Memo to Free agents: Only Lebron or Kawhi is beating GSW in the near future, so...

[spursistan]

To CP3/Blake/G. Hill/Russ and co.:

Stop deluding yourself about winning a ring in the next 2/3 years. Nobody is taking one from Golden State if LeBron or Leonard is not on your team-- the two best players in the world they have no answer for..

if you're about this "winning" thingy, take a discount and be part of something monumental. There are no other paths in the foreseeable future, tbh..

Not to mention this impending Conference Finals loss is going to light a fire under Pop to take down these faggots before he calls it quit.


The window: 2018-2020 (before Bucks/Wolves become an NBA Finals rivalry)

The formula: Peak Kawhi/LDN/Bertans/Murray + YOU + Motivated Pop + a declined/"disease of more" Warriors..

Take your pick..

[HarlemHeat37]

None of the impending FAs would make a difference IMO..no big names that could cause problems for GS..

[rjv]

None of the impending FAs would make a difference IMO..no big names that could cause problems for GS.. it's possible based on whether or not GS or Cleveland added anything else and if the younger players with potential on the spurs (bertans, simmons and murray) upped their game and became consistently reliable on both ends of the court.

[HarlemHeat37]

it's possible based on whether or not GS or Cleveland added anything else and if the younger players with potential on the spurs (bertans, simmons and murray) upped their game and became consistently reliable on both ends of the court.

Best formula for the Spurs is to give their young players a shot and hope they can become something special(particularly Murray), like you said, rather than blowing their $ on an old-ass player like Chris Paul(a guy who consistently gets destroyed by the Warriors)..combined with a potential Warriors implosion, hopefully(Klay Thompson, I suspect)..

It's going to be disappointing when Gasol opts in, but hopefully they can trade Aldridge(seems inevitable, since Pop has been taking subtle shots at him) for a package of young players(not going to get any high lottery picks) with potential..

[HarlemHeat37]

Need to load up on shooting, too..

The Cavs are going to be underdogs with their poor defense and old role players, but they actually have a shot vs. GS, based on their style of play(shooting a million 3s per game to compliment Lebron and Irving's attacking)..

[TheGreatYacht]

LDN? That guy died in 2014 as well as Diaw and Splitter

Only fools gold teams would have Danny Green in their formula.

[r0drig0lac]

hum...Lebron for the Spurs, do it Mitch

[Play Boban]

Wolves/Bucks rivalry? :lol. Those teams are perennial trash tbh!!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Wolves/Bucks rivalry? :lol. Those teams are perennial trash tbh!!!
this tbh. The NBA has become monopolized by the Warriors, LeBron, and Spurs. No other team has a remotely decent chance of getting to the Finals or winning.

[HarlemHeat37]

this tbh. The NBA has become monopolized by the Warriors, LeBron, and Spurs. No other team has a remotely decent chance of getting to the Finals or winning.

One of these 3 doesn't fit, bro:lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

One of these 3 doesn't fit, bro:lol
I know. One can hope :depressed

[SpurOutofTownFan]

hum...Lebron for the Spurs, do it Mitch

This is Pop's next wet dream and I'd bet they have already discussed this informally before. It would be nice in the near future.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Wolves/Bucks rivalry? :lol. Those teams are perennial trash tbh!!!

I think Boston could be the next one coming from the east

[Hoops Czar]

None of the impending FAs would make a difference IMO..no big names that could cause problems for GS..

Russell Westbrook, the guy you've been singlehandedly self-promoting as the best athlete/pg in the game wouldn't make a difference?:lol

[UZER]

They'll run from the system like they always have. Lamarcus tanking after he got here only makes it worse. Not saying it's fair because Aldridge is a pussy, but it is what it is.

[CosmicCowboy]

I think Boston could be the next one coming from the east

Yeah, doesn't hurt to get the #1 draft pick. Sucks for them it's a weak class. No Tim Duncan out there when they finally get the golden ticket :lol

[CosmicCowboy]

hum...Lebron for the Spurs, do it Mitch

LeBron already left Cleveland once. He isn't doing it again. Hurts his brand.

[skulls138]

G Hill. I think it's an easy call for us and he may take a discount if we pick him. He's still got years in front of him, he's a scorer and hes already worked out for us. You cant predict how thingsll work out with other players like CP3. He's too ball dominant anyways, Kawhi needs the ball.

[skulls138]

None of the impending FAs would make a difference IMO..no big names that could cause problems for GS..Big name FAs are overrated, especially with a good coach. If Kawhi hadntve gone down we could be putting some real fear into GSW right now so I just think we need to shore up our weaknesses instead of making a big splash. Get G Hill, Stephen Adams, another year of Dejounte and maybe Bertans will flourish. With Kawhi and Pops there's always hope.

[DMC]

To CP3/Blake/G. Hill/Russ and co.:

Stop deluding yourself about winning a ring in the next 2/3 years. Nobody is taking one from Golden State if LeBron or Leonard is not on your team-- the two best players in the world they have no answer for..

if you're about this "winning" thingy, take a discount and be part of something monumental. There are no other paths in the foreseeable future, tbh..

Not to mention this impending Conference Finals loss is going to light a fire under Pop to take down these faggots before he calls it quit.


The window: 2018-2020 (before Bucks/Wolves become an NBA Finals rivalry)

The formula: Peak Kawhi/LDN/Bertans/Murray + YOU + Motivated Pop + a declined/"disease of more" Warriors..

Take your pick..
No one you mentioned will give a shit. They are looking for a fat contract. Rings can be purchased at a jewelry store.

[DMC]

G Hill. I think it's an easy call for us and he may take a discount if we pick him. He's still got years in front of him, he's a scorer and hes already worked out for us. You cant predict how thingsll work out with other players like CP3. He's too ball dominant anyways, Kawhi needs the ball.

Pop traded his ass. I doubt he comes back, but Sean did.

Imagine coming back to play with the guy you were traded for, who won a Finals MVP and 2 DPOY awards, and 2 all NBA 1st team and All Star starter...Yeah you'd feel important. It would be mentioned every time you went to the line "Spurs traded Hill for Kawhi, what a great trade that turned out to be, but Hill is a serviceable player, a journeyman of sorts, and Pop has found a role for him here on the Spurs bench".

[weebo]

G Hill seems to like the area (seen him a few times around the Stx area/holds his summer camps down here) and Pop's fondness for him, I could see a scenario where he would join the Spurs.

[sananspursfan21]

Haha, I don't know how long you've watched the NBA, but you know this isn't true. Things can change fast in the NBA. I'm looking at the Sixers to get good soon. I think the Lakers will still be a dumpster fire so long as Magic is running that show. But this post aside from being funny or trolling is simply ignorant.

[tbdog]

I think Boston could be the next one coming from the east

Boston could potentially nab Hayward or Griffin as a free agent and then trade for PG involving Bradley and Smart. They could even keep their 1st round pick.

They could have a starting line-up.

Horford
PF?
PG
Hayward
IT

Or
Horford
Griffin
Brown
PG
IT

[cjw]

Boston could potentially nab Hayward or Griffin as a free agent and then trade for PG involving Bradley and Smart. They could even keep their 1st round pick.

They could have a starting line-up.

Horford
PF?
PG
Hayward
IT

Or
Horford
Griffin
Brown
PG
IT

Insane how well positioned they are. Don't have the transcendent player yet that the Bucks have (and I guess the Wolves/Hornets), or a player with Embiid's potential if he can ever stay healthy plus the pieces around him, but their depth is ridiculous and Stevens can push out so many different lineup combinations. They need to go for broke this offseason because their pristine cap situation starts getting clouded next summer with Bradley being a FA and Isaiah eligible for a huge pay raise.

It just makes it tougher to manage the draft not knowing what they'll be able to haul in FA. Given Hayward and Blake may be the most likely and the prospects at the top of the draft, they almost certainly go PG that can play with IT (size).

[gospursgojas]

Bucks/Wolves?

Lost all cred right there.

[313]

Another contender will pop up next season, maybe the following season tops.

[tbdog]

Insane how well positioned they are. Don't have the transcendent player yet that the Bucks have (and I guess the Wolves/Hornets), or a player with Embiid's potential if he can ever stay healthy plus the pieces around him, but their depth is ridiculous and Stevens can push out so many different lineup combinations. They need to go for broke this offseason because their pristine cap situation starts getting clouded next summer with Bradley being a FA and Isaiah eligible for a huge pay raise.

It just makes it tougher to manage the draft not knowing what they'll be able to haul in FA. Given Hayward and Blake may be the most likely and the prospects at the top of the draft, they almost certainly go PG that can play with IT (size).

Not only that, but if you can nab Hayward and PG for example, they will get a 4 year contract. That means, by the time they are up for extensions, their 1st overall pick would be up for his. Plus Horford contract would have ended. Essentially they have 4 years to win championships and spend their tax, and if they fall short and things don’t turn out, they can get rid of Hayward/PG/Horford and up their overall first round pick who hopefully will be a star, and their rebuild would be essentially be non-existent. IT would only have 1 more year left as well.



So this year they must sign and trade for big players and I honestly think they keep their 1st pick and still get 2 all-star players while only losing Bradley and perhaps a player like Smart.

[skulls138]

Pop traded his ass. I doubt he comes back, but Sean did.

Imagine coming back to play with the guy you were traded for, who won a Finals MVP and 2 DPOY awards, and 2 all NBA 1st team and All Star starter...Yeah you'd feel important. It would be mentioned every time you went to the line "Spurs traded Hill for Kawhi, what a great trade that turned out to be, but Hill is a serviceable player, a journeyman of sorts, and Pop has found a role for him here on the Spurs bench".Hill said he was appreciative of his time here and also was appreciative of where he was traded being an Indiana boy to a good team.

[GSH]

Russell Westbrook, the guy you've been singlehandedly self-promoting as the best athlete/pg in the game wouldn't make a difference?:lol


I gotta tune back in tomorrow to see the answer to that one.

[Ice009]

Big name FAs are overrated, especially with a good coach. If Kawhi hadntve gone down we could be putting some real fear into GSW right now so I just think we need to shore up our weaknesses instead of making a big splash. Get G Hill, Stephen Adams, another year of Dejounte and maybe Bertans will flourish. With Kawhi and Pops there's always hope.

Steven Adams? How the heck would you get him? I'm pretty sure he re-upped with the Thunder last off-season.

[Darius Bieber]

As soon as the Spurs get a big name free agent, he'll turn to LMA 2.0 tbh

[Mal]

Spurs don't have the money to do move, before dealing with Parker, Gasol contracts.

[cjw]

So this year they must sign and trade for big players and I honestly think they keep their 1st pick and still get 2 all-star players while only losing Bradley and perhaps a player like Smart.

Totally agree with what you said, though not sure you can jettison both Smart and Bradley given how important they are as defenders to offset IT. Crowder is on a solid contract for a role player.

[joeyjfive]

Steven Adams? How the heck would you get him? I'm pretty sure he re-upped with the Thunder last off-season.

He did re-up. Once this season is over he'll be making like 20 mil a year for the next 4 years. I think the best thing the Spurs can do is draft a big man that's versatile defensively, let Murray and Bertans get some seasoning and wait out the contracts of Pau and Tony.

[SpursFan86]

No one you mentioned will give a shit. They are looking for a fat contract. Rings can be purchased at a jewelry store.

Hate to say it, but I agree with this :lol Everyone says they're focused on winning, but how many guys are really willing to give up tens of millions of dollars for a not-even-guaranteed shot at winning a title? Throw in the fact that SA isn't exactly the most desirable destination from a city standpoint, and it's even more unlikely that they attract big-name FAs.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, doesn't hurt to get the #1 draft pick. Sucks for them it's a weak class. No Tim Duncan out there when they finally get the golden ticket :lol

It's actually a pretty good year to have the #1 pick. Fultz seems to be a great prospect. Ball is pretty solid too other than his father.

[DaBears]

Spurs would be perfect to have a cat like Ron Harper was with the bulls..... big and semi athletic point guard...

[DMC]

Hill said he was appreciative of his time here and also was appreciative of where he was traded being an Indiana boy to a good team.

What did you expect him to say?

[Mal]

I would love to get Hayward, but this is impossible salary wise.
Signing George Hill to big money is just gonna solidify top spot in group behing Cavs, Warriors.

[coachmac87]

I keep beating the CP3 drum and it's the route that's needed if we want to contend NEXT YEAR and the following. Of course things will be done in order for it to happen so it's literally impossible to try and predict how the roster would construct which is why some don't like the idea....

Putting the eggs in the Murray basket is a HUGE risk imo..I'm comfortable in making him the back up PG or the lead combo guard off the bench. I just don't think you could contend with him being the starting guy and it'd be too much for him to as

[Keepin' it real]

Memo to free agents

https://cdn.meme.am/cache/instances/folder654/250x250/68820654.jpg

[illusioNtEk]

LMA for a top 5 pick ?

[TheDoctor]

LMA for a top 5 pick ?
:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Thomas82]

He did re-up. Once this season is over he'll be making like 20 mil a year for the next 4 years. I think the best thing the Spurs can do is draft a big man that's versatile defensively, let Murray and Bertans get some seasoning and wait out the contracts of Pau and Tony.

I finally found somebody that agrees with me. It's all about Summer 2018 for the Spurs.

[Spurtacular]

The window: 2018-2020 (before Bucks/Wolves become an NBA Finals rivalry)



:lmao

You really should've left that trash out of your OP. Really diminishes it.

[marinoman]

Another jinxed title, these titles have ended our season

[HarlemHeat37]

Realistically, if the Warriors stay intact, the only way to beat them in the next few years is if the NBA implements some rule changes, tbh..under the current rules and dimensions of a basketball court, only Lebron has a chance against them..

From a personnel standpoint, you would probably need at least 5 West All-Stars to compete with them IMO(assuming you can build chemistry in time, too, which isn't a given)..

[buttsR4rebounding]

Haha, I don't know how long you've watched the NBA, but you know this isn't true. Things can change fast in the NBA. I'm looking at the Sixers to get good soon. I think the Lakers will still be a dumpster fire so long as Magic is running that show. But this post aside from being funny or trolling is simply ignorant.
Every game Kawhi played this year the Spurs had 20 point lead. A healthy Spurs team can take them.

[TD 21]

I'd amend that to only a James or Leonard led team having a punchers chance in the near future, so long as they have the requisite pieces surrounding them.

The operative word being requisite, but that's the problem. Whether you think he'd give them a shot or not, I'll use Paul as an example since he's oft cited, would fill a gaping hole and I do believe in the right context, would give them consideration. He'd have to take (I believe) about a $53M discount and that's presuming the Spurs carve out max cap space, which would be difficult. They'd have to salary dump Gasol and Parker (probably attaching a 1st, in his case) and probably do something else minor.

The new CBA is going to make it more difficult to form "super teams" in the future, but the part most seem to be missing is, it's going to help the Warriors and Cavaliers, for that very reason because it's more than likely going to ensure that another one isn't formed in the meantime.

[dbreiden83080]

Paul should be an easy decision to leave LA. Yes it's a lot of money to leave but the Clippers are never winning shit. He needs a fresh setting.

[TimDunkem]

LDN? That guy died in 2014 as well as Diaw and Splitter

Only fools gold teams would have Danny Green in their formula.
This.

Danny Green is the biggest fool's gold on the team. He may bring good defense now and then but he's still just about useless on offense. He peaked in 2014 and hasn't been the same player since.

Add Patty to that too. Guy peaked in 2014 as well.

[spursistan]

870470612711505921

Fuck Zaza :cry

[Snaq O'Meal]

870470612711505921

Fuck Zaza :cry

Kawhi is the real MVP.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't know how you can beat a team with 2 historically great superstars in their primes, tbh, and unlike the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, this team has 2 other All-Stars next to them(Thompson isn't the same with Dominos around, but still)..just have to hope the league changes the rules or get some good luck..

[ace3g]

I don't know how you can beat a team with 2 historically great superstars in their primes, tbh, and unlike the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, this team has 2 other All-Stars next to them(Thompson isn't the same with Dominos around, but still)..just have to hope the league changes the rules or get some good luck..

864101118795800576

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBSAEtSVwAAaBAj.jpg:large

I agree though that Spurs need to make some minor changes to their roster. They need to add a player like Iggy who can guard multiple perimeter positions and handle the ball. That and add a player that can use his size correctly in the post.

[DPG21920]

Kawhi is that good. He can compete with the right pieces around him.

[spursreport]

Realistically, if the Warriors stay intact, the only way to beat them in the next few years is if the NBA implements some rule changes, tbh..under the current rules and dimensions of a basketball court, only Lebron has a chance against them..

From a personnel standpoint, you would probably need at least 5 West All-Stars to compete with them IMO(assuming you can build chemistry in time, too, which isn't a given)..

God just shut the fuck up. You said this same exact shit when Lebron went to Miami.

[rasuo214]

870470612711505921

Fuck Zaza :cry

Yea but how many triple doubles did he have?

[spursmvp]

You mean only kawhi is beating the dubs in the near future.

[EIC]

Spurs are the only remote threat to GSW at this point. But the Spurs have serious holes they need to address. Literally the only thing that's not broken to some extent is Kawhi. It's a borderline Cavs 2007 situation but with better coaching.

[SAGirl]

I don't know how you can beat a team with 2 historically great superstars in their primes, tbh, and unlike the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, this team has 2 other All-Stars next to them(Thompson isn't the same with Dominos around, but still)..just have to hope the league changes the rules or get some good luck..
Pop benched Dedmon so he wouldn't become the lucky charm...

[99 Problems]

These guys need to cash in on LOBriens now as every one running scared of Whi.

[Chillen]

Spurs are the only remote threat to GSW at this point. But the Spurs have serious holes they need to address. Literally the only thing that's not broken to some extent is Kawhi. It's a borderline Cavs 2007 situation but with better coaching.

Spurs were destroying the Cavs till ZaZa be it intentional or not took out Kawhi's ankle/foot. They did have no answer for him. It wasn't really a fair series after Leonard got injured, it's like the Cavs losing LeBron. Regardless if the Warriors ring in these Finals with Durant being to chicken to try again and bring an NBA title to OKC and joining a team that just beat him, they will have a huge asterisk mark on it.