***********2024-2025 San Antonio Spurs Thread********************

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In reply to jteagle • 12:23p, 7/13/24
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Dillingham 4pts, 2-12, 0-5 from 3 in his debut. He did have 5 assists.

I didn't watch the whole game but he looked lost on defense at times.
Shannon looked really good.


Shannon is really talented, but had that whole rape charge (acquitted)
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10:10p, 7/13/24
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Good game tonight. Lots of good things from Castle. Still some mistakes of course but more positives.
Sidy looked better. Lots of hustle. Good defense.
Ingram also had some good moments.
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In reply to jteagle • 9:11a, 7/14/24
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Good game tonight. Lots of good things from Castle. Still some mistakes of course but more positives.
Sidy looked better. Lots of hustle. Good defense.
Ingram also had some good moments.


Apparently all Sidy needed to play well was for me to not watch him.

Glad the summer Spurs were able to pick another win. The amount of turnovers from Castle seems a little concerning, but considering how good he had been at taking care of the ball his first two games, he was due for a game where he coughed it up a few times.
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In reply to West Texan • 10:14a, 7/14/24
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I think Castle turnovers are mostly due to ultra high Usage.

A lot of Spurs fans are gonna eat crow on him.

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In reply to Guitarsoup • 11:49a, 7/14/24
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I think Castle turnovers are mostly due to ultra high Usage.

A lot of Spurs fans are gonna eat crow on him.



Yeah most of his TOs were a bit of over passing, being too unselfish. He's clearly trying to prove that he can be a playmaker, and he has. He's been very impressive and I'd be shocked if he's not starting this season.
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1:29p, 7/14/24
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In reply to Ag Natural • 1:35p, 7/14/24
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Ag Natural said:
Guitarsoup said:
I think Castle turnovers are mostly due to ultra high Usage.

A lot of Spurs fans are gonna eat crow on him.



Yeah most of his TOs were a bit of over passing, being too unselfish. He's clearly trying to prove that he can be a playmaker, and he has. He's been very impressive and I'd be shocked if he's not starting this season.

I'd almost rather have him come off the bench this season and be the point for the second unit. It'd give him the ability to develop at running the second unit offense while bolstering that group's defense.

If he were to start, who comes off the bench? Barnes? Sochan?
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1:39p, 7/14/24
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Big fan of that PnR where he follows the miss on what would've been his assist.
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In reply to jteagle • 1:41p, 7/14/24
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His feel for how to play in the paint has been very encouraging. He's gone down there and finished with finesse, sought contact and finished with bully moves, laid down some tight-window passes to the bigs, and has chunked accurate and zippy passes out to the perimeter when the d collapses. If the jumper develops then he's going to be an extremely dangerous player, not to mention that his defense has been as advertised. Obviously it's just summer league but he's passed with flying colors so far.
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10:49a, 7/15/24
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Yep. Definitely don't want to get involved in this. They'd surely start with Vassell and draft capital. Nope.
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8:30p, 7/15/24
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I would say Danny Ainge is insane but some desperate team is going to overpay. But it probably won't be the Warriors.
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8:34p, 7/15/24
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The Spurs aren't going to overpay for Markanan. And that probably means a trade won't happen.
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9:26a, 7/16/24
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https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/7/15/24198860/nba-summer-league-2024-las-vegas-reed-sheppard-alex-sarr


Gregg Popovich will have a hard time keeping Stephon Castle off the floor.

One of the pleasures of being an NBA elitist is getting the chance to introduce fresh new faces to the broader basketball world, so let me be the first to report that Stephon Castle is pretty awesome. There was simply no way to know this about one of the best players on the best team in college basketball last season because the only true crucible is summer leaguethe purest version of the game, spared from distractions like order and game plan and on-court chemistry. We can see the truth of Castle's game in a glorified AAU tournament and, better yet, the single game of a glorified AAU tournament, before Castle withdrew from competition in Vegas with a wrist injury.


But what a game it was. Even in the summer league slop, Castle is an engine for intuitive, winning plays, connecting dots that lesser prospects wouldn't see and manifesting plays that lesser athletes couldn't create. The questions about Castle's shot and position are inevitable, but those are almost beside the point; what's most striking about watching him play against quasi-pros is realizing how difficult it will be to take him off the floor in the earliest days of his career. Why would the Spurs deprive themselves of a guard who comes by impact plays so naturally? Throw Castle into the mix and see what he can turn up, whether by jamming opponents up at the point of attack or slicing his way through the defense. Toolsy, theoretical players are fun and all, but so are the dudes who make **** happen almost incidentally, as if it were an entire way of life. Rob Mahoney

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In reply to Guitarsoup • 10:41a, 7/16/24
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I agree. Pop is going to love Castle and will want him on the floor a lot. I don't know if he starts right away at PG since CP3 seems to want that spot, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to see Castle starting. All you have to know is he was a true freshman on a defending national championship team and he played A LOT despite there being plenty of veteran options.
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In reply to Ag Natural • 11:09a, 7/16/24
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Ag Natural said:
I agree. Pop is going to love Castle and will want him on the floor a lot. I don't know if he starts right away at PG since CP3 seems to want that spot, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to see Castle starting. All you have to know is he was a true freshman on a defending national championship team and he played A LOT despite there being plenty of veteran options.
I think CP3 starts and that was part of the deal to come here, but he played 58 games for 26mpg last year.


Starters:

Wemby 32mpg
Barnes 28mpg
Sochan 30mpg
Vassell 32mpg
Paul 25mpg

2nd team:

Collins: 18mpg
Julian: 20mpg
Keldon: 28mpg
Castle: 28mpg
Tre Jones: 28mpg

Reserves/Two-Way:
Ingram, Branham, Wesley, Cissoko, Bouyea, Bassey/Mamu?

Doesn't add to 48 obviously due to missed games, etc. But I see it being somewhere like that. Tre Jones shot 37% overall last year from three on catch and shoot, so I think you will see a lot of him playing off ball while Castle directs the offense.

Also shows much much we need big depth. Wouldn't mind a brawler like BeefStew in there.
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12:31p, 7/16/24
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Hopefully this is a sign that Mamu is back.
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1:26p, 7/16/24
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Addendum, we have 13 roster spots taken, two open. Also two open two-way. Ingram should probably be a two-way.

So Mamu+Bassey is possible. Woudn't mind a 1y vet min for Mamu and give Precious a 1y 8m deal, too.
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In reply to Enzo The Baker • 3:08p, 7/16/24
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Hopefully this is a sign that Mamu is back.
Hopefully Branham is practicing his defense.
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In reply to LawHall88 • 6:12p, 7/16/24
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Sounds like veteran minimum, so Spurs can still sign someone to a 2y deal starting around 8M with the room exception

So expect them to give a 2nd round deal to Ingram.
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6:36p, 7/16/24
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Resigning Bassey as well. 1 year , $2.2mill fully guaranteed deal
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In reply to HummingbirdSaltalamacchia • 7:00p, 7/16/24
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Was hoping we'd get him to bite on another one of those long unguaranteed deals like the first time but glad to have him back nonetheless
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<3 Mamu <3
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Washington gonna ruin any chances of him being good.
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10:36p, 7/16/24
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Riley Minix got a chance to play tonight and has made the most of it so far. 13 pts 3-4 from 3
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In reply to jteagle • 10:43p, 7/16/24
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Riley Minix got a chance to play tonight and has made the most of it so far. 13 pts 3-4 from 3


Glad he was able to recover from his shoulder injury and get in the court. Bummed that we won't get to see him and Castle on the floor at the same time. He's looked very solid so far. Dude can put the ball in the basket.
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In reply to West Texan • 5:21a, 7/17/24
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West Texan said:
jteagle said:
Riley Minix got a chance to play tonight and has made the most of it so far. 13 pts 3-4 from 3


Glad he was able to recover from his shoulder injury and get in the court. Bummed that we won't get to see him and Castle on the floor at the same time. He's looked very solid so far. Dude can put the ball in the basket.

Definitely! Had a couple of nice passes too. Definitely a candidate for a two way contract.
Ingram also looked good at times but then had some bad turnovers.
Spurs summer league team is 3-0 with no real stars. Playing really good defense and hustle. Just enough offense to win games.
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3:09p, 7/17/24
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Not in bottom tier in the Athletic anymore.


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3:21p, 7/17/24
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I will not wish injury on him but if Tre Jones…..errrrr….Trae Young….. has any kind of significant injury this fall, the spurs have hit gold on that pick they're owed.
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In reply to flashplayer • 3:22p, 7/17/24
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I will not wish injury on him but if Tre Jones has any kind of significant injury this fall, the spurs have hit gold on that pick they're owed.


* Trae Young
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 3:30p, 7/17/24
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Ha, I was either half asleep or my autocorrect has a great sense of humor
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In reply to flashplayer • 4:34p, 7/17/24
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Saw an IG post from espn about the lakers trading picks for him…I can't imagine a more ideal situation than the hawks tanking while the spurs own their picks
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