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Marco Belinelli Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 03/25/86
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:192 lbs. / 87.1 kg.
Salary: $6,153,846
Born: 03/25/86
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:192 lbs. / 87.1 kg.
Salary: $6,153,846
Tim Bontemps: Nick Nurse just got ejected during the timeout after disagreeing with an and-one call in favor of Spurs guard Marco Belinelli.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had an immediate answer when asked about his decision to leave leading scorer DeMar DeRozan on the bench for the final play of San Antonio’s 122-120 loss to the 76ers on Wednesday. “We didn’t want to go to overtime,” Popovich said. Instead, San Antonio didn’t get a shot off. Rudy Gay’s attempted inbounds pass to Marco Belinelli was tipped away by Ben Simmons, and the ball bounced harmlessly away as the final 1.1 seconds ticked off the clock to give Philadelphia the win. “Oh, yeah. I’m pretty sure that’s what we were doing. Going for the win,” DeRozan said. “We just couldn’t get an attempt off.”
Marco Belinelli wants to see Davis Bertans stay busy over the All-Star break. The winner of the 3-point contest at the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans is endorsing Bertans for this year’s long-ball showcase. “One-hundred percent, no question about it, he should be invited,” said Belinelli, the only Spur to ever win the 3-point contest.
Tom Orsborn: Pop on Marco’s off-balance shooting: “Every player has individual tendencies and skills. And that’s what Marco does. He makes big shots, he’s got no conscious, he’s got no fear… His unorthodox shots are something that require a bit of patience, but are very often helpful.”
Tom Orsborn: Bertans on Belinelli’s off-balance shots: “That’s his game. We’ve seen him do that for multiple years. Nobody says a single thing. The coaches know he shoots like that. We know he shoots like that. They seem like bad shots, but they are still pretty good for him.”
