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I'd like to know myself. Seems like Spurs got a farm system over there.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...i.da1c5e8.html
What kind of numbers is he putting up? Have any of our French posters been able to see much of him?Draft pick a French All-Star: Ian Mahinmi, the Spurs' first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, was selected Monday to play in the French League All-Star Game on Dec. 18.
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I'd like to know myself. Seems like Spurs got a farm system over there.
After 12 games Ian has 10 points and 6 rebonds in 20 minutes.
His playing time was limited in the early season due to foul troubles.
His best game is:
17 pts 13 rbds in 27 minutes.
He is 13 in the league in individual rating/minute (I don't know the used formula).
Be carefull when you analyse these numbers. In France the total playing time is shorter and teams score less that in NBA.
Le havre (Ian's team) averages 77 pts and 33 rbds a game. So far Le Havre is 10/18 in the French league with 6W/6L.
Last edited by mathbzh; 12-06-2005 at 08:43 AM.
La Havre site lists Ian at 6'9" 225 lbs. (206 cm, 102 kg)
Wasn't there an article over the summer saying that Ian had grown an inch or so (to 6'10 or maybe even 6'11)?
I am pretty sure you are correct G-Rex, I recall something similar being written too.
It's not Le Havre site. He has grew up since, it's not up to date.
Ian say he is 2m08 high. It's exactly 6'10".
With shoes, he is 6'11". (most of time nba guys are listed with shoes)
Thanks, Bruno. Do you know what his wingspan is?
Had a quick search of the forum..
Not exactly an official listing from a website, but JUUOT always tells the truth, we remember the Parker Re-Signing dealy
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...Mahinmi+Height
I have the stats at work so i can give more details but Ian is shooting a really good percentage in pre season: between 55and 60%
he was cut to the eyebrows in a rough contact at the begining of september but came back strong. It seems he has recovered from ankles that bother him at the U-20 championship and he worked with spurs shooting coach during summer.
if his rate of progress is the same as last year and he keeps growing up (he is a full 6-11 now) he could be the surprise next summer joining the spurs.
"le havre basket" website is one of the best in france and they post video. as soon as they say something on Ian you can count on bruno or me to post it.
No idea.
I can post some pictures of him if you want to have an idea about it, his arms seem quite long.
Bruno is right onwith the 6'10" without 6'11" with shoes, Ian said it himself at the TP show on the radio earlier this year.
Concerning his numbers, he is getting a tiny bit more consistent. His team is on a losing streak however lost 4 out of 5. He is trying to take his responsability and is one of the best scorer lately on his team. He should be able to take more rebounds given his size. it's a work in progress and being at the allstar is deserved and a good step forward. it will be this summer or next but Ian is coming.
Sorry about that, not La Havre site (Basketinfo site). It was linked from Eurobasket and I should have paid better attention to the URL. I do remember Bruno's post earlier.
Here is a link to who made the All-Star team with Ian with translation. There is the French group, then the "foreign" group. The starters don't have much size.
http://www.sport.fr/basket/bas/Selec...mes-47965.shtm
Selections for All Games Star
Tuesday December 6, 2005
Composition of the selections French and foreign for All Star Games 2005, Sunday December 18 with the General sports Palate of Paris-Bercy:
French selection
Five major:
Yohann Sangaré (Villeurbanne/meneur)
Babacar Cissé (Havre/meneur)
Maxime Zianveni (Nancy/ailier)
Victor Samnick (Paris BR/ailier)
Amara Sy (Villeurbanne/ailier)
Subs utes:
Pope Philippe Amagou (Mans/meneur)
Yakhouba Diawara (Dijon/ailier)
Mamoutou Diarra (Chalon/ailier)
Thomas Dubiez (Gravelines/arrière)
Cyril Julian (Nancy/intérieur)
Claude Marquis (Cholet/intérieur)
Ian Mahinmi (Havre/intérieur)
Trainer: Didier Gadou (Pau-Orthez)
Assistant: John Douaglin (Boulazac/ProB)
Foreign selection
Five major:
Tyson Wheeler (Gravelines/meneur)
Jason Rowe (Hyères-Toulon/meneur)
C.C. Harrison (Pau-Orthez/arrière)
Lamayn Wilson (Cholet/ailier strong)
Mario Benett (Dijon/ailier strong)
Subs utes:
Lonnie Cooper (USA/Pau-Orthez/meneur)
John Linehan (USA/Paris BR/arrière)
Ricardo Greer (DOM/Strasbourg/arrière)
Michael Bauer (USA/Roanne/ailier strong)
K' Zell Wesson (USA/Strasbourg/intérieur)
Kelvin Torbert (USA/Bourg/ailier)
Huseyn Besök (TUR/Le Mans/intérieur)
Trainer: Claude Bergeaud (FRA/Villeurbanne)
Assistant: Germain Castano (Besançon/ProB)
No Problem, Solid.
The name of the city is Le Havre not La Havre.
For the size, there are a lot of 6'7"/6'8"/6'9"C in France. When you are bigger, even if you are average, you play in nba or in Spain/greece/Italy.
If Sharrod Ford was 2 or 3 inch bigger, he will be drafted this year : it's not always a question of talent. The best example is Udonis haslem who plays a season in France.
You can notice too that T.J. Parker (brother of Tony) will participate to the skills contest.
Le Havre. A made an A in French, too.
He's very young so this progress is good. I hope we all realize he may not make it to the Spurs roster for some time.
yeah he wont be here for another 4 years
be a whopping 23 and Tony Parker will be 26 27.
So far, he seems like hes an extremely young Nazr Mohammed.
Rebounds, long reach, 6 10, has trouble with fouls and defense.
this is as worthless an all-star as saying Eduardo Najera is the MVP of the MNBA.
(Mexican National Basketball Association).
If life is cyclical like I know it is then in 08 or 09 we should get another #1 lottery pick to replace Duncan.Otherwise fo'git aboout 't.
He's still developing, so it's hard to say where he'll end up, but hopefully he can develop some decent eye-hand coordination. Nazr with decent hands wouldn't be a bad guy to have in the rotation when he's ready. And the ceiling is well above that.
Well strange, IMO, Nazr's hands have gotten better.
Ive seen a big cutdown in passes dropped by him this year.
Sure hes gonna drop one once in a while, Duncan does, no ones perfect.
It's amazing what $40 mil or so on the line can do for a player's game.
I hope you're right. He's a great guy to have in a lot of ways. I really miss all the great putbacks he was giving the Spurs down the stretch last year when he was getting more minutes.
Nazr has the hand-eye coordination of a mole in sunlight.
I have high hopes for this kid. He could very well be in a Spurs uniform sooner then most people think. He could be a nice role player for us for years to come.
How is the compe ion in France vs. other leagues, like Spain, NBDL, CBA, etc.
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