Calm down!

[21209]

The guys the Spurs lost were playoff non-factors for the most part.

I know Splitter was great defensively in the 2014 playoffs, especially against Dirk and LMA, but, he was also useless against teams like OKC and Miami, where spreading the floor was more of a priority.

They are built for the postseason. West and Aldridge are even more beneficial in the RS since they'll save the treads that are left on Timmy's tires.

[Silver&Black]

um I am a Redskins fan

Could be worse tbqh...

[703 Spurz]

So yeah, it feels great rocking free agency for once. But stop acting like some Redskins fans here!

We don't have won anything yet.

We are staaaaaaacked, but keep in mind, that is is more or less the following tradeoff:

Splitter (great defender vs. Aldridge, Dirk types, big body)
Baynes (big body that knew the system)
Marco (cold blooded shooter, that knew the system)
CoJo (energy PG, that knew the system)
...and maybe Ayers (don't know, probably didn't know the system)

for
Aldridge (All Star, perfect fit on paper)
West (tough guy, pefect fit on paper)

So it's not like we didn't give up anything. We get smaller (which is ok in todays NBA) and have yet to get some back court help. Most importantly the new guys have to learn the system first (thats why it would have been great to keep at least Baynes or CoJo somehow). Remember the Dallas teams with Dirk, Stack, Jamison and so on? Great on paper but too much turnover from year to year.


Furthermore there are other teams suiting up stacked teams as well.
OKC probably will be back in the mix again, Cleveland is as stacked as we are and has the easy path, GS will be back in the mix, Clippers got worse (^^).


Don't get me wrong! The last few days have been great and I still have a boner. I just don't want us to become one of those fanbases, that look silly for the wrong reasons (celebrating championships during offseason). Always loved the "built not bought"-tag, which I don't think can be shred in only 3 days after centuries of building not buying. It would be nice to be a possible free agent destiny starting now, but not for the expence of drafting and developing own talent.

Cool story I think

[thekingrobert]

making strides now that we have a real GM, Redskins that is

[TE]

How are there so many Redskin fans on this site? Mind boggling.

[Ditty]

How the did us Redskins fans get involved?

None me that I know of on here have blowed their load.

[dbestpro]

Calming down is for teams who have no hope.

[Brazil]

When RC and the great Pop retire,

Tim and Manu can take their places......

Tim seems to be good at interpersonal relations and recruiting, he would make an excellent GM

Manu's intelligence and leadership is perfect for the head coaching jobm or at least an Assistant Coach

Why do you need to got every ing single thread tbh ?

[AFBlue]

33 posts and not one "OP is a fa****". Is Spurstalk turning a corner?

[random21]

Don't tell me to calm down.

You think any of us think this is a lock?

Like we haven't learned our lesson years and years ago?

#truth #opsucks

[AFBlue]

Also, to echo what others have said...I will not temper my excitement because this is the best free agency period for Spurs fan EVER. Duncan and Ginobili back, four-time all star PF and legit Duncan successor in the fold, quality veterans taking less money to win one, a franchise cornerstone locked up for 5yrs. That is a of an offseason by any account. Yeah we lost some peeps, but there's more than enough that came on to be ecstatic.

You should get excited instead of telling people to calm down imo tbqh.

[CosmicCowboy]

Aldricge will have a broken nose the first week from a totally unexpected behind the back Manu pass.

[TheGoldStandard]

We are not even done filling out the pieces yet.. There are still a few unsuspecting gems we will sign in the upcoming days.