You want to trade Duncan?

[Yuixafun]

I don't want to trade Duncan, not even for Lebron.
Only case I would consider:
If at some point the Spurs sucks, I would accept to trade Duncan to a contender against young talent and expiring contract, so he can retire with one last ring (A trade with a team like Portland would be a possibility).

Right on. Duncan for what he's done for the franchise must retire a Spur.

And in the event, that he feels he needs to keep going, then we do him right while helping ourselves.

Classy all the way.

[coyotes_geek]

+1

I also think it's backwards. The Spurs will be a force with TD for 7 more years while if they had Amare, they might be a contender for 4 more.

players that play above the rim like Amare usually have a shorter shelf life than guys that are successful on the post below the rim like Duncan.

Good point. All those years of high flying dunks sure look like they've worn on TMac.

[41times]

Is it just me or does this guy not have the Spurs best interest in mind?

Who get's to polish the Mav's Larry O'Brien this week?

Hey the Spurs are my 2nd favorite team and my wife is from San Antonio plus i might be moving down there at the end of the year. So i do root for the Spurs.

And for the record Duncan did not win all those championships by himself.

I know Amare does not play as good defense as Duncan but his scoring and shooting %'s are better. Plus like I said he gives you 6 more years of good ball. And you can get another player in the deal that helps the Spurs as well.

I know the Spurs probably won't consider it. But sometimes you have to look down the road a few years. Becasue in a few years the Lakers will still be rolling on with Kobe, Bynum, Gasol etc. and Portland is up and coming fast and they are really young, the Hornets are young so it's gonn be tough to compete with those guys in 2-3 years if you are older and slower. The Mavs are a prime example of that and they have no shot in a few years when everybody is ancient.

Anyway, not trying to upset everyone, just thinking outside the box a little.

[Dex]

No.

[Blake]

if we traded Duncan for LeBron, LBJ would be the tallest player and would have to play some center.

[I. Hustle]

I worked the numbers in my head and Dirk for JV works straight up.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I know Amare does not play as good defense as Duncan but his scoring and shooting %'s are better. Plus like I said he gives you 6 more years of good ball. And you can get another player in the deal that helps the Spurs as well.

That's a complete understatement, Tim Duncan is a first team all NBA defender (or was at least) and Amare is one of the worst defenders in the NBA. Don't try to tell me he isn't, I watch that idiot play a lot more than you do.

The shooting % and scoring comparison the most assonine argument ever, Amare gets his points mostly because of easy baskets off pick and rolls and mismatches created by the offense. Duncan gets almost of his points off shots he created for himself without an unorthodox offensive system or one of the best passers and pick and roll point guards the NBA has ever seen.

Also, anyone who knows anything about anything knows Tim Duncan is special because he makes his teammates better. Amare makes his teammates worse.

FINALLY, DID I MENTION TIM DUNCAN HAS 4 LES AND AMARE HAS NONE?

[mathbzh]

2 les?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

2 les?

It was a typo, I edited it.

[phxspurfan]

if we traded Duncan for LeBron, LBJ would be the tallest player and would have to play some center.

Why do people call him LBJ? He's not the 36th President of the United States. Heck, those aren't even his initials.


Just call him LeBroom...that one suits him better :]

[JamStone]

I believe there were a contingent of Spurs fans that would have seriously considered trading Duncan for Greg Oden before this season started.

[mathbzh]

It was a typo, I edited it.

OK...
I didn't know if you was referring to :
- 4 les
- 2 MVP
- 3 Finals MVP
...

[Brazil]

Nice, now we have a trade thread for all the cast of the sas only Ducan was missing it wasn't fair.

Now trade Duncan for Amare...

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

OK...
I didn't know if you was referring to :
- 4 les
- 2 MVP
- 3 Finals MVP
...

And somehow LeOverrated has a combined 0 les, MVP's and finals MVP's, but is way better.

[lebomb]

Not only NO, but TO THA NAW!!!!

[DPG21920]

Make it Lebron AND Dwight Howard and then I'd pull the trigger.

That better be a joke. I can say with some confidence that the Spurs would trade Duncan for either of those players right now, if somehow it were offered. Of course it would be hard, it would be emotional, but the Spurs and Tim would understand it is in the best interest for the future of the organization.

[Blake]

That better be a joke. I can say with some confidence that the Spurs would trade Duncan for either of those players right now, if somehow it were offered. Of course it would be hard, it would be emotional, but the Spurs and Tim would understand it is in the best interest for the future of the organization.

I can say with confidence you don't know what the you are talking about.

[rascal]

No, Duncan is far better than Amare.

[MarHill]

Hey the Spurs are my 2nd favorite team and my wife is from San Antonio plus i might be moving down there at the end of the year. So i do root for the Spurs.

And for the record Duncan did not win all those championships by himself.

I know Amare does not play as good defense as Duncan but his scoring and shooting %'s are better. Plus like I said he gives you 6 more years of good ball. And you can get another player in the deal that helps the Spurs as well.

I know the Spurs probably won't consider it. But sometimes you have to look down the road a few years. Becasue in a few years the Lakers will still be rolling on with Kobe, Bynum, Gasol etc. and Portland is up and coming fast and they are really young, the Hornets are young so it's gonn be tough to compete with those guys in 2-3 years if you are older and slower. The Mavs are a prime example of that and they have no shot in a few years when everybody is ancient.

Anyway, not trying to upset everyone, just thinking outside the box a little.

There's something called thinking outside the box and there's something call stupidity!

As this thread is......

The Spurs are a legitimate championship contender as constructed and trading Duncan would change that whole dynamic.

It's funny how people get so bored with winning...that they are willing to change what is working and is still working.

And it's easy to write "well you must think about the future" but doing things prematurely is just as bad.

But hey...I guess winning 4 championships is enough and being a contender for the last 10 years doesn't matter. Let's trade our franchise player for the sake of trading him.

Thank God...that RC & Pop doesn't read this forum for suggestions like this.

[Dex]

Does a bird trade away its wings?

Does the earth trade away the sky?

Does the night trade away the stars?

Thus....is Tim Duncan.

[MarHill]

I believe there were a contingent of Spurs fans that would have seriously considered trading Duncan for Greg Oden before this season started.

Jamstone,

Then those Spurs fans are stupid...if they posted that!

I'm sorry I don't like to call anyone stupid....but that makes no sense!!

[DPG21920]

I can say with confidence you don't know what the you are talking about.

Please explain.

[Blake]

Please explain.

You, DPG21920, have no clue about what you, DPG21920, are talking about.

[DPG21920]

You, DPG21920, have no clue about what you, DPG21920, are talking about.

Please explain. Are you trying to say that the Spurs would not trade Duncan if they were offered either Dwight Howard or Lebron?

[Blake]

The Spurs would not trade Duncan for either LBJ or Howard