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Maybe Matt Bonner can use his Florida ties and that sweet sandwich mouth to bring in Noah on an affordable deal
100% agreed there, his passion can get the crowd pumped up like few others. He's been doing that since his days in Florida where the Gator fans went nuts all game every game. Watching the OKC series I think we all noticed the AT&T crowd were a bunch of dead s and he would definitely help with that. Very passionate, energetic and doesn't need shots. He'd be great next to LMA in the middle.
He's the kind of player where if he is not on your team, then you hate him. Thus explaining the negativity about him in this thread. We don't really have one of those guys at the moment and could really do with one. Excited to see which direction the Spurs take this offseason.
Maybe Matt Bonner can use his Florida ties and that sweet sandwich mouth to bring in Noah on an affordable deal
After thinking about it for most of the day yesterday and reading all of the posts, I've came to the conclusion that the Spurs really have nothing to lose by offering Noah a 1 year deal and could very well be in a low risk high reward scenario (maybe 1+1 player option, which depending on his play he could opt out of and potentially command more).
Yes there are question marks regarding his health and yes the dude cannot shoot beyond 10ft, but if healthy (and that's a BIG IF), he's one of the best passing/rebounding big men in the game. His positives definitely outweigh his negatives and at the end of the day the only person right now that replace Duncan defensively (somewhat, which speaks volumes about the Spurs lack of big man depth) is Aldridge, and we need Aldridge to focus more on being a scorer and weak side help defender rather than the defensive stopper.
To those in the forum that are complaining about his inability to hit the midrange, that's the last thing I want him doing. I want a guy that'll dive for the loose ball even though were up by 10+. I want a guy to get dirty and commit the hard foul when Westbrook drives the lane. I want the guy that notices Kawhi is getting after it on defense and kicks it up a notch defensively to inspire the team and hyping up the AT&T center simultaneously.
I could go on and on about what I want but to put it simply, I want some NASTY.
And I feel that the Spurs have the most to offer more than any team in the NBA during this years free agency. So if he's willing to bet on himself and test the market, maybe the Spurs should consider taking a closer look on what Noah could bring to the team.
^ Exactly. He isn't a guy that wants touches. He just plays damn hard, and would fit in most teams. He has had a bad season last year. Mills had a bad one last year too. It takes time. You just hope the damage isn't done and it is more of a stamina/mental thing.
EDIT* Noah had a bad season this* year, while Mills had a bad one last year after his injury recovery.
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Did you watch prime Manu play?
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Dont want Gasol, Noah, & Howard.... But want Aldrich, Hibbert, Plumlee, and Biyombo
built not bought
i always said ST is the worst fake front office in the league.
He must not have. No way anyone in their right mind would say that.
Did you watch prime Manu play?
Nah dude not even close c'mon now
He also has the GayMond bully mentality where he folds if he gets punched in the mouth.
Upgrade or not, they still need a starting center and sixth man/third guard. Stretch four is more of a need than small ball four.
Not a bad idea. The only problem with Collison, is he's pint sized and can't guard the physically overwhelming/dynamic point guards. Otherwise, he checks every box: Strikes me as a Spur, is affordable, in his prime, legit point guard, solid shooter, good enough to push Parker, sometimes close and play starters minutes when Parker is rested/injured, but not good enough to gripe about generally being a 20 mpg backup.
Temple would probably pair well with him, but Green/Temple would be an offensively limited shooting guard duo.
Another basement dweller who always es, but when pushed, couldn't give you a single name of a player he wants.
Agree 100%....I'd like the move. Good P&R defender, rebounder, passer, and he's actually decent at defending guards when he's isolated... He's also a guy that pumps the crowd up, and the AT&T Center needs as much of it as possible.
Wow, there's actually people worried about his jumper and how he doesn't space the floor, lol. Timmy hasn't been able to hit a shot consistently since 2013, and the Warriors are getting their pushed it by Steven Adams who's Joakim Lite
in barn needs somebody to get those fat asses up and somebody needs to light a fire under their ass when they are playing soft...
I brought up Collison as an upgrade over Fatty Mills. He would be fine playing against backups despite his turnstile defense ala Jamal Crawford.
Porker is going to Porker in the starting lineup until he's euthanized.
Noah for the right price might work beautifully as he could concentrate on defence and passing playing next to LMA. Big red flags though - age 31, injury prone. You wouldn't want to spend more than about 3/30 for him, and someone else is likely to offer more.
Posters said the same thing about David West. Spend $10M/year on Noah and you might as well just flush your money down the toilet.
West never made much sense to me because he duplicated LMA (mid-range shooter, average on boards, no rim protection). We needed a defender and rebounder as the 3rd-4th big, not an offensive guy who used to be tough but is over the hill.
Noah actually compliments LMA - doesn't demand the ball, great passer, can be an excellent defender and rebounder (depends whether his injuries have slowed him too much though).
Sign him to 3/30 with team option in 3rd year and suddenly you have 2 expirings in 2017 that add up to ~25mil. See the play now?
I like his hustle...he would be pretty good coming off the bench.....only thing he is not a good free throw shooter.....
I know, but with the offensive responsibility Leonard now has and no obvious path to somewhat alleviating that in the short term, they can't have him defending one of Durant/Westbrook for 40 mpg in a series and the alternatives to the latter, can't be Parker/Collison.I brought up Collison as an upgrade over Fatty Mills. He would be fine playing against backups despite his turnstile defense ala Jamal Crawford.
Porker is going to Porker in the starting lineup until he's euthanized.
Conley is the only available PG that stands a chance against WestBrick but he would require a MAX, Teague is no better than Collison.
I already suggested PATFO draft an NBA ready defensive minded PG to play the CoJo role: Gary Payton II & Brogdon are the two best candidates. GP II probably would have the best chance (Brogdon would be athletically overwhelmed ala Danny) against WestBrick but his jumper is broken.
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Timberwolves reportedly interested in Joakim Noah
Per Sporting News, League sources tell Sporting News that Thibodeau has targeted Joakim Noah, who is an unrestricted free agent and has interest in leaving Chicago and re-joining Thibodeau. When they were together in Chicago, Noah developed and thrived under Thibodeau, finishing fourth in the MVP voting in 2013-14.
If true, I don't get it. Thibodeau supposedly wanted Dieng. Now he has him and he provides a lot of what Noah did and might still do.
In addition, Towns is more of a center than a power forward and they're probably stuck with Pekovic.
I have weird feeling Thibs is going to mess up that team with his co-GM powers
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