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oh and his skill set is nothing like blairs ... which is good, adds a different dimension to the offense...
Diaw highlights from NY game.. pretty slick ..
oh and his skill set is nothing like blairs ... which is good, adds a different dimension to the offense...
..yeah, he's got some pretty nice skills for a tub of lard that looks like he can barely waddle his way around the court....
It's now official:
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_diaw_120321.html
Is it me or has the Bobcats put this picture of Diaw to spite him? I dont think he looks as fat as he does in that pic, now.
After seeing this, do people actually think Diaw will play better defense than Bonner or Blair? At least Bonner puts his arms up in the air and presents a mild distraction to the would be dunker.
Well, I guess it's a picture from earlier this season when he way way out of shape.
He surely looks less worst now:
lol, why is he on the banner!?!?! best guy on the worst team bought out, what a commodity!
The best case scenario. We sign Diaw and he plays well enough to the point where they move Bonner in the offseason for a player that replaces Blair.
While I'm all for signing Diaw, have the Spurs officially closed the book on the "defense first" approach that characterized the championship teams? It seems to me that despite their best efforts to address the issue (i.e. Kawhi Leonard), the Spurs seem to rely more and more on offense to make up for an average defense. I look at the Bulls this year and can't help but really like them because they are so similarly built to the Spurs of yore.
Can't make lemonade w/o lemons.
We need better rim protection for the Spurs to be able to focus on defense. With Blair or Bonner on the floor at any one time there is no rim protection. As a result the perimeter defenders must play off the shooters.
With good interior defense we can crowd the shooters. There is no need to discuss defense and the Spurs as long as Blair and Bonner are both on the team and receiving significant minutes.
Not necessarily the starting spot, but since O'Neal and Wilcox are out for the season, he would definitely get his minutes.
Diaw has never been coached defense, IMO.. how was Bonner before he came to the Spurs? Not to say he's a good defender, but there's no way he was better than Diaw.
It's like Ford said, this was the first time in his career that he felt coached.
I'd rather have Turiaf than Diaw, but Turiaf's health issues concern me. We don't need to Manu Ginobilis.
They're just working with what they can get. Lock down players just aren't waived or made available to the Spurs advantage. This offseason will show more of what they believe in now.
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Free agent Ronny Turiaf is finalizing an agreement with the Miami Heat today, league sources tell Y! Sports.
So it's Diaw or... Diaw
I totally agree that the next two years will reveal which way the Spurs go in the post-Duncan era. Let's just hope they hit a defensive hot streak in the playoffs this year and make one more run.
who can offer more: Spurs or Celtics?
Again, Diaw is not a defensive liability..
He won't be confused for a good defender, but he's not a liability, either..Blair is a huge defensive liability..it's an upgrade, on basketball IQ alone, which will lead to less defensive mistakes..
Also, less Blair could mean more Splitter, which results in much better defensive results..
Also, concerning Diaw, he was one of only 2 players on the Bobcats roster that posted a positive adj. +/-(flawed stat, but sometimes useful)..
I think the Spurs can offer more because the trade exception and sending TJ Ford in that trade. I could be wrong.
You are wrong, there is no trade here...
Furthermore, TJ Ford's contract has already been sent to the Warriors in the Jackson trade.
I love how the skeptics are ignoring the fact that this is a low-risk move..the Spurs don't have any other options here..they need to take risks..there's no reward with Blair and I doubt Bonner will magically find a playoff stroke..
There aren't any other options..Dwight Howard isn't currently a free agent that will sign with the Spurs for the MLE..
You can't sign a younger player, because Pop won't put him in the rotation, at this point of the season..
This is the only move to make..
I was just about to post something similar to this.
There aren't any other options..Dwight Howard isn't currently a free agent that will sign with the Spurs for the MLE..
Diaw sucks. Why can't the Spurs just pull a defensive 7ft big off the defensive 7ft big tree?
I really think Diaw's skillset is severely underrated. This guy, under the right conditions, can really add another offensive dimension to the team other than just the pick and roll. Granted he isn't engaged all the time, and this could very well amount to zero at the end of the day; but like people have said, it's a low risk move at this point. At the very least, he's better than Blair from day one, despite Blair having 2+ yrs. in the system.
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