Thread le should have said dumb instead of smart.
Tanking with this roster and cap situation makes no sense whatsoever. Even with Murray out for the year.
I'm always amazed by what other people think is smart. Here, hold my beer for just a sec while I build an nba team.....
None of those trades are happening.
gay, pau, mills contract needs to go man....
Trading Pau at the deadline doesn't make you a seller, it makes you smart. Dude is complete trash.
I think the Spurs might look to fill a hole or two by the trade deadline, and Pau is a tradeable asset, but they're not going to tank the season. And besides, if Pau is gone, who's going to do all the post game player interviews? He's pretty valuable in that regard. Post-game MVP.
Wel all know Spurs are not going to do any trades.
Doesn't Aldridge want out?
Pau -- In my opinion Pau's not going anywhere unless Poetl shows out. Even if that happens I think he stays put and they wait to make a decision over the summer on his partial guarantee. It sucks because we could sure use more athleticism out there, but his ultimately I think his mentorship and familiarity with the team wins out. It honestly might even be best for Poetl if he sticks around..
Rudy -- Tough call here, if he continues to ball out he's essential to a playoff push for San Antonio. In the same vein that increases his value tremendously for other teams especially as an expiring. Could he net a late first? I'm not sure. Also have to factor in his relationship with DeMar now and it's clear (at least to me, but maybe I'm wrong) that we are going to be building around DeMar for the foreseeable future.
Marco - Sell high in my opinion especially if we are out of the picture. Known asset that should lose minutes to Walker if he comes back from his injury guns blazing.
Without Kawhi, the Spurs are no longer playing for championships like TP said.
true enough. derozan is a decent enough regular season player but his playoff resume is scary bad. pop, selfishly, wants to go out with his head held high. being a treadmill playoff team is respectable enough but the thought of rebuilding frightens him i think.
Derozen a decent enough player dude WTF you smoking the dude is a baller who fits in perfectly with the Team. Your crazy if you think we going to draft another David or Timmy in your life time that ain’t happening. And for the love of God don’t talk about our cap space because it’s hard as to get even decent players to come here.
Exactly. They did the right thing in my opinion because I don’t even see a player of DeRozan’s caliber willing to come here in free agency. And no one needs to mention Aldridge because that was a special exception due to him being from Texas and Duncan being his favorite player, etc. People complain about the free agents they bring in but forget that it takes players actually WANTING to come to San Antonio. Can’t just get to pick and choose whoever you want.
Also the Spurs we’re still super lucky because of the nice young core they were able to land and still build around. Murray (before injury happened), Walker, White, Poetl, Metu. And let’s not forget that the trade isn’t over! Can flip the two picks for a player or even a higher pick.
Agreed but most of these fans are just bandwagon fans that will disappear after this season. These are the same dumb s who got angry that the Spurs couldn't get a super FA like Durant a few years ago along with them continuously ng about how the Lakers and Warriors always get top players through FA and the Spurs don't. Just a bunch of dumbass mofos up in here when it comes to being real.
I think it’s unusual for spurfan to contemplate a season or team that doesn’t have the highest possible ceiling. Even in years one thinks they underachieved bc there were injuries in the postseason or what not (really every season since 2014)... you always felt they had a chance and would be right up there with the best if not win it that year. (With the exception of a few pessimistic or ‘realist’ fans), most fans were optimistic.
This season didn’t start with the same belief and then injuries in preseason complicated matters for staying upbeat but I think they will weather this period we’ll enough and they will get back White and Walker and go from there. I think Murray getting lost for the season hit some fans really hard. They will come around bc they are still fans. I have come around to appreciate this team more although I wasn’t really enthusiastic about it initially.
It really can be worse. (If could be better but it can be much worse)...
Spurs will better off selling Gay, Pau, Marco, and Mills at the deadline.
Free up space, get pick(s), and tank after January.
Its not hard to see that this is a lottery team when Forbes is the best perimeter defender.
100% agree tbh. I'd move Derozan and Lamarcus as well if the right price came around.
Easily replaced by 50Mills, who isn’t going anywhere. Tbh, I don’t think trading Pau is an option either without attaching a valuable asset.
Are we tanking? If so keep Mills and Pau! Deciding to keep or trade derozan, lma, and Rudy would be harder than trading Leonard. They've been sold on the team, and are at the age where they can't be assured to bea teams first option. I could see them all preferring a losing season which guaranteed them their position and run again with Murray, etc.
I'd take out feelers, but tickets have to be sold and these guys are probably easier to sell than white, Walker, poetl, gasol
Not tanking until the record shows 10-20 or 15-25
That's if White is out the first 8 weeks
Worst case? Maybe 8-18? With this defense, I believe it. They nearly lost both their wins.
Then if there playoffs are 45 wins for the 8 seed they'd have to go 37-14.
White should be good, and Walker might be good, but I don't know if they can make up for Mills and a worn down Aldridge and DeRozan.
I think this is a thread worth revisiting in the future. I was more optimistic, but it doesn't look good right now.
Patty and Pau aren't exactly helping their trade value. The Spurs would have to attach picks just to move them right now.
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