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Any player that the Spurs will sign should be focused for short term success, which means, a chance at the LOB this season. Going for the good future wastes the remaining gas in the tank of gino and TD
Aren't you supposed to be a "knowledgeable" poster?He gets no PT because of the strained relationship between him and the Charlotte FO, and, while I don't agree with the reasons, he plays like garbage because he has no motivation and also plays next to awful talent. The guy is a point forward with great vision, what do you expect from him when his best teammate is.......Maggette? Mullins? Augustine?
He's not our savior but he will definitely make us a better team. Motivated and on top of his game he is definitely miles ahead of Bonner and Blair, and them getting less minutes is always a positive especially when you're replacing their minutes with a proven player. Turiaf is going to take minutes from Splitter and he sucks fat anyway and Hickson won't come here and won't get much time out there, plus he's an awful defender.
As far as our options go, Diaw is all there is
I want Diaw!
(Of course, I also wanted Gooden and RJ, two other pudgy enigmatic talents.)
I'm looking for players that can help this season. If we had the roster space to add in a few players for next season and beyond I'd be all for it, but as it stands right now I mainly want to Spurs to get players that can help us this season.
exactly my point
is it possible to sign diaw and play with small ball lineup for rest of the game with duncan starting as the center, and rotating with splitter off the bench?
I don't even think that a lineup with duncan and diaw is small. Diaw is 6-8 and big enough to defend the post. He would be great to put beside Duncan. Remember we were after this guy when he was in the draft. He and Duncan should compliment each other nicely because both are smart and fantastic passers. Plus Diaw can really stretch the defense when he is hitting the three. Why has there been no talk of a buyout for him recently tho?
Well, assuming that Dawson's not resigned for the rest of the season and Patty Mills is confirmed a Spur, the team actually has two roster spots available. If they ink Diaw then they have one spot remaining for a project.
JJ Hickson would be my first choice for that project roster spot, but the old standard has been to raid the D-League and lock up some interesting training camp invites. Last year we brought in Da'Sean Butler and Danny Green and actually did pretty well there.
I hear you Bruno, but it sounds like they are going all in for Diaw and maybe they know something we don't in regards to his availability.
None of us knew about the SJax trade till half an hour before it happened. I just can't see the Spurs trying to stand pat. Even Tony is trying to be tight lipped about the big man situation.
Because it's Michael Jordan. He probably doesn't want to pay Diaw a dime.
I think it's somewhat debatable whether the spurs need a floor spreader next to Timmy. Stats show it does work with Bonner but come playoff time I think the best fit is a guy who wants to work the post next to Duncan since Tim spends more and more time out on the free throw line extended nowadays. It'll probably be Dejuan Blair but I'm holding out hope that Pop has an epiphany and tries Tiago before its too late.
Yeah, you've sold me on this. Diaw's a better fit than Hickson right now.
Yeah, you've sold me on this. Diaw's a better fit than Hickson right now. A big that doesn't contribute this season isn't better than none at all.
This guy has raw skills, athleticism(prabably the reason why the spurs won't go after him, seems like the spurs shy away from athletic types) and potential that the Spurs can work with and get a really good player for cheap.
He has already shown he can play in the league but needs to work on certain aspects of his game. He would be good as a role player on a good team and that is all he would have to be on the Spurs at this time.
The spurs could be a good destination to take him to the next level.
I don't expect the Spurs to get anywhere with this guy either?
Hickson was picked up off waivers from Portland....GS got the chorizo.
Good move by Portland. They will get a look a Hickson for a relatively small cost and if they like him, they can make him a RFA to keep him after this season.
On a more global note, I find that teams underused the waivers procedure. A team like Indiana should have claimed Turiaf and Minny should have claimed Anthony Carter.
Isn't POR looking to dump money and rebuild though?
Also, on waivers, don't you have to pay the full salary or is it a bid from a team with cap space?
If Hickson works with them, he is a nice piece to have fro a rebuilding team.
You have to pay all the remaining money left on the previous contract. In Hickson case, it's about $500K-$600K.
But won't his ~4M QO eat their cap space?
Also, the guy who reported was wrong I guess as he said "Portland placed the highest bid on Hickson.."
What happens if two teams with cap space want to claim a player?
If they keep him, it will eat some capspace like for every single player.
If they don't like him, they won't make a QO and it won't eat their cap space.
In the traditional waiver procedure, that is to say outside the amnesty rule, teams, who claim a player, get him under his full previous contract. If two teams claim the same player, the team with the worst record get him.
I see, thanks.
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