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i think philly is the only one who can claim him because theyre the only one who has the salary cap, so more than likely hes gonna clear
Spoelstra and SVG are best friends, it would have to be Riley forcing him on the team, tbh..
i think philly is the only one who can claim him because theyre the only one who has the salary cap, so more than likely hes gonna clear
That was how the amnesty provision worked this is different
just what we need, another overrated defender with ZERO offense!
Yap. He can be an insurance. Just in case.
Plus he's a good passer.
Varejao just left the Cavs game in a walking boot and on crutches. LeBron WILL demand Smith and probably get him. Maybe he'd behave there and know his role but if he doesn't, I'm sure LeBron will have him on a short leash.
Last edited by SpurPadre; 12-23-2014 at 11:20 PM.
Lol I'm not on the Josh Smith bandwagon either but who is an overrated defender with no offense on the team?
Houston promising the starting PF spot
DO NOT care, not coming the Spurs, not going to happen nor do they really need him. He would possibly help some yes, but it would not matter anyways because he will go to Houston or Dallas or some other team. It is funny how this board says? at every FA out there like they are going to come to the Spurs or even rumored to. If they are rumored to go to the Spurs it is usually a smoke screen and Spurs as favorites also makes me laugh.I can see him going there as well.
Well then he'll most likely sign with his buddy over in Houston.
Howard, Smith, Ariza, Harden, Beverley... That's quite possibly the best defensive starting 5 in the league.
Montejunas, Jones, Popanikolau, Brewer, Terry... Decent bench IMO, but a 100% healthy Spurs bench will expose them
Low-risk, high reward move
I don't blame them. Pretty sure he is very happy to play with his childhood friend.
When I heard he was demanding a starting spot, I soured on him. When I heard multiple teams were willing to give him a starting spot, I was more than surprised. I think it's pretty much been established by now that this guy is a team killer if you give him too much responsibility. I realize now that the spurs never had a chance because they would never offer him a starting spot without first proving his value.
Good luck, Houston.
He'll be back to playing his natural position (Detroit was stupid to try and play him at the 3 with Monroe/Drummond). I don't see how someone could hate this move. As someone else mentioned, it's a low-risk, high-reward type of situation. He won't have nearly as much responsibility playing alongside Harden and Howard. He's best friends with Howard so I think that'll help the at ude problems he's had in the past. It will be interesting to see how he does with Morey-ball though...Houston takes a TON of 3s, and that's not such a good idea for Josh Smith. I'm not a fan of J-Smoove at all (he has a horrible BBIQ, and he's no longer the elite defender he was in Atlanta since he's lost some of his athleticism), but it's not like they had to give anything up or pay a huge sum to get him.
They also have a decent bench now as well...Brewer/K-Pap/Jones/Motiejunas is a solid unit.
Houston has definitely improved from where they were at going into the season, but I'm still not sold on them being legitimate contenders.
Last edited by SpursFan86; 12-24-2014 at 01:54 PM.
nothing in the real season
Brewer's a legit signing tho
He played 80% of his minutes at PF this season IIRC..
after missing on Paul Pierce in the summer, R.C once again fall a sleep and ed up situation... now he make the Rockets unstoppable with Howard and Smith inside, great 3 point shooting around them, great defense, great go to player, great bench, no one gonna beat them... i don't understand why saying Smith is a cancer or a team killer, he isn't nothing like that, he just need right position and good coaching, he still top 30 player in the league, R.C!
Good signing for a team that needs a PF at minimal risk..
What's interesting is that Houston, with their new-age GM, is now going to run one of the most antiquated systems in the league..
All ISO for Harden and Howard with terrible shooting around them
This makes Houston one of the better teams in the West tbh, it neutralizes a lot of their matchup problems assuming Smith is still a really good PF defender. Aldridge ain't going for 50 on Smith. He has the athleticism to keep up with Griffin & Draymond Green. I'd much rather roll with Smith on Dirk than TJones.
It it could muck up their middle of the pack offense, but they have good enough isolation scorers to win with defense tbqh. I can't imagine that playing with two low post players on a ty team with Jennings chucking and SVG shaking his head and making faces to deflect blame would be very conducive to successful basketball for Josh Smith. If he plays at even 75% of his ATL days he's a huge upgrade in every facet but shot selection.
McHale given a 3yr extension, so they'll remain irrelevant for at least that long.
I agree....
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