Are the Spurs looking for any big men this off season?

[J.T.]

I don't think the Spurs will let Ely go in the offseason. They tried to trade for him before and couldn't, so I don't see why they would've traded for him just to keep the pine warm for the players on the active roster.

[ATRAIN]

IMO the big men that will return to the Spurs next season for sure are Duncan, Oberto, and Horry. I think that Elson is a question mark. Oberto has replaced him in the starting lineup and is playing very well. Elson has been playing less and less since the playoffs started and he's been horrible in the playoffs so far.

Butler is also a question mark. His work ethic has been questioned by Pop so he's probably on his way out. He's still young and pretty raw. He could turn out to be a nice player, but I'm not sure he will on the Spurs.

Ely is gone IMO. He's not going to play much for the Spurs in the near future and I'm sure he wants more then the league minimum even though he's not worth more then that.

Bonner is a nice player but with Horry still on the team his minutes won't be many. I think the Spurs will pass on re-signing him. I wouldn't mind having him next season but he probably wants over $3 million a year and I'm sure the Spurs won't go that high.

The Spurs will most likely bring Ian Mahinmi over from France and hopefully they'll bring Scola over as well. I've been waiting for two years now to see him play for the Spurs. He has proven himself in Europe and now it's time for him to take the step over the pond. Even if it costs the Spurs most of their mid-level it's worth it IMO.

I wonder if James WHite will stay and make the roster next year?

[J.T.]

Spurs letting James White go after this offseason will be like Portland passing on Jordan.

[MoSpur]

Spurs letting James White go after this offseason will be like Portland passing on Jordan.

That's a little overboard don't you think?

[td4mvp21]

I don't know if they are, but they desperately need a bruiser-type center. I'm hoping this deep playoff run won't result in cheap ass centers that can't rebound well or score, much less play defense. I'm afraid that our management will once again think everything is alright with our frontcourt.

[Corn on the Colb]

That's a little overboard don't you think?

Not in terms of dunking talent.

Everything else, yeah.

[SAGambler]

I really like how Udrih plays, what's happened to him this year?

I liked watching him come in off the bench, why did Jacque Vaughn replace him? Let's hear it Spurs Fans.

JMO, but Pop ruined him with the Van Exel experiment last year. Beno lost all confidence, and has never seemed to regain it. I always thought Beno had one of the sweetest shots on the court, and even Pop says he is a great passer.

He got in the doghouse by getting trapped and turning over the ball in the 05 Finals. It was downhill after that for Beno.

I still think if he had been handled right, he would be a of a back up to Tony right now.

[SAGambler]

Spurs letting James White go after this offseason will be like Portland passing on Jordan.

Too much upside on White for the Spurs to turn loose of him. Don't know if he can be compared to Jordan, but the kid is definitly a keeper.

[SenorSpur]

Ely is a free agent after this year. I don't think the Spurs will re-sign him. I might be wrong.

Personally, I'd like to see whether Ely can actually play here next season or not. At this point, he's certainly more seasoned than Butler, but I don't know how much.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

There are 5 players on the Spurs that are questionable for next year’s roster, what can we get for them.

Matt Bonner,
Ely Melvin
Robert Horry
Beno Udrih
James White

KG
Lebron
Wade
and Nash

We're set. Seriously, does no one understand what a salary cap is, much less reality?

[itzsoweezee]

please just bring in scola! scola, manu, and oberto - another great trio for the spurs. what a lineup this would be: duncan, scola, oberto, parker, bowen, ginobili, draft pick/james white. the offense could be completely unstoppable.

[picnroll]

and bye bye Mahinmi.

Things can change but for the moment Pau is building their team for next year and Mahinmi isn't a part of it.

Does that mean that after a year Pau was not that impressed with Mahinmi?

[naico]

Butler needs to work harder..Im a wrong or did he just put on some weight again..saw him after the game against the jazz and even with a lot of clothes on he looked kinda fat again..

[50 cent]

JMO, but Pop ruined him with the Van Exel experiment last year. Beno lost all confidence, and has never seemed to regain it. I always thought Beno had one of the sweetest shots on the court, and even Pop says he is a great passer.

If Beno is that big of a pussy and can't get over something that stupid, he shouldn't be in the NBA.

What I'm basically saying is: Beno shouldn't be in the NBA.

[50 cent]

Also, I don't think we will ever see Scola or Javkotas in a Spurs uniform. Spurs fans just need to accept that and move on.

[A.H 21-50]

i don't see the spurs letting white and butler go
both show nice things during the end of the season

butler is a project and it might take another year to see him in the rotation


also i think SAS will make some changes inside , Oberto will probably stay but bringing scola maybe or make a trade for a C or PF


For Mahinmi it looks like the spurs wants to let him one more yaer in an Euro Team as i saw him in a french newspaper

[ATRAIN]

What position does Scola play?

[michaelwcho]

Spurs letting James White go after this offseason will be like Portland passing on Jordan.

This Sam Bowie over Jordan has become a bit of an urban legend. If you read this article, you'll see that it wasn't a dumb pick at the time.

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/bowie.html

[nkdlunch]

What position does Scola play?

he's PF in europe

but here he could play SF, PF, C(supersmallball)

[ATRAIN]

This Sam Bowie over Jordan has become a bit of an urban legend. If you read this article, you'll see that it wasn't a dumb pick at the time.

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/bowie.html

Nice.......very interesting.

[AnkleBreaker21]

d-rob is comin back, i'll take him over kg any day

[Darkwaters]

he's PF in europe

but here he could play SF, PF, C(supersmallball)

No way. He'll ONLY be a PF. Hes not nearly quick enough to play the 3 and has some serious height and length problems to play the 5 (not to mention defense). Hes pretty much JUST a 4. Which means to start him Duncan would have to either roll over to the 5 or not be on the team. Hmmm....

[Bruno]

Does that mean that after a year Pau was not that impressed with Mahinmi?

It can means a lot of things :
- Mahinmi will play for SA next year
- Pau not happy with Mahinmi
- Mahinmi playing for another team in europe next year because Pau doesn't play the euroleague next year.
- Pau not sure about Mahinmi future and working with the worst case (Mahinmi leaving).

If Pau's president do this offseason what he has said to the french press, Mahinmi won't be with Pau next year.

[Darkwaters]

Spurs letting James White go after this offseason will be like Portland passing on Jordan.

James White!

[ChumpDumper]

For all our talk, it could be just as possible that we stay put for another year -- maybe just letting Ely go and signing Ian to play in the valley.

I like all our big guys for one reason or another, but with the exception of Duncan they are all expendable if a good deal comes around.