatherspoon is a steal for the 2nd round.
Last edited by SpurPadre; 06-21-2019 at 12:58 AM.
Agree. Face value we got solid picks, not sexy. Samanic is a mobile very skilled bigman. Johnson is a hardworking defensive SF, very unselfish team player, and Weatherspoon is a pure scorer who shoots over 40% 3pts. Again not sexy but very solid role players.
Samanic is a C grade anyway you spin it. Awful reach.
I hate the pick too but at least they got it right on the next pick.
PATFO apologists should not look at samanic's stats. He's not close to being an NBA level player any time soon
taking samanic felt so painful with nassar little on the board...
Pretty much this. Reverse the order of the first two picks (third irrelevant) and it's a better looking draft. Luka not really a reach with the second pick and Keldon with the first pick (considering the North Carolina guy loves Kawhi, thus was not really an option).
They were never going to take an athletic black American with some questionable character issues when an upstanding white Euro was available. Luka wasn't even at the top of their board...Goga was ahead of him
The Kawhi situation has soured Pop and Buford on athletic black Americans for the foreseeable future. Accountability would go a long way but PATFO prefer to put their heads in the sand and double down on the Euros instead. I wouldn't have a problem with this strategy if they were good Euros like the Mavs players but the ones we're mostly targeting are scrubs without any star ceiling.
spurs took lonnie walker as kawhi was demanding to be traded, youThey were never going to take an athletic black American with some questionable character issues when an upstanding white Euro was available. Luka wasn't even at the top of their board...Goga was ahead of him
The Kawhi situation has soured Pop and Buford on athletic black Americans for the foreseeable future. Accountability would go a long way but PATFO prefer to put their heads in the sand and double down on the Euros instead. I wouldn't have a problem with this strategy if they were good Euros like the Mavs players but the ones we're mostly targeting are scrubs without any star ceiling.
QUOTE=Kurgan;9847837]They were never going to take an athletic black American with some questionable character issues when an upstanding white Euro was available. Luka wasn't even at the top of their board...Goga was ahead of him
The Kawhi situation has soured Pop and Buford on athletic black Americans for the foreseeable future. Accountability would go a long way but PATFO prefer to put their heads in the sand and double down on the Euros instead. I wouldn't have a problem with this strategy if they were good Euros like the Mavs players but the ones we're mostly targeting are scrubs without any star ceiling.[/QUOTE]
Great work turning this into a race thing asshat.
I would have been fine with Keldon Johnson at 19 so that kind of made up for the Luka pick imo and while in today’s world we don’t hit on Euros as often anymore as we get credit for, I do trust the brainpowers with this one
I had hoped that Spurs would be able to draft a serviceable 6'8 or 6'9 SF.
Pop and RC must have been hittin' the bottle pretty hard last night. A guy who'd be a starter almost immediately, Brandon Clark, is left for OKC to pick up 5 minutes later while the two wino's pick a damn European light pole. The two drunks must have PTSD after the KaWhitter fiasco. Without trying to trade up there was no hope of getting De'Andre Hunter or Rui Hachimura who has the Spurs as his favorite team. We've needed a 6' 7"/8"/9", 215-230 lb. 3 and D guy badly since KaWhitter quit on us. But, noooooooo, Pop and RC were so drunk they were seeing double flag poles when they picked Samanic. Our other 2 picks weren't bad but, now were going to have 12 guards and 3 guys at 6'11-7'0 who are not going to lead us to another le. Pop, you get a F'ing F while your alcoholic buddy gets a G- because these three picks will probably spend the next two years in the G league. Good show Pop and RC. Such is life in the post Big 3 era. At least the new look 12 guard Spurs should be able to stay on the court for the 1st two quarters against the Durant and Klay less Warriors.
Samanic seems like going through the motions, underwhelming pick..
Johnson pick seems like a no brainier
Cocaine isn’t a character issue. It’s a drug problem.They were never going to take an athletic black American with some questionable character issues when an upstanding white Euro was available. Luka wasn't even at the top of their board...Goga was ahead of him
The Kawhi situation has soured Pop and Buford on athletic black Americans for the foreseeable future. Accountability would go a long way but PATFO prefer to put their heads in the sand and double down on the Euros instead. I wouldn't have a problem with this strategy if they were good Euros like the Mavs players but the ones we're mostly targeting are scrubs without any star ceiling.
Well for what it's worth a lot of you were a screaming for Little and he didn't go for another 6 picks or something so maybe a reach there if picked higher.
The draft is a pure gamble and no one really know what's any of these dudes will amount to just ask Anthony Bennett
Is R.C. Buttbuddy a wino or a vodka alchy?
These draft evaluators have to put something out there the day after the draft. Opinions are just opinions.
What did people think of a lot of guys the Spurs drafted in the last ten years? Many of them have turned out to be good, long term NBA players and occasionally really good NBA players.
Luka will apparently play in the upcoming Summer Leagues so we can see him early. It will be nice to see some new guys and see how they develop with some good coaching.
Last edited by Harry Callahan; 06-21-2019 at 07:40 AM.
The Spurs must have felt like someone else had Samanic in their sights before 29. Juggling their draft position a bit via trade might have allowed them to grab Samanic and one of the top guys that had dropped. That’s my only complaint. Every 3rd or 4th player was involved in a trade it seemed. We definitely didn’t use the 19 to do anything earth shattering. RC must see something that the rest of us don’t. Hopefully he’ll be the one laughing at the C grade in a couple of years.
no, they just been lazy, like usual for them in draft processes
I’d never call PATFO lazy. Stubborn, not lazy.
Samanic highlights show some hints of Manu's game. Fluid yet athletic. I think it was a smart pick. Theyve known him for years, struggles like many to standout in euroleague play but he is 19. He kills in the first day of the draft combine, Spurs tell him to shut down and they will take him 1st. Spurs probably didnt see little drop to them but I'm sure they keep their draft promises. Dont want Samanic in the stands like "WTF". Sad about Bol Bol. That is just ridiculous t ok get invited and drafted 44.
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