Its not quite deadline time............

[crc21209]

in his defense he never said it was on the day of the deadline, just that it was announced at 5:30`

Yup, never said it was on trade deadline day lol. Nah I couldnt remember what day it was if it was on the deadline day or not. I just remember it being at 5:30.

[Duncan2177]

It was more a case of the Nets trying to entice us to take his enormous salary over the next three years. He's due to make 16.1mil, 17.5mil, and 18.3mil (with 4 mil guaranteed) in the next three seasons.

In return the Nets were going to exclude the big three from any trade talk.

My personal opinion is that the Spurs might have pulled this off but Finley put the brakes on it.

If thats the case? Thanks Mikey

[TDMVPDPOY]

IF all of our trades were nicked cause FINLEY wouldnt agree? that you got your ring and doing nothing, earning 2 paychecks, sit the down

[Gutter92]

IMO we didn't need a trade.

It all comes down to making shots. We're either going to make them or miss them. If we make them, we win the championship. If we miss them, we don't win the championship.

The Lakers didn't get past us because of a lack of bigs....they just made their shots. What happens if those shots don't go in?

My god, please tell me this was sarcastic.

[MacGyver]

IMO we didn't need a trade.

It all comes down to making shots. We're either going to make them or miss them. If we make them, we win the championship. If we miss them, we don't win the championship.

The Lakers didn't get past us because of a lack of bigs....they just made their shots. What happens if those shots don't go in?

Well said

[mexicanjunior]

IMO we didn't need a trade.

It all comes down to making shots. We're either going to make them or miss them. If we make them, we win the championship. If we miss them, we don't win the championship.

The Lakers didn't get past us because of a lack of bigs....they just made their shots. What happens if those shots don't go in?

I disagree, I think the Lakers rebounding advantage and overall better athleticism won them that series.

[rascal]

I disagree, I think the Lakers rebounding advantage and overall better athleticism won them that series.

Exactly. The lakers are a more talented team now. Pop even said it himself. There are still some in denial about it.

[Gutter92]

I think it was our bench scoring, too.

[HarlemHeat37]

no..the Lakers clearly won last year due to our offensive droughts..

LA is a more talented team, but their domination over us will CLEARLY depend on Andrew Bynum..if Bynum isn't playing, they're pretty much the same team as last year..Ginobili playing healthier last year cancels out Ariza(and more), and then you throw in Hill, Mason, and the emergence of Bonner..

the Lakers are obviously better than us, but Bynum is the main reason..Bynum+Ariza cancels out all of our talent improvements, so Bynum is clearly the main key here..he gives them the mismatch, he'll give Duncan more trouble defensively, he'll give them the rebounding edge..

Lamar Odom was pretty much a non-factor in last year's series for the most part, other than like 1 game..

if Bynum is playing at 80% or more, they'll beat us 4-1, maybe 4-2 at best..if Bynum is a 100%, they'll sweep us or 4-1..if Bynum isn't playing, they'll be favored, but I believe we would beat them..

you guys are overlooking the impact Bynum had in both games against us this year..he IS the main mismatch..he's the reason we all want another big..

[LEONARD]

IMO we didn't need a trade.

It all comes down to making shots. We're either going to make them or miss them. If we make them, we win the championship. If we miss them, we don't win the championship.

The Lakers didn't get past us because of a lack of bigs....they just made their shots. What happens if those shots don't go in?

Basketball 101, by Spursdynasty

dumb ...

[Agloco]

no..the Lakers clearly won last year due to our offensive droughts..

LA is a more talented team, but their domination over us will CLEARLY depend on Andrew Bynum..if Bynum isn't playing, they're pretty much the same team as last year..Ginobili playing healthier last year cancels out Ariza(and more), and then you throw in Hill, Mason, and the emergence of Bonner..

the Lakers are obviously better than us, but Bynum is the main reason..Bynum+Ariza cancels out all of our talent improvements, so Bynum is clearly the main key here..he gives them the mismatch, he'll give Duncan more trouble defensively, he'll give them the rebounding edge..

Lamar Odom was pretty much a non-factor in last year's series for the most part, other than like 1 game..

if Bynum is playing at 80% or more, they'll beat us 4-1, maybe 4-2 at best..if Bynum is a 100%, they'll sweep us or 4-1..if Bynum isn't playing, they'll be favored, but I believe we would beat them..

you guys are overlooking the impact Bynum had in both games against us this year..he IS the main mismatch..he's the reason we all want another big..

Hit the nail on the head. You can extend that thought to any of the years the Spurs didn't win. We had extended periods where we went into offensive funks and put too much pressure on our defense. Game 1 against the Lakers last year was a perfect example. Win that one and we are at least coming back to SA for a Game 6.

I won't even mention the non-call Fisher was gifted against Barry in Game 4.....

Win either and it's at least coming back to SA for Game 6. Win both, and the Spurs win in 6.....

The difference this year is that our defense is suspect while our offense might be a bit better. This isn't a situation the Spurs have faced since Timmy came to town.

Clearly the Spurs need to shore up the D if they want a chance at a ring.