SF, SF, SF, Small Forwards, Small Forwards

[Gagnrath]

2 cents from watching the first half and third quarter of last night's game. Tony is beyond done. Oh wow he's past his sell by date. Oddly Manu isn't he's being asked to do to much and on a bad roster. Should he be kept another year? Eh I would keep him for anything under 7 mill with some performance bonuses. Anderson,. He is to where he should have been last year, that said he offense has regressed he isn't passing confidently, he is scared to shoot from any range, he won't drive and he isn't boarding aggressively. I don't know if he's worth bringing back. I don't feel like he's growing as a player. OMG Patty Mills got overpaid. He shows flashes from time to time of being able to run an offense, but isn't close to consistent with that and it's no where close to being able to be counted on. Otherwise he is short volume shooter

[eDizzle20]

I would love to see the Spurs draft Big Ten player of the year Keita Bates Diop. He doesn't look extremely athletic, but is extremely long. He is 6'7" with a 7'4" wingspan. Briefly watching video on him he guards pretty well on ball. His length allows him to play off the offensive player a little bit. Offensively he has a nice touch and a solid shooting stroke. Gone are the days of rim protectors. It's best to draft small forwards and strecth 4's.

[BackHome]

2 cents from watching the first half and third quarter of last night's game. Tony is beyond done. Oh wow he's past his sell by date. Oddly Manu isn't he's being asked to do to much and on a bad roster. Should he be kept another year? Eh I would keep him for anything under 7 mill with some performance bonuses. Anderson,. He is to where he should have been last year, that said he offense has regressed he isn't passing confidently, he is scared to shoot from any range, he won't drive and he isn't boarding aggressively. I don't know if he's worth bringing back. I don't feel like he's growing as a player. OMG Patty Mills got overpaid. He shows flashes from time to time of being able to run an offense, but isn't close to consistent with that and it's no where close to being able to be counted on. Otherwise he is short volume shooter

+ 1000000000

[cd98]

Spurs are in a quandary this series. Gay can score, but he can't defend Durant. Slo Mo is a decent defender on Durant, but he can't score. I do think Slo Mo does better in S.A.

[SAGirl]

My dream team would have 4 guys of around 6'6'' to 6'9 and one Athletic 7 footer that just goes around blocking shots and setting screens.

basically the Warriors except they have that plus Curry...

[SAGirl]

They don't need to go all the way to positionless basketball IMO..

There's a MASSIVE middle ground between the current Spurs' 1996 style of play and the progressive teams of the NBA..they can begin by simply acquiring a guard with penetration and scoring skills they have so much room for growth..

This roster and it's style is so bad that people actually get excited about a trash player like Rudy Gay occasionally playing well

truth bomb

[SAGirl]

Chinook what is your assesment on Kyle Anderson's Ghastly postseason performance so far? The little nig is flying under the radar with all the Green, Forbes and Paddy talk. Surely, he deserves a little criticism too.

There is not much to criticize when he's playing 6-7 minutes outside garbage time is there? missed 2 3s, how many did your specialists missed? that is really about as much as could be said. Would have played better than Forbes for sure.

[SAGirl]

a) The Spurs' depth at small-forward is great assuming a healthy Kawhi. Their weakness comes at guard right now, really just any kind of guard. That will require drastic changes and real dollars to fix. Kawhi being healthy would help, but you still have a declining Green, a limited Mills, a green and relatively unskilled Murray an unknown White, a bad Forbes and an old Manu and Tony there. Not good. White's the only one I absolutely want to see back next year.

They can't continue to patch that up or hide it...

[spurraider21]

i find it weird that pop has given forbes a longer leash than anderson in this series.

[spursistan]

If you're including contracts, then ya, I agree..Green should be getting PJ Tucker money and Mills should be making half of what he currently makes..I wouldn't want Pau, regardless, I just dislike everything about him

It still boggles mind how PATFO bent over backwards to accommodate this mercenary (the very same got who turned them down in summer 2014 when he actually still had something left). Mills at least had a small sweat equity in this team/franchise and is a legit good lockeroom guy compared to this sulking giraffe. I really don't know what Pop and RC were smoking last summer.

[keithington1]

Troy Brown Jr. is the best SF in our pick range

[SAGirl]

i find it weird that pop has given forbes a longer leash than anderson in this series.

Anderson is falling on the sword bc the team can't score. I have never taken for granted that he's coming back and it is probably for the best both for Spurs and himself. Spurs need to look for young talent with offensive potential and he is not it. He needs to play with guys who can score bc he's a passer/defender and this Spurs team barely has any scoring talent.

It would suck to replace his minutes with Forbes though as Pop is doing, but maybe the spurs are heading to the tank anyways.

[pad300]

It still boggles mind how PATFO bent over backwards to accommodate this mercenary (the very same got who turned them down in summer 2014 when he actually still had something left). Mills at least had a small sweat equity in this team/franchise and is a legit good lockeroom guy compared to this sulking giraffe. I really don't know what Pop and RC were smoking last summer.

It's not really surprising. They obviously had a wink-wink deal with Pau that if he opted out, allowing them to compete for Chris Paul, he would be made whole for the 16.5 Million he was opting out of. I will admit, this current contract is not how I would have chosen to make it up to him... Rather, I would have offered him $18.5 (million) (using non-bird rights for a 20% raise) and another 18.5 (6 guaranteed) as opposed to the 16/16/16 (6 guaranteed) that they did put in front of him.

[ace3g]

Early look to FA 2018 for @spurs (only for SG/SF spots)

1. Belinelli
2. Will Barton
3. Wilson Chandler
4. Casspi
5. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
6. Mario Hezonja
7. Garrett Temple
8. Rodney Hood

I would also add Tyreke Evans and explore trades for Stanley Johnson again.

[ace3g]

2019 Free Agents:

Allen Crabbe (P),
DeMarre Carroll
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Jeremy Lamb,
Marvin Williams (P)
Harrison Barnes
Khris Middleton

[Dex]

I'm just tired of these combo guards.

All our guys are the wrong combo.

If you are a SG/SF who can play some point, you are golden. Ginobili was a perfect example of this in his prime, and helped revolutionize the position.

Most PG/SGs are guys who are too short to be a shooting guard, but not good enough passers to be point guards.

I also don't think it's a coincidence that teams (Spurs included) keep reaching on these guys while the Steph Curry phenomenon is happening.

[-21-]

Not a lot of interesting options in FA tbh. Will Barton and Tyreke Evans are okay I guess. Maybe through a trade or the draft.

[ace3g]

Also look the trade route for players that were rumored unhappy with their current teams in Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker (bit more risk with Parker).

[alfahdlan]

I would love to see the Spurs draft Big Ten player of the year Keita Bates Diop. He doesn't look extremely athletic, but is extremely long. He is 6'7" with a 7'4" wingspan. Briefly watching video on him he guards pretty well on ball. His length allows him to play off the offensive player a little bit. Offensively he has a nice touch and a solid shooting stroke. Gone are the days of rim protectors. It's best to draft small forwards and strecth 4's.

+1

[ace3g]

Well now that the offseason is here, my stance hasn't changed on what type of player(s) the Spurs need to add.

[ace3g]

BUMP

[TDMVPDPOY]

isnt corey brewer still available?

[DAF86]

Manu gonna be on the roster until he's 50. And pop will still be playing him because he can score 9 points in 17 minutes once every 6 games.

I wish we still had Manu to savage this abortion, tbh. He would easily be our best perimeter defender.

[Chinook]

Now folks can see what it really means to not have any SFs.

[DAF86]

Get as many 6'6" or higher guys that can move their feet and shoot.

Those guys are a dime a dozen, though. The only position that's easier to fill off the scrap heap is offense-first combo-guard. There's a reason why a new "gem" comes out of the d-league each year. Starting-caliber bigs are significantly less rare, which is why Golden State has been drafting at least one every year.

You were right son. Dante Cunningham and Quincy Pondexter. Just an ocean full of those types of players to choose from.