Parker press conference: Spurs done as a contender.

[Brazil]

I think the Spurs if they were playing Spurs basketball woulda played better against OKC than against Mem. Problem with mem isnt their big's defense, its their dominant offense. OKC has two isolation players which the Spurs are better at defending and Timmy wouldn't have been as worn out defending their bigs.

I do not think Memphis is a fluke. I do think the Spurs gave Memphis insane confidence by not only losing winnable games but by looking shaken. Nowhere was that more apparent to me than Tony Parker. If he had not left Battier in game 1, we probably win that game and Memphis isn't as confident the rest of the series. Then in game 3, I think the Memphis players saw Parker suddenly look like doesn't know how to dribble or pass and that helped their confidence soar. With all that said, I think if Tony played like Tony, we would have gotten game 1 or 3 and Memphis wouldn't have had the swagger they had and we would have won in 6 or 7.

Also, if the series was tied 2-2, I don't see Memphis playing with the care-free at ude they had in game 5. Thats why they came back and almost beat us in that game.

You can think my logic is flawed all you want but IMO, Tony Parker's incompetence early in this series just made the Grizzlies that much more confident.

BUT...if Pop had integrated Splitter this season instead of that dumbass Blair or Bonner (who I like as a specialist), I think we definitely win this series.

We are seeing things with different eyes and thats all good but once again the Grizz with great confidence against OKC too.

Now as expected we disagree regarding OKC, Perks and Ibaka would have annilhilated our interior O game, we were one of the worst 3 pts shooting defending team: Durant and Harden would have had good times shooting us out by their 3s, who would have defended Durant ? RJ ? . Our chances would have been exploiting Westbrook weaknesses: JS and TOs but easier to say than to do.

Regarding your last sentence, I don't know if it would have been enough to win the serie or the west but that was the only way to give us a chance. Now thats the tricky part the team was playing great during the RS w/o Tiago, I understand why pop was reluctant to change this dynamic but obviously that was a mistake.

[cantthinkofanything]

...Bonner (who I like as a specialist)...

LOL. What is his specialty?

"and introducing at center, it's wide open three point specialist in non-playoff games, Matt Bonner."

[Bruno]

Personal opinion back then. While I did catch on that offers were being made mostly on Parker. I assume the Spurs didn't feel there were any major deals.

IIRC, it was little more than a personal opinion.

Anyway, there are a lot of things who don't work int he rumor you're reporting. The first one is that Minny isn't enough under the cap space to do this trade. They can't absorb Howard salary while giving up only Webster and Love.

[Bruno]

As for part two, you're correct. This deal is not coming from either Spurs, Magic or T-wolves sources, but Hawks.

Even if Minny add players to make the deal works under the CBA, I don't see where Arenas could be send in this deal while he has maybe the worst contract in the NBA. Parker's destination is also a problem. Maybe to the Hawks but it doesn't work with you saying they are trying to reduce their payroll to sell the team.

[Bruno]

Supposedly the Magic are open to trading Dwight if they can both receive prospects to rebuild and move Arenas' contract.

But where Arenas will go in your trade proposition?

[objective]

I could see the Wolves and the Hawks maybe doing a deal based around Love for Josh Smith because Smith is under contract an extra year, but not even Kahn would think a one year rental of Howard at the cost of his only all-star plus lottery picks is remotely defensible.

[Interrohater]

I could see the Wolves and the Hawks maybe doing a deal based around Love for Josh Smith because Smith is under contract an extra year, but not even Kahn would think a one year rental of Howard at the cost of his only all-star plus lottery picks is remotely defensible.

Yea right. Kaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhn!!

[spurs10]

I guess my biggest question is if we have much of a chance of getting a big. Tony doesn't seem to think so from the sound of it. I will be very surprised if we don't make a serious move.

[Bruno]

Don't know. Not ATL. Not Minny (can't if they take Howard as well). Maybe Cleveland?

Arenas has $62.4M left on his contract.

Do you think there is enough incentives for Cavs to take him while they also give up the 4th pick and some quite good players?

[DPG21920]

Brazil, you may disagree, but no one will change my mind that the Spurs were the better team and much more talented.

I know it sucks because it's the team we love, but they played awful and choked. There isn't anyone that can convince me otherwise. Everyone from the coach to the Big 3 know this as well. Most of the time, those guys say "the better team won...". None of them believe that and they have been pretty bold in stating so.

[20beastie45]

are you ing kidding me? and what happened at the PG position TP??? truth is you got raped by 2 scrubs called Michael Conley and Grievis Vasquez. Truth is you shot 25% in the series opener. Truth is you had 30 assists and 20 turnovers. Truth is you and Pop are the 2 main reasons the Spurs got bounced out in the 1st round.

Now I seen it all. Ship this mother er out of here

I agree with you

But these guys are not "scrubs"!

[Bruno]

Again, Xs, Os, and all parts of this trade are in basic stages. If it gets past that. As I said before, the Magic aren't interested in rebuilding with Arenas' contract on the books. Makes it too hard.

We will see what will happens with Orlando but I don't see them able to both dump Arenas and get young players/picks for Howard.

[Budkin]

I drop a ing bomb on you guys and it gets like 2.5 pages of attention.

That's because you're almost always right.

[Brazil]

Brazil, you may disagree, but no one will change my mind that the Spurs were the better team and much more talented.

I know it sucks because it's the team we love, but they played awful and choked. There isn't anyone that can convince me otherwise. Everyone from the coach to the Big 3 know this as well. Most of the time, those guys say "the better team won...". None of them believe that and they have been pretty bold in stating so.

we were so close to loose this serie 4/1 and no one will change my mind the Grizzlie is the better team, they dominated us on every damn aspect of a bb game, every one, even Battier ted on us.

Anyway lets imagine a second we were the better team we won the first round then what ? you think honestly we had a shot against Dallas and OKC ? We are talking about a team, the spurs, where Asik would immediately be the second best big man of the rotation.

And like everybody I thought before the POs that the spurs will win the serie (I said I think in 6 or 5) against the Grizz and will make at least the WCF (I thought it was their ceiling) and I was hoping secretly in a last ring for Timmy. I was soooooo wrong it's not even funny

[DPG21920]

I was one of the vocal few that even before the series started said Memphis would be tough and was the worst draw for the Spurs.

Even with me saying, there is absolutely no way the Spurs should have lost the series. In order to do so, they had to play really far below their normal level and Memphis had to play very well.

That happened.

[rascal]

we were so close to loose this serie 4/1 and no one will change my mind the Grizzlie is the better team, they dominated us on every damn aspect of a bb game, every one, even Battier ted on us.

Anyway lets imagine a second we were the better team we won the first round then what ? you think honestly we had a shot against Dallas and OKC ? We are talking about a team, the spurs, where Asik would immediately be the second best big man of the rotation.

And like everybody I thought before the POs that the spurs will win the serie (I said I think in 6 or 5) against the Grizz and will make at least the WCF (I thought it was their ceiling) and I was hoping secretly in a last ring for Timmy. I was soooooo wrong it's not even funny

Agree. How many minutes did the Spurs even lead in any of the games?
They were playing from behind in most of the games.

[rascal]

Pop came out and said the Spurs are keeping the big 3 together for one more run and thats what you can expect. So expect no big trades and just a couple minor tweaks to the roster.

Parker will stay with the spurs as long as Pop is still in San Antonio.

[rascal]

The spurs will replace a couple of role players with equal role players and most everyone will get excited with the changes and expect the Spurs to win a le.
It happens every year.

[kobyz]

so maybe mow Spurs fans will figure out that Spurs need to trade Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili to give them another chance to get a ring, Tim and Manu gave a lot to the team and they deserved it, Spurs fans should stop being piousness and sententious, to understand that the much importent thing is to not let TD and Manu to waste their final years they have in them on playing for nothing.
Spurs should start rebuild and TD and Manu still good to be important part of championship team, they just need to play next to a real franchise player, so Spurs have to make the trade of sending TD and Manu for Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and Al-Farouq Aminu or Eric Gordon and DeAndre Jordan(S&T).

[ducks]

That's because you're almost always right.

wrong tp would not sign extension
when has he been right

[ducks]

The spurs will replace a couple of role players with equal role players and most everyone will get excited with the changes and expect the Spurs to win a le.
It happens every year.

did you think dallas would sweep the lakers
what big changes did mem do this year?

[Spurs7794]

so maybe mow Spurs fans will figure out that Spurs need to trade Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili to give them another chance to get a ring, Tim and Manu gave a lot to the team and they deserved it, Spurs fans should stop being piousness and sententious, to understand that the much importent thing is to not let TD and Manu to waste their final years they have in them on playing for nothing.
Spurs should start rebuild and TD and Manu still good to be important part of championship team, they just need to play next to a real franchise player, so Spurs have to make the trade of sending TD and Manu for Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and Al-Farouq Aminu or Eric Gordon and DeAndre Jordan(S&T).

I would bet money that Ginobili and Duncan would rather stay with the Spurs and not win the championship then go to different teams.

[Admidave50]

I drop a ing bomb on you guys and it gets like 2.5 pages of attention.

Everybody is gone fishing bro!

[024]

I drop a ing bomb on you guys and it gets like 2.5 pages of attention.

you need to start a new thread with the le "parker to be traded." instant 200 replies.

[BackHome]

A year ago, you were convinced Parker would be traded and would not re-sign with Spurs.

It was amazing that all year he was saying he was going to test the market and then all of a sudden a story is going to come out how he was cheating on his wife. Bang let me sign contract....