2013 General Free Agent Signings/News and Trades

[Holden_Caulfield]

Neals replacement

lol i'd rather keep neal at a cheaper price

[chrhawk]

The Spurs do need another guard who is a threat to beat his man off the dribble, while Monta is capable.... I have a hard time seeing him as the answer here. Gotta think the Spurs are just doing their due diligence and they will take a look at some other guards too.

[crc21209]

I like the direction this is going, even if Monta doesn't happen... they're looking for a guy that can create his own shot... we need that.

This. They badly need another guy who can create his own shot off the dribble and attack the paint other than Tony.

[ElNono]

Doesn't it worry you a bit that this may mean Manu won't return?

Monta just seems a little too good to be in the Neal role.

I don't think this affects Manu coming back at all... it helps Manu because teams wouldn't be able to focus on him.

[stephen jackson]

yea he knows more than the spurs....

[LakerHater]

[timtonymanu]

I don't know how likely that is, but JR would be a much better fit here than Monta that's for sure.

[stephen jackson]

monta plays some really good defense too. over 2 steals a game dude likes getting his hands on balls

[BatManu20]

just the thought of J.R. Smith in a Spurs uniform makes me laugh. He'd be everything the Spurs have ever been against.

[manufan10]

monta plays some really good defense too. over 2 steals a game dude likes getting his hands on balls

[Kindergarten Cop]

Lol just the thought of J.R. Smith in a Spurs uniform makes me laugh. He'd be everything the Spurs have ever been against.

Yet that hasn't stopped the Spurs from pursuing him in the past.

[LakerHater]

[stephen jackson]

just the thought of J.R. Smith in a Spurs uniform makes me laugh. He'd be everything the Spurs have ever been against.

spurs have tried to get jr since his sophmore year their in love with him. id take monta over him...

[BatManu20]

I know the Spurs have been interested in JR in the past, but it still makes me laugh. I don't see it happening, but who knows.

[manufan10]

I'd take Friend Killer over Monta. Friend Killer is already used to coming off of the bench.

[BatManu20]

I'm surprised the Spurs aren't showing interest in OJ Mayo. If they're showing interest in Monta, they should be showing interest in all SG's..

[tesseractive]

Stackhouse and Jason Terry were both awful gunners until they went to a strong team with a system, and then they settled in as solid players who did what they needed to. This certainly wouldn't be an unprecedented gamble.

[td4mvp2k]

I'm surprised the Spurs aren't showing interest in OJ Mayo. If they're showing interest in Monta, they be showing interest in all SG's..

cia pop n rc

[crc21209]

Yeah but theres a major difference between opting out of $11 million from a good team and opting out of $11 million from a bad team. Lets face it, Milwaukee is one place where good players go to rot. Milwaukee just flat out sucks. I don't blame him for getting out of there...

[BatManu20]

Am I seeing this right? Monta Ellis shot 29% from 3 last season on 94-328 shooting..? That is terrible. And he's a 31% career 3-point shooter. Nobody deserves $11 million per with those %'s..


I've watched him play numerous times, esp back in his Golden St days, and he's a legit scorer/shot creator, but I had no idea he was such a poor 3-point shooter.

[MeloHype]

You guys are underrating Monta Ellis, he can have a good FG% when he has good teammates, good playmaker, and hustle player.

[tesseractive]

Am I seeing this right? Monta Ellis shot 29% from 3 last season on 94-328 shooting..? That is terrible. And he's a 31% career 3-point shooter. Nobody deserves $11 million per..

He's taking boatloads of lousy, contested shots. If he were to work out here, he would be getting better looks thanks to our offense, and also passing the ball instead of taking the bad ones.

[manufan10]

Am I seeing this right? Monta Ellis shot 29% from 3 last season on 94-328 shooting..? That is terrible. And he's a 31% career 3-point shooter. Nobody deserves $11 million per..

It's true.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...ellismo01.html

Danny Green made 55 3's in the playoffs.

[stephen jackson]

he knows hes gunna take a pay cut and if he comes here it wont be that much maybe 7 mill a year and he gets to win
win win situation for both teams and we still keep tiago sign manu for 2 mill

[BatManu20]