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First off thats the first time anyone on this forum has ever said that.
Second, if he gets waived he can sign, like Chump said, with any team he wants.
I think hed have to wait 30 days to resign, but if he gets released, I can see him coming back.
Is there some league rule restricting Barry signing with the Spurs (i.e., the team that traded him) within some amount of time?
First off thats the first time anyone on this forum has ever said that.
Second, if he gets waived he can sign, like Chump said, with any team he wants.
I think hed have to wait 30 days to resign, but if he gets released, I can see him coming back.
To my knowledge, the 30-day rule has not been changed.
No! Not Barry!
I know he has a wife and kids here around Alamo Heights so i hope that makes him want to come back to the spurs and not have to move his family to another city
Plus Barry knows it's his best chance to get another ring.
I'll always remember that bear hug that Brent gave Stern when he got his ring. LOL. Good times.
so how much money did we save? thomas's contract is about 500k less than elson+barry, but the year beyond is half over, so only like 200K there, the real savings comes from not having to pay out a guaranteed rookie contract, signing guys from the D-league for 10 day league minimums is much cheaper
I think a major point is what year the pick is for. That can be used to determine if we want somone in this draft year.
I don't like givin up the 1st round pick, I think that is a bit too much.
Also... Barry goin back to his old team, the Sonics.
Good, I hate Barry. He's going to go crazy playing long side chucker boy Durant in Seattle .
Good pickup for our front court. Hope the Sonics waive Barry and we could sign him again
, there will be a few teams simply selling their picks for cash at that juncture.
if you want a guy bad enough, use the money you're saving on the luxury tax this season.
Idiot...both those picks were made with picks from the teams with best record in the NBA...in offseasons immediately following Spurs championships...and the Spurs traded away both picks.
Why don't you pull your dumb ing skull out of 1986 and realize the talent pool is vastly greater than it used to be...and #1 picks are much more valuable than they once were. Early second round picks are more valuable than they once were.
Don't even ing to try to spin that any #1 pick isn't valuable...you're stupid if you do that. Period. I'm not stupid for pointing out their value, compared to Kurt ing Thomas( to guard Shaq).
You're ing stupid if you don't realize their value in todays NBA.
Would you like me to list off some more?
How about Tony Parker? You know...the finals MVP, who started at the age of 19, as a rookie.
It wasn't a sexy pickup, but it was the right pickup for us at this time. I can live with giving up a 1st rounder if it gives us a better chance to repeat NOW.
The Spurs are rounding into shape for a shot at their first repeat.
But the real kicker is the momentous disappointment this will cause to all of the usual suspects on the national media scene. Everyone is picking the Lakers now to "come out of the West." I mean everyone (on ESPN, at least).
It will be even better to upset the NBA/ABC applecart by ruining their best laid plans for a "dream" Celtics-Lakers finals matchup. The Spurs not only cement their legacy by repeating, but they do it by dismissing all the glamour teams (Lakers, Phoenix/Shaq, Dallas/Kidd) on the way.
This will be poetic justice -- the Spurs win the quintessential "Spurs championship" to finally lay claim to history. And they piss off all the powers that be in doing so. Nothing could be more fitting or emblematic of the Spurs and their maddening greatness.
am i the only one who prefers Thomas over Barry against the Jazz as well.
i don't care what the defensive rebounding numbers say this year, i remember some games last year where Boozer & Milsap absolutely lived on the offensive glass against this team.
I'm happy that they made a move to improve the frontline. Unfortunately it has to cost us Barry. I hope he signs back to the spurs after his contract with seattle expires.
good trade!!
At this point, there is no other choice, and I think the Spurs FO understands that.
The time is now. It's time for Number 5
The Spurs are rounding into shape for a shot at their first repeat.
But the real kicker is the momentous disappointment this will cause to all of the usual suspects on the national media scene. Everyone is picking the Lakers now to "come out of the West." I mean everyone (on ESPN, at least).
It will be even better to upset the NBA/ABC applecart by ruining their best laid plans for a "dream" Celtics-Lakers finals matchup. The Spurs not only cement their legacy by repeating, but they do it by dismissing all the glamour teams (Lakers, Phoenix/Shaq, Dallas/Kidd) on the way.
This will be poetic justice -- the Spurs win the quintessential "Spurs championship" to finally lay claim to history. And they piss off all the powers that be in doing so. Nothing could be more fitting or emblematic of the Spurs and their maddening greatness.
In a reversal of fortune (one might say, a return to normalcy), Dallas will need someone else to knock off the Spurs in the playoffs in order to get by them.
Whatever improvement defensively was made in the desert, I think that's gone. Yeah, Shaq will have his moments, but Marion was a key cog for them on defense. You can't outscore everyone, as tonight's Suns game showed.
As for the Lakers, I think they're fool's gold. Versatility, yes. But there's a difference between a few regular season games and turning that into a tight crew for the postseason with great defensive execution. Perhaps Gasol will find a way to score more points than he is worked for on the other end of the court.
There are a couple of other teams laying in wait, Utah and New Orleans. Of the two, the Jazz concern me the most.
Mike (Lexington, KY): If the Western Conference standing do not change and the Spurs win it all again, isn't that a great arguement for "casual fans" to just pay attention to the playoffs and not the regular season???
SportsNation J.A. Adande: (6:45 PM ET ) First of all, the Western Conference standings will change. There's too much volatility there. But if the Spurs win it, I think the reverse would be true: it would almost make the regular season more interesting than the playoffs. I've never been as excited about the NBA in February and March as I am right now
That's a lot of hostility for someone so cuddly with the coyote. Hey chief, there's a few commodities in every draft but the fact is many teams will swing and miss and have a guaranteed contract in the books.
I'd rather the Spurs have a legitimate shot at the le this year than get one pull on the slot machine for a guy who they won't let contribute next year anyways.
I won't try to spin anything since your opinion is fact. PERIOD. I will ask you why the Spurs so often trade away their first round pick in these vast pools of talent you speak of?
I don't want to catch the Hornets in the playoffs.
I'd definitely want HCA against LAL.
I'm not afraid of the Jazz. I think that series would go down much like last years WCF.
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