Team Needs: Backup Point Guard
CelticsBlog —
... but he is getting up there in age and he may wish to finish out his career on a legit contender.
Stephon Marbury - Hey, sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don't. I'm on record as saying I'd like to hold off making any promises to him until we see what else is out there. However, you never know what could happen with a full training camp and more practice time with the team could do for him.
Others: Bobby Jackson, Jacque Vaughn, Jarrett Jack (r), Carlos Delfino (r), Tyronn ...
2009 NBA Draft - Open Thread
SLC Dunk —
... 1998
29
Nazr Mohammed
6.8
5.4
0.4
15
2
1997
27
Jacque Vaughn
4.5
1.3
2.5
16
2 ...
2009 NBA Draft Open Thread (Beware The Spurs Ninja)
Pounding The Rock —
... We'll take... Ricky Rubio! ...Oh? Already taken? ...Hmmm... Blake Griffin? ...Oh, first pick? Hmm..."
Trailblazers
Pistons
Bobcats
Bucks
Lakers
Heat
Pistons
Timberwolves
Cavaliers
Timberwolves
Suns
Hawks
Jazz
Spurs - "Jonny Flynn? No. Tyreke Evans? No. Sam Young? No. ...Anyone? Please?"
Pacers
Spurs - "How about Jacque Vaughn? ...Ah, not in the draft, and he retired... Duncan?" ...
San Antonio Spurs Guide To Free Agency and Free Agent Primer
Pounding The Rock —
... I want Bruce back. I think Bruce, at the veteran minimum, as the back up small forward would be fantastic. We don't really need another guard. Tony, Roger, Manu, George, and FinDog (FinDog is more of a SG than a SF) should be more than adequate. I think with the emergence of George, and Roger's and Manu's ability to run the point in a pinch, we don't need the Jacque Vaughn veteran-savvy third point guard this year. With the addition of Jefferson, there is no way we are spending any money at the small forward position and ...
Anthony Carter 2008-09 exit interview
Denver Stiffs —
... from whomever the Nuggets bring in to backup Billups. It'd be nice to have A.C. back for the $1.3 million instead of a more expensive guy so that when Lawson does take the job the Nuggets are not wasting bigger bucks on the bench.
Just look at this list of available guards: Stephon Marbury, Lindsey Hunter, Jason Hart, C.J. Watson, Jarrett Jack, Shannon Brown, Ramon Sessions, Nate Robinson, Tyronn Lue, Bobby Jackson, Jacque Vaughn, Brevin Knight, and Ronnie Price. ...
The Knicks' offer to Grant Hill is a little beefier than we thought.
Posting and Toasting —
... for veteran savvy, and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. At least Hill's still a half-decent baller and an awesome human being. Walsh and D'Antoni have seen far more of the locker room than we have (unless someone here is withholding some unprecedented access), and must feel it necessary to have some wise, wizened warriors around, especially with the departures of Malik Rose and Quentin Richardson. Personally? I say you toss a couple MLE bucks at Jacque Vaughn, who battled the Bulls with Stockton and Malone and won ...
The Next Human Victory Cigar
Pounding The Rock —
... Since we will no longer have the services of the savviest veteran on the earth, the most important question of the offseason is not "Are ...
2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, Day 3
Third Quarter Collapse —
... I think that he's one of those guys that, minor league kind of player, that's trying to move to the next level and he's going to have an easier time actually getting in the NBA, ironically, than getting into Europe because he's not a scorer. In Europe, typically they'll bring in Americans to score. Well, they do everything ... score included. He, to me, plays kind of like a Jacque Vaughn-type, another Kansas guy. I really liked what I saw, though. I just thought his energy, what he was doing, very crisp floor general, scored when he needed to, and I thought ...
What is a Point Guard?
Pounding The Rock —
... I believe the primary role of a point guard is to get the ball across half court and to get the team into their half court offense. It sounds simple, but I don't believe it is. The ability to do only that task is what kept Jacque Vaughn in the NBA for 48 years. What happens if you don't have somebody that can get that task done? I'll tell you what happens. ...
Deconstructing the Destruction of Beno Udrih
Sactown Royalty —
... or his video room work. I have not heard good things about either, both in published reports (by both Sam Amick and Ailene Voisin) and behind the scenes. It's an accepted notion: Beno is lazy, or became lazy some time around July 2008, when he just so happened to sign a $30 million contract. Another accepted notion is that Beno does not play through injuries most other players would play through. (In fact, this notion is what led San Antonio's Gregg Popovich to decide 57-year-old Jacque Vaughn would be a better back-up than the 25-year-old Slovenian, which ...
Who's Left?
CelticsBlog —
... Following up on Jeff's article yesterday about the 15th roster spot, here's a look at some of the remaining unrestricted free agents:
PGs: Carlos Arroyo, Chucky Atkins, Dan Dickau, Tyronn Lue, Stephon Marbury, Mike Taylor, Jamaal Tinsley, Jacque Vaughn
SGs: Juan Dixon, Bobby Jackson, Flip Murray, Rashad McCants
SFs: Gerald Green, Joey Graham, Stephen Graham, ...
An Ode to Gregg Popovich
Pounding The Rock —
... Pop is an incredible wizard at setting up plays. Conversely, he can see through an opposing team’s plays like no other coach around. I feel Coach K may be Pop’s only equal at managing in-game efficiency. The San Antonio offense operates like a machine. At its height Manu and Tony are like pistons pumping in and out of the paint at regular intervals. Tim Duncan is the foundation that holds it all together. Jacque Vaughn was like the wrench that was mistakenly dropped into the gears and broke everything. ...
San Antonio Spurs Season Preview
Pounding The Rock —
... people around, minutes are going to be hard to come by. I expect Tim's minutes to be down, but not by much. Expect stiff competition for playing time in the Spurs front court this year. AND, a really big and, that stiff competition presupposes that Popovich doesn't play small ball with either Finley or Jefferson at the 4.
Backcourt
Richard Jefferson is the big new name. Bruce Bowen is now in retirement. Ime Udoka and Jacque Vaughn were not resigned. The Spurs just recently signed ...
Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever —
... Spurs
Last season: 54-28 (Pythagorean record: 52-30). Lost to Dallas 4-1 in first round.
Biggest team strength: Defensive rebounding (best in the league)
Biggest team weakness: Drawing fouls (worst in the league at FT/FG)
In: Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess, DeJuan Blair, Theo Ratliff, Keith Bogans Out: Kurt Thomas, Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, Drew Gooden, Jacque Vaughn, Ime Udoka
Key on-court question: ...
