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Good centers are extinct so we dont really need one, tbh.
Unnamed West Team Internally Discussing Signing Larry Sanders
Oct 12, 2015 8:00 PM
A Western Conference team has had internal talks about signing Larry Sanders, according to a source.
Maybe this is just agent speak. But Boban Sucks. He's just not quick enough to play defense in the NBA. He can't guard a pick n' roll. Yes, Sanders is a head case, but he can play defense if he doesn't go crazy. If you can get Larry Sanders on the cheap, he's worth it. And judging from last night, the last 5 guys are easily worth cutting to add a legit big.
Good centers are extinct so we dont really need one, tbh.
Wasnt lary sanders only issue was that he said basketball wasnt fun anymore (on a losing milwaukee team), and he wanted to smoke weed (which half the players in the league do)
1) The Spurs aren't going after Larry Sanders.
2) The Spurs aren't giving up on Boban after 2 preseason games.
Boban best case scenario is not as good as Larry Sanders pre-going crazy.
Did you see Paul pick and roll us to death in the playoffs? Yes, we need a mobile big to guard the pick and roll. We don't have Splitter anymore.
Not the Spurs tbh. Prolly Dallas.
Egad...it's a Texas team:Mavs denying for what it's worth.
http://www.vavel.com/en-us/nba/55300...y-sanders.html
I don't think it'd be the Rockets because he'd be a lousy fit with Dwert. We're dealing with a guy on a bought-out contract, so he'd cost us only the vet min. This thread has potential, tbh
Would take him, especially for the min. Tim needs rest and LMA doesn't want to play Center
This. Would even consider starting him at center alongside LMA so he'd be happier.
1. The writer appears to be about 12.
http://www.vavel.com/liam-o-brien/
2. Boban won't be in the rotation. Are you suggesting that Spurs sign Sanders to replace Diaw or West in the rotation? Even if we set all the obvious issues with Sanders aside, and assume he would be willing to sign a minimum deal, it seems likely that he will want to sign somewhere with an available spot in the rotation. The Spurs top 4 bigs are set in stone, even if they don't have a mobile center in that group.
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It's Austin.
Well, Duncan won’t play every game in the regular season. Diaw might be able to bang with 5s, but he can’t rim protect. Neither can West. And none of them can guard Chris Paul in a pick and roll, though Duncan came closest. We need a big that can handle the pick and roll defense. In the past, that was a younger Duncan and then Splitter. This roster doesn’t have that one, unless LMA can do it, which I doubt given everything I’ve read about his defense.
I think he'd have to prove he's a rotation player first. With that said, Houston might be the best possible destination with the loss of Josh Smith and Capela being Howard's only true back up at center. I hope it's the Spurs though.
Last edited by Hoops Czar; 10-13-2015 at 04:43 PM.
Yes, and he won't get more than a min offer until he proves he's stable enough. So he'll play for the league min, I do not doubt.
All true, but there is an almost zero chance that the Spurs sign a big to displace West and/or Diaw in the playoff rotation. Which is what this is all about. If they get to January and the concerns you list become real problems, then a trade like the Malik/Nazr deal becomes possible. For now, they've committed to Duncan, LMA, and one of Diaw/West to play all the meaningful playoff minutes.
A task infinitely more achievable on a team with less than four established NBA veteran bigs.
I'm okay with him replacing Boban and then let's see where he can go with some development in limited minutes. If he's ready to play by the playoffs, then he's a steal. If he flakes out, then no big deal. But the Boban experiment is bound to fail. And while we can survive without a mobile big that can rim protect (we didn't have one last year other than Duncan), we will get killed in pick and roll. Boban can't help there. Neither can Diaw. I hope West can, but I just don't know. And Duncan couldn't get to Paul's shot last year. LMA? I don't know. I'd take a low cost with possible upside in signing Sanders to the min.
Larry Sanders was not available before he went crazy and commanded $45 million or something to stay with the Bucks.
I would sign him.... Not much to get yourself into trouble here in SA... This is a guy that can rebound and block shots....
The Boban experiment is the one that PATFO have chosen to pursue this season. They won't be ready to declare it a failure anytime soon. Certainly not to take on a player with Sanders' issues.
Are you saying just because Paul makes a miracle floater over a 7 footer to beat the spurs in a hard fought series last year that we should sign a proven team cancer like Larry Sanders just because he's mobile? I'm glad your not the GM of this team. That is extremely short sided and a terrible over reaction. That's like saying we should have cut Manu and signed a longer and better defender to replace him because Fisher hit that miracle heave. Boban just got here and is learning right now. Give him some time to adjust to the compe ion level and the system. I've been encouraged by some of his defense so far (I think he's had like 3 blocks already) and he is much more mobile then I thought he would be. Let's not forget how bad Splitter looked when he first got here. Sanders doesn't even like basketball, there is no way Pop will rub him the right way.
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