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Means to me they are going to look for a cheap traditional veteran center to go with the group they have.
after acquire D. Blair, RC stated that D. Blair is penciled in to contribute 20 mpg, and his acquisition would allow us to be more selective in this coming free agency. i really have no idea what he meant by this; does it mean that he wants a different variation of style of big man on the roster; or does it mean that we won't be held by ransom for a particular FA's demand of salary since we now have a bit more depth.
the only big man who i think we should look at are:
Z. Pachulia: 25 years old: a big body, decent offensive game, and decent rebounder; but doesn't really block lots of shot. my personal opinion is that with the same amount of money i would rather resign D. Gooden.
A. McDyess: 34 years old: not the biggest player available. decent offensive game with a consistent midrange J, good rebounder, good defender; but doesn't block lot of shots. my personal opinion is that it will be well spent if we sign him to a 2 year MLE contract; but the worry is how much he has left in the tank.
R. Wallace: 34 years old: a big long player, good offensive game with post move and could also hit the 3s, decent rebounder, good defender, and decent shot blocker. my personal opinion is that he's the best fit on the current team, and the money spent will be worth it; but the worry is that he's a bit of a head case and how much he has left in the tank.
M. Gortat: 25 years old: a big body. good rebounder, good defender, and good shot blocker, but doesn't have a offensive game. my personal opinion is that he should be a good fit with his defense and rebounding, but i don't know about spending the full MLE on someone with no offensive game to speak of, but i would definitely take him over Z. Pachulia.
These are the only 4 acquirable big man who i think will provide us with an improvement. 1.) R. Wallace 2.) A. McDyess 3.) M. Gortat 4.) Z. Pachulia
Last edited by bless1187; 06-26-2009 at 08:37 PM.
Means to me they are going to look for a cheap traditional veteran center to go with the group they have.
I don't know. I think it means that they can now go after a player (Rasheed Wallace) that can spread the floor and shoot the 3. We have a rebounder and a banger in Blair.
When did RC say this? It sounds very out of character for the usually cautious RC to say something like a draft pick is penciled in to play 20 mpg.
Wrong again.
It means they got their garbage man big that can play along w/TD. Now they can focus on other needs.
20 mpg. Gonna be fun to watch.
My God you are bitter.
That's ridiculous... it doesn't make sense to look for a cheap veteran if we have the MLE to spend. If we traded for Jefferson, and now that we have a damn good PF in Dejuan Blair and an awesome backup in James Gist it's clear that the spurs are trying to stack the team to win this upcoming season. As far as the selectivity goes in FA, I am speculating that we have all the offensive firepower we need and if we were to sign a big man, it would be someone who is known for his shot-blocking, defensive/offensive rebounding and help on the defensive end - someone like Marcus Camby, Mcdyess, or of that sort.
What? They need a traditional center to match up with the likes of the Lakers and the Rockets, but they are not going to spend alot because they are over the luxury tax, and this person will only play spot minutes for particular match-ups. It seems unlikely they will fork out big bucks for someone expecting to play alot of minutes when they want to develop Blair and Ian, and they still have Bonner who can spread the floor. Now if they trade Bonner, then they will need a big man who can spread the floor, but that is not their biggest need right now. They need a veteran who will not gripe about playing time, who will mentor young guys, and who come for the minimum. A MLE player will cost them about $11M this season.
Camby is not a FA.
i think if we want to sign someone, it got to be someone who is a notch above D. Blair, I. Mahinmi, or M. Bonner.
If the Spurs use the MLE will you shut up?
That's where I disagree. Like I said, if the spurs made the move to get richard jefferson, and especially now that they have Dejuan Blair, they have a "win now" mentality a.k.a lakers circa the 2000's, celtics in 2007, etc. It doesn't matter if we're over the luxury tax. The Spurs will do what they have to to ENSURE that Tim Duncan will get his 5th ring.
Edit: Why waste time in developing Ian when our window of opportunity is right in front of our eyes?
I'm pretty sure this means that the Spurs' only FA target is Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
gortat can score. he's more "skilled" than dwight howard. did you not watch any of the magic playoff games?
can everyone please stop mentioning bonner? that guy should be dead to us. ing pussy. any scheme where bonner is expected to play even a minor part = certain failure.
There going all in for a championship and Holt's said he'll foot the bill. They were willing to go after Carter and he'd cost as much as Jefferson and Wallace combined.
I think that one possible interpretation of RC's comments is that the Spurs have a few chips that can be cashed in through trades and that the Spurs don't necessarily have to settle for whatever they can get in FA and might be able to further remake the squad through acquiring some particular free agent, through trading for some particular player, or both.
Gortat isn't needed for scoring, if does everything else they say.
Gortat would be my priority, but seeing as though the Magic aren't keeping Hedo we might just have to settle on Wallace.
But he is almost certain to be unloaded for less value by the Clippers. He also has a one year expiring contract (so Splitter can step right in next year).
lol ploto. just worry about your own team.
Exactly. It's not like she's a Spurs fan, folks. She only sticks around to piss on anything that's remotely positive. I was going to suggest that RC's comments suggested they might be thinking of bringing Rasho back, but now I'm really hoping against it because I don't want Ploto jumping back on the bandwagon.
Grand slam
Y'all have to understand that ploto is going to be on her period for the rest of the off-season unless the Spurs end up with Gortat, Rasho, or Jeff Foster at center. They're going to if they get 'Sheed, Dice, Camby, etc. I'll leave the connecting of the dots on what those two groups of players have in common as a mental exercise.
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