How on Earth did We Miss Getting Stephen Jackson?

[ezau]

We moved heaven and earth just to get so he can make this team better. Why didn't we get Jackson, who's making around 7.6 million this year? Somebody needs to explain this

[greyforest]

sjax has controversy which spurs fo hates

[HarlemHeat37]

Jackson asked for a trade about a week or 2 later IIRC..

I would be surprised if the Spurs wouldn't have been interested had Jax asked for a trade about a week earlier, especially since Pop gave Larry Brown a good review of Jackson..he would have been cheaper, he's better on both ends and he already has chemistry with Pop/Duncan/Tony/Manu..

I love Jax, but he wouldn't have made us a contender anyways..we have bigger problems, even though he would have been a massive upgrade over Jefferson..the positive is that RJ has a huge expiring contract that the Spurs will be able to move in the Summer, so we could potentially get a great asset in return..

Speaking of former Spurs, Nazi with a 20/20 game tonight LOL..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

sjax + nazr =

[DesignatedT]

We moved heaven and earth just to get so he can make this team better. Why didn't we get Jackson, who's making around 7.6 million this year? Somebody needs to explain this

sjax would have been nice

[Dro210]

I proposed a trade in the other thread like that...

I'd love this trade too.....

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=yzozn9s


Rather have Augustine than Law, but I think Law makes it more realistic, and he wouldn't be bad either.

No way Charlotte would do it with as good as they're playing, but it would create a lot of cap space for 'em if not

where's the little icon for drooling?

[blkroadrunners]

sjax + nazr =

[alchemist]

Can the man guard 7 footers?

[ElNono]

I don't think SJax was on the block when we acquired RJ

[MI21]

Can the man guard 7 footers?

[alchemist]

+1

[Trimble87]

We moved heaven and earth just to get so he can make this team better. Why didn't we get Jackson, who's making around 7.6 million this year? Somebody needs to explain this

moving heaven and earth = trading 3 old players who weren't going to be in the rotation anyway...

[Spursfan 87]

Bobcats basically got him for nothing , an injured R.Bell and Radmanovic that's the equivalent of Bonner and Mase, throw Spliiter in there and you got a deal. The spurs did not even try to get him becuase he's not a nice guy.

[Sean Cagney]

moving heaven and earth = trading 3 old players who weren't going to be in the rotation anyway...

I came in here just to say that there, the problem is not who we moved but the salary and how is playing right now. We gave up nothing for him, but got his salary which sucks.

[ezau]

Bobcats basically got him for nothing , an injured R.Bell and Radmanovic that's the equivalent of Bonner and Mase, throw Spliiter in there and you got a deal. The spurs did not even try to get him becuase he's not a nice guy.

Nice is always ing overrated.

[Phenomanul]

The plus side on him was that he already had Spurs' "Corporate Knowledge"... Stephen is very familiar with the Spurs' complete playbook and not just the watered-down offensive and defensive schemes we've seen this year...

[Snaq O'Meal]

Nice is always ing overrated.

Nice guys are easier for Pop to control.

The team needed Mike Brown and HITA to keep SJax in check. Those guys are not around anymore.

[DMX7]

SJAX wanted to play here... he wanted to be traded here... we failed!

[easy7]

We wanted , we got ed.

[ezau]

SJAX wanted to play here... he wanted to be traded here... we failed!

Exactly.

[Johnny RIngo]

Cause Pop and the FO would rather have a mediocre, nice-guy like Jefferson instead of a talented player with at ude problems.

Just look at this poll:

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...78#post4021578

57 posters on this forum actually thought that Jefferson would be a better option for the Spurs than SJax.

[Baseline]

We moved heaven and earth just to get so he can make this team better. Why didn't we get Jackson, who's making around 7.6 million this year? Somebody needs to explain this

Add this to the list of things Pop needs to explain.

Not sure what number it would be...I don't know, maybe #673?

#1 would be...At the beginning of this season, the Spurs picked by some to win the West, or at least to be in the WCF. What happened? You have the same personnel you had in October. Please explain, Mr. Popovich.

[timtonymanu]

Nice guys are easier for Pop to control.

The team needed Mike Brown and HITA to keep SJax in check. Those guys are not around anymore.

Nice guys have gotten the whole Spurs team soft. We need a guy like SJax to put some fire in this weak team.

[fusionjazzman72]

We failed to get Jackson because we have 2 seven footers sitting on the bench while we get raped in the paint while Finley plays the power forward spot. What an idiot coach I am ready for a change. Small ball will win against Denver right?

[fusionjazzman72]

sjax + nazr =

yep!