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??? on the he can rebound part. west is an average rebounder at best for his position. his rebounds per40 would be the second worst on the spurs (last being bonner). he's also a little bit undersized for his position. it would be hard to pair him with any other big other than duncan. a blair/west, mcdyess (assuming he stays for now)/west, bonner/west combination would all be pretty disastrous defensively. maybe splitter/west can become somewhat decent.
NO fans wanted to strangle this guy just a while ago. they would pass him the ball and watch it disappear. it's no coincidence NO looked so good against the lakers during the playoffs without west.
west only looks appealing to spur fans because he always goes crazy against the spurs. but the reality is that he's already 31 and could go the same career trajectory like lewis and jamison.
I'm on the David West to Spurs wagon. Do this RC
He can play 30-35 minutes a game for 66gms. That answers alot of questions right there. Dice, Bonner and Blair can't play those type of minutes for one reason or another. Dice (Age) Blair(height) Bonner(bonner).
Big man rotation West/Duncan/Splitter with other guys filling in that backup PF for west game to game as needed. The problem Pop has had is that guys are filling that starting PF spot as needed. You cant do that with a starting position, but with a backup that plays 10-15minutes a game yes!
This.
Okafor was their main rebounder last few seasons with 10 and before that it was Chandler with around 10. West is a secondary rebounder with mobility and a he is known as the "17ft assasin" cause of his deadly jumpshot. Duncan can get his 10rbs while west gets 7-8 and wouldn't constantly need help from Duncan on defense.
I'd take West on the Spurs for the MLE in a heartbeat (don't see it happening though). He's injury prone, but in the last two seasons, West had 24+ games of twenty points and about a handful of thirty point games in each, definitely a capable scorer compared to the rest of our squad. The Spurs aren't good enough on offense to be able to rely on defense to win games anymore. As strange as that sounds. I think it all boils down to Duncan. His scoring has dropped dramatically both in the regular and post-season, and it's something the team will have to address. Also we lost our our young 4th leading scorer of the last two seasons (Hill), and Manu and parker aren't getting any younger.
You're right - that does sound strange, especially considering their offensive efficiency last season ...
Let me ask you a question as to efficiency. Whats more efficient,
1 -Throwing the ball into Duncan and Robinson, shooting 6/15 from 3(40%) and beating a team 85-80
2 - Spreading the floor for Parker to drive and shooting 12/30 from 3(40%) and beating a team 115 to 110
I don't think throwing the ball to Robinson is a good idea; he's sitting in the 3rd row. That's a turnover.
To be more specific I was talking about the Spurs during the 01'02'03' seasons and comparing it to now.
I see. The problem is that nobody of David's caliber is available to the Spurs, so you're acting like there's a choice when there really isn't one. The Spurs only have the MLE to use, and nobody wants RJ, so hopefully you understand why the pickings are slim.
True, but D West solve alot of problems, and put people in there place.
The only play David West is in is The Nutcracker Suite.
How is David West supposed to turn into Karl Malone if hes playing for us????
OMG I laughed so hard at this post.
West going to Boston for crap. I think I preferred the lockout. We seemed to have a more compe ive front office when they were not there.
West going to Boston for more than 10 mil a year. Wondering what hocus pocus people expected from the Spurs' FO.
West to the Celtics for 10 Mil a year ? That's crazy. No thanks. His injury was no joke.
Garnett - C
West - PF
Pierce - SF
Rondo - PG
Allen - SG
Celts need to worry about getting past Bulls and Miami. Can this lineup do it ?
Yea so far every free agent that has chosen somebody else over the Spurs has done so logically. Why would anyone take a pay cut to play for the Spurs? Unless its a veteran who has already made his money. The Spurs havent been able to compete because they are stuck with the MLE while other teams are offering more than the MLE. Pretty simple to me.
Besides im not overly concerned with the SF situation even if RJ is amnestied. Sign a minimum SF if you have to and live with Leonard, JA and min. Im far more concerned with what the FO does about the bigman rotation. That will make or break the season.
West actually signed for 3 year 27-29 million.
Factor in his deal, most likely being back-loaded (per usual), and the Spurs just had to trade around 8 million in salary (Dyess/Blair/Butler) to match the first year of his back-loaded contract.
Surely the Spurs could have done better than the expiring corpse of Jermaine O'Neal, no? That is if David West wanted to come to SA, which he obviously did not.
Rondos assist nummbers will increase even more ... I mean is there a Celtic besides him who does not have a deadly midrange jump shot?
Free-agent buzz: Celtics near deal with West
Yahoo! Sports Staff
By Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports Staff 3 hours, 36 minutes ago
Free-agent forward David West is nearing an agreement to join the Boston Celtics on a three-year deal that will pay him between $27 million and $29 million, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Celtics are working to complete a sign-and-trade deal with the New Orleans Hornets, and are expected to include center Jermaine O’Neal and guard Sasha Pavlovic. The Hornets are believed to have a third team willing to take O’Neal, the veteran center.
The move would leave the Celtics without a true center, and West would likely play most of his minutes at power forward.
West, 31, tore his left anterior cruciate ligament late last season with the Hornets, but says his knee has recovered. He averaged 18.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in 70 games last season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...nt_buzz_120911
for the love of god please dont let the spurs be the interested 3rd team.
How long until we bring Oberto back for the min ?
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