Crunching Numbers: The Futures of RJ and McDyess

[Big P]

The most likely scenario, sources say, is that teams will have a seven-day window to use the amnesty clause this season before opening night and before it goes away until the 2012 offseason. But the specific dates for that seven-day window, sources say, have not yet been finalized.

via Marc Stein of ESPN

[5in10]

I said it before, even if his numbers look ok, RJ is like a sickness that infects everyone and drains all of the energy. He has to go, but I cannot see them eating that contract.

THIS. His mental lapses and at ude rub off on his teammates. I don't want him around our young guys anymore.

[elec99]

That's right, he should not be on the court, and if he's not playing then why pay him. He averages something around 2/9 nightly. Thats 9 attempts that should go to someone else. But we know Pop, he tends to hold onto players until they're members of AARP.

When he gets the ball the offense slows down and someone has to bail him out with little time left on the shot clock.

[Brazil]

Now that RJ is out of the equation I do think it is a good idea especially for that price to keep Dice if he is motivated for that obviously.

Nice to have you back timvp !

I'm loving the fact to have bb related topics on that forum again. BTW funny how NBA forum is active during the lock out and now dead during the pre season

[crc21209]

Now if only we could land a legit big man. I would love a front-line of TD, Splitter, Kaman, and Dice. Dump Blair and Bonner....

[Brazil]

Now if only we could land a legit big man. I would love a front-line of TD, Splitter, Kaman, and Dice. Dump Blair and Bonner....

TD, Splitter, Kaman, and Dice ? there is nobody to spread the floor. Think a minute before posting

[Obstructed_View]

Dice, to be fair, was complete and utter in the playoffs. I love the guy, but I don't want him on the team anymore.

[SenorSpur]

Dice is ready to take the train ride to Sunny Hills. Spurs need to use that partially-guaranteed contract as a trade chip or waive him on Friday and go out and find another PF.

[Mugen]

Dice, to be fair, was complete and utter in the playoffs. I love the guy, but I don't want him on the team anymore.

Gotta disagree with you. Z-Bo was hitting ridiculous fluke shots all series long. Dice was a warrior out there and even hit some big shots in Game 6 before the Grizz went on the final run

He wasn't the guy letting scrubs like Conley, Vasquez, and Young look like superstars.

TP, RJ, and Bonner were much much worse than Dice in that series. Not to mention Pop getting outcoached by lionel ing hollins.

[SequSpur]

My Rock! Timvp!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

With the condensed schedule that will feature at least one back-to-back-to-back, the Spurs need more than four halfway capable bigmen. It would be beyond foolish to ask a 35-year-old Tim Duncan to man the paint with a certain Brazilian who the coaching staff struggles to trust, a Whataburger fiend who is shorter than most shooting guards and a traitor to Canada who plays like a shooting guard dipped in molasses. McDyess wouldn't be a savior by any means but for $1.79 million he's a much better option than a minimum-salaried bigman project.

Agreed. We should never have signed the contract in the first place, but since we don't have a time machine, jettisoning RJ now with the attendant blooding of youth (FO shouldn't waste money on an SF! We need another big!) and financial gains makes sense to me.

Also, why not bring back Dice for 1.79mil? Save his legs and play him every second game, but especially when Tim sits. Make him Tim's timeshare!

Gotta disagree with you. Z-Bo was hitting ridiculous fluke shots all series long. Dice was a warrior out there and even hit some big shots in Game 6 before the Grizz went on the final run

I agree with this. I thought Dice played great D but Z-Bo was insanely unconscious most of the time. He was hitting fading 18fters with Dice up in his grill all series!

Depending on whether we can find another defensive big with the MLE, I'd bring back Dice for under 2mil, if he still wants to play basketball that is.

[rascal]

My trade proposal could put the Clippers in the driver's seat for Dwight Howard. A core of Griffin/Gordon/Parker and the endorsement money he'd make in LA would be a major draw. They could get their point guard and their center while the Spurs could get a leg up on the rebuild.

Pop is not interested in tearing the team down and going into rebuild mode.
He will sqeeze as much out of the current core roster as posible.

[Endi24]

Jeff McDonald: Andy Miller, Antonio McDyess' agent, on whether Dice is expected in SA for the start of camp tomorrow: "I wish I had an answer, but I don't"

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Jeff McDonald: Andy Miller, Antonio McDyess' agent, on whether Dice is expected in SA for the start of camp tomorrow: "I wish I had an answer, but I don't"

The Decision III

[Spurs Brazil]

Stay or go? McDyess’ status still unclear

Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said McDyess’ status for the start of camp is “unclear.” At the end of last season, Spurs officials seemed hopeful they could convince McDyess — a Gregg Popovich favorite — to return to play spot minutes in a short season.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...still-unclear/

[spursince#99]

we DONT want him

[timvp]

Hopefully McDyess is back. I wouldn't be surprised to see him drag out his decision as far as possible because he's admitted to hating training camp.

[xtremesteven33]

Mcdyess is a natural born Spur damnit!!

One more year..

[DesignatedT]

McDyess has to decide by tomorrow correct? Or can he drag it out even longer?

[ace3g]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Pop says team has "a pretty good idea" of what's going to happen with McDyess, but unsure of the timing. Speculate away, tweeps.