I guess now that the season is upon us, I'll start posting more sh*t in this forum, hopefully people will respond I don't wanna be talkin to myself all season...udrih needs to hurry up and get his ass in gear, he had a good rookie season but ever since hunter made him his bi*ch he's been in pop's dog house, and these little whimpy injuries that keep keeping him out ain't gonna help......right now he's 4th string by default.....I don't trust vaughn to be a full time back up so hopefully beno will get his head out of his ass and start playing like his rookie year<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">Johnny LuddenExpress-News Staff Writer</span> Beno Udrih, who has yet to practice with the Spurs this preseason because of a sore right hamstring, said Monday he hopes to be back on the court by the end of the week. Udrih is allowed to shoot, script plays and participate in some of the team's drills, but hasn't been cleared for contact. He ran at "70, 80 percent" speed prior to Saturday's game against Orlando. "I feel much better," Udrih said. "I didn't feel any pain, but still the strength is not where we want it to be. "I have still a little bit of fear that I'll do it again, but I think when I'm done in a couple of days, I should be ready to go." Udrih first hurt his hamstring a month ago while running sprints as part of his off-season conditioning work. He said he tried to play on it a couple of weeks later but tweaked it again. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed his frustration over Udrih's absence early in training camp by calling him the team's "fourth point guard." Popovich said Monday he hasn't decided yet how he'll use Udrih once he's cleared to play. "It will depend some on how close we are to the season," Popovich said, "and how the other guys are playing." The Spurs signed Jacque Vaughn presumably to be their third point guard while hoping Udrih would be dependable enough to back up Tony Parker. Vaughn played well in training camp but hasn't been as consistent since, which isn't surprising considering he's trying to learn the team's offense. Popovich also thinks Brent Barry can provide depth at point guard, depending on the matchup. About 10 of the 17 minutes Barry played Saturday were at the point. "I think it's a challenge and one I'd like to take on," Barry said. "I think it would be fun. "I need as much playing time as possible, and the more minutes at that position, the better. Not only to get in shape, but also to understand what it's going to take to be effective at that position in our offense." Barry shared point-guard duties, at times, when he was in Seattle, but usually did so from the off-guard position. Because a lot of the Spurs' offense is motion-based, they don't worry as much about who brings the ball up the floor. "In our system, the ball can really go anywhere," Barry said. "We tend to get Tony the ball all the time, and he ends up running point quite a bit. But I think Pop would just like to see the ball get up the court, whether it's in Manu (Ginobili)'s hands, my hands or Michael (Finley)'s hands, if we're pushing the tempo." The change, however, comes when the Spurs need someone to initiate the offense in a specific halfcourt set. That's one reason Udrih probably is still the team's best option to back up Parker. Provided he can get healthy. And stay healthy. "I'm not worried because I know the plays and everything from last year," Udrih said. "I'm just sad that I couldn't be with the guys on the court. I'm not in the shape I wanted to be right now." Notebook: The Spurs didn't practice Sunday or Monday. Popovich instead took the team Monday morning to visit wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center. The NBA typically wants its teams to use their community-relations events as "NBA Cares" photo ops for the media, but Popovich requested this visit himself and told his staff he didn't want any attention drawn to it. The Spurs' coach has privately made trips to BAMC in the past, sometimes asking a player or two to accompany him. ... Afterward, the team made an appearance at the Spurs' annual charity golf tournament.</div>http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketb...rs.331a008.html
Beno came through my checkout line at HEB about a week ago and bought wine and condoms so he cant be hurt too bad.But seriously I wish he would toughen up and play cause he can be a really good backup when he tries.
lmao.....at least one spur player is wrapping it up....last season, tim, bowen, carlisimo, and nazr had a kid lol....not sure if anyone else did too
