***2011 Early Offseason Thread***

[benefactor]

So what moves should the Spurs make? Look to the future and transition? Take one more shot with this group? Serious thread btw...not trolling.

[4>0rings]

I've seriously have never been this mad before. Not .4, not getting swept by Phoenix... I don't know what to say. I'm raging right now.

[honestfool84]

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till the Playoffs are over.

[rasho8]

Its still too early to call. We just have to win the next one.

[ffadicted]

There's not gonna be a season next year.

[TDMVPDPOY]

total revamp of roster imo

this roster even though we won 61 games, is pathetic gettin exposed...peaked to early

[benefactor]

There's not gonna be a season next year.
Good possibility...but there is no reason we can't speculate.

There will be lots of questions with the new CBA and Duncan. One has to wonder if he might pull an RJ and not pick up his option then sign for less. If that happens perhaps it will keep the Spurs far enough out of the tax to bring in another solid role player that can help the team take one more shot.

[IknowU]

FFS

Seriously who has more power then Pop in the Spurs Organisation?

I know Buford nuthugs Pop 24/7?

Anyone???? :depressed

[EIC]

The Spurs won't do jack without another big man inside. You need a rotation with Duncan, Splitter, and another approx. 7-footer to compliment your mid-level "bigs" in Dice, Bonner, and Blair. The shooters/slashers (Ginobili, Neal, Parker, Hill, Jefferson) are fine.

[Chomag]

2011 season is still up in limbo

[noles1983]

just get rid of half our team, and coach, thats all

[Bito Corleone]

Pick up every available big man in the league...and let them rot on our bench just so they can't mushroom stamp us

[Libri]

Sucks that there will be no summer league games.

[Danny.Zhu]

Get rid of Bonner + Jefferson

[benefactor]

The Spurs won't do jack without another big man inside. You need a rotation with Duncan, Splitter, and another approx. 7-footer to compliment your mid-level "bigs" in Dice, Bonner, and Blair. The shooters/slashers (Ginobili, Neal, Parker, Hill, Jefferson) are fine.
Money is the Spurs biggest issue. The Spurs could have Duncan opt out and sign at a discount, but that doesn't change the fact that they are paying two rather marginal role players 12.5 million next season. That money would be nice to have right now.

[Budkin]

Give me a break... you gotta win 4 to advance. We're still taking this shit.

[NewJerSpur]

Season ain't over yet, Monday's going to be telling, BUUUUUUT.....Ryan Richards for the win.

[realtimmyfan]

Our defense was solid in the 2nd half. We still have a chance

[benefactor]

It doesn't matter. If they win this series they get swept by the Thunder. Might as well do something productive with our energy instead of wasting it on the hopeless cause of a team.

[timtonymanu]

Well for one, develop Tiago and Anderson. I would rather go with that combo than depending on a Blair and Hill combo any day.

[benefactor]

Hill really needs to be traded. He's just never been a great fit and I don't know that he iwll ever be going forward. His value is pretty high right now and the Spurs could possibly acquire a pretty good player if they combine his contract with Dice's partially guaranteed deal.

[spurtech09]

well the play-offs ain't over...spurs still have a chance but if I had to do some changes..get rid of bonner and rj.....maybe trade parker

[stealthjbravo]

Get rid of everyone and build the team around Tiago

[ElNono]

I think Dice might call it quits... I don't think we're making any significant move at all...
Ideally, we should start by cleaning up the softer players, like Redhead and potentially RJ... but not going to happen. The problem with moving Hill or Blair is that they're on rookie scale contracts, IIRC. So it's going to be hard to get good value for them.

[MaNu4Tres]

The problem with moving Hill or Blair is that they're on rookie scale contracts, IIRC. So it's going to be hard to get good value for them.

Not if you package them with RJ or Bonner. Then you can get decent value back.

We can't really deliberate over "realistic" scenarios until we see the new CBA-- Which could be a while.

Most reliable sources believe the lock-out will be til February (like 99') at the earliest.

[Chomag]

Get rid of Bonner + Jefferson

Sad thing to this Spurs had this chance during this last off-season but they decided to resign them both. TO LONG TERM CONTRACTS NO LESS!!!! :depressed

[ElNono]

Not if you package them with RJ or Bonner. Then you can get decent value back.

Sorry, since Isiah retired from the GM job, I assume no team is stupid enough to take on those contracts...

[TD 21]

Take one more shot, because they're not going to have any semblance of a shot for not just the foreseeable future . . . but maybe ever.

They need to package McDyess' partially guaranteed contract, Blair, Anderson and their 1st round pick for a legit second big. If they can get that, stay healthy and not have any of their veterans decline significantly, they should have a shot next season.

[Ginobili2Duncan]

Whether the Spurs win the title or not, they have to address the front-court deficiencies. They need another body in the paint capable of stout post-defense while having the ability to alter shots at the rim.

Teams are using pick-and-rolls to pull Duncan away from the basket and there is no other big-man(Blair, Bonner and sometimes McDyess) who can contest shots at the rim.

I thought Splitter would get the chance be that big-man. After all, this is the guy that Duncan has been waiting for... for FOUR YEARS. It is incredible that a coach who knows his team has glaring front-court weaknesses doesn't play a serviceable 7-foot big-man with pro-basketball experience. But, that is an entirely different discussion.

[fotan2]

there is actually not that much to fix for the roster. but pop really needs to adjust the rotation as per the different styles of the other teams, and trust the new guys. i don't want to talk about matt bonner anymore.