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Sadly, McDonald makes a good point. There's no one left worth clearing RJ's contract for, so might as well wait and try again next summer.
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The answer, of course, is amnesty for RJ would get Spurs use of full MLE. But w/o anyone left to spend it on, what's the point?Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Seems to me you can't just cut your starting SF, and pay him $30.5 million to walk, unless you have an obvious replacement ready to go.
Sadly, McDonald makes a good point. There's no one left worth clearing RJ's contract for, so might as well wait and try again next summer.
Exactly. He knows the system. He was efficient scorer last season and shot 44% from 3. I'd like to see him be more aggressive on offense and average 17-20 ppg. The main area the Spurs can improve is defensively. With the young guys I think they should be able to field a lineup that can consistently get stops when needed.
If the plan is for Manu to come off the bench.. then i would put RJ on the bench with him.. he is next to worthless playing with Tony.
it, play the youngsters with Tim and Tony. Splitter, Leonard and Anderson. They will get over themselves in their own time.
The ironic thing about what Drunk Jeff said is there already are suitable replacements...even if they are undersized.
This but I'd leave Manu starting and force RJ to play with TJ. TJ can create for RJ thus maximizing RJ's effectiveness.
Move Leonard to the 3, use the mini mle on a PF/C and we are ready to go!
Saw this after I replied and I agree in regards to Leonard/Anderson. I just hope you are right about them using it on him next year instead of dumping him plus a young player. Remember...at the end of the day money rules with the Spurs. If someone were to dangle a large expiring and ask for...say...Gary Neal in return for taking RJ it might be too much cost savings for Holt to pass up.
To me thought it's not just about having replacements or depth. With RJ it's an unspoken thing, a subtle thing that unless you have played sports you might not realize. No one trusts him. I've compared him to a cold or sickness that doesn't keep you from showing up to work, but does just enough to zap the energy out of you. That is what RJ does from this team and if you don't move him it's much of the same. For the health of the team and in order to get the necessary energy back, he has to go.
Just let it die people.
RJ is going to be our starting SF. Stop exaggerating on
how bad that will be for us, because the truth is, his 3pt shooting
does spread the floor, he's subpar at getting to the rim now, but
at least he can still get there from time to time. & his defense was
pretty good outside the post-season.
Plus, he isn't old enough to where he can't develop his mentality.
He can still learn from mistakes, and is spry enough to work on them.
Stop acting like it's the end of the Spurs organization because RJ isn't
a phenomenal player. We should be more worried about Bonner.
I remember hearing on BSPN or something that his defensive rating was in the upper 25% echelon at SF last year or something? Don't know how true that is, but I definitely heard something about it.
Well all we can do is hope. We base things off what we've seen and what is likely. Most are open for surprises.
That's very true DPG, & in that regard, we have seen RJ get to the rim whenever he pleases, but he was wearing different colors, and had a pass first PG to create for him.
, if Kawhi excels enough to start, TJ Ford can create for RJ off the bench.
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