We signed former Spurs swingman James Anderson

[inquisitive]

well...we didnt have to give up anything really to get anderson...cook is too streaky anyway

[rocketsballin]

looks like we got a solid backup wing defender, at least for the future

“He’s a good, diligent defender,” coach Kevin McHale said of Anderson. “He’s a guy who knows how to play. I’m looking forward to getting him out here and seeing how he fits in our system.”

The biggest chink in Anderson’s armor and the main thing holding him back from being able to project him as an outstanding NBA role-player has always been his play on the defensive end. Unfortunately, not much seems to have changed this year. Anderson isn’t much of a presence at all on the perimeter, looking very upright in his stance and showing below average lateral quickness, getting beat on a regular basis off the dribble by fairly mediocre college slashers. He doesn’t use his body well enough, lacks a significant degree of physicality in his approach, and does not utilize his length at all to contest opponents’ shots.

"he's a bad defender? i guess i got some bad information then huh?"

"you shouldn't of gotten any information at all "

remember tho, he was on the spurs. cracking the spurs rotation as a youngn is hard as hell. maybe he wasnt up to their "shut down kobe/pierce/lebron" standards of defense.

[b_mind]

Ya.... he's not going to see the floor unless it's 3minutes left and the Rockets are up by 20.

[junot111]

lateral move at best. Anderson might be a slightly better shot creator than Cook but that's it

[000001]

cooks 3m expiring contract gone this means no big trade this season?

[EzeDoesIt]

I like Anderson's game a lot if he's a good defender now like McHale says, but even if he's only average he has some skills I think we could use off the bench.