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Jesus, I hope my trade proposal was a joke. Butler ain't worth even Barry.
I don't think NO is interested in dealing with SA, and especially for that package of Barry and Cash because the Spurs are not going to give up a 1st rounder.
NO, no longer has interest in Butler, and Butler will more than likely just be signed out-right by someone.
The Spurs also don't seem to want to spend the LLE this year, so unless the Knicks don't match.....I don't see a SF coming onto this team, unless they are from the Summer League.
Jesus, I hope my trade proposal was a joke. Butler ain't worth even Barry.
PG:Parker,Udrih,Vaughn
SG:Ginobili,Barry,
SF:Bowen,Finley,Williams,
PF:Bonner,*Butler,Horry
C: Duncan,*Elson,Oberto
Obviously age is a problem.
PG - Parker will have to play major minutes as nobody trusts Udrih and Vaughn is a journeyman.
SG - Ginobili will have to play major minutes as Barry is very old, I can see Finley playing back-up here ... alot.
SF - Bowen will have to play alot, backed up by Finley at this position as well as Williams is useless.
PF - Bonner is untested with big minutes, Horry is the old timer on the team (that's saying something on this team) and Butler is a question mark ... If Butler comes, this position will still be the weakest ... having a weak PF position in the West with the likes of Dirk, Garrnet, AK-47, Gasol, Odom, Brand is a recipe for disaster.
C - Duncan will have to play alot as the two behind him have nothing to offer. On the good side this becomes a solid position with this line-up
In short the starters will have to play ALOT of minutes and the sixth man (Finley) will also be counted on for big minutes .... Any injury to a starter (besides PF's, that position sucks anyway) will be a killer of an injury.
Poeple are so focused on one play-off series with Dallas that they seem to have forgotten there is an ENTIRE regular season. That roster- as it now stands- will not win enough games to secure a top 3 record in the West. Regardless of how little Nazr and Rasho played in that one series, they did contribute to the best record in franchise history.
Gee, starters play alot.
Shocking.
If the big men know where to stand, we'll be fine. All we're shooting for with centers is mediocrity. Nazr and Rasho didn't set an unattainable standard.
The Spurs also don't seem to want to spend the LLE this year, so unless the Knicks don't match.....I don't see a SF coming onto this team, unless they are from the Summer League.
I can't say I agree with this. My guess is the Spurs offered Javtokas the LLE but he wanted more. They are probably willing to spend it on the right player. That player has not surfaced though. That or the Spurs want to settle the big man situation before using the LLE on someone else. If either Butle or Elson do not come I would not be surprised to see the Spurs find another big with the LLE and use the remainder of the MLE on a SF.
It's how MUCH you play your starters. Play them too many minutes, say o! to injuries and extreme fatigue when the POs come around.
We'll have fun resting a huge burden on all Three. Have fun watching them be All-Stars. Have fun watch them collapse in the Second Round.
It's two days into the signing period. What team has already used its LLE?The Spurs also don't seem to want to spend the LLE this year
The differance is that the will HAVE to play alot to win games ... no days off for rest and such (unless playing the Hawks, of course)Gee, starters play alot.
Shocking.
Last year Nick could play some minutes if Parker needed a breather ... no such luxury this year .... with Finley covering two positions ... The same goes for Manu and Bowen
Eh, Manu is the only one who will flame out, but that happens every year.
You guys are panicking way too early.
Aren't they at the luxury tax with the MLE?
Whatever happend to CJ Watson?
Like 2005. We might have won the Championship if he had only been around to have a series of career performances.
They paid tax last season, in spite of all the tractor comments and "Beno for a second rounder" fables.
That said, it's more likely there will be a trade at some point.
I really think that this line-up would be a mistake ... Bonner is not ready for the Wests power forwards, they are going to eat him alive.
So are you worried about him or not? We're ing loaded at the swing spots. Manu should be the least likely to be overplayed.Like 2005. We might have won the Championship if he had only been around to have a series of career performances.
By the way, Jackie Butler is a center, not a PF.
Bonner won't start.
What the are you talking about? Swing spots - Manu, Bowen, Barry, Finley.
That's loaded? Oh, I forgot even more geriatric Eric Williams.
Yes, that's loaded.What the are you talking about? Swing spots - Manu, Bowen, Barry, Finley.
That's loaded? Oh, I forgot even more geriatric Eric Williams.
Spurs don't usually overplay their stars to win regular season games, I don't see why they'll start now.
If Duncan is healthy and stays healthy *knock on wood* the Spurs are already better than last year, so let's just all calm down...
Bowen+Barry+Finely = 100+ years of living experiance
Thats good right? In life YES, in basketball .... NOT
Would've beaten Miami....
Whats so different about this team from the other championship teams? 2003 and 2005 had Tony, Manu, and Tim and a bunch of unknowns and washed up old timers. Nothing has changed. I think that they match up well with the rest of the NBA and especially with a healthy Tim and Manu and a much improved Parker. I won't be jumping ship at all even if it does get bad.
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