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Nothing to lose at this point.
Several GMs doubt that Stephon Marbury will eventually make his way to Boston because he could mess with the chemistry. "They'd be risking too much," said one executive. But the Spurs, struggling to score without Manu Ginobili, could use Marbury and might have strong enough leadership to take a flier. "Remember, they once brought in Vernon Maxwell," said an Eastern Conference GM. "Marbury isn't that bad."
New York Daily News
Nothing to lose at this point.
And how'd that work out?
(For those of you that don't know, the Spurs won 20 games)
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You really know the season's not looking good when Starbury gets to come in as the Spurs Savior.
Spurs keep loosing, might as well take a chance...we need scoring real bad, we used to be known for our defense but right now we sucks like
if marbury's arrival means less minutes for finley, then i'm okay with it. if it means less minutes for the young guys, then no thanks.
And you still have to find a roster spot for him. If the Spurs are going to clear one out, I'll take Hairston over Marbury any day of the week.
Screw that.
NOOOooo.....please god......NOOooo!
who does the spurs trade , marbury has a huge contract and the knicks is not buying him out.
I'd rather lose every game than have this loser and team cancer on the roster.
If Buford and Pop are anywhere near in their right mind, they would not do this. I'll gladly take Vaughn ahead of Marbury any day, no matter how good of a scorer Marbury is.
Not a funny joke.
There's a good possibility this team is going to be without Parker and without Ginobili for the next month. Even with Parker, this team was 1-3 with a win only because he had the game of his life, and that win still took double OT. This team needs to do whatever it can to keep its head above water until Tim, Manu, and Tony are all healthy enough to lead the Spurs.
If this team is around the 5-16 mark this time next month, we're going to be looking at killing the big 3 with minutes just to make the playoffs. These are desperate times for the Spurs with no Parker nor Ginobili and no help from the supporting cast, and the team has to do anything it can to add talent. Even a malcontent way past his prime like Stoudamire was a very valuable stopgap for a few weeks last season, and it's a no-brainer to go out an get Marbury for the same role if he gets bought out.
There's no way the Spurs can throw a season when they have Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili on the team, and they could very well play themselves out of the playoffs pretty easily if the team is Duncan + Mason + nothing for the next month.
I think Marbury as a "cancer" is highly overrated by the media. I think the situation with him and the Knicks last year was the cause of two people in severe conflict, Isaiah and Stephon. I think he has matured a lot in this past year by not complaining publically or making a spectacle of himself to the media or his team.
If i were the Spurs and a good deal came along to get Stephon for the time being i would be all for it. Its not like the Spurs are a young immature team who would let a guy like Stephon destroy it. With people like Tim,Pop,Bruce and Manu no one man show could take that core off its focus.
So if it would be possible i would DEFINITELY do it. This team needs scoring in the worst way at this moment. Marubury is a proven scorer and facilitator. Him and Tim and Mason could hold down the fort till Manu and Tony come back fully healthy.
No way this happens though. The guy has a salary as big as Duncans
I don't see how adding Stephon helps us win. It might help us score more, but anybody who has watched the past few games knows that we aren't going to beat anyone by outscoring them. Maybe if we had Manu and Tony, but we don't. We need everyone to step up obviously, but in particular, we need Tim to be a defensive force inside, Fab and Kurt to crash the boards, and Bruce to be the shutdown defender we know he is.
Thats the point. This team doesnt have the athletecism (outside of the Big 3) to keep up with other younger teams. A lineup of:
Hill
Finley
Bowen
Duncan
Oberto
will lose you almost every game. Even if he defense gets back on track, if you cant put points on the board than its just as bad as a poor defensive team.
My point was HYPOTHETICALLY Marbury would be a good fill in for the Spurs.
0-18 run.
The team didn't have problems scoring when Parker was playing out of his mind the first four games. What's the plan now though, with him in street clothes? Duncan scores 50 every night? It sure isn't going to be Finley, Bowen, Thomas, Farmer, Tolliver, Oberto, Bonner, nor Vaughn.
No.
With Parker now out a month, it becomes obvious they have to get Marbury if he's bought out.
My head says no to Marbury, the injury report says the Spurs might have to.
Even with Tony, their defense was bad. With or without the injury to him, that is something that must be addressed. The only win they have was because Tony scored out of his mind. Even with Marbury, this team isn't going to score 100+ points. They can't win without getting the defense back to what we expect. No player they can get is going to replace Tony's scoring, without which they haven't won. They need someone who can at least help by reducing the amount of points needed to win, i.e. PLAY DEFENSE.
Wow. Stephon Marbury in San Antonio is actually a good idea. This, my friends, is the lowest point in Spurs history.
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