Unless Barry is traded I don't see the feasibility. I like him, though.
...and the hits just keep on coming. Yet another two time AS lining up to play for a (second, in his case) ring for peanuts. He must have gotten nothing but minimum offers and slammed doors, and figures if he going to get vet min, he might as well get a ring to go with it.
I do wonder if he's done the math, and realizes that he's player #14 on the roster.
"Big Og" Robinson and Michael Finley are basically the same players at this point. Jump shooters and not much else. Having both around would be redundant.
Maybe Big Dog should sign with the Pacers, they don't have much shooting. For instance three point shooting career average best is Jones at .357. That would place him tied for sixth among current Spurs with NVE behind Barry, Bowen, Horry, Finley and Manu. Man does that suck.
TheArtestDude here just said the first almost-sensible thing I have heard from him. congrats on nearly making sense.
Upon closer inspection, your takes are still wack.
However, Glen played more than serviceable defense with us last year, if you had bothered to watch a game.
Dude, going off rep. from previous years on this board just does not fly, the posters here actually WATCH the games, and stuff, and notice when players shut down the opposing player, and stuff.
Not that Glen was a lock-down defender, but he was no Finley IMO. Now, a year in the "defend or sit" Spurs system, and Finley might start to keep his man in front of him.
Finley is a good passer and will play well in the fast break. Glen has the height (and size) to defend the taller sf's or even switch onto pf's and not be blown away in the post (in a pinch). Finley is a very good 3 pt shooter.
These guys are much more than just mid-range jump shooters.
Isn't this clamoring of all-stars to play for us just f-ing amazing though? Spurs fans are on cloud 9.
Damn, talk about an embarrassment of riches...
IR Udrih, keep RObinson active.
Want an active third PG?? BBarry.
Do it Spurs.
Bring the dog back!
Robinson is still too capable of playing at a high level to be getting almost no minutes and possibly sitting on the IR for extended periods.
There is something to be said about having too much talent and too many options. It's hurt teams in the past.
It's important when building an NBA team to have a mix of players of different skills levels and abilities. And I think it is smart to fill spots with players who have talent levels and expectations that match what the role can provide them.
It worked last season for a short time. But Robinson still has the ability to become one of the better sixth men in the league.
And that's what he should be doing. The Spurs can't offer him that.
Go young with the IR fodder.
Big Dog's still too much of a potential malcontent to risk it. Besides, it'll be enough of a headache getting time for everybody who already deserves time. If he doesn't sign on with anybody in the offseason - which I find preposterous, what's wrong with people? - the Spurs can always add him later in the season if they have to.
GRob too? I never thought I'd say this, but the San Antonio Spurs are good enough.
Then again, putting Beno on Rasho on the inactive list wouldn't be the worst thing.
Don'tforget Pop is X military... Military always buys 2 of everything
(injury reserves need to be deep)
He can keep Van Excel away from the hookers etc.
[QUOTE=angel_luv]Ha! I was right!
Yeah why not ... I picked up a couple of stray cats and dogs in my neighborhood last week to round out my pet collection. You can never have too many ....
Hmmm ....
I just can't believe that we're actually to the point where we're going, "Sorry, we have too much talent already. We don't have room for a #1 draft pick, former All-Star player."
, pick him up for the veteran experience and as an added insurance policy. At the point of this article, he has to already know that a) he wouldn't get more than the veteran minimum and b) he's probably not going to get off the bench unless the hits the fan. If he's as cool with that as he seems to be, I don't see where you can go wrong.
And to think, a week ago we were sitting around ing about how pointless this offseason had been.
It's good to be a Spurs fan.
No arguement Dex. My strays recently came on the cheap too.I just can't believe that we're actually to the point where we're going, "Sorry, we have too much talent already. We don't have room for a #1 draft pick, former All-Star player."
, pick him up for the veteran experience and as an added insurance policy. At the point of this article, he has to already know that a) he wouldn't get more than the veteran minimum and b) he's probably not going to get off the bench unless the hits the fan. If he's as cool with that as he seems to be, I don't see where you can go wrong.
And to think, a week ago we were sitting around ing about how pointless this offseason had been.
It's good to be a Spurs fan.
If Tim happens to get hurt for any length of time, GRob would be a nice replacement to fill in. Sure, he wouldn't be as good as Tim....but who is?
And having an experienced plyaer like Big Dog as insurance in such a scenario would be great.
Big Dog would be Tim's replacement? WTF?
Who do we have to fill in?Big Dog would be Tim's replacement? WTF?
Horry? maybe...he is more productive off the bench though and then we need to find someone to fill in for him.
Oberto? He has even played.
Wo do we use if Tim goes down like last year? GRob show flashes last year, but his minutes were inconsistant, with a training camp inder his belt he is more able to help out in this way than Horry.
Glenn Robinson isn't a power forward/center. Do you even know who Big Dog is?
He's a small forward.
Robinson would get murdered if he tried to play other PF's one on one.
That's like saying Rasho could fill in for Manu if he gets injured.
If Duncan godforbid gets injured of course you use Horry, Oberto, Nazr.
GRob's not a PF/C. He's a SG/SF, and would get abused by the real big men in the league.
If Tim should happen to go down, then it will be up to guys like Horry, Oberto, Nazr, and Rasho to step it up.
But let us not speaketh of this blasphemy.
Wow. I think I owe TheWriter a coke.
You need to forget about Pietrus.
Holy Cow!
If it's up to me, I sign GRob for the min.
As stated a couple of days ago, I think the Spurs have depth such that they could give ALL players extended rest throughout the regular season.
To Pop, I suggest intentionally playing Duncan, Manu and Parker 50 games this season; with the challenge of getting the team to peak in late April. That's crazy talk!
We may see new ground being broke here folks. It's not about minutes per game, it's games played. Would you rather Horry play 12 minutes a game over an 82 game schedule, or have him play 24 minutes for 41 games?
Seriously, just stagger DNPs for the Triplets and let the bench feel their oats, often.
On a related note, David Stern is sitting on a marketing goldmine, with players foresaking millions of dollars to win a ring.
What Glenn Robinson knows is that the Spurs will hold his Early Bird rights next summer if he stays with the Spurs for another season. With NVE and Finley only under contact for one season, it might make sense for Big Dog to stay (and be kept) around.
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