CSKA Moscow Interested in Kirilenko

[Reggie Miller]

Well thats where we disagree then. Just like some people call Camby a bad defender and some say he is excellent. I would be willing to bet that if AK became a Spur (theoretically) that many other teams would be worried.

Camby blocks a lot of shots. He is not a good one-on-one defender, even in the post. He is fairly average as a help defender, which is pretty lame for his size. He is only a "good" defender when compared to guys like Kaman, Okur, Chandler, etc.

It's just to difficult to project what would happen if AK were on the Spurs in place of Bowen. The defense would be inferior, but Bowen's "offense" consists of wide open set shots. IIRC, Bowen makes something like $4-$5 million a year, so he's definitely a bargain in the grand scheme of things.

It's very difficult for me to forget about Kirilenko's ridiculous contract and discuss him in the abstract.

[DPG21920]

Camby blocks a lot of shots. He is not a good one-on-one defender, even in the post. He is fairly average as a help defender, which is pretty lame for his size. He is only a "good" defender when compared to guys like Kaman, Okur, Chandler, etc.

It's just to difficult to project what would happen if AK were on the Spurs in place of Bowen. The defense would be inferior, but Bowen's "offense" consists of wide open set shots. IIRC, Bowen makes something like $4-$5 million a year, so he's definitely a bargain in the grand scheme of things.

It's very difficult for me to forget about Kirilenko's ridiculous contract and discuss him in the abstract.

Ya, this is just a purely hypothetical. I always thought players like AK who are long, athletic and focus on defense, that can guard multiple positions (even if he guards pf's better than sf's) would do well in the Spurs system. Like Prince from the Pistons. I also think Ronnie brewer would be a nice fit.

[balli]

I also think Ronnie brewer would be a nice fit.

Hey man, if we stupidly extend Boozer then all our money will be gone and Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap will be up for grabs. I bet every good GM in the league is keeping their eyes on the Boozer situation, not because they're hoping to sign him, but because they're hoping we don't sign Brewer and Millsap.