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I was kidding.
Trade Duncan? Lmao...and for Josh ing Howard? Lmao. You guys make me giggle.
Ya I hope he is joking there, anyone who MENTIONS trading Duncan is smoking crack, unless we do a multi-team trade where we trade Duncan, Rasho, and Nazr for Garnett, Shaq, and Lebron
I was kidding.
Trade Duncan? Lmao...and for Josh ing Howard? Lmao. You guys make me giggle.
Yeah. Even non Spurs fans pointed out his chucking game.
I really liked Parker, but I'm getting tired of the "he's young and up and coming" excuse for games that really count. Until then, it's Pop fault. Parker should have never been the alternate first option/second option he's lacking in the game-making decisions and that's where Cassell actually has him. He's a crafty player. Parker isn't. Defenses read him like a coloring book.
I know Pop loves layups but Parker as our main guy never really achieved wide margined victories this season. Next year it better be Manu- back as the 2nd/1st option or we're toast. This guy better not get injured again.
I think we're better off with Parker being a designated cutter, penetrator as third option, cuz that's all he can do so far. That I can live with--maybe in 3 years he'll raise his basketball IQ but there's been too many times where me and my dad screamed at the T.V. "Get this guy outta there!" after 3 back to back squandered possessions thanks to Parker's tunnel vision.
Manu made the mistake at the end against Pop's instructions not to foul.
Has it ever occured to you that TP is doing what Pop tells him to do....and that is be more of a scorer?
Not a scapegoat but yet you blame him for choking and you imply we lost because of that.....but he is not a scapegoat....if anything you blame NVE, Barry, Nazr, etc.Not a scapegoat. I blame Pop for going small ball as well as TP for choking.
Then you want to get rid of Duncan?
Yeah that's why I blame Pop more than Parker. At the bottom of my post.
Manu made an error in trying to go for the block. I can't fault him for that cuz he brings more good than bad. It's expected cuz he's unpredictable. It sounds bad but objectively, again, Manu really can't be blamed cuz he made the three and we go down as a team, he's pitched in more good than bad for the team by winning games 1, 5, and 6 off a last minute play. So that's basically 1 bad potentially game losing play for 3 good definitive game clinching plays. Can you really argue against those??
Tim still had a chance to win that game but he didn't have the energy to dunk that . We still had overtime. So far Parker's key plays...uhh, I can't really think of anything besides him running into a crowd and losing the ball.
Don't get me wrong Parker isn't the reason we lost, but he could do a lot more to help us win games.
The team lost because they made more mistakes that's all as a unit. 20 point lead, Pop going to an exhausted Tim, Manu's egregious foul error. Tony's TO's/Pop's go ahead.
I like Parker...as a 3rd option.
Just bring it up court, give it to Manu/Tim and get the out of the way.
Scapegoat implies he's the only one to blame.
I suggested he...along with the idea to go small ball...are to blame.
^ Not only that, but Manu's foul is to blame also. BUT that's easier to stomach then TP's choke jobs b/c those happen so often. So far I can think of 2 maybe 3 games that Manu has made decisions in.
Even those were bad decisions, but he was being aggressive. TP's just...blah. Let him be a 3rd option.
Yeah they were bad decisions, but they weren't because he was stupid--just impulsive.
TP's actions are on the verge of him being liability in some stretches. Which comes back to the issue of Spurs needing a "Veteran/Solid Back Up" ...TP needs to take insult to this issue, that the Spurs always have to make trading decisions because of his game. Again, for the defensive TP fans, sorry, but it's true. The Argument that Tony's game leaves a lot to be desired is the fact that we've been constantly looking for "Who will back up Tony??" in the postseason. So take it up with the Spurs org. not us.
Honestly, the last three games Nick was playing much better than Tony. He was taking much better care of the ball and not forcing shots. I was terrified everytime Tony touched the ball for fear he was just gonna jack up some jump shot. I know Pop told him to shoot more etc. but his shot was obviously not falling, so either penetrate more or get rid of the ball. Don't get me wrong I'm not blaming Tony for the loss, and I recognize that without Tony we would have lost a lot of games, but having a Speedy Claxton in those situations where Tony's sucking would definitely make me feel comfortable.
As for Speedy being too expensive, I believe that he'd probably play more minutes than Nick or Beno did, simply because he's a much better option.
^ If Speed is here, I foresee a 36/12 type minute split.
*edit* That's for the regular season. For the playoffs...god knows.
, you shut down Speedy the same way you shut down Parker.
The only reason he excelled against the Nets is because they didn't bother to.
Parker shot over 50% for the playoffs.
Yeah, thats "gagging"
"You keep saying that word, I dont think you know the definition."
We need a point guard that shoots at least 75%, or there's no point in having him.
Parker does disappear at times, but name me a shooting point guard that doesn't.
My only real criticism about Parker is that he doesn't see the floor as well as the best points in the game. But neither did Nash, Billups, et al. at Parker's age. For pretty much everyone not named Jason Kidd, it's something you grow into.
Spurs are bringing in Javtokas and have added Bonner. Spurs also dumped Rasho's contract. Mohammed seems likely to depart. The Rose and Radoslav trades have removed $38 million in salary commitments from 2006-09. The Spurs are reordering their cap and I suspect they will spend more on the perimeter positions. This makes sense given how the game has evolved to feature perimeter offense.
Signing Claxton would be a huge step in this regard. Not only would he give the Spurs a scoring threat off the bench, but a scoring threat who can penetrate, dish, and ensure that Parker rests well during games. Reading between the lines, Claxton seems rather amenable to a 2nd stint as a Spur. He's also a Pop favorite. Claxton is a nice point for both the open court game as well as in the half court. At 28 years of age, a 4 or 5 year contract would make a lot of sense. Ensuring that Parker has a quality backup as he reaches his prime is a great strategic move for the Spurs. No defense can rest when Claxton enters the game for TP.
The Spurs do not necessarily need the MLE to use on a long 3. They have other avenues to use to address that. If you have 48 minutes of solid to great point guard play then you don't need a 3 with an awesome defensive game as much as you need one who can do the basics for a Spurs wing player: shoot, defend, run the floor, and get to his spots. Of course, perhaps the Spurs acquire Claxton in a sign and trade with Barry, a player who the Hornets were amenable to receiving last February and who whose game hasn't diminished since then. If that happens, then the Spurs will be in a nice spot to make a run at Jumaine Jones which would be a great pickup. The Spurs also have the expiring contract of Eric Williams, Luis Scola's rights, and Nazr Mohammed in free agency to perhaps also use to acquire talent. I'll also mention that Stephen Jackson seems rather available right now.
I expect to see the Spurs making a little noise this summer. They have the assets (MLE + tradeable players + free agent center teams are interested in), they have the capacity (if ownership asslickers defend the Spurs for being cheap this summer they might as well get a Holt Cat logo tattooed on their asses), and they have, presumably, the motivation to bolster the perimeter talent.
Speedy flat BUSTED the J when they went under, which was always. He is fantastic shooting off of the pick from about 18 feet.
I've read that signing Claxton is plan B for the Mavericks if by chance Terry doesn't sign.
SPARKY, I have two question for you :
If you were Spurs GM, how much money will you be ready to spend on Claxton ?
If you were Pop, will you use Parker and Claxton at the same time ?
Tough call. If you view him as your backup point for the next 5 years, a player whose skills fit within your offense and will take advantage of the style the league is moving toward and someone who locks down that spot and keeps the pressure off Parker to play heavy minutes, then I'd be willing to go with something like $25 mil over 5 years. A player like Claxton could be a vital cog in the Spurs' offense over the next 5 years as Parker begins to become the franchise player.
Perhaps, depending on the opponent.If you were Pop, will you use Parker and Claxton at the same time ?
Two of the Spurs biggest Western conference rivals, Suns and Mavs, will likely use Nash and Barbosa and Harris and Terry quite a bit. Parker and Claxton would be useful against those two teams. Against other contenders Parker and Claxton would create mismatch opportunities.
Speedy has reported that he likes his role in New Orleans. He comes off the bench for the best young PG in the league, but he actually spent a lot of time playing the 2 last year due to a general weakness at that position. So Chris Paul and Speedy played alongside one another a lot of the time.
Speedy has already been pursued by quite a few teams though, if only due to the fact that theres not a lot of quality PGs on the free agent market this year (Jason Terry, Sam Cassell, Speedy Claxton). The Larry Brown coached Knicks very VERY interested in him, but that is likely history with Brown's dismissal.
However, he has also expressed an interest to sign with the Hornets (at probably about 5M). He has stated that he does not want to go to New Orleans though. So, if the team truly does return to NOLA then hes likely gone. If the team stays parmanently in OKC then I'd imagine he'll have a tough decision. If he walks expect the Hornets to S&T him with a multi-year contract worth about 7M per.
The Hornets will be lucky to get Brent Barry back in a S&T.
I liked that trade that was "5 minutes late". The Hornets desperately need a shooter so that teams won't play so much zone on them. They've got slashers galore, but not shooters. What they do have is JR Smith who is a joke and like to jack up bad 3's.
Actually, they have one of the "best pure shooters in the world" on their roster in Arvydas Macijauskas. But, the guy won't learn that princeton offense and they're having language issues. Hmmm...
So yea, Brent would have been a blessing. But I think they want a long-term fix, not a short-term. They're a team so full of talent they're on the verge of exploding with success.
I don't like spending $25M/5 years for a backup PG. Parker is way more consistent than before and "chokes" less during the playoff.
The only way I spend that amount of money is that if Claxton can play 24mpg, that means 10mpg with a Claxton/Parker backcourt.
I think you spend the money to cover that position and forget it. A solid backup point will mean a lot for Parker's career. As pointed out above, you can play both TP and Claxton together. It's also not just about the position. Speedy gives you a scoring threat off the bench and his game will make other players in that 2nd unit better. If they had Claxton in the Dallas series, they win.
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