Parker proved his point

[SRJ]

parker has evolved into an all-star, and he's helped change the spurs offensive style.

This is a very good point. People who still call the Spurs style boring are retaining images of the pre-Parker years.

[Dro210]

Not getting Jason Kidd ranks up there among the great days in franchise history along with all the championships, and drafting tim and dave...... seriously

[Vito Corleone]

The biggest mistake of that offseason was not the Jason Kidd thing but they actually had a much better chance of going after Gary Payton and Karl Malone who both went to the Lakers. Had San Antonio went after them they still could have resigned parker and Manu while ensuring that San Antonio would have had a 3 peat in both 2k4 and 2k5.

[SpursIndonesia]

The biggest mistake of that offseason was not the Jason Kidd thing but they actually had a much better chance of going after Gary Payton and Karl Malone who both went to the Lakers. Had San Antonio went after them they still could have resigned parker and Manu while ensuring that San Antonio would have had a 3 peat in both 2k4 and 2k5.

Agreed. I think the bottomline was that the FOs didn't value our future backcourt all that high that summer, and thought that Kidd-Duncan duo would have been the sure formula for greatness.

OTOH, renting Karla & Payton for 2 seasons would have given us the short term greatness while not hampering our future development. Oh well, things happened for a reason, and i certainly won't complain too much with all the blesses that Lord has showed upon our team.

[Dro210]

Oh well, things happened for a reason, and i certainly won't complain too much with all the blesses that Lord has showed upon our team.

Amen to that!

[Marcus Bryant]

A Parker/Kidd/Ginobili backcourt would've been a sight to behold but as pointed out above, one the Spurs would've been unable to keep together long term.

[Marcus Bryant]

The biggest mistake of that offseason was not the Jason Kidd thing but they actually had a much better chance of going after Gary Payton and Karl Malone who both went to the Lakers. Had San Antonio went after them they still could have resigned parker and Manu while ensuring that San Antonio would have had a 3 peat in both 2k4 and 2k5.

Hmmm...how about not drafting Josh Howard? Or not signing PJ Brown, Elton Brand, or Arenas?

[ducks]

spurs tried brand but he signed heats offer sheet over spurs

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