Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

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06-18-2009
Blackjack

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

I still remember him having an imressive outing against the Spurs in the pre-season up in New York, and thinking how nice of a fit he would be on the Spurs, but I'm not in love with him, the way most seem to be.

The player he became this year was quite an improvement but I'm skeptical as to how long he'll be able to stay out of the training room.

Maybe it's unfair, and admittedly I haven't looked to see how much time he's missed the last couple of seasons, but I've always had the impression of him being injury-prone.

If he can keep up the play of this season he'll be worth the MLE or a little more, but it would suck to pay that kind of cash, and be a signiicant hit to the team, if he's not capable of staying on the floor.
06-18-2009
lefty

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtremesteven33

If i had the choice:

Odom > Ariza

Odom is more talented and versatile (damn can he create matchup problems), but Ariza shows up almost every single night
He is also a better defender than Odom
06-19-2009
RuffnReadyOzStyle

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by timvp

Summer of 2006:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45517

:lol @ those who argued that summer that Jared Jeffries was better than Ariza. Spurs could have locked Ariza up for about $3M per year back then :depressed

Yeah... :depressed

In hindsight, I will take some lumps for advocating for Jackie Butler at that point, but he looked promising at the time and hindsight is always 20/20... :lol
07-02-2009
Spurs Brazil

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Report: Ariza meets with Rockets

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303256
07-02-2009
mfanatic

So let's say..

LA let's go of Ariza..

What about offering him the full MLE
Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?
Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
Jefferson/Ariza
Duncan/Gooden
Mcdeyss/Ian

!!!!!
07-02-2009
45 bank shot

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfanatic

LA let's go of Ariza..

What about offering him the full MLE
Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?
Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
Jefferson/Ariza
Duncan/Gooden
Mcdeyss/Ian

!!!!!

Epic Fail, my man
07-02-2009
smrattler

Re: So let's say..

Let's say Ariza accepts MLE money from us by some miracle.

I think McD has plenty of suitors willing to give him the bulk if not all the MLE.

Plus, what are we gonna offer Gooden?

Ok, forget Gooden then? Yeah, we'd be SMALL! Athletic as hell, but small as funk!

Remember, Ian doesn't count, he might not get off the bench at all, we don't know. But we DO know he's a rookie too, so, he's got that working against him too with Pop.
07-02-2009
brettn

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfanatic

LA let's go of Ariza..

What about offering him the full MLE
Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?
Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
Jefferson/Ariza
Duncan/Gooden
Mcdeyss/Ian

!!!!!

While you're at it maybe we can get ariza and sheed to agree to split the MLE money!
07-02-2009
coyotes_geek

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfanatic

What about offering him the full MLE

Why? We have Jefferson.

Quote:

Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?

Not when other contenders are offering him a lot more money.

Quote:

Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

I'm guessing Gooden doesn't like that idea too much.
07-02-2009
spurspokesman

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by brettn

While you're at it maybe we can get ariza and sheed to agree to split the MLE money!

Or we can offer the corpses of bonner udoka finley for dwight howard. Get it done RC
07-02-2009
texasmade006

Re: So let's say..

mcdyess is the type of player the spurs wants. i see him coming to the spurs cuz he wants to win.
07-02-2009
Steve-O-Matic

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfanatic

LA let's go of Ariza..

What about offering him the full MLE
Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?
Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
Jefferson/Ariza
Duncan/Gooden
Mcdeyss/Ian

!!!!!

I don't know what's more ridiculous. The idea of giving our entire MLE to someone to be a backup SF, or the idea that Ariza would sign somewhere to be a backup.
07-02-2009
FkLA

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

I'd love Ariza on the Spurs, but its a pippe dream. We'd have to somehow get rid of Mason or Finley. A sign and trade for Mason would be pretty sick but it aint happening.
07-02-2009
Libri

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfanatic

LA let's go of Ariza..

What about offering him the full MLE
Would Mcdyess take the LLE to play for a ring or two?
Resign Gooden to the vet. minimum..

Parker/Hill
Manu/Mason
Jefferson/Ariza
Duncan/Gooden
Mcdeyss/Ian

!!!!!

According to the article, Ariza is looking for more than the full MLE.
07-02-2009
Allanon

Re: So let's say..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libri

According to the article, Ariza is looking for more than the full MLE.

Yeah, it seems the MLE offer to Ariza from the Lakers insulted him. He wants something like $8 million last I read.
07-02-2009
objective

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Verbal Commitment with Houston

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303862
07-02-2009
lefty

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

So, will Ariza replace Yao at the Center position? :D
07-02-2009
timvp

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by objective

Verbal Commitment with Houston

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303862

Over/Under of ten minutes before someone starts the separate thread?
07-02-2009
rayray2k8

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Over. :D
I guess he doesn't care about winning, because Houston isn't winning shit this year. :lol
07-02-2009
duncan228

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by timvp

Over/Under of ten minutes before someone starts the separate thread?

:lol
07-02-2009
FkLA

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by rayray2k8

Over. :D
I guess he doesn't care about winning, because Houston isn't winning shit this year. :lol

Why would he care? Its not like he's an old vet hungry for a ring...he's 24 and just won one. What he wants is to get paid.

Although honestly it makes absolutely no sense that he supposedly rejected LA's MLE and accepted Houston's. Either the Lakers offered him less than the MLE or his agent was simply bluffing at first, LA said 'fuck you than' and went after Artest...and now Ariza has to settle for Houston. Houston has Battier and Ariza now, two great perimeter defenders. If the Spurs cant get Bruce back I think they should ship Mason+Bonner and try to get one of those two players.
07-02-2009
Blackjack

Re: Free Agent: Trevor Ariza

Quote:

Originally Posted by objective

Verbal Commitment with Houston

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303862

I've got to wonder what Houston's plan is...

Does Ariza's acquisition, and the fact that he's only turning 24, make Battier available?

I mean, are they looking to clear cap room for next year and since they get a guy like Ariza, they can afford to let Battier go for some expiring contracts?

Haven't put too much thought into it, but you'd think they're not expecting to compete this year with Tracy coming back from microfracture and the outlook for Yao, but having some of the young pieces they do have now?

Maybe looking to land a Bosh in '10 is their best plan moving forward?

It's definitely some wishful thinking on my part, but Battier was born to be a Spur...

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