Trumped Again By The Lakers

[21_Blessings]

Spurs aren't getting Wallace Rump, he's going to be Celtic. You know better.

Even then, Rasheed is a relic at this point in his career. He can't guard Bynum, Gasol in the post or stay with Odom on the perimeter.

lol Blair

[spurspokesman]

get real

Gasol is a very good player and with how much duncan is on the decline I don't think the gap is very big right now. Keep dreaming if you think sheed is going to solve your problems inside...guy shot 40% this year and just camps out on the three-point line....Lakers are far quicker, bigger and more talented inside...spurs don't have a hope of stopping them.

Orlando had A chance but didnt have the coaching and experience to do it. While I must say you are the champs and I respect that if that had been A more experienced team you would have been packing. You better hope to the BBall gods that the ron artest thing works and we dont sign sheed or dice because you will by no means be A better team than the spurs. You are still A soft team and your bench is trash.But ill hold off for now because you are the champs. But once again we are coming.TBOOK IT. SPUUUURRRRSSS BBBABBBY.

[spurspokesman]

Pessimistic much? The mood swings from Spurs fans on this forum are crazy...Are y'all PMSing or sumthing? The lakers sign one free agent and your ready to hand them the le months before the season starts...Y'all crazy!!

Exactly. ESPN is drinking the kool aid to. Can't wait to hand there a%$^s to them. Spurs all the way.

[The_Game]

Orlando had A chance but didnt have the coaching and experience to do it. While I must say you are the champs and I respect that if that had been A more experienced team you would have been packing. You better hope to the BBall gods that the ron artest thing works and we dont sign sheed or dice because you will by no means be A better team than the spurs. You are still A soft team and your bench is trash.But ill hold off for now because you are the champs. But once again we are coming.TBOOK IT. SPUUUURRRRSSS BBBABBBY.

Lakers are soft but Spurs aren't? ok

You adding Sheed or Dice does not make you better than L.A..it makes you closer but adding a washed up sheed who can barely shoot 40% from the floor isn't going to help you against Gasol, Odom, Bynum.

It's amazing how little you forget that Dallas destroyed your team in the playoffs...yes manu was out but Duncan and Parker were there...as were most of your other current players yet adding Jefferson and a past it sheed is going to suddenly make that huge step to beating the Lakers or any of the other top teams?

I do agree though that the spurs are back as being a top contender and it will be fun to see these two match-up.

[21_Blessings]

The only thing that can save the Spurs would be a reanimated 29 year old David Robinson. And The Admiral is not walking through that door.

[dc_spursfan]

I will gladly take Blair and Jefferson over Ron Artest. I don't see LA beating a healthy Spurs without signing Odom. The Lakers now have no choice but to resign Odom because they can't use a MLE. Odom is the only player the spurs cant matchup with when on his game.
They have no expiring contracts worth trading for. The Spurs still need a center. However, that player does not need to be a all star and we have both a MLE and a exriring contracts.

[urunobili]

Slomo:
Is there anychance we can get a cliffjumper emoticon? :cliffjumper

[spurspokesman]

I will gladly take Blair and Jefferson over Ron Artest. I don't see LA beating a healthy Spurs without signing Odom. The Lakers now have no choice but to resign Odom because they can't use a MLE. Odom is the only player the spurs cant matchup with when on his game.
They have no expiring contracts worth trading for. The Spurs still need a center. However, that player does not need to be a all star and we have both a MLE and a exriring contracts.

That's correct.

[VivaPopovich]

Homers like exstatic feared that he would go nuts like he did in Indiana about 5 seasons ago.

He probably will.

He behaved for one season and thats supposed to mean he's going to behave for the rest of his life?

If Phil Jackson doesnt stick around that franchise is in trouble.

[spurspokesman]

He probably will.

He behaved for one season and thats supposed to mean he's going to behave for the rest of his life?

If Phil Jackson doesnt stick around that franchise is in trouble.

Let the meltdown begin.

[dc_spursfan]

I doubt Artest will be trouble this year. But people need to remember he was playing for a new contract last season. Artest is crazy but not stupid.

[rascal]

The spurs off season positioning doesn't change much IMO. The way I look at it is with the addition of RJ and the possible addition of Sheed or dyess the spurs become A very deadly tool with A player at every position that can hurt you. VERY BAD. Ron cant defend every position. If we get sheed I still see us abusing them in the paint. The dual of duncan and sheed will prove to much for the not so tough frontline of the FAkers. Double Duncan and watch sheed gun you down or draw the big man out deep and watch duncan murder in A one on one situation. A thing of beauty. Add in the assasins of RJ manu and the killer himself parker and we have A recipe to give the oppositionheartaches night in and out. Mcdyess has about the same pontential to hurt you also. But the key is getting one of them. After that its on.

There is a good chance that the Spurs will not get Wallace or McDyess. They may get there 4'th or 5'th option.

[spurspokesman]

There is a good chance that the Spurs will not get Wallace or McDyess. They may get there 4'th or 5'th option.

Well let's just hope that's not the case. Because like you I want it all.

[Marcus Bryant]

[boutons_deux]

Artest hasn't done since he was on of the best on both ends the season before he and Saint Stephen destroyed Indiana.

Like Shaq, his rep has far outlived his effectiveness.

[SteelerNation]

Sure sounds like a bunch of nervous Spurs fans running around here. Hey...If I was in your shoes, I'd be nervous to. The Lakers would sweep the Spurs with the way the line ups are now. If the Spurs get a big man like Sheed or McDyess, than the Lakers win in 5. You Spurs fans cant be serious when thinking those relics are gonna put you over the top and past the Lakers.

[peacemaker885]

Lakers defense, imo, improves with this signing. Offense would be the same if not better - Kobe will still have his shots. I think its Pau who will get less touches, which I think either he welcomes or is fine with him, being the nice guy that he is As we have seen Bynum's problems last playoffs, this gives the Lakers another scoring option.

[rascal]

QUOTE=dc_spursfan;3518290]I will gladly take Blair and Jefferson over Ron Artest. I don't see LA beating a healthy Spurs without signing Odom. The Lakers now have no choice but to resign Odom because they can't use a MLE. Odom is the only player the spurs cant matchup with when on his game.
They have no expiring contracts worth trading for. The Spurs still need a center. However, that player does not need to be a all star and we have both a MLE and a exriring contracts.[/QUOTE]

Even if the spurs add Wallace theLakers still have the size advantage and edge. But Wallace would it closer between the two teams.

Artest is a beast that plays on both ends of the floor. He will nuetralize Jefferson. Gasol,Bynum and Odom still pose matchup problems for the spurs. Wallace would help but theres a great chance Orlando or the Celtics land Wallace and the spurs end up with their 4'th option.

The Lakers have a great front office.

[spurspokesman]

Sure sounds like a bunch of nervous Spurs fans running around here. Hey...If I was in your shoes, I'd be nervous to. The Lakers would sweep the Spurs with the way the line ups are now. If the Spurs get a big man like Sheed or McDyess, than the Lakers win in 5. You Spurs fans cant be serious when thinking those relics are gonna put you over the top and past the Lakers.

Your intoxication beffudles me my friend.

[spurspokesman]

[ambchang]

Can't way to see how Ron Artest's ball pounding ways would fit in the triangle.
He could behave if he was a clear #2 or 3, and with Kobe, that would be the case. But Ron Artest is one volatile, self-conflicting individual, you never know what is going to tick him off.

[all_heart]

This is a big risk for LA. We're talking about Ron Artest, here. The dude is not stable. Throw him into that drama-filled environment with the LA media fishbowl, and anything can happen. You up the pressure on Artest and bad things have a tendency to happen.

Not to mention the fact that he isn't the defender he used to be and can be a huge chucker on a team where Kobe gets all the shots. And Kobe is a ty teammate and domineering personality... this has all the potential of a gigantic trainwreck. Ariza is 6 years younger, doesn't demand the ball, and only getting better.

This is highly volatile. I don't understand why the Lakers take this gamble. It seems highly unnecessary when the Spurs can't keep Duncan and Ginobili healthy for the playoffs and they don't have any other real compe ion in the West.

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+1 Thanks for saying the obvious. Artest loves to chuck the ball up.. and there's only one ball.

[bishopospurs]

It is just a tad bit too early to think the sky is going to fall. As a spurs fan I realize we have done nothing but at talent and get younger, so we still have had the better off season. The Lakers, as of now, appear to be letting go of both Odom (someone will overpay for him, by overpay I mean 10 mil per) and Ariza. That is a gamble. Plus there is the injury thing still, the Lakers have been tempting fate, two runs to the Finals and Bynum is the only guy to miss real time.

[K-State Spur]

at this stage of their careers - ariza is a better perimeter defender.

and while his offensive numbers are a bit pedestrian - that's EXACTLY what the Lakers need. he let the offense come to him and made the most of his opportunities.

they replaced him a lesser defender and a guy who shoots 40% from the floor and is used to taking 12-15 shots per game.

that's not to say that it couldn't work out splendidly for LA...but this is FAR from a slam dunk in their favor.

[spurspokesman]

You must be on Crack. You just let a young athlete who is a better shooter and defender, not to mention finisher on the break walk cause you did want to give him MLE. You replaced him with an ageing wanna be who never has been lune, who is slow for a wing, cant shoot, hogs the ball and goes off the reservation almost nightly.

Your team just got worse while we have added a lottery post guy in Blair who will punish your soft front line and a wing in RJ who with Manu will give you fits when they are on the floor together.

If the Spurs manage to grab a big...Wallace or Splitter I dont think anyone who is in their right mind would say SA is not the favorite.

Right on all fronts. It seems the ron artest kool aid is intoxicating the LA faker crowd. But we will sober them up soon and very soon.