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God, what are you, 14?
A better court IQ?
WTF player have you watched?
Pietrus is sequ esque stupid on the court.
Wake up.
God, what are you, 14?
Yet RC is a "lousy" GM...
Ah, yes. Even better. Might as well sign Diop and play him at small forward. That's basically the perimeter court sense Pietrus will give you.
Only way I see Pietrus working is if he's solely an off the bench energy boost who plays small ball four. And came dirt cheap.
If thats all the good he would do? I'd rather have Ricky Davis.
I hope the Spurs don't fall for Pietrus or Delfino as "the answer" for their need on the perimeter. Both of those players are too dumb to trust in the postseason.
I agree with you on Pietrus.
Delfino?
Eh, call me crazy, but I think working with Oberto and Ginobili would help him 10 fold.
count me in on the Pietrus bandwagon, such as it is.
I'm down for Pietrus, and I fully accept all of his flaws.
He doesn't come across as a smart guy, and I believe tales of his low basketball IQ. I'm not impressed by his stats because frankly his stats aren't at all impressive. I'm confident he'll never be better than he is right now, the player he is currently is his ceiling. He'll just be an inconsistant athlete who can't be counted on to make the intelligent basketball play and could be out of the league after this next contract because when his athleticism fades he'll have nothing left to contribute.
I know all that.
But imo he's the best, most gettable option for swing position without knowing how the draft turns out.
I don't believe Azubuike is a realistic option due him being restricted. JR Smith's history of brain-dead off the court behavior makes him too much of a charcater risk. His repeated driving violations and stop-sign running that killed a friend, and his run-in with a woman in a club where he was accused spitting on her, tearing her clothes, and spraying her with Moet; he told cops he was too drunk to remember what he did. That's just within the last calender year.
Pietrus can run the break, he can play strong man defense at times, and is a marginal shooter from 3 point land. Spurs need youth and athleticism, Pietrus brings that. Until he hits 29 or 30. So about 3 years.
Full MLE? Maybe not. But up to 4 million a year? Sure. Better Pietrus than Diop, Mourning, Mutombo, Javtokas or any one else that comes to mind. He'd be a bench contributor of energy and athleticism, or simply a starter in name only for 5-6 minutes a game before Ginobili enters the action. He'd probably never break double digits points for average and is just a role player.
You know what you're going to get and that's enough for me considering the UFA pool.
Jack emptied a clip while under the influence of something and beat down some fans while sober.I don't believe Azubuike is a realistic option due him being restricted. JR Smith's history of brain-dead off the court behavior makes him too much of a charcater risk. His repeated driving violations and stop-sign running that killed a friend, and his run-in with a woman in a club where he was accused spitting on her, tearing her clothes, and spraying her with Moet; he told cops he was too drunk to remember what he did. That's just within the last calender year.
Pietrus pissed off in Golden State. He says Nellie doesn't use him right (shades of Beno eh?) Pietrus thinks he's more a guard and can handle the rock. Wants more of a role in the offense.
Slightly less dumb than Elson
Spurs have been said to be interested in him for years. I hope it's false and that Spurs won't sign him this summer. I don't think he would be horrible but there are avaialable players way much better than him.
When a coach choose Cedric Ferchaud over you, it means you sucks.
Unfortunately all this is true.
Maybe we should go with Cedric Ferchaud instead then. Is he expecting the MLE or better?
After TP, Mahinmi... signing Pietrus and picking Batum (if possible) would be interesting...
Damn, San Antonio is part of Texas... that's too many frenchies for this city.
He sucked as a small ball 4 in Nellie's system this year.
Even Parker basically said he sucks. And they were friends.Really? When was this?
That's basically how I see him. And possibly a better rebounder.
When compared with the possibilities of Azibuke or Smith, Pietrus seems like the more likely target. It's possible that Pietrus could excel with superior coaching and discipline provided by the Spurs. T
James Jones may be a better scoring option, though he lacks Pietrus' athleticism and defensive prowess. Speaking of which, I've not seen a James Jones thread. Isn't he scheduled to be an unrestricted FA?
Pass... Pietrus is not necessarily a bad player, but his Bball IQ is rather low. For cheap off the bench - why not. But it seems he is seeking a contract worth more than the half MLE. In this case... no thank you.
More than half the MLE, say $3m or whatever it is, probably isn't a bad price for him at all.
I can see him being with us next season since Pop has been interested in getting him for a couple fo seasons now... He might think that another French player that clicks with TP that would fit in with the team that can maybe be taught or might be better under the Spurs insteasd of Golden State. He would no doubt be coming off the bench for energy minutes and small ball. He can probably be had for maybe 3 mil; I would not be upset to see him on the bench next season as long as they don't go overboard and use the the whole MLE on him; that would be nutz.
How do you know Pop or Spurs FO have been interested in him?
If the Spurs are able to acquire him and he becomes an energy player off the bench, it'll be more energy than the Spurs have now from any other non-starter not named Ginobili.
I remember reading it a season or two ago someplace... might have been just a rumor...I will see if I can find the link...
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