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Jefferson is touchable, just nobody wants to touch him.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4748700
Getting Randolph would address one of the Spurs biggest needs, a long athletic PF to start next to Tim, that can rebound, block shots, finish around the rim, and guard athletic 4s (Lamar Odom, Dirk, Rashard Lewis). This trade can happen, we have expiring contracts and we shouldn't think Jefferson is untouchable.
Jefferson is touchable, just nobody wants to touch him.
Anthony Randolph for Jefferson? lol you need more weed
i do this trade if they want matt bonner only...
Dear God, do we need an Anthony Randolph thread EVERY ING DAY?!?!?
It's like he's morphed into Marcus Camby, or something...
lol
If the Spurs were hot for Randolph, and there is no indication that they are, it would require something like Jefferson, Haislip and Mahinmi for Maggette, Randolph and Bell. That's not a bad deal for the Spurs, until you stop to consider Corey Maggette's contract, which would immediately begin to double as a noose around the franchise.
If the Spurs were open to moving Jefferson, they would do better to target a player like Gerald Wallace. My 2 cents.
Pop would not play him.
Do you realise that you posted something that just sounds extremely wrong?
Pop has a relationship with Nelson. If Pop feels like a roster shakeup is needed, this move may be one to make. However, I wouldn't expect anything until around Feb.
Thanks for the suggestion. It's admirable that you are trying to address one of the team's needs while considering the reality of contracts. AND NOT -talking one of player's in the process
However, I don't think it will work and is not a good idea because
1) We would be left with a larger hole at the 3 position. Even though Richard Jefferson is underachieving there's no one else to step in and really overachieve.
2) Randolph is young AND has an at ude 'problem'. That's two strikes in a zero strike Spurs system. Even though his skill set and physical attributes would fill a glaring whole in our roster I can't see him buckling down and being a hard-nosed yet level-headed, raw yet smart combo forward for the San Antonio Spurs. Maybe he'll be great one day, maybe he's rough around the edges cause his grumpy coach is a to him and in the right situation he'll mature and unleash all the potential we see... but I doubt it will be in the middle of the Spurs 2010 campaign
Hope you don't think I'm raining on your parade. I'm just trying to offer comments to your suggestion. I respect it and hope to read more constructive basketball talk in the future
What at ude problem? Randolph works hard, plays hard every ball game, shows intensity, plays defense willingly.Thanks for the suggestion. It's admirable that you are trying to address one of the team's needs while considering the reality of contracts. AND NOT -talking one of player's in the process
However, I don't think it will work and is not a good idea because
1) We would be left with a larger hole at the 3 position. Even though Richard Jefferson is underachieving there's no one else to step in and really overachieve.
2) Randolph is young AND has an at ude 'problem'. That's two strikes in a zero strike Spurs system. Even though his skill set and physical attributes would fill a glaring whole in our roster I can't see him buckling down and being a hard-nosed yet level-headed, raw yet smart combo forward for the San Antonio Spurs. Maybe he'll be great one day, maybe he's rough around the edges cause his grumpy coach is a to him and in the right situation he'll mature and unleash all the potential we see... but I doubt it will be in the middle of the Spurs 2010 campaign
Hope you don't think I'm raining on your parade. I'm just trying to offer comments to your suggestion. I respect it and hope to read more constructive basketball talk in the future
It would be funny if Don Nelson did us a favor..he is crazy enough..
Yes, he plays hard every ball game and shows intensity. I believe the criticism is that he plays too intensely. He's a raging bull. I remember reading a bit about him needing 'at ude adjustments'..... but I also wrote that it might just be Crazy Nelson picking a fight.
here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPKT15384J.DTL
2010 season preview, Bill Simmons also wrote something about him harnessing his insane talent, the only thing holding him back(or not holding him back) is himself
like I said, I agree he's a good fit for some of our serious flaws. He may become amazing, maybe he just needs a good coach to guide him to a consistent 20/10 star, but I don't think the Spurs take a chance on a do ented question of character mid-season
Don Nelson has always been an idiot. No suprises there.
He was raised on an Army base and has anger problems from when he grew up IIRC, at least that's what I remember from last year.. I was hyping him up on these forums last year, I really like his game..
He also got into a fight with Kurz IIRC..
yeah, the article talks about the incident with Kurz but doesn't specify if it was a fight or not... ?
anyway
I too like his game. I don't think anyone except the dopey "Official trade X Player" threadstarters can say Anthony Randolph isn't extremely talented with a bright future.....
He's being wasted in Golden State too..Nelson doesn't know how to use him, and his teammates don't know how to use his game..
Learning from Duncan would help his game immensely..
The only reason I think it's even possible is because of Pop-Nelly relationship and the fact that he doesn't have a good relationship with the Warriors..
+1 on learning from Duncan. It's a scary thought.
I guess my main point is the mid-season factor.
But I get pretty excited thinking about Anthony Randolph for less than $3M/yr.
this kid looks like he is very athletic as has alot of pontetial but I dont know what all the hype is right now I dont think hes that good right now or he just had a bad game against the spurs he looked lazy on defense and looked like a poor mans chris bosh just IMO
He looked lazy on defense? Not true. He did have a poor shooting night but he showed he could dribble the ball, make good basketball decisions and blocked 3 shots.
Except for Maggette's 4 year contract, I'd pull the trigger in a second on sending RJ for Randolph, Bell and Maggette... but it ain't happening, so bleh.
Randolph will be awesome with the right organization. He could be the guy to take over from Tim in 2 years if we could nab him... (not suggesting he's HoF or anything, but he'll be an All-Star if he ever gets a real coach).
agree it ain't happening. but for the sake of discussion. the idea does have some very exciting aspects. the Warriors would ask for some more IMO and a future 1st rounder isn't a big deal to trow in. still won't be enough, question is, would we trow in Blair or Hill?
the Warriors will be very open to listen to any offer that takes Maggette of their books, a swap for JR would allow them to become a major player in the 2011 free agency.
for me the most fascinating thing about Randolph would be the scenario to pair him with Splitter. on paper this looks like a perfect combination of all abilities you want in a front court. and if it really works, the Spurs have a building block for the next 10 years. this would be worth the risk.
nelson couldve done us a favor by trading jax to us, but no... it
Just tinkering but..this works after January 16.
http://www.realgm.com/src_checktrade...radeid=5328665
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