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I'll bump this. We had intrest in him last year at the beginning of the season.
If he came for the right price or a S&T, I think he'd be an upgrade.
Not sure where he ends up or what his market is these days.
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I'll bump this. We had intrest in him last year at the beginning of the season.
If he came for the right price or a S&T, I think he'd be an upgrade.
Not sure where he ends up or what his market is these days.
The Spurs have the third best center in the league, the best backup center in the league and may have another quality center waiting in the wings and you want them to pursue an aging, injury prone, relatively immobile, non athletic, plodding center -- who's going to command well in excess of the MLE, no less --, when their biggest need is an athletic, mobile power forward? Keep in mind, they don't have a great deal of financial flexibility either.
We don't need a 3rd Center.
We need a capable PF to pair with TD.
A guy who is a vet, a previous 20/10 guy. Right price = vet min or trade/dumping Bonner for him.
He's a guy who can spell Duncan as he will be turning 37 next year I believe. Gives us some size in the middle.
Doesn't solve all our problems, but he helps address them. Spurs haven't had an interior defensive presence since Horry in 07. Don't expect spurs to get that person immediatly. Even if we draft someone, they most likely won't make a huge impact.
We could do far worse than Kaman.
I rather the spurs have Kaman instead of Bonner and Blair.
Seriously, Kaman probably wouldn't defend the PnR any better than Bonner or Blair, and that's what the Spurs need from a big man right now. Pass.
Is this guy for real?? too much playstation? - there is something called the CBA and the fact that most NBA GMs are at least marginally competent
Kaman would be a good pickup provided Splitter was on the way out (can't really justify having him if you've got both Duncan and Splitter on the roster). That being said, hes a 7 footer so he will be overpaid and chances are he would be out of the Spurs comfort and price range for him.
Ebanks is ing horrible. LA is a desert of young player talent to develop and he still could barely see the floor.
Well it seems other teams executives have been telling your family nothing but bull , because everyone of your predictions have always been horribly wrong in the past.
The problem with Kaman (speaking hypothetically ignoring money for a moment) is he would have to play behind Duncan. Would he be willing to take a bench role? If you've watched Kaman play he has no lateral speed and whilst pairing him with Duncan would be good offensively (they can both score in the post and hit the mid-range jumpshot) we would be no better defending the pick n' roll.
I'm more for finding this mystery athletic PF with the draft pick we don't have to stick next to TD.
I don't know Texas No Step's history (And btw No Step I'm not cussing you I'm just curious), but reading this thread it seems people think his inside sources are Mickey Mouse?
Let me pick up those credentials you just dropped.
FWIW, while he was attacking you, being a scout isn't particularly relevant to the point he was making (CBA knowledge). You may be able to evaluate talent, but that doesn't mean you know the dynamics of the salary structure. It's like saying "I know all about medicine, I went to law school."
That doesn't mean you don't know the CBA, it just means that you dropped irrelevant credentials.
he isn't a scout, nor does he have any relations with any FO. he usually comes up with that BS when he tries to back up some total re ed claims and some guys call it what it is. 3 family members is new. usually it's a good friend who works in the FO.
btw. this is the same "scout" who claimed Ryan Richards is better than Odom and Bosh and that Andray Blatche would deliver a championship ring, if the Spurs traded for him.
My favorite is the "Leonard's hands are too big for him ever to be a good shooter."
Hit the bulls-eye on that one tbh.
Cheers Benefactor (and Mountain Baller). I could of got suckered in come draft time. For example:
Me to my wife - Love, apparently a deal is going down where we're getting the number 1 pick. This guy 2 step has got a sniff from an "inside source" and it's 95% certain to happen. OMG, we're going to have a Davis & Duncan front court.
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and not just jump on the bandwagon, but it seems you guys have heard been burnt countless times before.
I'll keep an eye out for some classics going forward.
"Matt Bonner is like a laser-guided missle from 3pt range all year round".
Last edited by Plumblbw; 06-21-2012 at 10:43 AM. Reason: Typed David instead of Davis (Typo)
Dude I wasn't calling you out based on talent of players - Kaman would be a good addition although not sure the best fit - so would Hibbert, Batum, or heck Howard or DWill but you have to be able to AFFORD players based on the CBA
Would it be nice to trade Splitter for a lotto pick? Sure but in what world will another GM value Tiago Splitter so much to give up pick #10 in a solid deep draft - do you really think that is the best offer the Hornets would get?
I don't know all the ins and outs of CBA but there are many guys on here that do and all it takes is a little bit of reading to at least have an idea of the basics so that when you throw out FAs or potential trades they are somewhat realistic
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Source: teams still w/ a shot at Mayo (Mavs, Rockets, Pacers, Clippers, Knicks and Suns) + Kaman (Mavs, Pacers, Spurs, Kings and Jazz)
Do. Not. Need. Or. Want.
0% chance.
Maybe 0.1%
The only way Kaman makes sense at all is if you trade Splitter. You can't play Kaman and Duncan together and Splitter is also a center.
Even if you trade Splitter and sign Kaman, I still don't love the fit. He's a low-post scorer but isn't very efficient plus he's turnover-prone. On D, he's exploitable in pick-and-rolls.
I guess I'd like Kaman combined with a good Splitter trade more than I'd like the signing of Bass ... but those should be two low options on the radar.
Things are starting to get whacky now. Now substance to any rumor, just random throw away footnotes, all of which make little sense overall.
Ersan, Camby, Bass and Kaman. Diaw, Lorbek & who else too?
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