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Spurs Sign First Round Draft Pick George Hill aka NBA Draft Bust

The Spurs today signed George Hill, their first round pick 26th overall.  The deal is to pay Hill the rookie scale which is 1.22 million his first year and 1.31 million in his second year.  The Spurs hold the option in the next two years.   Frankly, the Spurs should hold the team option on a daily basis once the season starts because Hill has been a total piece of crap.  While in the summer league, this NBA bust went 0-16 in the span of two games and looked timid during time on the floor.  It got so bad for this waste of an NBA draft pick that he went back to his college to work on his shot even though he had a great field-goal percentage while at IUPUI.  Incredible huh?  The Spurs sure know how to pick them huh?The fact the Spurs took a while to sign this...

Spurs sign Stoudamire

No, not Damon, Salim. According to azstar.net, the Spurs have signed Salim Stoudamire, who has played for the Atlanta Hawks for the last three years. During his tenure in Atlanta, Stoudamire averaged 8 points and one assist per game. He's served mostly as a sharpshooter off the bench and he'll likely do the same if he sticks with the Spurs. It's unsure whether this is just a non-guaranteed training camp signing, like the previous signings of Desmon Farmer, Devin Green and Darryl Watkins. What worries me most about Stoudamire is his weight. He's listed at 175, but appears very thin, likely due to his vegan diet. The Spurs are also rumored to be interested in Juan Dixon, who just two seasons ago averaged 11 points per game for Toronto. Neither Dixon or Stoudamire are good enough ball-handlers to backup Tony Parker at the point, and George Hill has yet to...

SC #130: Offseason Live

With Jeff in town, we couldn't resist recording another live show, this time from Champp's Americana. We discussed all of the latest Spurs news including Manu's injury, Finley's signing and the latest player to talk to the Spurs that bolts for europe. Aside from that, we also give out our first annual Spurscast Awards. Direct Download...