It's clear we have the space to afford one but we can't get two even if Manu is not resigned. So who would you want with Manu. Monte or AK47. Seems to me both would get similar money Monte might be more years.
monte no ?
If we can get Matt Barnes, Ellis.
I like AK. Monta Ellis isn't that good.
Monta
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Definitely AK 47, he could really help when teams go small, both him and Leonard can easily play PF and tear it up on defense.
Ellis is a big gamble, it's possible he could return to an all star quality player in SA's system. With Kawhi/TP/Duncan etc. scoring will be sooo much easier, the defense finally won't be geared to stop just him. He could make plays and run the offense, again something the Spurs desperately need. Him and TP in transition would be extremely difficult to guard, and we know how SA loves to push the ball not allowing the defense to get set. With proper coaching he could be a very valuable player to have.
Or he could just suck and continue to be a chucker. I think it's guaranteed Kawhi will have a big role on offense, and be very successful, however it's possible Ellis takes shots from him and TP and just totally s SA over with stupid plays.
Monta. More of an upside, superstar potential. 5 great years are left for him.
AK74 is an injury-prone guy in the last years of his career.
Spurs won 3 les in 5 years when they had an elite backcourt.
Now it's TP.
I'd give the nod to going with a 2 over the 3/4 as the Spurs have Leonard and Diaw.
I think Monte, as much as I like to have AK47 more. It's because he can be very useful when the opposing team's defense is focusing on TP like what usually happens in the playoffs. Plus AK47 is injury prone lately.
AK47 gives us so many options (smallball, bigwingball, benching bonner forever) while monte will only be a higher volume gary neal!
AK47 it is!
Get AK and if Neal leaves, make Miller the new chucker!
I'm surprised that people are completely ting on Monta Ellis, left, right, and center. I think he is incredibly talented. He makes *a lot* of bone headed mistakes, but I think he has a ton of talent. If you could reign him in and harness that talent, I think he could be a really, really good player. It'd be a gamble, but I really do think he has a lot of talent and potential that he hasn't harnessed yet. Maybe on the right team, system, he could realize a lot of that potential.
Not sure if we should sign him, but I do want to say that I think he is better than what a lot of people around here are giving him credit for.
Last edited by Ice009; 07-03-2013 at 05:21 AM.
AK, I just want to see him and Boris pass the ball to each other.
But both would be nice.
, after thinking about it I want AK47 more than any other player the last 5 years.... I'd even like him more than David West some days ago.
Make it happen!
I think Kirilenko is a more likely signing, but at this point you need that scoring threat at the 2. Manu is not what he used to be. As we saw in the Finals, championship compe ion will be able to limit TP's effectiveness at times.
I seen Monte play 1 day an people underestimate his scoring ability. He can flat out score! But the thought of the defense of Da Russian with Leonard, Green, an Duncan. Omg..... Defense leads to offense. I'd take either cuz Tony looked terrible an we couldn't generate no kinda offense.
I'd love to see Monta playing off of Manu within the Spurs cutting motion offense. A TP/Monta backcourt could wreck havoc on undersized and older backcourts in the West, especially with TP transitioning more into a distributor role.
AK47 would offer some additional flexibility on the defensive end and provide them with an alternative to Kawhi as a small ball PF. However, I think some of what he can bring to the table can be approximated by cheaper signings.
The upshot is, even if they haven't signed anyone yet other than Splitter, all the smoke indicates the Spurs are swinging for the fences for the next two to three years.
If only for the sheer explosive possibilities I'm intrigued by Monta (coupled with a defensive signing like Barnes and Billups)
Both would really help the Spurs out. Monta could help us a lot on offense and Kirilenko would be great all around, especially defensively. Try and get Oden too, and if he can play, then the Spurs defense could be really great.
Kirilenko makes sense if the Spurs intend to start to feature Leonard in the offense more next season, and if he can handle it, especially with opponents game planning for him night in and night out. Obviously his Finals performance was phenomenal, but it will be a big step for the young man to be that dependable wing scorer. If he can give you that and take some of the perimeter scoring load off Parker, then Kirilenko makes more sense as an addition.
Monta easy.
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Yes, I guess it depends on what role Kawhi is going to play next season and if he can do it night in and night out. I think Kawhi is ready to do it. I'd say he is pretty pissed off with how the finals ended and he will come back with a vengeance. If the Spurs want to feature him more on offense, then someone has to also help out with the load defensively too.
Last edited by Ice009; 07-03-2013 at 06:37 AM.
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