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He hasn't signed his extension for the moment and will make his choice after the Spanish league final. The last game of the final will be on June 3rd, 5th or 8th.
The Spurs need to be more ghetto. .
Bring in a 6 foot 7 SG who can be athletic enough to create his own shot... Maker sure he's got an arm sleeve too.
He hasn't signed his extension for the moment and will make his choice after the Spanish league final. The last game of the final will be on June 3rd, 5th or 8th.
I think bring back Kurt Thomas if for nothing else, to have a solid 12th man on the bench.
God should we all sign a big "Sign with us Tiago" card?
yeah, well this should be interesting. 10 million for Splitter wow!
Artest.
If they can get both Splitter and Mahinmi here and they are ready, then I wouldn't waste a roster space on him.
Still though, your 4th big is Kurt Thomas, a guy that can tutor Mahinmi and Splitter along with Duncan.
More than likely though another team brings him on, but if you can get him cheap, I think you bring him back.
The move that should've been made this year.
Quite frankly, outside of the Big 3, who on the Spurs would any other team actually covet?
The roster is comprised of waiver wire guys and old veterans that no one else wants.
Go down the list of current Spurs and at least four (4) have been waived.
James White!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The changing landscape of the Western Confernece dictates that the Spurs will need more size. If Splitter is definitely staying in Spain, they should go after Desgana Diop @ about a 2-yr deal. Sure he's offensively challenged, but he's good rebounder and terrific shot-blocker.
I'm tired of seeing Duncan battling the opposition's frontline solo. He needs help at both ends.
I like this strategy. I'd love for them to come out of this draft with either Brandon Rush or Nicolas Bantum.
Of course, Pop is such a stubborn ol' cuss, that he'll probably do another draft-n-stash of yet another Euro player.
Agreed, halfway decent, consistent play from the SG spot would have won this series. Between Manu and Finley sucking, we had 2 games of from the SG spot (1 & 2) and a 2 game hole, including a 20 pt lead blown. The only decent SG we had this series was Brent (counting Bruce as SF) he only got to play in 2 games in practical terms (~50 minutes in 4 and 5 combined). I think we could have won game 4 if we had had some more Brent in the game. , he should probably have had more minutes in Game 5, but Pop gambled on Manu pulling it out in the last game of the season. Not a bad gamble, but he probably should have gone away from it earlier...
I will say that a decent mobile big man would help a lot next to Duncan...Especially because Pop appears to be afraid to play Duncan and KT together because of mobility issues.
We just need a good Center, cause Oberto sucks. If KT stays thats fine with me, but still. Also, we need a backup PG. So draft a PG, and get some FA center, or at least get James Jones.
Not to mention they still have Bird Rights to Horry and Finley. Howabout finding a team wanting to clear cap space, and either of those two can be cap filler/retirement moves for teams in exchange for taking back a bad contract with a good player and/or good draft picks.
It's not a bad idea but a lot would depend on Finley and Horry. Won't they have to report to the new team like the league made KVH do?
Horry will retire, Finley should retire, and if we can't find anybody else, keep KT.
Bring in Mahinmi, and Splitter will not be here. Even if he hasn't signed the contract with Tau yet, I'm pissed for him even thinking about staying there just for the money. I never liked his game anyways.
DerMarr Johnson should have a very solid shot at making the team next year. The Spurs didn't resign him for nothing. They should give him a chance.
Trade JV(unless he opts out), let Stoudamire go, draft a backup PG, and sign one via free agency (Duhon, Arroyo, West?) Arroyo would probably ask for too much money, and I think West will resign with the Cavs, but who knows. I like Duhon.
Draft a young wing player, and sign one via free agency. (Pietrus, Kareem Rush, Ryan Gomes, James Jones?)
anyways, just some ideas.
Diop sounds like a good idea. A guy who can run, jump, play defense, rebound, block shots.
I wouldn't rebuild. There are a lot of Sky Is Falling posts and Spurs fans worried that the run is over. However, I truly believe that the Spurs were one healthy Manu Ginobili away from championship number five. You need health to win championships. Going into this season, I thought the Spurs would have another great shot if the Big Three remained healthy throughout the playoffs. Didn't happen. Didn't win. Not a huge shock.
I know this isn't going to be a sexy opinion and I'm sure there will be those who will be hugely against my stance but this team has most of the pieces. Only thing this team needs, besides healthy, is one more scorer. And I'm not even talking a prolific scorer. I'm talking eight to ten points per game. Basically, replace the scoring Finley provided in 2007. Add in some youth at the end of the bench and I love the Spurs' chances.
Some Spurs fans want a complete overhaul ... and that just doesn't make sense to me. The window is only open for two to four years. That's not really enough time to rebuild a totally new supporting cast. What you do is you get a couple young pieces and you work those players into the rotation. The transition to the new supporting cast should be seamless ... not a house cleaning project that turns next season into a rebuilding one.
To do list:
1) Find a young, athletic bigman who can play in the rotation. Whether than be Ian Mahinmi, Tiago Splitter or someone else.
2) Find a young, scoring point guard. I want someone in the Rodney Stuckey combo guard mold who just wants to score. The NBA is becoming a slashers league and the easiest position to find bench scoring is at point guard.
3) Find a swingman who can score. Someone who can average ten points per game. Preferably a shooter.
That's it. Bring everyone else back, hope the Big Three is healthy next year and the Spurs will have a great chance.
Finding the three stars to build around is the hard part. That has been accomplished. Subtle changes to the role players to adjust to more athleticism oriented Western Conference is all that's needed.
Damon Stoudamire was a bad omen for us.
Diop/ Gomes/ Mahimni /James Jones or JR Smith coming in.....Horry Finley Stoudamire Bonner going out
Maybe, but I'd like a big who'd be a big enough offensive threat to help Timmy out for once. Timmy's been solo for so longgggg...
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