No Depth for the Spurs?

[Drom John]

Minutes to replace:
1444 Joseph
1388 Belinelli
1122 Baynes
1030 Splitter
0935 Bonner
0383 Ayres
0398 Daye/Williams/J.Green

Playoffs
123 Splitter
116 Belinelli
040 Baynes
036 Bonner
022 Joseph
012 Ayres

Aldridge
2512
0237 playoffs

[tholdren]

Just wait. Spurs have 7 excellent players, waiting for other chips to fall. Still have lots overseas

[TheGoldStandard]

I'm excited to see phase 2.. It starts monday

[Raven]

beli wasn't depth, you don't call cancerous cells "depth" just because you happen to have more cells.

[Raven]

Was Marco's defense THAT bad? All reports say Anderson is slow and is a liability on D.

he was the worst defender in the league.

[lmbebo]

Beli was a revolving door.

Great shooter, but a revolving door on Defense. He tried though.

[BD24]

I'm in the camp of getting wayne Ellington for sure, his only problem is he can only really play the 2. Doesn't have the size to play the 3. I suppose we have LJC to cover that though. The center position is where its gets tricky because there isn't really any good centers left. Maybe Emeka Okafor if he hasn't signed anywhere yet, I know hes old, but he can be effective for a few minutes a game. If not him maybe we bring over our first round pick from this year early?

[Drom John]

Derrick Williams was the worst defensive player in the league.

[Drom John]

Terrence Ross was the worst Defensive SF in the the league.

[Drom John]

That said, only 20 players were worse than Belinelli, Only two of those were SF.

[lmbebo]

Melo?

Seemed like he didn't care at all. Just walked down the court, hogged the ball, and played like Kobe.

[Drom John]

Otoh, one of those 20 was the starting PG for the Spurs.

[Mr Bones]

I'm still hoping Cojo returns.... if he was eager to leave for more money, he could've easily done so already. I have no idea what's going to happen, but Cojo returning still strikes me as plausible, especially if the Spurs ask him to sacrifice with the promise he'll be rewarded in the near future for that sacrifice. I liked Baynes, but honestly I think Cole Aldrich or some other big can replace those minutes pretty easily. Aldridge averaged about 15 mpg more than Splitter, so it's kind of misleading to think the Spurs are "missing" minutes in that regard...

[ChumpDumper]

I'm in the camp of getting wayne Ellington for sure, his only problem is he can only really play the 2. Doesn't have the size to play the 3. I suppose we have LJC to cover that though. The center position is where its gets tricky because there isn't really any good centers left. Maybe Emeka Okafor if he hasn't signed anywhere yet, I know hes old, but he can be effective for a few minutes a game. If not him maybe we bring over our first round pick from this year early?

i don't see Ellington's signing for the minimum.

[elemento]

I'm still hoping Cojo returns.... if he was eager to leave for more money, he could've easily done so already. I have no idea what's going to happen, but Cojo returning still strikes me as plausible, especially if the Spurs ask him to sacrifice with the promise he'll be rewarded in the near future for that sacrifice. I liked Baynes, but honestly I think Cole Aldrich or some other big can replace those minutes pretty easily. Aldridge averaged about 15 mpg more than Splitter, so it's kind of misleading to think the Spurs are "missing" minutes in that regard...

Well, the Spurs have just withdrawn the QO. He is an UFA now. I don't think he will play for the min at all. I think he could get from 3 to 5m per year quite comfortably.

[BD24]

i don't see Ellington's signing for the minimum.

That is probably wishful thinking on my part, but I can't imagine the market for him is to big. After playing for the trainwreck that was the Lakers last year maybe he is willing to take a bit less money to play for a contender in a defined role.

[dbestpro]

Like the idea of Emeka Okafor. Jermaine O'Neal is another player that could fill the backup center that I have not seen mentioned. if you really want to go crazy you can always kick the tires on Greg Oden.

[BD24]

Like the idea of Emeka Okafor. Jermaine O'Neal is another player that could fill the backup center that I have not seen mentioned. if you really want to go crazy you can always kick the tires on Greg Oden.

Maybe Jermaine if you got real desperate. Absolute no to Greg Oden. Don't want him on his 18th come back attempt.

[palangi]

Right now or bench could look like

PG Mills
SG Manu
SF Anderson
PF Diaw, LJC
C Palance

I'd like to see west signed to get in front of Lalanne. Then sign either Gerald Green or John Jenkins or Eddie to be the 3rd SG to replace Belli

[Ellsworth]

Does this guy have a chance?

[BD24]

I was just thinking what about Christian Wood? He was originally projected as a late first round pick on some sites and ended up going undrafted. Has he recieved a sl invite from anyone yet? He has a pretty small frame, has the height to play some spot minutes at center if he can put on some muscle.

[Mr Bones]

Well, the Spurs have just withdrawn the QO. He is an UFA now. I don't think he will play for the min at all. I think he could get from 3 to 5m per year quite comfortably.

Honestly, I won't be surprised either way. I wouldn't blame him for wanting more money and more playing time, but a one yr deal with the Spurs with the promise of a more lucrative and longer deal in the future would be pretty appealing too. He knows that Parker's minutes will only be going down in the next two seasons... we'll see. It's interesting that the Spurs don't appear overly concerned about a true back up PG... maybe they know something about Cojo that we and the media don't?

[elemento]

Honestly, I won't be surprised either way. I wouldn't blame him for wanting more money and more playing time, but a one yr deal with the Spurs with the promise of a more lucrative and longer deal in the future would be pretty appealing too. He knows that Parker's minutes will only be going down in the next two seasons... we'll see. It's interesting that the Spurs don't appear overly concerned about a true back up PG... maybe they know something about Cojo that we and the media don't?

I'll be honest. I doubt that Rich Paul has any interest to keep Joseph in a cheap contract in SA. Dude is using Lebron to get a 80m contract for TT, seriously. Cory is gone IMO.

[SpursFan4-Life]

Cojo 100% gone now

[Axegrinder]

I was just thinking what about Christian Wood? He was originally projected as a late first round pick on some sites and ended up going undrafted. Has he recieved a sl invite from anyone yet? He has a pretty small frame, has the height to play some spot minutes at center if he can put on some muscle.

Rockets have him