I Think We Should Go After Camby

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Originally Posted by mountainballer

of course Haywood is a good idea. funny thing is, Wizards fans on realgm also talk about a trade with the Spurs. and about the great idea to get Splitter in this trade. (idiots even talk about the cheap rookie contract Splitter would get for the next 4 years)
however, of course getting Haywood by sacrifice Splitters rights is a bad idea. could turn into another Scola story.
so, if the Wizards in fact put Haywood on the market, what's the price. it's not that other teams wouldn't show a lot of interest. not only the Spurs feel that they need more size to be able to match up with the Lakers. think about what for example Blazers could offer. so, if the Spurs don't want to give up Splitter, the Wizards will ask for Blair IMO.

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I know you're a fan of Splitter, which is understandable, but it's also a risk to wait for a guy that might not even end up joining the Spurs, isn't it?..just like there's the risk of Splitter becoming a good player and pulling another Scola, there's the chance of Splitter not joining the Spurs, and maybe not even panning out if he does join the team..

I've been wanting Splitter for a while too and I would have different feelings if the team hadn't went all-in already..heavily going over the luxury tax for guys like RJ and McDyess showed this team went deep and wants to win now, so as unlikely as it is(I don't believe we're a contender without a trade), the goal for this year is to ultimately win a title..

why waste another year of Duncan and Manu?..

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

Camby's defense is ridiculously overrated, and his horrible offensive skills would cripple our starting lineup even worse. I get no pleasure out of saying I told you so now, but what this team could clearly use is Bruce Bowen. Bogans is way too much of an offensive liability to play as big a role as Bruce, and he's not as good defensively either. Keith definitely has his moments, but he doesn't have anything approaching the consistency of old #12.

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Camby's defense is ridiculously overrated? Are you kidding? He would bring that size and length against the lakers and don't forget he has won a defensive player of the year award he would also be a major upgrade at the five than what we have right now.

Alright another "we need Camby" thread. Could it be b/c the Spurs lost?:rolleyes

Even if the Spurs were able to add Camby without giving up anything, it still wouldnt get them past the Lakers.

Nothing will get us far without Parker playing like Parker, RJ becoming a contributor and Manu staying healthy..obviously none of those things are a given though, but it's apparent that we need another big..

I don't think Camby puts us with the Lakers though..I wouldn't mind getting him, but he IS overrated..he's NOT a good 1 on 1 defender, he's too skinny and gets pushed around very easily..there are a few guys I would look for before looking at Camby..

what happens if we get camby and he plays like shit would you people shut up? lol

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Originally Posted by Supergirl

well, it took Bowen a little while to settle into the team, too. Bogans has only been a Spur for a couple months.

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No it didn't. Bowen was awesome from the start here, and the second he got injured in 2001-02, the team nosedived hard. They were 25-8 (76%) with Bowen playing to start the season and were 11-12 (48%) with him in street clothes the next 23 games.

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Originally Posted by Supergirl

Jeez, people are stuck on Bowen in the same way they're still stuck on Robinson. They were both tremendous players, irreplaceable, but like all of us do, THEY GOT OLD. There is a reason they both retired. It's not like we let Bowen go because we were stingy or because we wanted to, it's not like he's tearing it up somewhere else. HE RETIRED. He retired because he got OLD. It's not his fault or ours, it's just life.

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The reason Bowen retired is the Spurs didn't offer him a contract and he wasn't going to pick his family up and move them, especially now that his wife has a business in La Cantera.

Another thing about Camby. After the Nuggets got rid of their overpaid DPOY, they immediately allowed 6 fewer ppg and opponent shooting percentages dropped almost 2%. How do you get better defensively when you give up your supposed anchor? Cotton Camby sucks.

There's not a realistic way to work a trade for Camby due to his salary, but he will be a FA next year so maybe they can go after him then...

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Originally Posted by Duncan2177

Camby's defense is ridiculously overrated? Are you kidding? He would bring that size and length against the lakers and don't forget he has won a defensive player of the year award he would also be a major upgrade at the five than what we have right now.

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Yeah, he has. Not that he deserved it, though.

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Originally Posted by quentin_compson

Yeah, he has. Not that he deserved it, though.

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Agreed. Duncan deserved it over him.

Camby winning DPOY is like Kobe winning the David Robinson Community Assist Award for his work in Colorado.

I think Camby would fit in nicely with the Spurs. I guess, in a way, he can play the David Robinson role before he retired...

Camby tonight: 10 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assits, 5 blocks


One can dream.... :(