Spurs have too many bigs

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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#21 » by SApuro_ » Tue Aug 4, 2009 12:52 pm

Blame Rasho wrote:The thing is that we have too many unproven players as bigs... we have to ride it out and hope that one of our young players becomes a rotation player come May.

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The fact that Haislip was our first FA signing this offseason tells you something but yes he is unproven.
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#22 » by pickIBL » Tue Aug 4, 2009 6:44 pm

You know what you are getting from Duncan, Dice, and Bonner. Haislip has improved a lot overseas... his skill level has risen dramatically. Mahmini when healthy has played well in the D League. And you got one of the best bigs in the draft in the 2nd round. I just don't see a problem there... I just see other teams going... damn. Add the Jefferson trade and they are saying ****!
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#23 » by Wizard Sleeve » Tue Aug 4, 2009 9:54 pm

Turnover King wrote:Insurance? McDyess is no spring chicken. Blair has a history of knee trouble. TD has had plantar fasciitis and ankle issues, not to mention will be 33 when the playoffs start.


Blair doesn't have any knee problems. He's never missed a game or practice because of knee injuries.

And to the OP, Haislip played the 3 in Euro league.
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#24 » by Donald Kaufman » Tue Aug 4, 2009 11:34 pm

Two knee surgeries = knee trouble.
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#25 » by Blame Rasho » Wed Aug 5, 2009 6:10 am

Turnover King wrote:Two knee surgeries = knee trouble.


He is also a damn great rebounder and not shown that he has been gimpy in college. It is something to be mindful, but thus far he has not been injury prone. He is an injury risk....
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#26 » by Donald Kaufman » Wed Aug 5, 2009 1:06 pm

Right. Any time someone so young has had multiple surgeries, that's cause for caution. He's def not injury prone, but like you said there's that risk.
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Re: Spurs have too many bigs 

Post#27 » by SApuro_ » Sun Aug 9, 2009 4:22 am

A risk maybe but a steal for where we got him. Pop will extend his career limiting his mins. Maybe I am just biased but I don't see any other coachs taking care of players like pop. Remember when he sat out TD in the Playoffs early in his career.

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