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Great thread
now that RJ has arrived and Thomas & Oberto have departed (for the time being).
Its clear we need a rebounder/shot blocker that can compliment Timmy.
Who do you want the Spurs to go after? Who should they go after?
We currently have Duncan, Bonner, Mahinmi on the roster. Gist can be brought in and play the 4.
Do we possibly have a deal with Tau to bring Splitter over?
Great thread
Williams Mason and Bonner for Camby.
I wish we could have splitter over here this season dude would beast folks
Yes, cuz we want Ginobili playing 48 minutes as our 2 guard
Seriously need someone who can score and rebound to take the load off Tim who's definitely not getting any younger.
Here's some possible options:
re-sign Gooden
Marcin Gortat
Zaza Pachulia
Antonio McDeyess
Rasheed Wallace
Finley/ Bowen/ Hairston/ Draft pick/ League level exception or MLE or part of the MLE would also contribute to those 48 minutes numb nuts.
I think if the Spurs can resign Gooden and somehow either draft a big, trade for another one, or try to split the MLE between Gooden and McDeyess.
PG - Parker/Hill/Vaughn
SG - Ginobili/Mason/Finley
C - Gooden/McDeyess?/Mahimni
PF - Duncan/Bonner
SF - Jefferson/Bowen/Udoka/Gist
Looks pretty good to me. Maybe the Spurs could pull of a trade for Camby. I mean, he was originally traded for a 2nd round pick, maybe we could get him for Udoka/Vaughn + a pick.
Should be a good season.
Sheed would be your best option if you could get him.
Actually I take that back. Manu will probably be getting 30 of those 48 minutes at the two spot. And RJ will be getting 30 minutes at the 3 spot. That leaves over 36 minutes at the 3 and 2 spot. Bowen / Finley/ Hill/ Hairston/ Draft pick/ League Level exception/ MLE would be more than enough to cover the remaining 36 minutes at the 3 and 2 spot.
How high is Rasho's value? Could he be signed for the LLE or the min? Earlier, he was unneeded since we already had our fair share of old bigs with Oberto and Thomas, but he could be really useful now.
no. Dude is a s of a s of his former self. His knees suck and after watching him do nothing more than jack up threes in the playoffs you're off your rocker if you think he's the best option.
Some lesser names the Spurs might want to consider:
Chris Wilcox - relatively young and athletic, but might not be the type of guy Pop would like.
Channing Frye - I believe Portland has his Bird rights but they do seem more concerned at landing starters at the PG and SF positions so a contract starting anywhere close to the MLE would probably get him without Portland matching. He's got pretty good size and has a decent midrange game but he's soft and doesn't rebound well at his size.
Solomon Jones - I like his game. I thought the Hawks should have played him more. He's got good size and length and very good athleticism. He's still pretty raw and doesn't have great BB IQ, but as an energy guy and role player, he could be a nice guy to target. He has a developing midrange jumper but it's still very inconsistent.
Not likely we already tried for Camby with Hill in the mix and it fell through. Vaugh has about as much worth as my left shoe. I am wearing sandals...
Definitely not as good as he used to be, but his play this past year was a lot more due to his head than his body or his decline. And at any rate, his knees are probably are better than Tim Duncan's knees. And, his three point shooting would probably be a pretty good asset on the Spurs working inside-out with Duncan. And, defensively, he's still very good. Not great, but probably as good as you're going to find compared to any of the Spurs' other options. If he's happy and motivated, I think Rasheed could still be very, very valuable. I think the bigger issue is whether he'd settle for the MLE.
The Spurs would be one place where Rasheed could camp out at the three point line and actually be helping, since they've already got a pretty decent post player. His defense, rebounding and shooting would be a pretty damn good fit.
Drew Gooden is the answer.
Let the record show that I did not make this post, but I will admit the thought crossed my mind as soon as I heard Thomas and Oberto were traded away. Spurs need a young big, but they could use one veteran center, too.
As to your question, it kind of depends what he is being offered in Europe. He said he would wait to see what kind of offers he gets from the NBA after July 1 to make up his mind.
Duncan/Bonner
Gooden/Mahimni
Jefferson/Mason
Ginobili/Finley
Parker?Hill
With Jefferson's contract sure to put the Spurs into the luxury tax, I see the solution to the bigs situation being addressed with bargains and a bigs-by-committee approach. I'd love to get Zaza, but even he is probably too expensive now. Hopefully, Mahinmi is finally ready to go, and Oberto or Thomas return after being waived/bought out. I'd look for one of these less glamorous names to fight for a spot on the roster (along with Gist & draft picks):
Dwayne Jones
Chris Mihm
Shelden Williams
Jarron Collins
Courtney Sims
Rasho
Kyrylo Fesenko
Solomon Jones
Channing Frye
I'd take Rasho over Gooden. I like Dwight, but he's too much of a headcase.
Sheldon Williams anyone? He is young, has size and is UFA. He could be a cheap stop gap.
yes i like shelden, he could be a solid defensive rebounding big, i remember him teachin a few lessons to mahinmi
Yeah, maybe that's because of the drugs. Plus, his fast ball isn't anywhere near where it was back in the mid 80s.
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