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[NASpurs]

Are you suggesting we trade or bench Parker?

Keep him. We can only get better with Parker in the lineup as well as the team gelling as it is lately.

March is coming.

[Ghost Writer]

Five or six years ago, these threads would have provoked hundreds of responses and drawn out for days. Now I'm sensing... boredom.

It's this "fat cat" mentality that has the Spurs standing pat and possibly getting passed by this year.

You'll regret not being more aggressive when the Spurs are ordinary in 5 or so years.

[FromWayDowntown]

From the pvssy that wants to send the same package for K. Thomas that could land us R. Artest.

Sure -- arguing for filling a definite need over seeking out a move that mostly offers sizzle is really an unprincipled stance.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's this "fat cat" mentality that has the Spurs standing pat and possibly getting passed by this year.

You'll regret not being more aggressive when the Spurs are ordinary in 5 or so years.

Oh noes!! Only 5 more years of greatness!! The sky IS falling.

[Ghost Writer]

Sure -- arguing for filling a definite need over seeking out a move that mostly offers sizzle is really an unprincipled stance.

This is "sizzle"?:

2007-08 Statistics
PPG 19.1
RPG 5.70
APG 4.0
SPG 2.2
BPG 0.7
EFF+ 18.51

Do you think the Spurs are fine standing pat?

Question

[Holt's Cat]

From the pvssy that wants to send the same package for K. Thomas that could land us R. Artest.

I like pussy, but that's another thread.

Sure, I'd like to see the Spurs land Kurt Thomas, as that actually addresses a need.

[Holt's Cat]

This is "sizzle"?:

2007-08 Statistics
PPG 19.1
RPG 5.70
APG 4.0
SPG 2.2
BPG 0.7
EFF+ 18.51
Horse Tranquilizer Injections: 267
Do you think the Spurs are fine standing pat?

Question

[Ghost Writer]

I like pussy, but that's another thread.

Sure, I'd like to see the Spurs land Kurt Thomas, as that actually addresses a need.

But I thought Barry was a valuable role player and you coveted next year's first round draft pick.

[FromWayDowntown]

This is "sizzle"?:

2007-08 Statistics
PPG 19.1
RPG 5.70
APG 4.0
SPG 2.2
BPG 0.7
EFF+ 18.51

Do you think the Spurs are fine standing pat?

Question

What the Spurs really need -- more than anything else -- is a wing who needs a lot of shots to be an effective scorer. They don't need rebounding; they don't need interior defenders; they don't need a big who can drag another big out of the lane.

Artest is sizzle in light of what the Spurs actually need.

He's a name more than a need.

[rascal]

the other teams have to match & tinker to deal with the spurs....SPURS don't havta to do nothing....help would be appreciated but theyz the champs...

They are the champs of LAST YEAR. Its a new season and much has changed especially the rosters of many of the top teams.

Boston has surpassed the spurs this year on their moves alone.

[LilMissSPURfect]

I want to be as self assured as the rest of you, but it's very unsettling when you see your team taking some hits and their compe ors all improving.

I don't know how you guys do it.

Is it confidence or foolhardiness?

imo, it's MANUfidence........CINCO De MANU.........& wid timmay just hangin round y would anyone doubt they skills!

ya really think snack is the answer...the way i seez it.... snack trips over hisself falls; manu bounces the ball off of him & thru raja's legs to timmy where he banks in a quick two while Mare is doing pushups....

[Ghost Writer]

What the Spurs really need -- more than anything else -- is a wing who needs a lot of shots to be an effective scorer. They don't need rebounding; they don't need interior defenders; they don't need a big who can drag another big out of the lane.

Artest is sizzle in light of what the Spurs actually need.

He's a name more than a need.

Please re-read what you just wrote and tell me how Artest does not fit the bill.

[ancestron]

GW is sounding more and more like J. Jonah Jameson.

Yeah, Parker, I know Spiderman won it a year ago, but he is older, injured and his powers aren't as effective.


If Spidey does not win it this year, it will be because Peter Parker was fooled into believing his own hype after last year's le run.

Did he realize that Superman got upset in the first round and the suspensions changed the face of the Justic League?

When your team is not as good as it was in the previous year and the compe ion has all acquired class 5 mutants, it's not a panic move to shore up a weakness or two.

Make something happen, Parker!

[Holt's Cat]

But I thought Barry was a valuable role player and you coveted next year's first round draft pick.

I said Barry could be used in another trade to land someone sane and who actually fills a need.

[Mister Sinister]

Thanks, ancestron. I needed that.

[FromWayDowntown]

Please re-read what you just wrote and tell me how Artest does not fit the bill.

Yeah, that entire first paragraph was sarcastic. Nice catch.

[Holt's Cat]

Yeah, that entire first paragraph was sarcastic. Nice catch.

Don't make him think. He tires easily. On second thought, sarcasm might not be so bad.

[Mister Sinister]

Don't make him think. He tires easily. On second thought, sarcasm might not be so bad.

Well played.

[ancestron]

Your comparison was spot on lol.

[Ghost Writer]

I guess I failed to see the humor, because I'm waiting for the first swingman since S. Jackson and S. Elliott before him who can actually play on both ends of the floor.

Since when is 44% shooting terrible, BTW?

P.S.

There are plenty of other threads to debate Artest.

Please answer:

Do you think the Spurs have enough to stand pat and prevail despite all the rivals' trades?

[Holt's Cat]

I guess I failed to see the humor, because I'm waiting for the first swingman since S. Jackson and S. Elliott before him who can actually play on both ends of the floor.

ROFL. You're ing stupid.

[Spurminator]

I do. I'd like to see them get another quality big man but I'm not going to myself and roll around in it if they don't.

[FromWayDowntown]

I guess I failed to see the humor, because I'm waiting for the first swingman since S. Jackson and S. Elliott before him who can actually play on both ends of the floor.

Since when is 44% shooting terrible, BTW?

P.S.

There are plenty of other threads to debate Artest.

Please answer:

Do you think the Spurs have enough to stand pat and prevail despite all the rivals' trades?

There are plenty of other threads that seek answers to that question, too.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87200

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87215

[fyatuk]

The Spurs don't need to do anything?

Last I checked, Elson was out of the rotation, Bowen was being saved for the playoffs, Parker was battling an inflamed foot, and Barry had a calf issue.

And the best teams in the West all got better.

Then there's that.

Elson - Addition by subtraction. It's good he's out of the rotation

Bowen - The goal is to save all the Spurs for the playoffs. That's why no one plays close to 40 minutes a game regularly.

Parker - well, ankle, and that's the Spurs biggest problem and one of the biggest reasons they don't have the #1 or #2 record in the NBA. There's not exactly any move you could make to fix that problem if it persists either.

Barry - *shrug*

Except for LA, it remains to be seen if the deals made have really improved anyone in the west. While it might be good to switch out a role player or two for slightly better role players, the Spurs don't really need a big name, and it's not a given that anyone the Spurs could get would be able to help at all considering the typical difficulties players have in acclimating to Spurs basketball.

That being said. You are being BORING! Same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, etc.

[FromWayDowntown]

I must have missed the memo that Manu Ginobili never actually played for the Spurs.