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I guess Horry is healthy and ready to play.
Good luck in Austin, DWash. Hopefully he's able to put up some nice numbers in the D-League.
C Mahinmi
PF Pittsnogle
SF Bowen2
SG Langford
PG Washington
Nice lineup.
Spurs Assign Washington to Austin Toros
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/washington_071129
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have assigned guard Darius Washington to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League (D-League).
The 6-2, 195-pound Washington has appeared in 15 games for the Spurs, averaging 2.8 points and 1.10 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per contest. He finished with a season-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Milwaukee on Nov. 11.
The University of Memphis product was signed by San Antonio as a free agent on October 1.
Washington is the second player - Ian Mahinmi was assigned on 11/21 - the Spurs have assigned to the Toros since Spurs Sports & Entertainment purchased the Austin franchise on June 28, 2007.
I guess Horry is healthy and ready to play.
Good luck in Austin, DWash. Hopefully he's able to put up some nice numbers in the D-League.
C Mahinmi
PF Pittsnogle
SF Bowen2
SG Langford
PG Washington
Nice lineup.
Good. I'm glad he got sent down. He needs some on court time to get in the groove of running a team again. With this team he'll have enough quality players around him to let him develop his playmaking ability, but also will give him the ability to refine his personal scoring skills.
they should have sent Vaughn down.
I am in disbelief that the Spurs would send Darius to the Toros. Darius was doing better when he was able to play 12 + minutes per game than Vaughn is doing now with those minutes. Darius is young and is only going to get better with time. Vaughn is past his prime and is lucky to just maintain what little talent he does have. Sorry but the stats speak for themselves.
He gon' tear it up!
Im glad, it give him lots of playing time and if Vaugh is still sucking it up come all-star break we can always call him back up.
When I see what stats CJ Watson, Ramon Sessions or Gabe Pruitt put in D-League, I wait to see a dominant Washington in Austin.
seriously.
Austin appears to have a pretty good roster now. Unfortunately they won't be in my neck of the woods until mid-March.
Why is some people happy? The guy is good enough to play in the Spurs right now.
We're happy because the extensive playing and practice time will benefit Washington greatly later on in the season by accelerating his acclimation to and growth in the Spurs system.
He'll play 30-35 minutes in each of th next two days, then have a solid week of practice before another 30-35 mpg in a four game week.
And he can be called back at any time if needed.
These are good things.
Why is some people happy? The guy is good enough to play in the Spurs right now.
Is there something to be unhappy about?
Kid is raw. He brings a lot of energy and desire, but he needs work on playmaking, court vision, and his shot. He is not going to get that sitting on the end of the bench and playing every few games in garbage time.
Going down to a loaded Toros team means that he gets regular practice and regular playing time to develop. That is a good thing. He'll be back. It's not like he got cut - this was always the plan. How this could be surprising to anyone is beyond me.
He is another version of James White - Spurs gonna cut him next year anyway.
How has Marcus Williams been doing?
Agreed.
I think that D.W Jr. better that J.V. I don`t know why Popovich loves J.V.
One word. Veteran
Hes hurt and currently waived. He hasn't been doing anything.
the kid can only get better with more playing time...
Spurs shd have sent Beno to Toros last year to develop his ass..
Then again.. I dont really care..
I'm happy that he'll get the playing time that he needs but it pisses me off that Vaughn will be getting the minutes that DW should be getting.
He wasn't elligible anyways. You can only go down your first two seasons in the NBA.Spurs shd have sent Beno to Toros last year to develop his ass..
Then again.. I dont really care..
Even Vaughn's minutes wouldn't benefit DWash. Better he goes down, and plays 35 minutes at Austin, yet using the Spurs system.
I agree. If this was the Austin of last year where they ran whatever system they liked and had the interest of a mul ude of teams at heart, I wouldn't be so high on the prospect of sending Darius down. But with the Spurs ownership, the platoon of new coaches, the shift in system and the watchful eye of the silver and black fixated to the north, I feel confident that his time will be well spent.Even Vaughn's minutes wouldn't benefit DWash. Better he goes down, and plays 35 minutes at Austin, yet using the Spurs system.
Despite our stellar record, I think we desperately need some youthful energy on this team. I would think that being around Parker, Vaughn, and the rest of the vets would be a better growth environment than playing in a scrub league.
Developing DWash in real NBA games might mean more losses in the short term, but it seems like a better gamble than going with Vaughn.
Didn't Pop learn anything from the NVE fiasco?
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