48MoH: Moving Richard Jefferson: The Spurs best way to utilize him

[tp2021]

They re-signed him a second time to save money. Nothing else.

Do you really believe the entire FO is that dense and stupid to sign a player only for the purposes of saving money? Really? It's hard for me to actually believe that you believe this.

[ElNono]

Go back and look for the mul ude of quotes from Pop saying he didn't know what to do Ginobili at first and how his style was so different than any other player he had coached. It wasn't until Pop admittedly let Manu go and do his thing that the player/coach relationship blossomed and the Spurs started collecting trophies.

After you do that, you can come back and sit at the big boy table.

Ginobili has nothing to do with RJ... Manu can pass, can defend, can create his own shot... we're talking day and night... if anything, Pop realized Manu was too good to strap him with some structured offense.

[rmt]

What it comes down to is that RJ is not a very good player - he doesn't create his own shot, doesn't hit the 3 at a high %, doesn't pass well, doesn't defend well, doesn't hit the mid-range jump shot (did I miss something?)

The one thing he does well is run in the open court with a pg who can spoon feed him. Since we don't have a pg like Kidd and we don't have a starting caliber SF so that RJ can play with Manu the majority of the time, hopefully they'll run some plays for RJ with TP so they can carry the team during the RS and save Duncan and Manu for the playoffs.

I have no hope or expectations for RJ in the playoffs (much like Bonner) but if they can ease the burden of the other vets during the RS, I won't complain too much about these 2 horrible, long-term contracts

[DPG21920]

Do you really believe the entire FO is that dense and stupid to sign a player only for the purposes of saving money? Really? It's hard for me to actually believe that you believe this.

It is why.

[DPG21920]

RJ is still a good player, but not as a constrained 5th option on a structured team.

[MaNu4Tres]

He played terrible defense all season long. You can twist it anyway you want, but I saw the same season you did, and there's two sides on the floor.

That's your opinion.

I was just bringing up the facts in my last post.

[benefactor]

They re-signed him a second time to save money. Nothing else.

I'm becoming more and more accepting of this fact every day...though it is hard to swallow. They knew that the championship years were over yet they had to do something that made it look like they were still trying, while at the same time saving money by getting out of the tax.

Good for them financially, but it sucks for the fans...especially ones who still have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads.

[ElNono]

That's your opinion.

I was just bringing up my opinion in my last post.

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