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Don't look now but the frontcourt is no longer the weak spot...
I like Al Jefferson a LOT, but I don't know about sending out Splitter for him. Splitter is too much of an asset right now, but maybe they would do it in case he bolts for more money later on? I'm perfectly fine with Duncan/Splitter/Baynes/Diaw up front. Maybe ship out Bonner or Blair for someone else. Al would need too many touches to be on this team.
Don't look now but the frontcourt is no longer the weak spot...
Spurs a heavy favorite to land Al Jefferson?
February, 6, 2013
'Utah's Al Jefferson is one of the big names being mentioned in the weeks leading up to the NBA's Feb. 21 trade deadline, and if the Jazz deal him the San Antonio Spurs are reportedly a heavy favorite to land him.'
When i first read the story on spurstalk i figured it was just some wishful thinking by a spurs fan. I dont have Insider but seeing the headline makes me think there's something to it. The Jazz have so many bigs and arent going anywhere anytime soon. I don't know what they'd want back but it woulda kinda be a lateral move if we give them Tiago. He has just fit in so well this season finally, playing fantastic and finally getting regular minutes. If we coulda pull this off while keeping Tiago that would be utterly amazing.
Like i said i would do it if we could keep Tiago. We'd be built for a championship this year, and if he resigns with us we can get the le next year to. The future will be bright also, Jefferson and Tiago could give us a two headed monster going into the dreaded post-duncan era. It's intruiging.
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http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-pm-tra...azz-and-spurs/Spurs a heavy favorite to land Al Jefferson?
February, 6, 2013
'Utah's Al Jefferson is one of the big names being mentioned in the weeks leading up to the NBA's Feb. 21 trade deadline, and if the Jazz deal him the San Antonio Spurs are reportedly a heavy favorite to land him.'
When i first read the story on spurstalk i figured it was just some wishful thinking by a spurs fan. I dont have Insider but seeing the headline makes me think there's something to it. The Jazz have so many bigs and arent going anywhere anytime soon. I don't know what they'd want back but it woulda kinda be a lateral move if we give them Tiago. He has just fit in so well this season finally, playing fantastic and finally getting regular minutes. If we coulda pull this off while keeping Tiago that would be utterly amazing. But i have to ask, who is saying this and why are we heavy favorites to land him? Where did all this come from?
Like i said i would do it if we could keep Tiago. We'd be built for a championship this year, and if he resigns with us we can get the le next year to. The future will be bright also, Jefferson and Tiago could give us a two headed monster going into the dreaded post-duncan era. It's intruiging.
Jefferson would help when the offense gets stalled in the playoffs like when Sefolosha is hounding Tony Parker. The Spurs rely too much on Parker's penetration and the aging legs of Manu and Duncan. The younger players are too inconsistent, small, or unskilled to rely on when the offense stalls. Jefferson's shot creation in the low post and his jumper would help...but it depends on how many assets the Spurs have to give up
And if the Spurs can get out of the WCF and face the Heat, the Spurs size would be a problem for the Heat and "small ball" would backfire on them
Big fan of Big Al, the person and player. Hes probably a Top 3 back to the basket players in the league, which I think would be a nice dimension to have and throw at teams' second units. I know the league has gotten faster, but playoff ball does become more half court oriented switch suits his game.
I wouldn't give Spliiter for him though. Jefferson/Splitter/KL would be a very nice front court as Spurs think post-Duncan.
I'd rather the Spurs go after Dalembert if they're REALLY not okay with their center rotation. At least he gives them something they could use.
I also wonder if jazz would like Cory and Mills if they really want pg depth...
http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-pm-tra...azz-and-spurs/
Thanks LittleCriminal lol. Is HoopsWorld/Yannis Koutroupis reliable i wander. Jackson Blair and Joseph like he said would be too perfect.
I agree... IMO anything is better than standing pat at this point.... get rid of #45 and the now 3 point % dead, red head.
Copy that. But the Spurs are going to ride Manu's declining skills and incessant injuries out to the bitter end.Jefferson for Ginobili straight up worsk for me
You guys are so scared of the Spurs letting Splitter go, why don't you guys consider the fact that maybe Jazz doesn't even want Splitter? They already have Paul Millsap, Enes Kanter, AND Derrick Favors, who's just waiting to be a breakout player for them. The Jazz asking for Splitter just doesn't make sense if anything.
there is a reason he is 3rd string
No chance we get away with that. If we don't want to part with Splitter or Kawhi (which most seem to agree with) then we need to give up our 1st this year + a talent. Danny Green + 1st + filler for Al Jeff has some appeal on the Jazz forum when I floated the idea.
The fact is they won't be re signing him this summer so they need to trade him for whatever they can get. Maybe they can get more, but I like that deal for us.
Yea there has to be a third team, and imo Splitter or other Jazz assets could be easily flipped. Jazz have a logjam and will have to do something
He's second-string now that Udoh has fallen. And he's not starting because of Larry Sanders.
I'm a fan of Al Jefferson, but not for a Tiago-Jack-Mills package. I just don't think his skillset would fit with the Spurs system. Like others here have already stated, he needs alot of touches in order to be effective. And that just wouldn't happen here. Tiago just fits too well here to get rid of him. I would rather the Spurs pay Tiago this off-season than pay Jefferson. That, and I don't want the Spurs to get rid of Jack. Kawhi can't play 40-45 minutes a game. Even though he's young, you don't want to run him into the ground real fast. Jack brings the intagibles that the Spurs need, especially if the Spurs match up with OKC or even Miami later down the road. Jack being gone would mean playing Green or Manu at the backup SF spot, and I'm not down with that...
I agree that as cons uted, it's Splitter for a Jefferson rental. To me, it only makes sense if they include their first rounder, currently #17.
Jefferson hasn't played for the Wolves in a couple of seasons.
Overconfidence in one's three-point shot and aspirations of a rap career are not "intangibles that the Spurs need". Send Captain Jack to the fishes.
Jefferson can be had without giving up Splitter. CoJo would probably go, and we would need another SF to replacw Jax. The player I would like to grab along with Jefferson would be Demarre Carroll. I love his defense and how hard he plays when he is on the floor.
wow I've been thinking Wolves since this thread was started, lol, reasoning: kept thinking about Derrick Williams as an alternate trade.
THIS BETTER NOT HAPPEN!!!
AS ive said before tiago will be one of the best centers in the league and we'd be killing our chemistry with this trade as well as giving up so much mental edge without getting it back. tiago needs to be a spur FOR LIFE STOP THESE DAMN TRADES
Rather move Jax, Bonner for Milsap. Jazz are going to move Milsap from what I am hearing.
This kinda trade only makes sense if TD indeed got injured & out of the season, since Al Jeff is overall still the better offensive post player compared to Splitter, while defensively as a rim protector, both are a wash, thx God that didn't happen. But pairing TD & Big Al as the starting C/PF, that's clearly a recipe for a disastrous defense, especially against teams with great PnR offense (basically the staples of todays NBA offense).
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