I'm Ready for Off-Season Roster Discussions

[Marcus Bryant]

That means 14 total players, not 14 active.

[50 & 21]

Starting Lineup:

PG-Parker
SG-Ginobili
SF-Bowen
PF-Tim
C-Nazr

Bench:

Horry-SF/PF
Barry-PG/SG
Udrih-PG/SG
Rasho-C
Brown-SG/SF

This lineup will be back, and that should go without saying. If it means re-signing Horry, Nazr and Brown to bigger deals then so be it. Great teams are built around consistency which means keeping the same core group and this is it. Any thought of dumping Udrih is ludacris. Rasho and his size is not going anywhere and Brown is ready to bust out.

Glenn Robinson - Why not re-sign him to a reasonable contract for another year? He came in at a hectic time, and came through for us. Offensively he is a great commodity, and he showed us great effort and improvement defensively. Like Barry, he could be much better for us next season. With that said, we could do without him very easily if we'd rather replace him with a younger guy to benchwarm in the playoffs.

Linton Johnson III - I'm not really sure who he is. He must be known for his defence because he shot a horrid 35%/21%/59% last year (for the Bulls) which could translate into 40%/25%/50% for us next year, but I'm not sure if that's the guy we need on our team. I don't conider him a Spur yet anyways so it wouldn't break my heart to see him let go.

Tony Massenburg - Bye-bye! Just not the size/package we're looking for.

Scola - o! I don't know too much about the guy except that he'd be a great replacement on our roster for the guy mentioned just above. We could use a bit more size and strength up front and he sounds like the guy to do the trick.

So in summary, we have 10 core players, Scola coming on and if we keep Glenn or Linton (choose 1) then we're left with 2 open roster spots. Perfect!

The first spot will go to our first round draft pick and the last spot will be for a free agent or a guy to fill any holes we come across during the course of the year (we could start the season with another rookie or Marks in that 14th spot).

OK, it seems as though the Spurs are set to repeat in '06!






P.S. Screw any thought of aquiring ex-Piston champs to play for the Spurs. We don't need those guys! Have you heard of a thing called team chemistry?

[td4mvp21]

I want to keep Barry. The thing is, he did well because he was playing point guard. He seems to be more comfortable at that position, which is obvious because that is what he used to play. I'd trade Rasho and Nazr for a low post presence who can a) handle passes b) score inside or on hooks or turnarounds and c)rebound agressively. Keep Robinson, he could teach Parker some how to shoot.

[CaptainLate]

This lineup will be back, and that should go without saying. If it means re-signing Horry, Nazr and Brown to bigger deals then so be it.

I thought Nazr had one more year left.

[Guru of Nothing]

I thought Nazr had one more year left.

He does have one year left.

[2centsworth]

I like Brent Barry at backup Point Guard... and while I think Beno has a bright future, that would leave him out. His stock is probably pretty good right now, so I think we should explore trade options with him.

Resign Devin as backup SG, and make a run at DeMarr to back up SF.

You're a sharp cookie.

[Kori Ellis]

He has one more year left, but I believe they can grant him an extension this summer. Which they might consider if they don't want to lose him in the free agent market next year.

[AgSpursFan]

I think they should:
re-sign Horry
re-sign Brown
sign Nazr to an extension
trade rasho
let Mass, Robinson, and Marks sign with someone else.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I'm still not sold on Scola. I mean it would be great to add depth but some people make it sound like he should be top priority, and i totally disagree.

I'd rather keep Glenn Robinson than sign Scola..given that we keep horry of course

[CaptainLate]

You're a sharp cookie.

What about Joe Johnson at SF? It's no lock Suns can resign him and wouldn't that irk Phoenix to no end to sign Johnson?

[Spurminator]

No way will we be able to afford Joe Johnson.

[2centsworth]

What about Joe Johnson at SF? It's no lock Suns can resign him and wouldn't that irk Phoenix to no end to sign Johnson?

too much dough.

[T Park]

The Spurs don't have the cap space to sign Joe Johnson, and would you start him ahead of Manu Ginobili!???


IMO, I WOULD trade Beno, but only if you got back a solid veteran shooting point guard in return.

AKA a Speedy Claxton.

IMO, in New Orlean's rebuilding, that would be a perfect trade for them.

Beno for SPeedy, straight on up.

[WayDowntownBang]

That means 14 total players, not 14 active.

I may be wrong, but where does it specify "active" vs. "non-active"? I was understanding that we could have Darko as the 14th man on the bench instead of the 12th? Is there specific rules to that?

[Gummi]

The Spurs will keep Beno and Barry IMO. Barry´s too versatile to trade unless it´s a no brainer. Beno will be our backup PG for year´s to come IMO. He´s a great PG with a good shoot. With this season under his belt, he should become more confident in big games.

I´m not sure about Glenn and TMass. Both are free agents. TMass should want to come back for vet min. Glenn on the other hand is a toss up. He could get a nice offer from a sub .500 team like Golden State or Toronto. Will he take that or re-sign with us if Pop and R.C. want him back, I don´t know.

Rasho is my biggest question. Will he be traded or will he stay and come off the bench? I´m guessing he´ll be staying but then what about Scola? Will he come and what type of minutes will he get as a reserve? Not many if Rasho´s still on the bench and Timmy playing 35+ minutes a night. Well, I guess we have to wait and see what happens. I really like Scola´s game and I hope he´ll sign with us this summer.

[T Park]

If you sign Scola this offseason, sign a draft pick.

You have amazing depth.

Your front court is

Duncan Horry/ Scola
Mohammed Nesterovic


Im especially interested to see how Scola and Ginobili play together.



Another player that COULD be had???

Carlos Delfino.....

long 3........

[SequSpur]

Beno and Rasho should be transferred to beer sales.

Get rid of Massenburg.

Get Jalen Rose, Luis Scola.

Resign Horry and Big Dog.

Win 3 more championships.

[T Park]

Get Jalen Rose,

r u kiddin me

lmfao what a bozo.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'd trade Rasho and Nazr for a low post presence who can a) handle passes b) score inside or on hooks or turnarounds and c)rebound agressively.

Great idea. There's only about 6 guys in the league that fit your criteria, and they're all franchise players.

Look, Nazr had a shaky series vs. the Pistons, but a lot of people do ( , even Shaq looked bad against them). Some of you are too quick to throw a guy under the bus that was instrumental in even getting the Spurs to the Finals (and was showing good hands, rebounding, and scoring in the first 3 series).

But he's not named Malik, so I could still see the hate being out there.

On second thought, I don't see us moving Rasho this summer. Odds are it's going to be Spurs vs. Heat next year in the Finals, and we'll need the depth.

What makes more sense is keeping Rasho until Shaq's career is done (2 years, 3 tops), then with the departure of Shaq, you send off Rasho for a SF to come in (which should be about the time Bowen's hanging them up).

[T Park]

I like the idea of Demarr Johnson.

It would be nice if the Spurs could swing a deal to bring him in.

IMO, the Nuggets WAYYYY underused him, hes a young small forward, long arms, coachable maybe.

Demarr Johnson plus scola and a draft pick would be an amazing offseason.

[50 & 21]

To clear the air a bit about Scola, he's a 6'9'' 230lb. power forward who will be 25 years young when the '05-'06 season rolls around. He shoots a high percentage and had a very strong inside game. From what I hear, he's ready to play now as soon as he learns the Spurs' system. Scola should get plenty of minutes (for a rookie) behind Duncan and Horry. Scola is probably too short to play center which means we need to keep both Rasho and Nazr if we don't want to sign a free-agent. These 5 guys would round out the 4 & 5 spots nicely. Bowen needs relief at the 3 spot and this means keeping Glenn or Linton. We really have three capable (and two rapidly improving) point guards in Parker, Barry and Beno, and to back up Ginobili in the 2 spot is Devin. That makes 12 and is IMHO the wisest thing to do; keep this core group for maximum chemistry! We could add a guy who can play both the 2 & 3 spots in the draft (and probably should) and maybe add a defensive-minded center (or even keep Marks around just for kicks) via free-agency or the draft.

P.S. I'm not the Spurs' GM. I just act like it!

[mrpach]

THe for Nazr was because the spurs needed more size off the bench? If you trade Rasho for a long sf the size off the bench would be...?

Not sure Devins resigning should be a priority, if you see it from the spurs staff point of view it would rather be a risk, hes way to small for sf and he has bones in front of him on the rotation

[slayermin]

I am in favor of bringing Big Dog back if Devin's injury lingers. Devin was a shadow of himself during the playoffs. He hit a couple of threes and played some defense, but overall, he did not look like the Devin Brown we saw in the regular season. Both guys are risks. I think Devin is a lock to be resigned. But I don't think he is going to get the jack he was probably hoping for. Bringing back Big Dog as an insurance policy for Devin would be cool, as long as he understands his role and comes back cheap.

Nazr is kinda of a sticky situation. I guess if the Spurs want to offer him an extension, that would be best because he is just an overall better player than Rasho. It would be nice to be able to keep Rasho and Nazr for the next few years but can the Spurs afford to?

It would be nice to bring in Scola but if that costs us Horry, I'm against it.

[CaptainLate]

The Spurs don't have the cap space to sign Joe Johnson, and would you start him ahead of Manu Ginobili!???

I said JJ at SF, not SG.

[T Park]

While it would be nice.

Aint happenin.