Spurs fielding trade calls for Parker

[lmbebo]

At the end of the day I want Parker to stay and Hill gone

considering draft position now. Dumping TP is worthless for those pics.

Unless the team is basically saying we need to dump salary, don't care about receiving maximum worth.

[DesignatedT]

Can it really diminish any worse than Parker for ty pick + ty scrub? Any of the deals mentioned here are already worst-case moves.

I agree. A better deal has to arise if the Spurs are serious about trading Tony. No way they take a deal like the ones mentioned,

[ElNono]

Why is it those guys are soft? What's the criteria for that? A guy like Bonner hustles his ass off and tries as hard as he can on every play. He mixes it up. To me, that's the exact opposite of soft. Games aren't won by having a roster of 12 players with 40" verticals.

Games aren't won by just trying hard either.

[lmbebo]

This love for Casspi is troubling. I would think Spurs fans would have learned their lesson with Turkoglu.

Different players...

[objective]

I'll take Salmons over Jefferson. Isn't saying much though.

Me too. If there was a RJ-Hill for Salmons-10 offer, I'd want the Spurs to take it 10 out of 10 times.

10 could be Singleton . . . or a sliding euro . . . or even that low-rent Mike Miller clone the Spurs allegedly like . . .

[joshdaboss]

It's open season on Parker hating. A bad playoff run plus dumb comments = the haters are going to dominate the conversation. Spurs fans with half a brain understand his value.

You'd think that Ginobili getting hurt four years in a row in the playoffs and thus killing the team's chances would have some of the venom aimed at him ... but it just doesn't work that way.

He's valuable to the team, but he's certainly not irreplaceable. Less shots for him, means more shots and a better rhythm for guys like Jefferson, who is a former 20PPG scorer in this league.

And let's not kid ourselves, Ginobili is twice the player that Parker is. It's apparent. He can impact the game in so many more ways than Parker can.

[Mal]

Any Sac deal involving Salmons now for Jefferson is pretty much lateral, aside from contracts. Now it will only make sense if TP is involved. Salmons is basically a little less expensive Jefferson, so trading for him and the 10th with Hill doesn't really make the team better.

I would trade Salmons for RJ straight, but adding Parker for 10th is awful deal.

[NASpurs]

http://twitter.com/#!/SHowardCooper/status/84003550669193216

Scott Howard-Cooper

As several Tweeters note, this has to be leading to something else. Tony Parker could still be in the mix.

[BillMc]

It's open season on Parker hating. A bad playoff run plus dumb comments = the haters are going to dominate the conversation. Spurs fans with half a brain understand his value.

You'd think that Ginobili getting hurt four years in a row in the playoffs and thus killing the team's chances would have some of the venom aimed at him ... but it just doesn't work that way.

TIMVP as always is wise. Good to have you back and healthy.

[baseline bum]

Why is it those guys are soft? What's the criteria for that? A guy like Bonner hustles his ass off and tries as hard as he can on every play. He mixes it up. To me, that's the exact opposite of soft. Games aren't won by having a roster of 12 players with 40" verticals.

[ElNono]

btw, whose troll is joshdaboss, tbh?

[crc21209]

At the end of the day I want Parker to stay and Hill gone

+1. I'll take Sac's 10th pick and Salmons for Hill and RJ (If they want him).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Salmons and #10 for TP and RJ? WTH? Suddenly that Casspi trade looks good in comparison.

I've seen some rumors bubble up that it's Casspi, Salmons, and the 10 for TP and RJ.

[Das Texan]

I want the Spurs to make a trade.

I just would prefer it to be something that includes George Hill. If Jefferson so happens to be included in the deal, then thats just a great bonus.

[joshdaboss]

Games aren't won by just trying hard either.

No, but that isn't the point of discussion here. The point is that those guys aren't soft, and soft is completely overused. The only one I think you could argue the jury is out on would be Bargnani, and that's because he hasn't had the opportunity to play on a championship team. I don't blame players for not giving maximum effort on every play, when they play for teams that are in the lottery.

[DesignatedT]

Hill+RJ for Salmons +10 = Yes
Tony +RJ = Kill me

[crc21209]

Hill+RJ for Salmons +10 = Yes
Tony +RJ = Kill me

This sums it ALL up.

[TheProfessor]

btw, whose troll is joshdaboss, tbh?

Whoever uses Texas 2 Step.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I've seen some rumors bubble up that it's Casspi, Salmons, and the 10 for TP and RJ.

Still horrible. I pray this is not true.

[crc21209]

Still horrible. I pray this is not true.

[MaNu4Tres]

This love for Casspi is troubling. I would think Spurs fans would have learned their lesson with Turkoglu.

Turkoglu got a raw deal from Spurs fans. He was damn good in his early Orlando years. And he was a quality player for the majority of his one season with the Spurs.

Spurs fans fail to realize that sample-size in attempts/opportunity in the playoffs is important to correctly assess a players ability. (Even the "clutch" Robert Horry had several poor series throughout his career, but with adequate opportunity, the man performed really well at times--law of averages theory).

Turkoglu had 3 bad games against the Lakers in 04' (shooting-wise) and all of sudden Spurs fans make him out to be Jud Buechler in terms of skill.

Typical idiotic assessment.

[baseline bum]

I've seen some rumors bubble up that it's Casspi, Salmons, and the 10 for TP and RJ.

Even worse than the initially-reported deal.

[timvp]

I've seen some rumors bubble up that it's Casspi, Salmons, and the 10 for TP and RJ.

That'd be pretty brutal.

[ohmwrecker]

Different people...

Yep.

[DesignatedT]

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