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Blair and Bonner are playing to good and winning games so no!
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...ard-josh-smith
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The Spurs are plus-8.7 points per 100 possessions overall and a whopping plus-14.6 in 348 total minutes when Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter, their new frontcourt starters, are on the floor together, meaning San Antonio may have figured out its "second big man" issue — even though Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair have basically fallen out of Gregg Popovich's rotation. Boris Diaw is playing efficiently off the bench, though with a bit of his annoying shot phobia, and the Spurs can shift Kawhi Leonard or Stephen Jackson to power forward in the right matchups against Oklahoma City and others.
In short: There's little need to shake things up by sending out Jackson's expiring deal, a first-round pick, and a young asset (Nando de Colo?) for Smith, despite the comedic possibilities of a Smith-Pop pairing. Leonard is almost untouchable, and certainly so when it comes to a volatile player such as Smith."
He mentioned the Spurs among "unlikely trade partners" along with the Lakers, Nets and Pacers. He mentions several more in the more serious trade partners part at the beginning of the article.
Blair and Bonner are playing to good and winning games so no!
on realgm, reported he wants a max deal...
i dont see the spurs giving him a max deal...
Josh Smith will never be part of a championship team, tbh..his style of play is too difficult to build around as a top 3 option..he can't shoot, he has no post moves, he can't attack consistently..he's a very good defensive player, but he doesn't fit anywhere offensively..he's an athlete that can be shut down by any playoff defense that focuses on him..
I acknowledge that he's a very solid passer and he can take advantage of 1 on 1 matchups on the perimeter, but he can't play in a top-tier half-court offense..
hope the lakers trade for him and give him that max contract he wants
wont have to worry about them for a few years then
I've never found Josh Smith appealing.
Smith would make the Spurs instantly better on D, especially against the more athletic frontlines of the league.
If all you're giving up is S-Jax and current non-factors, then it's a no-brainer.
Too bad it will never happen.
P.S. My assumption is that Smith would be a half-year rental, not a long-term fixture...especially if he's seeking max dollars.
Good on D, a nonfactor on offense, even more so than Diaw. For every extra pass Diaw takes when left wide open Smith throws up a long 2.
he could win a ring if he got dwight and the coach teaches them to dish to korver.
This. If he could resign himself to being a second or probably third option, Smith could be a valuable piece to a contending team. He was surrounded by plenty of talent in Atlanta and never led them anywhere. While his athletic ability is max deal worthy, his skill set is not unfortunately.
He's playing alongside more offensively gifted players in Horford, Teague, and Korver. The problem is that he won't accept being the AK47 to those guys.
If he kept saying he wants a max deal, the Hawks might trade him.
But no way the Spurs would trade for him.
Kind of agree with this. If it's for a rental and increases Spurs' chance to win it all, it's a good deal.
I would have absolutely loved him in the Jefferson days, but with two high quality SFs now on the roster he's definitely not a priority now.
Especially since Pop's system likes wings that can shoot from the corner (Sean, Bruce, and even HWMNBN were parked in the corner on offense). Smith can't shoot.
Yeah, but couldn't either. LOL being on the losing end of a trade when you move two retiring guys and another player who was damn near 40 at the time.
Blair and Bonner? Surely you mean to mention players that are actually in the rotation and are seeing minutes regularly, and not just when someone is hurt or resting for a game or two.
Hey, Pop and RC panicked with that trade tbh.Yeah, but couldn't either. LOL being on the losing end of a trade when you move two retiring guys and another player who was damn near 40 at the time.
Josh Smith might be a very good answer defensively to the hybrid superstar forwards like James and Durant, too bad he wants max money without the offensive skills & production to match it.
But he can throw down a vicious tomahawk. Doesn't that count for something?
If Smith was ever going to reach his potential, it would be with a veteran team like the Spurs imo. It would kinda remind me of Rodman getting traded to the bulls, back in the day.
Not going to happen. Despite his claims to the contrary, Smith IS NOT a max player. We'll see if some team elects to "pony up" that kind of cash to a player who has never led his team to a playoff series win. It certainly will not be the Spurs.
Last edited by SenorSpur; 01-27-2013 at 11:10 AM.
Two points.
In this new CBA climate, I don't see anyone ponying up tax/cap space on a MAX deal for Josh.
lol, send HEROBALL Neal and SCRUB Green in exchange for Korver
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