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When in shape and motivated, he's an upgrade to Blair. I say if he can be had on the cheap, grab him and see what he does for a playoff bound team.
I think in terms of fitting into our team he is not our dream guy to put next to Duncan but he is possibly the best option we are going to have either via trade or other potential buyouts. He is a better defender than both blair and bonner in my opinion. He has gotten better at defending the post since coming to Charlotte. Not great but serviceable. I think he is a good outside shooter who will stretch the floor for Duncan, but unlike Bonner he has the ability to create for himself if run off the 3pt line and he is a fantastic passer. He should pick up the system quick and help find teammates some open shots.
I wouldn't think they would release him until after the deadline just in case someone really wants his expiring contract. But at the same time I think the Bobcats will try to stand firm and make minor moves. They are first in line for the Anthony Davis sweepstakes so they are not going to do anything to jeopardize that. But the biggest question in my mind is would the Bobcats release him? Obviously they don't like Diaw and aren't going to make moves just to accommodate him. I would love it if they did and I think the spurs should go after him. Even if he played out the season for the Bobcats I think this is a guy who should be looked at in the off-season as potential signing. But do you think the Bobcats are motivated to let him go?
When in shape and motivated, he's an upgrade to Blair. I say if he can be had on the cheap, grab him and see what he does for a playoff bound team.
If it's him or nobody I'll take it.
Diaw>Blair
Bring him
Diaw without question.
Crofl, even if spurs were interested, we are too cheap to get players like this, when teams like la and Dallas always manage to over pay and land these guys in their sleep.
Just like Corey brewer last year
Spurs got Parker to help Diaw with decision
At the risk of being excoriated by the official forum fact checker, may I ask the French/TP fans whether or not they played together on the French national team this past summer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_...asketball_team
It's amazing what you can find if you just type it into Google.
The link you gave tells only he was on the roster. I was kind of hoping for a more in depth analysis (by someone who actually watched the games) of whether they shared court time together and also how their chemistry on the court was. Sarcasm duly noted however.
If Diaw is bought out and the Spurs show interest I think he will actually come here. TP helps.
diaw is better than nothing.
Someone has a lot of time on their hands...http://igohardnow.com/?p=3103
To answer the question, ever since I heard Diaw was on the trade block, I've been on board; always been a fan and just hate seeing the Spurs start off games 4 on 5 with Blair starting. Sure he still has games where he decides to use the power dribble and plays with patience but that is too few and far between. I think of Diaw in the mold of an Oberto type: can pass, has some moves in the post, size to rebound. Plus even if Diaw didn't get the starting spot right away it still would be nice to have another big on the team:
Duncan
Splitter
Diaw
Bonner
Blair
Stretch 4 TBH...
If Diaw is bought out, the Spurs have to go after him hard. He could easily be the best buyout candidate this year and it's so unlikely that the Spurs can make a trade to land a better player that the front office should go all out.
Diaw definitely has negatives:
-He basically stole money by getting fat right after he landed his big contract. He didn't even try to hide the thievery.
-He's more of a small forward but he just gained too much weight that he's a power forward by default now.
-He's pretty soft, doesn't block shots, not a good rebounder for a power forward, doesn't shoot well anymore ... basically he sucks at everything with the Bobcats other than passing.
But if the Spurs signed him, the hope would be that he'd get motivated and turn it around. He has good all-around skills; he could be the closest thing to Robert Horry since he retired ... due largely to both those players being former small forwards.
The hope with Diaw is that he'd supercharge the offense while possibly helping the defense in certain matchups. At worst, his passing should be really helpful when he's on the court with the Big 3.
Diaw is far from a perfect fit but the Spurs are pretty desperate right now.
America, eatin' my lunch from a single bowl in my parents basement, where I'm livin'. Happy Birthday, I'm forty-three.
Don't want to waste those precious calories...chewin'. Jesus come move my jaw for me, help me get my sloppy food down my throat.
1. Not a problem. Spurs need to add him, use for 15-20 minutes at most.
2. Ideal for smallball. Play SF at PF
3. Not a problem. Blair, Bonner also are soft, dont block shots, dont rebound. Spurs can cover all of this.
Charlotte newspaper is confirming the story:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...or-buyout.html
TBH if Diaw is passing up shots and hurting the team it may be pissing the coach off but its probably putting a smile on Jordan's face.
Bet he stays a bobcat the rest of the season.
This was about as committal as they would be, so hard to say if Charlotte is really considering this or not:
"Boris and I had a meeting prior to the All-Star break, maybe Wednesday before. We talked about quite a few things,'' Higgins said. "The issue with the buyout, it was raised on their side, from Doug. We haven't gone down that road any further.''
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However, any serious discussion of buying out Diaw's contract makes no sense until the NBA trade deadline expires March 15.
"No question,'' Higgins confirmed. "Those conversations, if they happen, would happen after the deadline.''
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...#storylink=cpy
Translation: We brought the issue up to Michael, and he hasn't answered us yet.
Boris is a very talented player. Lazy, but talented. He's also a better post defender than he gets credit for IMO. Spurs need talent and depth. I'll take a lazy player right now with the hope he becomes motivated because you can't teach talent and beggars can't be choosers.
Diaw scares the crap out of me. I could certainly understand the interest, but I wouldn't trust him. Pair him up with Blair and the next thing you know is they'll both be consuming large quan ies of Whataburgers A1 Thick-N-Hearty Burgers or the Chop House Cheedar Burgers. Then before you know it, the Spurs will be forced to enter the playoffs with two supersized, yet undersized PFs. That's a recipe for disaster and one which doesn't help you beat a big, physical team like Memphis.
Seriously though, Diaw wouldn't be ideal, but if he's the best the Spurs can muster, so be it.
Not someone I think that would put us over the top, but we have no other options and we don't have to trade anyone. Blair can still be valuable as a 5th big.
The front office can't be picky anymore.
I kind of doubt they'd be great friends if Diaw takes Blair's spot in the rotation. Though I could see Blair blimping out if he gets benched. Wouldn't really matter, though.
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