Role Players

[timtonymanu]

It's because the front office has settled for guys that are TOO nice. They don't have any toughness that players like Bowen, Oberto and Horry had.

I had a feeling the bench would be exposed in the playoffs. These guys can light it up in the regular season but when the playoffs come around, they look afraid. Out of RJ, Hill, Bonner, or Blair, not one of those guys could be counted on. Neal and Splitter were the only ones who looked ready and they were pretty much out of the rotation. Look at the other contenders in the playoffs. The Bulls have Korver stepping up. The Celtics have Big Baby. The Lakers have Artest. Even Jason Terry has been stepping up for Dallas. When I look at the Spurs bench, I'm just hoping they will give something. It's why their role players. They play like the Big 3 are gonna bail them out so they don't need to step up as much. This isn't 2007 anymore.

Hopefully RJ, Bonner, Blair, and Hill are all shopped. We need a guy who's gonna play tough. Too many mental midgets on this team. Bowen and Horry are rolling in their graves right now.

[rjv]

Bowen and Horry are rolling in their graves right now.

metaphorical graves of course. bowen is actually out buying bow ties and horry is at pizza hut.

[mingus]

TBH I don't think the Spurs future is as grim as people make it. Is this team saddled with a couple bad contracts? Yeah, but if you look at it the Spurs have some young guys at a good price that you might be able to package with a guy like RJ or TP. Suddenly RJ's contract doesn't look so bad if you pair him with some combination of Neal/Hill/JA/Blair or maybe even Splitter if you just wanna completely start over. I think the FO can make something happen. All I know is that Manu and Tim better retire as Spurs.

[rjv]

TBH I don't think the Spurs future is as grim as people make it. Is this team saddled with a couple bad contracts? Yeah, but if you look at it the Spurs have some young guys at a good price that you might be able to package with a guy like RJ or TP. I think the FO can make something happen. All I know is that Manu and Tim better retire as Spurs.

i agree. splitter is a keeper but we can find a way to ship out some contracts as there are some players that could still be coveted. it will not be by the draft though as we will probably be a decent team for a year or two. just not an upper tier team at all.