<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Beno Udrih was back on the court Tuesday. Now the Spurs want to see if he can stay there. Udrih participated in his first contact practice since injuring his right hamstring three weeks before training camp. The coaches were glad to see Udrih stayed on the floor for the duration, considering the 21/2-hour workout was one of the Spurs' toughest of the preseason. "I feel great," Udrih said. "I think a couple more practices, and I'll be there." The Spurs aren't ready to declare Udrih their backup point guard yet. They want to see how he recovers from his first practice and if he can continue to show the same effort for the rest of the week. Though Udrih's conditioning isn't where it needs to be yet, he's confident he'll be ready to contribute, if needed, by the Nov. 2 season opener in Dallas. He hopes to get his first minutes of the preseason in Friday's final exhibition game against the Mavericks. "I've been running, but that doesn't get me in as much shape as playing basketball, being on the court, playing defense, making all the sudden moves," he said. "I'm going to work hard and try to show every practice that I deserve that backup point guard position." The Spurs planned for Udrih to take over that role this season until he hurt his hamstring while running sprints three weeks before training camp. He said he tried to come back two weeks later but tweaked it again. Since then, Udrih has been relegated to working with the strength and training staffs on the sideline while his teammates practice. Coach Gregg Popovich expressed frustration early in camp over Udrih's absence by calling him the team's "fourth point guard." If filling the starting center position is the biggest question hanging over the team, finding a backup for Tony Parker is next in line. While Udrih was out, the Spurs used Jacque Vaughn and Brent Barry. Vaughn has been inconsistent while trying to learn the system, and Barry has looked best at off-guard. As a result, Udrih might still be the team's best option ? provided he can stay healthy. </div> Source
Why cut him if you can trade him for some value? I know many teams would want a PG his caliber, it'd be stupid to cut someone his age and talent level.
I think if he gets hurt again its bye bye beno, but hopefully he can stay healthy and if we need to trade him at least we can get something out of it
