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Perhaps. But he's not going to get any more for a couple more seasons.
It's not about that. Players salaries don't change when they get traded.
Perhaps. But he's not going to get any more for a couple more seasons.
Wasnt Smith in Scott's doghouse though???
Is he a headcase???
With Scott, it's relative.
JR would have been the perfect player to groom. He's ultra-athletic. He's pretty long. He has unlimited range. He isn't afraid to shoot.
And most importantly, he could have been had and kept for peanuts.
Man, I'd of rather not known who the trade was gonna be for, now im kinda pissed
At least they tried. They almost got someone to do something stupid.
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So was Stephon Jackson, and having him turned out real bad, didn't it.
He's 20-year-old and he shoots too much. That isn't a good mix for a team built around a point guard. If he has the ball, he wants to shoot it.
In the Spurs system, that's a good thing from a perimeter player. He'd step right in and knock down the shots that Barry, Finley, Hedo, etc. have passed up over the years.
I wonder how Barry is going to react - if he reacts with a chip on the shoulder, and starts playing up to his (3pt) potential, this could be one of those 'trades that we are better off didnt happen'. OR he could play worse, because he felt 'betrayed'.
Fingers crossed it lights a fire under his ass.
Thats true...
Damn we could of had another SJax
Well, if he sulks then they'll have Finley and perhaps Sprewell to pick up the slack off the bench.
He can go to Robert Horry for a talk. Horry was nearly traded for Sean Elliott when he was with the Rockets. The trade fell through and Horry and the Rockets went on to repeat as champions.
Good question.... I dont think Barry is the kind of guy that would do the latter
He doesn't strike me as someone who will sulk. And he's not an idiot, so I'm sure he knew before today that he might be traded. It wasn't hard to figure out.
Anyway .. oh well, can't dwell on what didn't happen.
The bright spot is that if something happens, Barry is capable of filling in. JR Smith is probably a couple years away.
Oh well.
wait i feel a pulse ____/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
wait i'm losing him...hes gone __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________
Assuming for the moment that the Nets were involved, then I guess the Nets didn't want to take back the salary that would've made such a deal work, which would've been maybe a mil or so. Guessing, it might've been Marc Jackson and Smith to SA, Barry to NO/OKC and something to NJ.
edit - that something would've probably been Nachbar.
Lets look at this in another light, maybe Smith sucks, and Pop planned for the deal to not go through. A rival sees our interest, knows how good our front office is and trades for him in the offseason. Then Smith brings the franchise down from the inside.
CIA???
yeah i would like to believe that too.
. I was pissed when I heard Fisher's name as a guy the Spurs missed out on, but this is even worse! Pop + raw talent usually comes out pretty well for this franchise.
Continuing the guessing, the Nets probably didn't want what the Spurs offered to try to sweeten the deal, which might've been a pick.
What Could Have Been.
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