McDyess to sign with Spurs

[mystargtr34]

Dyess's numbers from February and March:

February

10.9 PPG
10.3 RPG
.588 FG%

March

13 PPG
12 RPG
1.2 BPG
.495%

Thats a real solid end to the season., over about 30 games.

[mystargtr34]

Against the Lakers.

McDyess

14 Pts
12 Rbs
36 Mins

Gasol

12 Pts
11 Rbs
40 Mins

Odom

12 Pts
10 Rbs
40 Mins

Only one game, but pleasing to see Gasol and Odom didnt go ape shit on him.

[buttsR4rebounding]

McDyess was 11th in the league in rebounds per 40 minutes last year averaging 15.6 which was higher than Duncan, Gasol or Bynum.

[MaNu4Tres]

McDyess was 11th in the league in rebounds per 40 minutes last year averaging 15.6 which was higher than Duncan, Gasol or Bynum.

This statistic is the reason why I wish rebounding had a separate stat of Rebounds in traffic ( RIT). That stat would be more telling on which players would be the better rebounders.

[Darkwaters]

lol dr house you piece of shit.


Have you never seen his show? Greg House is the Doc we all love to hate.

[DrHouse]

I'm just speaking the truth you don't want to accept.

[superbigtime]

Newsflash, McDyess is going to get outrebounded by bigger PF's and C's. Have any of you morons actually watched him play recently?

Haha. Whatever, dumbfuck. He's only one of the league's best rebounders. Idiot.

[coyotes_geek]

Newsflash, McDyess is going to get outrebounded by bigger PF's and C's. Have any of you morons actually watched him play recently?

I guess McDyess never went up against bigger PF's and C's when he played in Detroit..........

[JudynTX]

:tu Welcome to the Spurs McDyess!

[TJastal]

McDyess's rebounding #'s better than Duncan / Gasol / Bynum? Wow, he's even better than I first thought, holy cow.

I think the good doctor's brain is starting to implode.

[DBMethos]

Laker fan insecurity already? Yep, seems like it was a good move! :lol:flag:

[Muser]

Insecure posts are funny.

[ambchang]

Newsflash, McDyess is going to get outrebounded by bigger PF's and C's. Have any of you morons actually watched him play recently?

So why did he get 12 rebounds the last time they played the Lakers, when the Lakers have one of the largest frontcourt?

He also got 14 rebounds against the Celtics last year.

[easy7]

:flag::flag::flag::flag:

[ambchang]

You have clearly NOT watched him play at all last season. The only offense you get from McDyess are his wide open midrange jumpers. That's it.

McDyess = Kurt Thomas. I don't denigrate the Spur's FO, this was the best they could realistically do.

http://www.nba.com/hotspots/

Check out McDyess's stats.

He sure is getting a lot of wide open midrange jumpers right underneath the basket.

[AFBlue]

McDyess has been playing on drastically reconstructed knees for even longer than 10 years so I don't see your point.

His skillset is NO different than Kurt Thomas. Your basically getting a replacement for what you lost in the RJ trade. What you needed was an upgrade, you didn't get it.

You still don't get it...putting aside whether or not McDyess = Thomas, is slightly better or significantly better...THE MAJOR UPGRADE WAS RJ!

Spurs didn't "need" an upgrade at the other big position like you say. Personally I think Dice will be an upgrade and will play significant minutes, but even IF he only equals Thomas, the Spurs are still going to compete on level with the Lakers.

[AFBlue]

http://www.nba.com/hotspots/

Check out McDyess's stats.

He sure is getting a lot of wide open midrange jumpers right underneath the basket.

And....no more Dr. House

:tu

[benefactor]

I was at the gym this morning and Mike and Mike was on. In between their segments, they usually do updates of the goings on in the sports world. They had a whole NBA segment where they showed off Ron Artest and rambled about the Marion trade. Not a single thing was said about McDyess going to SA. I know, I know...its BSPN...so it's expected. That doesn't make it any less annoying.

They scared of us....and rightfully so.

[DBMethos]

Under the radar as usual...I like it. :tu

Now if we can get greedy and have 1 more trade before calling it an offseason...

[Spursfan092120]

I'm just speaking the truth you don't want to accept.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/399090118_0b3215ac8c1.jpg

[Spursfan092120]

The only offense you get from McDyess are his wide open midrange jumpers.
http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1216/nba_g_mcdyess_576.jpghttp://pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=202&size=550x550_mb&ptp_photo_id=115174http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/097Zgedbxu2zg/340x.jpg

[completely deck]

:lol

[rayray2k8]

I'm just speaking the truth you don't want to accept.


Laker fan insecurity already? Yep, seems like it was a good move! :lol:flag:

Insecure posts are funny.

:lol
Not sure who he's trying to convince, himself or us?


You still don't get it...putting aside whether or not McDyess = Thomas, is slightly better or significantly better...THE MAJOR UPGRADE WAS RJ!

Spurs didn't "need" an upgrade at the other big position like you say. Personally I think Dice will be an upgrade and will play significant minutes, but even IF he only equals Thomas, the Spurs are still going to compete on level with the Lakers.

It's simple. Mcdyess>>>>>>>>>>>Big Baby.
Spurs got some front court help and some veteran leadership.
You mad, house? :king

[DrHouse]

The Spurs didn't get any help. They simply replaced what they lost in the RJ trade.

McDyess = '08 Kurt Thomas.

Go ask Piston fan about McDyess. He's good for some quality rebounds and the spot up midrange jumper, that's about it. He's not going to be blocking shots like D12, playing superb post defense, or be an intimidating force on the defensive end. Not at his age and with his wrecked knees.

[Texas_Ranger]

McDyess >>>Bynum.
Just go fuck yourself Dr.House!

[DrHouse]

Name one NBA GM who would take McDyess over Bynum. Name one.

[Russ]

The Spurs didn't get any help. They simply replaced what they lost in the RJ trade.

McDyess = '08 Kurt Thomas.

Go ask Piston fan about McDyess. He's good for some quality rebounds and the spot up midrange jumper, that's about it. He's not going to be blocking shots like D12, playing superb post defense, or be an intimidating force on the defensive end. Not at his age and with his wrecked knees.

I think more dominos will fall in the Spurs big man quest.

McDyess may be more of an insurance poicy at this point. The big upside could come from Haislip and, possibly, other aquisitions as the summer (and season) progress. I would agree, however, that the Spurs need more length and athleticism on defense than McDyess is likely to provide.

[rayray2k8]

The Spurs didn't get any help. They simply replaced what they lost in the RJ trade.

McDyess = '08 Kurt Thomas.

Go ask Piston fan about McDyess. He's good for some quality rebounds and the spot up midrange jumper, that's about it. He's not going to be blocking shots like D12, playing superb post defense, or be an intimidating force on the defensive end. Not at his age and with his wrecked knees.

You have downplayed everything the spurs have done this off-season and mainly have payed attention to anything they have done and followed them
sorta like a spurs fan. Why?
And if you're that confident about the Lakers, why bother posting or commenting about what the spurs do?
I mean, if they're so good...

But yes, lets go ask the piston fans what they think..

[thispego]

timvps busy writing a 2000 word post that grades this offseason an A

:lmao

[DrHouse]

The Spurs made great moves. They did the best they could do. I'm not denigrating that.

I'm just injecting reality into idiots that think the Spurs are now on the Laker's level. They aren't. They are still a big frontcourt piece away from really competing with the top dogs. Unfortunately getting quality frontcourt players is hard to do, they aren't a dime a dozen like SF's in the NBA are.

[Evil Angel]

Welcome to a class organization Antonio. I believe that you have made the correct choice. We're glad to have you.
:toast

[Duncanoypi]

Name one NBA GM who would take McDyess over Bynum. Name one.

with Bynum's price tag??? I doubt all GM will get him over McDyess...

[Evil Angel]

with Bynum's price tag??? I doubt all GM will get him over McDyess...
And his health. He's pretty fragile for a young guy.

[rjv]

dr. house is intentionally downsizing what mcdyess brings to the table. he is a solid pick and roll defender and gets out to the perimeter better than thomas ever did and is a much better rebounder than kurt as well. the spurs were terrible on the boards last year and the addition of a 10 rebound a game player coupled with picking up blair will dramatically improve the spurs on the glass this season. there was no post player the spurs had last year other than tim that you knew could get you a double/double anytime they were out there and now you have 2 who can do that as well as another who can deliver a solid PER that would translate to a double/double.

[TIMMYD!]

Name one NBA GM who would take McDyess over Bynum. Name one.

R.C. Buford:lmao

[phyzik]

Even though I know ESPN discredits and dismisses alot of what the Spurs do but Im still amazed that they havnt reported on this yet.

[Spurs Brazil]

http://www.freep.com/article/20090709/SPORTS03/907090432/1051/SPORTS03/%20Dice%20%20rolls%20along%20to%20San%20Antonio?GI D=c1sBSxOQr/Bzux63mHAax0wLCaYnqRLVsz/5IV8M9rs%3D

'Dice' rolls along to San Antonio

Antonio McDyess is no longer a Piston.



McDyess, who despite being 34 was among the most sought players on the market this summer, reached a deal with the Spurs and is expected to sign this week, team spokesman Cliff Puchalski said.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Spurs had their full midlevel exception, worth about $5.6 million this season, to offer the 6-9 forward. McDyess spent five seasons with Detroit, which officially lost Rasheed Wallace on Wednesday when the veteran forward signed with Boston.

McDyess averaged 9.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in his 14th season. His rebounding average last season was the third highest of his career.

As for the Pistons -- with Charlie Villanueva, Kwame Brown and Jason Maxiell the only big men on the current roster -- the team may look to free agents like Mavericks power forward Brandon Bass or to trade to add size.

[Agloco]

McDyess has been playing on drastically reconstructed knees for even longer than 10 years so I don't see your point.

His skillset is NO different than Kurt Thomas. Your basically getting a replacement for what you lost in the RJ trade. What you needed was an upgrade, you didn't get it.

:lol:lol

Obviously you don't watch a lot of McDyess. His jumper extends out to 22 feet. He's also capable of hitting from a lot more angles than Thomas.

He's substantially more mobile to boot, and this keeps him out of foul trouble for the most part whereas KT usually found himself needing to sit before half due to getting his third.

[Spursfan092120]

The Spurs didn't get any help. They simply replaced what they lost in the RJ trade.

McDyess = '08 Kurt Thomas.

Go ask Piston fan about McDyess. He's good for some quality rebounds and the spot up midrange jumper, that's about it. He's not going to be blocking shots like D12, playing superb post defense, or be an intimidating force on the defensive end. Not at his age and with his wrecked knees.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3540298#post3540298

lol DrDouche

[Agloco]

LOL. You realize your only hope of beating LA is praying that somehow Ron Artest self destructs and brings down the entire franchise right?

Pretty pathetic.

Prayers aren't needed really. Ron Ron is an implosion waiting to happen. It's only a matter of time till Kobe tries his primadonna shit on him and gets on his nerves. Shaq was mellow. Artest will go Compton on his ass.

[AFBlue]

The Spurs made great moves. They did the best they could do. I'm not denigrating that.

I'm just injecting reality into idiots that think the Spurs are now on the Laker's level. They aren't. They are still a big frontcourt piece away from really competing with the top dogs. Unfortunately getting quality frontcourt players is hard to do, they aren't a dime a dozen like SF's in the NBA are.

I disagree that the Spurs need another superstar frontcourt player to be on the Lakers level.

Parker >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fisher
Mason <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Bryant
Jefferson = Artest
Duncan > Pau
Dice < Bynum...though I could argue the health issues even things out here.

And a healthy Manu coming off the bench. Seems pretty damn even to me.

[ambchang]

The Spurs made great moves. They did the best they could do. I'm not denigrating that.

I'm just injecting reality into idiots that think the Spurs are now on the Laker's level. They aren't. They are still a big frontcourt piece away from really competing with the top dogs. Unfortunately getting quality frontcourt players is hard to do, they aren't a dime a dozen like SF's in the NBA are.

LOL at thinking that the Lakers are on some unattainably high level.
We are talking about a team that has trouble defending quick point guards.
We are talking about a team that has trouble playing rough, hustling teams.
We are talking about a team that struggled against a Rockets team that was missing their best player for half the series.
We are talking about a team that went through the playoffs in very unimpressive fashion.

Yeah, the Lakers deserved the championship last year because they were the best team, but they were in no way, shape or form as far apart from the competition as you make it out to be.

[Sobe_Kucks]

I'm just speaking the truth you don't want to accept.

So if we say... "Wow ur right!" Will you just go away and get back to rearranging your Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Shaq Fu action figure collection. Seriously dude... every now and again trolls come in and say something enlightening (i.e. Piston fan), but you come in and pretty much fit the Faker stereo-type.

Just like when you guys landed Malone and The Glove in the banner 2003-2004 off season. The Lakers won the offseason and were "unbeatable." Malone was a lock for his elusive ring. Championships ain't won on paper... Malone should have gone to Detroit in 2003 if he wanted a ring. :pimpslap

[Cry Havoc]

Jamstone made this nice little tidbit of a point:

McDyess
30.1 mpg
9.6 ppg
9.8 rpg
1.3 apg
51.0% FG

Odom
29.7 mpg
11.3 ppg
8.2 rpg
2.6 apg
49.2% FG

:lmao

How interesting. So Odom is a "non-factor" just like McDyess! :lol

[Warlord23]

Listen House, LA is in for a rude awakening. They have continued to delude themselves about Bynum being a franchise player. So far all he's shown is that he sucks. 12 million per year and he gives you about what Josh Powell gives you.

LA faced teams with mediocre frontcourts during their playoff run -
Utah: No decent bigmen defenders + Okur injured
Orlando: One great big (Howard) + a bunch of SFs
Houston: no Yao, no Deke but LA made Chuck Hayes look like an All-NBA defender
Denver: Decent big man rotation. Naturally LA made Nene looked like an All-NBA player who could score at will; heck even KMart looked like a capable player against them

We all remember KG/Perk/Powe/PJ Brown shitting all over LA's frontcourt in 08. LA dodged a huge bullet when KG went down this year.

Now on to this year: You've got LA with the same soft (but skilled) big man rotation of Gasol/Odom/Bynum. Boston reloads with KG/Perk/Wallace. Cleveland will field Shaq/Z/Varejao. SA improves with Duncan/Dice/Mahinmi. Dallas will have Dampier/Dirk/Marion. LA has yet to prove that they can overcome a team with a tough and deep frontcourt. If Landry, Scola and Hayes can outplay your big man rotation twice in a series, you still have a lot to prove.

Now Bynum may improve and that'll change the equation. But that hasn't happened for 2 years now, so we'll have to see it to believe it.

[anjlbitz]

Now on to this year: You've got LA with the same soft (but skilled) big man rotation of Gasol/Odom/Bynum. Boston reloads with KG/Perk/Wallace. Cleveland will field Shaq/Z/Varejao. SA improves with Duncan/Dice/Mahinmi. Dallas will have Dampier/Dirk/Marion. LA has yet to prove that they can overcome a team with a tough and deep frontcourt. If Landry, Scola and Hayes can outplay your big man rotation twice in a series, you still have a lot to prove.

You're questioning Bynum yet you add Mahinmi as an improvement? I can be a Spurs homer too but not to that extent.

[DBMethos]

Yeah, Mahinmi has a ways to go before he warrants those sorts of accolades, but I thought the rest of Warlord's post was spot on. :tu

[Warlord23]

You're questioning Bynum yet you add Mahinmi as an improvement? I can be a Spurs homer too but not to that extent.

Bynum put up 6/4 in the playoffs after 2 years of hype. He got benched or pulled out because of foul trouble repeatedly.

Mahinmi hasn't even been on the floor, so we really don't know. In fact maybe Mahinmi won't pan out. Maybe it will be Blair. Maybe it will be Haislip. We don't know. We do know that Bynum is lazy and robbing the Lakers blind.

[Warlord23]

If Chuck Hayes can play big minutes in 2 Houston victories over LA, I'm feeling good about our set of backup bigs.

If we trade our deadweight (Fin, Bonner) for another big man, it's not even close.

[HarlemHeat37]

I've been saying this since the playoffs..

the Lakers are VERY overrated..did you guys actually pay attention to their competition?..

first round..they play a Utah team with chemistry issues that was ravaged with injuries, and they were missing their starting C/3rd best player for pretty much the entire series(only had one game where he played more than 13 minutes)..Okur was one of their few matchup advantages, since he would have been able to pull one of their big men out of the paint..

2nd round..they play a Houston team missing Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Dikembe Mutombo..Ron Artest was absolutely horrible once Yao went down, and that was their #1 option..their #2 option was Aaron Brooks LOL, and their go-to-guy down low was Luis Scola..their defensive big man rotation was 6'5 Chuck Hayes, 6'8 Carl Landry, and 6'9 Luis Scola..

third round..they finally play a good team in Denver..they get 2 wins off the SAME EXACT IN BOUNDS PLAY, involving the same players..Denver is WCF talent, but clearly one of the lowest IQ teams in the NBA, as everybody knows..losing 2 games off in bounds is beyond ridiculous..

the finals..they play an Orlando team that is pretty much missing it's all-star PG, and he was arguably hurting the team..they get a win off Courtney Lee's missed wide open floater, and missed wide open alley-oop at the buzzer..then they get a win from Howard's inability to make 1 free throw that would have ended the game, and then allowing Fisher to make a pull-up 3 to send it into OT..

This is also ignoring the fact that Boston was missing their best player..

very unimpressive title run, similar to our title run in 2007..

[45 bank shot]

why is this Dr. Hose still here stirring things up? nobody likes you bro

[The_Game]

Bynum put up 6/4 in the playoffs after 2 years of hype. He got benched or pulled out because of foul trouble repeatedly.

Mahinmi hasn't even been on the floor, so we really don't know. In fact maybe Mahinmi won't pan out. Maybe it will be Blair. Maybe it will be Haislip. We don't know. We do know that Bynum is lazy and robbing the Lakers blind.

Bynum was coming off a serious injury....he was not close to what he was earlier in the season..the guy averaged 14 and 8 in the regular season...yeah he struggled in the playoffs but that was to be expected. His timing was off.

if he stays healthly he will have a big year this season.

[The_Game]

I've been saying this since the playoffs..

the Lakers are VERY overrated..did you guys actually pay attention to their competition?..

first round..they play a Utah team with chemistry issues that was ravaged with injuries, and they were missing their starting C/3rd best player for pretty much the entire series(only had one game where he played more than 13 minutes)..Okur was one of their few matchup advantages, since he would have been able to pull one of their big men out of the paint..

2nd round..they play a Houston team missing Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Dikembe Mutombo..Ron Artest was absolutely horrible once Yao went down, and that was their #1 option..their #2 option was Aaron Brooks LOL, and their go-to-guy down low was Luis Scola..their defensive big man rotation was 6'5 Chuck Hayes, 6'8 Carl Landry, and 6'9 Luis Scola..

third round..they finally play a good team in Denver..they get 2 wins off the SAME EXACT IN BOUNDS PLAY, involving the same players..Denver is WCF talent, but clearly one of the lowest IQ teams in the NBA, as everybody knows..losing 2 games off in bounds is beyond ridiculous..

the finals..they play an Orlando team that is pretty much missing it's all-star PG, and he was arguably hurting the team..they get a win off Courtney Lee's missed wide open floater, and missed wide open alley-oop at the buzzer..then they get a win from Howard's inability to make 1 free throw that would have ended the game, and then allowing Fisher to make a pull-up 3 to send it into OT..

This is also ignoring the fact that Boston was missing their best player..

very unimpressive title run, similar to our title run in 2007..

You don't get less points for winning just because other teams were playing hurt

every year a team is missing key guys...if you stay healthly you have a better chance at winning it all.

injuries are part of the game as laker fans realised last year

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

:lol, if I was a Lakers fan I'd be lookingly hopefully at Antonio McDyess. He's the rare case of a big man that was able to bounce back from a string of knee injuries and have a respectable career. Bynum's missed a season's worth of games in the last two years with serious knee issues and he's only 21.

If anything, I'll give the Lakers some extra props for making it to two finals and winning a championship with a center whose contract and production makes Eric Dampier look like a steal.

[HarlemHeat37]

Detective Loya: Did you ever have her from the back of her head or her neck? Were you ... ? What kind of intercourse was it?

Bryant: (inaudible) held her from the back? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Bryant: I held her from the back and I went like this.

Detective Loya: So what did you have around her neck?

Bryant: I had my right hand like this and my other hand like that.

Detective Winters: Okay.

Detective Loya: Okay.

Bryant: But ... (inaudible).

Detective Loya: How hard were you holding her?

Detective Winters: OK, all right.

Bryant: I don’t know. My hands are strong. I don’t know.

Detective Loya: Okay. Did she, did you get any blood on you or anything like that?

Bryant: She didn’t bleed, did she?

Detective Loya: Yeah, she had, she had a lot of bleeding.

Bryant: You’ve got to be kidding, from where?

Detective Loya: From her vaginal area



Bryant: Yeah that’s mine. I can’t believe this girl. What does she want from me?

Detective Loya: Do you want me to carry those for you Kobe?

Bryant: Yeah. What does she want, what does she want?

Detective Winters: I don’t think she wants anything.



Detective Winters: Has this ever happened before?

Bryant: Um, yes, with one other person. And she could actually testify I do that um, I do the same thing, I hold her from the back, I put my hands (inaudible).

Detective Loya: And who’s that other person?

Bryant: (inaudible) Her name is Michelle. (Inaudible).

Detective Loya: And this is somebody you frequent or one time incident or ...?

Bryant: No. She’s a, she’s a frequent (inaudible).

Detective Loya: And your wife...

Bryant: (Inaudible).

Detective Loya: Obviously your wife doesn’t know about this?

Bryant: No. Nothing man, seriously. (Inaudible).



Bryant: She had all this time to sit there and thing that this happened coincidentally or whatever and um (unclear) the strangling thing you have to go talk to this girl (inaudible) Michelle.

Detective Loya: She has a bruise on her neck.

Bryant: Yeah I mean that’s you know me and Michelle, that’s what we, we do the same thing.

Detective Winters: That’s your thing. How many times did you have sex with Michelle?

Bryant: A lot. She’ll tell you the same ...

Detective Loya: Do you have her number?

Bryant: Um not right here



"Bryant made a comment to us about what another teammate does in situations like these," Eagle, Colo., Detective Doug Winters wrote in a police report obtained by the paper.

"Bryant stated he should have done what Shaq does. Bryant stated that Shaq would pay his women not to say anything. He stated Shaq has paid up to a million dollars already for situations like this."

[benefactor]

lol HarlemHeat...you love to pull that rapist card. :)

[Spurs Brazil]

M.Stein twitter

And the Spurs checked off pretty much every box on their wish list with the RJ trade, McDyess and DaJuan Blair falling into their lap #fb
about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/STEIN_LINE_HQ

[Mavs<Spurs]

why is this dr. Hose still here stirring things up? Nobody likes you bro

+ 1

[poeticism707]

Or use the multi-quote funciton. :)
:king

[Mr. Body]

Listen House, LA is in for a rude awakening. They have continued to delude themselves about Bynum being a franchise player. So far all he's shown is that he sucks. 12 million per year and he gives you about what Josh Powell gives you.

LA faced teams with mediocre frontcourts during their playoff run -
Utah: No decent bigmen defenders + Okur injured
Orlando: One great big (Howard) + a bunch of SFs
Houston: no Yao, no Deke but LA made Chuck Hayes look like an All-NBA defender
Denver: Decent big man rotation. Naturally LA made Nene looked like an All-NBA player who could score at will; heck even KMart looked like a capable player against them

We all remember KG/Perk/Powe/PJ Brown shitting all over LA's frontcourt in 08. LA dodged a huge bullet when KG went down this year.

Now on to this year: You've got LA with the same soft (but skilled) big man rotation of Gasol/Odom/Bynum. Boston reloads with KG/Perk/Wallace. Cleveland will field Shaq/Z/Varejao. SA improves with Duncan/Dice/Mahinmi. Dallas will have Dampier/Dirk/Marion. LA has yet to prove that they can overcome a team with a tough and deep frontcourt. If Landry, Scola and Hayes can outplay your big man rotation twice in a series, you still have a lot to prove.

Now Bynum may improve and that'll change the equation. But that hasn't happened for 2 years now, so we'll have to see it to believe it.


Hell yeah the Lakers are overrated. A very weak champion -- remember, the same team got absolutely creamed the year before by Boston. What was the difference? Nothing. It was the same exact team.

Why do you think the league launched into an arms race for players? It's not because the Lakes are so good; it's rather because they're relatively weak. There's a power vacuum at the top and a lot of teams see themselves as very close. If LA was far and away the best team, you'd see GMs saving their money and shrinking like violets. The opposite happened. LA is ripe for the plucking. This is also, incidentally, why they panicked and signed Artest. They knew 1) they needed some more talent, somehow, and especially 2) they needed A LOT more toughness. If they face the same Boston team from '08, or the equivalent, it will be LIGHTS OUT.

[phyzik]

for what its worth, its been officially posted on Spurs.com that the team has reached a verbal agreement with McDyess.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/090708_mcdyess.html

July 8, 2009
Spurs and McDyess Reach Verbal Agreement


The San Antonio Spurs have come to a verbal agreement with free agent Antonio McDyess. More to come on spurs.com once the deal becomes official.

[DrHouse]

Hell yeah the Lakers are overrated. A very weak champion -- remember, the same team got absolutely creamed the year before by Boston. What was the difference? Nothing. It was the same exact team.

Why do you think the league launched into an arms race for players? It's not because the Lakes are so good; it's rather because they're relatively weak. There's a power vacuum at the top and a lot of teams see themselves as very close. If LA was far and away the best team, you'd see GMs saving their money and shrinking like violets. The opposite happened. LA is ripe for the plucking. This is also, incidentally, why they panicked and signed Artest. They knew 1) they needed some more talent, somehow, and especially 2) they needed A LOT more toughness. If they face the same Boston team from '08, or the equivalent, it will be LIGHTS OUT.

Same team minus two starters, Ariza and Bynum. But yeah, same exact team.

[lefty]

:lol
:lmao I was drunk

[The_Game]

Hell yeah the Lakers are overrated. A very weak champion -- remember, the same team got absolutely creamed the year before by Boston. What was the difference? Nothing. It was the same exact team.

Why do you think the league launched into an arms race for players? It's not because the Lakes are so good; it's rather because they're relatively weak. There's a power vacuum at the top and a lot of teams see themselves as very close. If LA was far and away the best team, you'd see GMs saving their money and shrinking like violets. The opposite happened. LA is ripe for the plucking. This is also, incidentally, why they panicked and signed Artest. They knew 1) they needed some more talent, somehow, and especially 2) they needed A LOT more toughness. If they face the same Boston team from '08, or the equivalent, it will be LIGHTS OUT.


Exact same team? idiot...we were without TWO STARTERS against Boston

jesus.....how long you been following the NBA again?

oh and lakers adding artest to improve is a bad thing? isn't that the idea? :sleep

Boston aren't better than L.A...they have failed to upgrade a big need and thats a good slasher who can defend the wing and shoot the three....lakers when healthly are better than Boston.

[duncan228]

Tidbit from Charley Rosen.

Antonio McDyess to the Spurs

PROS: McDyess can rebound, knock down mid-range jumpers with regularity, and drill turnaround jumpers in the low post — particularly in clutch situations. He's also a physical, if not especially quick, defender. McDyess should be most effective when Tim Duncan assumes a position in the low post. A savvy veteran, McDyess rarely takes bad shots and will readily fit into the Spurs' disciplined game plan.

CONS: As his 35th birthday rapidly approaches, his durability is increasingly an issue. He played 30 minutes per game for the Pistons last season, but showed signs of wear and tear late in the season. Look for him to be on court for about 25 minutes per and therefore have fresher body parts for the duration.

PROGNOSIS: Coach Pop will certainly get the most out of McDyess' still vital but declining skills. However, at a "mere" 6-9, 245 pounds, McDyess is not the space-eating big man that San Antonio still needs.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9792602/Marion-may-not-be-in-step-with-Mavs%60-running-game

[xtremesteven33]

When is dice gonna sign already???

[duncan228]

When is dice gonna sign already???

By the end of the week.


Spurs general manager R.C. Buford confirmed that the Spurs had reached agreement with McDyess. A club spokesperson said McDyess, whose off-season home is in Houston, is expected to sign a contract by week’s end.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/McDyess_accepts_Spurs_offer.html

[bostonguy]

Great pickup for the Spurs. I would have rather signed Mcdyess than Sheed.

[crc21209]

Tidbit from Charley Rosen.

Antonio McDyess to the Spurs

PROS: McDyess can rebound, knock down mid-range jumpers with regularity, and drill turnaround jumpers in the low post — particularly in clutch situations. He's also a physical, if not especially quick, defender. McDyess should be most effective when Tim Duncan assumes a position in the low post. A savvy veteran, McDyess rarely takes bad shots and will readily fit into the Spurs' disciplined game plan.

CONS: As his 35th birthday rapidly approaches, his durability is increasingly an issue. He played 30 minutes per game for the Pistons last season, but showed signs of wear and tear late in the season. Look for him to be on court for about 25 minutes per and therefore have fresher body parts for the duration.


PROGNOSIS: Coach Pop will certainly get the most out of McDyess' still vital but declining skills. However, at a "mere" 6-9, 245 pounds, McDyess is not the space-eating big man that San Antonio still needs.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9792602/Marion-may-not-be-in-step-with-Mavs%60-running-game


This guy and Hollinger are one in the same to me. ALWAYS something NEGATIVE to say.

[poeticism707]

Great pickup for the Spurs. I would have rather signed Mcdyess than Sheed.
:toast

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

However, at a "mere" 6-9, 245 pounds, McDyess is not the space-eating big man that San Antonio still needs.

That's where Blair comes in. He's going to eat space and shit double doubles.

[poeticism707]

This guy and Hollinger are one in the same to me. ALWAYS something NEGATIVE to say.
:wakeup

[timvp]

That's where Blair comes in. He's going to eat space and shit double doubles.

:lol

[Solid D]

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:Ug75d4-aZRpA-M:http://www.handyguyspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/heater_s.jpg http://sportige.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dejuan_blair_pitt.jpg
Space Heater.......Space Eater

[iggypop123]

i think rosen meant they need a center to roll with duncan. when nesterovic is the best you have had since robinson you have a problem

[spursfan09]

i think rosen meant they need a center to roll with duncan. when nesterovic is the best you have had since robinson you have a problem

And if you have won 2 championships during that time, well that says alot about Duncan.

[duncan228]

And if you have won 2 championships during that time, well that says alot about Duncan.

Yes it does. :toast