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even more ouch!!!
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JJ Hickson, I'm told, is in New Orleans with Golden State & will now be rerouted to Portland. Ouch.
The Spurs look for bigs that are undersized while everyone else looks for bigs that are athletic and have size. Generally big and athletic bigs are good on defense but might have lower bbiq. Undersized bigs tend to have better bbiq but be worse on defense. There has to be some balance there.
even more ouch!!!
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JJ Hickson, I'm told, is in New Orleans with Golden State & will now be rerouted to Portland. Ouch.
how did portland pull that off? they offered more money?
Well, lets hope GS won't get Diaw now...
Last edited by Texas_Ranger; 03-21-2012 at 06:04 PM.
Gosh damn, they are such in assholes.
If it actually becomes true, this instantly makes us a better team. Been wanting Diaw forever, have always thought his game translates perfect to what the Spurs try to do.
They can't. Only five teams can claim Diaw form waivers (Raptors, Kings, Nuggets, Jazz and Lakers). For none of these teams claiming Diaw would make sense but you never know.
sorry, wanted to write Golden State... Oh, didn't know that. I think none of those teams need a big that bad.
A lot of good points have been raised so far as far as his advantages and unknowns.
One subtle advantage to Diaw I haven't seen mentioned: with Diaw's point guard skills and handles, could he not be a part of the platoon approach to backup point guard? Not so much as pure point guard, but more of a point forward of the Odom vein? To me Neal's biggest weakness as a PG is his ability to bring the ball up versus pressure. In the half-court set his PG game is ugly, but as has been mentioned, is successful however unlikely.
With Diaw and Sjax, you actually have two point forward types to help in the PG duties. Of course Patty Mills may be able to help in a limited role in the regular season but its very unlikely he sees the playoffs except for injury or blowouts. So it's going to be some combination of Neal and Manu as backup point guard...but with Diaw?...maybe he could help in that duty as well, which obviously would be a huge asset.
I just threw up in my mouth a little at the reality of that.
And as good as Diaw handles the ball, I don't know that I want to see the Spurs go to a point-forward offense for the second team this late in a short season.
Kawhi also has the skills to be used in the point forward spot, he has done it a few times this season where he gets the rebound and runs the break; has resulted in positive plays a majority of the time. Of course I wouldn't want the Spurs to try and implement that type of offense on a full time basis this late in the season.
He's also "considering" Phoenix.
Take it with a big grain of salt considering the source is hoopshype
Rumors: Boris Diaw considering Phoenix? + Warriors to sign former Miami player.
http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm
Probably getting their info from:
Paul Coro @paulcoro
The Suns are a consideration for Diaw but the Spurs seem to be the favorites. Diaw likely wonders about how large his role would be in PHX.
Don't know why would the Suns need him... Gortat is playing great, Frye is also pretty good. Of the bench the rookie Morris is solid, only Lopez is kinda not really that good and Warrick is still there. They already have 5 bigs so why Diaw?
exactly but he has ties to the suns so u never know
Every team has better bigs than the Spurs and still want to acquire more bigs. The Spurs have really good guards and want to acquire more guards.
I think Neal should continue to get a chance to learn his new role, but if he's getting pressed and fails (a la Beno) then somebody has to pick up the slack. And really, all I was talking about was just getting the ball across halfcourt. Does Neal succeed as a backup PG? Yes and no. Diaw is a more likely 3rd string "point guard" in the playoffs then Patty Mills.
A team he has played for in the past
I know that I'm being optimistic, but I honestly envision Diaw stepping in and surprising a lot of people after being pardoned from the chasm known as Charlotte and having a chance to contend with San Antonio.
On a side note, OV - I dig the avatar. My daughter (who is 6) just saw the episode today of the Looney Tunes Show where Bugs Bunny's girlfriend pulls out the card of Ginobili and says "I looooove Manu Ginobili." She started yelling "Dad, Dad! You've got to see this!" She had paused the DVR for me to watch it. She was so excited - which of course made me proud that she caught the Spurs reference.
That is just it. It is too late to add anyone significant now. The Spurs missed out by doing nothing last summer and at the trade deadline.
They will probably add Diaw and this place will erupt with excitement but it won't make any bit of difference because he just is not good enough to make enough of a difference on the frontline in the playoffs.
Fair enough. Might not be a big deal just having Diaw running the point anyway.
Just heard on the radio Boris Diaw will sign with Spurs.
Really? Don't live in SA. Maybe Woj will confirm soon.
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