I am officially DONE with PATFO.

[TimDunkem]

Exactly. I'd be semi-okay with clearing bad contracts and developing young talent we drafted while positioning ourselves for targeted, prudent FA acquisitions in 2018/2019. But doubling down on riff raff? Stupid.

Just wait until we re-sign Gasoft to a longer deal.

[EIC]

LOL. Need one with Parker on the deck, too.

[TD 21]

Imagine the vitriol had I started this thread?

It's clear they're no longer even attempting to contend and are content with being good. There's no other explanation for the predictable Mills re-signing, when he can't play against the most relevant teams, they just drafted a player with at least some overlap and now have 4 PG or combo guards, who all project as rotation players.

The two way burden on Leonard is going to be even more extreme now, with 3 West teams adding legit second stars (one a superstar), meaning he'll have to defend one all game against them. Also, in the cases of 2, they're good wing defenders, who can now devout more energy to it, making it more difficult on him.

Feels like the bottom is about to fall out on this team. Felt it last year, but they had rare late game luck and the talent in the league was more dispersed. Now, a disgruntled Aldridge, unproven Murray being thrust into a significant role (at least to start) and another year older Gasol, Ginobili and Parker, who'll be coming off a devastating injury. They'll probably still find a way to secure a top 4 seed, but they'll be hard pressed to win a round.

[TimDunkem]

LOL. Need one with Parker on the deck, too.

The Big 3.

[Clipper Nation]

The Big 3.

[TheGreatYacht]

The Big 3.

That's Patty bro but still...

[TimDunkem]

That's Patty bro but still...

Look in the back.

[TheGreatYacht]

Look in the back.

God damn it

[TimDunkem]

[timtonymanu]

Pretty sad

[EIC]

The Big 3.

LOL. Nicely done. That is classic! Do I get the assist?

[cjw]

MLE is probably going to Manu because "one more year (of carrying Fatty and the bench) " .

Not sure you understand how this stuff works. Spurs have Manu's bird rights so don't need the MLE to sign him.

Try again

[EIC]

Just wait until we re-sign Gasoft to a longer deal.

PATFO like an ISIS suicide bomber at that point.

[TimDunkem]

Not sure you understand how this stuff works. Spurs have Manu's bird rights so don't need the MLE to sign him.

Try again

Oh boo hoo, so I ed up on CBA minutia. Doesn't matter. Still rolling back the same team. Guess that MLE is going to Pau.

[rastaspur]

Well this is troubling. Wonder how they are going to react when they hear you are officially done.

[timtonymanu]

And here we were ing about the team last season, this year's roster might top that.

Other than Kawhi, the development of Murray and maybe Manu's farewell tour. We have a disgruntled Aldridge, a year older role players, no more Simmons, hobbled Parker on the bench thinking he can still make a comeback. Not things to look forward to.

[cjw]

Oh boo hoo, so I ed up on CBA minutia. Doesn't matter. Still rolling back the same team. Guess that MLE is going to Pau.

Actually they'll sign him with non-Bird. Try again.

[TimDunkem]

So they're re-signing Pau for sure? What a disappointment.

[freemeat]

ummmm.....but it's a pretty effective method.

[DaBears]

I will have to finally concede how vastly overrated they have been for quite some time by the media and in some executive circles.


They are still running an obsolete, risk-averse operation -- drunk on players loyalty and the primacy of the cultural fit-- in a cutthroat professional league that has broken into the equivalent of an arms race.


When you hear the coach of team in the exit interview talking about the level of players' versatility needed to beat a team like Golden State only to proceed and give 50 millions to a one trick pony midget—a career 6 ppg in the playoffs who has gotten continuously decimated by the very same Dubs team for the past few years— you know the jig is up in San Antonio..

It is very much looking like Leonard prime is going to be wasted here..Between the extreme end-of-game luck they were beneficiaries of last year and the improvement of the West this offseason, even their precious "60-wins"--fools gold really-- won't be attainable..

As of tonight, this team fails at the most basic equation forming a typical le contender (or even a team a rung below it): talent deficit..

YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT!! Spurs are bringing back roughly the same roster that got them a 60+win record & WCF and possibly could have went the distance if it wasn't for injuries to 3 out of your top 8 players in the lineup.. If your a so-called Spurs fan then the rest of us fans are better off as a fan base without you... Take your over the top winning to the Rockets or Warriors bandwagon forums..

-- As a Spurs fan i do acknowledge that things don't go the way we'd hope as far getting talent in, trust me i do.. But it is a lot easier to be a backseat driver, than it is actually driving the bus..

[timtonymanu]

YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT!! Spurs are bringing back roughly the same roster that got them a 60+win record & WCF and possibly could have went the distance if it wasn't for injuries to 3 out of your top 8 players in the lineup.. If your a so-called Spurs fan then the rest of us fans are better off as a fan base without you... Take your over the top winning to the Rockets or Warriors bandwagon forums..

-- As a Spurs fan i do acknowledge that things don't go the way we'd hope as far getting talent in, trust me i do.. But it is a lot easier to be a backseat driver, than it is actually driving the bus..

Yeah but this year's team has no healthy Tony Parker, possibly no Simmons, Manu who is a year older (I know he had a good playoff run, but Timmy was also an all star player in 2015 the season before he was finished for good, it's a risk), other aging role players like Pau and Lee possibly. Meanwhile the Rockets and Thunder improve. We can't keep using previous seasons as a measure for the next one. Something the Spurs front office keeps doing year in and year out. They have to keep trying to improve. I agree with your last statement though.

[TimDunkem]

YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT!! Spurs are bringing back roughly the same roster that got them a 60+win record & WCF and possibly could have went the distance if it wasn't for injuries to 3 out of your top 8 players in the lineup.. If your a so-called Spurs fan then the rest of us fans are better off as a fan base without you... Take your over the top winning to the Rockets or Warriors bandwagon forums..

-- As a Spurs fan i do acknowledge that things don't go the way we'd hope as far getting talent in, trust me i do.. But it is a lot easier to be a backseat driver, than it is actually driving the bus..

60 wins? We'll be lucky to crack 55 with this same roster a year older while the West continues to load up on talent.

Hope Kawhi doesn't go down with an injury again carrying these scrubs...We'll see if ST enjoys these loyalty contracts then.

[TimDunkem]

Yeah but this year's team has no healthy Tony Parker, possibly no Simmons, Manu who is a year older (I know he had a good playoff run, but Timmy was also an all star player in 2015 the season before he was finished for good, it's a risk), other aging role players like Pau and Lee possibly. Meanwhile the Rockets and Thunder improve. We can't keep using previous seasons as a measure for the next one. Something the Spurs front office keeps doing year in and year out. They have to keep trying to improve. I agree with your last statement though.

Don't forget that the ing T'Wolves passed us in terms of overall talent too(although we need to see how it works out), and still aren't done loading up. Meanwhile, we locked up Fatty and are bringing the rest of the washed up band back.

[dabom]

Wolves past us in talent? Since when.

[TimDunkem]

Since their starting lineup became better than ours. And if they add Millsap? 2011 Spurs-esque collapse incoming.

Mills<<<Teague
Green<<<<<<<<Butler
Kawhi>>>>>>>>Wiggins
LMA<Millsap
Gasoft< Pretty much anyone