Report: TJ Ford leaning toward signing with Spurs

[dallasmaverickslose]

[Cant_Be_Faded]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa awhwhawhhwhawhwhwhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????


Longhorn nation baby.


I've only been waiting for this for TJ's last 2 ing Free Agent cycles

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whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa awhwhawhhwhawhwhwhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????


Longhorn nation baby.


I've only been waiting for this for TJ's last 2 ing Free Agent cycles

[Cant_Be_Faded]

TJ Ford is good. My only doubt is his ability to stay healthy for a season, even playing backup pg minutes.

[DPG21920]

It's the last two seasons in which he fell off a cliff. He plays like he thinks he's still a star point guard even though his body is worn down and he's lost about two steps from his prime. You could literally hear Pacers fans grown whenever he got on the court because all he ever does anymore is dribble until someone sets a screen and then shoots a mid-range jumper while floating to his right. It has almost been comical watching him recently.

The only hope is that now that he's out from under that huge contract he'll stop trying to prove he's the second coming of Allen Iverson. He has decent enough vision but it's been hard to tell recently when he's spent every minute on the court pounding the air out of the ball.

For a guy who was supposedly one of the fastest players in the league not too long ago, he has looked pretty damn slow and generally out of shape. Again, maybe now that he's no longer depositing those huge checks he'll rededicate himself. But I think it's more likely that his neck injury just brought upon a quicker decline than expected.

I hope I'm wrong but it's difficult to imagine Ford being even a decent backup at this point in his career.

TJ was something I mentioned a couple weeks ago and I'm happy if this is true. Not because I think he is some amazing game changer, but because he's a vet with starter experience that showed some glimpses of being damn solid posting 3 years in a row PER numbers of something like 20, 18 & 16. I know it's been declining since then, but I feel it is more mental and at ude then that steep of a drop off.

I'm not gushing or thrilled, but that back up PG FA pool is absolutely terrible and if you are going to choose, I'd rather take a flyer on a guy that if he gets his head right (big if) at least has some sort of ceiling where he can actually help. He's a broke ass version of TP, but he still has potential IMO to be a better than average back up. A guy that even though he can't shoot and can be a little sticky, will make decision and can get you some damn points occasionally. Not much else you could hope for with your minimum player IMO.

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

seems like they are trying to get Ford so he can start on some of the back2backs. if it was a reg 82 game season & hes playing 10 mins game i would be for it but i see him getting alot of play time this season.

whats everyones thoughts on Acie Law?

[Mel_13]

whats everyones thoughts on Acie Law?

Under contract in Europe without an NBA out clause.

[objective]

Vogel immediately benching Ford for what was nearly the rest of the season was one of the moves that turned their season around.

Maybe if he's surrounded by better players, sure, but typically when players are sat down and the team gets better, then the problem isn't the other talent but with the sitting player.

[monkeypunk]

Under contract in Europe without an NBA out clause.

How stupid do those guys feel now?

Brainiacs...

[Danny.Zhu]

Please don't.

[loveforthegame]

Alex Kennedy Twitter:

T.J. Ford to San Antonio, Roger Mason to Washington, Sebastian Telfair to Phoenix and more in the free agency diary: http://tinyurl.com/7acsymx

In the link:

• T.J. Ford is expected to sign with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, according to a league source. Ford will likely sign for the veteran’s minimum.

[Hooks]

According to hoopsworld Ford will sign on Friday with the spurs for vet min.

[SenorSpur]

I don't see how this helps solve the Spurs existing deficiencies along the frontline. The Spurs already have enough scoring. If this guy is still the ball-hog that he used to be and that many on this board claim him to still be, this could backfire.

It could potentially be yet another bad move that signals a one-year, last-run desparation. After all, that's how RJ landed here in the first-place. Pop knew what he was and thought he could change him.

[timvp]

I promise you will love him 20% of the time and curse him 80%.

That's being generous.

[ElNono]

I'll take him for vet min money... He can't be worse than Roger Mason Jr running the point, can he?

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

i really thought he was going to sign with Miami. Maybe a trend will be set & Battier will be the next to sign with the spurs for cheap......I hope.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

He's gonna make jacque vaughn look like jason hart

[ElNono]

I don't see how this helps solve the Spurs existing deficiencies along the frontline.

This would be shoring up the PG position. There's just too many games in too little time and we only have one true PG... you take a flyer on this guy instead of fielding Chris Quinn.

[timvp]

TJ Ford is good.

TJ was good back when Jesus was the white Vince Young.

[ElNono]

Now, if they offer him a 3 year contract with a player option on the 3rd season, I'll be pissed.

[slick'81]

As just a veteran backup pg hes fine but i do have doubts.He isnt and never has been a shooter and at his size will more than likely be a liability on d

I think he still has game can score and dish but like others have said he needs the ball in his hands alot

[Brazil]

great... we are about to sign one of the worst pg of the league lol... Gimme a BIG not a jaques not improved version

[Pistons < Spurs]

tj_ford TJ Ford
SA SA SA SA

[ElNono]

^

[Cant_Be_Faded]

TJ was good back when Jesus was the white Vince Young.

you undersell him.

he has his obvious limitations but he's not as worthless as you make it seem

if we pay him scraps and he actually cares about playing basketball, it's as good as we can hope to do.

He will start the season a fan-favorite, and by the time he fizzles he will have mentored and helped develop our long-term backup PG Corey