ESPN.com: Spurs talking S&T with Portland, Rasho for Abdur-Rahim

[ducks]

Are You?

[timvp]

I'd love Nocioni on this team.

Trade Rasho for Nocioni and filler.

With Curry probably gone, they need a center.

Manu, Scola, and Nocioni.

Man, that'd be nice.

Nocioni <<<<<<<< SAR.

Nocioni is decent, but over hyped. He's a poor offensive player and not really a great defender.

He's a hustle player who'll knock your teeth out, but there's not a whole lot of skill to back that up.

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Does Horry play in the regular season? Not really. The Spurs will have about 36 minutes to burn at the big positions. If Horry eats 12 of those during the regular season, that gives SAR 24 minutes of playing time.

SAR says he wants to come here to win -- not to start.

When a player will All-Star level talent wants to join your team, you don't turn them down. Especially when there is no reason to. Everyone knows the Spurs are about winning. If SAR comes, he can expect to get the Brent Barry treatment.

When has SAR said anything? The last thing I heard him say is he'd like to go to NJ.

It's Portland that came up with the trade, not SAR demanding it.

[Marcus Bryant]

When ducks makes more sense than you, you might as well hang it up and listen to a little NSYNC.

[ducks]

Maybe Spurs Should Just Sign All Agrentine ?
Because They Have The Best Players In The World

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Are You?

Maybe.

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Maybe Spurs Should Just Sign All Agrentine ?
Because They Have The Best Players In The World

Could we get Delfino, Oberto, or Herrmann?

[timvp]

When has SAR said anything? The last thing I heard him say is he'd like to go to NJ.

It's Portland that came up with the trade, not SAR demanding it.

SAR has been wanting to come to SA for like four years now. Before the season was over, he indicated he wanted to be in San Antonio. Right after the season ended, there was an article that said SAR wants to come to SA.

If he wants to come that badly and is willing to accept a bench role, are you going to say no to a career 20 and 8 guy who is 28 years old?

[Marcus Bryant]

SAR has been wanting to come to SA for like four years now. Before the season was over, he indicated he wanted to be in San Antonio. Right after the season ended, there was an article that said SAR wants to come to SA.

If he wants to come that badly and is willing to accept a bench role, are you going to say no to a career 20 and 8 guy who is 28 years old?

Absolutely, because we know that draft picks and international players are automatically better than NBA vets simply because they are Spurs' property.

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

SAR has been wanting to come to SA for like four years now. Before the season was over, he indicated he wanted to be in San Antonio. Right after the season ended, there was an article that said SAR wants to come to SA.

If he wants to come that badly and is willing to accept a bench role, are you going to say no to a career 20 and 8 guy who is 28 years old?

And Horry couldn't get off of Shaq's nut sack last summer.

Words mean nothing.

He wants to be here and come off the bench and accept a role as a support player who won't get big minutes, then sure.

[Karl Mundt]

But what happens if Nazr doesn't resign next year? As i've stated somewhere before, it's not unlikely for Nazr to get a contract offer somewhere that's too big for the Spurs to match and he ends up walking. Over the cap, the Spurs would have to trade to get a starting quality center, not an easy off-season task.

So noone is worried about this?

[Marcus Bryant]

And Horry couldn't get off of Shaq's nut sack last summer.

Words mean nothing.

He wants to be here and come off the bench and accept a role as a support player who won't get big minutes, then sure.

Wow, it took some time, but better late than never, I suppose.

[timvp]

He wants to be here and come off the bench and accept a role as a support player who won't get big minutes, then sure.

I agree. I'm not the biggest SARS fan on the planet, but if he wants that role ... I'm not going to say no.

[ace3g]

Nocioni is decent, but over hyped. He's a poor offensive player and not really a great defender.

You must not be talking about the same Nocioni; this guy plays tough defense like bowen does, and he wont give up on lose balls and fast breaks by other teams, did you see some of the crazy blocks he had against the USA team in both the World championships and Olympics.

I swear you people need to watch some game tape of these players before you start to downgrade their talent

[Marcus Bryant]

So noone is worried about this?

I'm sure they'd try to reach an agreement with Nazr before they move Rasho. Then again, the Spurs faced a team with one of the top 3 frontlines in the NBA and they beat it due to TD at the 5 and Robert Horry at the 4.

[ducks]

So noone is worried about this?

WIN NOW AND WORRY LATER
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[ace3g]

Maybe Spurs Should Just Sign All Agrentine ?
Because They Have The Best Players In The World

uhm.......didnt the Argentina NT win the Gold Medal at the olympics... but I might be mistaken

[ducks]

Nocioni is decent, but over hyped. He's a poor offensive player and not really a great defender.

You must not be talking about the same Nocioni; this guy plays tough defense like bowen does, and he wont give up on lose balls and fast breaks by other teams, did you see some of the crazy blocks he had against the USA team in both the World championships and Olympics.

I swear you people need to watch some game tape of these players before you start to downgrade their talent

DO YOU WATCH ALL THE NBA OR JUST PLAYERS FROM AGRENTINE?

[timvp]

Nocioni is decent, but over hyped. He's a poor offensive player and not really a great defender.

You must not be talking about the same Nocioni; this guy plays tough defense like bowen does, and he wont give up on lose balls and fast breaks by other teams, did you see some of the crazy blocks he had against the USA team in both the World championships and Olympics.

I swear you people need to watch some game tape of these players before you start to downgrade their talent

The Wizards dared Nocioni to beat them by leaving him wide open. Who won that series?

Thank you.







P.S.

Just because you are from Argentina doesn't make you a basketball god. There is one God and Emanuel is his name.

[ace3g]

and over the years, Foreign players are becoming better than American players, thats not an opinion that is a fact.

[ducks]

Maybe Spurs Should Just Sign All Agrentine ?
Because They Have The Best Players In The World

uhm.......didnt the Argentina NT win the Gold Medal at the olympics... but I might be mistaken

USA COULD EASILY DESTROY THAT TEAM IF THEY PLAYED TOGETHER THAT LONG

[Marcus Bryant]

Hopefully enough people buy into the Argentine hype so that the Spurs can get a GM to do something stupid this summer...

[Useruser666]

SARS is rapidly spreading in this forum!

[timvp]

So noone is worried about this?

Yes, you make good points. If the Spurs can extend Nazr, I'd feel a lot better about this trade. Even if they can't, I think you still have to make this trade.

It's going to cost the Spurs a lot to lockup Nazr but I think that if push comes to shove and they don't have Rasho to fall back on, Holt will crack.

[Karl Mundt]

And SAR would really really like to win a championship if he was to sign with the Spurs to play back-up to Tim. He has an option to go to New Jersey that seems to be a team who can contend for the ECFs where he would start. I'm not sure what New Jerseys cap situation is or who they can offer to Portland, but i doubt they have a less desirable (for Portland) commodity to offer than Rasho, since they already have Przybilla and Ratliff. I know if they don't sign and trade they won't get anything, but i'm sure they'll get offered better options than a 3rd center.