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Gasol and Amir are by top two band-aid big solutions. In the very least, if Manu and Tim retire, I'd like to get one of those guys, draft a PG, re-sign Boban and West and get Barnes to compete with Simmons and rookie for the backup two minutes.
If SA loses Boban and Tim, definitely would be a nice addition.
Gasol and Amir are by top two band-aid big solutions. In the very least, if Manu and Tim retire, I'd like to get one of those guys, draft a PG, re-sign Boban and West and get Barnes to compete with Simmons and rookie for the backup two minutes.
Of course, all this talk is from a "if Tim decides to retire" perspective. Boban? Boban won't be a regular starter in any Spurs team.
It's more about money than it is about the rotation.
If he comes for free maybe, if not him.
if Tim retires of course I'd want Pau.
LMAO
I can't stop watching this!
This is amazing lol
Literally? Like all Spurs fans or just you?
Drawing a blank here... Whose Barnes??
Matt Barnes I am assuming.
If Duncan retires Pau Gasol is a must sign! Absolutely cannot replace Duncan a future HOF and a Spurs all-time great, but Gasol would fit in perfectly if Tim does retire and work on cars all day, lol.
That bum is not something special and did nothing in Chicago even when Hoiberg picked him over Noah, there is no reason to have him here, that ugly Norman Bates failed in the east... even missing the playoffs.
Also was a failure in LA when Korpse-be was out.
I think Timmy is retiring.
Sometimes I have doubts, bc he can still play but honestly to me it is the second knee getting delicate and having to bang more in the center spot. This was him during recent playtime.
this is for practice:
I really think that knee still bothers him, he just can't play with both knee braces bc he'd be so stiff that he would fall to the floor more than he does already, but he's not doing very well in those kneeds when he uses the brace for any non-gametime practice activity. He could come back and play even less minutes, but he was already limited in minutes and games this season due to knee issues and those are not bound to get better.
I think Gasol is a good option. It puts Spurs in a bind with Boban though. I don't think both bigs are signed, but that is speculation of course. It assumes D.West doesn't come back, and that we don't add anyone of significance to the perimeter rotation, when most funds are spent on bigs.
Gasol would be a great option if Tim is done, and you're right that he doesn't seem to have much left. Would Tim be willing to come off the bench full time? I doubt it; his ego isn't huge but it isn't that small.
I think Diaw is less likely to be back than West, mainly for cap reasons, though Boban might get priced out of the Spurs' range.
Not a fan of his defense, next year is going to be ugly with Parker aging another year, whoever the spurs sign, tp must be taken into account.
Pau was actually pretty solid this year defensively. He ranked out as one of the better rim protectors (opponents shot 46.3% at the rim against him, for comparison they shot 47% against Duncan) and his DRPM was a respectable +3.11.
Obviously he's a noticeable step down from Duncan (who isn't?), but I don't think he'll be anywhere close to a liability. People had a bunch of doubts about Aldridge's defense and look how he's done here. Pau is also much better than Tim offensively at this point in their careers.
Like I said, if we can get Pau for a reasonable deal, I think he'd be a pretty solid replacement.
This ^ very much. Plus Pau averaged 6 more mins (25m TD vs 31m PG). Not that he's gonna play that much if he come to the Spurs, but shows consistency.
wouldn't mind him for a year or two at a cheap price. he would be like someone else mentioned a band aid solution for Tim but hes got a couple good years left and spurs are good enough to minimise his defensive liability
Did you watch him at all this year or did you just look up the numbers? Gasol has been one of the worst rim protectors this year.
at this point Pau has to play center, at least defensively
Would al Horford be unrealistic for the Spurs if Timmy and manu retire? I think he would have allot more upside the Paul but im unsure what his price tag would be.
Do you have any evidence to back that up? I'm not going to sit here and act like I saw every Chicago game, but I saw a decent amount and he looked solid in those games I watched. That, combined with numbers that point to him being at least a serviceable defender, leads me to believe he's certainly not "one of the worst" rim protectors in the league.
Last edited by SpursFan86; 04-25-2016 at 05:21 PM.
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