Ginobili/Oberto For Mike James, Etan Thomas

[Big P]

Etan Thomas will raise the poetry IQ of the team instantly.

http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Athl.../dp/0965830896

Poetry by Etan Thomas, this one is for BR Hornets

Somebody help me, tell me the truth
Was it all a spoof?
Crackers show me the proof.
They blame Saddam for bombs of bin Laden
when they finance war to oppress the downtrodden.
It's propaganda
Slanted for blacks
Until our
vision is slanted
distorting the facts
It's mind control, sensory overload
Burn you eyes, frying your brain
leavin' a stain.
That's why they're called programs
visual scams
Burn Hollywood Burn
(now they) concerned? I'll be damned.
but it's a challenge
You all be like cartoons
Learning from schools?
I try to keep it in balance
Genocide is the vessel
I wrestle
the thoughts of
leaving these United Snakes forever
because
this ain't America, home of the free
this ain't no democracy
it's just white supremacy
Mic Flo, "Somebody"

That is the worst excuse for a "poem" I have ever read... seriously??

"its propoganda slanted for the blacks?

:wgaf:

[trajik dark]

cool threw in stevenson and we have no deal lol

[Bruno]

This trade rumor come from hoopsworld. No need to say more.


Now the version coming from a way more reliable source :
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wiz...wizardsinsider

From what I hear, this is what went down: The San Antonio Spurs contacted the Wizards to inquire about what it what it would take to get the fifth pick. The Wizards' response was Ginobili -- and that was the end of the discussion. That's not exactly a trade proposal or a deal on the table.

[FromWayDowntown]

Now the version coming from a way more reliable source :
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wiz...wizardsinsider

So the Spurs might be instigating talks with teams to find their way not only into the First Round, but also into a lottery pick?

Say it ain't so!

[Red Hawk #21]

no.

/thread...

[Indazone]

Ahh but what if the Spurs try to move up and make the same deal that the Rockets are trying to make with the Grizzlies for the number 2 pick? Would the Spurs deal Ginobili for Rubio or Hasheem Thabeet?

[Bruno]

So the Spurs might be instigating talks with teams to find their way not only into the First Round, but also into a lottery pick?

Say it ain't so!

It looks like Spurs FO is being very active this summer.
They have maybe made an offer to Bourousis, they try to move up in the draft as high as #5 and they have done a lot of workouts for the draft.

It makes me relatively optimistic that Spurs will be able to improve significantly the team for next year.

[Mel_13]

It looks like Spurs FO is being very active this summer.
They have maybe made an offer to Bourousis, they try to move up in the draft as high as #5 and they have done a lot of workouts for the draft.

It makes me relatively optimistic that Spurs will be able to improve significantly the team for next year.

And if there is not a significant improvement I believe it will say much more about the assets and resources at their disposal rather than the expertise or effort employed.

[loveforthegame]

If the Washington article is true what are the Spurs offering to get a lottery pick?

It doesn't seem like we have anything to offer to get something that high.

[Mel_13]

If the Washington article is true what are the Spurs offering to get a lottery pick?

It doesn't seem like we have anything to offer to get something that high.

read post #30 in this thread

[loveforthegame]

read post #30 in this thread

Seriously? I read that but what did the Spurs expect? Did they think some combo of Oberto, Thomas, Hill, Bowen, Mason, Bonner would get the 5th pick?

That might get you a mid round pick but not a lottery one.

[Mel_13]

Seriously? I read that but what did the Spurs expect? Did they think some combo of Oberto, Thomas, Hill, Bowen, Mason, Bonner would get the 5th pick?

That might get you a mid round pick but not a lottery one.

I guess they're just calling around and trying to find someone having a Chris Wallace moment. Can't see anyone getting any pick that high without being willing to take the worst contract that team has in return. For example, anyone trying to get number one from the Clippers has to start by taking Randolph and sending back some good stuff in return.

[rayray2k8]

So, wait. When Manu led the Spurs in scoring in 2008 against the Hornets, he was actually doing nothing? When he led the Spurs in scoring of Game 7 of that series, he really did nothing? When he averaged 17+ ppg over a 17 game playoff run, he did nothing? When he made a play to send Game 1 against Phoenix into a 2nd OT and then salted away the win with the final bucket of the 2nd OT, he really hadn't done anything for the Spurs?

Damn.

He's not a real spurs fan FWD.
Don't worry, these morons don't know what they're talking about. It's up to the spurs FO to decide what's gonna happen and not these wanna be GM's.. (Thank god, otherwise we'd be aiming for the lottery next year.)

[Big P]

Why would the spurs take Thomas-who has a heart condition or Mike James who is the biggest ball hog outside of Ron Artest? If the Spurs could get Young, Haywood and the 5th pick for Manu I think they would consider it-they get a 7ftr who can rebound and block shots, a young slasher in Young who could be a real player over the next year or two and with the 5th pick They could take Harden, Hill DeRozzan or Evens and reallllllly get more athletic on the wing........but I dont see Washington doing the deal unless we take trash with the fifth pick.

Brenda Haywood?? You have got to be fukin kidding me?? find another team to be a "fan" of.

[rayray2k8]

Brenda Haywood?? You have got to be fukin kidding me?? find another team to be a "fan" of.

[21_Blessings]

Manu is done. The 5th pick will likely be a better player than Manu within a couple of seasons.

Might as well pull the trigger because the Spurs don't have enough to get past LA the next year or two.

[TheChillFactor]

F that. nick young and etan thomas aren't going to do what manu can do for this team. down 2 to the lakers on the road in the playoffs nick ing young ain't going to hit a 3.

[Yuixafun]

This trade would not make the Spurs a championship team next year.

I might do it If I knew we had no shot for the foreseeable future and needed to somewhat start over.

We have and can again win it all with Manu Ginobili. Except for the last year and a half he has been very durable.

Those intangibles Manu possesses are special and irreplaceable.

pass.

[mingus]

Manu is done. The 5th pick will likely be a better player than Manu within a couple of seasons.

Might as well pull the trigger because the Spurs don't have enough to get past LA the next year or two.

gotta love how Lakers fans keep telling themselves Manu is done ...

[TDMVPDPOY]

i take the 5th pick and 2010 rebuilding plan thank you over manu.....


at some point the spurs better start the rebuilding process after the duncan era....either start capitalizing on teams now trading with us, or hope stern rigs a draft for us, or we sign someone good in the fa market

[Ice009]

gotta love how Lakers fans keep telling themselves Manu is done ...

Manu may have gotten the Spurs past the Lakers last season had he not been injured. That is the reason the Lakers want Manu gone. He is a killer.

[K-State Spur]

If the Washington article is true what are the Spurs offering to get a lottery pick?

It doesn't seem like we have anything to offer to get something that high.

ordinarily...no. but in this economy, there are teams that may not want to pay first round picks first round money.

[amy020]

You can never trade Manu for someone better than him as for the team

[21_Blessings]

gotta love how Lakers fans keep telling themselves Manu is done ...

Gotta love how delusional Spurs fan keep telling themselves only if Manu was healthy. In reality Manu was healthy enough to play heavy minutes in that series, at full speed, including a 30 point game. And the Spurs were still curb stomped into oblivion in 5 games by a Lakers team without their starting center and shooting forward.

[itzsoweezee]

the no