I mean, I'd definitely take himBut you can't just talk about Kawhi, get beat by the Spurs (possibly), then go join them lol. If all that happens and KD still joins the Spurs, I wanna know what kinda brainwashing tactics are involved in those meetings
I like Gasol as a filler, be he is not an "answer" for this team by any stretch of the imagination. Spurs would have plenty of money left over after that signing, though. Obviously, this season's playoffs are still the focus, but I'm eager to see what happens in summer FA.
Threads like these remind me why good organizations don't let fans have a say in basketball personnel decisions.
getting Durant and getting Noah to sign a DWest type deal would be ideal if we lost Manu next year.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...em-7381681.php....
Kevin Durant praises Kawhi Leonard, Spurs' system
By Nick Moyle
Updated 2:58 pm, Thursday, April 28, 2016
"Coach Pop has given him a lot of opportunity to go play his game," Durant told reporters following practice Thursday. "He's grown so much. He's probably the best in the league at shooting the mid-range off the dribble. Can post up, dribble, shoot the three, catch and shoot. Their team, their system, their continuity and how they move allows him to get free a lot of times and utilize his game. Definitely one of the players that I look at, try to watch."
Pop isn't coaching Team USA this summer.
Would you guys be willing to give up winning the championship this year if it meant Durant coming to the Spurs?
It's a tough question.. I mean if it meant the championship was for sure, then no because nothing is guaranteed with Durant coming over here. Injuries are a part of the game, and unfortunately for Durant, he's been through a couple of surgeries on his foot already. Don't get me wrong though, it's hard to turn away from a talent like Durant.
If winning the le meant he wouldn't come.....hmm. I'd take the ring but it's closer than I'd like to admit. Last summer some were against the idea of signing Aldridge because it would have a major impact on the team's depth, but it all worked out really well. I think the FO could make it work again. High-end talent wins in this league, I don't think you can turn down a top-5 player.
Locking up Durant for 4 years at a contract that will be a good bit smaller than his potential max in 2017 would be a steal. For that same reason, Durant signing a 1-and-1 with the Thunder (like LeBron) wouldn't surprise me at all.
not coming, next post
That dude is an idiot
This is a weird time to be discussing this when he's playing against the Spurs.
If the Spurs beat OKC does he use the old if you can't beat em join em thing after this year?
Never give up one in the hand for two in the bush
In what way? Do you believe the Spurs would sacrifice those players to get Durant?
I believe that if the Spurs could get a talent like Durant, they'd take any reasonable steps (basically, sacrifice anyone other than Leonard or Aldridge -- perhaps a very limited number of others) to get it done. I also don't think that would be a mistake.
I tend to think that fans overrate intangible things in team-building and, almost invariably, make player assessments from a significant distance. Pop and his crew know these guys (even when they play in other cities), have the club's culture in mind in deciding whether to pursue them, and generally combine those two things (at least) when making that decision. Frankly, if they decide (based on what they know) that adding a player would be wise, they're far better situated to make that determination than any of us are. That's why I'm glad that fans don't make those decisions.
I'm also glad because fans aren't particularly principled in these sorts of things. It's funny, if you had presented this sort of an idea to Spurs fans around 2002 -- consider taking on a major talent of Durant's stature at the cost of "chemistry" or some sort of positional conflict -- the overwhelming sentiment would have been to make that move. 14 years later, with far more evidence of just how shrewd the Spurs front office is in its evaluation of talent and having tasted championships repeatedly, there's a substantial sentiment against such a move.
I've stopped trying to advocate for or against any moves by this team in the abstract. If PATFO are actually contemplating a particular move, my general sentiment is that they know considerably more about it than I do and have already weighed the plusses and minuses. That's not to say I don't have opinions about their transactions, just that I tend to give the Spurs the benefit of the doubt.
Last edited by FromWayDowntown; 04-29-2016 at 04:15 PM.
Noooo.
1. Duncan is owed maximum effort for what may be his final chance / CIP Pops owes him big time due to last years Pork-n-Pop Clippers series.
2. What is the status of Durants foot? Is he at risk of reinjuring at any time? By that I mean more so then a star with a foot that was never previously injured.
This is the correct answer of course.
Durant is not spur quality.
Zach reiterates it again in his series preview...
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15...ayoff-showdownNope. Thunder-Spurs III is no undercard, especially in the final year of Kevin Durant's contract, with San Antonio quietly discussing what kind of cap gymnastics it would take to get into the Durant derby, per several league sources.
No ing way. This is 6 and maybe Tim and Manu's last rodeo.
no.....a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. Give me a for sure 6 instead of a maybe 6, 7, 8.
So the trick here is that they WOULD win this season vs. getting Durant next season? Nope. Part of that is because it's likely Tim's last shot - and probably Manu's. Part of it is because Durant isn't close to being a guarantee of even one other le, much less more than one. The Heat thought that LeBron was going to bring them 6-7-8 Championships, and he only brought them two, with a dream-team cast.
If the Spurs manage to win it all this year, it's going to put a lot of old ghosts to rest.
He's Texan. Well was here long enough to lay claims.
Interesting subtle nuance: this has gone from "other gms think" to "Spurs quietly exploring." Maybe a distinction without much difference but still.
I almost think you have to move Parker for a more defensive minded, game managing type PG like George Hill if you bring KD. Then again I'm not so sure how effective Green off the bench would be.
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