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No doubt.
Don't let the 1 point win cloud perspective. The spurs need some help in the front court if they expect to make it far in the playoffs.
Just simply take a look at last night's game, Gasol and Bynum scored 39 points on us and points in the paint is 56 to 34 for the Lakers.
I remembered that Jeff Van Gundy said, "the Lakers just simply gave the ball to the big who is not guarded by Duncan to score."
Man this is pathetic, maybe we have a good three point shooting percentage but you can't expect to keep that up in the playoffs, and for the long run, another big would be essential for better performance.
No doubt.
Don't let the 1 point win cloud perspective. The spurs need some help in the front court if they expect to make it far in the playoffs.
We know this. Top needs are a solid big man and a long 3 who can defend the perimeter.
The problem the Spurs have is that just about every other team in the league is in the same boat.
^^ True, there are nights when the 3-pointers don't fall.
I don't know who we can get without giving up a significant piece of this team. Probably our best hope is that Oberto and Mahinmi get healthy and we can run Bonner/Oberto/Mahinmi/Thomas at teams. That's 24 fouls if you need them and they are all different types of bigs giving you the flexibility for match ups.
If Mahinmi doesn't pan out (this season) we will probably have a good run and eventually succomb to some team with two quality bigs.
This works on ESPN trade machine.
To San Antonio:
Rasheed Wallace
To Detroit:
Bruce Bowen
Matt Bonner
Fabricio Oberto
Ime Udoka
Rights to Tiago Splitter
1st Round Pick
Cash Considerations
Bonner is the only one who is playing any significant minutes. Maybe Detroit could waive Bowen and he could return. Detroit likley would want more useful pieces, but Sheed is in the last year of his contract and is not in their long term plans. Portland could probably put together a much better package, but Sheed wouldn't be in their longterm plans either. Dallas, Cleveland, Boston, maybe, but not substantially better than what we could offer.
If the Clippers would part with Camby for a similar package, I would do it.
As good as Splitter may be, we need to take full advantage of Tim's final years.
you're joking, right?
itz hard 2 take you seriously when you spell "it's" with a z in the le.
but we do need a better big, no doubt.
We've been getting killed in the paint for 3 years now. And we're still in the games. All the decent Bigs are taken. Looks like we're gonna live and die from beyond the arc. And it doesnt matter how bad we lose under the paint. Not as long as we keep winning games.
I'm still waiting for the name of this magical bigman....
Please, hold the Joe Smith references....
Except the Lakers - Gasol "donation" be damned.
Big doesn't always win. Big and slow is even worse. So if ya look, the guards of the Spurs kill the Lakers backcourt. Their frontcourt kills yours so you're even. Getting Oberto back healthy to play alongside Tim Duncan would be huge in the playoffs.
I think oberto could hang a bit with bynum. Obertos craftyness would piss off bynum.
Diop in not plaiyng for Dallas...if they gave up on him I think he could take the things we need. The point is just if we have something to give...
Among free agents I don't see anybody (I thought Sims, but evidently ther's some concern about him...otherwise, with his numbers, somebody would have already jumped on him...).
That's because he hasn't been productive in the minutes that he's played. Diop has clearly regressed since that epic Spurs/Mavs WCSF of 2006. Back then, he was a shot-swatting, paint-protecting, rebounding, fool for the Mavs
Good post. People are saying kurt thomas was a stud last night. Calling my post dumb about kurt. I guess because we won it makes our bigs look good
Hey while we're at it, why not trade Manu, Tony and Mason for Lebron.
I just think that in a back up role is very difficult to shine...you're right he's regressed a bit but also, imho, because of lack of plaiyng time in favor of Dampier, Bass and other men. fact is he can't play with Dampier and they decided not to play him enough when Dampier is out.
Anyway, apart al of theswe considerations, I think that a good rule is to buy low...with high expectations.
In this moment, his market value is historically low...and I see no way Carlisle is gonna improve his plaiyng time...so that could be an ideal situation to make a try...
His size, ability to defend and, most of all, to run the floor, are assets that I see absolutely ideal for our team...
This headline is on hoopshype but I can't find the article inside. It's probably nothing but does anyone know what it says?
Spurs acquiring a quality player before the February trade deadline?
It's because he was a stud not cause they won. Good lord......
Do you realize Duncan was on Gasol and Bynum for a lot of those made baskets? KT has played very well for the time he has been given.
Spurs will sign another Big.
I get the feeling Joe Smith will be coming.
if only Thiago would have decided differently...
People need to start looking at Duncan and criticizing him when he has a bad defensive game. I actually thought Bonner played better defense than Duncan last night. Held his ground a lot better. Of course Duncan was better on the glass, but Bonner was stronger around the bucket.
I would rather have Chris Wilcox than Joe Smith.
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