Cory Joseph

I think that the future is very bright for Cory Joseph.  He had an up and down freshman year and is now going to a team that simply makes everyone they bring in better.  Joseth and Leonard have the chance to be main stays in that Spurs lineup for years.  Just imagine if Joseph works out and they can swing him or Parker for a lottery pick next year…..the Spurs are smart as hell. 

I think that the future is very bright for Cory Joseph.  He had an up and down freshman year and is now going to a team that simply makes everyone they bring in better.  Joseth and Leonard have the chance to be main stays in that Spurs lineup for years.  Just imagine if Joseph works out and they can swing him or Parker for a lottery pick next year…..the Spurs are smart as hell. 

I agree that going to the Spurs makes him look a lot more appealing. I think he’ll be successful, not an all-star but a player. He’s just fast/athletic enough to compete with everyone and at 6-3/186, he’s big. He didn’t post top notch assist numbers but he only turned the ball over 1.5 times in 32.4 minutes last year and did a really good job of running that Texas team last year, even if he wasn’t always playing PG though (but there are no concerns about him not being a pure point). Combine that with his 41% shooting from beyond the arc and you’ve got a good young backup point man.

I agree that going to the Spurs makes him look a lot more appealing. I think he’ll be successful, not an all-star but a player. He’s just fast/athletic enough to compete with everyone and at 6-3/186, he’s big. He didn’t post top notch assist numbers but he only turned the ball over 1.5 times in 32.4 minutes last year and did a really good job of running that Texas team last year, even if he wasn’t always playing PG though (but there are no concerns about him not being a pure point). Combine that with his 41% shooting from beyond the arc and you’ve got a good young backup point man.

I’m intrigued by this pick, I would’ve loved to see Honneycut there before the draft but Leonard better fills the SF need. I think Joseph has a lot of potential. The main thing he needs to work on is becoming a better PG and learning to run and manage the game. He also needs to make sure his shooting stays consistent to the NBA 3 point line and continue to commit on the defensive end. 

I like his shooting ability and clutchness (I believe he hit a game winner or two for Texas this year). I would’ve gone differently if I was the GM but there’s a reason the Spurs are the Spurs, I trust them.

I’m intrigued by this pick, I would’ve loved to see Honneycut there before the draft but Leonard better fills the SF need. I think Joseph has a lot of potential. The main thing he needs to work on is becoming a better PG and learning to run and manage the game. He also needs to make sure his shooting stays consistent to the NBA 3 point line and continue to commit on the defensive end. 

I like his shooting ability and clutchness (I believe he hit a game winner or two for Texas this year). I would’ve gone differently if I was the GM but there’s a reason the Spurs are the Spurs, I trust them.

He’s not good enough at anything to see rotation minutes for the Spurs. He also struggled badly against good Big 12 teams on both ends. I dont think he’ll ever be very good.

He’s not good enough at anything to see rotation minutes for the Spurs. He also struggled badly against good Big 12 teams on both ends. I dont think he’ll ever be very good.

 Everyones sleeping on my dude Cory, time will tell..

 Everyones sleeping on my dude Cory, time will tell..

So going to the Spurs means he’s automatically gonna be a good, and or solid player?

So going to the Spurs means he’s automatically gonna be a good, and or solid player?

i think he’s solid at every aspect of the game, smart, play the right way with great character attributes, i like him more than George Hill who somthing about him as a player seem not right, not definite, not there, hard to put the finger on what the cause of it but maybe it’s the luck of mind things to truly be an impact player despite being a gifted player. as for Cory Joseph i think he is also more pure PG than Hill and he remind me at the most, Delonte West, hopefully without the problematic nature…

i think he’s solid at every aspect of the game, smart, play the right way with great character attributes, i like him more than George Hill who somthing about him as a player seem not right, not definite, not there, hard to put the finger on what the cause of it but maybe it’s the luck of mind things to truly be an impact player despite being a gifted player. as for Cory Joseph i think he is also more pure PG than Hill and he remind me at the most, Delonte West, hopefully without the problematic nature…

He can defend and shoot. I’m surprised that the Heat didn’t go after him, that’s exactly what they need and he could learn for a couple years there. He might take a few years to develop but I think he will end up a solid PG in the league.

He can defend and shoot. I’m surprised that the Heat didn’t go after him, that’s exactly what they need and he could learn for a couple years there. He might take a few years to develop but I think he will end up a solid PG in the league.

he is a very good passer and has a nice outside shot, has size and speed and is a quality kid. pop will mould him into a fine pg. hey they just traded away hill and made this pick, that bodes well for him.

joseph, neal backcourt in 3 years.

plus he is canadian, or maybe minus haha

with joseph, tristan thompson and joel anthony cdn basketball might finally get to where it should be.

he is a very good passer and has a nice outside shot, has size and speed and is a quality kid. pop will mould him into a fine pg. hey they just traded away hill and made this pick, that bodes well for him.

joseph, neal backcourt in 3 years.

plus he is canadian, or maybe minus haha

with joseph, tristan thompson and joel anthony cdn basketball might finally get to where it should be.

I doubt he plays much in his first year. Spurs typically don’t give rookies or new guys much playing time. You could say Neal is a rookie, but he has been playing some pro ball for awhile and was already a high level shooter prior to coming in. Not sure Joseph has shown any types of skills like that yet. It’s usually after they have played in the system about a year that they start getting meaningful minutes. I do like his chances though. The young guys that play for them seem to develop pretty well. Parker and Hill are two recent examples at pg that you kept feeling improved a lot from their first year and Hill was a guy that was probably on no one’s radar at the time he got picked.

I doubt he plays much in his first year. Spurs typically don’t give rookies or new guys much playing time. You could say Neal is a rookie, but he has been playing some pro ball for awhile and was already a high level shooter prior to coming in. Not sure Joseph has shown any types of skills like that yet. It’s usually after they have played in the system about a year that they start getting meaningful minutes. I do like his chances though. The young guys that play for them seem to develop pretty well. Parker and Hill are two recent examples at pg that you kept feeling improved a lot from their first year and Hill was a guy that was probably on no one’s radar at the time he got picked.

the spurs always seem too make the right pick i was baffled as all get out when they picked hill a few years ago and he worked out fine loved the draft they had this year turning hill into the sf of the future in leonard then picking cory j who will develop nicely learning from parker

the spurs always seem too make the right pick i was baffled as all get out when they picked hill a few years ago and he worked out fine loved the draft they had this year turning hill into the sf of the future in leonard then picking cory j who will develop nicely learning from parker

I don’t think he was ready to enter draft and should have returned to school to try to prove more… Worked out for him as he was able to get a guaranteed contract (unlike selby, who I also am not the hugest fan of, but is better than joseph). I think he will be out of league in 4-5 years.

I don’t think he was ready to enter draft and should have returned to school to try to prove more… Worked out for him as he was able to get a guaranteed contract (unlike selby, who I also am not the hugest fan of, but is better than joseph). I think he will be out of league in 4-5 years.

 has to be the substitute for parker in the future will improve year after year to get

 has to be the substitute for parker in the future will improve year after year to get

 it is true that if minny picked him at 29, we would all be laughing at them. but since spurs picked him there… not saying he wont be good, but you cant expect him to be a good player JUST because he got picked by the Spurs

 it is true that if minny picked him at 29, we would all be laughing at them. but since spurs picked him there… not saying he wont be good, but you cant expect him to be a good player JUST because he got picked by the Spurs

 If I am correct George Hill was picked late in the first round,and from that draft back then to now I would say Hill is a more rounded and consistant player. If Joseph comes in ready to work and to be coached he will develope in a similar way.

 If I am correct George Hill was picked late in the first round,and from that draft back then to now I would say Hill is a more rounded and consistant player. If Joseph comes in ready to work and to be coached he will develope in a similar way.

likely had to be regarded as the smartest person in America on Friday.  possiblily going to be a backup player on a college team and now a millionaire.

likely had to be regarded as the smartest person in America on Friday.  possiblily going to be a backup player on a college team and now a millionaire.

"Cory Joseph was a TOP recruit coming out of HS (Kris Joseph’s brother)…Texas has a way of getting a bunch of top recruits, losing in the first couple rounds, and making all these top recruits looking mediocre. This kid can ball, he just didnt really get the chance with Balbay and J’covan Brown all in the rotation. To me he is more of a pure point guard than hill and about the same size. And im hoping the same defensive skills. It just may take this pick a year or 2 to really pan out."

Dexter Pittman struggled HORRIBLY in the Big 12 as a Sr. after catching everyone by surprise during the nonconference slate and being productive, he couldn’t even get minutes on the Heat when they needed bodies down low and didn’t have the money to get guys for more than the vet minimum. Avery Bradley aka "Russell Westbrook 2.0" was considered the best recruit in the country by some recruiting services, came into Texas? Showed he wasn’t more than a 6’2 170 SG spot-up shooter who played good D against the undersized SG’s he matched up with, but struggling against guys with actual NBA size on the wing. Bradley was nailed to the bench in Boston, a team that needed a backup PG. Just because he’s a high-level HIGH SCHOOL recruit doesn’t mean he’s been underutilized in college, and it certainly doesn’t guarantee NBA success.

If Joseph couldn’t play PG much with the UTTERLY mediocre Dogus Balbay and a 6’1 SG like J’Covan Brown, AND if he struggled against Big 12 teams at the SG spot, how will he get time and be a truly effective NBA PG? And enough about him being a good defender. Anyone who saw him defend Jacob Pullen, Demetri McCamey (who absolutely MURDERED him), LaceDarius Dunn, Dexter Strickland, or Ashton Gibbs KNOWS that he’s not a very good defender. He tries hard, but that doesn’t make him a good defender. And to make things worse, all the players on that list either didn’t get drafted or they are middling prospects who are still in school. That guy isn’t very good. All I see is Avery Bradley with less athleticism.

"Cory Joseph was a TOP recruit coming out of HS (Kris Joseph’s brother)…Texas has a way of getting a bunch of top recruits, losing in the first couple rounds, and making all these top recruits looking mediocre. This kid can ball, he just didnt really get the chance with Balbay and J’covan Brown all in the rotation. To me he is more of a pure point guard than hill and about the same size. And im hoping the same defensive skills. It just may take this pick a year or 2 to really pan out."

Dexter Pittman struggled HORRIBLY in the Big 12 as a Sr. after catching everyone by surprise during the nonconference slate and being productive, he couldn’t even get minutes on the Heat when they needed bodies down low and didn’t have the money to get guys for more than the vet minimum. Avery Bradley aka "Russell Westbrook 2.0" was considered the best recruit in the country by some recruiting services, came into Texas? Showed he wasn’t more than a 6’2 170 SG spot-up shooter who played good D against the undersized SG’s he matched up with, but struggling against guys with actual NBA size on the wing. Bradley was nailed to the bench in Boston, a team that needed a backup PG. Just because he’s a high-level HIGH SCHOOL recruit doesn’t mean he’s been underutilized in college, and it certainly doesn’t guarantee NBA success.

If Joseph couldn’t play PG much with the UTTERLY mediocre Dogus Balbay and a 6’1 SG like J’Covan Brown, AND if he struggled against Big 12 teams at the SG spot, how will he get time and be a truly effective NBA PG? And enough about him being a good defender. Anyone who saw him defend Jacob Pullen, Demetri McCamey (who absolutely MURDERED him), LaceDarius Dunn, Dexter Strickland, or Ashton Gibbs KNOWS that he’s not a very good defender. He tries hard, but that doesn’t make him a good defender. And to make things worse, all the players on that list either didn’t get drafted or they are middling prospects who are still in school. That guy isn’t very good. All I see is Avery Bradley with less athleticism.