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So, Joe Alexander is sort of like San Antonio's Steve Bartman.Even if he's in town, the media should be quiet about it so the Spurs don't investigated for tampering. Come on.. help out the hometeam
no , we will be lucky if we get him for the entire MLE.
So, Joe Alexander is sort of like San Antonio's Steve Bartman.Even if he's in town, the media should be quiet about it so the Spurs don't investigated for tampering. Come on.. help out the hometeam
Wallace is not what he was in say 2005 but he is still a very good player and a big upgrade. He needs motivation, playing for a le contender again with strong internal leadership should do the trick. Sign him..honestly this is a tough one, Rasheed's character is so raw that I see him bumping heads with Pop. On the other hand time is ticking on Tim's basketball career and not doing everything possible to get him#5 would be crazy.
Whatever Pop and the staff/team decides to do I'm cool with.
Look, you can't jump to too many conclusions on 'Sheed from last year. The Pistons had gone stale, the players knew they weren't going anywhere, and their floor-general got dealt. Hardly the type of environment for a bunch of veterans to find individual or team success.
This was a proud championship-or-bust core who knew their window had shut. So, while people are quick to say 'Sheed mailed it in, I'm not sure that's completely fair. How can you blame one individual when the front office made no mistake of their intentions.
This teams' time had passed, and the front office was ready to move on.
'Sheed is as talented as just about any 4-man of his generation, but he doesn't own a dominant players' mentality.
He's a complimentary player.
So, if the ship is going down and the team has little to no hope, it's really not in 'Sheed's makeup to keep a team afloat.
Not in his prime and certainly not at this stage.
'Sheed's always needed the right kind of group/team around him to get the best out of him, and the Spurs seemingly fit the bill.
The Spurs offer a starting spot and an MLE that will most likely be the best he can do, given the economy and teams left with cap room, and he brings a skill set that's proven success in this system.
He's a bigger, more talented, Horry.
There's nothing out there that fits the Spurs' needs better in this win-now mode.
He can take significant pressure off Tim defensively, he can open the lane for Tim and the Spurs' all of a sudden stockpile of slashers, and he brings the savvy and experience to get it done when all the chips are down.
The time to get more athletic at the center will come, maybe as soon as next year, but now's the time to win.
Players like Mahinmi, Gist, and Blair in the front court are more than enough capable of giving this team enough energy and athleticism for the time being.
wow i don't want orlando getting this guy
The deal for 'Sheed will be for however long he wants to keep playing. My guess is it would be through 2012 when Tim's deal is up. Makes the most sense...
who are the pf or c free agents available for this year .?.
would that be great if wlalace took the LLE for one year and we use the MLE on ron artest or go after ariza
sheed is causing the tampering, spurs cant do besides wait....
sheed playing mind games, just wait till pop pulls a reverse physchology on him to sign on that dotted line for LLE.
If the magic or any other team does sign sheed,
do you guys think spurs will offer Gortat a MLE long term offer like what we gave RASHO a few years back? or just signing someone to a small length contract? since we are out of the 2010 sweepstakes.....
Still holding out hope for Ariza I'm gathering?
Why would Artest take that little of money?
San Antonio could this be a possibility?
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There's ONE issue with Rasheed Wallace..motivation..that's all it comes down too..I don't buy the bull that he's "done" and "too old to contribute"..you give him a chance to win a le, you allow him to play for a coach he respects and a legendary friend of his in Duncan, and this guy will be motivated..
He would be coming to a team that limits the playing time of their stars during the regular season..the scary thing is that the Spurs are building up depth right now, and if this team stays healthy, there should be plenty of blow-outs and opportunities to rest for our older players..
This could DIRECTLY be a matchup against the Lakers..'Sheed pulls out one of their 7-footers, and I can't imagine Gasol being happy with being guarded by him for a physical 7-game series..
A motivated Rasheed Wallace, and the team staying healthy= best team in the NBA, at least IMO..
Acquiring Wallace would be the last piece of the puzzle from a talent perspective..the rest of the off-season can simply come down to picking the talent to fill-out the team, and allowing more time for the guys to build chemistry and get to know each other on and off the court..
2 years 10 million with a great chance to win a championship and the cheap living in san antonio sounds good to me plus dosent have to go to far from houston
yah but is till think we might need one more defender possibly like a matt barnesor some defensive young orintated player?
If, as Sheed says, that he's all about winning, and if he and Tim are really as close as some have reported, then it should be a done deal.
yah i dunno how quick gist is but i hope he can keep up with kobe and lebron with his big figure good shot blocking or there going to bring hairston as there main defender who knows
btw i always thought rasheed was the only guy in the league that can slow down tim duncan one on one
There is nothing wrong with him coming down to visit Tim, smoke a few bowls, and play video games until Wednesday is there?Even if he's in town, the media should be quiet about it so the Spurs don't investigated for tampering. Come on.. help out the hometeam
I have always loved Sheed and the intensity he brings to the game. Yes he's out of control and gets T's but he is also clutch, a great defensive player, and has a high basketball IQ which goes along with what the spurs need. The way I look at it its kind of similar to what the bulls did in the summer of '95 when they traded for a 36 year old volataille out of control maniac PF who nobody could control. That PF was Dennis Rodman and he still didn't change that much in Chicago under then toning down his act and not going MIA on the team due to having a lot of respect for Pippen,MJ,Phill. I think the same would apply for Sheed that yeah he will still get his T's but it will be less and plus he won't bail out on TD,Pop, and co because they are proven champions. Sheed respects winners and thats why he played well for Larry Brown versus other coaches he has had in Flip Saunders, Curry, etc.
And in Orlando he gets the chance to work with Dwight Howard. I think it's a moot point.
"This is not the big you're looking for. Move along."
There is nothing wrong with him coming down to visit Tim, smoke a few bowls, and play video games until Wednesday is there?
But seriously, (I don't know the tampering/FA rules) could Sheed visit Tim and it not be tampering as long as he doesn't talk to the coaches or FO?
My thoughts exactly.There is nothing wrong with him coming down to visit Tim, smoke a few bowls, and play video games until Wednesday is there?
Apples and oranges. As Phila said, they've been playing against each other since college and seem to really like each other.
Orlando's future contention is in question IMO with a questionable trade that I believe the Nets got the better end of possibly short and definitely longterm and Hedo's possible exit (which makes their PG situation that much more vulnerable). Might be something Gortat is taking into consideration already.
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