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Life's been interesting for Jack since he left SA. A year's penance with the Hawks, PAYDAY, fisticuffs with Piston Fan, and now malaise in Indiana.
One wonders how the '04 and '06 playoffs would have gone with Jack wearing the Silver & Black.
We'll never know, for Jack passed up the chance to stay with the World Champs in '03 to pursue greater riches.
Now Jack is at a crossroads between his past and his future, much like the Spurs find themselves needing to adjust to a league with ever evolving rules.
Jack needs the Spurs and the Spurs need Jack. He's shown what he can do on a championship level. The Spurs have shown what they can do for him.
Today's league is made for a guy like Jack, a guy who can put it on the floor or knock down the J. The Spurs could use another scorer with his range. They could use one like him who's not afraid to take some big shots. One not afraid to drive, take the hit, and get to the line. One not afraid to take championship winning shots. One with the guts to rally a team back on the road from 15 down and into the NBA Finals.
With Rose and Rasho's contracts gone the Spurs have removed $38 million in salary commitments from 2006-07 to 2008-09. Should Barry be moved this summer that's another $10 mil or so.
Finley was nice this season, but I'm not sure how much I'd want to depend on him going forward in the swing rotation. Horry is on his way out, likely next season. The Spurs need a big game shooter. They need a scorer. They need some size in the swingman rotation. Tim Duncan is 30 years old. Now is no time to wait. The Pacers are ready to blow up their team. It's time to welcome back Jack, the Spurs' Prodigal Son.
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Go for him with anything besides the big three.
As long as he leaves that "Prodigal suit" behind, I'm down. looks like leftovers from Wink Martindale's game show wardrobe.
That ship sailed and sank.
The only thing that "sank" was clutch 3 pointer after clutch 3 pointer in the playoffs.
Bring him on back.
Do whatever it takes.
Barry, Scola, Oberto, all three, WHATEVER.
Jax > Finely ... is there a choice?
what are the chances of him accepting a limited role anyway? manu is gonna start and deserves to start over jax. jax left for money and his ego wouldn't let him take a secondary role.
You must not have caught the Pacers' playoffs. Jack upped his level of bad decision making ten fold. I'll bet anything Jack is nowhere near Pop's radar.
If Indiana offered him in a trade, there would be a press conference five minutes after that phone call announcing a trade had been done.I'll bet anything Jack is nowhere near Pop's radar.
That simple.
Again, Jack needs the Spurs' system and discipline and the Spurs need his scoring, shooting, and, well, nuts.
Some rumors have it Pacers would like to move Jack.
Bwahahahahahah!!!
Ill take a good backup PG before Jax.
If anyone wanted him from Indiana, Bird would hold a press conference five minutes after that phone call announcing a trade had been done.
SJax was that in your face type of guy not taking bull . A voice or mentality the Spurs need sometimes.
I think the Spurs are one of the few teams that look at Jack and see clutch playoff guy and not overpaid, deranged, locker room cancer guy. I totally think we could get him if we were willing to take on his contract. Barry for Jack should work under the cap.
We would get younger and more athletic, like everyone wants.
Hmmm. Tempting.
Jack's in his prime. He gives you a guy who can play big regular season minutes and help keep down the wear and tear on guys like Manu and Bowen. After the season Manu had, this is no small thing. I think the Spurs need a little more scoring punch in that perimeter rotation. Jack's price is a little low right now. This would be the perfect time for the Spurs to step in and nab him.
hes also a chucker and has a bad at ude at times. i thought you guys hated players who shot all the time. guess not
Nah, we like guys who score big in road closeout games and knock down 3s to win a championship. His at ude was not a major problem in SA. Jack just needs the right situation, that's all.
I don't know about Jax. I loved what he gave us in 2003 (how could you not?) but he's become such a volume shooter and with basically three all-stars on offence I'm not sure we need that anymore.
Jack for starting center in the new era of smallball? Wait, Pop doesn't like centers who shoot threes...
If he's willing to come back to a winning team and resume doing what he did in 2003, then I'm all for bringing him back.
He hit some big 3Gs in 2003 playoffs, sure.
But the comment that was also applied to him back then was that "he keeps both teams in the game".
Look at his stats. He doesn't AST, he doesn't rebound, his AST/TO stinks, his BB IQ is below average, and as a non-hustling pure scorer-only, he's an inefficient shooter, low FG and 3G %ages.
Bonner shoots 3Gs 42% vs SJax's 36%.
I think the Spurs have better ways to spend their $$$.
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