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We lack shooting?
Gun for Gasol. If not, Chris Douglas-Roberts or Aminu
We lack shooting?
It would be pretty ing crazy if we somehow landed Gasol, but I just don't see it happening. Pop and RC need to wine and dine him. Maybe even Timmy and whoever else is in SA at the time.
You can never have enough shooting. All that passing is no good if guys can't hit open shots.
We lack a backup 3. And considering Patty will miss half the season and Bonner isn't a lock to come back, you could say that our shooting drops off from last season.
So, yeah I'd say Miller fills a bigger need than Gasol even if both are luxuries at this point.
Having an excess of shooters is good because it allows the Spurs to juggle the line up on a daily basis depending on who's struggling. If shooter A struggles, that's fine - see if shooters B, C, or D can pick up the slack by shooting well from the field. That's the beauty of the Spurs' roster. It doesn't rely on any one role player scoring X points per game.
Spurs can him a starting position as well. It's not that Splitter didn't come from the bench before. And from what I've seen, Splitter handled the benching quite well. And playing with Manu and Diaw actually gives him more chances on offense as well.
I'd rather start Splitter since he's an elite defensive player.
I think he is a huge long shot for him to come here.
He has lots of options what with teams with more money to spend.
It all hinges on Melo. If he signs with the Lakers, Gasol is not going anywhere. Lakers know they need a marquee player like Melo to be relevant again so they are going to go all out in signing him. Gasol becomes more important for the Lakers plans because they are not going to rely on their rookie forward Randle to carry them all season.
The only "contenders" that he has been linked to with (potentially) more money to offer are Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Miami. I think San Antonio has just as good, if not more of, a chance to get him as those teams - unless the money is considerably higher.
Chicago: way more money
Miami: starting spot
Let's forget the Spurs for a while. If Carmelo goes to the Lakers, I think it would create a false hope to them like with Howard & Nash a couple years ago. I don't buy the co-existence of KB and Melo at all.
But of course for the Spurs, as long as he doesn't go to OKC or a LeBron team, it's okay.
disagree. green, leonard, belli, parker, ginobili, anderson, joseph are plenty of small ball players that are versatile in their positions. plus days can play the three.
our bigs are duncan, diaw, splitter, baynes, ayers.
we can definitely use another big especially when mills is coming back in 6 months
Multiple news reports have repeatedly stressed that Gasol is looking for the best combination of winning and money. If he's willing to sign for the MLE, there's no place he can win more in than with the defending NBA champion.
Moreover, the prospect of being in a multicultural, international locker room while playing for the best coach in the NBA in the best system in the NBA should be particularly enticing. Those are benefits he would not get in Miami or OKC.
Yep, I agree. Spurs should try very hard to get him. Now that they got Boris locked up, they should go after him hard like they did Maggette when they only had the MLE to offer. He still might not take it, but they should at least put in a decent effort to try and get him.
Question - can he have a PO to opt out after the first year of a MLE contract?
Yeah, PO to opt out after one year and then sign him to better deal when other contracts come off the books. We could offer him that. Also, sell him on the prospect of going hard after his brother when we get the room. Really, it depends on when Timmy and Manu want to retire. Or if they'd play for even less to stick around and give us room for both Gasol brothers. It's such a long shot, tbh.
I'll wait to see if the Spurs send an entourage to recruit Gasol.
I AGREE, uriel
If only we had the argentinian basketball people to kidnap his children and force him to play for us like they're doing with Manu.
Spot on. I agree with all that, and in that order too.
If we're allowed to have a PO after the first season, then he can opt out when the Spurs have more money and they can re-sign him to a higher contract. If Tim and Manu want to keep playing, then I am sure all three can come up with numbers that would work to be able to give him a pay increase. The key here IMO is if they want Marc Gasol when he is a free agent.
If Marc is at the top of their list when he's a free agent, then they need to sell Pau on that and tell him that they are going after Marc in free agency, and that he'd have a great chance to play with his brother if he signs here.
I'd really rather get McRoberts than Gasol. Pau doesn't really make the Spurs better.
That's why I said "unless the money is considerably higher". Miami offers him a starting situation, but if Bosh and LeBron are truly seeking the max, or close to it, (as reported) they won't be able to offer much more than an MLE type contract unless Wade accepts a much larger cut than expected. All things being considered, their team will likely be worse off than this past year in which they were humiliated in the Finals. Sadly, I actually think Gasol has a more likely shot of going to OKC than Miami.
Mike Miller would be ing amazing if he signed with the Spurs. He'd be everything we wanted out of Marco Belienlli in the post season.
Also, the dude is a certified OKC-Killer.
McRoberts may be a much better fit, but it's asinine to suggest that Gasol wouldn't benefit the Spurs at all.
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