Comments on: Draft Prospect: Victor Claver http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/ A San Antonio Spurs Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:20:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: BlaseE http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 BlaseE Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:07:45 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4477 I'm just thinking players like Sam Young or Casspi who have a reputation as tenacious defenders could compete for minutes next season, but getting a backup PG like (and I'm just throwing a name out because I've seen it a lot recently) Nando de Colo could play in France for another year. That is very appealing. To continue with de Colo as an example, he is only 21 but in France he has had 3 seasons in a row of playing at least 26 games at around 26 mpg. We can't get him that kind of playtime behind our current guards. Plus we keep him out of the rookie scale so it's easier to bring him over later. On roster spots, isn't it advantageous to get two more roster spots locked in to rookie scale for the next couple years rather than pay a veteran 2-4 million per? Doesn't that help us if we want to bring in a 5-7 million dollar guy with the MLE? Look at OKC's roster through 2010 and its amazing the talent they have in Durant, Westbrook, and Green and the money they still have available. Add Thabeet and another first rounder at pick 25 this draft. Its really amazing what Presti has done. Its easy to draft those high picks but that team is in a position to go after whoever they want. http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/thunder.jsp I’m just thinking players like Sam Young or Casspi who have a reputation as tenacious defenders could compete for minutes next season, but getting a backup PG like (and I’m just throwing a name out because I’ve seen it a lot recently) Nando de Colo could play in France for another year. That is very appealing. To continue with de Colo as an example, he is only 21 but in France he has had 3 seasons in a row of playing at least 26 games at around 26 mpg. We can’t get him that kind of playtime behind our current guards. Plus we keep him out of the rookie scale so it’s easier to bring him over later.

On roster spots, isn’t it advantageous to get two more roster spots locked in to rookie scale for the next couple years rather than pay a veteran 2-4 million per? Doesn’t that help us if we want to bring in a 5-7 million dollar guy with the MLE?

Look at OKC’s roster through 2010 and its amazing the talent they have in Durant, Westbrook, and Green and the money they still have available. Add Thabeet and another first rounder at pick 25 this draft. Its really amazing what Presti has done. Its easy to draft those high picks but that team is in a position to go after whoever they want.

http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/thunder.jsp

]]> By: Timothy Varner http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Timothy Varner Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:41:57 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4475 Not such a bad comparison, actually. Not such a bad comparison, actually.

]]> By: Timothy Varner http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 Timothy Varner Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:41:08 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4474 D Counts, They'd probably have to wait at least a year. And yes, he's worth it. The most talented guys in the second round, except for Patrick Beverley, are internationals. I'd wait for all of them. Besides, we're talking about the second round. How many second round picks stick to rosters. 5? D Counts,

They’d probably have to wait at least a year. And yes, he’s worth it. The most talented guys in the second round, except for Patrick Beverley, are internationals. I’d wait for all of them. Besides, we’re talking about the second round. How many second round picks stick to rosters. 5?

]]> By: Timothy Varner http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4473 Timothy Varner Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:38:21 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4473 BlaseE, Yes. yes, and yes. The Spurs could simply buy a pick, for example. I'm not sure about more than one first, but I don't think it's unthinkable. But there are only so many roster spots. Because of that the Spurs would trade their seconds or draft and stash. BlaseE,

Yes. yes, and yes.

The Spurs could simply buy a pick, for example.

I’m not sure about more than one first, but I don’t think it’s unthinkable. But there are only so many roster spots. Because of that the Spurs would trade their seconds or draft and stash.

]]> By: raynmaker http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4470 raynmaker Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:56:09 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4470 Victor Claver looks like a Hedo Turkoglu with hops to me. Parker alley oop lobs to Claver? I wouldn't mind seeing that, since Pops left. Victor Claver looks like a Hedo Turkoglu with hops to me. Parker alley oop lobs to Claver? I wouldn’t mind seeing that, since Pops left.

]]> By: BlaseE http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4468 BlaseE Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:55:59 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4468 Tim, do you see a way where we keep our 2nd round picks but use our expiring contracts to get a 1st round pick? Finley is the only player we can't trade before July 1st, right? New Orleans at 21 seems like an option if we were willing to take on Posey, Daniels (solves our backup PG problems), or Peterson? Also, do you think the Spurs are so aggressive this off season that they would try to get more than 1 pick in the first round if possible? Tim, do you see a way where we keep our 2nd round picks but use our expiring contracts to get a 1st round pick? Finley is the only player we can’t trade before July 1st, right? New Orleans at 21 seems like an option if we were willing to take on Posey, Daniels (solves our backup PG problems), or Peterson? Also, do you think the Spurs are so aggressive this off season that they would try to get more than 1 pick in the first round if possible?

]]> By: D Counts http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2009/06/20/draft-prospect-victor-claver/comment-page-1/#comment-4466 D Counts Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:47:51 +0000 http://www.48minutesofhell.com/?p=3253#comment-4466 So if the Spurs do draft Claver does that mean they won't bring him over until his contract is up? Or does he have buyout options in his contract? Do you think it would be worth it to draft him at 37 (assuming he's still available)? So if the Spurs do draft Claver does that mean they won’t bring him over until his contract is up? Or does he have buyout options in his contract? Do you think it would be worth it to draft him at 37 (assuming he’s still available)?

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