SB Nation User Blog: spencerbutte

"I had a dream", says Nate

spencerbutte — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:56:59 -0000

I'm going to START Outlaw. He has worked so hard to get to this point.

He deserves to START the season on the first team. And........

Look at his result. Travis led the team with 18 points in 35:28 minutes.

Upon hearing Nate's proclamation that Outlaw was starting,

Blue9 commented...

Booooo. Good bye ball movement. Hello off-balance, contested jump shots. If Outlaw doesn’t move the ball quickly and on target Nate better yank him.
I would like to see Outlaw turn into a nasty "enforcer" if he’s going to be with the starters. Get in peoples faces, set nasty picks (hell, even drop a shoulder or stick out an elbow), start some fights. Then he might be a player I could like – but enough of his ball-hogging, shot-jacking, no defense-playing game. It doesn’t fit with Roy/LMA/Oden.
He could score 20 points and I still think it’s bad for him to be playing with the starters because he reduces the touches of players that are MUCH better than he is. He had better not take more shots than Oden!

With no synergism..... the team results speak for themselves.

SA bested by KP - Batum

spencerbutte — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:14:57 -0000

from DraftExpress

Where is Batum’s Physical?

Multiple teams reached out to us today wondering whether we have gotten a hold of Nicolas Batum’s physical yet. Batum underwent a series of heart tests in Cleveland on Monday and was cleared for workouts immediately afterwards, but still his physical is nowhere to be found. Batum traveled to San Antonio immediately after and was supposed to work out for Cleveland today. Some teams openly are wondering whether San Antonio gave Batum a promise and asked him to not distribute his physical around the league, which would make him very likely to slip to 26.

Batum is obviously a great fit in San Antonio, as the team already has two French players on their roster (Tony Parker and Ian Mahinmi) and sport a very aging perimeter with wing players such as Michael Finley (35 years old), Brent Barry (36 years old) and Bruce Bowen (37 years old) who will soon be clearing up plenty of playing time for an athletic, unselfish, defensive minded prospect such as Batum. He appears to be fully healthy, but it appears that only the Spurs and the Cavs currently have his physical. Multiple calls to Batum’s agent Bouna Ndiaye were not returned.

Just when SA thought they had Batman....

Pre-Draft Measurements posted

spencerbutte — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:58:20 -0000

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/

Speed results for Lane Agility & 3/4Court sprint:

Sonny Weems..... 10.58    2.96
Joe Alexander...... 11.33    2.99
Eric Gordon......... 10.81    3.01
Brian Roberts....... 10.65    3.05
Derrick Rose......... 11.69    3.05
Reggie Williams.. 11.32    3.07
Jerryd Bayless...... 11.26    3.07
Jeremy Pargo........10.65    3.07
George Hill........... 12.20    3.07
DJ Augustin...........11.27    3.07
Mike Taylor........... 10.98    3.08
Russell Westbrook.. 10.98    3.08

Surprise: Michael Beasley W/Oshoes: 6' 7" With: 6' 8.25"

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Petteri Koponen sighting?

spencerbutte — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:41:19 -0000

With the draft approaching and talk of trading up for another PG,

has anyone heard about the status or recent play of Petteri Koponen?

Last years read: ...showing good ball-handling skills, an ability to change directions quickly on the fly, excellent leadership skills, great poise, a high intelligence level, terrific intangibles, and a real winning attitude that made him standout in everything he did.

How does he look now?

Utube? European play? Progress toward next season?