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Not for full MLE. I would sign a PF / C first if kelena is one of the option.
No.
Not a long horn fan.
But, I am not going to bust a nut over a guy who Golden State has already stated will make a priority.
Plus, we all know the Spurs don't make big splashes in the off season, nor do they just throw money around.
3 years with a team option for 17-18 million is a stretch.
Apparently last year the Spurs were offering Udoka a 12 million dollar deal. The dude comes in and signs for 2 years, 1 million each.
Same thing with Elson and Butler. Both came in under 2 year deals at 3 million each.
You guys can wish the Spurs are going to pry away a JR Smith or Kelenna, and it may well happen, but signs mostly point to NO.
Logic tells us the Spurs are going to go for a young wing on the cheap or draft, and make a splash down the road in 2010.
The Spurs hardly ever spend full MLE on players, and I don't that is going to occur for a JR Smith or Bukie.
Not for full MLE. I would sign a PF / C first if kelena is one of the option.
Option 1 go after JR smith with the full MLE.
If he doesn't work out, go after this guy.
You can't go wrong with JR Smith. Nuthugger that he is. He's still one of the highest efficiency players available. His PER is off the charts.
I'm not sure that being a UT fan or not has any bearing on realizing that CJ miles is an omnibust. Even if he weren't, this team is no place for him.
Just wanted to chime in with that. Oh and we need to get Barnes because GSW will match for Azi
I know he doesn't quite have the length...
but this guy has "2003 Stephen Jackson" written all over him, in my mind...just a feeling
J.R. Smith is looked at as "S-Jax 2.0," but I think it's this guy. Smith is probably better than the 2003 Jackson, and is really a different type of player. I think Azubuike can be the new S-Jax, but with a better, more stable at ude/coachability.
Last edited by mikekim; 06-09-2008 at 04:32 AM.
And a lot of my regrets with Jackson has to do with the player he has become and showed potential for becoming when he was with the Spurs.
I remember being so pissed at him for not being able to dribble with his left hand (his ball-handling was just kinda bad...)
So Azubuike is probably several steps ahead of '03 Jack actually. He's more comparable to current S-Jax (I mean, he did fill in for him pretty admirably this past season.) Throw in the better at ude and level head, and he looks like our top off-season priority.
Not sure why people are so hot on Azubuike when the Spurs will clearly have to overpay for him...and it just so happens there are two other Warriors players that are just as good if not better and are unrestricted, meaning they're likely to cost less.
For me, as far as Warriors go...
1. Pietrus
2. Barnes
3. Azubuike
Because neither Petrus or Barnes play the 2.
I was just asking because I have a longhorn buddy who argues that the Spurs should sign C.J. this summer because 'he was going to go to school in Austin and he would have been a star.'
it seems like 1-2 players will not be back at gsw...baron davis looks like he wont be resign...
hes still under contract for next year unless he exercises his ETO. and he wont be leaving 17.8 mil on the table when there are only two or so teams with any significant cap space. he will play out his last year, and then look for his extension or look elsewhere.
Signed!
Kelenna Azubuike=Devin Brown
JR Smith=Stephen Jackson
Buike doesn't see like more than a 3.5 a year guy. That's a good price. The question is whether the Warriors want to keep him or not in light of Ellis. I'm not sure that they do.
the question is, how many years are we going to offer them? 2-3 year stints? so it doesnt affect the 10/11 plan?
I live in Oakland and watch quite a bit of Warrior ball; the only other team I root for in the NBA...Spurs always come first though...
I would rank them:
1. Barnes
2. Azubuike
3. Pietrus
Ugh. Baron is not a free agent. He has a player option to become a FA and forfeit the $17+ million he is owed this next year, and with his knee problems he'd be a fool to exercise it.
Sign him up if jr smith doesnt work out
Not at all. He has a nose for the ball and works hard for everything. He grabs rebounds you wouldn't think he'd have a chance at but does it anyway.
He's my top free agent pick though I'd hate to see him leave the Warriors.
Barnes sucks.
i really agree with this..
Yeah, except for career numbers and Kelenna improving throughout the year, they're exactly alike...
I see Azubuike as a poor mans Joe Johnson. He would be a solid addition.
Nope. He's too raw to be a starter for the spurs. The spurs need a starting guard that can make his own shot.
Manu will surely be back to the bench - to reserve him for the playoffs. Manu was forced to take up some starting role because of injuries to TP this season. That's what caused the injury that eventually caused the exit of the spurs.
Next year, we need a durable starting SG that can play long minutes to allow Manu rest during the regular season.
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