Reply With QuoteAnd I wouldn't say Manu sucks on the boards. In the playoffs, he put up 6.72 RPG per 48 minutes. In the regular season, he put up 5.28 per 48. Not bad for a rookie shooting guard.
Maybe Ford thinks "big time" = $50 mil+ ?
And I wouldn't say Manu sucks on the boards. In the playoffs, he put up 6.72 RPG per 48 minutes. In the regular season, he put up 5.28 per 48. Not bad for a rookie shooting guard.
Or maybe Ford doesn't have an f'n clue.
Who knows?
If all we do is sign Rasho and some complimentary players the Spurs will be a 3 or 4-seed next year. I can't believe we're about to sign one of the worst Shaq defenders in this league. Do you think we could take 2 games from LA in a series with Rasho guarding Shaq?
What a joke of an offseason. Rasho = bust. Trying to rationalize it by saying "at least Duncan's still here" doesn't change the fact that our number 1 signing will be almost worthless against our biggest rival.
True scott.
The main thing with Nesterovic is to understand where he fits in the puzzle. As the 4th or 5th best player in the lineup he's nothing to get hysterical over. The Spurs need to add a dependable perimeter scorer this offseason...someone who they can go to night in and night out not just someone who occasionally will have a big game. Out of the current team Parker is the one who has shown flashes of this ability, but he's been inconsistent.
not to mention his knack for CLUTCH rebounding.
The bottomline is that the Twin Towers era is over. That ended when #50 hung it up and Jermaine O'Neal wouldn't return Pop's calls.
TD re-signing is significant. If he didn't then that would be worthy of being called a horrible offseason. Spurs fans seem to think that Timmy D is some sort of lightweight.
I would have to agree that without another significant signing, Rasho is a bust offseason.
Signing Odom, however, gives us an extremely young, potential-laden lineup. We have one Superstar in Duncan, a player with a good chance at becoming a Superstar, Odom, a 21 year old who is a long shot to become a Superstar, but has a good chance of being an All-Star or NBA Third Teamer at some point in his career, a 2nd year player who has the tools to be a 16-5-5 guy, and a trial tested vet (who is still young) who can hit the big shot and has shown the desire to improve his game and be a team player.
Duncan-Odom-Parker-Manu-Jackson is a pretty nice core to have. It may not have the name recognition at this point- but Tracy McGrady wasn't a franchise player when he signed with the Magic.
More often than not.Or maybe Ford doesn't have an f'n clue.
You seem to be applying Ford's speculation to your theory of what the Spurs should do, not what is actually happening.
We have our own insider, and Kori's been more right than anyone this offseason. She says nothing has happened with Kandi, which has only been confirmed by Duffy's non-statements in the Express-News.
I am in the same boat as Solid D. I hedged my bets during this Holt-ing Pattern, assummin gwhen all was said and done, we'd come away with a center like Olowokandi.
Unfortunatley, that's not enough now that the Lakers have raised the bar.
Maintaining with improved play from the youth will not be enough.
We needed star power.
Now instead of:
Duncan + ? > Shaq + Kobe
it's:
Duncan + Parker + ? + ? > Shaq + Kobe = Payton + Malone
There is no need to change your long term strategy due to a short term move by LA.
Here are Rasho and DRob's numbers against the Lakers in the playoffs. Rasho and Dave both played 6 games against the Lakers this postseason and their numbers are almost identical.
Two stats that stand out: (1) DRob and rasho put up similar numbers w/ Rasho averaging 7 more minutes a game and (2) Rasho average 2 more fouls a game. The foul disparity can be attributed to the fact that DRob played in a better system and got the benefit of the doubt from the refs. I just don't see Rasho ever getting a charge called against Shaq.
Points:
Rasho-7 (avg)
DRob-5.8 (avg)
Blocks:
Rasho-4
DRob-4
Rebounds:
Rasho-30
DRob-34
TO's:
Rasho-5
DRob-4
Minutes:
Rasho-28 (avg)
DRob- 21 (avg)
Fouls:
Rasho-5.2
DRob-3.2
TUD...good points though after DRob fouled out in 14 minutes against LA in one of those games I'm not sure how much a good "benefit of the doubt" from a NBA ref is worth nowadays.
Another thing to consider when you think about how Rasho did vs. Shaq.
Despite Shaq having a good series against Rasho, the Wolves almost (and should have) beat the Lakers in that series. Rasho's job wasn't to shut down Shaq- it was to be a peice of the puzzle.
I wouldn't call that identical. Rasho had 0.18 rebounds/minute compared to DRob's 0.27 rebounds/minute.
Another number to throw out there is that Shaq had 28.7 PPG vs. the Wolves and 25.3 PPG vs. the Spurs.
Despite what Marcus would have you believe as aof 12:32 PM, EST, he was the biggest advocate of getting a star — any star — for the here and now.
Thank Pop, the front office is looking at winning now meaning next season and down the road.
I have been listening for over an hour and the only reference I heard was 'Not only did we lose Howard but now a piece of our core is leaving.'
This show on KFAN is horrid. Anyone ing about the Ticket 760 afternoon show should be forced to listen to this crap for an hour. :vomit I'm turning it off. I can't stand it anymore.
I would believe the two guys doing this show would announce this news if they knew it was fact.
Sure I'd like to see the Spurs add a star. Oh no.
Then don't talk about settling when there's still moves that can be made, Marcus. This was supposed to be the end of saving cap space, passing on trades and getting burned by free agents.
The front office isn't forfeitting anything to the Lakers.
How the F am I talking about "settling" when I say I want to see them add Odom?
You keep harping about not changing the long-term focus because the Lakers have 4 Hall of Famers now.
The future is now.
Well of course. Why lock yourself into big contracts with marginal talent just because of short term moves by LA? In case you haven't been paying attention I'd prefer the Spurs to go after both Arenas and Odom.
Good for you.Unfortunately, getting ODom and Arenas will be much more difficult than signing decent unrestricted talent.
Arenas is an unrestricted free agent the last time I checked oh smart one.
actaully Marcus, I think Arenas is Restricted.
Along with Odom.
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