Boris Diaw will be bought out

[endrity]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/77...out-coach-says

I think he could actually make quite a difference for a contender. Something like a 3rd or 4th option on a good team suits him really well.

[DAF86]

The Spurs will get him.

[Robz4000]

He's gonna get claimed by someone just to keep him away from the Spurs.

[Magua]

Boris Diaw is not the last piece to anyone's championship puzzle

[hater]

Boris Diaw is not the last piece to anyone's championship puzzle

Spursfan already hypin him like he's the next coming of Robert Horry

already calling "best passing lineup ever"

[rayjayjohnson]

He should join up with Bynum and Shannon Brown to start the Kansas City s

[Robz4000]

Boris Diaw is not the last piece to anyone's championship puzzle

Not even close, but considering who the Spurs have right now, he'd be an upgrade.

[Stalin]

let the spurfan boris diaw circle jerk begin

[hater]

Not even close, but considering who the Spurs have right now, he'd be an upgrade.

really? Bonner has been solid and Blair is as inconsistent as Diaw most of his career. And both are better rebounders.

I just don't get the hype tbh. I understand the Jax hype, even the Sessions hype. But ing Boris Diaw???

[jag]

Ramon Sessions is to Derek Fisher's old ass what Boris Diaw would be to Dejaun Blair's fat ass.

[jag]

...a big upgrade. S

[Cry Havoc]

really? Bonner has been solid and Blair is as inconsistent as Diaw most of his career. And both are better rebounders.

I just don't get the hype tbh. I understand the Jax hype, even the Sessions hype. But ing Boris Diaw???

Co-signed. Diaw is, at best, another body in the paint. Nothing more. We already have a bunch of guys who are "playing" the 4/5 and aren't really designed for that. Diaw's ceiling might be slightly higher but you have to scrape him off the floor when he has bad games. Last thing the Spurs need, unless it's just to give our other bigs a rest.

[Cry Havoc]

Ramon Sessions is to Derek Fisher's old ass what Boris Diaw would be to Dejaun Blair's fat ass.

5 rebounds per game in 27+ minutes this year, with 41% on FGs. Not an upgrade from Blair, esp. since Dejuan has the ability to go off against good opponents.

[DAF86]

[jag]

5 rebounds per game in 27+ minutes this year, with 41% on FGs. Not an upgrade from Blair, esp. since Dejuan has the ability to go off against good opponents.

I'd love to go back and forth with you to show you how Diaw is a better player than Blair. But I really don't care enough. Carry on...

[DisAsTerBot]

5 rebounds per game in 27+ minutes this year, with 41% on FGs. Not an upgrade from Blair, esp. since Dejuan has the ability to go off against good opponents.

agreed. although, if we pick him up and he contributes, awesome. But the hype upstairs is ridiculous.

[crc21209]

Diaw > Bonner + Blair. Enough said...

[jag]

He's not even that good.. but he's better than Blair. Especially considering what the Spurs actually need from someone who'll be paired with Duncan.

[jag]

Here's what some Bobcat fans think of Diaw:

this

[jag]

+ Ballhandling combo forward held back by increasingly poor conditioning.

+ Sees floor well but often eschews easy shots to make pass. Midrange shooter.

+ Good defensive player. Strong and moves feet well. Subpar rebounder.

Whoever wrote that French people don't get fat clearly never went to a Bobcats game. Although Diaw's conditioning has had surprisingly little effect on his game, he's clearly been living large of late. It hasn't affected his hunger for passing, however, as he led all power forwards in Pure Point Rating and assist ratio.

Diaw eats up small defenders on the left block, where he has a nice right-handed jump hook shot, but the hard part is persuading him to shoot. He averaged just 13.3 points per 40 minutes, even though he's become a decent mid-range shooter that hit 44.6 percent of his long 2s last season and shot 34.5 percent on 3s. He chews up most big men off the dribble, too, with his superior ballhandling skills, but in spite of all that he finished below the league average for power forwards in usage rate.

His rebounding famine is another problem. While Diaw has advantages in most respects at the power forward spot, he rebounds like a wing. His conditioning is part of the issue, plus he's not a leaper and he's a bit undersized. He was second-to-last among power forwards in rebound rate at a pathetic 9.0.

Defensively, Diaw once digested opposing power forwards with ease but increasingly burps up scoring chances. He makes up for being a bit short by having superior strength, which helps his post defense, but his conditioning has slowed him a bit in help defense and he provides nothing on the boards. His defensive numbers had been very strong earlier in this career, but last season they were quite ordinary across the board.

All told, it's tough to swallow the idea that Diaw can remain a starter for long. His PER remains below the league average and he's not providing enough defense to compensate. Relegating him to sixth man while promoting Tyrus Thomas is an idea the Bobcats should chew on.

Ok, I'm done.

[Robz4000]

really? Bonner has been solid and Blair is as inconsistent as Diaw most of his career. And both are better rebounders.

I just don't get the hype tbh. I understand the Jax hype, even the Sessions hype. But ing Boris Diaw???

If he's worse, he won't play, and they can go back to what they have now. Considering his past success, both in the regular season and playoffs, it's a worthwhile gambit considering there really isn't anyone else out there.

[DisAsTerBot]

If he's worse, he won't play, and they can go back to what they have now. Considering his past success, both in the regular season and playoffs, it's a worthwhile gambit considering there really isn't anyone else out there.

what if he's worse and he still plays?

you know, bonner over splitter...

[Robz4000]

what if he's worse and he still plays?

you know, bonner over splitter...

If Pop makes the same bad decisions, then the team was never gonna make it far enough to begin with, much like last season.

[jag]

what if he's worse and he still plays?

you know, bonner over splitter...

Is this your way of saying "Oh, No! What if someone steals Blair's minutes?"

[Scrub]

Upgrade for the Spurs tbh.