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Oh well that's it
I've had enough
Go Lakers or Heat !
Of all the free-agency conversations to eavesdrop on, I'd pick the ones between Shane Battier, Grant Hill and their respective suitors. Both players are as bright as they come in the league, and you can bet they had plenty of sharp and pressing questions as they talked to team officials Monday.
Both small forwards are well-respected veterans with plenty left to offer, and sources close to both players say they have yet to make up their minds. While Hill has said the chances are good that he'll return to Phoenix, he has narrowed his list to the Suns, Knicks, Bulls and Spurs, with the Warriors, Celtics and Clippers trailing. The Knicks would seem unlikely, however, as sources have said New York is offering only one-year deals in order to preserve salary-cap space for next summer when Paul, Howard and Nets point guard Deron Williams might be available as free agents.
Battier's list still includes the Heat, Spurs, Pacers, Raptors, Grizzlies, Celtics and his former Memphis team. The Thunder have also had discussions with either Battier or his camp. The team-to-player conversations might matter more with players like these than with so many others, as a clear understanding of roles, goals and, of course, financial incentive will come into play.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...is.paul/1.html
Oh well that's it
I've had enough
Go Lakers or Heat !
u know, there are allways those guys, I immediately thing: "that is spurs material...I want them and we will want them!".
historical:
kevin willis
antonio mcdyess
michael finley
charles smith
terrell brandon
dont ask me why...its just, that they are good people without tats and prisontime spent.
all but brandon came here, AFTER I put them on the list! Cant remember beeing wrong aside from maybe terrell brandon.
hill and battier are on the list right now!
prince, andre miller and elton brand as well.
book it!
they will come!
...but probably only after they lost their swagger and not now.
Last edited by mudyez; 12-07-2011 at 09:30 AM.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but those guys lost their swagger years ago.
parker
manu
battier/prince
duncan
kaman....
why not..
I thought about writing the same right away.
But Battier should be a nice player for about 5 more years and Hill could give us about 2 good years as a stopper/shooter.
Its not like Willis, Finley or McDyess came in their prime. (and you dont get such players in their prime easily, but its fun to see, that the Spurs also want them lter in their carriers)
Wow, thats some old lineup...but yeah, if we want one more run (I would not do it, but after all, we could just try it for timmy), that or some combo of Hill+Battier/Prince would be the way to do it.
Kaman? Uhm, ok (but just because he is a german fellowman of me ;-))
The Spurs have a history of FAs "mulling" them . . .
According to Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports, on an appearance on NBATV Preview, he claimed the Spurs have also made overtures toward Tayshawn Prince. Perhaps that's a sleeper name to keep an eye on.
We just need to start keeping a list of what SFs the Spurs have not talked to: it would be a lot shorter.
Sean elliott_ maybe? lol
What are we, The David Khan of free agent small forwards. Pretty soon we'll have more small forwards than Minnesota has Point Guards.
Do any of these guys play PF or Center? How much time is FO going to focus on addressing the SF spot. I thought the addition of Leonard was supposed to shore up that spot. Now they're talking about more additions? If that's the case, why did we bother trading Hill away for someone whose rotation minutes are essentially going to be given to a free agent.
Hill could have helped us shore up another position in a different trade. It will be a waste if we end up acquiring yet another sf.
This is why the spurs don't win anymore, going after over the hill vets who can't keep up with the younger more athletic teams in the playoffs.I thought about writing the same right away.
But Battier should be a nice player for about 5 more years and Hill could give us about 2 good years as a stopper/shooter.
Its not like Willis, Finley or McDyess came in their prime. (and you dont get such players in their prime easily, but its fun to see, that the Spurs also want them lter in their carriers)
Why don't the Spurs just purchase or build a retirement community near SA and house all the free agent hopefuls there?
I mean, we're always picking from Shady Acres.
my dream would be Tyshaun Prince...
Tayshaun at the MLE would be a great consolation if Butler doesn't work out.
I think you mean Musty Pines.
I'd take Battier over Butler.
the full MLE for anybody but Caron would be overpaying. Id rather let Kawahi start and pick up a cheap backup.
This was news from like 2 days ago, and already in another thread. The FA thread.
so basically spurs are after every available fa sf lol
spurs fo trying to make a tired old bag allstar team, it seems
When they're not picking from Shady Acres, they're soliciting help from Sunny Hills.
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