I Love You Rikkido, But Gimme a Break
Pounding The Rock — ... as our Powe. If we're gonna go for it, we might as well go balls out and spend what it takes to buy out Splitter and get him playing here with the big boys. Screw signing some has been pampered 35 year old veteran with the MLE. Use that money to get younger and more talented. Let's have a young, athletic bench with a couple of dobermans to get after people. It would freak out the establishment. Advantage Spurs. Bonner, of course, would be our Scalabrine. Advantage Spurs Jack McClinton (whom I know nothing about, because college basketball is ...

The San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Preview
Pounding The Rock — ... Expect a flurry of activity in this here space.  Who's going?  Why should you care?  What to expect?  When are the games?  Hop your bad self on in and take a peek. Who's going? As of right now, I expect the following players to be participating in the NBA Summer League for the Spurs. George Hill Ian Mahinmi Marcus Williams James Gist Dejuan Blair Jack McClinton Eric Dawson Other possible ...

The forgotten man
Canis Hoopus — ... , 3rd in catch and shoot jumpers, behind K.C. Rivers and Jack McClinton, third in pull-up jumpers, behind Jack McClinton and ...

San Antonio Spurs Announce Summer League Roster
Pounding The Rock — I know this because Timothy Varner over at 48 Minutes of Hell told me.  Thanks.  Check out his post for his take.  I'll try not to plagiarize the whole thing.  For some reason, his opinion and my opinion are similar.  What's that opinion?  Clickety, clickety, to find out. The "As Expected" Group George Hill Ian Mahinmi DeJuan Blair Jack McClinton James Gist The "ATS Had The Inside Scoop" Group ...

Spurs Hire Dream GM
Pounding The Rock — ... work.  I'd have to be bowled over with Marvin to put George in it.  Our 2010 roster is: Up front Tim Duncan Manu Ginobili Tony Parker Richard Jefferson Rasheed Wallace Marvin Williams George Hill Michael Finley Ian Mahinmi James Gist (at 800K) DeJuan Blair(at 800K) Jack McClinton (if he can make the team at 800K) Bruce ...

Spurs Reach Agreement With Free Agent PF Marcus Haislip
Pounding The Rock — ... Forward: Matt Bonner, Marcus Haislip, DeJuan Blair Small Forward: Richard Jefferson, Michael Finley, Marcus Williams(non-guaranteed) Shooting Guard: Manu Ginobili, Roger Mason Point Guard: Tony Parker, George Hill If you're counting, that's 12 roster spots that are currently filled, with 4 more available for guys who qualify. Prospects James Gist- F Jack McClinton - G Malik Hairston - SG/SF Out ...

San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Basketball Game One Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... was with the team some last year and played in the system in Austin the rest of the season.  James Gist was with the club for last year's summer league.  Eric Dawson has played with the Toros for a year.  There are a lot of guys who should know what we are doing. I expect this to be one of the most cohesive units we have seen so far. The ATS Burning Questions Will George be dominant at the point?  Or just really good? What will Jack McClinton's shot selection be like? It's not IF DeJuan ...

The Real Recap - San Antonio Spurs Summer League Game One
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton played very poorly.  He had the exact opposite game of George.  He looked tentative for a while.  When he tried to be aggressive, he got himself into trouble and took bad shots and made bad passes.  Like I said, I don't know what he IS supposed to be doing, but I could see that this is what he ISN'T supposed to be doing.  He seemed overwhelmed and I think the coaching staff saw this and put him on the bench.  He only played 16 minutes.  He also struggled mightily on the defensive end covering ...

Catching up with Stampler...
Pounding The Rock — ... signing: Camp. Body. C'mon Marcus prove me wrong. I dare you. I think Jack McClinton has more of a chance to make the team than you do, and he sucked in his first game. I have no love for 6'11 guys who don't rebound. ...

NBA Summer League Day Five Recap - Spurs Win
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton - Another 0-2 in only 11 minutes.  He did have the Spurs only 4 assists in the first quarter.  I'm not sure what is going on with him, but he still has 6 more missed to go to get into ...

San Antonio Spurs Summer League: Game 3 - Postgame Discussion Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... can shoot, he can finish at the hoop with an explosive final step, and he can look old. Taking into consideration George's precedent, Jack McClinton is destined to become the best Summer League player in the history of the league... next year. ...

Too Early? It's Never Too Early To Speculate
Pounding The Rock — ... above?  Because RC Buford, in an interview during the first game of summer league, sounded more enthused about Williams than he did about Hairston, Haislip, or even Blair.  It seems like the Spurs saw enough from his stint with the Toros last season to try the experiment of Williams at PG(Hell, could it really be worse than using Mason at the point?), but I get the feeling he'll be starting the season back in Austin.  The Toros may also be useful for developing Jack McClinton and/or James Gist.(who can probably get much more ...

NBA Summer League Day Six and Day Seven Recap - Spurs still undefeated
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton - I had targeted Jack for the microscope, but had to pull an audible when he didn't get the start.  All in all, I thought Jack played much better than in the first two games.  He still hasn't made a shot, now at 0-8, but he was very active defensively.  He fought through screens and did a really good job of working early in the possession and chasing his man. ...

NBA Summer League Day Eight Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... San Antonio Spurs (3-0) vs Portland Trailblazers (0-3) at 9:00 - I expect us to get extended looks at Jack McClinton and ...

2009: A Summer League Odyssey
Pounding The Rock — ... than the Suns' did.  But I felt it was worth the trip, simply for the experience of being so close.  Jack McClinton(he really is only 6'1") and Marcus Williams were both on the fan side of the media rope after the game, and DeJuan Blair came back over from his on-camera interview and signed autographs for everyone that wanted them. ...

The Spurs Aren't Done Making Moves This Summer - What Comes Next?
Pounding The Rock — ... McDyess Mason Bonner Finley Hill Mahinmi Blair Williams Hairston Haislip Ratliff 15 players is the max you can ever have on an NBA roster, and the Spurs always like to have one or two roster spots open. And we haven't even mentioned the other players the Spurs hold rights to. These guys could be treated as trade assets to sweeten the deal for a rebuilding team: Nando De Colo James Gist Robertas Javtokas Jack McClinton Tiago Splitter(damn it Pop/RC, you better not) ...

The Forgotten Man, pt. iii: Better value than DeRozan?
Canis Hoopus — ... , 3rd in catch and shoot jumpers, behind K.C. Rivers and Jack McClinton, third in pull-up jumpers, behind Jack McClinton and ...

This Week In San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Monday Edition
Pounding The Rock — ... George Hill. Good analysis. Spurs.com: Summer Notebook: DeJuan Blair - July 22, 2009 This is old as dirt by Internet standards, but we missed it the first time around. Sue us. Spurs.com: Summer Notebook: George Hill - July 21, 2009 "Spurs second-year guard George Hill is excited about the Spurs' recent additions and the upcoming season." Spurs.com: Summer Notebook: Jack McClinton - July 20, 2009 "Spurs 2009 2nd round draft pick Jack McClinton checks in with his second summer notebook." ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 San Antonio Spurs: An Apple A Day...
Golden State Of Mind — ... and the Spurs. Nobody else is seriously in that conversation. But the Spurs title hopes are a precarious one and require things to go just right. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Offseason Additions VIA FREE AGENCY Keith Bogans (from Milwaukee) Theo Ratliff (from Philadelphia) Marcus Haislip (from Spain) Malik Hairston (from NBDL) Antonio McDyess (from Detroit) VIA DRAFT DeJuan Blair (No. 37) Jack McClinton (No. 51) Nando De Colo (No. 53) VIA TRADE ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 9/21-9/27
Ridiculous Upside — ... but I wanted to add that ensuing events have increased White's odds to make Denver's roster somewhat.  First is the fact that Flip Murray signed with Charlotte, then the Nuggets signed Joey Graham.  The combination of those moves means that Denver will definitely need bench scoring, which is something that White can provide.  His contract is still unguaranteed, as far as I know, but here's hoping it works out. September 24: San Antonio Spurs waived Jack McClinton San Antonio's signing of Keith Bogans made ...

Give Me Your Hungry, Your Eager, Your In-Search-Of-A-Roster-Spot
Canis Hoopus — ... Jack McClinton appears the most likely invitee to make the roster, despite his mediocre Summer League performance. The 6-1 guard is more scorer than distributor, but as an efficient jump-shooter (1.08 PPP) he brings something the Wolves aren't likely to have many of. Even if he ends up spending a bunch of time in the D-League the ...

More Camp
Canis Hoopus — ... The last interesting bit of Hoiberg-related news was that he singled out Jack McClinton and Devin Green as the free agents who have caught his eye in camp.  McClinton looked much better during today's scrimage, hitting a few open shots and not looking lost with the ball in his hands.  I'm rooting for him to make the squad as I really enjoyed watching him play at Miami and I had a chance to chat him up in Little Rock during the NCAA tourney 2 years ago as I was staying at the same hotel as Miami and Mississippi State.   I also heard a lot of ...

Your Last Bit of Camp
Canis Hoopus — ... Jack McClinton is probably not a guy who can hold down the 3rd point guard spot.  He just doesn't look that comfortable on the ball while initiating the offense or bringing the ball up the court and he appears to be a shooting specialist stuck in a point guard's body.  ...

This Week in San Antonio Spurs Basketball: The "It Has Begun" Edition
Pounding The Rock — ... Give Me Your Hungry, Your Eager, Your In-Search-Of-A-Roster-Spot - Canis Hoopus Wolves camp invitees have a shot at making the roster with up to 3 spots open. Jack McClinton included. Even More Hoops Hardwood Paroxysm | Nichols and Dime: TPS, a New Method for Evaluating Players Interesting new way of evaluating players. The 10 best point guards of the last decade - Yahoo|BDL Arenas over Tony... wow. The 10 best shooting guards of the last ...

Roster Reality For The 2009-2010 Spurs: The New 4 (or 5)
Pounding The Rock — ... The summer roster changes created a lot of excitement.  The Jefferson trade, the draft, and the free agent signings.  I think all the excitement leads to some unreal expectations.  This became clear to me at the media day last Monday.  I shouldn't have been surprised.  We'd already seen the first glimpse of our reality smack-in-the-face when Jack McClinton was released.  But still, there is nothing like some facts to really open the eyes. ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 10/5-10/11
Ridiculous Upside — ... you to read on!  A lot of guys are starting to get waived, so I didn't see much point to talking about a player who's only going to be around for a few days afterwards.  I'll talk a little bit about those players I didn't get to but are listed here, but they won't get the full treatment. October 6: Denver Nuggets - waived Keith Brumbaugh; Phoenix Suns - waived Raymond Sykes; Minnesota Timberwolves - requested waivers on Jack McClinton and Alonzo Gee See what I mean?  ...

Ridiculous Transactions 10/19-10/25
Ridiculous Upside — ... an assistant.  He only played for two teams over his career, though, so he's not a typical journeyman who has experience learning new offensive systems quickly, but he can probably pick up enough of the Flash/Jazz system quickly enough to be able to say things other than "hey, Goran, rebound...better, I guess?"  I do wonder, though how long Madsen has been looking at coaching and how much of this desire arose when his internet domain name October 25: Jack McClinton - signed with Aliağa Petkim (Turkey) It's a bit ...

International Roundup
Pounding The Rock — ... I would find this very surprising. James Gist -- Unknown I'm going to guess that James is playing in the D-League.  I expect we'll hear something soon. Robertas Javtokas -- BC Khimki -- Russian League BC Khimki beat Real Madrid 84-81 to start their EuroLeague season.  This is a good win for BC Khimki.  Javtokas had 11 points and 8 rebounds, but it was teammate Darjus Lavrinovic with 32 and 11 that carried the team. Jack McClinton --Aliaga Petkim -- Turkish League Aliaga Petkim ...

Waive Goodbye, Part 2
Ridiculous Upside — ... percentage with Maccabi Tel Aviv.  I'd like to see him in the D-League again this season, but I'm not sure he's close enough to a call-up to make it worth his time.  Let's see, what else can I talk about with these guys...uh hey, I think Ersan Ilyasova can be pretty good, but that's not really under the purview of this series.  Three or four players likely going over to Europe.  Whee. Minnesota Timberwolves Who got cut: Jack McClinton, Alonzo Gee, Jared Reiner, Devin Green, ...

Waive Goodbye, Part 3
Ridiculous Upside — ... could benefit from some D-League time, but a lot of European teams don't really care whether their point guards can distribute the ball as long as they can score, so that's likely where he's headed.  Christmas could stay in the U.S., if for no other reason than to be on hand if the 76ers decide they want to sign him to a 10-day and then not play him. San Antonio Spurs Who got cut: Marcus Williams, Curtis Jerrells, Dwayne Jones, Jack McClinton Who got kept: Malik Hairston San ...

So...Now What?
Ridiculous Upside — ... The biggest decision, of course, is whether to play overseas for a higher salary or to stay in the U.S. and give the D-League a shot, to get more exposure and increase the odds of an NBA call-up.  Jack McClinton, ...

Spurs International Roundup -- Tiago and Nando Square Off
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton Aliaga Petkim Turkish League: 1-2 McClinton's Aliaga Petkim got hammered 97-59 by Antalya.  Jack contributed 12 points on 5 of 12 ...

Spurs International Roundup
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton Aliaga Petkim Turkish League: 2-2 Age: 23 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185 2nd round, 51st pick, 2009 ...

Spurs International Roundup: Tiago Plays Big
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton Aliaga Petkim Turkish League: 2-3 Age: 23 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185 2nd round, 51st pick, 2009 ...

Spurs International Roundup
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton Aliaga Petkim Turkish League: 3-3 Age: 23 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185 2nd round, 51st pick, 2009 ...

Spurs International Roundup
Pounding The Rock — ... Jack McClinton Aliaga Petkim Turkish League: 3-3 Age: 23 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185 2nd round, 51st pick, 2009 ...