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Oh God no...
But pop loves his vets, so who knows.
when's tmacs contract expire? he's not the star he used to be so he may not be too prideful to come to SA and i'm sure he's sick of not being able to win a playoff series in his entire career. eh?
Oh God no...
But pop loves his vets, so who knows.
I really wanted the Salmons trade to go down, but I guess if the Kings wanted to get rid of him & Miller, that never could have worked.
Hopefully Gist has improved enough for Pop to give him some solid minutes, but for Pop to do that, improvement would probably mean instantaneously getting 5 years older. He's never trusted a rookie after getting Parker.
This is true. When you are a rookie under Pop you better be, and play as good as an all-star caliber player every minute of the game or you get benched. However if your a vet (especially if you have the initials of MF) you might just get an automatic pass.
No thanks. Tmac is playoff bad luck.
He'd probably cause the Spurs to lose their playoff streak of always making it past the first round.
I think we are a Marcus Camby short of being great.Obviously yes defense is a huge problem. But our scoring droughts are just so difficult to watch. Missed 3 after missed 3, yes you live by the 3 you die by the 3. The thing is I know alot of people say we are short a big man from being serious contenders. In my opinion, I think its a wing player, someone to take pressure of the outside and really open up the lane. It would also help Tim Duncan because his passes these days aren't really to cutters like they used to be. We need someone who can slash and really give us a different style, with that I feel like the 3 ball would be less pressured and we would be a much bigger threat offensively. Maybe im stating the obvious but its just something I noticed. Finley and Mason aren't those slashers we needed. Im not saying the VC trade would have done it either and I don't mean this to be a pipe dream thread where everyone picks the perfect player for us. I honestly just feel one wing player would make SO much difference to this team and really keep there window open longer. I don't know who, but someone would put us back in that dominant position. Hopefully they can pull it off this year, but if not and im the FO I think its seriously time to start looking at some players to fill our void in 3 spot.
a dynamic wing actually
*cough*Nicolas Batum*cough*
our last chance, right there
Actually, it works the other way around
We are on less wing away from being great
*cough* Michael Finley *cough*
I didn't want to say it. Of course, had Batum been on the roster, Pop would probably be jacking around with both his mind and his minutes - same as he's doing to Hill. Still, I feel ya.
Im not even talking an all star or a guy who dominate the ball. Just a wing player that would play defense and slash, it would take pressure off of the 3 ball and Duncan has always used his passing game extremely well with slashers. I don't know what there options are during the off season...does anyone? But I feel to keep the window open its time to be realistic. Tim Duncan has gone a long time with below average big-men next to him, its really the 3 spot that is killing the spurs.
If Gooden sticks around and actually becomes something, our front court will be alright. Duncan, Gooden, Oberto, Thomas, Mahimi?...but seriously no one on this team cuts. When we play the lakers or the hornets we need to get off near PERFECT passes to get our offensive going. Where is the player who takes the pressure off of all that? There is no one? Yeah Manu is a great all around player, Tonys tear drop and facilitating are nothing to complain about, and Duncans post play is still efficient though not what it used to be. Finley and Mason who sometimes play SF are just CHUCKERS. We do not need that, teams EXPECT that from pretty much all of our players. Like its said live by the 3 die by the 3. I can't except anymore chucking we really need a solid small foward, maybe during free agency maybe via trade. Anyone agree with me or have any ideas? I thought a guy like Jefferson wouldve been great, but even a dude like Nocioni would fit. I just can't handle the inconsistency of Finley and our other players at the 3 spot. its ing pathetic. Remember Spurs fans there was a time when we did more than just shoot long shots and rely on feeding Timmy the ball.
We are one Vince Carter away from winning the le.
No. It wouldn't matter even if the Spurs got their hands on Dwayne Wade. He wouldn't play because all his minutes would go to Finley.
Spurs have been missing an athletic/long 3 for years now.
Last draft was the first time they actually seemed to really go after one (Batum) but he just wasn't available so they settled for Gist. I don't think that prior to this season they were to amped to find one though as several free agent long 3's came and went.
Therein lies the issue. They should've been.
No, they are a healthy Duncan, a solid, athletic wing stopper, a dose of chemistry, and a sane Popovich away from being great right now.
I hate the blazers. Maybe we should meet them in the first round.
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