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I would rather have neither really...
There is the major upside of No Bonner if we sign Shaq.
I would rather have neither really...
It would be funny to see actually. But do the Spurs have more money at their disposal than the MLE after Jefferson opted out? Because I thought Splitter was getting the bulk of the MLE. Would Shaq take the LLE? Do we even have the LLE to spend this year?
Damn you. Your logic is shaking the foundation of my hate. The Spurs do need some legitimate size at C. Even with Splitter.
what if they pull the hack-a-shaq on us? but naw ill pass on this, when shaq was in high school here in sa he used to ball with my uncle over at the projects
In a way, I shouldn't really worry. He's been barely able to play last season (50 something games IIRC). That should give plenty of minutes to the other guys.
Fact that were showing interest in guys like Splitter and Shaq just makes me happier. Hopefully we are done with this "stretch 5" era. A Duncan/Splitter/Blair/Dice/Shaq front court would be great IMO. Especially when you let guys like Splitter and Blair learn from the 2 most dominant big man of the last decade.
I am not lobbying that Shaq should start or really even get major minutes but there are times when his big body and championship experience is very useful. If he is willing to come here and help mentor our young guys and be the 4th-5th big on our roster than im all for it.
You certainly don't let Shaq screw with landing Splitter. IF the Spurs have any interest at all, the deal put in front of Shaq is LLE or league minimum, take it or leave it. Probably league minimum since the LLE should be spent on a SF, regardless of what happens with RJ or a S&T resulting therefrom.
Are we going to see more of that Parker - Shaq action during the 2008(?) All-Star games?
I wouldnt mind to add Shaq for depth....I mean ya we would be stacked on depth in our frontline. It turns into a strentgh unlike last year when it was a weakness. Eh probably not the best intrest for the team, but like they said..it would make a great story and bring more attention to the team.
exactly. we just cant give popovich the opportunity to start him alongside timmy d night after night, because god knows he will
Yeah, the MLE is pretty much allocated. You can also prod the big cactus ego to sign for less to have a shot at catching Kobe with 5 rings...
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did yall watch the playoffs this year? shaq was getting killed by noah
I'll worry about Jack-me Noah if the Bulls play the Spurs in the Finals. Until then Spurs play the Bulls 2x per season and... and .... I ran out of reasons to care about Joakim Noah Dude is the FUGLIEST man in the NBA.
When you start considering an absolutely washed up and over the hill Shaq a good option, what does that says about you and your team?
2 year vet minimum contract as the 5th big for 8-10 minutes a night wouldn't be bad.
Of course, I'd prefer at this point that they would re-sign Mahinmi and actually play him.
Starters
4 Duncan
5 Splitter
Bench
4/5 McDyess
4 Blair
5 O'Neal
I'd rather see that than the Red Rocket super hoagie aficionado back for 3 years and $10 mil again.
I bet he would come here for the LLE if for no other reason than to win ring number 5 and thwart Kobe. But he would have to hug the Admiral before the first game of the season.
It have to be written into his contract!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep. That's going to be a pretty compelling case for him too. Two years, league minimum gets you a center who would love nothing more than to stick it to your biggest rival. All the Spurs would probably have to do is let Shaq get his name announced as their "starter" just to satisfy his ego, and then he'd probably even be okay with 15-20 minutes a night. Maybe even less than that.
Ugh. I HATE Shaq, but the more I think about it, the more sense it makes.
Pretty much the idea. You want to use the MLE to get Splitter or Shaq?
No one here is suggesting that the Spurs get shaq instead of Splitter, or that the Spurs give one nickel of their MLE to him.
As far as I'm concerined it's league min or nothing, with it made abundantly clear to him that Splitter is coming and he's going to get significant playing time.
I wouldn't take Shaq over Splitter outright, but what if we signed Shaq with part of the MLE, and then packaged Splitter's rights for a small forward? For instance - Sign and Trade for Mike Miller?? Or Luol Deng?? Or Batum?? Don't forget we also have a potential RJ sign and trade as well - we would have a ton of options.
If I were the Spurs, and I could upgrade the center position AND the small forward position, I would at least have to consider it.
He would add to the list of legendary NBA bigmen who have played for the silver & black:
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Artis Gilmore
Moses Malone
I love Shaq, so I'm not going to be mad if the Spurs acquire him, but it wouldn't be a good signing with the way the Spurs are currently built..
-The Spurs frontcourt is already slow..while Splitter is going to add mobility, he's not athletic enough to change everything..Duncan is extremely slow at this point, Blair is slow defensively, and McDyess is slow..adding Shaq makes this team even slower, which is something they can't afford at this point..
-Shaq would absolutely have to be a bench player, obviously..he's still a good scoring option as a 4th big man while playing 10-15 MPG..would his ego accept that?..
-Shaq is still a very good defender in the post in 1 on 1 situations, but he's a horrible team defender at this point..the Spurs' perimeter defenders are weak right now, so this would expose him even more..
So overall, I wouldn't want him right now, the Spurs frontcourt is too slow as it is..if they shipped McDyess off in a trade, then I'd listen, but as of right now, it wouldn't make sense IMO..
The Spurs need some mobility for their 5th big..
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