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Definitely possible if they just want another big body on the bench. There's probably some young guys that they should look at before him.
15th Spot?
Definitely possible if they just want another big body on the bench. There's probably some young guys that they should look at before him.
hmmmm
Meh, wouldn't be a horrible signing. It's about as good of Matt Bonner insurance as you can find on the street. His per minute stats this season with the Bucks were actually pretty good.
That said, I'd hope for the Spurs to try out a younger big before settling for a veteran with no upside. Especially since he's a big who would be insurance rather than someone who can fill a void.
Yeah, I saw it on SpursReport too. There's probably a few teams looking at him for insurance.
We definately don't need Matt Bonner insurance. We need support and frontline production with nice help defense(positioning) and size. That's what I hope we can get and find if not just roll with the current group and let the season play out.
Just a Rumor of course.......
Nothing to see here.
Just thinking outloud...
Not so many bigs out there... Who are potentially (and realisticly) the best signings for the spurs??
The only thing that would be good about it, is Croshere with the Pacers played well in the clutch, and hes a decent rebounder. Other than that, younger bigs or an Alonzo Mourning type should be considered first.
Nice call by, ChumpDumper.
Potentially.
According to that website we should already have Carl Malone and Kobe Bryant.
Bonner insurance makes some sense. Bonner isn't exactly the type of player you can count on not shriveling up come playoff time. Plus with his rebounding in a free fall, there might come a time where Pop isn't comfortable playing a center who rebounds like a shooting guard.
It be a boring signing but it'd point to the Spurs hedging their bets on Bonner.
They need a "presence" big in there, not another shooting 4.
I liked this guy in his hayday in Indiana, but he hasn't seemed to have much left.
He was a waste of space in Dallas, and hasn't been able to get on the floor in MIL, but I guess it's a low-risk addition, and it's not like he'll be stealing minutes from some more-talented player we might have in front of him.
Mahinmi is the "presence" big. At least in theory. I'm guessing the Spurs will wait to see what they have there before going out and getting a duplicate from the D-League.
Since we haven't heard anything after Mahinmi had his second opinion, I'll assume that's good news. If his injury isn't bad enough to require surgery, you gotta think his ankle sprain will be healed by March. That'd be about eight months . . .
Peter put down the red bull already, the day the spurs get Austin Croshere, will be the day Tiger ask Andy Everett to caddy for him.
While I'd love for Mahinmi to be that, there is no way Pop plays Mahinmi in the playoffs, and no way he gets significant enough minutes coming back this year that he makes any kind of dent. We shall see. I'd have to sit down this afternoon and look at the "shooting 4's" and see who I find IMO that I think is the best, but there has got to be a better shooting or better one period than Austin Croshere.
Also, if you bring in an Austin Croshere, whats that do to Matt Bonner? Does it pump him up again ala signing Anthony Tolliver? Or does he say "WTF do I have to do to earn some confidence?"
Honestly, I'd probably go with Horry before Croshere. At least Horry can offer leadership -- even if he's in a suit.
If Croshere is signed, hopefully it's a 10-day contract to measure whether he has any gas left in the tank.
Agreed. Horry being at the game is interesting. Although he was in LA a day or so ago, so maybe hes just coattailing the Lakers wanting a coaching job. I'd definately give Horry a workout in the PF and see how spry he looks. He definately showed he still has "it" in game 7 against New Orleans last year.
Croshere for 10 day...if we works out...good. if not then horry for final run
I'd have to give Zo's phone a ring and see if he wouldn't mind shifting over from his south beach place and see if he had anything left. He is definately a low post presence that would be perfect.
Although if the Spurs are bringing in Croshere, maybe that means they have a SLIGHT bit of hope for Mahinmi. Maybe not.
there is one scenario when a Croshere signing would make a lot of sense: Spurs need to make a trade at deadline and it might be tough for them to somehow get the necessary salary into the package. the 3 million from Matt might be needed. so, if Croshere becomes a low cost replacement of Matt, I'm totally fine with it.
he is pretty much the same player, a bit older and now his decent athleticism is gone, but he has always been a smarter player than Matt is.
I don't think Croshere is the kind of big we need. Does he play any defense at all?
Horry back (and specially after the win he witnessed yesterday) >>>>>>> Croshere
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