San Antonio (#28) - Spurs select Taureen Green

Time for the Champs at #28.

Feel free to discuss potential players to be selected, team needs or any other topics related to this pick in this thread.

Once you know who you think they should pick, post your selection in this thread in bold red type. Only vote once per thread.

At 11:30 am, whichever player has the most votes will be San Antonio's pick in our mock draft.

Players selected so far: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9551

Best available players: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9601

We just took the player the Spurs wanted. I do not think the Spurs need a center because they have Elson,Oberto, and Butler who rarely plays. Oberto can play some 4 as well but would rather have someone who can back the 4 spot.

Spurs selectNick Fazekas

Current players under contract for 2007-08
Tim Duncan
Tony Parker
Emanuel Ginobili
Brent Barry
Bruce Bowen
Robert Horry
Michael Finley (exercised his option on 6/26/07)
Francisco Elson
Jackie Butler
Beno Udrih
James White

Free agents
Fabricio Oberto (RFA)
Melvin Ely (UFA)
Matt Bonner (RFA)
Jacque Vaughn (UFA)

Unsigned draft picks
Ian Mahinmi [#28 in 2005]

Picks in this draft
#28
#33
#58

Its either going to be a SF or a PF. They're set at all the other positions. They could have used a backup PG but we just took the best one left on the board.

I think Finley plays the 3?

With Manu and Barry playing the 2 and Vaughn playing the 1 with TP, the team needs a 4.

What ever happened to Nick van Exel and Big dog?

They need a better backup for Parker (they don't like Beno), Bowen needs an eventual replacement and if they can't resign Oberto, they are left with Elson and Butler at C, which is fine for some teams, but not the Spurs.

Best "fit" at PG, SF or C available methinks.

I always thought the Spurs were high on Udrih?

If that's the case, I'm going to change my vote to Taureen Green.

They used to be but they've soured on him. He's failed to develop how they wanted him to.

DX says that this pick may be heading to Cleveland (either sold or traded with Udrih, ironically). But it's clear that Beno is on his way out.

I like PG Ramon Sessions here if the Spurs keep the pick.

Need some picks guys

ASAP

Sorry, i was tied up all morning (not literally). I will make my pick ASAP. They could draft anything IMO. Backup PG, wing (Bowen is old and they like Manu off the bench), PF (to replace Horry), or Center.

I hate to do it, but I am going a completely different direction. I think they would have taken Koponen here, but I don't think they are that high on the other PG's I think they'll wait until the second round to maybe grab a PG.

I think they know Bowen is slowing down and they will need to replace him. They also cannot continue to play Barry at SG. They like Manu off the bench, and really have no scoring wing player at all to start (making Parker shoot a lot). I think they really need a wing to fit in and take some scoring load off TD and Parker. A backup PG would be nice, but is 10 minutes a game of backup PG duty more important than a scoring wing? They have enough big men for now if Oberto comes back.

I'm going with Marcus Williams

He plays solid defense, has a great mid range game and excells at moving without the ball (similar to Manu), which works great with TD and Paker dominating the ball most of the time.

Odd that you didn't mention Finley at all in there, Chris.

Somebody want to break the tie so we can move on?

1 vote each for

Marcus Williams
Ramon Sessions
Taureen Green

Finley only has one year left, that is why I didn't mention him. In another year they could lose Finley, Bowen and Barry. Then they have Manu and that's it. Their second rounder is only a few picks away and I think they can get Sessions or Dowdell or Green there. Most of the teams between those picks have PG's already. (I really only see the Suns and Sixers as possible teams grabbing a backup PG).

I could see Fazekas here if you think Oberto leaves (and he has one vote BTW).

In all honesty, I'd select Daequan Cook here, but in the interest of finishing this thing off, I'll say Spurs select Taureen Green.

Done.

Cook's attitude doesn't seem very Spurslike to me, FWIW.

Can't fault the PG pick (they do need one). Obviously I went with Williams, but he may be there in the early 2nd anyway.

I was caught in traffic on my way to work and didn't get a chance to vote. Booo.