Suns and Heat in Talks of Marion/Shaq Trade

[J.T.]

Lol Suns giving up at small ball. They already can't beat us at our own game, how's getting Shaq going to help?

[T Park]

Bonner guarding anyone makes me shiver.

TIMVP, you've convinced me this is a bad trade for the Spurs.

If your the Spurs, what is your counter strike.


Question

[T Park]

So whom do we trade to get Rasho back?

K Will is still a FA....

[slayermin]

Udoka's worthyness just got less worthy.

Honestly, now if your the Spurs, you look to package up Barry or Finley and make a deal.

Pryzbilla might be someone to look out.

Doubtfull hes moved though in the west.

I'm not sure how everyone else feels but we need Barry and Finley. I don't want to go into the playoffs without proven 3pt shooters. I have confidence in them.

[T Park]

I'm not sure how everyone else feels but we need Barry and Finley. I don't want to go into the playoffs without proven 3pt shooters. I have confidence in them.

Gotta trade someone

[timvp]

Ehh.. If the Spurs get healthy, they can beat anyone in a 7 game series. Let the rest of the league scramble to pick up players. If the Spurs can get younger by dangling Elson/Finley/Barry or whoever else, fine. But the Spurs will be in good shape come playoff time if everyone gets healthy and they find some cohesiveness.

Yeah, out of all the West contenders, the Spurs are least effected by the Shaq and Gasol trades. The Spurs play best when they don't have to go small.

However, it's kinda scary to think the Spurs' championship hopes ride on Horry. If Horry can defend Gasol and Stoudemire and then hit threes on the other end, the Spurs will have no problem with the Lakers or Suns. If he can't? It'd be a lot harder for the Spurs.

Just in case the Spurs might try to go out and get a bigger, thicker big to be able to throw at Shaq and Bynum. Even if it's just PJ Brown or Dale Davis, the Spurs need a big with some strength. The West went from small ball back to 2003 overnight.

[E20]

Shaq would demand double-teams five years from now.

So it must be the year 2014 then.

[T Park]

Even if it's just PJ Brown or Dale Davis, the Spurs need a big with some strength. The West went from small ball back to 2003 overnight.

How about Kurt Thomas?

Would he qualify as perfect right now?


Get presti on the phone :hungry

[timvp]

So whom do we trade to get Rasho back?

I just thought about trading for Rasho -- as long as he turned his player option into a team option. That actually might not be the worst idea . . .

[slayermin]

And ing DJ Mbenga was out there. Man, hindsight sucks.

[sabar]

This is pretty CIA by Phoenix. Shaq is still injured so teams, including us, can't get a look at how this team will play before the trade deadline comes, so they have to ride on theory or gut instinct.

[T Park]

If Horry can defend Gasol and Stoudemire and then hit threes on the other end, the Spurs will have no problem with the Lakers or Suns

Im confident in that.

Im confident after tonight that his shot is also coming around.

[baseline bum]

Game 6 of the 03 playoffs was really the only time Duncan took him to school.

4-0 in 1999 ring a bell? Shaq's loud proclamation that he was going to guard Duncan and shut him down in game 3? The game where Duncan came out and scored like 17 points on him in the first quarter, and forced Shaq to go back and guard David?

[T Park]

I just thought about trading for Rasho -- as long as he turned his player option into a team option. That actually might not be the worst idea

Christ on a popsicle stick

[T Park]

And ing DJ Mbenga was out there. Man, hindsight sucks.

[whottt]

I thought about saying that but then I imagined Bonner trying to guard Stoudemire or Shaq.

Bonner might actually do a good job against Shaq...Bonner's pretty stout.



It's either that or Duncan's on Shaq and Finley's on Amare...since Finley is still the only guy on this team that comes remotely close to doing a good job against him defensively.

[duncan228]

Ehh.. If the Spurs get healthy, they can beat anyone in a 7 game series. Let the rest of the league scramble to pick up players. If the Spurs can get younger by dangling Elson/Finley/Barry or whoever else, fine. But the Spurs will be in good shape come playoff time if everyone gets healthy and they find some cohesiveness.

I'm with you.

[timvp]

Bonner guarding anyone makes me shiver.

TIMVP, you've convinced me this is a bad trade for the Spurs.

If your the Spurs, what is your counter strike.


Question

Other than praying Horry has another year and maybe getting a cheap, old big with some muscle ... I don't think the Spurs can or should do anything too drastic.

They can still beat these teams but the West just got a whole lot tougher ... and a whole lot different. The Mavs are the only thing close to small ball left and they aren't really small ball.

[whottt]

So whom do we trade to get Nazr back?

Fixed...Narz actually does a good job against Shaq.

Rasho...well Rasho doesn't.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I wish we got Shaq to be our center, just have him play the first three quarters.

[whottt]

Other than praying Horry has another year and maybe getting a cheap, old big with some muscle ... I don't think the Spurs can or should do anything to drastic.

They can still beat these teams but the West just got a whole lot tougher ... and a whole lot different. The Mavs are the only thing close to small ball left and they aren't really small ball.

Horry seems to underperform when going up against Shaq. And Horry cannot guard him...see the 04 playoffs for a reminder of this.

Honestly...Bonner might do a good job against Shaq.

[T Park]

Other than praying Horry has another year and maybe getting a cheap, old big with some muscle ... I don't think the Spurs can or should do anything to drastic.

Kurt Thomas, PJ Brown, or leave the team alone IMO.

[T Park]

Fixed...Narz actually does a good job against Shaq.

Rasho...well Rasho doesn't

Nazr played Stoudamire damn well too.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Im confident in that.

Im confident after tonight that his shot is also coming around.

Yeah, I'll never count Horry out, with his three ball.

[T Park]

orry seems to underperform when going up against Shaq. And Horry cannot guard him...see the 04 playoffs for a reminder of this.

I think he means Horry would guard Stoudamire.