Peter Holt ... FWIW

[DPG21920]

Usually if there something in the works a gm or coach says something along the lines of: "we are always exploring options to better our team and to increase our chances of winning..." The fact he came out and said no, leads me to believe he is telling the truth.

[timvp]

Usually if there something in the works a gm or coach says something along the lines of: "we are always exploring options to better our team and to increase our chances of winning..." The fact he came out and said no, leads me to believe he is telling the truth.

He also said the Spurs were absolutely not going to trade Malik Rose and that he had heard of no scenario that involved Rose.

When anyone in the front office, including Holt, says something, it's best to ignore because there is no pattern to telling the truth or furthering CIA Pop.

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs are in a bad situation to do a trade with their limited assets and the 2010 plan.

While Spurs are obviously trying to improve their team as every year, it's likely that they won't be able to do a trade that could help them. IMO, Holt was just saying the truth and Spurs aren't close to make a trade.

This I agree with. Unless the Spurs are willing to part with Parker or Ginobili, they don't have much in the way of assets to make a deal; that's true no matter how many posters to this site want to propose rationales for why other teams would accept pieces like Vaughn, Bonner, Udoka, Splitter, Javtokas, or others in various trade scenarios.

It was one thing when Isiah was in New York and could be fleeced; it's something else entirely when the league has basically seen the wisdom of avoiding undesireable deals and is uniformly in Prepare for Summer 2010 mode. Teams that are in line to be at or over the cap are looking for big expiring deals; teams that are under the cap have no incentive to make deals for garbage players.

Without expendable talent or a sizeable expiring deal -- neither of which the Spurs seem to have -- there's almost no room to make a move that has a chance to be a difference-maker.

[ManuTP9]

i would love for us to win it all this year but whats more important, trying to win a le with the guys we have or focus on the future? i would pefer future so there will be more les to come to SA.

[xtremesteven33]

Only case scenarios for Spurs to make the Finals this year:

1) Bynum or Gasol get hurt and are out for the season
2) Another team eliminates the Lakers early in the playoffs
3) Spurs sign a good solid Center

take your pick spurs fans

[arodz]

If that's what Holt said, then it's a sure thing that they'll make a trade. Holt doesn't make the calls. He ain't Jerry.

[mingus]

Only case scenarios for Spurs to make the Finals this year:

1) Bynum or Gasol get hurt and are out for the season
2) Another team eliminates the Lakers early in the playoffs
3) Spurs sign a good solid Center

take your pick spurs fans

or they can not shoot 5/23(?) from three land against them.

[ploto]

He also said the Spurs were absolutely not going to trade Malik Rose and that he had heard of no scenario that involved Rose.

When he was the one specifically pushing for the trade of Rose.