Potential Acquisition: J.R. Smith

[Nbadan]

I don't see Lord Byron giving up PJ for any of our scrubs.

Seeing as he's on the final year of his contract, that makes him trade bait.

[Nbadan]

Agreed. I simply think NOLA will overpay a free agent on its own.

Unproven talent. Once again, Rasho has been consistant his whole career.

[ChumpDumper]

Seeing as he's on the final year of his contract, that makes him trade bait.

Why? The Hornets will have alot of cap room this season and potentially even more next summer if they keep Brown his last year.

[ChumpDumper]

Unproven talent. Once again, Rasho has been consistant his whole career.

Bower would say "Why don't you keep him then?"

Expensive consistent mediocrity is a hard sell.

[Nbadan]

Why? The Hornets will have alot of cap room this season and potentially even more next summer if they keep Brown his last year.

Money for whom? It's not like any great centers are flocking to play in NO with Chris Paul at any money, at least, not yet. Rasho would give the Hornets a locked center for the next few years.

[Nbadan]

Bower would say "Why don't you keep him then?"

Expensive consistent mediocrity is a hard sell.

Rasho is what he is, but there no gamble there. Bower could gamble on a younger center and maybe he'll luck out and find a undiscovered Boris Diaw, but I doubt. It will be interesting to see what kind of offers Nazr attracts.

[ChumpDumper]

It's not like any great centers are flocking to play in NO with Chris Paul at any money, at least, not yet.

Seeing as it was Paul's FIRST YEAR, you really can't say that with any certainty. Rasho simply doesn't strike me as the kind of player Scott would even consider taking on. Ever. Maybe some greener coach who thinks he can work with anyone -- Sam Mitc comes to mind.

What would you rather have for $24 million:

Rasho for three seasons

or

Joel Przybilla for four/five seasons?

or

someone else entirely and run with PJ Brown/West and #16?

Be honest.

[picnroll]

Has JR Smith got a basketball IQ or is he just another leaper? He hasn't shown he's any better rebounder than Bowen. Not a shotblocker for his position, poor assist numbers, lousy FG%. Don't see the attraction.

[Doc Jerome]

Barry gave the Spurs 2 memorable performances in the post season and a championship effort in 1 game of last year's finals. His shot has been very suspect outside of that.

Get some new, young-athletic blood on the team. I the Spurs are the professionals everyone touts them to be, J. R. Smith will only learn and eventually blossom into a great pickup.

[SPARKY]

Byron Scott giftwraps another young athletic swingman for the Spurs?

[Rescueone]

Byron Scott giftwraps another young athletic swingman for the Spurs?

Who's the first???

[genghisrex]

Stephen Jackson.

[Rescueone]

ha ha ha.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

The only thing I'm afraid of is that he'll and moan when he doesn't get his minutes. That's what he did in New Orleans and that's why Byron Scott decided to let him stay on the bench for second half of the season.

He's still young and raw but he expects his minutes on a nightly basis, but with guys like Manu, Bowen, Finley ahead of him, I can't see him satisfied with 10-15 minutes a night.

That's why I like Barry and his at ude. He knows what's best for the team is best for him as well and if he doesn't get the minutes he wants he accepts that for the sake of the team. Also we can't afford to loose one of the best pure shooters in the league for a very inconsistant shooter in J.R. Smith.

It's a tough situation for the Spurs, they need to get younger but they still need to have shooters on the team and Barry is our best three point shooter.

He better not start about his playing time.He's only gonna be a 3rd year player. If he does start with that, he's gonna be the Terrell Owens of the NBA.(No offense to Terrell Owens.) But he's gonna be even worse because T.O. had time to prove himself, he hasn't.

[SPARKY]

Jack was a malcontent too who clashed with Scott. I think the Spurs could handle Smith.

[djohn14]

I like Barry but we need youth on this team.Smith can play so id do the deal in a heartbeat.

[strangeweather]

If we could get Barry for Smith straight up, I'd take it. For that matter, if we could get Speedy in a S&T, that would be really nice.

But if we're going to have to take back cap filler, I'd rather keep Brent and try and move him somewhere else.

[ChumpDumper]

We don't necessarily have to take filler, although NOLA might want to throw in Macijauskas again. That still wouldn't be that bad.

[strangeweather]

We don't necessarily have to take filler, although NOLA might want to throw in Macijauskas again. That still wouldn't be that bad.

I know we don't have to take filler for cap reasons, but if the Hornets make Macijauskas a condition of the deal, I'm not that thrilled with it. I'd rather either do a deal that holds down the luxury tax (hopefully so we can use the money elsewhere) or get back someone that's worth the cap dollars.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

if the Hornets make Macijauskas a condition of the deal, I'm not that thrilled with it.

Yeah, another three point shooter for a squad that is reliant on three point shooters to give Tim room to operate is a horrible idea.

[ChumpDumper]

Between having one guy you know you'll never use and two guys you might use, I'll take the latter.

[Bruno]

I know we don't have to take filler for cap reasons, but if the Hornets make Macijauskas a condition of the deal, I'm not that thrilled with it. I'd rather either do a deal that holds down the luxury tax (hopefully so we can use the money elsewhere) or get back someone that's worth the cap dollars.

It's exactly my thought on that trade.
Barry for Smith : great.
Barry for Smith+Macijauskas : not that great.

[strangeweather]

Yeah, another three point shooter for a squad that is reliant on three point shooters to give Tim room to operate is a horrible idea.

Macijauskas is an epically bad defender, but I suppose that doesn't matter, because we have a system, and players don't actually matter.

[velik_m]

Yeah, another three point shooter for a squad that is reliant on three point shooters to give Tim room to operate is a horrible idea.

Macas whined about playing time with hornets.

[ChumpDumper]

If he whines enough, he'll just go back Europe.