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I think that this combination finally puts to rest which team had the best "big three" in history." The threesome of Duncan, Ginobili and Duncan "
if we bring back everyone i have nothing to worry about. should be fun games. the nuggets are pretenders they will collapse next year like the hornets. just skip to the west finals already for lakers spurs
I think that this combination finally puts to rest which team had the best "big three" in history." The threesome of Duncan, Ginobili and Duncan "
Jefferson in 2010, at worst, is a big fat expiring contract. We'll still be players in the market.
There is actually a possibility of this happening. Remember the CBA is up for renegotiation for the 10/11 season. Noises have been made about the players getting a smaller fraction of Basketball related income due to the financial troubles that afflict some of the league teams (ie. lowering the salary cap significantly). A 2010 contract would be under the current rules. It might be worth Jefferson's while to get a contract under the current CBA vs. a future CBA; that's for him and his agent to judge....
You mean the Rockets didn't scare you at all?! The nuggets collapsing is a real possibility, however another team usually rises if another collapses. The Spurs don't factor in this scenario so maybe the Hornets will be back. Personally I think the Spurs and Blazers will be major factors in the west next year.
I agree with Laker fan. Houston does not scare them. No one does. Houston played hard, but did not have the talent. Lakers were just coasting and playing down to the level of their opponent.
shut up... your shtick is getting old.
Wow... I'm not sure how I feel about this... no Bruce on the Spurs is.... whoa.
Don't forget Houston was without Yao and T-Mac. Either one of those guys healthy could do some damage whether the Lakers sweat them or not.
Don't like it, tough .
You are an idiot. How is David Lee's jump shot and shot blocking coming along
Hold off on lifting that trophy. This makes the Spurs better but it will take more to make them a le contender. Good deal though!
Agreed! It makes the Spurs better to compete in the west; this move alone does not equal 5th championship for Spurs...not just yet.
I'm happy the Spurs are making moves to get better but no way am I going to start smacktalking. The Lakers are still the team to beat in the west and baring any significant injuries, they will more than likely be at the top again.
+1
I think it's become painfully obvious to everyone that any star FA is going to a bigger market first. There really isn't/wasn't any 2010 plan for smaller markets.
The only thing that's bad about this trade is RJeff's salary. Sans that, it's probably one of the top ten best trades SA has ever made.
Agree, it's better to trade for an upgrade in talent then relying on the longshot of signing a star free agent. The spurs already were burned trying to sign the big name free agent while sacrificing making moves for two years to save cap space for the big run at a free agent only to get Rasho.
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Good post. Significant upgrades on the frontline are still needed to match up with the Lakers.
Spurs take big stride back toward top of West by acquiring Jefferson
Chris Mannix
SI.com
Hold off on burying the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs' pending trade with money-saving Milwaukee for Richard Jefferson breathes new life into a franchise that has won four les since 1999 but has struggled with age and injury issues during the last two seasons.
In exchange for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto, the Spurs are set to receive a 29-year-old swingman who can play two positions and whose offensive skills will relieve Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili of some of the scoring load. Jefferson is coming off a season in which he averaged 19.6 points and shot a career-high 39.7 percent from three-point range.
With this move, the Spurs have addressed their need for more athleticism and playmaking on the wing. Michael Finley, 36, started at small forward last season.
"This is a great trade for San Antonio," a Western Conference scout said. "[Jefferson] gives them another reliable scorer. He thrives in open-court settings, and with Parker and [backup point guard] George Hill on the floor, he will get plenty of opportunities. He's not the defensive stopper Bowen was, but he will buy into their defensive system and fit in smoothly."
Equally important for the Spurs is that they did not have to break apart their core to make the deal, which was awaiting league approval late Tuesday. Bowen was a key contributor to three le teams, but his playing time declined sharply last season as he played a reserve role for the first time in his eight-year tenure in San Antonio. Oberto and Thomas were valuable role players who protected Duncan by defending the top frontcourt players early in games, but neither was considered indispensable. The Spurs also were able to keep young prospects Hill and power forward Ian Mahinmi, who will be counted on to be rotation players next season.
The trade, however, leaves the Spurs thin in the frontcourt and pushes them over the luxury-tax threshold, a rarity for them. (Jefferson is owed $14.2 million next season and $15 million in 2010-11, while the three players going to Milwaukee have one year left on their deals.) San Antonio has three second-round picks (Nos. 37, 51 and 53) in Thursday's draft. The Spurs also have their mid-level exception available in a free-agent market that includes big men Rasheed Wallace, Anderson Varejao, Antonio McDyess and Chris Andersen. Wallace is expected to garner a lot of attention from top contenders. Cleveland is believed to be the early front-runner, but the Spurs -- if they're willing to plunge deeper into luxury-tax territory -- could tempt Wallace with the chance to play alongside a dominant big man in Duncan.
Even with a few roster moves still to be determined, the Jefferson trade has catapulted the Spurs back into compe ion with the Lakers for next season's Western Conference le.
WOW, how things have changed!
Man, my posts were full of win here.
Why does it seem when we do get a big name in the offseason it almost nevers pans out well for us?? Its like the players have a good year, come over here and suck it up.
I dont think it was that far fetched to think that someone being paid superstar money was going to help us out...it didn't work out...we couldn't have seen it coming.
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