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Hmmmm. McDonald says they're not done.
They're done, then.
Spurs Not Finished Making Moves
Posted: 8/28/2010 2:06:00 AM
Source: Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News
Though all has been quiet on the roster front for the Spurs lately, the front office isn't finished making moves. The team has only 11 fully guaranteed contracts on the payroll right now, and still has a need for a backup small forward behind Richard Jefferson. There is precedent for treading slowly: Last season, the Spurs didn't make their final offseason move -- signing Keith Bogans -- until a week before.
Hmmmm. McDonald says they're not done.
They're done, then.
they'll probably fill the roster up with scrubs.
Parker for Melo.
Hmmmm. McDonald says they're not done.
They're done, then.
I'd do it in an instance!! Id rather have Melo for a year and still have such a huge trade value than frenchie over there.Parker for Melo.
Hmmmm. McDonald says they're not done.
They're done, then.
Man, that's cold - but funny.
There isn't a single SF on the market who is an above average defender. Spurs could go after a shooter like Jarvis Hayes or Bobby Simmons but I don't think it will help significantly Spurs team.
Probably looking to make a trade, that's why they haven't used up alll their cap space. So that they have a bit of flexibility to make some type of transaction work and still not exceed the salary cap. -Just a guess.
....somebody start another trade Parker thread
Who besides Parker could we really trade??? I don't think they wan't to trade Hill and Blair, and others've got no trade value.
Obviously there's nobody left on the market who will significantly help the Spurs, but that's besides the point.
They need another competent SF for depth purposes.
I've been saying it for weeks and I continue to believe it, that Hayes will sign with the Spurs closer to training camp. The hold up is he's supposedly waiting for an offer above the veteran's minimum. With a month until camps open, I don't know why he's still waiting at this point. If if hasn't come by now, it's not coming. Once he inevitably comes to grips with that reality, a la Bogans a year ago, I think he'll be a Spur.
Mediocre as he is, at least with Hayes, in addition to Splitter and Anderson, the Spurs will have become a much bigger team this off season.
It doesn't cost Hayes anything to wait. The minimum offers will still be there, and maybe he gets a better offer after someone is injured working out.
It could. The Spurs could move on. I don't think they will, but you never know.
If it's strictly or mostly three-point shooting they're after, maybe they turn to Simmons (who's a better three-point shooter), if they already haven't.
hayes or simmons would be a solid pick-up. Those guys might have something left in the tank.
Tony Parker and Antonio McDyess for Chauncey Billups and Birdman.
Now, you're just flicking snot against the wall.Tony Parker and Antonio McDyess for Chauncey Billups and Birdman.
Hayes and Simmons are bad ideas too, TBH. There isn't a significant talent out there in the Spurs price range. The Spurs would be better off giving minutes to new guys and hoping they pay off. I think Anderson will do just fine as the backup SF.
So are they gonna move the vending machines to the player's gym, or the ellipticals over by the TVs?
Not likely. When you're putting together the end of your bench on a budget, you tend to "leave your bait in the water" a while. The Spurs are rarely, if ever, in as much of a hurry as their fans are.
Even if they were to move on, I'm sure Hayes has other teams offering him the minimum. He's not making any less than that. It's in his interest to wait right up until training camp. He might get a better offer, and no one can make him a lower one.
Hayes would be a good pick up. He has never been very consistent, but on a good team he might become a solid bench gunner. Kind of like what Bogans and Mason were supposed to be . . . Best case, he is a veteran option bench player to fall back on if Anderson or Neal crumble under pressure. Worst case, he wears a suit.
The issue with Pop being that if he gets his hands on a veteran, instead of playing him in case Anderson or Neal dno't pan out, he'll use him as a starter and will stick with him until at least April even if the guy sucks. Just in time for the "shorter playoff rotation", shorter because the vet sucks and the young ones never saw any PT.
That's why I hope the Spurs don't sign anybody. I'd rather see the Spurs lose while playing prospects, than lose while playing useless vets (e.g. Mr no-offense no-defense no-nothing Bogans).
And if he does, that's probably more than $5 million less in Holt's pockets (~$1M salary, ~$1M tax, ~$3+M in lost redistributions).
Having a SG with no NBA experience play backup SF is not what I would consider a good idea.
I think he'll play whoever looks like they belong out there. Neal didn't get signed to a 3-year to warm the bench, and Anderson is going to be given the chance to earn his minutes the same way Hill and Blair have.
No longer is this a team of champions with the option to develop players for future championship runs. It's now or nothing, and if players don't play, we can reasonably assume that it's because they are impediments.
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