no basis on this and probably wont happen but would you trade parker for beasley

[Alamo Boy]

seems like heats looking for a pg and duncans looking to retire soon....is it easier to build around a pg or a big man


just throwing this out there

[wijayas]

seems like heats looking for a pg and duncans looking to retire soon....is it easier to build around a pg or a big man


just throwing this out there

Hmm iintriguing thoughts. Can we play with 5 forwards and no PG? :lol

[Alamo Boy]

i assume we are unloading a lot


beasley can be built around

[stretch]

Hmm iintriguing thoughts. Can we play with 5 forwards and no PG? :lol

TP aint a true PG anyways. hes an undersized SG.

[Alamo Boy]

TP aint a true PG anyways. hes an undersized SG.

would heat take parker to work along side dwade

[Alamo Boy]

would this be another one of...

robinson
duncan/robinson
duncan
beasley/duncan
....

[mexicanjunior]

I would give Parker + #26 for the 2nd pick right now. Beasley would keep the Spurs competitive for many years after Duncan retires, assuming he would want to stay...

[Alamo Boy]

can we give them expiring contracts also haha

[urunobili]

TP is like my avatar... "Spur Forever"

[2centsworth]

TP for Beasley str8 up is giving up too much for the spurs. Beasley and Hinrich maybe.

[Russ]

No way -- Beasley may be a bust ala Marcus Fizer.

[anakha]

I would give Parker + #26 for the 2nd pick right now. Beasley would keep the Spurs competitive for many years after Duncan retires, assuming he would want to stay...

Competitive? Maybe.

Championship contenders? Once Duncan's gone, not likely.

Why break up a team capable of contending now for the potential to perhaps make the second round of the playoffs later on?

[Alamo Boy]

Competitive? Maybe.

Championship contenders? Once Duncan's gone, not likely.

Why break up a team capable of contending now for the potential to perhaps make the second round of the playoffs later on?

you should see spurs attendence nowadays when we are contending for a championship year after year.....imagine if we were not

[mexicanjunior]

Competitive? Maybe.

Championship contenders? Once Duncan's gone, not likely.

Why break up a team capable of contending now for the potential to perhaps make the second round of the playoffs later on?

I know it would be risk in the short term but I am thinking 4-5 years down the road. Once the current championship window is closed, I don't think we will have alot to look forward to and opportunities to draft someone with as much upside as Beasley may not come around again.

[Alamo Boy]

TP for Beasley str8 up is giving up too much for the spurs. Beasley and Hinrich maybe.

didnt know hinrich was on the miami heat

[Bartleby]

didnt know hinrich was on the miami heat

Didn't know the Heat have already drafted Beasley

[Alamo Boy]

Didn't know the Heat have already drafted Beasley

close sources apparently from bulls say they are drafting rose...on top of that, miami heat dont want beasely and want a PG bc they think they can convince boozer to opt out of his contract and sign with them in a year


parker/wade/boozer

manu/beasly/duncan

[1Parker1]

Finals MVP for a potential All Star who hasn't yet played in the NBA. Hmm tough one.

[Brutalis]

TP for Beasley str8 up is giving up too much for the spurs. Beasley and Hinrich maybe.

That's the only thing that would work cap wise but I wouldn't do it. Kirk is just bipolar.

[50 cent]

No fucking way.

[exstatic]

You never trade a PG or a center in their primes.

[T Park]

Beasley = less talented Boozer

[m33p0]

performance > potential

[Nbadan]

Not only no, but hell no!

[Tully365]

No way. Parker is almost guaranteed to be a top point guard for the next 6-8 years.

Would you trade the #26 pick for Kyle Lowry?

[Avitus1]

Not at all.

[AC#21_TD ERA]

Are you kidding me. You want 2 trade a finals MVP for someone who hasn't proven himself in the NBA yet. Beasley is only 6'8 anyway. Ginobili for Artest or Anthony trade was at least more legit than this. If the trade goes through whos goin 2 be our starting PG The garbage truck Vaughn say hello to the lottery then. Its time Parker gets some respect around here.

[Spurs da champs]

No fucking way.

Why? Seriously Tony Parker is the most inconsistent player in the league. So what if he won finals mvp that don't mean shit. Tony does not make the right desicions. He has no jump shot. The lane is not always open. This would be a good trade.

[AC#21_TD ERA]

Why? Seriously Tony Parker is the most inconsistent player in the league. So what if he won finals mvp that don't mean shit. Tony does not make the right desicions. He has no jump shot. The lane is not always open. This would be a good trade.

Obviously you havent watched Tony play alot. Who carried us in the playoffs? Who"s been averging over 17pts for the last 4 years now? Tony Parker is in the 5 best PG in the NBA. Shame on you. Lucky your not our GM. If you were you will probably sign the garbage truck Vaughn to 20 mil a season.

[anakha]

I know it would be risk in the short term but I am thinking 4-5 years down the road. Once the current championship window is closed, I don't think we will have alot to look forward to and opportunities to draft someone with as much upside as Beasley may not come around again.

Risk? :lmao

You make that trade, the current championship window is closed. Immediately.

For the possibility of opening a championship window later on? Assuming Beasley stays? Hell no.

[ducks]

people it was not tp's fault manu was hurt against lakers
manu healthy spurs would have been champs
manu does not = champs but they needed a player like him
they had him and was paying him though

[Spurtacus]

Fucking hell no.

[mexicanjunior]

Risk? :lmao

You make that trade, the current championship window is closed. Immediately.

For the possibility of opening a championship window later on? Assuming Beasley stays? Hell no.

:lmao

We'll see how great he is once Duncan and Manu are no longer dominate players (which could be the next 2 years). I think he has been more the beneficiary of players around him having to be accounted for. I'm not saying Parker isn't a nice player and I appreciate what he has done to help this team win titles but I just don't see him being able to carry this team once he is the lone superstar. I think Beasley has the potential to be able to that. If you are only seeing the year in front of you though, then I guess keeping Parker and passing up future franchise players is your best move...

[coachmac87]

hmmmmm......i think i would.

beasley is only 19.

the face of the NBA is slowly changing 5 yrs from now....KING PLAYERS will be

lebron
dwight
oden
durant
beasley
paul

[Marcus Bryant]

Tony Parker is Spurs Basketball. I once questioned the wisdom of selecting a player from "Paris Basket Racing"....turns out, I was wrong.

3 championship rings later, and you want to trade him? :wtf

[anakha]

:lmao

We'll see how great he is once Duncan and Manu are no longer dominate players (which could be the next 2 years). I think he has been more the beneficiary of players around him having to be accounted for. I'm not saying Parker isn't a nice player and I appreciate what he has done to help this team win titles but I just don't see him being able to carry this team once he is the lone superstar. I think Beasley has the potential to be able to that. If you are only seeing the year in front of you though, then I guess keeping Parker and passing up future franchise players is your best move...

You're not getting it at all. :lol

My point was never about Parker alone.

You're advocating trading one of the three major pieces of the Spurs' championship core for a player who may or may not develop into a franchise player, and who may or may not even stay a Spur for long.

The championship window is open now. The Spurs may never again be as close to winning more titles as they are for the next year or so. Losing one of the Big 3 and waiting for Beasley to start contributing on the level Parker already does means you're closing that window of opportunity for the chance to open it once Duncan and Ginobili are in full decline. And that still depends on whether Beasley stays and develops, and how much help you're going to get him if he does.

Screw 'competitive'. Titles do more to define a team's legacy rather than number of consecutive seasons in the playoffs.

You're too busy chasing the bird in the bush to realize the one you already have in hand.