Spurs Sign Big Dog
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Big Dog..more like Small Dog! He didn't do a damn thing in Philly..and I'm talking about when he WAS healthy! ::shakes head and rolls eyes:: There was so much talk about him how he's gonna make Sixers so much better and he did absolutely nothing! Don't know what he's going to do with the Spurs..but then again he may have the best season of his career there cause it seems whenever people leave the Sixers they always tend to do very well. So hey, this may be a very good thing for the Spurs in their time of need without Duncan..we shall see
Not being productive in Philadelphia should hardly be an indictment on Robinson; just look at the scoring averages of Stackhouse, Hughes, Van Horn and Webber in Philadelphia, compared to their scoring averages elsewhere. I'd attribute his lack of production in Philiadelphia more to Iverson, and his inability to be compatible with any other offensive player.
Perhaps over the hill as a primary option -- but from the Spurs perspective they just added a ton of punch off the bench. Assuming the knees are remotely helathy, and I think they have to be at least ok or the Spurs wouldn't have done this, how many more potent bench scorers are you going to find out there?
Given my assessment of our chances this year, I don't think it really matters to us. Just a championship caliber team making one of those little moves to get an extra push in the playoffs. Similar to Miami picking up Steve Smith, Phoenix picking up JJ etc. You can tell the teams that are close + can smell it.
Given my assessment of our chances this year, I don't think it really matters to us. Just a championship caliber team making one of those little moves to get an extra push in the playoffs. Similar to Miami picking up Steve Smith, Phoenix picking up JJ etc. You can tell the teams that are close + can smell it.
1) The Spurs have an opening on their roster, we really don't. If/when our guys come back, we're already going to have quality players squeezed for minutes off the bench.
2) This is the sort of move you make when you're trying to seriously add a final piece to achampionship puzzle. You rarely see also ran teams loading up on players like that so that maybe they can make the second round.
2) This is the sort of move you make when you're trying to seriously add a final piece to achampionship puzzle. You rarely see also ran teams loading up on players like that so that maybe they can make the second round.
Theoretically, they added scoring. Theoretically, the Kings are better without Chris Webber than they are with him.
However, Glenn Robinson isn't a "jump off the bench and hit open shots" type of player. That's what the Spurs are hoping he can be, and I doubt it happens. In his prime, he was always a 35 minute, 18 shots per game type of player, not a 15 minute, 6 shots per game type of player. Can he hit open shots? Of course, but that's not a role that a life-long starter/gunner can easily step into.
He played well off the bench last night (3-4 from the field in 13 minutes, and even registered a block; 4 fouls, though?), but I just don't see that being a role that he's comfortable in, especially in the playoffs.
However, Glenn Robinson isn't a "jump off the bench and hit open shots" type of player. That's what the Spurs are hoping he can be, and I doubt it happens. In his prime, he was always a 35 minute, 18 shots per game type of player, not a 15 minute, 6 shots per game type of player. Can he hit open shots? Of course, but that's not a role that a life-long starter/gunner can easily step into.
He played well off the bench last night (3-4 from the field in 13 minutes, and even registered a block; 4 fouls, though?), but I just don't see that being a role that he's comfortable in, especially in the playoffs.