Austin Daye for SAS..

[toxicxr6]

I know its against philly... and I know its one game but do you think the Spurs system is already having an effect on his game

in the 3rd quarter he is 6-8.. 16pts 4 rebounds 2 steals 2 blocks in 17 minutes.. does anyone think the move to the Spurs can spark his career?

[toxicxr6]

and next play after post he dishes a sweet dish :lol

[TheMarkMadsen]

They are playing Philly and its just one game lol

[BuffaloBill]

a few games back he played only a few minutes but he hit 2 3s in 30 seconds. I always go crazy for him and patty mills :lol

[toxicxr6]

3quarter time he has 19 points 7/10 shooting 6 rebounds 2 steals 2 blocks 1 assist

[T_L_P]

Dat 86 PER.

[r0drig0lac]

RC did it again :bowdown: :bowdown: :applause:

[navy]

Popovich has perfected basketball.

[Thorn]

Damn. My team has been successful in the same era the Spurs have, but I'm awfully jealous of just how superb the Spurs' entire organization is. The FO, coach, scouts are so damn good year in and year out. Even the assistants are excellent. I bet even the AT&T center is the cleanest cause they have the best janitors.

I mean...name 5 bad moves that the FO has done in the Duncan era. I bet all of them are in that weird 08-11 span apart from maybe trading away the Scola pick (to get rid of Jackie Butler iirc, something like that).

[BuffaloBill]

I hope this isn't just a one game thing. i've been waiting for him to get some playing time. Now it's almost like having 2 danny greens :oldlol:

[sundizz]

Actually when he first came out i thought he would be excellent. Has handles, length, height and can shoot well. I guess the prob with the pistons was their lack of identity and that they either asked him to do too much or too little. Out of mills, bellinelli etc i believe he has he highest ceiling and will really be a great player for the spurs.

[embersyc]

Nope thats pretty much Austin Daye, bound to have 1 or 2 games a season to make everyone think he has potential.

[GabeIsGone]

I mean...name 5 bad moves that the FO has done in the Duncan era. I bet all of them are in that weird 08-11 span apart from maybe trading away the Scola pick (to get rid of Jackie Butler iirc, something like that).

1. Scola like you said
2. Trading for Richard Jefferson
3. Then resigning RJ for way to much
4. Resigning Matt Bonner for ridiculous $$
5. Signing Jeff Ayers this season

I believe the 'bad' moves that the Spurs have made has been their lack of moves. Tiago Splitter is the first legit big Duncan has had next to him since Robinson, the front office basically forced him to switch positions (He's forced to play the 5 now because of age, but it wasn't always that way). Not resigning Capt'n Jack who then went on to become multiple all-star. Passing over veteran big over veteran big (especially during the Michael Finley era).

There are lots to pick from. SA may be better than most, but certainly not perfect.

[Artillery]

1. Scola like you said
2. Trading for Richard Jefferson
3. Then resigning RJ for way to much
4. Resigning Matt Bonner for ridiculous $$
5. Signing Jeff Ayers this season

I believe the 'bad' moves that the Spurs have made has been their lack of moves. Tiago Splitter is the first legit big Duncan has had next to him since Robinson, the front office basically forced him to switch positions (He's forced to play the 5 now because of age, but it wasn't always that way). Not resigning Capt'n Jack who then went on to become multiple all-star. Passing over veteran big over veteran big (especially during the Michael Finley era).

There are lots to pick from. SA may be better than most, but certainly not perfect.

Here's a big one - the 2003 off-season. For as good as the Spurs players were in winning the championship that summer, the management was equally bad in putting together a championship team the following season.

In the 2003 NBA Draft, the Spurs selected Barbosa with their 28th pick. However, his rights were traded to the Phoenix Suns for a future protected first-rounder. Barbosa ended up becoming a solid contributor for the Suns. Won the 2007 Sixth Man of the Year award and was considered one of the NBA

[East_Stone_Ya]

It's philly man

[rmt]

1. Scola like you said
2. Trading for Richard Jefferson
3. Then resigning RJ for way to much
4. Resigning Matt Bonner for ridiculous $$
5. Signing Jeff Ayers this season

I believe the 'bad' moves that the Spurs have made has been their lack of moves. Tiago Splitter is the first legit big Duncan has had next to him since Robinson, the front office basically forced him to switch positions (He's forced to play the 5 now because of age, but it wasn't always that way). Not resigning Capt'n Jack who then went on to become multiple all-star. Passing over veteran big over veteran big (especially during the Michael Finley era).

There are lots to pick from. SA may be better than most, but certainly not perfect.

In addition to what you listed, after the 07 championship, IMO

1. they stuck with their veterans as role players for too long. They should have started the youth movement then. But hindsight is 20/20 and they couldn't have foreseen the Gasol trade or KG/Pierce/Allen teaming up.

2. the turd towers - Bonner and Blair (and an ancient McDyess) - if they had kept Scola, none of these would be needed.

It's so refreshing to see the youngsters - Kwahi, Green, Mills, Belli and hopefully Austin Daye will amount to something (last night was a great start). But yes, by far Scola and RJ.

[Thorn]

Spurs have *some* stinkers but even their worst down periods they still won 50+ (albeit with some 1st round losses). I know they had trouble finding a suitable SF after Bowen retired.

I don't know if I would call whiffing on Kidd a bad move, Parker turned out awesome for them and they wouldn't be contenders now whereas they probably wouldn't have won more earlier with Kidd.

Blowing the J Howard and Barbosa picks...probably a legit bad move. Not that disastrous though. Barbosa could've been a Manu-lite for them and Howard was a pretty solid all around forward. Could shoot/defend but his attitude might not have made him a Pop guy.

Losing Jackson, too bad the Spurs couldn't have held onto him. Spurs were most likely the only team that could keep him under control. Even 2 years ago he had his moments (and dumping RJ on the Warriors at that)

Re: holding onto vets too long, after 08 where they got blitzed by the Lakers they still won 50+ per year. Even in 2011 where they lost to Memphis they won 61. How did they win so much with cranky vets and glaring weaknesses that were obviously exploited in the playoffs? Was it Pop's system or some other stuff?