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Spurs don't need another big, we have Duncan/Splitter/Dice/Blair/Bonner under contract there will be no minutes behind those.
There is no way players like Shaq or Dampier accepts to sign as the 6th big. If Spurs sign a vet 6th big, it will be a marginal player. I'm not even sure a player like Rasho would agreed to be a 6th man.
Personally, I rather see Spurs signing a young player as 6th big and letting him work in Austin. Richards could have been that guy but his shoulder surgery rules him out.
Spurs don't need another big, we have Duncan/Splitter/Dice/Blair/Bonner under contract there will be no minutes behind those.
I want a back up SF before a 6th big
Agreed. That's the bigger need. But, there's room for both so one doesn't neccessarily have to happen before the other. Now that RJ's signed, for better or worse, I hope the Spurs are making a run at Dampier.
I don't really see the spurs signing another big unless someone gets injured or a spot is cleared via trade. If they do it won't be Shaq or Erika. Small Forward is definitely the more pressing issue.
Bonner doesn't play like a big. Dyess is over the hill and probably won't make it through the entire year.
Sounds like some good reasons to get a 6th big.
as much as it saddens me to say this, even if one big goes down, bonner can play starter minutes. blair and splitter can play starter minutes as well. they don't have the mileage. right now, mcdyess is the insurance big. i'm sure the spurs will find some young player in the d-league to fill in later on in the season if injuries become more of a problem. the spurs will have roster room so they might go with a young d-league player. barring significant injuries though, i doubt he will ever see playing time.
+10 for every finger!
Any other time I would agree with you, but this is basically the same team that got swept by Phoenix in May. I think we need one more big to clog the lane.
a lot of bigmen that have been with the Spurs are free agents:
Rasho
Elson
Oberto
Marks
Mohammed
Ratliff
Why would Shaq or Dampier be 6th bigs?
Gist or Wilkerson or the like.
Ginobili = 6th big
RJ = 7th big
George Hill = 8th big
Smallball rules all
A young player with upside they can stash in Austin.
Bonner was signed so he could be the 4th,5th AND 6th big.
Bonners minutes will increase to about 33-39 minutes.
I miss Oberto.
Too bad he is too old to really contribute anymore.
Curtis Withers is another athletic, undersized big man who performed well in summer league.
Although I am in favour of Bonner being the 6th, it is not going to happen. FO probably wouldn't pay that kinda money to Bonner to be the 6th.
I don't see them signing another big right away, but I wouldn't mind a guy like Rasho as the 3rd Center. Who knows if he would even accept that, but still. Besides that, I say they should leave that spot open for a young, athletic, shot blocking, big man...oh wait...
Personally I would either sign Gist (or a similar player) to sit in Austin or I'd keep the seat free. Then a breakout D-League player could fill that hole later in the season as those guys emerge (ie, Gee/Temple/Jerrells of last year). A final option would be Jerrells himself. But I'm not in favor of that at all.
= Ryan Richards
Oberto might be a good choice. He could probably be signed for close to the vet minimum and wouldn't b!tch about a limited role.
His heart issues make me nervous to sign him. Guy should retire and enjoy his family.
Bring on the Gist es!
For the vet.min. I'd take Rasho, Nazr or Ratliff.
Elson and Marks are done, and Oberto also had a pretty bad year.
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