Was Aldridge worth it, tbh?

[SpursFan86]

Since December 1st, Aldridge is averaging 21.9 points and 9.8 boards per 36 minutes on a 58.7 TS%

[look_at_g_shred]

Just saying, it was a good thing to get our ass handed to us by GSW/CLE

[ceperez]

Just saying, it was a good thing to get our ass handed to us by GSW/CLE

Still an open question as to whether LMA can prevent the Spurs from being destroyed by GSW or CLE.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

The fact that this thread exists is hilarious. Because who the else were we going to sign? We had to court the out of LMA to come back to his home state.

A max offer for Tristan Thompson probably would have stole him, and would have been a much better bargain going into the future cap. Also might have kept Cojo at a bargain.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

A max offer for Tristan Thompson probably would have stole him, and would have been a much better bargain going into the future cap. Also might have kept Cojo at a bargain.

Also, here's another wild idea... the spurs could actually sign their own draft picks, for a change.

[ChumpDumper]

Maxing out a guy who scores 8 points a game?

lol

[313]

lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Great 4th quarter, tbh..took them too long to give him the ball, too..

[LongtimeSpursFan]

LOL. This thread.

[boutons_deux]

Great 4th quarter, tbh..took them too long to give him the ball, too..

31 - 17

[gambit1990]

what a stupid ing thread

for a good one check: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...67#post8419767

[DrunkTXLabrat]

Maxing out a guy who scores 8 points a game?

lol

lame and kevin love are the same guy, and neither one can hold Thompsons jock strap.

[midnightpulp]

Tristan Thompson

[ChumpDumper]

lame and kevin love are the same guy, and neither one can hold Thompsons jock strap.

You want to max out a 8 ppg player.

[SD126]

I honestly don't know why this is a discussion?

I get Harlem was doing his Socratic thing, but no one but the most cynical fan could say this wasn't worth it.

- If Golden State (an all time great team, with greatest team of all time potential) didn't exist, the media would be jerking off the Spurs in that regard. 44-8 doesn't happen with Tiago.

- "Well, given his playoff history..." Doesn't matter. The Spurs are, at best, 2nd round fodder if we stayed pat. Only a complete tragic turn of events will keep the Spurs out of the 2nd round this season (indeed, we might not make it past the 2nd round because the Thunder are no slouch and always a threat. But if the Thunder do beat the Spurs, it goes 6 or 7 instead of the sweep it would have been).

- This doesn't impair the Spurs roster flexibility going forward. Cap is going up, and as I've said, pitching a Kawhi/LMA core is a much sexier than pitching Kawhi + Euros and Vets core. Yes, the Spurs won't be able to afford a max level player, but Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, and the like weren't going to come here any way. But they should be able to round out the core with a 15-20 million all star level player (max players will be probably be commanding 30 million per year in 2017). They can sign such a player and then fill the rest of the roster with their usual retreads and projects. The Spurs will also have 12-13 million to play around with next season.

The move couldn't have been better.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

You want to max out a 8 ppg player.

you watch Tim Duncan go from near 40 all star to "Peyton Manning."

[ChumpDumper]

you watch Tim Duncan go from near 40 all star to "Peyton Manning."

The guy who just won the championship for his sport?

That would be cool.

[Chinook]

A max offer for Tristan Thompson probably would have stole him, and would have been a much better bargain going into the future cap. Also might have kept Cojo at a bargain.

The Cavs were begging for a team to max out Thompson. They had to pay him more by not matching someone else's offer.

[Chinook]

what a stupid ing thread

for a good one check: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...67#post8419767

[DrunkTXLabrat]

The guy who just won the championship for his sport?

That would be cool.

the guy who's dead weight on his championship caliber defenses shoulders. and ya know what, Kawhi is all the Von Miller... but lame ain't none of the Ware.

[Brazil]

The overreaction part of this thread is Harlem worrying about Danny Green's decline in the new system, I admit..

I had no checked dat thread for a while but yeah, props for that... only a few are capable to even start to acknowledge they may have been wrong at one point...

Danny is back and that's the best news of the season so far tbh

[DrunkTXLabrat]

The Cavs were begging for a team to max out Thompson. They had to pay him more by not matching someone else's offer.

the cavs begging for a team to max out Thompson was like Larry Brown wanting to leave the championship Pistons.

[Chinook]

the cavs begging for a team to max out Thompson was like Larry Brown wanting to leave the championship Pistons.

Nope.

[ChumpDumper]

the guy who's dead weight on his championship caliber defenses shoulders. and ya know what, Kawhi is all the Von Miller... but lame ain't none of the Ware.

Duncan is doing great for his age. I don't know what you are trying to say here; all the analogies you are trying to spit out turn out to be positive about this 45-8 team.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

Duncan is doing great for his age. I don't know what you are trying to say here; all the analogies you are trying to spit out turn out to be positive about this 45-8 team.

Peyton Manning and Tim Duncan are on life support, and Tim's machine is faulty. you hide behind 45-8 and Peyton won a superbowl like a democrat who claims taxes aren't theft because they serve a public good. it's a goal post move. it's horse . and i don't expect you to understand, so i don't know why i even bother trying to explain.