August 14, 20205 yr Man, we just stopped playing in August, we must have won the Championship again, right? Wait, we didn't even make the playoffs? We can get another one of this guy, right?
August 14, 20205 yr Lol stole the pick. Butthurt Cletus fans are going to take that shit to their grave.
August 14, 20205 yr Is there a Duncan-level prospect in the next draft? My short-term memory fails me.
August 15, 20205 yr 16 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said: Is there a Duncan-level prospect in the next draft? My short-term memory fails me. I'd say no. Zion Williamson was supposed to be closer to that last year. Not sure about next year but my guess is we'll be close to the same spot for 2021. We could be a much better team and have a worse record. Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Rockets, Mavericks, Jazz, Thunder, Warriors are likely playoff teams without injuries taken into consideration. Suns, Grizzlies, and Pelicans are young and way more talented than us. Portland will be in contention for playoffs as well. Anyway, here's the consensus top 5 this year: Anthony Edwards 6'5" 225 SG- likely the #1 pick, great athlete, finishes at the rim efficiently, good passer. In his 1 year at Georgia, 19 ppg, shot 40% overall and 29% from 3, most blame that on him being the only player worth a shit but I feel like the top pick should be able to show more. Current NBA player comparison is a bigger Victor Oladipo that's not as locked in on defense. Even if we got the #1 pick, this guy doesn't seem like our Tim Duncan level savior. Lamelo Ball- Not even gonna bother reading scouting reports. 0% chance we draft him and keep him, the anti Tim Duncan. Fuck him and fuck his dumbshit fucking dad. James Wiseman 7'1" 235 C Memphis- can't tell much from stats here because he only played 3 games and was suspended for the rest of the season. Fran Fraschilla compared him to David Robinson physically, so that seems good. Good rebounder and one of the top defensive prospects in this draft class, his offensive game doesn't seem like a great fit for the modern nba but if you can put scorers around him he'd be effective. I see him as the type of player that has to go to a good situation, otherwise he'll disappear if he gets drafted somewhere like Cleveland. Hassan Whiteside/ Deandre Jordan type player Onyeka Okongwu 6'9" 235 PF/C USC- best big in college basketball this year. Elite Defensive player and rebounder, not much offensive game outside the paint. Can guard 1-5 better than Wiseman but overall a similar player. NBA comparison is Montrez Harrell Obi Toppin 6'9" 220 PF Dayton- 20 ppg on 63% shooting, 39% 3pt, one of the top offensive prospects and ready to contribute as a scorer. Explosive finisher at the rim and can step out and shoot, looks good in the pick and roll. He played in the A10 and wasn't a great rebounder so there's concerns there and is considered to be limited defensively. NBA comparisons include Tobias Harris, Kenyon Martin, Shawn Marion Deni Avdija 6'9" 210 SF/PF Isreal- Top international prospect, good shooter, scorer, and solid playmaking because he's such a good passer with ballhandling skills to match. Offensively can play 2-4 which is enticing. Like alot of prospects that play in the Euro League he didn't get a ton of minutes per game but he was the league MVP. Active defensive player but not an elite athlete in the NBA. 6'9" wingspan which is below average for his height in the league. NBA player comparison is Hedo Turkyglue So really that's a top 6, but I don't count Ball because he's not a realistic prospect for us. I'd be really happy with any of these other players, but I don't know if any of them will be superstar level players like we need to compete 2 to 5 years down the road. Based on our current roster, I'd guess we go PF or C but there's always a possibility that they take the best player available. SF/PF hybrid wouldn't surprise me either.
August 15, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, Radical Larry said: First try. WOW... since TEXAS basketball has sucked so much recently, I haven't watched much college basketball. Except for LaMelo and Obi, I haven't heard of any of these players in your top 15.
August 15, 20205 yr 23 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said: Is there a Duncan-level prospect in the next draft? My short-term memory fails me. There's only a Duncan level prospect every 7 or so years. Since Timmy was drafted there have been 5 or less that have immediately panned out to a similar level the way Duncan did - LeBron, Durant, AD, Luka off the top of my head. 5 hours ago, angelfacedmongoloid said: I'd say no. Zion Williamson was supposed to be closer to that last year. Not sure about next year but my guess is we'll be close to the same spot for 2021. We could be a much better team and have a worse record. Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Rockets, Mavericks, Jazz, Thunder, Warriors are likely playoff teams without injuries taken into consideration. Suns, Grizzlies, and Pelicans are young and way more talented than us. Portland will be in contention for playoffs as well. Anyway, here's the consensus top 5 this year: Anthony Edwards 6'5" 225 SG- likely the #1 pick, great athlete, finishes at the rim efficiently, good passer. In his 1 year at Georgia, 19 ppg, shot 40% overall and 29% from 3, most blame that on him being the only player worth a shit but I feel like the top pick should be able to show more. Current NBA player comparison is a bigger Victor Oladipo that's not as locked in on defense. Even if we got the #1 pick, this guy doesn't seem like our Tim Duncan level savior. Lamelo Ball- Not even gonna bother reading scouting reports. 0% chance we draft him and keep him, the anti Tim Duncan. Fuck him and fuck his dumbshit fucking dad. James Wiseman 7'1" 235 C Memphis- can't tell much from stats here because he only played 3 games and was suspended for the rest of the season. Fran Fraschilla compared him to David Robinson physically, so that seems good. Good rebounder and one of the top defensive prospects in this draft class, his offensive game doesn't seem like a great fit for the modern nba but if you can put scorers around him he'd be effective. I see him as the type of player that has to go to a good situation, otherwise he'll disappear if he gets drafted somewhere like Cleveland. Hassan Whiteside/ Deandre Jordan type player Onyeka Okongwu 6'9" 235 PF/C USC- best big in college basketball this year. Elite Defensive player and rebounder, not much offensive game outside the paint. Can guard 1-5 better than Wiseman but overall a similar player. NBA comparison is Montrez Harrell Obi Toppin 6'9" 220 PF Dayton- 20 ppg on 63% shooting, 39% 3pt, one of the top offensive prospects and ready to contribute as a scorer. Explosive finisher at the rim and can step out and shoot, looks good in the pick and roll. He played in the A10 and wasn't a great rebounder so there's concerns there and is considered to be limited defensively. NBA comparisons include Tobias Harris, Kenyon Martin, Shawn Marion Deni Avdija 6'9" 210 SF/PF Isreal- Top international prospect, good shooter, scorer, and solid playmaking because he's such a good passer with ballhandling skills to match. Offensively can play 2-4 which is enticing. Like alot of prospects that play in the Euro League he didn't get a ton of minutes per game but he was the league MVP. Active defensive player but not an elite athlete in the NBA. 6'9" wingspan which is below average for his height in the league. NBA player comparison is Hedo Turkyglue So really that's a top 6, but I don't count Ball because he's not a realistic prospect for us. I'd be really happy with any of these other players, but I don't know if any of them will be superstar level players like we need to compete 2 to 5 years down the road. Based on our current roster, I'd guess we go PF or C but there's always a possibility that they take the best player available. SF/PF hybrid wouldn't surprise me either. I would love Toppin. I think he could turn into a beast for us.
August 17, 20205 yr All this good information in this thread and this is what will be my takeaway: Hedo Turkyglue
August 20, 20205 yr Toppin is just one of those dudes that you know is going to ball out in the league. He might not have the best measurables or whatever the scouts care about to put someone like him above others in the draft, but he's just a player. Us sliding into the top 5 and stealing him would be the most Spurs move possible. It's going to be weird seeing a rep from the Spurs up on that stage, but here's to the future.
August 20, 20205 yr Is Timmy going to be our representative for the lottery? He may get too excited and knock over a plant if we luck into one of the top picks.
August 20, 20205 yr 48 minutes ago, Radical Larry said: Is Timmy going to be our representative for the lottery? He may get too excited and knock over a plant if we luck into one of the top picks. Holt Jr.
August 20, 20205 yr Ready for the impossible tonight. Want Deni. We got a 1 and 2 to roll with for the next 3-4 years at least. Deni can play 3, and "active on defense" sounds lightyears better than what DeMar gives us at the 2/3, so I'm ready. My body is ready.
August 20, 20205 yr I for one would love to see a post player that can grab boards and knock down free throws. One thing this team needs is some muscle.
August 21, 20205 yr 45 minutes ago, Coach pop a bitch said: Hope it's not another guard What? A rangy 6'6" combo guard project from a small school is just what we need in this draft. He can spend some time in Austin working on his ball skills before coming off the bench to score 4 ppg on 39% FG in 16 mpg.
August 21, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, ztejas said: What? A rangy 6'6" combo guard project from a small school is just what we need in this draft. He can spend some time in Austin working on his ball skills before coming off the bench to score 4 ppg on 39% FG in 16 mpg. Fuck a small college I was thinking of a kid from a country that I can't spell
August 21, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, Coach pop a bitch said: Fuck a small college I was thinking of a kid from a country that I can't spell I don't know. That sounds more promising.
August 21, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, Kermit said: They need more guards? Fuck yes they do. Why get a big body that can grab offensive boards when you can have guards that never miss
August 21, 20205 yr Author 16 minutes ago, Kermit said: They need more guards? Not really, but we should take BPA.... tie goes to position of need.
August 21, 20205 yr https://youtu.be/c4np54Ynnd8 I like the F from ‘Nova. Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Amos Moses
August 21, 20205 yr Author 11 hours ago, Kermit said: Seen some mocks that have us taking Patrick Williams. Meh. If he really develops range than he could be a stretch 4 but he's going to have problems finishing in the league. He's a good prospect but not sure he has a high ceiling. I saw CBS had us mocked with Okongwu from USC. I'd be pretty surprised if he was there at 11, but he'd be intriguing.
August 21, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said: Meh. If he really develops range than he could be a stretch 4 but he's going to have problems finishing in the league. He's a good prospect but not sure he has a high ceiling. I saw CBS had us mocked with Okongwu from USC. I'd be pretty surprised if he was there at 11, but he'd be intriguing.
August 21, 20205 yr So we're picking 11th, not as high as i hoped but we've seen what we can do with that pick before. At least this time we didn't have to trade George Hill.
August 21, 20205 yr I haven't done much digging on the prospects yet, but I'm a bit intrigued with Precious Achiuwa.
August 21, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I haven't done much digging on the prospects yet, but I'm a bit intrigued with Precious Achiuwa.
August 21, 20205 yr I need to see more film on him but my first impressions are good. Aside from the fact that my man's name is Precious, which moves him way up my board dramatically, I really, really like him. Good size with 7'2" foot wingspan, athletic, energizer, willing rebounder and shot blocker, can run the floor and has pretty good handle for his size and his shooting stroke looks good to me even though he shot a shitty percentage. He gets himself into trouble with some bad decision making and he takes a lot of bad shots. But if he were in a system like the Spurs, he wouldn't find himself in those types of predicaments -- he would know his spots and wouldn't have to ad lib. He kind of gets lost on defense sometimes but he seems like a willing help defender and like he could switch onto perimeter guys and still stay in front of them. If he has any type of character and work ethic, then he would be a good fit for the Spurs developmental system. They really could use an athletic four to get up and down the court with Murray, Walker, White and Keldon Johnson. I saw the Jerami Grant comparisons, but I see him more as a Montrezl Harrell type.
August 21, 20205 yr The only guy that intrigues me in this draft is Devin Avdija but hes going 4-6 picks before us.
August 22, 20205 yr The way I see it there isn't a single guy in the roster that isn't safe from a trade. Spurs should have their ears open to any all all deals. They probably won't though.
August 24, 20205 yr Another two shmoo's take on who the Spurs are picking... 11. San Antonio Spurs - Aaron Nesmith, F, Vanderbilt If you're looking for shooting, look no further than Nesmith. While the Vanderbilt product was limited to just 14 games last season, a 52.2% clip on 8.2 triples per contest is no aberration. Nesmith's 23 points per game was fifth in the nation at the time of his season-ending foot injury. The 6-foot-6 wing has some troubles creating his own shot, though he thrived off the ball as a shooter coming off screens. San Antonio needs another floor spacer, especially with DeMar DeRozan likely picking up his $27.7-million player option for 2020-21. The Spurs attempted the highest percentage of mid-range shots last season and finished 28th in 3-point shot frequency. https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1993686/2020-nba-mock-draft-projecting-the-lottery-picks
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