Comments on: Report: Spurs to Sign Keith Bogans

By: Spurs makeover not done yet, to sign Keith Bogans « Spurs Basketball

Spurs makeover not done yet, to sign Keith Bogans « Spurs Basketball — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:51:35 +0000

[...] to sign Keith Bogans Posted on September 21, 2009 by robbylim According to reports from 48 Minutes Of Hell and NBA Fan house, the Spurs intends to sign Keith Bogans to a one-year, $1.03 million guaranteed [...]

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:07:51 +0000

Good signing.

A fairly versatile piece. Won’t hurt you much and that is the most you ask of most bench pieces.

Played a lot of PG in college. Not suited for it in the NBA for real minutes but could fill the role on a play here in there or the position in an emergency.

By: Keith Bogans and the Richard Jefferson Injury | 48 Minutes of Hell

Keith Bogans and the Richard Jefferson Injury | 48 Minutes of Hell — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:12:53 +0000

[...] recent injury to Richard Jefferson’s right thumb has nothing to do with the Spurs’ signing of Keith Bogans. Some Spurs fans have wondered if the late addition of Bogans is suggestive of a more troublesome [...]

By: Rye

Rye — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:22:29 +0000

Graydon,

Even if Hairston and Williams outplayed Mason in training camp/pre-season, the Spurs still wouldn’t move a projected starter, and top six player on the team, in Mason, in favor of two unproven players, one of which they still maintain the roster space to keep, and other other not exactly guaranteed to catch on with another team, meaning the Spurs could probably get away with stashing him on the Toros.

The same probably goes for Finley and Bonner too. Clearly they were sub par as starters, but as 9th and 10th men, playing roughly 15 mpg? Both had excellent shooting seasons last year. There’s no need to hand them away in favor of a young, unproven player.

By: Graydon Gordian

Graydon Gordian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:05:18 +0000

Chris,

I’d say that depends on the training camp performance of Hairston, et al.

If several of the unguaranteed players play well, it will put pressure on the FO to move Finley, Mason or Bonner to open up some roster space. Personally, I wouldn’t bet on it (After all the moves this summer, I think Pop is likely to stick with a few known quantities), but a trade is definitely in the cards.

By: The Spurs/Toros Conundrum | 48 Minutes of Hell

The Spurs/Toros Conundrum | 48 Minutes of Hell — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:03:20 +0000

[...] the Spurs signed Keith Bogans, my mind immediately turned to a recent Spurs.com video. In that video George Hill, DeJuan Blair, [...]

By: alamobro

alamobro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:54:44 +0000

Keith Bogans sucks. Hes insurance in case everyone else gets injured

By: Hicksy

Hicksy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:27:33 +0000

Does this finally mean we might be able to shed Finley? Anything would be better than the type of D he wasn’t playing???? Surely his expiring would be financially attracive to someone?

By: Chris K.

Chris K. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:56:17 +0000

Graydon,

What are the odds this is a harbinger of a Finley or Mason trade? Bogans is a proven rotation player (he made 148 threes in 07-08) and should start camp ahead of Hairston…

By: Rey

Rey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:04:23 +0000

Manu Ginobili confirmed this signing in his Facebook account. Looks like the Spurs have many options this time. I really can’t wait for the start of the season!

By: Jones

Jones — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:28:58 +0000

If his defense is actually solid and can pester the elite shooters in the league, then we have a great find. This looks like Hairston is gone unless the team can somehow make Finley dissapear. If the FO can somehow get rid of Finley, then the young players will get more potential playing time.

However, even though the team recognized they needed to recharge with youth, their version of youth is probably not the same as the average Spurs fan. For the FO, I think they consider a player to be young if they are in their prime, as in 28 or 29 years old. 23 year-olds are probably still kids to Pop. I can’t say he’s wrong but I’d hate to lose potential talent before it gets a chance to prove itself.

By: Kalis

Kalis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:15:06 +0000

Can the Raja Bell rumors die now?

By: Robby

Robby — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:01:49 +0000

Nice pick up… Training camp should be very tough for these guys, but that’s a good thing….

By: GMT

GMT — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:34:50 +0000

I agree with Dave. I always thought Udoka just seemed awkward in our system somehow. I liked the guy, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Hopefully Bogans will be able to live up to Bowen in some degree.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:25 +0000

I think it was a good signing. I wanted to see a player who could provide better defense + rebounding than Roger Mason or Michael Finley.

I think Udoka and Bogans are quite comparable to one another, but personally I think Udoka is the superior player of the two.

However, I don’t think Ime was ever comfortable in the Spurs offense — after seeing him in Portland and other stops, I always felt he underperformed offensively here — and I’m hoping that Bogans will be a better fit in this regard … and consequently a better player for the Spurs.