LMA Trade Talk

[timtonymanu]

Outrebounded by Harden in a crucial play. Please trade this loser. Go back to ing that Roy and Lillard took your cookie.

[HarlemHeat37]

how do you miss that tip?

[timtonymanu]

Misses the game tying shot. this loser.

[spursistan]

Trade in Slothridge ..every star player who has missed the Olympics has put in work in the summer and came out firing but his soft ass..Pathetic work ethics..

[UZER]

Aldridge NDN

[apalisoc_9]

Trade this soft ass ...

[Robz4000]

it, I'm on board. This team isn't getting past the second round regardless.

[raybies]

how do you miss that tip?

[sasaint]

it, I'm on board. This team isn't getting past the second round regardless.

PAST the second round?!?!

[Robz4000]

PAST the second round?!?!

Fuk yo grammar clown

[spursistan]

it, I'm on board. This team isn't getting past the second round regardless.

Same here..This thing just seems to have a predictable ending..

[Chinook]

McDyess would have made that tip-in.

All in all, not too bad. The Spurs really locked Houston down in the second half. Green being back definitely improves the defense. The Rockets scored 48 points in his 26 minutes. That's a pace of about 89pp48. When he was out, the Rockets scored 53 points in 22 minutes. That's a pace of 115pp/48. That's a huge difference. Once Pop figures out his bigs and everyone settles in, the Spurs will be a great defense once again. Danny needs to shoot better, though. One more three would have won it.

[spurtech09]

Well by the looks of it the Spurs are not doing anything with this team....Trade LMA.

[MaNu4Tres]

If you trade him you are giving up on the season. Spurs made win now moves by signing guys like Gasol. This would be 3 steps back..

Gasol wasnt going to move the needle.

Some of us were able to see that.

Still time to prove me and others wrong, but I hated the signing.

Value tied to his meh offense, poor defender.

[sasaint]

Fuk yo grammar clown

Grammar's got nothing to do with it. Go grab a Snickers, friend.

[timtonymanu]

If you trade him you are giving up on the season. Spurs made win now moves by signing guys like Gasol. This would be 3 steps back..

maybe if this was 3 seasons ago, current Pau Gasol isn't a "win now" pick up.

[MaNu4Tres]

I understand people going with the don't lose him for nothing talk, but even if he walks out in 2 years for nothing the team would have had 2 seasons worth of an all-star big. This IS value. You don't need to turn every player into picks and assets unless you're Morey or Hinkie.

By the same logic the Spurs should have traded Duncan around 2009 when he was on the back end of his prime before he became a tosb just to get some value. Using the player in actual games is value too and in most cases it's better value than whatever assets you could squeeze.

Some All Stars are better than others. Some All- Stars are overrated and have value tied strictly to points -- high volume or not.

He made the AllStar team, yes but he was one of the least deserving and shouldnt be viewed as an untouchable. His game lacks All Star ability in too many important areas.

A lot of his value is tied to his mid range game -- which is probably the worst kind of value you can hope for.

[Kawhitstorm]

I understand people going with the don't lose him for nothing talk, but even if he walks out in 2 years for nothing the team would have had 2 seasons worth of an all-star big.

Using the player in actual games is value too and in most cases it's better value than whatever assets you could squeeze.

By the same logic, the Warriors shouldn't have benched David Lee in favor of Draymond b/c he was an All-Star.

Kevin Love is essentially Softridge's peer & he was getting benched in the Finals for Jefferson.

[dbreiden83080]

maybe if this was 3 seasons ago, current Pau Gasol isn't a "win now" pick up.

I don't think you know what a win now pick up is.. Hint: Nobody called him a franchise player..

[spursistan]

Unless they get gobsmacked by an offer from a desperate team, I still don't see PATFO making such a bold move midseason..But if you are not dumping Parker next summer, a detour from this signing becomes their only shake-up path. You would have to hope Gasol has something left in the tank to fill in LMA role with higher usage (see Miami game)..

Softridge has barely played like Top 10 PF outside the opener vs GSW..It is really both revolting and alarming how he came out for his Year 2 in the Spurs system..

[apalisoc_9]

Unless they get gobsmacked by an offer from a desperate team, I still don't see PATFO making such a bold move midseason..But if you are not dumping Parker next summer, a detour from this signing becomes their only shake-up path. You would have to hope Gasol has something left in the tank to fill in LMA role with higher usage (see Miami game)..

Softridge has barely played like Top 10 PF outside the opener vs GSW..It is really both revolting and alarming how he came out for his Year 2 in the Spurs system..

I'm telling you man..Diva tendencies. He's probably shocked and dissapointed in how he his consensly treated as a significantly inferior player than Kawhi..its getting into his head.

[coachmac87]

The rumor is real...and if Spurs continue to struggle as a teams and he does as well. will hit the fan

[spursistan]

I'm telling you man..Diva tendencies. He's probably shocked and dissapointed in how he his consensly treated as a significantly inferior player than Kawhi..its getting into his head.

I'm afraid you got that early trend right ..

#SayNotoAldridge

[apalisoc_9]

Call it since day one...

SayNOtoAldridge

[gambit1990]

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ha9m3ty

not that it would happen but i'd pull the trigger.

-knicks get a "proven" nba all star + a young pg on cheap contract

-if bird thought kawhi + bertans for hill was a good deal... then maybe he'd see some value in parker's experience

-heat would shed goran's contract, open more cap space by trading mcroberts

would throw in draft picks to sweeten the deal(s). phil did want lma...