What the spurs need is size and athleticism at SF and the C position.
I think it's a wing. I think we can survive with Thomas or maybe even Ian starting at C
Our wings now are Bruce, Pop showed this season he won't play much, only got playing time because of Manu injury. Finley is done so that leave us with Mason Jr and Manu.
How about Troy Murphy? Would he be on the block?
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How about Gortat ?
Hard working, rebounding, still developing, athletic. I think cheap.
He will start in g6 Magic series
I actually wouldn't mind seeing Bass here.
i think a big is needed more than anything .
Wallace , McDyess , Bass , Chris Anderson , Gordat are all pretty nice i think in that order .
Dantay Jones is someone the Spurs should go after also .
If they go for a wing I think Azubuike, Rasual Butler or Moon would be nice options
how about ben gordon?
he declined 10m per season last year, i think he will get the same offer again from the bulls, but they will need to shed salary........
He would be absolutely disgustingly perfect for the Spurs. He is like Bonner on steroids. He can really spread the floor and he rebounds like a beast.
I follow the Pacer relatively closely and I see no reason why he would be on the block.
say goodbye to vaughn, and udoka, and fin
keep bowen and gooden
and hopefully rasheed or prince can come
wht yall think?
I like him too...but like Boris Diaw he comes at far too high of a price. 23 mil over the next two season is a kick to the balls. I don't see how we could shed enough payroll to make it happen.
yes...get rid of all those people you mentioned and....not sure about Rasheed or Prince, I heard Detroit wants to trade Prince.
Well, he has 2 years and $23 mil remaining on his contract. That isn't cheap, but he produces enough to justify it. He averaged 14.3 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the field, shot 45% on 358 3-point FG attempts, shot over 80% from the FT line, and averaged close (11.8) to 12 rebounds a game this season. Not much of a shotblocker though. I'd guess a Spurs' run at him would require some mix of cap relief and picks.
11-12 Million for a legit starting center is not that much in my book, especially when they can shoot inside and out along with rebound. Dampier, Kaman, Dalembert, Okafor, Brad Miller, Sheed and many others make about the same as Troy and he rebounds and has more range than all of them.
It is really not that bad when you look at what the market is paying similar talent.
Perhaps he doesn't fit into their plans moving forward.
If the Spurs dealt for him and included Bowen and Oberto's partially guaranteed contracts, that's potentially $15.8 million in payroll reduction over two years. The Pacers didn't make the playoffs despite Murphy's great season. Yes, he's good, but he's not a franchise player.
I would be hard pressed to see that as the truth, at least in the next 2 years. They look like they could be a playoff team in the East when healthy and they do not have any depth at the big man spot next year.
He is clearly not a franchise player, but he fits in damn well in Indy and I don't see them landing a major piece in 2010. Spurs do not even have good first round picks to trade them, and none next year.
It would probably depend on how close they think they are to a playoff team in the East, and I for one think they are pretty close. Just do not know if pure cap space is enough for a team like the Pacers.
I'm not a big fan of Murphy. I rather see Spurs pairing Tim with a player who is a good defender.
I agree for the most part, but having a center that can score is nice. Having a center that can score and rebound at a very high rate definitely helps make up for some of the defensive deficiencies.
Troy is not my ideal big man, but with what the Spurs like (Bonner, Horry...) recently, he is certainly a huge upgrade.
What about the Matrix? He isn't the ideal fit on the offensive end in the halfcourt, but defensively he would be a huge boost because he is still one of the more athletic and versatile players in the league. He is a a very good rebounder and one of the better shot blockers among forwards. Maybe he can find his 3-point shot by playing with the Big 3, something he has lost since leaving Phoenix. There are a handful of teams who are under the cap this offseason so it's doubtful Marion gets more than the MLE. If we could somehow land Shawn for the MLE and Dyess for the LLE, and assuming Finley hangs it up, what about this roster:
Parker-Hill
Ginobili-Mason
Duncan-Mahimi-Thomas
Marion- Bonner-Williams
Mcdyess-Gist
+ Fillers
What are you going to give Toronto in return in a S&T?
I'd like to let Udoka and Vaughn walk. I'd like for Finley to opt out of his final year. I'd like for Oberto to retire. That gives us 4 open roster spots.
I would like to re-sign Gooden, sign either Marvin Williams or Rodney Carney to start at SF, sign Sanikidze, sign Gist, sign Hairston, Draft Danny Green.
C - Ian, Bonner, Thomas
PF - Duncan, Gooden, Gist
SF - Williams/Carney, Bowen, Sanikidze
SG - Mason, Manu, Green
PG - Parker, Hill, Hairston
In 2010
C - Ian, Splitter, ?
PF - Duncan, Gooden, Gist
SF - Williams/Carney, Sanikidze, ?
SG - Mason, Manu, Green
PG - Parker, Hill, Hairston
Marvin Williams has a 7+ million qualifying offer for 09-10....whatever that means. It is the final year of his current contract though.
The QO is the amount specified by the CBA for the final year of a rookie contract. If the Hawks tender the QO, then Williams become a Restricted FA and the Hawks have the option to match any offer that he receives from another team.
It also basically means that it is impossible for the Spurs to sign Gooden and Williams as both figure to get at least the MLE
The Spurs need to make a hard push for Milsap. Hoping that the Jazz decide to hold on to booze.... they will not have enough $ to match the offer assuming they keep Okur and Korver as well...
They will surely try to lock up Milsap instead of Boozer. I don't see why they would want to keep Boozer when they have a younger big that can put up the same numbers as Booze.
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