I don’t think it will happen but just in considering options, I’m extremely sceptical of a Wemby + Clingan lineup. Wemby is probably a top 5 center in the league next season, but a pretty mediocre wing/forward. Just seems a bad use of assets to put your best player in a less effective role to accommodate a worse player, especially when the rest of the roster has so many holes.
Another big changes the angles and spacing for him, making it harder to get to rim so he settles for bad perimeter shots more and can’t play as much off of some of the more dynamic sets with him as a cutter or ballhandler. On defense he’s further from the rim and it’s too easy for other teams to limit his effectiveness by keeping him on an island in the corner or asking him to chase players around screens.
HQuasar
Ah yes, exactly what the Spurs need, a big fat non shooting center.
TTUSpurs_fan
I seriously doubt we’d take clingan or any center in top 10.
I imagine we brought him in for due diligence but mainly so teams that want Clingan think they need to trade up to 4 to get him.
MaceShyz
Twin Towers is a horrible nick name…
siphillis
Only if he’s BPA, honestly
DayManMasterofNight
Please be normal. I just want two dudes who might be able to shoot, pass and handle. We need two swings. We don’t need a second big clogging up the lane.
cool_coyote
There’s so much smoke going around I’m getting a contact high. I’m starting to think people covering this draft are too.
Notapplesauce11
I don’t see it happening but…
-it’s a compete smoke screen
-he wouldn’t be a starter (at least right away) so maybe they like the idea of always having one big defender in the court at all times. Â
– maybe if they think he’s the best player available they take him, develop him then use as part of a trade later down the road
– maybe they are following the old strategy of if all else is equal draft big.Â
FakeFan07
Can’t even see through all this smoke
hamadeyoulookbitch
Billion-dollar corporation interviews 1 of 60 candidates. Breaking news
throwstuff165
In a vacuum, I don’t despise this idea as much as many here do. Clingan is a very good player and just because the Spurs were staggeringly better with Wemby as the 5 in his rookie season doesn’t mean that’s guaranteed to always be the case, such that it’s guaranteed that using a pick on a non-floor-spacing center will be a waste.
I just cannot possibly imagine how that’s the *best* option at #4, and there’s no way he drops to 8 at this point.
sugarfreelime
Clingan better be there at 4. Stupid Rockets will probably snatch him.
zKaios
With teams like Memphis wanting to trade up for Clingan, you just need to create uncertainty so that they might try to get your pick instead of the ones after yours. That’s 100% what this is
bbernal956
telling you all him and edey and wemby!! good god! imagine. paired with a true point guard
Cleanandslobber
All of you soothsayers and tarot card readers don’t forget, Spurs front office doesn’t leak and they love to throw misdirects and smokescreens.
This could be something or it could be nothing to mislead other teams.
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Smoke season baby!!
Wednesday can’t come fast enough
I don’t think it will happen but just in considering options, I’m extremely sceptical of a Wemby + Clingan lineup. Wemby is probably a top 5 center in the league next season, but a pretty mediocre wing/forward. Just seems a bad use of assets to put your best player in a less effective role to accommodate a worse player, especially when the rest of the roster has so many holes.
Another big changes the angles and spacing for him, making it harder to get to rim so he settles for bad perimeter shots more and can’t play as much off of some of the more dynamic sets with him as a cutter or ballhandler. On defense he’s further from the rim and it’s too easy for other teams to limit his effectiveness by keeping him on an island in the corner or asking him to chase players around screens.
Ah yes, exactly what the Spurs need, a big fat non shooting center.
I seriously doubt we’d take clingan or any center in top 10.
I imagine we brought him in for due diligence but mainly so teams that want Clingan think they need to trade up to 4 to get him.
Twin Towers is a horrible nick name…
Only if he’s BPA, honestly
Please be normal. I just want two dudes who might be able to shoot, pass and handle. We need two swings. We don’t need a second big clogging up the lane.
There’s so much smoke going around I’m getting a contact high. I’m starting to think people covering this draft are too.
I don’t see it happening but…
-it’s a compete smoke screen
-he wouldn’t be a starter (at least right away) so maybe they like the idea of always having one big defender in the court at all times. Â
– maybe if they think he’s the best player available they take him, develop him then use as part of a trade later down the road
– maybe they are following the old strategy of if all else is equal draft big.Â
Can’t even see through all this smoke
Billion-dollar corporation interviews 1 of 60 candidates. Breaking news
In a vacuum, I don’t despise this idea as much as many here do. Clingan is a very good player and just because the Spurs were staggeringly better with Wemby as the 5 in his rookie season doesn’t mean that’s guaranteed to always be the case, such that it’s guaranteed that using a pick on a non-floor-spacing center will be a waste.
I just cannot possibly imagine how that’s the *best* option at #4, and there’s no way he drops to 8 at this point.
Clingan better be there at 4. Stupid Rockets will probably snatch him.
With teams like Memphis wanting to trade up for Clingan, you just need to create uncertainty so that they might try to get your pick instead of the ones after yours. That’s 100% what this is
telling you all him and edey and wemby!! good god! imagine. paired with a true point guard
All of you soothsayers and tarot card readers don’t forget, Spurs front office doesn’t leak and they love to throw misdirects and smokescreens.
This could be something or it could be nothing to mislead other teams.