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12th/13th.
Can we go ahead and get this process started now?
I figure if we sit Duncan and Parker for the remainder of the year, we would do no better than 38-43 wins. Where do you guys think that would leave us when it comes to chances in the lottery?
12th/13th.
We've already won too many games for John Wall, what's the point lol
You never know, what is the point in wearing down TD and TP for another year without any sort of payoff? I'd rather have a small chance at a franchise player than no chance of advancing out of a 7-8th seed...
Way ahead of you pal. Smallball will take care of it!
He started the process but he needs to finish it by giving 2 of the big 3 a nice vacation...
Not that I agree with tanking but even with all thses too many wins as you say. Spurs are what, 1 game ahead of the 8th seed right now? It wouldn't be to hard to do actually.
I think we have to worry more about the East teams dominating the ping pong counts...which is why it has to be done ASAP.
LOL. If the Spurs lost every game for the rest of the season, they'd likely have the 10th worst record in the league, and a 4% shot at moving into the top 3 picks (and an 87% chance of getting #10 and a 9% chance at #11).
"With the #3 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select... Gregg Popovich no longer their coach."
I'm not for tanking because, as bb points out, there's little point. However I am all for getting our youth out onto the court and seeing what they have to offer. Time to get Ian and Malik on the floor consistently.
Yep, bench Finley and Bonner, give Ian and Malik decent minutes.
Since we all know Pop is not going to play either...I don't see the upside of playing Parker and Duncan into the ground, especially if Parker plans to play for the French this off-season. Might as well slow down some of their wear and tear for a run next year...
Tanking doesn't recoup holt his massive investment in RJ. It also gives a slim chance of getting anything worthwhile and robs us of seeing playoff Duncan in his final years. You think Duncan wants to spend his last years rebuilding? He doesn't care if his team is one and done in the playoffs. He is extremely compe ive.
Sorry but seeing Duncan playing 1 on 5 against a superior team and swept out of the first round is not very appealing...
As for Holt, he has made plenty of money over the Duncan era with a minimal payroll, it's hard to cry him a river now that he opened the bank at the end of Tim's career...
While a tank would be nice, Pop will grind the team heavy just to get the playoff money. It's like $1 million per homegame to ownership.
The big 3's minutes will skyrocket and they'll crawl into the playoffs and get plowed in 4, maybe 5.
Then Matt Bonner gets re-signed as the cycle begins anew.
You left out the part where the Spurs trade Splitter to the Rockets so they can resign Bonner because it'd be crazy to offer an unproven player 3 million a year but when you know for a fact that they suck then it's ok.
Agree. For this year a le is not happening but the spurs can start playing the young guys to see what they have and build for next year.
you're right, I forgot. You're a sharp dude.
There will be threads proclaiming that there's no way they should pay 3 per to Splitter, because that would make him the highest paid 1st rounder who sat out 3 years in NBA history! The hysteria would boil.
Splitter can't rebound. Splitter can't defend. Splitter can't play next to Duncan. Splitter demands to play ahead of Duncan. Splitter is a problem-child. Splitter has a long, creepy neck. Splitter is using us. Splitter's whole game won't translate.
Meanwhile . . .
We need Bonner to spread the floor! Remember Robert Horry! Bonner's just like that! Bonner knows the system! Bonner knows his role! Bonner is loyal! Bonner is a good defender! Bonner leads the Spurs in plus/minus!
Alright, I'm on the bandwagon for this one..
Shut down Timmy and Tony for the season, get a lottery pick, try to re-load for another run next year and for the future at the same time..
This post makes me sick.
Good idea. TP can rest and play for France in the summer
No need to tank when you are banking on 2nd rounders.
might as will tank the season the spurs are losing to a freakin sorry team the sixers
We're probably not going to make the playoffs even if we wanted to. I'd like to see the youth get minutes. If we continue to suck then so be it. If the team improves then all the better.
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