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Marcus Camby Nuff Said
Everyone knows our options are limited. In order to get something, you gotta give - who, other than the Spurs FO, knows the specifics of a possible/pending deal?
Marcus Camby Nuff Said
we don't need a star or anything, just a guy to give us a new dimension..I'd love to have Bonner and Thomas playing rotation minutes, but we need a guy that does something different than them..meaning blocking shots and providing athleticism..Thomas and Bonner will be useful no matter what, we just need a guy for certain matchups.
we can sign some D-Leaguers and hope somebody breaks out..it's very possible, since we only need a role player..it's happened in the past with many teams..
come here
It doesn't matter what player the Spurs sign. They're gonna waste him and probably kill his confidence by sitting him on the bench everytime he makes a little mistake. I've seen it time and time again with this team.
What about Sean Williams, or is his BBIQ too low? The Nets just sent him to the DL, so we may be able to get him cheap.
need some one but nothing really available....
and no d-league blows. has any one ever worked out? hardly.
Ignorant post. The DL has produced a lot of decent NBA players:
"Many former NBA draftees, waived players and undrafted players have played in the NBA D-League. Some of the NBA D-League players that have gone on to successful NBA careers include Rafer Alston, Chris Andersen, Kelenna Azubuike, Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Andray Blatche, Devin Brown, Matt Carroll, Jordan Farmar, Chuck Hayes, Anthony Johnson, C.J. Miles, Jamario Moon, Mikki Moore, Bobby Simmons, Jose Juan Barea, Ime Udoka, C.J. Watson, Martell Webster.
Currently, there are only 2 players with D-League experience who won an NBA le, Devin Brown with San Antonio Spurs in 2004-05 season and Gabe Pruitt with Boston Celtics in 2007-08 season.
In 2008 NBA Draft, Portland Trail Blazers drafted Mike Taylor from Idaho Stampede. He became the first player from the NBA D-League to be drafted by an NBA team. He was subsequently traded and signed a rookie contract with Los Angeles Clippers.[8]
35 former NBA D-League players were on the 2006-07 NBA opening day roster. The number increased into 44 players on 2007-08 and then 60 players on 2008-09 NBA season.[9]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Dev...l_NBA_call-ups
I agree with most of those except Udoka really sucks.
nice post, btw
inevitably, this is a splitter thread.
what about renaldo balkman?
Balkman is not a big man. He is a small forward. Would I like him as a potential small forward prospect? Yes, but not as a potential rotation big man down low who can take at least some of the pressure off of Tim.
Who have we 'wasted'? Rasho? Nazr? Elson? Beno? Van Exel? Mighty Mouse? These were all truly disappointing relationships for the Spurs (and for the most part rightfully so). With the exception of Beno (and I still don't want him on my team) none of these fellas were/are up to much on their teams following leaving the Spurs. I don't think that your understanding really holds water.
Damn, hope Courtney Sims has kept up on the Spurs and know that he is an ideal player for them, I'd hate for Pop to try to call him up and realize someone else beat him to it.
the problem is big men are either a) too untalented, or b) too expensive. i put out balkman out there coz i believe he is underutilized and is a better rebounder/shot blocker than his numbers suggest... and he is cheap. $1.36m this year. some analyst are of the opinion that defense is his strong point. he might just be the banger the spurs are looking for.
Boozer is currently injured, to expensive and will go to Miami next summer anyhow.Do you know if this one is available?
the other one is now old enough, but I read he takes 20 million $. per game.
are you kidding? Yidiot jianlian isn't worth his salary, or even half of his salary. except Oberto none of our spurs doesn't deserve his salary, but I would rather retain Oberto than trade him for Yidiot jianlian who is just a skeleton covered with dirty-colored skin. Yidiot jianlian reminds me of Bradley everytime he appears on the screen, but Yi's Yidiology makes him different from Bradley.
What do you think of Sims?
You think he'd be better than Tolliver? Should the Spurs give him a call up?
Why dont people just wake up. Theres no bashing going on here. This isnt last season or the season before that. Its a whole different NBA. And anyone whos been paying attention can easily see our teams needs. Most of the True Spur/NBA Fans are wondering are the Spurs gonna play out the season and fill seats, or are they gonna help Timmy and make a serious run at another le? Thats all it is. No more no less. Well said by both Allanon and Senor.
20 boards and 2 blocks in his last game. Incredible for his age imo.
seriously bros, since we can't get Yao, we need Yi Jianlian or Sun Yue or Mengke Bateer or Sun Ming Ming or Wang Zhizhi.
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Theo Ratliff looked pretty good for the Sixers on Saturday, I bet the Spurs could get him for a 2nd round pick and filler. He would bring just about everything Mutombo would have except he is a few years longer. He has missed so much time due to injury over his career, I bet his legs are relatively fresh. I think he would provide the rebounding, defense and shot blocking this team needs to at least compete with the best frontlines in the league...
He's a completely different player. He is playing at the level you want to see in the D-League for a call up, but who knows if he could crack the rotation this season.
I'm generally suspcious of bigs who put up good/great D-League numbers, but whose rights aren't held by any team. Big men who can really play at the NBA level aren't often overlooked by NBA teams, which are almost always hungry for bigs who can really play at the NBA level. The hint of that ability is often enough for a team to lock up even marginal prospects in the hope that they'll pan out. The fact that no team holds the rights to a big man generally signals -- to me at least -- a widespread doubt that he can really play. It's not remarkable to me that a big player might have a game that allows him to dominate at the D-League level but that doesn't translate very well to the big leagues.
I'm not saying that Courtney Sims can't or won't make it at the NBA level, but I think its curious that no team has been willing to even retain his rights (despite the fact that both the Pacers and Hornets have had him around for long-ish looks). I'd be skeptical about pinning much in the way of hopes on such a player.
I still wonder what was the management of this team thinking when they signed Oberto over Scola.
They were thinking they could sign Scola that summer.
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