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I wish I had three hands so I could give this trade three thumbs DOWN.
Sporks using players Phoenix hung out to dry! Classic! I guess one man's trash is another Sporks treasure!
I wish I had three hands so I could give this trade three thumbs DOWN.
this means we will not be getting artest. .
i have mixed feeling about this. artest would have given us more versatility, and we need it against teams like Detroit, Boston, and Dallas. Thomas is useful against teams that are strong with big guys, but that's it.
it's obviously wishfull thinking to think that barry will come back. the only thing that makes me believe otherwise is that we have connections with seattle, and maybe they're still on our side, at least for the time being, while their team sucks complete ass and they've got nothing going for them.
Let's not pretend we were frontrunners for Artest.
Well, I don't care about Elson lol... but I was hoping to see Brent coming back from his injury.
What a shocking post.
Didn't see this one coming....
Damn.... no more Bones Barry HEB commercials
The trouble with Barry bought out is that some teams like Dallas can offer significantly more money than Spurs.
Dallas could offer something like a $9M contract for the reminder of the season and the next one to Barry.
Elson sucked, barrys hurt, maybe done. nice move
i never thought we were serious frontrunners for him, but at least there was a slight possibility that it could have gone through. now there is none, and a little is better than none, always.
Agreed. If Seattle buys him out, he resigns with SA.
I'm sure his agent would talk to Phoenix and whoever else to make it sound legit.
Sure, if he'll come back.
Hmmm....I think he can do the spot up shooter's role, I don't know if he can get the ball moving like Barry does..then again, Pop doesn't use Barry that much in the post season anyway.Do you believe in Udoka enough that he can fill Barry's minutes?
Ehh...I'm not sure about that. Just because Barry kept his mouth shut doesn't mean he was thrilled with having a trade held over his head for 3 years.I agree that it'd suck for Barry to sign with a contender but I doubt he would. If the Spurs wanted him back, I'd think he'd come back.
I could easily see Barry wanting to take on the challenge of helping another team get to the finals, especially one that has never won a ring before. I'm not saying for sure he would...but it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
And I'm telling you...Steve Nash and Barry paired with Amare and Shaq is going to win an NBA le. They may end up setting a record for team FG%. Too much high PCT shooting...too much smart pasing.
Edit: Then again...Barry may be legit hurt and questionable to return this season, and that's the reason the Spurs traded him.
Since what they need is Kurt Thomas, that would be awesome.
What makes you think Brent would want to sign with dallas when his family and house is in SA?
If hes bought out and the first team to contact him is RC Buford, hes coming back no quesiton.
btw i'm just glad monkey brains elson is gone. he was a success only when it came to failure.
After that Bibby trade, there was no chance.
what are you, the gm of the kings?
That's because your head's permanently up your ass.
Money.
No, but after he and Wallace got out from under the pressure from their owners to save some money in lopsided trades, it's pretty easy to see they wanted to be more selective in dealing Artest and Miller respectively -- almost to the point of sitting on them until the summer.
Your heads up your ass.
I was being sarcastic.
Brent Barry is hurt to the point of being probobly not able to come back this year.
So your ok with rolling against Shaq with Elson and Oberto, the same guys you were ting your pants on when the Suns got him?
Give me a break.
If he was about money he would've signed with Portland in 04 instead of SA.
nice try.
We lose a decent three point shooter and a big man that can run the court plus a first rounder in 2009. But look what we get in return. A solid big that we can bring off the bench who can reliably hit mid range shots and is a great low block defender. Thomas is a proven veteran who fits our system to a tee. And if the move helps us win yet another le then it would have been worth it.Kurt Thomas is a slow player. Having him will not avoid Spurs to play small ball in certain matchups.
And Spurs won't have Barry in these small ball matchups...
Spurs give up a first round pick for a trade that make them marginally better only in certain matchups. And Thomas is a short term solution.
I don't like this trade.
Presti already trying to hype up the first round pick aspect of the trade. If the team were keeping Barry, don't you think he'd be working the "we are bringing Barry back home" angle?“We feel very good about the trade that brings us the Spurs 2009 first round draft pick, Francisco Elson and Brent Barry,” said Sonics General Manager Sam Presti. “In particular, looking at the first round pick, in combination with our other future picks, we have great flexibility to add to our core or acquire another impact player in the future. At the same time, Kurt is a tremendous person and player, and I appreciate his contributions this season and wish him success.”
Interesting.
Nooooooooo! Seriously?
Hopefully...Brent Barry is hurt to the point of being probobly not able to come back this year.
So your ok with rolling against Shaq with Elson and Oberto, the same guys you were ting your pants on when the Suns got him?
Give me a break.
What makes you think Thomas can guard Shaq?
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