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damn that'd be Pop's dream come true...
This was mentioned in a larger deal between the Bobcats (Gerald Wallace?) and the Clippers. Vescey does get alot of info, I believe he was the first one to break news of the Jason Kidd trade last year:
Seems like the Bobcats aren't willing to trade anything the Clippers want. So maybe the Spurs have something to offer?The centerpiece it does involve, I'm informed, is Chris Kaman. Now that Marcus Camby (double-figure rebounding last two games) is nearing full strength, the 1-6 Clippers are open to a rational market trade for the big guy who has battened down their middle for five seasons and is owed $43 million over four seasons.
Read the full article here if you like.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11112008...157.htm?page=0
http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm
edit: added original NY Post link
Last edited by Allanon; 11-11-2008 at 12:47 PM.
damn that'd be Pop's dream come true...
How is Kaman's agility? I haven't watched him play that much.
Kaman is young, only 25 or so. He moves well for a 7 footer, probably one of the quicker 7 footers. He's a scoring Center but plays decent defense.
He makes $10 million a year. For comparison, Eric Dampier makes about the same $$ but is slower and older. However, Dampier's a better defender.
Kaman is probably a top 10 NBA center...closer to 5 than 10.
Kaman looks good in the proper matchup, but sometimes he gets abused. $43M over four years is a pretty steep investment for him I think.
He'd be better than anything we've had post Robinson.
The only knock on Kaman is his low basketball IQ. He has the talent but does he have the saavy it takes to excell in the spurs system....what am i saying, hes not coming here....
Not a great athlete, but moves well for a big man. Kaman is good for a double double every night. Good, not great defender, who can block shots and protect the rim. Very good low post scorer. Not sure about his jump shot ability. Kaman is probably one of the top ten centers in the league. IMO Kaman would be a great pickup by the Spurs(dreamin). A lot of teams would be estatic to get him.
Bonner + Vaughn + Thomas + Used Tractor != Rationalrational
Amen. Don't know how doable it would be, but he is truly better than anything we have to pair up with Duncan now.
Vecsey is an idiot. I've never seen him break any news.
yes. basically what scola brings and we had it for one third of Kaman's salary.
anyway, 10 M is still a good price for him, but probably more than what the spurs want/can give.
Kaman is a pipe dream. The Spurs would have to trade Parker or Ginobili to get him.
Kaman plays terrible defense, limited fundamentals, low basketball IQ. That said, he is about 100x better than any Spurs big man not named Duncan.
Which brings up an interesting question for the masses
Would you rather have a player with high BBIQ and minimal to low skills (i.e. Oberto) or a player that has good skills, puts up good stats, but with a fairly low BBIQ (i.e. Kaman)?
Kaman isn't worth either, they'd have to give up more than Kaman.
I agree about Vecsey being an idiot
Mahinmi will be > Kaman
Production of the more skilled player if the plus minus is better, over limited skills with high I.Q. It doesn't matter how smart he is, his body can only do so much. It's not like Kaman is as dumb as a rock either. Sure he looks like that guy from Scary Movie with the small hand, but he can ball, plus he's a good guy. He'd ft in. We've had alot worse.
What happens when you encounter someone with a good I.Q and skills? Trouble on the horizon. And often, a higher skill level out performs the low skill smarter player anyways. So i'd rather have someone who can punch back a bit. And, HE CAN FINISH IN THE POST!
One can only hope, I hope that is correct.
I don't think Mahinmi will ever be as good a Center as Kaman, he's just too skinny and has a hard time adding weight. I think he's around 220 pounds, 6'11 right now.
But he'd be a great power forward if he can refine his mid-range shooting.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/feature...4~24&te=&cash=
Obviously, it would be better to trade Fin and Kurt instead of Bruce and Fabricio, but they can`t be traded until Dec. 15.
And this would be a major cut into the 2010-Plan!
But gettin` a guy averaging a Double-Double next to Timmy NOW might be worth it...
enough said.
this rumor is just made up by him.
It seems to lean a bit too much in Spurs favor, but that's not a bad looking trade scenario. Steve Novak is GREAT filler.
It would also return a veteran Center/PF back to the Clippers and give them salary relief for 2010.
Was Amare effective before he had a consistent jumper? Yes. Was K.G? Yes. I think things take time, but he can be effective initially without having a consistent jumper. A jumper is a nice addition, but it's not a requirement. He's 250 LBS....Alot of players are effective in the post around that weight. Some even less.
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