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I think we should hold off the bigman rotation thoughts until we got the whole Maggette situation over with.
There's been all this talk about the spurs major need is a athletic wing, but the spurs need an athletic PF or C just as bad. I know people say Mahinmi will help next year, but isn't proven yet, so no one knows if he can even handle playing in the NBA. Kurt Thomas and Oberto are good, but neither is athletic, both of them can't jump at all, which really hurt us in the western finals, Lamar Odom killed us because of them, the spurs can only keep one of them, and I say oberto since he's cheaper and locked up. I think need to go after emeka Okafor or earl barron in free agency, because they seem to be the only bigs left that fit that need, or trade Matt bonner, or sign kurt thomas and trade oberto and bonner; whatever they do I hope they get an athletic big because they need it bad. So what does everyone else think?
I think we should hold off the bigman rotation thoughts until we got the whole Maggette situation over with.
James Gist!
Ian!
Scola!
Timmy is the man people. it seems we have forgotten about that.
Tim rebounds, defends the paint and scores the ball.
does he need help? sure he does. but its not a desperate situation like the 2 spot
Hmmmm....Emeka or Earl, Emeka or Earl... just kiddin'-- I agree that even with Mahinmi, Oberto, and Thomas, the Spurs should look to get one more big body. If Bynum and Oden are healthy next year, they will be a handful to deal with, and Earl Barron or Brian Skinner or Adonal Foyle will actually be players the Spurs can afford to fill that role.
i disagree. were ok for right now with the 4 and 5's. maybe next year we need some fresh blood. not right now
I agree but there is thing called reality that gets in the way.
The team has one MLE to offer. We are over the cap, so we are hamstrung in our ability to sign free agents and that means we are restricted to signing players via the MLE (5.8 mil), the LLE (1.8 mil) and free agents we have Bird rights to.
The team could really use a jumping jack type shot blocker to cover the weak side and help Tim. That is a need I will concede but if Corey Maggette is actually talking with us, we have to focus on him even if the odds are long.
The team needs a player just like him more than we need the athletic big. Fortunately, we at least have a chance of having that athletic big already in Ian Mahinmi. He may not work out but I believe the FO believes he has a decent chance otherwise they might have gone a different direction in the draft.
Spurs also need some athleticism upfront.
Saying it is one thing , finding players that can do it is another.
Okafor isn't available and Barron quite sucks.
Come back with a name that makes some sense.
I live in Miami and go to Heat games Barron is Elson version 2
The Spurs won a championship with Elson, and with Nesterovic. It's easy to knock those guys-- no they are not star players by a long shot-- but they served their modest purposes. Elson gave a very reasonable 5 pts/5 rebs per game, which is pretty much what was expected. The idea of adding a cheap big as insurance is a very sensible one.
Last edited by Tully365; 07-04-2008 at 05:17 PM.
Earl Barron might be the worst center in the NBA. Elson > Barron.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure teams can sign players to the League minimum salary without it effecting the LLE and MLE.
Correct.
anyone whos read anything ive said has already heard me.......timmy needs help downlow, ooooo...if we go in with these same guys, we better get someone on the wing who can score alot of points, game in and game out...if we are gonna live from behing the arc, then expect the same kind of season, if timmy doesnt get any help....imo next season will be a replay of this past one....dont know bout yall, but ive never seen us get so outplayed in the paint...im not a stat remember(some say it comes with age) but i remember one game against NO (in the PO's) we got stomped in the paint (40 something to 12 plus or minus 2 something) and guess what really amazed me....we won that game haha....but still the west will be tougher next season, some players will be back, bynum,oden, most of the better teams have 2 threats downlow or at least 2 that work well together....timmy has what?.....nada
You are correct.
Athletic big men don't sign league minimum contracts.
I'm talking Foyle, Skinner, Andre Brown, etc., not Dalembert, Biedrins, etc.
If we dont get Gettee then we should go after Krystic from NJ. he is not a shot blocker but is quick can play high and low post, is a good passer and 7ft tall. Oh hes still 24yr old too. Then use the LLE to sign Mason, or Delfino...and re up barry.
With Duhon getting the MLE from NY, do you think Mason will settle for the LLE?
I can't wait to see Mahinmi next year and have been impressed by his progress, but I think people are expecting an awful lot from him. It's been very rare in the past few years for a PF or C from the D League to put up big numbers in the NBA. I'd be happy if he contributed 5 pts & 5 rebs a game.
I think he is gonna ask for around 2.5 but if he isnt signed in the first week or two he may take the LLE for a yr and retry FA next year.
If he gets the mins he will produce...I see him as a 7-9ppg, 5 rb 1.25 blk in 16 min pr game. His problem is he is foul prone.....also will depend if he is on the floor alot with Tim or if his mins will come mostly with the second uniti
Dorell Wright with Miami? He's a restricted fa since they made him an offer.
Those numbers would be great... and I agree on the issue of fouls-- he had big problems last summer and at the beginning of the D League season, but definitely improved as the year went on. Keeping my fingers crossed...
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