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I would love tmac. I haven't heard much tal about Joe much money he would demand though. Has he said how much he would be willing to play for? How much would Chicago even be able to give him? I know all we could offer is around 2 mil which makes it very near impossible he ends up here IMO.
Id take him only for the min and only to come off the bench
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Originally Posted by SpursNextRomanEmpire
major pass on t-mac...
I would like Tmac on the spurs.
I'm inclined to believe the guy can still produce solid numbers for a backup sf/sg. I'd like for the spurs to pick him up and use him at the backup 3, but I doubt that happens.
I would absolutely love to have him, but I think it's very unlikely to happen.
McGrady is a great passer and playmaker, and he would be great on the Spurs on the offensive end. He can run the point forward position extremely well, so in some ways it would be like having a Manu on the floor for the whole game. But because Pop is Pop, it just wouldn't work out. McGrady would be in the doghouse inside of two weeks.
My argument to Pop would be..."If you paid Finley for all those years and got zero defense and precious little production on offense, why wouldn't you take a chance on McGrady? And he couldn't be any worse than Mason was last year."
But Pop is Pop, and it makes far too much sense. So of course he won't do it.
McGrady is one of my all-time favorites, but he makes no sense for the Spurs. He still thinks of himself as a superstar and as such, likely wouldn't be able to accept roughly 15 mpg off the bench, with limited ball time. Even in the event he did accept that role, he's far too erratic a shooter to be a reliable spot up shooter. He's best with the ball in his hands, where his excellent ball handling/passing ability for his size can be best utilized. He's also lost a ton of athleticism, to the point where he's incapable of defending even adequately at this point.
The Spurs need young, athletic wings, who shot the three well and defend. Ideally, it would be nice to have one player who could do both of those things (which is why, despite being old, Bell made sense). But they also need those players to not just accept, but embrace their roles. McGrady is a former top five player in the world and he still thinks of himself as at least All-Star caliber. The Spurs don't need that. It's not about the best talent; it's about the best fit.
I would most certainly take the risk.
If the Bulls are passing him up after missing out on LeBron that can't be good.
We already have an injury prone player in Manu. Do we really need another one who is likely to not make it through the year healthy and we're not sure if he will really accept being a role player off the bench. I'd say pass.
He's worth a try for the vet min. Other than that, pass.
I saw Hakeem on Pros vs Joes and he looked pretty good. We should see if he still wants to play.
sign him to play defense and ball handler...can he still shoot, we dont need him to iso
Its about risk reward. For the biannual or vet min he's not a big risk and can always be cut, the sales of spurs T-Mac jerseys in china would probably make up for it, since last I checked he was the second or third biggest selling jersey there.
tmac may still have talent but his ego is crap. he is worse than iverson
Lol. I was thinkin the same thang when I seen him doing Gates! He looks good an still seems quick on his feet! I know he good for 10mins off the bench!Quote:
Originally Posted by cantthinkofanything
i dont' know his phisical condition but if he can give us 20 quality minutes it's really what we need in terms of playmaking and passing ability when manu is on the bench..
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Originally Posted by SpursNextRomanEmpire
Sign him up for the vet him and see what he has left in the tank. If he pulls some shit or doesn't cut it, you can waive him.
3-4 seasons ago, yes.... now, hell no!
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Originally Posted by SpursNextRomanEmpire