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I like Barnes to an extent. I just think he was playing out of his mind in the playoffs, and will be overpaid accordingly. But he's as good a Bowen "replacement" as we'll find. Long, athletic, and a little dirty. I just don't want to overpay.
Does anyone have an opinion as to how Pietrus compares to White onthe defensive end?
I like Barnes to an extent. I just think he was playing out of his mind in the playoffs, and will be overpaid accordingly. But he's as good a Bowen "replacement" as we'll find. Long, athletic, and a little dirty. I just don't want to overpay.
I like Pietrus. I like that he rebounds better than Bowen and that he is more athletic.
I'd take him for cheap.
I agree. But, athletic player=smart player than Bruce?
I'm french and I like Mike Pietrus : I prefer his brother Flo but is not in NBA because of he's a short PF (but he's the best defender i saw on Nowitsky).
Mike is the only french player in NBA without basketball IQ. He's also the less coachable .. Pop will go crazy with his shots and decisions and little talks to the press ...
But don't get me wrong, he's a great defender and he wants to defend !! (that's very rare in NBA)... a lot of energy, still a good slasher and fastbeark finisher(Bowen can't do that), great lateral quickness ... He needs to be "Popoviced" to be great. I didn't see another young Bowen-like player available in NBA ... any idea ?
I don't know if a team will bet on him more than the 5 millions dollars per year ... (he's still a bet)
I think SA can have him for a little less ...
Let's see what Popovic want to draft first ... a PG or a SF ?
Drclic.
Definitely. But I see him commanding a fair amount of green this offseason. I'd rather not drop 4-5M on a guy that will only be so so. This team has done a good job of not simply throwing money away like Golden State or New York seems to do.
Defensively, this guy will be an upgrade over both Finley or Barry. However it sure sounds like he will be a downgrade in terms of basketball smarts. I would trust Pop to baptize the lad into doing it "the Spurs way". Though my first preference would be Gerald Wallace, I still would like to see him in a Spurs uniform. So long as the $$$ make sense.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...nely_wolf.html
Once free agency starts, the Raptors have their mid-level exception set aside for Golden State's Mickael Pietrus, who could start for them next season at small forward.
Enjoy Toronto, Mickael!
I can already hear Delfino saying "Trade please!!"
I would welcome Mike's arrival though I really doubt he would take less money to come here. He's young and seeking for the best contract, he's not a veterna likes Finley seeking for a ring!
THANK YOU. Pietrus may not be the "long three", but , that's not the only wing spot we have to fill in the next 12 months.
Bowen 36
Barry 36
Fin 34
One 6'9" ALL WORLD player isn't going to plug all those gaps in the rotation, come 2008.
And what about super-athletic Joey Graham? His minutes will already be cut with Delfino coming in. If they target Pietrus this off-season, his days are numbered in Toronto....
Maybe we should be starting a thread about Joey Graham?!?!?!
Pietrus plays bigger than his height due to his strength and athleticism, so I don't think him being only 6-6 is a big drawback.
Not sure that committing a sizeable long term contract this year to any player fits with the Spurs '08 plan. They may want to keep maximum cap flexibility for whatever they have planned.
the 08 plan isn't fixed in concrete I would think.
After all, they offered Joel Przybilla 4/24 before getting turned down and signing Elson and Butler to 08 friendly deals.
Good point. Start it up! I'd love to have Joey on the squad.
I was hoping to get him when the Rasho deal was announced but details weren't clear yet
Is it me, or does the full MLE (via Raptors) seem really expensive for Mikael Pietrus? Toronto seems a good fit for him, but I'd balk at that price.
Full MLE is about what I expected Pietrus to cost. That's why I've never been overly excited about the possibility of getting him, since it's a stretch to say he's worth that much money.
Full MLE is too much for Pietrus. He doesn't have the offensive game and IQ to go with and his injuries issues makes it a risky move.
IMO, MLE is too expensive for him at this point in his career. He's still got areas of his game to develop. Can't blame him for seeking it out. Just don't think he's worth that much.
I guess I should say full MLE is too expensive for US. If he was clearly a good player at this point, maybe, but given his production last year and the fact he's not quite putting things together, let him go elsewhere.
I'll still be interested is seeing what kind (if any) play the Spurs make for him. I wonder if he is on their radar at all.
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