Mark Stien: Spurs interested in Bill Buckner

[timvp]

League sources told EPSN.com on Wednesday night that "only one team" is considering a bid for Bill Buckner and that the 68-year-old "can't believe" he is about to play his first game in the NBA.

Buckner, at this stage of his life, doesn't have a noticable vertical leap and has two transplanted knees. A Red Sox fan once described Buckner as "that Focker who didn't bend ovah for da baseball and I won't be happy until I see his caucus hanging in hawvad yawd."

After unexpectedly emerging as a player the Spurs were eyeing, the 6-foot-1, 280-pounder also holds appeal because the Spurs believe he can fit right in with Karl Malone and Clifford Robinson, especially when it comes to the playoffs.

Lucifer has shown interest in Buckner for weeks, even before he received a ticket for not using his left blinker whilst making a left turn. It remains to be seen if Lucifer is planning an untimely death or whether he'll let him die of natural causes, but sources say Lucifer is busy trying to arrange the acquisition of his new number one prospect Hakeem Olajuwon.

The Pearly Gates, Limbo and Allah are also among the interested, according to sources. Allah has been particularly active in the search for caucasian depth, but it's believed he'll have to up the proposed deal of 21 virgins.

Yet with Malone unsure if he wants to make another title run or impregnate a 12 year old again, and with Philadelphia said to be increasingly reluctant to move anyone on the Eagles, Buckner could become their best option. The Spurs, also looking to rape the tax payers of even more money, have had veteran forward Malik Rose on the trading block since last season because he makes over the league minimum, which creates the possibility of a Rose-for-Buckner swap if the Park Avenue Retirement Home is willing to absorb Rose's contract.

Mark Stien is the senior NBA writer for EPSN.com. To e-mail him, click here. Also, click here to send a question for possible use on EPSNEWS.

[exstatic]

:lmao

[Walton Buys Off Me]

I guess the fact that San Antonio spent over 110 million this summer on two players doesn't count for much...........

F-A-I-R-W-E-A-T-H-E-R

[SpursWoman]

:lmao @ timvp

[Shelly]

:rollin

So does this mean Malone is out :wtf

[SPARKY]

http://www.smcc-canossian.org/~pta/activitiesphoto/webgallery2/images/applause%202.jpg

[SPARKY]

I guess the fact that San Antonio spent over 110 million this summer on two players doesn't count for much...........

F-A-I-R-W-E-A-T-H-E-R

So fucking what? Fuck man someone had to remind Holt Cat et al to not be such cheap bastards that they would let a Tony Parker walk over a significantly less than max contract.

[Jimcs50]

Fuckyou timvp!!!

You would have to remind me of 1986.

:flipoff

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Sweet!! Maybe at 280 he could be good for six hard fouls on Shaq!





Pull the f'n trigger Pop!

[BronxCowboy]

Funny stuff, timVP.

[ShoogarBear]

Wilt's been dead a few years, but even shriveled up in formaldehyde, he's probably would stand a good 6'9", 6'10" if we propped him up.

Plus, throw him a pass on the baseline and there is a least an infinitesimal chance he'd move his feet to catch it.

[Solid D]

:) Clever, timveep.

Don't forget Charles Barkley. He's available and needs a Championship Ring.

[ShoogarBear]

This is actually very cool. Spurs are so confident in a title that they can invite all the losers of the past to join them for that final shot at a ring.

What's Guy V. Lewis up to?

[Phenomanul]

:) Clever, timveep.

Don't forget Charles Barkley. He's available and needs a Championship Ring.


I'm sure he would love pairing up with Ginnnnnobiliiiiiiiii.....!!!!!!!!!!

[timvp]

I guess the fact that San Antonio spent over 110 million this summer on two players doesn't count for much...........

F-A-I-R-W-E-A-T-H-E-R

Fairweather? The Spurs are the best team in the league and I can still be critical of them. Unlike you, I don't just come in here after a loss and spew nonsense.

The Spurs are being cheap. You either have to be blind or stupid to not figure that out.

[Manu20]

League sources told EPSN.com on Wednesday night that "only one team" is considering a bid for Bill Buckner and that the 68-year-old "can't believe" he is about to play his first game in the NBA.

Buckner, at this stage of his life, doesn't have a noticable vertical leap and has two transplanted knees. A Red Sox fan once described Buckner as "that Focker who didn't bend ovah for da baseball and I won't be happy until I see his caucus hanging in hawvad yawd."

After unexpectedly emerging as a player the Spurs were eyeing, the 6-foot-1, 280-pounder also holds appeal because the Spurs believe he can fit right in with Karl Malone and Clifford Robinson, especially when it comes to the playoffs.

Lucifer has shown interest in Buckner for weeks, even before he received a ticket for not using his left blinker whilst making a left turn. It remains to be seen if Lucifer is planning an untimely death or whether he'll let him die of natural causes, but sources say Lucifer is busy trying to arrange the acquisition of his new number one prospect Hakeem Olajuwon.

The Pearly Gates, Limbo and Allah are also among the interested, according to sources. Allah has been particularly active in the search for caucasian depth, but it's believed he'll have to up the proposed deal of 21 virgins.

Yet with Malone unsure if he wants to make another title run or impregnate a 12 year old again, and with Philadelphia said to be increasingly reluctant to move anyone on the Eagles, Buckner could become their best option. The Spurs, also looking to rape the tax payers of even more money, have had veteran forward Malik Rose on the trading block since last season because he makes over the league minimum, which creates the possibility of a Rose-for-Buckner swap if the Park Avenue Retirement Home is willing to absorb Rose's contract.

Mark Stien is the senior NBA writer for EPSN.com. To e-mail him, click here. Also, click here to send a question for possible use on EPSNEWS.

:lmao Classic

[T Park]

The Spurs, also looking to rape the tax payers of even more money,

This is the only statement I have a problem with.

I dont think the Spurs have ever asked for tax payer money to fund anything.

The SBC was on TOURIST money.

[MannyIsGod]

Really? Every person taht came to town as a tourist was charged at the limits?

Oh wait, no, it was a TAX. D'oh!

[tekdragon]

:lmao Good Lord!!!

You trying to kill me? That was freaking hilarious...

[T Park]

Really? Every person taht came to town as a tourist was charged at the limits?

Oh wait, no, it was a TAX. D'oh!




Hotel Motel rental car tax.

Once again, how were SAN ANTONIO tax payers made to pay this.


If you rented a hotel, or car, you paid.


Much rather have my money go to that, than an idiotic government program.

[SpursWoman]

The SBC was on TOURIST money.



You mean to tell me no resident of San Antonio has ever paid for a hotel room here ... :nerd :angel







Or paid the extra .10% county sales tax ... or......

[Shelly]

...or rented a car to drive to said hotel

:nerd

[ShoogarBear]

Hotel . . . Motel . . . Holiday Inn!

[Shelly]

The No-Tell Motel....

[T Park]

It was either do that, or loose the team.

I think intelligently we went with keeping the team here.

That and the rodeo gets more revenue to give out in scholarships.

Win win.

[SpursWoman]

Once again, how were SAN ANTONIO tax payers made to pay this.


No one was arguing that it shouldn't have been built (were they?), just that San Antonio residents didn't have to pay. Yes, we did. :)

[SPARKY]

Here's the way to look at it, that tax could've been used for something else in the county.

[GoSpurs21]

Here's the way to look at it, that tax could've been used for something else in the county.Like building another albatross dome?
Or maybe to bus the bums to another city like houston?

Sounds to me like the citizens of SA are being a little cheap.

[SPARKY]

...by giving the Spurs all revenues from the operation of that arena? Um ok.

[ChumpDumper]

Here's the way to look at it, that tax could've been used for something else in the county.So you didn't want the Spurs here? Ok.

[SPARKY]

Damn, you are desperate.

[ChumpDumper]

Why is that desperate? If the deal didn't go through, Anaheim and St. Louis were ready with built arenas and larger markets. The sweet arena deal made it easy to stay. More delay and demanding more from the Spurs wouldn't work.

[SPARKY]

Look, I was responding to this comment from TPark:


Once again, how were SAN ANTONIO tax payers made to pay this.

I explained how. Notice that I didn't say that I thought the arena deal should have been voted down.

Duh.

[ChumpDumper]

Here's the way to look at it, that tax could've been used for something else in the county.On what? And how would the SBC been paid for?

Explain yourself.

[SPARKY]

Again, TPark asked how taxpayers gave up something for it. I explained how.

So you have no point.

[ChumpDumper]

And you have nothing to back up yours.

If that was a point.

Apparently it was not.

The arena deal was a fait accompli -- the county was the first entity to realize it.

[SPARKY]

Are you really this dense? TPark asks how taxpayers gave up something by allowing for the 'tourist tax' to be used. Obviously those tax collections generated by the tax could have been put to some other use if not used for the SBC.

I don't see how this explanation means that I have to personally take the position that I did not want the SBC deal.

Go get drunk. You need it.

[ChumpDumper]

If I'm not mistaken, the tax was a new one specifically for the SBC, so that's a very weak point to make.

[SPARKY]

Doesn't matter. That taxing authority could have been used for something else, so the taxpayers did indeed give up something. As for weakness I'd say that is an apt description for the last few posts of yours.

Go get drunk. You need it if you are this desperate.

[ChumpDumper]

Doesn't matter.Sure it does.
That taxing authority could have been used for something else, so the taxpayers did indeed give up something.I understand you're just playing devil's advocate here, but what else? Did folks protest in the streets with signs that said "something else" or did they actually have an item or two?

[SPARKY]

All I was doing was answering a question and you popped in with your ever burning desire to argue pedantic points. Go drink, smoke, fuck, exercise, surf, or whatever else will relieve the stress you currently face.

Thanks.

[ChumpDumper]

All I was doing was answering a questionand being quite misleading about it. Don't be a pussy when you are called on it.

[SPARKY]

You deal with stress rather poorly.