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Damn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
Popovich frustrated with Udrih
Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer
LYON, France — The Spurs had high hopes this would be the season Beno Udrih entrenched himself as the team's backup point guard.
Four days intro training camp, they now wonder if he deserves to even be No. 3.
Udrih has spent the first six practices on the sideline nursing a sore right hamstring. It's yet another in a list of nagging injuries that have slowed him in his two-plus seasons with the Spurs — and exhausted the patience of his coach.
“He's the fourth point guard on our team now,” Gregg Popovich said after Wednesday's workout. “Give me a break.”
Popovich said he's now counting on Brent Barry and newcomer Jacque Vaughn to back up Tony Parker.
“I'm not going to sit them just to play Beno because he's healthy again,” Popovich said. “The longer he's out, the longer he's going to wait for his shot to show us something.”
Popovich doesn't have a timetable for Udrih's return, but he doesn't plan on him playing in either of the Spurs' two exhibition games in France.
The Spurs have until the end of the month to pick up Udrih's fourth-year rookie option, which normally would be an easy decision given that it will cost only $1.75 million. But Popovich said Udrih's absence in camp has given him second thoughts.
Udrih has shown he has the talent to be a productive NBA player. It's his toughness the team questions.
Parker was sidelined by a right shin injury in March, but came back earlier than expected when Udrih tweaked his left ankle.
“This is the year where we wanted to see how he's going to come through defensively, if we're going to see the potential offensively,” Popovich said of Udrih. “We think he's a of a passer and a of a shooter. But can he do it consistently or is it a night here and a night there? This is the year he needs to show that to us.
“It's very unfortunate for him and for our team, but we have to move on and look at other people because we can't count on him because he's so injury-prone.”
Damn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
Barry backing up Parker. What a novel idea. Too bad Pop's gotten to it two years too late.
Obviously, this is a conspiracy by TimVP, Johnny Ludden and the Express-News to give Beno less minutes and drop his value to get who CIA Pop really wants: Mike Wilks.Damn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
Come on, Beno!
This current situation can't happen. Get in there, kid!
Cut him and sign Mike Wilks or one of the other 2000 point guards who can get the ball past halfcourtDamn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
“I'm not going to sit them just to play Beno because he's healthy again,” Popovich said. “The longer he's out, the longer he's going to wait for his shot to show us something.”
I mean this sincerely... will someone please explain to me why that is not a spiteful comment?
Damn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
WHATEVER.... WELCOME TO SEQUREALITY IS MORE LIKE IT....
Beno needs to sack up, plain and simple. This is his year. If he wants to be an NBA player, he has to show he has the drive, the toughness and the will to do it.
Right now he's being a puss and he's a couple weeks from going back to Europe and never being heard from again.
That's just it, V. It is a spiteful comment.
One of the things the Spurs needed and wanted was a PG to back up Tony. If Beno's just not going to work out, then it would have been beneficial to be able to go a little harder at some FA that could have filled the role instead of putting their collective eggs in Beno's purse.
Thank you for explaining.
No offense but all they had to do was send me a ing email and I could've filled them in on the situation.
They already know the minimum height necessary to participate in the Fan Fiesta.
Sequ, you are the biggest Beno fan I know. You are always complaining that Beno doesn't play enough.
Bietch.
Damn Slovenians....
Regardless of how he turns out this season they had better pick up that fourth year, if only to keep from losng him for nothing.
Sarcasm...... Duh....
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31326
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7145
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8239
Check the dates... Welcome to Reality.
That's a boss telling his employee he isn't cutting the mus . I can only imagine that Pop is FURIOUS, since he rarely talks about specific players in the paper. I've been wondering for a few weeks whether the Spurs would pick up his year 4 option, but most posters said that they would because it wasn't very much. Call me crazy, but $1.75M is a of a lot for a 4th PG.
BTW... I have a pending patent on the phrase "Beno Sucks"
Don't be coining that phrase either.
That really hurts, Pop never speaks that directly in a negative way about any of his players. He must really be at his wits' end with Beno. I like Udrih, but he does need to toughen up.
Hey if that's the case, ship his ass out for someone else. Last year, there was a market for Beno. Now, who knows?
wow, harsh words by Pop. Does anyone think bad mouthing your own players is probably no the best way to deal with the situation?
Well, the best way would be trading Beno for a second parking pass at the AT&T Center, but even the Knicks wouldn't go for that.
Two words: Waiver. Wire.
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