Report: Spurs close to deal with Pau Gasol

[SpurOutofTownFan]

It's happening as we expected:

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/7/18/15991098/report-san-antonio-spurs-pau-gasol

[JR3]

Will be nice to have a center...

[024]

Giving gasol a multi year deal will be a huge mistake.

[Jdspur20]

Giving gasol a multi year deal will be a huge mistake.

Depends on the price.

[Phenomanul]

Giving gasol a multi year deal will be a huge mistake.

Depends on if it gets the Spurs Marc Gasol and then LeBron in 2018

[TheGreatYacht]

Good. Best 6th man on the team

[Dex]

As expected. Solid center for a good price, ain't nothing wrong with that.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

I expect him to be better the 2nd year with the team

[Keepin' it real]

I expect him to be better the 2nd year with the team

Yes, he should seem 10 years younger. :wakeup

[Phenomanul]

What was surprising was how good he was hitting threes during the regular season... but then couldn't make them to save his life in the playoffs...

[KDKSpurs24]

What was surprising was how good he was hitting threes during the regular season... but then couldn't make them to save his life in the playoffs...

[TheGreatYacht]

What was surprising was how he opted out of his player option so the Spurs can improve and all they did was buy an expensive microwave, a guy with coming off an Achilles tear, and a 41yr old.

MVPau didn't deserve this...

[tonight...you]

What was surprising was how good he was hitting threes during the regular season... but then couldn't make them to save his life in the playoffs...
Playoffs baby, where teams will game-plan for you, unlike in the RS.
This is why Patty fell off a cliff, Manu went scoreless for games, LMA got beaten down, Kawhi got taken out... etc, etc...

[Mnky]

Playoffs baby, where teams will game-plan for you, unlike in the RS.
This is why Patty fell off a cliff, Manu went scoreless for games, LMA got beaten down, Kawhi got taken out... etc, etc...

They left him open in the playoffs. He missed, or more often than not, passed on the shot.

Quite frustrating to see, seeing how he was the be at shooter on the team going in.

[tonight...you]

They left him open in the playoffs. He missed, or more often than not, passed on the shot.

Quite frustrating to see, seeing how he was the be at shooter on the team going in.
True... At least it wasn't like Houston fans watching Harden in Game 6.
That was... damn. I can't believe anyone would want to play with that, given his proven playoffs quitting.

[TheGreatYacht]

Playoffs:

Parker - 57.9 3P%
Leonard - 45.5 3P%
Mills - 36.0 3P%
Green - 34.2 3P%
Gasol - 33.3 3P%
Ginobili - 22.5 3P%

Dont know why Gasol is getting shit when he's a 7 footer and everyone aside from Kawhi and Parker shat the bed.

[illusioNtEk]

Do it, we need a center right now

[Mnky]

True... At least it wasn't like Houston fans watching Harden in Game 6.
That was... damn. I can't believe anyone would want to play with that, given his proven playoffs quitting.

Yea i think he's a good sixth man tho. Just hope he doesn't disappear next year again, when the system was designed for his shooting ability.

You can't coach size and he still has that. Can get his shot off on anyone, and can out rebound guys standing up. Useful tools in any game.

[td4mvp2k]

roster getting better :tu

[Joseph Kony]

Playoffs:

Parker - 57.9 3P%
Leonard - 45.5 3P%
Mills - 36.0 3P%
Green - 34.2 3P%
Gasol - 33.3 3P%
Ginobili - 22.5 3P%

Dont know why Gasol is getting shit when he's a 7 footer and everyone aside from Kawhi and Parker shat the bed.
damn, Gasol was money from distance in the RS, the fuck happened :wow

[tonight...you]

damn, Gasol was money from distance in the RS, the fuck happened :wow
Kony's walked in the door, hide the chitlins.

[ceperez]

Depends on if it gets the Spurs Marc Gasol and then LeBron in 2018

Could get Marc Gasol this year!!! Book it!

Once he signs, Marc is coming over to play!

[TD 21]

Playoffs:

Parker - 57.9 3P%
Leonard - 45.5 3P%
Mills - 36.0 3P%
Green - 34.2 3P%
Gasol - 33.3 3P%
Ginobili - 22.5 3P%

Dont know why Gasol is getting shit when he's a 7 footer and everyone aside from Kawhi and Parker shat the bed.

If Gasol's height wasn't an impediment to him shooting the 3 well in the regular season, then why would it all of a sudden be in the playoffs? Height is irrelevant when it comes to spot shooting.



damn, Gasol was money from distance in the RS, the fuck happened :wow

Regression to the mean.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Depends on if it gets the Spurs Marc Gasol and then LeBron in 2018

they'll both be .....34?

[therealtruth]

Too bad it's not Gasol from a few years ago.

[Nathan89]

damn, Gasol was money from distance in the RS, the fuck happened :wow

Playoff intensity exhausted him.

[sananspursfan21]

This is just to keep him from going to GS tbh.

[Ice009]

What was surprising was how good he was hitting threes during the regular season... but then couldn't make them to save his life in the playoffs...

Not really surprising to me. He was great in the regular season, but I was worried how he would go shooting them in the playoffs when teams didn't give him space and time to set up the shot. It went worse than I expected. He needs time to setup and release the shots. If he has to hurry it just a little bit, it doesn't look like he can make the shot. Teams don't give you those wide open looks in the playoffs if you're that good of a shooter. He did miss some wide open ones in the playoffs, but I think he also rushed the shot a few times too as I don't think he got the same quality of looks he got in the regular season.

[Spurtacular]

Gasol is good if he realizes he is not an all star and that he needs to play within the team framework. I feel like he finally got that after the first half of last season.

[boutons_deux]

I don't think he'll be better in year 2.

What was missing last season was engagement, effort, hustle, then his 3G shot went cold in the playoffs.

[SequSpur]

pounding the rock is not a legit source.

[TheGreatYacht]

MVPau averaged 13/8/2 in 23 minutes post all star break. 49.0/59.0/78.3 shooting splits

As long as Poop doesn't play him with Aldridge, especially with all the dumb useless P&R switching the Spurs coaches love to do, then he's a no brainer.

[james evans]

We're seriously trying to become the oldest team in the history of the NBA

[KDKSpurs24]

We're seriously trying to become the oldest team in the history of the NBA
Surprisingly, Spurs current average age is around 26 or so.

[DeRozan m8]

What was surprising was how he opted out of his player option so the Spurs can improve and all they did was buy an expensive microwave, a guy with coming off an Achilles tear, and a 41yr old.

MVPau didn't deserve this...

Lmfao

Sorry if it seems like I'm following you around but you're hitting too many nails on the head.

[SAGirl]

Surprisingly, Spurs current average age is around 26 or so.

They now have a lot of youth but those guys are in the deep bench... Their only real rotation players under 30 are Kawhi and Mills.

They are an old team for the most part, with a 5 or 6 guys in the deep bench between the ages of 21-24 to soak up minutes in the regular season, but some of them would need to become real rotation players for this team to get younger.

[Phenomanul]

They should perform a weighted team average (based on minutes) to determine the average age of an NBA team. What good is showing that the average roster age is 26 IF the youngest players get very little burn.

[superbigtime]

What was surprising was how good he was hitting threes during the regular season... but then couldn't make them to save his life in the playoffs...

Barely took any. Was very frustrating.

[KDKSpurs24]

They now have a lot of youth but those guys are in the deep bench... Their only real rotation players under 30 are Kawhi and Mills.

They are an old team for the most part, with a 5 or 6 guys in the deep bench between the ages of 21-24 to soak up minutes in the regular season, but some of them would need to become real rotation players for this team to get younger.
I'm expecting the younger players to play. I think it will surprise a lot of people. And don't count Parker right now either.

[SAGirl]

They should perform a weighted team average (based on minutes) to determine the average age of an NBA team. What good is showing that the average roster age is 26 IF the youngest players get very little burn.
Exactly... :tu
heh I did a google search and someone on reddit went through the trouble of doing that. The Spurs from last season (with Dedmon and Simmons both 27 being in the rotation, who are young) were still one of the oldest teams at 29.57 on average. As a topic of interest, the Cavs were the oldest team in the East at 29.19 years average, while the Bucks were the youngest at 25.61. In the west, only the Clippers at 30.04 were older on average than the Spurs, effectively making the Spurs the second oldest team in the entire league. The youngest teams in the west are the Blazers at 24.82 and the Thunder at 24.65. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/65kecm/average_age_of_playoff_teams_weighted_by_minutes/

The Spurs of next season will undoubtedly be younger bc minutes from Lee (aged 33) Dedmon and Simmons (28) will be replaced with minutes from Joff Lauvergne (aged 25), Bertans (24), Anderson (23). Minutes next season from Tony (35) are likely to go to Mills (29?, Dejounte (20 currently but will soon be 21), D.White (23) and Forbes (24)... so I'd say the Spurs of next season will generally really be younger. Hopefully, those guys take advantage of their opportunities and give us something to look forward to in their development.

[rjv]

They should perform a weighted team average (based on minutes) to determine the average age of an NBA team. What good is showing that the average roster age is 26 IF the youngest players get very little burn. there are other factors to take into consideration. fans may scoff at the value of a third team player but there are circumstances in which they may become important even if there per minutes is insignificant on paper. then there is the whole notion of development and how that translates to where the team is headed. is there rebuilding ahead of that team or is the team already in the process of rebuilding? many fans think of teams that are old as being at the end of their run.

[Seventyniner]

Exactly... :tu
heh I did a google search and someone on reddit went through the trouble of doing that. The Spurs from last season (with Dedmon and Simmons both 27 being in the rotation, who are young) were still one of the oldest teams at 29.57 on average. As a topic of interest, the Cavs were the oldest team in the East at 29.19 years average, while the Bucks were the youngest at 25.61. In the west, only the Clippers at 30.04 were older on average than the Spurs, effectively making the Spurs the second oldest team in the entire league. The youngest teams in the west are the Blazers at 24.82 and the Thunder at 24.65. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/65kecm/average_age_of_playoff_teams_weighted_by_minutes/

The Spurs of next season will undoubtedly be younger bc minutes from Lee (aged 33) Dedmon and Simmons (28) will be replaced with minutes from Joff Lauvergne (aged 25), Bertans (24), Anderson (23). Minutes next season from Tony (35) are likely to go to Mills (29?, Dejounte (20 currently but will soon be 21), D.White (23) and Forbes (24)... so I'd say the Spurs of next season will generally really be younger. Hopefully, those guys take advantage of their opportunities and give us something to look forward to in their development.

Nice breakdown.

The fallacy here is that younger must be better. It's usually the older teams that are in title contention, though. The Thunder being extremely young and still making the playoffs is an outlier.

[bklynspursfan]

Nice breakdown.

The fallacy here is that younger must be better. It's usually the older teams that are in title contention, though. The Thunder being extremely young and still making the playoffs is an outlier.

Yup. It's been like that for a while, the older teams have seemed to always be the last team standing.

The folks who say we should have no older guys and just go primarily young don't realize that.

[cutewizard]

:bobo