ESPN.com: Spurs talking S&T with Portland, Rasho for Abdur-Rahim

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Originally Posted by SequSpur

Its great to have a bunch of good players, but are these guys happy with sitting on their asses for most of the season?

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Since your starting center won't likely be breaking 30 minutes a game and you'd like to limit the minutes of your primary backup big to around 15, yeah, there's room at the inn.

get someone
tall.
not short
tall.

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

Well, considering we had a 6'8" guy doing it (Horry) in the playoffs, I'd say that worked out okay.

Look, the overall trend in this league is for longer, athletic forward types, not the big brutes. That's one area where the Spurs need to improve at - having guys to match up with the likes of Amare, Rashard, etc.

Shareef gives you that.

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Horry is not 6'8", more like 6'10". He and Duncan are about the same height.

a slow footed tweener. just what we need!

I'd have Diaw and cap space for Rasho... (confirmed no brainer by swami chumpdumper)

I don't like this, SAR I don't think has ever played in a single playoff game before sure he will be good in the regular season, but how will the pressure affect him in the playoffs. Plus to me he seems a bit soft, but thats just my opinion. I'd rather have Scola who goes balls out everytime he steps on the court, and at least has some big game experience.

So the Spurs might be looking at a frontline of...

Starters
3 Bowen
4 Duncan
5 Mohammed

Bench
3 GRobinson
4 Horry
4 Abdur-Rahim
4 Scola

Someone remind me why this would be a bad thing. Granted, there is a lot that would have to happen for that to come to fruition, but still, what's wrong with something like that?

If Holt Cat et al are ready to spend, I'm down.

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I'd rather have Przybilla, if the Spurs are dealing with the Blazers.

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I guess Joel is so offensively challenged that the Blazers are looking for a better compliment to Randolph spacing-wise. They'll instantly have one of the better center tandems in the league, for what that's worth to them. Easier to waive Ratliff after that -- something else I didn't initially consider.

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Originally Posted by shyne

I don't like this, SAR I don't think has ever played in a single playoff game before sure he will be good in the regular season, but how will the pressure affect him in the playoffs. Plus to me he seems a bit soft, but thats just my opinion. I'd rather have Scola who goes balls out everytime he steps on the court, and at least has some big game experience.

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Yet, Scola hasn't played in a single NBA game.

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Originally Posted by shyne

I don't like this, SAR I don't think has ever played in a single playoff game before sure he will be good in the regular season, but how will the pressure affect him in the playoffs. Plus to me he seems a bit soft, but thats just my opinion. I'd rather have Scola who goes balls out everytime he steps on the court, and at least has some big game experience.

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Frontline rotation will get tighter in the post season, and if SAR doesn't perform in the playoffs he can take the seat at the end of the bench Rasho had during this years run.

i think this trade sucks.

but i will assume i'm wrong and trust in Pop if the Spurs make it happen.

I'm looking for the cloud between the silver lining if this is true.

I like this. Maybe my dream will come true. But what are the Blazers thinking? Ratliff, Przybilla and then possibly Rasho. I know they want to trade Ratliff and they want to keep Przybilla in the starting lineup. I guess we have to wait and see.

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Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant

Yet, Scola hasn't played in a single NBA game.

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Good point.

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Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant

I'm looking for the cloud between the silver lining if this is true.

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The cloud would be that it will hold back Scola's progression.

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I'd have Diaw and cap space for Rasho.

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Diaw? :lol He would be getting Linton Johnson type minutes on this team, and you want to trade him for a guy who was our starting center?

Quit digging.

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

Diaw? :lol He would be getting Linton Johnson type minutes on this team, and you want to trade him for a guy who was our starting center?

Quit digging.

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"It's totally onesided in favor of the Spurs."

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

"It's totally onesided in favor of the Spurs."

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didn't you have this argument last night?

Sorry, that just cracks me up.

When we get done with that one, why don't we trade Ginobili for Carlos Delfino?

To me SAR and Scola are in the same boat, neither have played in an NBA playoff game, and you guys know thats all that matters. At least we know that Scola is a winner and your going to get 100% every night, im not sure about that with SAR he has never even been on a playoff contending team.

if this trade happens, i cant see how scola is coming. he's either gonna stay over there another year and finish his contract or be traded to a team that can pay/play him. thats just too many 4s man. one of those dudes would have to be on the ir the whole year... unless scola comes over for the lle and lle like money over the next 2 or more years... and they sit him and prep him to take over horry's mins.

I don't like it. I don't see the need. Keep Nazr and Rasho until you see what Nazr gives you after training camp, bring Scola and see what he does and then look around for a young athletic forward - they seem to be everywhere and they all want to play for the Spurs.

I don't see why you fuck with a good thing on one or two questions marks (SARS in the playoffs? Scola in the league? Nazr on defense and catching passes?) that may or may not produce to the level you've already got.

Sorry.

I do promise to bite my tongue and trust Pop & Co if it happens.

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didn't you have this argument last night?

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Just bringing AHF up to speed. It was an example of a salary dump, nothing more.

what I really want is Aggie's Rasho for Deng and Nicioni.

P.S. sacramento traded 2 second rounders plus paid Keon's contract. hmmm... don't see Z signed in Alt. yet so maybe we still can swing it

SAR>scola
I say we trade scola for draft picks
and sign Oberto since after trading rasho we will only have one C and oberto or dike mutombo would be great backup Cs

Again, I'm trying to find the cloud here. So far it's that SAR hasn't played in a NBA playoff game.

I need something more. This is SAR for Rasho, people. You already have another starting center and TD is your backup.

Where's the cloud...?