Twisted_Dawg
07-01-2008, 10:51 AM
If we are to listen to Pop, we are suppose to basically stand pat until the summer of 2010 when we will have lots of money and lots of free agents are available. Until then, we will draft players and sign affordable free agents. (God forbid we sign Horry and Finley again.)
Then in the summer of 2010 numerous high quality free agents will be standing in line wanting to play in SA.
Is Pop forgetting what happened in 2003? We spent two years structuring contracts to free up lots of cap space in the pursuit of one of the many high quality free agents available that summer. Jason Kidd didn't come here.Jermaine O'Neal didn't come here. In the summer of 2000 Pop tired to get Grant Hill to sign here as an inducement to keep Tim form signing with Orlando. Grant Hill didn't come here. He also spurned us last summer.
San Antonio has never been a destination for high profile free agents. So what makes Pop think the summer of 2010 will be any different? Does he think some quality free agent will want to sign a 6-year deal to play with a 34-year-old Duncan whose skills are already diminishing? Or to play with a 33-year-old Manu who is also wearing down? Or to play with a Parker who will be at the end of his contract and possibly gone?
Screw that 2010 Plan. The window on Tim and Manu is closing fast. The future is now. For Pop to say there are not many quality free agents available when guys like Josh Childress and Corey Maggette are sitting there kills me. I don't know if Childress or Maggette would consider playing here for the MLE, but at least try to sign one of these or other young athletic players. Please don't waste another $3 million on a Bonner this summer like they did last year.
And as far as that 2010 plan.....I don't think the fan base is going to be too happy watching the big three get older and playing with stiffs for two more years.
SCREW THAT 2010 PLAN
Then in the summer of 2010 numerous high quality free agents will be standing in line wanting to play in SA.
Is Pop forgetting what happened in 2003? We spent two years structuring contracts to free up lots of cap space in the pursuit of one of the many high quality free agents available that summer. Jason Kidd didn't come here.Jermaine O'Neal didn't come here. In the summer of 2000 Pop tired to get Grant Hill to sign here as an inducement to keep Tim form signing with Orlando. Grant Hill didn't come here. He also spurned us last summer.
San Antonio has never been a destination for high profile free agents. So what makes Pop think the summer of 2010 will be any different? Does he think some quality free agent will want to sign a 6-year deal to play with a 34-year-old Duncan whose skills are already diminishing? Or to play with a 33-year-old Manu who is also wearing down? Or to play with a Parker who will be at the end of his contract and possibly gone?
Screw that 2010 Plan. The window on Tim and Manu is closing fast. The future is now. For Pop to say there are not many quality free agents available when guys like Josh Childress and Corey Maggette are sitting there kills me. I don't know if Childress or Maggette would consider playing here for the MLE, but at least try to sign one of these or other young athletic players. Please don't waste another $3 million on a Bonner this summer like they did last year.
And as far as that 2010 plan.....I don't think the fan base is going to be too happy watching the big three get older and playing with stiffs for two more years.
SCREW THAT 2010 PLAN