PTR: David West doesn't fit with the Spurs' second unit

[TheDoctor]

PTC's takes

[spursistan]

[LakerHater]

Another PTR take:

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2016/...nathon-simmons

[Chinook]

This was a particularly big test for him, and I'm glad he passed. However, the article was criticizing a West/Diaw pairing, that that was kept to something of a minimum tonight. Getting more and more obvious however, that if Tim retires, the Spurs should do whatever they can to keep West to play next to LMA. Dude's a perfect bridge player.

[Chinook]

Another PTR take:

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2016/...nathon-simmons

, I'm in trouble if PtR agrees with me.

[DMC]

This was a particularly big test for him, and I'm glad he passed. However, the article was criticizing a West/Diaw pairing, that that was kept to something of a minimum tonight. Getting more and more obvious however, that if Tim retires, the Spurs should do whatever they can to keep West to play next to LMA. Dude's a perfect bridge player.

What does a card game have to do with basketball though?

[SpurPadre]

This was a particularly big test for him, and I'm glad he passed. However, the article was criticizing a West/Diaw pairing, that that was kept to something of a minimum tonight. Getting more and more obvious however, that if Tim retires, the Spurs should do whatever they can to keep West to play next to LMA. Dude's a perfect bridge player.

Agree that West is a keeper but shouldn't we look at getting younger in the front court when TD retires?

[Chinook]

What does a card game have to do with basketball though?

I was actually talking about his banjo skills.

[Chinook]

Agree that West is a keeper but shouldn't we look at getting younger in the front court when TD retires?

Yes. But West is good enough for a year or two more. If the Spurs can land a guard like Clarkson in free agency (and I do think LAL will match a max offer sheet, but I'd still be fine with the Spurs offering one and trying to work out a S&T before the moratorium), they can afford for wait until they get more cap space in 2017 or 2018 to get the next big. It's just obvious that D-West is still a legit starter in the league and that he and LMA would work just fine as a starting front court with Kawhi.

[SpurPadre]

Yes. But West is good enough for a year or two more. If the Spurs can land a guard like Clarkson in free agency (and I do think LAL will match a max offer sheet, but I'd still be fine with the Spurs offering one and trying to work out a S&T before the moratorium), they can afford for wait until they get more cap space in 2017 or 2018 to get the next big. It's just obvious that D-West is still a legit starter in the league and that he and LMA would work just fine as a starting front court with Kawhi.

Here's the kicker, though: what if TD comes back next season? What then? It's not like Bertans will be ready.

[SpurPadre]

Yes. But West is good enough for a year or two more. If the Spurs can land a guard like Clarkson in free agency (and I do think LAL will match a max offer sheet, but I'd still be fine with the Spurs offering one and trying to work out a S&T before the moratorium), they can afford for wait until they get more cap space in 2017 or 2018 to get the next big. It's just obvious that D-West is still a legit starter in the league and that he and LMA would work just fine as a starting front court with Kawhi.

Here's the kicker, though: what if TD comes back next season? What then? It's not like Bertans will be ready. And something's gotta give.

[Chinook]

Here's the kicker, though: what if TD comes back next season? What then? It's not like Bertans will be ready.

I mean, that changes nothing about West.

[SpurPadre]

I mean, that changes nothing about West.

Shouldn't it? If we win #6 and TD comes back, we'd have an aged front court coming off what will be a bruising and long path to the le. Who knows how much TD will have left in the tank. I don't know if I'd be too comfortable in having a 36 year old in West logging heavy minutes in that scenario. Maybe it would work for another year but it would be taking a risk without having a younger player out there with fresher legs. And Boban certainly isn't the answer to that, really.

[Kawhitstorm]

Not that I think West is a bad addition to the team at all, but bringing up concerns with the bench's balance is very valid. The Spurs have depended on their second unit extending leads. If there are major defensive and rebounding problems, it's a big deal, especially since the team has no way of addressing them. There are plenty of ways this next season's roster can implode or at least underachieve, and discussing those isn't stupid or ungrateful. SA is the favorite to win it all, but if they disappoint, it's pretty easy to see how that's going to happen.

[SAGirl]

Yup, it turns out Jesus Gomez from PTR had this one pegged since b4 the season began.
Fit is very important to team success and D'west was cast for a role next to Diaw that had them scheduled to underachieve from the very start to the season it turns out.

[benefactor]

Eh...don't give Pounding the too much credit. Blind squirrel tbh.

[T Park]

morons on a website making fun of a blog for a correct opinion are quiet..

[gambit1990]

If the Spurs can land a guard like Clarkson in free agency (and I do think LAL will match a max offer sheet, but I'd still be fine with the Spurs offering one and trying to work out a S&T before the moratorium).

you were fine with the spurs offering clarkson a max offer?

damn, even the lakers FO is smarter than you, they just gave him that danny green money.

max offer for clarkson

[Chinook]

you were fine with the spurs offering clarkson a max offer?

damn, even the lakers FO is smarter than you, they just gave him that danny green money.

max offer for clarkson

Making yourself look bad in two different ways. But gotta love you bumping old threads trying to make yourself look good.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

For the minimum it was worth the risk. I'm kind of surprised at the way West departed...I figured we'd resign him for a decent deal. Year 1 looks rough for a lot of new Spurs and then year two seems to click.