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Never saw the reasoning for taking him at 19 tbh. Dude had character red flags and didn't look enthused at all that the Spurs drafted him. Just another bust to add to the collection of poor decisions post 2014.
Both Beno and Nando actually showed some promise produced in NBA games that actually mattered, and both went on to have some sort of NBA career before going back overseas.
I don't think is the end of the road for Luka quite yet, but yeah...comparing them to Udrih or DeColo is an insult to those two at this point.
Never saw the reasoning for taking him at 19 tbh. Dude had character red flags and didn't look enthused at all that the Spurs drafted him. Just another bust to add to the collection of poor decisions post 2014.
Yeah, I didn't say this move created the spot. But they could now sign Luka to that spot since he's a free agent who otherwise qualifies for the deal. That could make sense, though I'd personally rather see them sign a guard to the spot.
I don't get what I said that gave you the impression that I didn't know how roster spots worked.
A couple of us called that real early. To me it was obvious. KBD is just a much better player and this team doesn't need to babysitting grown men. We just don't have any reserve for that kind of bottomless pit.
Dejounte
I think you were the first to call that one in the game thread. GS lol
So, the Clarke/Samanic debate is over, right?
Watch Brandon get waived out of nowhere...
This is what taking a swing and missing looks like. He was on a two year development curve, which meant he needed to be able to play this year, and he clearly wasn’t. A lot of organizations would have picked up his year 4 option, hung onto him this year and next, and then wondered why they couldn’t trade him. Better to cut bait now, and waste no more time or money.
Depressing to think who could've been taken at 19 in place of Luka Sandwich tbh.
Bazley was the same kind of prospect as Samanic and is playing well for OKC. So even if they wanted to shoot for a young raw PF prospect, there were better options available. It's like 2015, the redux.
Time to sign Okafor?
Who cares no one likes you...
(Edit: I have to make this edit because I know you won't understand the humor. But it's a joke.)
I wonder whether the decision making process on Luka was still fluid 24 hours ago…
Can’t even remember the last time a Spurs’ pick was waived, little alone 2 years into their rookie contract.
I don't know, SAGirl has been in here riding the boy hard lately. Props to Dejounte though.
Yeah for sure... I mean in regards that he called the cut first. I'm sure there are tons of ppl saw this coming.
Disappointed. But trust Pop.
Alfredrick the Great got dumped after one season. LOL missing out on Karl Malone by one pick and getting him instead.
Also look at it from a player's perspective. At the end of the day, the NBA (and any other job really) is about results. IDC how hard someone like Brent tries, ultimately someone like Luka, even with all the questions about his compe iveness, can contribute more to a team just on physical gifts alone.
I also don't buy that he gave zero effort. Again, you don't make the type of body transformation he made with zero effort. You don't show the type of defensive versatility he showed with zero effort. He's not fiery and seems to have a reserved, complicated personality but that doesn't make him a bum. You don't need to clap your hands and rub the bottom of your shoes every other play to show effort.
Told ya' he sucked and had a ty at ude.
after malone was gone, bass and fitzsimmons wanted terry porter or joe dumars, but angelo drossos overruled because he didn't want any more guards. of course, if malone gets selected the spurs are never bad enough to get the admiral. if they never get the admiral, he never gets hurt in '96, leading to the fortuitous chain of events that yielded the greatest spur ever.
It is odd that they cut him without waiting until the end of training camp. I guess they saw enough. He's still young at 21, but having skills means little if you can't put it together. He's had a few moments, but I always felt like I was rooting for him like a father roots for his son, kind of like you look at whatever nominal contribution when they are having a bad game overall so you can feel good about their performance. I guess if I was honest with myself, I would admit that if he was a second round pick or someone from the G-league doing what he was doing, I would have said he should be cut long ago. It's just hard to blow a 19th pick, even though that happens all the time.
Just happy that ing child predator was gone.
Luka himself aside, it's annoying to have to sift through a thread trying to figure out if he's actually been cut. Initially, the OP is just speculating, but with six pages you have to find out if there is any actual news.
It wastes our time when people make thread les that sound like fact when they are just speculative (even if highly likely).
"Flashes" that's the problem, he needs to have a good level of effort ( regularly) if he wants to suceed and he did not shows that in two years.
As we said for a lot of prospects you can't teach the motor.
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