The 13th Roster Spot

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Spurs plan to fill their 13th roster spot with Cedric Jackson of the Erie Bayhawks.

Gregg Popovich spoke to the roster vacancy prior to the Cavs game, although he didn’t speak specifically to the Jackson rumor.

“Anyone we sign isn’t going to help us this season,” Pop said somewhat expectedly.

“We’re just hoping to get lucky and discover somebody that might help us down the road.”

This, for what’s it’s worth, doesn’t mean anything good or bad about the Spurs’ relationship with current Toros players (read: Curtis Jerrells). If San Antonio is convinced that any player they sign now won’t help them over the current stretch, what’s the use in calling up a player whom they already know? It makes more sense to play the D-League lottery. Maybe they’ll unearth a body for Training Camp 2010.

So that’s that. Popovich would not commit the Spurs to anything beyond the extended interview process that comes with short contracts.

  • Sauce

    I would have liked to see Alonzo Gee in a Spurs uniform. He had the best upside in the nbDL and he is young.

  • Spurs Live

    Pop just yelled “what the f*** are you doing?” towards Jefferson after Jamison beat him baseline and RJ stared at Duncan like it was his fault.

    Classic!

  • Blofeld

    Good to know Pop has given up on this season! I plan on calling Spurs ticket office tommorrow and requesting a refund for the remaining home games…let’s see how far I get. Coaches can quit on the season, yet season ticket holders have to sit through the remainder of this putrid season? That makes about as much sense as being affiliated with the Austin Toros and not even looking at their own players for call-ups. I wish I had a Coach Pop doll just so I could light in on fire!

  • Bushka

    In other news. The sky is blue, frogs don’t bounce, and Pop likes vets.

  • Blofeld

    Yeah Bushka, Pop prefers vets like Bogans who are completely worthless. Here’s a challenge - try to take a look at Bogan’s stat line for tonight’s Cavs game without throwing up. I dare you! What a joke. So, Pop wins 4 titles and we all have to kiss his ass and look the other way while Bogans continues to start! F-THAT!

  • ChillFAN

    Considering that on-paper this was the most talented roster since the Robinson era, it is sad, disappointing, and downright freakish that at this point in the season it matters little who the Spurs add. While Pop sounds as if he’s filling the last spot of Summer League Spurs, other teams are fine-tuning for the playoffs. We are light years from, “this guy gives us insurance with the upside of some Steve Kerr-like burst in a playoff game.” Whoever the Spurs sign should get Roger Mason’s minutes, plus-minus stats be darned. Upside worth celebrating: Gino was insane v Cavs. But if the Spurs are even dreaming about the playoffs this year, they should wake up and apologize.

  • agutierrez

    Poor Manu, it’s like he’s playing one on five.

  • Bushka

    I sympathise with the Bogans issues, I just don’t see that the options are all that tremendous.

    I vote for Hairston. However if not him I don’t have anything else to really add.

    You have to be incredibly fantastic just to make it to the league. It’s not like people pick up good players from nowhere at the drop of a hat.

  • BALLHOG

    Its not about talent with this coach. Its about trying to find players that will take his $^$%#. Most definately would not.

    Sad state of affairs for our Spurs…Anybody who willingly plays a guy like Bogans and has the nerve to crown him the glue of our team has crossed the line.

    Cavs without Shaq and Lebron…still starting Bogans? Who is this guy?

    Mahinmi didnt look like a scrub to me. He didnt look lost, didnt look like an idiot, and didnt seem to be incapable of learning a playbook.

    Hairston is 10 times the player Bogans is right now, with no further developement…

    Hey Coach,

    Are we being hoodwinked? Bamboozeled?

  • Colin

    Dang ballhog

    We get it. You don’t like Poppovich. Can you talk about something else? Like the no foul call on RMJ’s jumper?

  • JT

    Poor Manu, and people wanted him traded… Stupid Jefferson and Mason were what 2 for 13. Why in the world did Pop take out Manu in 4rth quater only for us to lose the lead and then put him back in the game?

    Why did Pop draw up a 3 pointer play for Mason, the guy that had just missed the previous 7 3’s. Why not Manu who was on hellish fire..

    As much crap as everyone talks about Bonner, I wished the other so called basketball players on the team would play with the same intensity.

    We needed more Timmy tonight…

    We need one more player like Hill who can play and after seeing Mahimmi and Hairston play… now I know why Pops keeps them out…

  • Ian

    @ballhog
    Mahinmi who committed 3 turnovers in 5 minutes of playing time? Seriously?

  • Colin

    Hey JT

    Word.

  • Colin

    …….Also have to mention that Duncan went less than stellar and Jefferson went Jeckyll and Hyde again (he is the reason why we don’t have 10 mre wins on the season). Granted, Ginobili is the fuckin’ man (Ginobili haters can eat some s*!t) but the Spurs needed Duncan and Jefferson to do more this game. I don’t even know if I could put this on Timmy, but the box score lead me to this respect (he is probably beating himself up right now)……again, I didn’t watch the game (box scores DO tell a lot!).

    Sidebar: George Hill is legit! Every team in the league is wondering why the fuck didn’t we hear about this guy!

  • JT

    Man it really its upsetting to see always one or 2 players play great and the other slack off. I wished all our players would provide a decent game. I mean look at Bonner, he only had 9 points but you can tell he had an impact on the game, the guy has a better game getting to the basket than Jefferson, and he’s supposed to be the all athletic dude.

    We knew we were going in without a player, and specially knowing that we were going against a Lebron and Shaq-less team, we should played with some intensity, which a lot of players did, but I expect more from Jefferson and also Timmy. Manu and Hill stepped up big time tonight, Timmy shot a mediocre 6 shots and 5 rebounds, we need more than that against a quality team and our team with a man down.

    Hey Mason, tell your stupid agent to shut up, you want to play? then show up during the big games, look up to Manu buddy, learn a thing or two… and then complain… Manu doesn’t complain and the guy can ball, how dare you even open your mouth…

  • grego

    @JT, why did Pop take Manu out? Manu can’t play all minutes of the game. He was in while Duncan was out. He was all over the ball. The problem with that is Manu can’t take play every minute or you’ll wear him out.

    Hill is getting there, but he doesn’t create a lot on his own, so you really only have Duncan and Manu capable of creating. However, Duncan isn’t as dynamic, so he doesn’t create as well for others as he once did. More pressure on Manu.

    Having said that, Hill still played pretty damn well.

    Some signs of fatigue began to show with some sloppiness on Manu’s part. Very few errors on his part, but they were there like that key foul on Williams (where he picked off TD’s lazy pass).

  • Rohan

    hey Pop… start HAIRSTON and MAHINMI…..
    bring Bogans & Mcdyes to the bench……..

  • DNITCH

    I think we definitely could have utilized Jefferson more, I mean only getting 3 shots all game? Thats got to change. If everybody wants to call in all the stats and whatnot, we are 6-0 with RJ scoring 20 or more, and when he is aggressive and gets to the line along with Manu and Hill we win.

    How can we not re-sign Manu after he has rebounded like this?

  • Colin

    Hey DNITCH

    RJ played 28 min and knows how to get his own shots. A 17 ppg career scorer knows how to score on his own. Jefferson has disappeared for stretches all season, we shouldn’t be surprised at his performance in tonight’s game.

  • junierizzle

    @GREGO
    I know MANU can’t play every minute. But there was 6 minutes left in the game. HE was on fire! YOu gotta leave him in. They don’t play again til Wednesday.
    ANd that foul was on WEST. It wasn’t fatigue. WEST just got accidently tripped up by MANU.

    PLUS I doubt that those 2 minutes of rest really helped. ALl it did was let the CAVS tie the game.

  • grego

    Sorry, mixed up West/Williams. Either way they both had key moments that killed the Spurs at the end. Yes, the contact was not on purpose, but Manu should have stayed away. He knows better than that. Not to say it was the only bone headed play. RJ’s travel was bad. TD’s pass that caused the steal was horrible. Countless others down the stretch.

    2 minutes gave him a second to catch a breather. Manu plays on both ends of the court so he never stops.

    This game would be much different if anyone could do anything in the last quarter. Once the clutch period began it was mostly Manu.

    He played almost the whole quarter. If this was Manu 2/3 years ago, I think he could have gone the full quarter, but maybe I’m wrong. Maybe he could have played through that fatigue that was beginning to show.

  • BALLHOG

    @ Colin…

    I could have talked about quite a few actions during the game that made a difference. I could point out Mason Jr’s bad shooting night, or RJ not scoring 20 points, or Mahinmi looking like a guy that hasnt played all year (wonder why)….or about Duncan not rotating well on D.

    But, all I could think about was losing to the Cavs without Jamison, Lebron, and Shaq, while again, staring and playing Bogans more meaningless minutes….

    Every other detail paled in comparison…

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  • doggydogworld

    Timmy played worse than RJ. Look at his 4th quarter line:

    0-1 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 2 TO

    This is the 4th quarter of a tight game? Against some clowns named Hickson and Varejao?

  • doggydogworld

    BTW, the Cavs were 0-9 without LeBron these last three seasons.

  • http://wallmart.com roboSID

    spurs need a new front office.Pop is the president of basket ball operations an coach?So who the freek is going to tell him uhh Bogins?Uhhh you havent hirede a misly center is 2 years an are playing Matt Bonner who is 6’7 not 6’10 at center?NO ACCOUNTABILITY.AND LAY OFF THE WINE

  • J

    Cedric Jackson is a PG. The Spurs need a backup PG with Tony injured. I don’t see a better PG on the Toro’s roster right now.

  • J

    Pop and Spurs overpaying for veterans
    McDyess is a 35 year old 6’9″ PF signed by the Spurs for 3 years for $4,500,000 per year.
    By comparison, the Blazers signed Juwan Howard (36 year old 6’9″ PF) for league minimum at $825,647 with a team option for a 2nd year.

  • therealkman

    Pop picked a fine time to play Mihinmi and Hairston. He should have given them key minutes earlier in the season in order to build their confidence instead of throwing them in the lions den at the 11th hour.

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  • http://www.nba.com fatsocalifornia

    Pop - Try get Bell, he is good defender and 3 pointer too, Spurs need one with both and he has. He will help to defend Kobi. Do not allow him to go to Knick. I am sure Ducan, Ginobli and Parker need someone like Bell - Let Richard J go, I do not see RJ to get better, since it did not work well upto now. Raja Bell will be the best match I believe - rest assure, I like Bell’s came stronge in D and 3’s. Ducan talk to your countryman Bell and help Pop acquire him.

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