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Can't they groom D. Brown to be the next defensive SF? He is a scorer at heart but he plays some good D. He has the size to face other good SF's in the league and he is still relatively young. Resigning him may solve our SF problems.
the only problem with locking up glenn robinson for more than 1 or 2 years is that we still have not addressed the problem of a young SF project and our overall team will have been getting older....we need fresh young legs
Can't they groom D. Brown to be the next defensive SF? He is a scorer at heart but he plays some good D. He has the size to face other good SF's in the league and he is still relatively young. Resigning him may solve our SF problems.
Brown is only 6'5" and shouldn't play more than spot minutes at the three. GRob is 3 years younger than Bowen, and could be a stopgap that allows time to find the young long 3.
It is only a 2 inch difference. I think he can do a great job at the 3. Malik is a 6'7 power forward that always did a pretty good job on most centers in this league. You can't just look at size.
Bruce is already undersized to play against some 3s like KG or Dirk.
We'll just have to disagree. I don't think Devin is your next 3.
im the last person to diss brown but i dont think he is capable of serious SF minutes.....
people like rashard, kirelinko, etc will just shoot right over him
Would be good to keep, but he's got a ring now. I think he'll go somewhere else.
I have always loved Glenn's game. his ability to put the ball in the basket is phenomenal.
My hopes are that he got a taste of what championship ball is all about and that he would take this offseason and comeback in the best shape of his career and have more of an impact on this team, perhaps even start in front of Bowen.
If he truly got a taste of championship basketball, he'll know that if healthy, Bruce is the starting three, and that his points are needed off of the bench, not in a starting lineup with Tim, Tony, and Manu.
Love to have you back, Glen, if you want another ring or two.
A lot of the talk about his defensive effort came from the game where he got three blocks. Even Big Dog himself admitted that he mostly happened to luck into being in the right place at the right time.
That being said, he can score and if he continues to make an effort to learn and work the defensive system, he could contribute. A one or two year contract to let him prove himself to other teams before he signs his last contract before retirement wouldn't be too bad an exchange.
if scola does not work out with his contract would you offer the whole mle to big dog for one year?
Big Dog did well in limited minutes against Carmelo in the 1st round.
It's not that he has to be a great individual defender, but rather that he gets the team defense concept. Basically, that means he can do what he can to keep his man in front of him, challenge any shot, and if he gets beat, at least he gets his man going in the direction that's optimal for the defense (baseline and/or into the shotblockers).
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if scola does not come they could keep rasho and nazr and be ok....
what do you think is going to happen to glenn robinson?
After all the wheeling and dealing, if they have room for him, they'll keep him. If not, buh bye. They don't have that much of an investment in him. I'd hate to see him go, but they should let him go if they can improve the roster.
Probably Glenn's last chance to get a sizable contract. He'll probably look towards a bottom dweller that has money and will give him playing time.
You won't hear about him until the big name free agents are signed up.
I think he's going to find the market demand will not be what he'd hoped for. If he does want to come back, he'd better be ready to come back at a discount rate.
Who Cares.
I have to say that he really surprised me. I was a huge Big Dog fan when he came out of college. I even have an old Big Dog Bucks jersey. Its all small. I think I was like 12 or 13 when I purchased it. He showed he could come in and do what was asked. He even played good defense. I liked his at ude. There were many in the media that said he would work out after the games to try to get into shape. That says a lot.
I'll be somewhat surprised if no one signs him to a moderate deal.
Still, if nobody else wants him, I'd love to resign him for the vet minimum. As we found out with Ferry and Kerr in '03, it's great to have some spare veterans on the end of the bench when the playoffs roll around.
i think we should resign him, he would be a great player to come off the bench.
He seemed to enjoy himself last year but I seriously doubt that anyone can get him for the vet minimum. He still considers himself to be a high level player and the situation here was just a chance to make a couple of bucks, repair the rep, show people he can still play and get a ring. When you look at all of the different things that could and did come out of playing for the Spurs, of course he was the good solider. No one will offer him a contract above the MLE and only a low performer left standing at the free agent altar with bags of money would give him an MLE level deal but he's going to get someone's table scraps. The "ok the best players are off the market and we've still got 3-4 million" team that might take a look at him. He's still got a lot more ball left in him than the guys who are left to sign the vet minimum.
The money seems to be vanishing all around the league, but he could help a contender should he keep the same at ude he had during the playoffs (minus that shove and technical during the Seattle series). The league seems to be washing itself with youth, while at the same time a lot of has-beens with game still left in the tank are available. What hurts Robinson most of all... Finley, Payton, Walker, Houston, are all guys available due to cap reasons. I wouldn't be surprised (and would be happy) to see him a Spur again next year. He could turn out a huge asset.
So far, GRobinson does not seem to be drawing major interest in free agency. In a market in which a 28 year old Shareef Abdur-Rahim is going for MLE money, it seems as though the Spurs might have a shot at retaining Big Dog for next season and beyond.
Perhaps what went down in Philly is also having an impact on interest around the league in him. As a bit player for a contender, he's fine. But if you are thinking about committing more money to him, perhaps you have cause for concern.
Still, as more and more free agents go off the market and teams begin to fill out the rest of their rosters beyond the major pieces might interest in Big Dog pick up.
With the Oberto signing apparently taking $2.265 mil of the projected $5.0 mil MLE to accomplish, the Spurs will have $2.735 mil left to offer Big Dog a contract. Maybe if his stock has really declined that much in the NBA might the Spurs have a shot at retaining him. He already has one year of tenure with the Spurs, so he'd only need 2 more for the Spurs to have his full Bird rights. Perhaps a 3+ year guaranteed deal with a player option after the 2nd year could induce Big Dog to stay...
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