I thought he didn't wanna leave california, has that changed?
Barnes is a product of the system............he played mostly pf will at G State were he could use his quickness on the wing to beat his man....but when his on the floor your playn d with 4 while he waites for a fast break to happen........oh and he is awffffuuulllll shooting the ball.....not worth having
Well, Oakland apparently wants him to leave.
Would it not benefit the Spurs to have a 3 who can play the 4? Yeah, he regressed on his shooting a little last season. Still, rebounds well and can play in an up and down game, which of course is what the Spurs play a lot of in the regular season.
Barnes can spread the floor, take bigger less mobile defenders usually assigned to him off of the dribble, and has good range. He is also a good, long defender who is a tough rebounder despite his lack of gerth.
The thing with the spurs is they do not want to play fast cause it takes Tim out of the game......If Barnes could play D at all he might would help but lets say you have him on the floor at the 4 with tim manu tony and now mason....He could help in certain games but again......it would put pressure on the other spurs to defend even more. I think that is the problem with our team is our D is slipping.....we are never gonna consistantly outscore LA PHX GS MAYBE EVEN PORLAND AND DENVER AND LETS THROW IN SEATTLE......WE NEED TO GO BACK TO STRONG D.......
The question is can we get Barnes with LLE kind of money...
Barnes did a pretty good job defending the league MVP in the 2007 playoffs when Nellie decided to play small ball (which Pop is not adverse to even when he hasn't always had the personnel to pull it off successfully).
The thing is that the Spurs often play fast. Barnes is certainly not any worse at defense than Finley or Barry.
Indeed.
Should come cheap after the year he had last season...another plus in an over-valued FA market.
Oh I agree with that....thats why we should sign those to clowns either....I like Mo Evens better......He has similar skill set to barnes but is stronger and a better shooter.....and a great defender......I would love to have this guy with the LLE
Him and Baron Davis are good friends. If Barnes still stands by his stance of only playing for CA teams then I can see him going to the Clippers.
I'd like to see him here but I just don't see it happening. One of his complaints last year in GS was that he wasn't getting enough minutes. Well, he wouldn't be getting many here either.
Yeah, could be.
[QUOTE=loveforthegame;2657214]Him and Baron Davis are good friends. If Barnes still stands by his stance of only playing for CA teams then I can see him going to the Clippers.
I'd like to see him here but I just don't see it happening. One of his complaints last year in GS was that he wasn't getting enough minutes. Well, he wouldn't be getting many here either.[/QUOTE]
That would probably depend on his role. He went from getting major minutes in the playoffs prior to last season as a core player in GS's resurgence to spending a great deal of time in Nellie's doghouse while he regularly re-configured and shortened his rotation. He could receive a decent amount of minutes on the Spurs as the Rooks come along or if they don't pan out and he proves himself a valuable commodity (especially if he helps in giving the team more offensive flexibility with the potential of producing more fast-break opportunities.
This is all speculation on my part and really hinges on him leapfrogging Cali, but the team might still have him in their sights and he is definitely there to be had for cheap like many Spur acquisitions.
Bonner shoots the trizzay. Nellie likes bigs who can do that...
Bonner for SJAX???????????
If we are talking about him, he is not coming...
i dont think we can pry kelena so we may have to settle for him, if hes even interested.
From our friend Ludden.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns
This is the part that is of relevance.
So they are content in letting him walk? I don't know how much interest he draws from the rest of the league.Belinelli could be in line for additional playing time this season. Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette will start on the wings, but Mickael Pietrus and Matt Barnes won’t be back and Kelenna Azubuike isn’t signed yet, possibly leaving a regular role off the bench for Belinelli. Unless, of course, Golden State’s newest rookie takes all the minutes.
Yes I think it would I just would prefer George to Barnes because I think he is the better defender. If it was scoring then I would go with Barnes.
The spurs play fast but not streetball which is what bares is use to. And rarely do we ever go super small where he would play the 4 and use his speed to his advantage. Our best player is duncan, if you play fast you take him out of the game.
Go get him RC!!
You think, but the problem is your thoughts suck. You should try watching people play. It may help you understand what people are, and aren't good at. For example, Devean George is poor at about just about everything, including perimeter defense. He has serviceable post defense on smaller players, but that is about it. He isn't even a good at rebounding. Barnes is a better rebounder and defender, better at driving to the basket and a better outside shooter. Barnes > George. George defines scrub.
Well again the free agent barnes is such a good all around player that acording to his agent he has not gotten 1 offer. Well Devin has gotten offers from the Cavs, Mavs, and Rockets and has fielded calls from the Spurs Lakers and Heat. Maybe you should inform the FOs of all the NBA how good Barnes is and how George sucks. You talent evaluation sucks at best.
Futher more, If you had read my posts you would know that I would only advocate this move as a counter move to other teams who have drafted and developed players whom we have no answer for....ie...David West.
George did an excellent job on West last year in the first round of the playoffs, he can also defend against smaller players do to his size and 7-4 wingspan.
Stick to NBA Live boy!
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