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Udoka Feels The Fit
by Bill Schoening | October 16, 2007
Spurs forward Ime Udoka admits that his route to the NBA has been less than conventional. "It's been a long journey, but I feel like I've been rewarded by coming to a team like the Spurs", said Udoka, who spent last season with his hometown Portland Trail Blazers.
For Udoka, there have been many roads, complete with exits and detours. He played two seasons of junior college ball at Eastern Utah, one season at the University of San Francisco and finished his college career at Portland State. Then the real excursion began, first with Charleston of the NBA Development League and a training camp cameo appearance with the Lakers before heading back to Charleston. Then it was off to Europe for the '04-05 season, where he split time between Spain and France.
He came back to the states for the 05-06 season, getting cut by the 76ers before enjoying a breakout season with the Fort Worth Flyers of the "D" League. By averaging 17 points and playing aggressive defense, Udoka earned a shot with the Blazers and started 75 games last season, averaging 8.5 points per game and hitting 40% from three point range.
He is excited to be in San Antonio, and has drawn praise from the coaching staff. Assistant coach Mike Budenholzer says the fact that Udoka has played in so many different enviroments and programs has helped him adapt quickly to the Spurs system. Udoka says he takes pride in his defensive abilities, which should benefit him greatly in his new surroundings and is one of the main reasons the Spurs signed him over the summer.
I got it on iMe
Can't wait to see him play some meaningful minutes.
I thought he played VERY VERY well against the Panty Taco's.
Udoka is gonna be a fan favorite very fast. I know I'm getting me a Udoka jersey.
u , Im the one who always gets the new ones first.
Can't wait to see both Ime and Bruce on the court and funneling opponents towards Tim.
Deal with it.u , Im the one who always gets the new ones first.
I can just tell this guy is going to be great for us.
I still can't believe we got him for nothing. The rest of the NBA is managed mostly by morons...
I don't know if Udoka will be good or not. While he was quite good last year, it's only one good year on a bad team.
The only sure thing is that Udoka's contract was way bellow his market value.
Udoka is a no risk signing. He cost less than Jacque Vaughn.
At the very worst, he's a good insurance policy in case one of the wings were to get injured.
I can picture it now, Bowen and Udoka on Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. Probably won't work but I'm sure Pop will try it.
i already like this guy.... and i'll start liking him better and better as the season evolves...
I still don't think we're going to see a lot of Udoka and Bowen out there together. Unless the other three players are Duncan, Parker, and Manu, that would be a team that would be way too easy to defend.
If Udoka has any heart at all (and I think he does after surviving for this long in pro basketball), you know he's going to bust his ass for this team. After bouncing around Europe, I think his motivation to make it on an elite NBA team must be off the charts.
Happy to have this guy
we'll see if he can give something to the spurs but just his defense can be huge for the team
He's the reason why the spurs didn't make a bad offseason for me
Looking forward to seeing him on the floor. I really like the idea of having a Bowen clone on the second unit, too. Hopefully this could turn into a nightmare for NBA teams. The second unit could either cut into deficits or expand leads based on their defensive efforts or at least that i would like to see.
Best case: Bruce Bowen
Good case: capable defender and 3 point specialist who sticks in the rotation (think Jaren Jackson before he discovered calories).
Worst case: Jaren Jackson post 1999.
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