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spend the mld on gasol
Who do the spurs pursue now after coming to terms with Diaw and Patty??
spend the mld on gasol
MLE for Gasol will be their next offer. Slim chance Gasol takes it, though.
LeBron
Stop
Westbrook
Jackson
Durant
Gasol
Ibaka
from happening tbh
Spend all the money if you can; go get Gasol
Wait for a decision from Gasol.
A guard, Mills could very well miss the whole season.
Troy Daniels or Bazemore would do.
Gasol is a bad fit with both Duncan and Splitter so imo they'd have to move Splitter if they got him...
Bad fit? Gasol would be PERFECT on the Spurs. Duncan, Splitter, Diaw, and Gasol. That would be the best passing big man rotation in the NBA.
Now you in kill yourself
There's only 2 roster spots left to be split between Baynes, Bonner, or MLE. I'm guessing the Cotton thing was BS.
Spurs really need a shooting guard who can get his own shot, but that player is not out there and Gasol is an incredible opportunity. Just filthy, if unlikely.
Hope spurs don't pull another ayers
2 roster spots open with baynes still undecided
Shoot for gasol. Some SF after that.
Otherwise leave the last spot open.
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Best FO in the league needs to admit the Errors of their ways and figure out how to dump that piece of so we have an extra roster spot.
My guess is we target Gasol, but it would be awfully nice if we could get rid of some dead weight in the process.
Why would Gasol take a big pay cut to come to the Spurs? He is got two rings already, without ever getting a FMVP or MVP, more rings would not be enhancing his legacy, a big contract is what he is looking for at this point. It is the same situation for Chris Bosh, does 2 more rings behind Wade/LeBron do much for him? No, a max contract is much more desirable.
Having said that, worst case scenario for the Spurs is Gasol on OKC, Bosh on HOU, two incredibly nasty teams. A full health Ibaka may have already beaten the Spurs. Trade Perkins for Gasol is a gigantic upgrade! Same with HOU if they replace Asik and Lin for Bosh's outside shooting. We can laugh at Brooks and McHale's of the world all we want, but at some point they will look at Spurs minute management and make their stars play less than 40 minutes a game during the regular season, use the bench a bit more pick up a few plays (PNR with Westbrook/Durant, Howard/Harden, nothing fancy) other than ISO, and with enough talents they will get over the hump. Remember Pop was a very average coach back in 1999, until you get the respect of the management you can not do things like rest starters and take a loss in the process. A lot of what other coaches are not doing, is simply because they do not have the same leverage as Pop does.
Age and injury, no matter how well Pop manage minutes, is also bound to happen at some point. As a Spurs fan I am 100% satisfied, anything extra from here on is just gravy. But I think next season is heavily dependent on where Bosh/Gasol/even Boozer of the world lands. Boozer is a joke at 16 million but if you pick him up for next to nothing, it is a huge upgrade for any team.
Last edited by hitmantb; 07-06-2014 at 07:59 PM.
He has been the scapegoat in Los Angeles for the last several years. The Lakers weren't even hardly relevant until he showed up and helped them win two les. But Kobe has a cancerous way of pushing blame off on other people. He probably the worst teammate in the NBA. I'm sure hes gritting his teeth at the prospect of staying - although if they sign some more quality then he could be a big part of something good. But if not, then he can come to San Antonio and actually be respected as a person and player.
Start identifying Plan B for if/when Gasol passes on the Spurs, and wait on Melo.
If Gasol passes on Spurs, sign McRoberts, keep Baynes, and let Bonner walk. If Gasol joins Spurs, withdraw QO to Byanes (unless they can move/waive Ayres's 1.8M), and sign Bonner to conserve the stretch bigman option.
Get the best player available who'll take the MLE. Right now it looks like Gasol. Another reason to go after him is to prevent OKC from signing him.
The real value of signing Gasol is that you prevent another contender for signing him.
If Spurs sign Gasol, it's championship #6. If Gasol joins another team ... they still have to beat the Spurs.
+1
But he also goes a long ways towards allowing Duncan to rest during the regular season too...
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