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I agree and I think he would give us everything besides a backup point that we'd need to be in it in June.
If Devin Brown were on the Spurs, he'd be the team's best backup point guard, the team's best backup shooting guard, the team's best backup small forward and the team's best backup power forward.
I believe that currently, that is a true statement. The sad part is that Devin isn't even really that good.
But compared to what the Spurs have, I'd take Devin over every Spurs option at each of those positions. Devin > Udrih, even as a point guard. Devin > Finley and Barry, especially considering what the Spurs need (rebounding, defense and clutch shooting), Devin > anyone the Spurs put at PF during small ball.
Again, I'm not saying Devin is anything more than an average NBA player, just pointing out how weak this bench is. How the Spurs didn't sign a player of his caliber for the minimum, I'll never understand.
Devin Brown is better than James White will ever be, and Devin has actually proven himself in the Spurs' system and has proven that he's a clutch shooter in the playoffs.
I agree and I think he would give us everything besides a backup point that we'd need to be in it in June.
Hehe - well I wouldn't like to have Devin take care of playmaking, dribbling etc.
But if he would play on the court then Gino would take the PG position.
btw - he is gone, so why cry?
Devin article from the E-N. I thought it was interesting that he kind of admits he didn't work hard in San Antonio.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...k.20e888a.html
Leaving hometown allowed former Spur Brown to grow up
Web Posted: 01/20/2007 12:13 AM CST
Johnny Ludden
Express-News
It is no secret around the NBA that the Spurs have spent much of the past month looking for ways to upgrade their perimeter.
It also is no secret they passed on a player in their own town who might have been able to provide some help.
After being released by Golden State just before the start of training camp, former Spurs guard Devin Brown didn't land another job until New Orleans signed him on Dec. 21. He's filled in as the Hornets' starting point guard while Chris Paul has been sidelined and entered Friday's game averaging 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists, all career highs.
Brown, who worked out in San Antonio and played in local city-league games while he was looking for a team, said his agent spoke to the Spurs officials shortly after he was let go, but they already had opened training camp in France.
"By that time, they already had their roster and they had guys that were working hard, so it was one of those lose-lose situations," Brown said. "Their whole thing was, 'We don't know what we're going to do. Just stay in shape.'"
The Spurs still had ample opportunity to sign Brown after camp, but elected to add rookie guard James White to their roster.
"I think the whole thing was they didn't know what kind of shape I was in or what I was doing," Brown said. "When you're (in San Antonio) there's only one place to really work out and that's the practice facility. They hadn't seen me there, so I think that just left a lot of questions."
When the Spurs decided not to re-sign Brown after the 2004-05 season, they were concerned about his back trouble, which had slowed him, and his work ethic. Brown's lone season in Utah didn't ease the Spurs' concerns.
Brown agrees that leaving San Antonio, where he had a flourishing social life after playing at West Campus High School and UTSA, probably benefited his career.
"It made me grow up in the sense that when I was here in San Antonio, everything was too easy," said Brown, who distributed 25 tickets to family and friends for Friday's game. "You'd work out and then (the rest of the day) was like being at UTSA.
"I made a lot of mistakes and a lot of bad decisions. There were times when on days off, instead of going out and getting a workout. I'd just take the day off like I was Tony (Parker) or Tim (Duncan) and getting all these minutes.
"But being in Utah for a year will slow anybody down."
Brown can play all three perimeter positions, but most of his minutes with the Hornets have come at point guard. He's shooting only 35.8 percent and scouts think he has lost some of his athleticism — two reasons why he might not have been a perfect fit for the Spurs — but he also appears to be a better overall player.
Brown will be a free agent again this summer.
"New Orleans is going to be the first team I look at because they did take a chance on me," Brown said. "After that, as long as I stay healthy, we'll look at all the options."
If a slacking Devin Brown beat out Brent Barry for a job in the rotation last time he was on the team, the Spurs should have at least taken a look at a post Jerry Sloan version of Devin. He looked to be in pretty good shape out there and played with a very good pace.
He's never going to be a great shooter, but on the Spurs he could shoot 42-44% playing off of Tim Duncan.
Granted he probably wasn't playing 100%, but from what I saw of him at the gym...I wouldn't go near the guy. He doesn't look that great. And from what I've seen of him with the Hornets I don't see why any teams would trip over themselves trying to sign the guy.
The guy is having a tough time beatin gout Pargo for minutes, that should say something about his value.
I hope that's a typo.
Like everybodys FG% goes up with Tim in the squad
It sucks to think that the Spurs could have had Devin for next to nothing. And Maggette for next to nothing (Beno & Barry).
Leave it to Please_dont_ban_me to come up with the worst scouting report of all time. At least he didn't tell us who Devin Brown reminded him of.
Devin played well tonight, especially considering that the Hornets are so depleted that he had no help out there. He's averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists so far for the Hornets and has started at point guard, shooting guard and small forward.
And uh, Pargo is one of the better backup point guards in the league and Devin beat him out for the starting spot. Do you even follow basketball?
! I'll take 11 points coming off the bench anytime podna! Not to mention that Devin knows the system already and like he said in his comments he knows he ed up and learned from it. I know Devin would bust his ass if he played for the Spurs.
Last edited by Louie Vega; 01-20-2007 at 02:20 AM.
Again, if you watched basketball, you would have noticed that Devin spent a good percentage of his time at power forward the last time he was on the Spurs. Go watch Manu's 48 point game and come back and tell me who played power forward.
Thanks.
Devin has played great basketball.
I wish we had taken a flyer on him after getting bought out by the Warriors or whatever the they did.
We dropped the ball there. We know what Devin can bring to the table as a half assed player. He has shown the ability to perform in the playoffs and is not afraid to mix it up with players long or short.
that's overrating. He's good but not that good. Plus at the time we let go of Devin is we were concerned of his health situation that time. His back injury was the big issue, not his play. But i don't mind the Spurs bringing him over again.
i don't know but I'm sure i kind of miss his athleticism and dunks right now
Last edited by milkyway21; 01-20-2007 at 02:27 AM.
Didn't Devin also take a turn guarding Dirk and did a halfway decent job at one point also?
he also be the best backup to gino for turnovers, i still cant forgive him for that rockets game where he made tmac look like god in 30 secs....
Not the New Orleans Hornets. Sorry.
All I've seen of them is a few games that were televised nationally. In those games Pargo and Devin Brown were on the court at the same time more often than Devin was on the court by himself. And Byron Scott tended to play Pargo in the 4th quarter more.
(It's not everybody's job to follow the NBA. If you feel you are the only one with a right to share your opinion, we can just call this TimvpTalk.com.)
LJ said in his original post...
I think he's saying that are bench sucks; not that Devin is awesome.The sad part is that Devin isn't even really that good.
Yeah. The last Spur to shut down Dirk was none other than Devin Brown.
I didn't bring that up because I don't want mass suicides in San Antonio.
Devin > Udrih
But that's not saying much. Not to mention in all his time here Pop could never convert him into a true point. You can't just turn a scorer into a point guard (see: Tony Parker). Would you play Devin ahead of Finley? I wouldn't. Would you play him ahead of Barry? I wouldn't. But Timvp seems to think he'd make a solid back up Power Forward. So maybe I'm wrong...
Wow.
Are you going to hand in your assistant coach / GM application to the Spurs front office now, or after the season?
Grandma is better than Udrih.
And timvp also said he is the best backup power forward when we play small ball. You should learn to read better.
Pop didn't ever try to turn him into a point guard. He played forward here.
You wouldn't play him ahead of Finley? Do you know how much Finley sucks?
Actually, he didn't say that.Grandma is better than Udrih.
And timvp also said he is the best backup power forward when we play small ball. You should learn to read better.
Even if he did, you can't refer to him as a "back up PF". Finley played PF last year too in the playoffs, does that make him a back up power forward? Or does that make him a SG who can play PF when we play small ball?
Because I told you to go watch a game?
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