This trade needs to happen

[MaNu4Tres]

That's where you're wrong. I watch the 76ers more than anyone on this entire board anyway I can. I'm just as much a 76ers fan as a Spurs fan. Elton Brand isn't 28 anymore sure, but he is still there. He can defend and block shots. He is still a scorer on the inside. Is he worth his contract? no! But think of it this way. Does anyone remember when Chris Webber was traded to the 76ers? He was terrible. The main reason is that the 76ers run a full court game and Webber was better suited for the half court game, which is why he played better with the Pistons a couple years later. If Elton Brand joined a half court team such as the Spurs, then I totally see Brand averaging 15 and 8 with a block and a half. At best and maybe 10/7/1 at worst.

Webber didn't put up better numbers on the Pistons.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...webbech01.html

He actually averaged 20 points a game on 43% shooting in his only full-season with the Sixers, opposed to the 11 points on 48% shooting in his only full season with the Pistons.

I respect your opinion but I disagree. It's hard for me to believe Brand will put up better numbers on the Spurs when his offensive opportunities and rebounds would all decrease to some extent given the front-court he would be joining. As I've stated in post #30.

[MaNu4Tres]

Stats lie in this case. Webber was forced to be that option. Just because a player puts up good numbers doesn't quite mean he played well. I know it doesn't quite make sense but I'll put it like this; just because Karl Malone's numbers are better than Duncan's doesn't mean that Karl Malone was better. Webber playes poorly but put up stats. When he was the 5th option on the Pistons team trying to win a championship he played amazing. Stats lie sometimes.

When you are comparing different players I can see your point. But when you are comparing the same player in this case Webber, it's tougher to understand Webber played better on the Pistons. IMO

Regardless of the way Webber played, it still doesn't change my opinion on what kind of production Brand would produce on the Spurs.

[tim_duncan_fan]

No one wants Elton Brand's lame, bloated contract carrying ass. He sucks.


Anyways, if by some miracle we can get the number 3 pick without giving up Tim, Manu or Hill, I think we do that .

[ynh]

Webber sure as was not amazing for the Pistons.

[lurker23]

Spurs can get 10/7 from Blair and pay him basically nothing. Under no cir stances should the Spurs take Brand.

This. I don't want to go into too much detail about hugely hypothetical trade scenarios such as Favors (pipe dream, at what cost?) or Brand/Iggy (too much money), but I don't want the Spurs to have to choose between Splitter and Blair (as much a glimpse at the future of the Spurs front court as we have at this moment). All things considered, both will be at bargain deals for big men the next three years (Splitter and his agent willing), and I fully expect Blair to be a 10/8 big man at 25 mpg next year. There aren't many of those, and next to none under $1mil/year.