Jalen Rose says LMA will be a Spur.

[coachmac87]

I think people are hesitant to believe any fa signings coming to SA since we have been burned so many times in the past. Not one has materialized over the years though we were the best fit for them on a variety of levels. Players are people too and just want the most money and the biggest spotlight, neither of which are available in SA.

Well the only true FA that turned us down when the money was about the same was Kidd..Spurs always pursued FA's but a pay cut and role was also apart of that deal. Even Gasol last year..He got more $ from Chicago. If the Spurs seriously want Aldridge they will get him IMO. I just don't know if that's the route they want to take

[therealtruth]

I think he realized the Spurs had no chance at repeating with a gimpy Splitter. Tiago is the best all-around defender on the team
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you do know we have this guy who won DMVP on our team, did you forget duncan was all nba defense again this year, they also have that guy danny green who is an elite defender. Tiago is not the best all around defender on the spurs, he's the only spur who can guard power forwards at a high level(not exceptional level) and in every defensive category LMA is better then him at that. I fully understand the reluctance to accept a big name FA coming to the spurs as we have been burned before but if all it would take is moving on from tiago to secure the monies to land aldridge...you do it in a heartbeat without second thought as he's a superior player both offensively and defensively. Also tiago has pretty much peaked as a player while LMA still has some room to become better with superior coaching

Splitter stopped Randolph defensively two years ago in the playoffs and don't forget the work he did on Nowitzki and LMA himself in last year's playoffs. The advantage of having LMA is that's one less PF we can get torched by. But his defense is not at the same level as Splitter.

[BackHome]

Well the only true FA that turned us down when the money was about the same was Kidd..Spurs always pursued FA's but a pay cut and role was also apart of that deal. Even Gasol last year..He got more $ from Chicago. If the Spurs seriously want Aldridge they will get him IMO. I just don't know if that's the route they want to take

I don't know after taxes I am not sure Gasol made that much more. I could be wrong but he wanted arts/crafts and skinny women J/K so he picked Chicago.

[dabom]

The defense is a team defense and tiago is on the receiving end. The spurs won't drop a beat defensively. Trust me on that one.

[Holden_Caulfield]

can he play pg?

[ducks]

can he play pg?

why got that covered

[BatManu20]

[Jdspur20]

Or Diaw. Nearly impossible to end up with all four of LMA/Duncan/Splitter/Diaw while still keeping Green.

Yeah give me Diaw over splitter

[jbspurs]

The team's problem isn't offense. It's defense. That's why having Splitter less than 100% hurt so much against the Clippers. Haven't they learned nothing from the RJ fiasco. Just getting another 20ppg scorer doesn't solve that. We need a guy who can defend the PF's in the west. LMA wasn't good enough to slow down ZBo meanwhile TS has shown that ability.

I agree, with Aldridge Spurs will match up better with teams like Clippers, Houston .... But, for sure will struggle against Memphis if we end up losing Splitter.

[Buddy Mignon]

wow... you s getting your hopes and desires up over Jalen Rose? Desperate times.

[DPG21920]

wow... you s getting your hopes and desires up over Jalen Rose? Desperate times.

You're posting on the Spurs side for the first time in a long time - has you nervous. Especially since your Laker friends are saying Randle should be a small forward now and Rondo is on his way.

[Uriel]

[Nathan89]

Can't wait for Pop to needlessly spread the court with Tony even though we would have plenty of offense and he's terrible a defense.

[dg7md]

We get a major FA signing, what, every 4-5 years? I guess this would be the biggest one yet if it were to happen. We're due for a major signing as clearly the landscape is shifting to Golden State owning the Western conference, so we need something else to put us over the top and become the top dog again.

[BillMc]

Jalen also predicted LeBron would also stay with the Heat last year, with one of the key reasons being James had such a strong relationship with Riley.

I'd say he's just guessing like we all are. No insider info. Hope I'm wrong though.

[Robz4000]

We get a major FA signing, what, every 4-5 years? I guess this would be the biggest one yet if it were to happen. We're due for a major signing as clearly the landscape is shifting to Golden State owning the Western conference, so we need something else to put us over the top and become the top dog again.

Golden State has risen, but they're about to lose a lot of their depth and potentially Draymond Green to FA. The West will belong to Meth, LAC, GS, Hou, and SA (for at least another season).

[Maddog]

We get a major FA signing, what, every 4-5 years? I guess this would be the biggest one yet if it were to happen. We're due for a major signing as clearly the landscape is shifting to Golden State owning the Western conference, so we need something else to put us over the top and become the top dog again.

I'm trying remember the last big FA signing-
Finely was it- And he came at a bargain because of the amnesty- also a little past his prime.

[exstatic]

Well the only true FA that turned us down when the money was about the same was Kidd..Spurs always pursued FA's but a pay cut and role was also apart of that deal. Even Gasol last year..He got more $ from Chicago. If the Spurs seriously want Aldridge they will get him IMO. I just don't know if that's the route they want to take

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JKidd 2003
Jermaine O'Neal 2003

[baseline bum]

Golden State has risen, but they're about to lose a lot of their depth and potentially Draymond Green to FA. The West will belong to Meth, LAC, GS, Hou, and SA (for at least another season).

They're not losing Draymond Green. David Lee's deal comes off the books next summer. They have a team option on Speights, and everyone else who can leave is garbage like Leandro Barbosa or Brandon Rush.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

They're not losing Draymond Green. David Lee's deal comes off the books next summer. They have a team option on Speights, and everyone else who can leave is garbage like Leandro Barbosa or Brandon Rush.

Draymond has earned himself a max or close to max contract. With $77+ mil already commited for next season they might think twice about matching. They prob will, but I don't think it's a given. They'll also need to find a team to dump Lee to. Philly should take him and rip them off. GS might not even have enough sweeteners to attach to Lee's contract.

[BatManu20]

Both Draymond Green and the Warriors have expressed that staying together is a priority. He's not going anywhere. The Warriors have a young nucleus and can fill whatever they lose (D. Lee, Barbosa, etc.) via the draft or cheap FA's. Barring injuries, they're going to be the best team in the West for at least the next 2-3 seasons imo.

[baseline bum]

Draymond has earned himself a max or close to max contract. With $77+ mil already commited for next season they might think twice about matching. They prob will, but I don't think it's a given. They'll also need to find a team to dump Lee to. Philly should take him and rip them off. GS might not even have enough sweeteners to attach to Lee's contract.

They're not going to think twice about matching because Lee's deadweight comes off the books in a year.

[cjw]

They're not losing Draymond Green. David Lee's deal comes off the books next summer. They have a team option on Speights, and everyone else who can leave is garbage like Leandro Barbosa or Brandon Rush.

Klay's extension kicks in next season, so assuming Draymond at $15mm, they're at $95 million for 11 guys or about $97 million for a full roster of 13. They'll definitely be limited to the taxpayer MLE for one season, but would be bringing basically every contributor back so that shouldn't hamper them. Plus, Lee's contract is gone after next season and they'll be full MLE players again.

Who knows - maybe that Lee + Barnes for Kevin Love deal reappears!

[Robz4000]

They're not losing Draymond Green. David Lee's deal comes off the books next summer. They have a team option on Speights, and everyone else who can leave is garbage like Leandro Barbosa or Brandon Rush.

The only bench player with a long term contract is Iggy, and from the SL alone they need to worry about Bogut and Barnes' new contracts. They'll be in a similar situation to the current Spurs next year.

[UZER]

Jalen also predicted LeBron would also stay with the Heat last year, with one of the key reasons being James had such a strong relationship with Riley.

I'd say he's just guessing like we all are. No insider info. Hope I'm wrong though.

Sounds like even Wade was initially told he was staying too.