Welcome back Gorgui Dieng

[Degoat]

Doesn’t seem like a tanking move

[exstatic]

Dieng is also a familiar face to a big chunk of the roster, important in the wake of shipping out familiar faces recently.

[spurraider21]

We’re back, boys

[exstatic]

A 32-year old hanging out with a bunch of teenagers.

Remember when we signed Forbes to a one year last summer? Ultimately pulled two SRPs for him through a series of trades.

[KingKev]

Great signing. Hard working, humble, high quality vet who costs nothing and won’t raise our ceiling.

[Mr. Body]

Remember when we signed Forbes to a one year last summer? Ultimately pulled two SRPs for him through a series of trades.

Oh, that wasn't a complaint, just find it funny.

[AFBlue]

Doesn’t seem like a tanking move

Seems like a depth move so you don't put too much on a center with injury history or play your 19yr old rookie out of position more than necessary over a season that's three times longer than he's used to.

[Leetonidas]

Doesn’t seem like a tanking move

Signing a third string C? What about that sounds like a winning move

[exstatic]

Seems like a depth move so you don't put too much on a center with injury history or play your 19yr old rookie out of position more than necessary over a season that's three times longer than he's used to.

Depth, and the ability to flip him at the deadline to a contender. He’s a good locker room guy, and a big who can stretch the floor.

[rjv]

insurance policy; for those thinking that this entails an impending trade of poeltl or sochan's confinement to the bench, i would counter that this probably means the opposite.

[Ice009]

Doesn’t seem like a tanking move

geez, do you want guys off the street?

[Degoat]

Signing a third string C? What about that sounds like a winning move

Thinking he’ll be third string on the spurs he’ll help impact winning

[Degoat]

The hawks literally thought Dieng would be a missing piece for them coming off an eastern conference championship appearance

[ginobilized]

Dieng has experience with the system and will fit better with this version of the team than his previous visit.
Solid signing.

[Seventyniner]

The hawks literally thought Dieng would be a missing piece for them coming off an eastern conference championship appearance

So what you're saying is that the Spurs won the Dejounte/Gorgui swap.

[Leetonidas]

Thinking he’ll be third string on the spurs he’ll help impact winning

he was a third stringer the last time he was here and barely played. You think he's playing over Poeltl or Collins? If not then what is he? And if the Spurs trade Poeltl and he ends up not being a third C then they're definitely not trying to win games

[Leetonidas]

The hawks literally thought Dieng would be a missing piece for them coming off an eastern conference championship appearance

no they didn't. Where are you getting this from?

Lol bench big that has bounced around from bad team to bad team being the missing championship piece

[Degoat]

no they didn't. Where are you getting this from?

Lol bench big that has bounced around from bad team to bad team being the missing championship piece

I followed the Hawks fan site when they got him last season, they were over the moon because they needed another big

[Leetonidas]

I followed the Hawks fan site when they got him last season, they were over the moon because they needed another big

What fans think =/= What their front office thinks. Fans always overrate every signing. Case in point this thread

I watched their playoff run in 2021. Idk who over there thought "if only we had Dieng we'd be in the finals right now"

[Degoat]

he was a third stringer the last time he was here and barely played. You think he's playing over Poeltl or Collins? If not then what is he? And if the Spurs trade Poeltl and he ends up not being a third C then they're definitely not trying to win games

Tanking teams take gambles on guys like Jalen smiths of the world, not Gorgui Diengs

[Leetonidas]

Tanking teams take gambles on guys like Jalen smiths of the world, not Gorgui Diengs

Not really. Dieng is not a gamble. He is a serviceable bench big and nothing more. My point is signing a bench guy that doesn't move the needle is not indicative of the Spurs embracing the tank or trying to win

[TD 21]

They obviously needed an extra big given they traded Landale. I see Sochan as playing power forward, not center. Thus, we have Poeltl, Collins, and now Deing. I think they had to sign a big because as much as I hope Collins has a solid year, his injury concerns mean you can't just go into the season with two bigs. It's not about how to win, it's about having enough guys to field a team.

Even if Collins were an iron man, you still need 3 or more options at every position.

Tanking teams take gambles on guys like Jalen smiths of the world, not Gorgui Diengs

Minus "The Process", tanking teams have a few veteran mentor types who are still capable of playing but won't cause a ruckus if/when they rarely do.

[Degoat]

Not really. Dieng is not a gamble. He is a serviceable bench big and nothing more. My point is signing a bench guy that doesn't move the needle is not indicative of the Spurs embracing the tank or trying to win

I don’t see teams that are tanking signing Gorgui Dieng, just saying

[SpursFan86]

SpursTalk’s idea of tanking would be rolling out a roster of Primo/Branham/Keldon/Vassell/Sochan with Wesley coming off the bench in a 6th man role…no other bench players allowed

[LeBowen]

Bye Jakob.

Hopefully for some good assets.