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Fans say a player sucks until they make suggestions for how to trade him.
That's why they may wait until the trade deadline to trade him for an active player instead of a draft pick. Thing is, DB has to give his 100% effort during the season to increase his stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant
I think asking for a 1st rounder is a solid policy. For one, you don't give him up for nothing just to give him up. Secondly, if no one bites then Blair has to swallow his pride and realize that it's because no one wants him and he needs to get to work to increase his value.
He's tired of his role but if he gets motivated like he was the first season to prove doubters wrong and all that, then the team can showcase him for the first half of the season and hope to move him at the trade deadline.
But if you move him at the deadline, you do it for a player who can help the team immediately not for a draft pick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. John R. Brinkley
The best we could have done was getting our own pick back in this years draft from GSW.
I'd be surprised if he resigned with us after being benched for two consecutive playoff runs, right now its trade him or lose him.
Even GSW's #35 might have been worth it this year
Since Pop and RC are ok with our our bigs....Yea, let's move the guy that could have helped us beat OKC, had he played of course.
Trade Blair for a 1st and then draft a Euro/Foreigner who never plays for the Spurs. Be sure to drag out the playing for the Spurs/not playing for the Spurs of said Border Bro for at least 3 years.
That would be true. I suppose I don't expect him to get traded for a first rounder and the scenario I described would be what I call a best case situation. Hopefully I'm wrong and he is traded for a 1st rounder in the summer. But I think most teams would rather grab someone off the scrap heap then give up a draft pick for Blair, however at the trade deadline a team might want to trade it's under-performing knucklehead. But really who knows what will happen. A lot of possibilities...except Bonner leaving the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpurPadre
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Originally Posted by Fabbs
Maybe a lottery protected 1st rounder from some team, but no chance for an unprotected 1.
If Spurs don't add a player or do a trade, one of Bonner or Blair will be the backup PF and get consistent minutes. While none would be good, I rather see Blair getting that spot than Bonner. Bonner might be better in the regular season but playoffs are what really matter and Bonner disappears in the playoffs. So if they don't find someone else, Spurs should keep Blair to have him as their backup PF.
Pop has a feverrrrr and the currrrrre is morrrrre Bonnerrrrrr.
Agree. A first-rounder for Blair isn't outrageous, it's actually smart on the Spurs part. In any negotiation, it's common practice to start high. If there is some team really interested in Blair now, but perhaps they may not want to cough up the price now, they could very well change their mind by the Feb trade deadline. The Spurs have the luxury of time on their side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. John R. Brinkley
True. At the time, I also wanted to Spurs to reclaim the #30 pick in this past NBA draft (their own from the RJ trade). There were a couple of players available that probably could've helped them. However, it was not to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie
That was never going to happen, given the shit that GS took over that trade. That pick cost them $11M.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorSpur
RJ can play, he's an average player. If those get the MLE, they accepted to overpay $5-6M for the pick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra Kai
But I agree they wont return the pick for Blair after paying so much.
Best time to trade Bonner will not be until January or later where his contract value is at an all time high and his production once again begins to decline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Why didn't the Spurs should just add Blair to the RJ trade and keep their first rounder? His value was probably at it's highest at the time. With Pop removing him out of the rotation his value plummeted.
What gives you any reason to believe that the Warriors would have preferred Blair to the pick?Quote:
Originally Posted by therealtruth
It's not just an economic decision, though - if you factor in the basketball reasons to keep him a second rounder isn't enough. Even a first round pick doesn't gurantee any NBA performance. With Blair, you know his production is beeter than even a lot of first rounders.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGD
I don't think the Spurs are about to give him away based on what they won't be able to get next year for him whne you comparewhat they will be able to get out of him in production while they have him.
TimVP mentioned Golden State -
I spent the last week working in Oakland, CA, and I stayed at the downtown Oakland Marriott, which houses the Golden State Warriors offices and practice facility. The Oracle Arena was maybe 10 minutes away from there.
The team offices are literally on the fourth and fifth floor of the hotel PARKING GARAGE. Very unimpressive. I ran into a Marketing Rep for the team - he said a new arena is in the works over in San Francisco (by AT&T Park). It won't be ready until 2017, per the rep.
I can't see a free agent NBA player being very excited about playing for the GSW. The general area is pretty bad. The hotel was nice, but I even saw a fistfight between some loser and a female security guard. The move to San Francisco will be a big positive for them, but its a long way off.
Easy. Just have Blair as the starting C beginning the season when he's playing with motivation in increase his stock. When the teams bite and get interested, trade him off and we're good to go.
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They took RJ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel_13