San Antonio Spurs

[aykiman]

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murag naay lipay kaayo na tao diri dah..hahahaha...

paytir!!!

[tackielarla]

Di pa complete bai. With the 51st and 53rd picks, I want Green and Mills.

[mab]

welcome DeJua Blair!

[tackielarla]

Green is gone; Mills is up next.

[Motownkid]

Pag March Madness 2009 ra ko kita anang Blair moduwa.. undersize PF pero rugis kaayo oi..
Maka uyon gyud si Pop sa ka kugihan ana.

[tackielarla]

McClinton? Who?

[tackielarla]

The most important thing about Blair isn't his height or wingspan - it's his standing reach of 8'10.5". That's the reason they play so much taller, because they are taller where it matters - from the shoulders down.

To give you some idea: Griffin and Jordan Hill are both listed at 6'10", but Griffin has a standing reach of 8'9", and Hill has a standing reach of 9'0". That puts Blair exactly in the middle of those two, and it means that should be able to play as big as they do. It doesn't matter where the top of your head is, just where the tip of your fingers are.

[tackielarla]

For you SPURS fans on who the heck is Jack McClinton:

Good shooter, touted as one of the 3-5 sleepers in the 2nd round, had he been 6'4" he's a sure 1st round pick. Good pick by our FO.

[tackielarla]

From ESPN...

Similarities: Salim Stoudemire

# Big time 3-point shooter
# Deep range on his jumper
# Good midrange game
# Good motor

Negatives:

# Undersized for his position
# A little one-dimensional
# Doesn't attack the basket
# Not athletic enough to finish at the rim

Summary: June 2 Update: In the lane-agility test, McClinton had the best score, finishing the drill in 10.44 seconds. See the full combine story

June 1 Update: Finally, Miami's Jack McClinton wants a do-over in the measurements. He measured under 6 feet in socks and just a little under 6-1 in shoes, which were essentially the same measurements as Syracuse's Jonny Flynn. However, McClinton insisted to me that he's an inch taller than Flynn. I think he's right. He went up to Flynn, they stood back-to-back and McClinton definitely looked taller. Either McClinton hunched in the measurement or Flynn stood on his tippy-toes. See the full Chad Ford notebook

Jan 2 Update: McClinton is having a terrific season, improving on his numbers across the board. But his lack of size, elite athleticism or off the dribble game pigeon hole him as an undersized shooter. Think Salim Stoudemire.

[tackielarla]

We got Nando De Colo (France) for our 53rd pick. Good pick.

Positives:
# Crafty combo guard who thrives at slashing to the basket
# Fun player to watch; has a lot of charisma
# Really sees the floor well
# Fantastic poise
# A leader
# Excellent shooter with range
# Great size if he plays the point guard position

Negatives:

# Lacks great lateral quickness
# Not explosive athletically
# Gets exposed on the defensive end of the floor.

Summary: Jun 8 Update: De Colo was the big surprise at the camp. NBA scouts have been following him for a couple of years, and a number of NBA execs reported that he looked good in the group workouts in Minnesota last week. But he was borderline spectacular at the Eurocamp. He torched Mills' team on Day 1, leading his team to a 20-point blowout. And his production (13 points, 4 assists, 4 steals) didn't tell the whole story -- his floor vision, pacing and defense dictated the course of the whole game. De Colo kept it up in a second game Saturday and two more Sunday. He looked like the best pure point guard in the camp.

Scouts love his size and swagger, and he really shot the lights out during camp, making 65 percent from the field. While those who watched him in France all year worry he lacks the lateral quickness to defend the quicker guards in the NBA, he seemed to hold his own against Mills and, to a lesser extent, Beverley. De Colo was the other guy who looked like he could be a legit late-first-round prospect, with a few caveats. First, the word in the camp was that De Colo might have jumped the gun and signed a pro contract in Europe, which could keep him out of the league for a few years. Second, several GMs wanted to go back and take a closer look at his game film from this year. De Colo was up and down all year, and they want to get a better look at how his season went. But overall, no one helped his stock more than De Colo. He went from a borderline second-round prospect to getting some legit buzz in the late-first to early-second rounds.

Jan 2 Update: De Colo is a great talent on the offensive end of the floor, but defensively, who will he guard in the pros? He's an interesting prospect, but he's probably a second-round pick this year.