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Good to see that NY didn't attempt any trickery at the last second.
SPURS SIGN CENTER JACKIE BUTLER
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed Jackie Butler. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Butler, a 6-10 center, has spent the past two seasons with the New York Knicks. Last year he played in 53 games, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes a game while shooting .544 (117-215) from the field. In 11 games in April, Butler averaged 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 21.0 minutes while shooting .638 (44-69). He scored a career-high 22 points (8-11 FG, 6-6 FT) and grabbed 8 rebounds at Washington on April 4 before finishing with 18 points and a career-high-tying 9 rebounds at Detroit on April 16.
Butler started the 2004-05 season with the Great Lakes Storm of the CBA before being signed as a free agent by New York on February 27, 2005. In 40 games with the Storm, he averaged 18.1 points (10th in CBA), 10.7 rebounds (third) and 1.45 blocks (third). Butler made his NBA debut March 21, 2005 vs. the Spurs to become the second-youngest Knick (20 years and 11 days old) to see action in a game. He finished the season appearing in three games for the Knicks, averaging 3.3 points. For his career, Butler has appeared in 56 games, averaging 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game.
In 2003-04 at Coastal Christian Academy (VA), Butler averaged 29.3 points, 17.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks. In 2001-02 and 2002-03 he was named Mississippi’s Mr. Basketball while attending McComb High School. During the 2002-03 season he was named to the McDonald’s High School All-America Team (along with LeBron James, Luol Deng and Chris Paul) and participated in the McDonald’s HS All-America Game.
Good to see that NY didn't attempt any trickery at the last second.
The more I'm learning about this guy the more I'm liking this signing.
He could be a force in few years.
The sig says it all.....
As long as we keep him away from the tacos, he'll do fine.
Hopefully one day he'll become a double-double guy.
nugget fans say elson can give you a double double any given night
but also can give you a nothing nothing any give night
The quote from his assistant coach two years ago and last year, proved to me this guy is what the Spurs are missing.
butler is not all that yet
be intersting when duncan is out if spurs will give butler the ball in the post
The nights Elson is off, you play Butler.nugget fans say elson can give you a double double any given night
but also can give you a nothing nothing any give night
The nights both are, you play Bonner or Horry.
As RC said. Versatility.
I hope they look his way more than on occasion. He has the potential to be devastating on the blocks.
I think when Duncan and Butler together, it brings alot of great oppurtunities.
You can play high low bigman game like we thought Rasho and Duncan would, but Butler is more agressive and has good hands.
Duncan can play at the FT line or higher, feed it down to Jackie.
The motion back cuts, pick and rolls.
Butler presents alot of good possibilities on offense.
Trying not to get too high on the kid, but its really really tough
tp passed the ball to rasho alot actually
I think butler will get the ball
spurs will want to see what butler can do especially before the allstar break
Glad its official. The Spurs look set unless some trade happens. I am sure someone from the summer will take up the last spot.
Well, I'm just ready to watch him play. I'm feeling left out of the conversations because I've never (actually or pretended to have) seen him.
The Hollinger article was exciting.
Nice to see a good article from Hollinger showing potential. If he stays healthy and gets the chance to show his stuff he should at least be a quality center somewhere down the line. Hopefully that is a lot sooner than later.
Me either, I've seen 2-3 plays...and one youtube highlight. Bring on the regular season, dammit.
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Yeah, TP passed Rasho the ball alot... in pre-game warmups.
maybe butler will be our baby elton brand?
I'm pretty stoked about this guy.
Exactly.Yeah, TP passed Rasho the ball alot... in pre-game warmups.
One of the biggest beefs ive ever had with pop was abandoning using Rasho in the pick and roll offense.
His jumpers fromt he FT line and in that area were always money.
Oh well, Im sure Mitc will use him offensively correctly.
I'm gonna probably get flamed for this but I have faith in our organization and the moves they make. I have been a Spurs fan for too long to just freak over a not so spectacular off season on paper.
We have to keep in mind that although these guys may have not blossomed under their last teams, thats not to say they will not play well with the Spurs.
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