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Thought rice was on 2way
Thanks for the clarification.
The 50-game limit does provide a little bit of leeway if he's really more like a fringe rotation guy depending on matchups. He could never play a game in Austin and still easily make it to March 1 (or the entire season) under his 50 game limit if the Spurs only dress him for games where the matchups dictate. This is kind of an abuse of the two-way contract though, I'd have to imagine there is some kind of safe-guard against this?
Thought rice was on 2way
He is. Barlow is. There is one more 2way available if they want to use it.
This is great news. I have no doubt Barlow could have signed a regular contract somewhere, I take the fact that he's willing to sign a 2-way contract with the Spurs as an indication that he wants to continue his development with the team, and I also think he'll eventually get signed to a long term NBA contract once the logjam is cleared.
Some Samanic vibe from this guy. Never around the team and no relationship with the other players. Does FO even know where he is?
Where the F are you getting that from?
I can guarantee that if the team, who knows much more about him than you do, were getting Sammich vibes, he would never have been converted to an NBA contract.
I don't have any concerns about Barlow's commitment to improvement. He's shown a ton of growth since he signed with the club. He played in the summer league and will be there when camp starts. Why should he not take advantage of the long break before having to start next year's grind?
Also a lot of people confuse posting about working with actually working. It's a little cool to see the org's posts with guys in the gym, but I don't really care about that. If Barlow comes into camp out of shape, I'll feel like he wasted some time. But I don't hold it against him that he's not taking random photos, especially considering the lack of guaranteed money he's received so far and the lack of long-term commitment the team has shown him up to this point. It's easy to forget that the dude was basically just upper middle class last year, at best.
no love for barlow's 34 and 8 last night? granted. it's the g league but he never did this last year when with the Austin squad.
Would like to give him some burn as the backup 4 tbh. His size and wingspan would instantly make us a better rebounding team even if he did nothing but stand in front of people and spread his arms
Barlow can't play PF unless he's next to a stretch C (currently, Collins and Wembanyama are more theoretical than actual) and even then, a team as bereft of ballhandling/playmaking/shooting as this one can't afford to further subtract from those areas in the rotation.
That's why Bassey isn't playing much despite playing well.
Meanwhile, the only actual PF (Sochan) also can't shoot and is mostly masquerading as a PG. The team is too clunky all the way around and can't even make up for it defensively/rebounding wise.
Last edited by TD 21; 11-13-2023 at 06:09 PM.
I'm very high on this kid. The only thing he's missing is a realiable 3-point shot. Glad he made one in this game. With how good his midrange looked in summer league, I'm sure he'll be able to extend his range
Wanna see this kid paired with Wemby
Agree, though, his D is still suspect which is why he’s not playing. Lot of the plays in that clip look like the exact ones they should be running for VW btw.
Leads the entire G league in scoring with 26.2 PPG in 9 games.
Our G league team knows how to lob pass and better then our main one lol
The Shaq of Shaq & Kobe during Summer League
Bassey dominated the G-League.
Barlow is dominating the G-League.
Mamu goes to the G-League and puts up 34 pts and 22boards (while Blake puts up 27 on 10/14 shooting and Barlow added 26 & 7).
I think the G-League just kind of sucks, and especially if you are an NBA-caliber big you can completely dominate.
I don't think Blake's been that successful in previous games
This is the main reason why I was low on Scoot. If you’re a guard in your SECOND gleague season, with nearly zero shot blockers in the league, you would need to dominate to be considered a top prospect in my book. People were taking he was Rose or Ja, and he couldn’t even finish in the gleague.
Barlow needs to get minutes as the back up PF at some point. Kid is too good for the G-League and can actually defend
I imagine it's a weird calculation. We suck with our starters, so do we let them learn to play together more, or keep mixing and matching? If nothing else, some backups should be prioritized at various games.
I’m surprised he’s not getting more run with the big club yet, especially as Bassey’s role has declined.
What the deal with his contract? What’s stopping another team from poaching him, for example? is it that the Spurs can match any offer?
He’s on a 2way. You can’t call up another team’s 2way player. It’s an actual contract with theSanAntonio Spurs.
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