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Highly doubt we want Boozer now that we have West. Priority should be 1. 7 ft bruiser 2. project wing that can shoot 3's 3. 3rd string PG (either a vet or a high energy defensive guy).
Just saw that were "engaging in talks" with Boozer... all I gotta say is SCREW THAT. Do not want that loser on this team. We already have 3 PFs, and only 1 PF/C. I mean , look at all the 5s in just our division alone! Howard, Gasol, Davis (when they go "small"), and now Jordan. That is quite possibly 4 of the top 5 centers all in one division. We need a 5 to come play 15min a game and whose sole objective is to bang with said players down low, and protect the rim. Timmy is incredible, but he's 40 and can't do it all game.
If we can't get a player like that, which is quite possible, I'd say what everyone's been saying the past few days and find a backup 2/3 (Belinelli filler), or a 3rd point guard/guard. Even if I wanted Boozer, it just creates a logjam of 3 players whose skill sets are very similar (West, Aldridge, and Boozer all like to play around the elbows and shoot midrange Js, albeit Boozer is the worst overall player of the 3).
just my 2 cents
Highly doubt we want Boozer now that we have West. Priority should be 1. 7 ft bruiser 2. project wing that can shoot 3's 3. 3rd string PG (either a vet or a high energy defensive guy).
I'd get a nice tall backup 5.
I'd like both. West may be able to play against those players, but still that is a 40 year old duncan and 35 year old west. And Duncan is going to take more games off than green, so i would say a 5 should be a bit more of a priority.
We need both but getting another 2 guard to take the roll of Belinelli is probably more important at the moment.
And all the Boozer rumors came out before we inked West. So....
Both, but a guard is more pressing. Bonner and Lalane are cue'd-up and ready to sign as needed, but the guard spots vacated by Cojo and Belli are still uncertain.
that's why getting a C should priority #1. Can't expect Duncan to play a lot in the regular season.
We need a PG. SG 2nd and SF 3rd.
1. Back up PG...Parker and Mills are not exactly iron men, id expect an injury or 2 throughout the year
2. 7 foot C.... good enough to set screens and deliver 5 hard fouls
3. 2/3 combo... back up Kawhi and maybe give Manu a month or so off during RS
Before West, I'd have said backup C. Now, it's clearly fourth wing, since whatever C they sign at this point has zero chance at cracking the rotation. Also, last season not withstanding, Ginobili isn't particularly durable and neither is Leonard.
Considering the price and the fact that he spurned the Cavs/Warriors, West was a great signing. But as I said when it broke, lost amid the hype was the fact that he and Diaw are a poor fit together defensively/rebounding wise. They'll either have to limit the minutes Duncan and Aldridge play together to account for this or attempt to get by with no rim protection/defensive rebounding for long stretches.
I would like another 3 and D guy off the bench or at least a 2/3 who can knock down 3's.
A backup center would keep LMA happy (at least for a while).
I'd love to get Seraphin (probably not affordable) or Walter Tavares (same). Anyway, the Spurs may have to wait till mid-season like they did with Baynes and bring over a Euroleague guy.
At the 2 guard, I'd go with Dairis Bertans. He's got a huge motor and knows the Spurs game better than any domestics that might be available. Last year he shot 56% from two, 38% from three and 82% from the line. He's 6'4" and had four steals in yesterday's Summer League game. If you liked Belinelli, you'd like this guy.
But Bertans might warrant more than the minimum which the Spurs couldn't do.
Plenty of options still available -- these last few spots are where the FO always earns their money and sets up things for the future. That's why I hope they fill those remaining slots with youth and energy. This team could use some young guys.
This. But we also need a shooting swingman, even if he is somewhat of a project, that isn't a complete matador on the other end.
1. Backup C
2. Bench Wing Defender or Shooter
3. Backup PG
Whatever backup C they sign, isn't going to play, if they're healthy and not giving anyone a game off. West is probably strong/stout enough to get away with defending a lot of C's, but he can't fulfill the other primary responsibilities of one.
Considering the overall quality of the four bigs, even if one of Duncan, Diaw or West, was out a few weeks, I could see Pop essentially going to a 3 or at most 3 and 1/2 big rotation. That would be less likely if Aldridge were the one to go down, but still possible.
Why the didn't Gary sign here tbh? He'd give us shooting off the bench and would be a 'break in case of emergency' 3rd PG
Need perimeter help far more. An effective shot-blocking C for this money is a total pipe dream.
He was the main reason we lost the finals tbh... where was Patty Mills?
Duncan is going to get plenty of games off.
More than ever, probably, but every year this is overstated and I suspect this year will be no different.
In those games though, they'll probably just have Aldridge, Diaw and West, log the types of minutes they've averaged in recent seasons.
It's probably going to take a long term injury to one or more of the four rotation bigs, for the fifth to have a chance to log more than spot minutes.
No lie I almost forgot Diaw was even on the team... should we consider trading him for a true C, since we don't need 4 power forwards?
1. 3-pt shooting wing (SG/SF)
2. 3rd PG
3. Center/5th Big
Add in Bonner as the 6th Big, and you could be done for a while.
No. Play making PF's, that are match-up proof, are both extremely rare and valuable.
Even if they sit on the end of the bench every game (barring a blowout) and make 7.5 million a year?
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