it's the spurs11 pages
we're starved for something interesting to discuss
1st rule of Trade Club is that you don't trade with a direct compe or.
it's the spurs11 pages
we're starved for something interesting to discuss
The perfect storm is currently brewing, though...
some combination of green, de colo, joseph, ayers, baynes for aminu.
definitely don't wanna see diaw go.
What I find laughable is people laughing at the number of pages of this thread thinking it makes them smarter.
Ken Berger is one of the best journalist covering the NBA and what he is saying is a huge deal.
And the trade scenarios in this thread are much better than the standard of late around here.
We don't need Cojo, Baynes or Bonner. We play them to spell others, but outside of the rare glimpses of why they are in the NBA in the 1st place, we don't really need them. We could use a real production guy though and trim some of the fat from the bench. We have a great bench, but it's not because of the three mentioned.
Hopefully Afflalo is the target
Fwiw, I don't think I'm better than anyone on this forum. I find it funny how the spurs are mentioned in the media and everyone thinks we are going to make a move. It's the spurs we are talking about here. How often do the spurs shake things up? Almost never. Sure, I want a trade as bad as most do, yet what are the chances the spurs are aggressively trying?
I'll believe it when I see it. Spurs have rarely ever been the team to go make a splash by making a big trade. Especially mid-season.
I'm not really sure what we could do anyway without giving something up that's already working. If we were to do something, it shoudl've been via free agency in the offseason, not now where you're really handcuffed in what you can do.
What's working? Tiago Tim Kawhi doesn't work, Mills Beli Manu doesn't work at least against OKC, Beli starting doesn't work...
Baam should be banned from posting in trade threads, tbh..
I don't mind the basketball chatter, tbh... it's refreshing...
I've heard plenty of Ken Berger since he's local to me, but I can't think of one instance of him with breaking news... Woj on the other hand...
Still butthurt about your thread backfiring tbh:.
Spurs: (calling)...." o, who can you give us for Nando DeColo?"
28 other NBA teams:........"click"..........
Spurs: " o"...... o???
Knicks: "We will give you Chris Smith"
Spurs:......"click"........
Knicks:........." o"???
I think he's above average when he's not trying to push the anti-Green or anti-Splitter agenda. At least he understands the CBA enough to propose possible trades. Even that is rare in these threads.
Berger is a solid journalist. He certainly won't make up rumors or report them if they are coming from a shaky source. There is a reliable source telling him Spurs are aggressive on the trade market. Now, you can imagine a scenario with smoke screens and baits and that in fact Spurs aren't trying hard to make a move but I wouldn't say it isn't the most likely case. Doing a trade is also complicate so it might not happen even if Spurs are pushing for it.
Regardless, it is a big piece of news coming from a great source. It's definitely worth talking lengthy about it especially since there are a lot of questions behind it: Who/What Spurs are ready to trade? What kind of players they are looking for? Are Spurs ready to take a long term contract? How Spurs value their 2014 first round draft pick? ....
Not disagreeing it's worth discussing... but isn't that what the Think Tank is for, tbh?
There is certainly an overlap between these kind of threads and the Think Tank but I would say it has more his place here.
Think Tank is mostly great to talk about draft prospect and free agents since there can have one thread per player. It is also a kinda seasonal forum that start in March when draft talks start to really build up and end in August when most free agents are signed. Aside of these months, it's relatively dead especially this year with very little Euro players whose draft rights are owned by Spurs to follow.
Nono stirring up, but fa real though, who the cares? Its a solid thread. What else do we have to talk about? Mute and his ridiculous threads? Benefactors su ious selfie?
I've had the impression that the FO has valued professionalism and secrecy to the extent that if a trade rumor news story broke, they'd break off the deal. If there were advanced talks, this type of story would (based on my impression) would cool the FO on pulling the trigger.
I agree most of the convo goes on here. Heck, the General Free Agent thread in the Think Thank started back in 2012 and it's only 13 pages long... This thread is about to eclipse it in one day... which, BTW, it's what I think makes this thread pretty hilarious. The Spurs rarely makes move, and such a rumor always sparks the imagination.
BTW, I never implied Ken is making things up. Him and Isola are basically the two most solid NBA reporters in this region (which include the league's offices). That said, Peter Vecsey was an "NBA insider" for a long time too around here, so you gotta take it with a grain of salt, IMO.
carry on
I almost derailed the thread with some trolling but all is well. Lol
carry on
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