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Why?! Skosha is doing a Pop of a job.
Or were you going to replace Skosha with Pop!!!!!
I was actually working on finding some manager prospects for the Angels.
Why?! Skosha is doing a Pop of a job.
Or were you going to replace Skosha with Pop!!!!!
Well, Blatche still being a free agent is an alarming sign that there is something wrong with him in addition of his poor at ude.
The issue could be that he has lost a lot of his athleticism after he broke his fifth metatarsal two years ago. James Anderson has had the same injury and it had a devastating effect on his career. While Blatche could potentially still be a decent high usage offensive option, the loss of athleticism will hurt him defensively. A team like Spurs would have no use of that kind of players.
If Blatche isn't an option for Spurs, they should try to go after K-Mart or see the trade options available. If nothing works, there is still a chance that Blair turns out to be a fine backup PF this year.
Unless Blair dramatically has altered his game (added a reliable jump shot & improved defensively), I don't see how outside of some solid looking box score stats he can really elevate the Spurs.
Maybe he can and his rebounding makes up for his lack of defense and he scores very efficiently in the paint, but even a version of Blair in great shape - but still with the same exact tool set - might not be a great option.
^ I think what will help the most Blair defensively is coming from the bench.
lol 16 pages on andray blatche damn the offseason sucks...
HoopsHype @hoopshype
Andray Blatche tells HoopsWorld he's hoping to sign in a day or two. http://bit.ly/Q943aX
Well thank god for that update. All this speculation over Andray Blatche will finally die along with this offseason thread.
It would feel good to hear that the Spurs have signed Andray. Blatche has a good skill set, and he looks like he's ready to shed the at ude and start busting his ass to start growing, learn more, and get better.
If he did lose athleticism due to his 5th it would explain why intelligent teams FOs are passing.
However the above tweet includes: Andray Blatche: "John Lucas is key to me signing with another team"
Which would make one lean towards drug/alch abuse as opposed to 5th metatarsal. Whadaya think?
@ESPNSteinLine: Team in pole position to sign Andray Blatche, I'm told, is indeed Brooklyn. Blatche told HoopsWorld he'll have a new team this week
OMG! Spurs le just signed with the Nets! /sarcasm.
Not sure what the hang up with Blatche is, but the Spurs have desperately been needing to upgrade their FC for a long time. Whether that is via Blatche or something else, they need a lot of work. Quite strange that they have been unable to even remotely come close to doing so.
https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/st...98121932447744
Time to bump the K-Mart thread...@ESPNSteinLine
Sources close to process say Nets confident of completing Blatche signing this week. @HowardBeckNYT reported that parties met over weekend
I have no freaking idea what the Spurs are trying to do to upgrade that C/F position. Blatche had potential and it would have come at a very cheap price. I would love to know what the Spurs are looking for. It's really, really strange as it appears that they have shown no real interest in Blatche at all.
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Free agent F Andray Blatche has agreed in principle to a 1-year contract paying the minimum with the Brooklyn Nets, a source told Y! Sports
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Blatche is expected to sign the deal with Brooklyn early next week and will be used at the power forward and center positions.
Wow, what in the heck are the Spurs looking for to upgrade that C/F position? Blatche was cheap and still had quite a bit of potential.
Spurs are looking at total unproven scrubs instead, not that Blatche was a proven stud or anything, but at least he has played in the NBA and had some good games to back that up.
The only reasons the Spurs wouldn't have tried for him are either he made it clear he didn't want to come here, he's utter team poison (we all know he's not a good teammate, but he might be much worse given his history), or his bball IQ is so low that he'd have no chance at grasping the Spurs' systems (a distinct possibility given the way he's played in the past).
Pity, because his physical talent is undeniable, and I think he would've been superb off our bench under Pop and Tim's tutelage.
BTW, ace3g, I'd have the Spurs' depth chart like this:
PG: Parker, Mills, Joseph
SG: Manu, Green, De Colo, Neal
SF: Kawhi, JAX, (Green)
PF: Diaw, Blair, Bonner
C: Duncan, Splitter
We all know Tim's been playing C since 2005.
No Blatche makes the idea of swinging a trade for Patterson much more appealing - he has length, athleticism, and a nice 15ft jumpshot - perfect for our second team. Pity we have bugger all to send out that Houston would want...
Well it looks like the Spurs will go with what they have and maybe try to pull off a trade during the season. It worked out better for us last season. I just hope Bonner is the 5th big to start the season but I've been hoping that for quite some time now.
Damn, they kept that quiet. Maybe that was really why his numbers went off a cliff last year. They claimed he was out of shape, but a busted 5MT would do the same thing.
I've been saying all summer long that Spurs are content with their players. The only way they will make a move is when they feel the panic during the season. The Spurs will trade in February.
I feel sorry for Timmy for not getting any help in the middle!
Tim Duncan is just an amazingly loyal guy. He's been ridden so hard by the Spurs with no real help at PF/C for years now and he is still here.
If it was me I would have found it hard not to say stuff it and left. I don't know how Tim can do it and not get upset about it.
What would you guys do if you were in Tim's position? Would you have left this offseason or stay to play with bonner and blair?
I know for sure that Tim is a classy guy and our front office been finding gems on the rough but partly i think that Tim does not demand any help or just let the FO runs the show.
A super star like timmy can pressure the front office who he wants to play but I think he is contend on what the FO gives him.
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