Blow up the team, outside the big 3

[JamStone]

If I was a Spurs fan, the one thing I would hope the Spurs focus on when trying to make changes and upgrades to the team is to target players with youth and athleticism. Obviously, they need to be more than just young athletes like James White type players, but especially with more and more teams in the NBA adopting Phoenix uptempo style line-ups and approaches, the Spurs need to add athletes to help play against those teams.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah, but the Spurs devoted a lot of money to keeping Bonner, Oberto, and extending Bruce.

Bonner $2.7mil
Oberto $3.5mi
Bowen $4.125mil

In the NBA, that's not "a lot", and those players will earn it when the team is working. Put another way, get rid of them and you think you can get better players for the same or less? That'll be tough.

[TDMVPDPOY]

duncan
gino
parker
splitter
mahinmi
sanikidz
UDOKA
Bowen
spurs 3 draft picks = 1 PF/C + BACKUP PG + WING PLAYER

thats 11 players....

4 more...

throw the MLE too any FA thats good...or sign and trade with the expirings now instead of letting it run of the books...

we are just one piece away from repeating imo....i think we should make a trade for kthomas...seatle help us, help you....expirings for expirings for the short term

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Vaughn is only good at putting pressure to ball handlers and that's it. They need somebody that knows how to create plays and knockdown some mid range jumpers.

Vaughn doesn't turn the ball over much when playing 10-15mins a night, makes the right passes, and he does hit jumpers.

The problems come when he plays 15+mins like when Tony and Barry are hurt and there's no one else who can play point...

I'd kill for Jason Hart right now!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I don't the Spurs to miss the playoffs Manu and Tim only have a couple of good years left and they have been playing their hearts out and deserve to go!

From the looks of things so far, Tim and Manu would both have to become journeymen.

[Findog]

I honestly would trade TP for chris paul, but that's not what this half assed thread is about.

Well, who wouldn't?

Don't the Spurs have a ton of expiring contracts coming off the books this summer? Plus, there's still the specter of SPAM.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If I was a Spurs fan, the one thing I would hope the Spurs focus on when trying to make changes and upgrades to the team is to target players with youth and athleticism. Obviously, they need to be more than just young athletes like James White type players, but especially with more and more teams in the NBA adopting Phoenix uptempo style line-ups and approaches, the Spurs need to add athletes to help play against those teams.

Like your team has done with Amir and Aaron and Jarvis.

Totally agree. We look slow and old right now.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Well, who wouldn't?

Don't the Spurs have a ton of expiring contracts coming off the books this summer? Plus, there's still the specter of SPAM.

SPAM?

fok spam when we are 2 games from being a 8th seed or missin the playoffs, stuff spam if we continue to lose games against teams we meant to win....

[Amuseddaysleeper]

From the looks of things so far, Tim and Manu would both have to become journeymen.

I didn't say what you quoted me on in your post

just sayin'

[jbspurs]

Vaughn doesn't turn the ball over much when playing 10-15mins a night, makes the right passes, and he does hit jumpers.

The problems come when he plays 15+mins like when Tony and Barry are hurt and there's no one else who can play point...

I'd kill for Jason Hart right now!

He doesn't turn the ball much, because He doesn't try to create plays for his teammates. It's the reason why we are playing one on one basketball. What he needs to do is dribble penetration create opening and the ball will rotate for open shots.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I didn't say what you quoted me on in your post

just sayin'

Oh, must have been some editing screw up.


But yeah, I still agree that they have no help.

Our team's "role playing pieces" are starting to challenge the Heat for the le of "dead weight" ...they need to make their shots! I don't remember the typical Spurs offensive scoring drought looking this awful..

[SenorSpur]

If I was a Spurs fan, the one thing I would hope the Spurs focus on when trying to make changes and upgrades to the team is to target players with youth and athleticism. Obviously, they need to be more than just young athletes like James White type players, but especially with more and more teams in the NBA adopting Phoenix uptempo style line-ups and approaches, the Spurs need to add athletes to help play against those teams.

Exactly! Some times I actually think Pop has some demented aversion towards young, athletic players. I know he loves knowledgeable, smart veterans with proven character. That formula has been highly successful, and has its merits. But enough with the roster of 12 old guys and 2 mid-range guys. It's way past time to infuse this team with a couple of young or midrange, hungry athletic types.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Exactly! Some times I actually think Pop has some demented aversion towards young, athletic players. I know he loves knowledgeable, smart veterans with proven character. That formula has been highly successful, and has its merits. But enough with the roster of 12 old guys and 2 mid-range guys. It's way past time to infuse this team with a couple of young or midrange, hungry athletic types.

The last time we were at the athletic advantage was in 2003, 2005. I think the Horry game 5 against the Pistons, was both a good and bad thing, because it did a lot in influencing our 2006 run roster, because I don't remember any younger bench guys/wings helping out our core, like in the past Championship runs pre 2006.