Who has been the worst 5 detrimental players in spurs history?

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I thought Anderson had about the best year of his career with the Spurs. The way he went out was , but I thought you chalk that one up to "it's a business".

I don't think DA was a bad player. I think the Spurs win the championship that year if Juwan Howard was never born. But I also think the Spurs have an excellent chance of winning more than one from the threepeat Lakers if Manu's there instead of DA.

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Nick Van Exel
Stephen Jackson redux
Richard Jefferson
Jackie Butler
Mengke Bateer

Jackie Butler...! I haven't thought about him since the Scola give-away. I am surprised that name is not burned in my brain. I have lamented that Scola never played for us literally every time I have seen him play. Greatest Spur that never was.

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For a thread that was clearly supposed to be a Parker troll, it was kind of fun to dredge up some of those memories.

Plus he'll always get a pass from me because 2003 doesn't happen without his clutch shooting.

That's actually a damned good reason. It's hard to hate too much on Jax. Out of all those guys, he's one I wish had gone differently. He had the skills to have his jersey in the rafters.

But I also think the Spurs have an excellent chance of winning more than one from the threepeat Lakers if Manu's there instead of DA.

I guess I just never knew that DA got in the way of bringing Manu in sooner. Damn but Manu in those early years was exciting to watch! Some of his moves and passes were like nothing I had ever seen, and probably will never see again. His court vision and creativity were electrifying. When it was a one or two point game, and the Spurs had their last possession - watching Manu wait out above the circle for the clock to run down, and then swoop into the paint? I spent a lot of time just shaking my head. That was some of the best basketball I have ever watched. I liked Anderson while he was here, but if it's a choice between him and a young Manu? , and old Manu - it's not even close.

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I guess I just never knew that DA got in the way of bringing Manu in sooner. Damn but Manu in those early years was exciting to watch! Some of his moves and passes were like nothing I had ever seen, and probably will never see again. His court vision and creativity were electrifying. When it was a one or two point game, and the Spurs had their last possession - watching Manu wait out above the circle for the clock to run down, and then swoop into the paint? I spent a lot of time just shaking my head. That was some of the best basketball I have ever watched. I liked Anderson while he was here, but if it's a choice between him and a young Manu? , and old Manu - it's not even close.

I don't know that for sure, but the timing works. The Spurs targeted DA early on and it was the worst kept secret in basketball that he was going to leave the Clippers for SA. The cir stances suggest that Manu was drafted as a backup plan and that he didn't sign with Kinder until he knew the Spurs weren't going to bring him over.

I found a source for this a while back, but I can't for the life of me find it now.

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Rod Strickland. He was a great player but that pass...
And then he was gone leaving a void.