Report: Pop ready to part ways with Diaw; Thomas Robinson possible replacement

[spurtech09]

Spurs need a PG to replace Patty Mills.....

[Cklbmk]

Maybe getting cut by the Spurs, will motivate Diaw to lose 30 lbs. Getting tired of RC's being enamored with players he has a connection with: Cojo over Jimmy Butler, and now Thomas Robinson. Wasn't it in the last millennium that Burford was at Kansas?

It was actually Kawhi over Butler.

They wernt' drafting 2 SFs back to back when we needed a PG.

[Cklbmk]

So who's replacing Manu?

Kyle Anderson clearly.

[TD 21]

lol @ Thomas Robinson as a replacement.

Dude is garbage. He looked like Nate Robinson when BK tried to match up him against Boban. So hopeless it was sad to watch.

Small, low BBIQ, defender, can't shoot. He isn't even an upgrade over Bonner tbh

Don't want.

As for Bobo, good riddance. I love him and appreciate his help during all those years, especially 2014, but you have to be in shape to play for an elite team in the NBA.

Robinson obviously wouldn't be a Diaw replacement. If they sign him, it'll be as a fifth big, who can push Marjanovic for fourth big and play ahead of him in certain match-ups.

I don't particularly want him, but I wouldn't be opposed to him in that role. Sure, you'd like to do better, but this isn't '12-'15 anymore, when they had virtually unprecedented third unit depth. They're going to need to plug some holes for cheap and that's going to mean having a few players of his ilk.

[tholdren]

lol - SA news making Boris the scapegoat? Put it where it lies - LMA, KL, David West.

[spursistan]

Went from this shape:


to this:


in just 4 months after the championship. His play the last two seasons just reaffirms it.

^^ disgusting ..I don't want any part of him.I wouldn't mind Mills back in hope he regains his shot, but i have no truck with guys whose work ethic is the real issue here..

[ducks]

I've never heard of Thomas Robinson, but the fact that so many of you oppose bringing him in makes me think the Spurs should sign him.

watch the nba other then spurs

[therealtruth]

Diaw knew he would need some extra weight to go against OKC's big guys. Unfortunately Pop never figured it out.

[rasuo214]

Love Diaw but the team needs guys that can rebound and more athleticism. If he's the one to go then it is what it is but he wouldn't be my first choice. Don't know if Robinson is the solution though.

[spurtech09]

Diaw needs to go o his old self....Get back in shape......

[Keepin' it real]

Diaw knew he would need some extra weight to go against OKC's big guys. Unfortunately Pop never figured it out.

He needed extra height, not weight.

[sasaint]

to be fair, even Parker has put an effort into playing some defense this season and looks slimmer than last year but he is just declined so much..Diaw OTH shamelessly checked out the moment he broke out that coffee machine for the media in mid December..

I do not believe he ever checked "in" last season.

[sasaint]

Only Duncan and Manu should be allowed to "take a spot" on next season team, and even that is probably going to derail the team rebuilding some...but then again PATFO may have had set their sights on the much intriguing 2017 FA class (almost sure now Durant re-ups for at least another season in OKC) when a major team overhaul will occur that summer including trading Parker..

If this team bring back Bonner/Diaw or overpay for a washed-up West, they have learned nothing from their debacle..they virtually got nothing from their 5-12 players in the playoffs..

I would not be surprised to see PATFO will do a "mini-tank" and do just what you said. I would not be surprised to see the Spurs make a cheap tweak or two this off-season, but bring back most of the roster, settling for a low-seed playoff spot next season to dump the entire "Old Guard" and do a major overhaul in the 2017 off-season when the cap bumps up again.

[J_Paco]

You might want to check on Jerry West's body of work when it comes to the draft at LA, Memphis (exec of year), and member of the GSW front office since 2011. I'm not ting on RC as he and the front office have been good at finding FA players to plug and play. But in the last 10 years of drafting, what players drafted are still on our team that can play? Kawhi by extension of Hill? Jury still out on Anderson? You think any of our Euros are going to make a big impact in the NBA? Betting the farm on Livio? Right now our roster is woefully short of young athletic players.

How stupid are you? Who has Jerry West drafted in the late first or second round that was as good as Parker and Ginobili?

In his time as GM, R.C. Burford has only drafted in the lottery once yet he's helped yield playoff caliber teams consistently for 19 seasons. Every player he drafted hasn't panned out, but he's found so many NBA caliber contributors it's almost ridiculous.

I didn't know R.C. had connections to Larry Brown and Kansas University too.

[spurs10]

It's a pretty big jump thinking Pop wants to 'part ways' with Diaw because he didn't play in Game 6. Perhaps Diaw was injured, perhaps Pop saw what we all saw and realized West and Diaw weren't a good match against OKC. I think if they are going to 'part ways' it will part of a bigger plan as Chinook suggested. If West decides to opt in it might affect whether they bring him back

[Down Under]

The threat to waive him could be enough to motivate him. This will be one of his last season's in the league and will know no one else wants him.

[baseline bum]

How stupid are you? Who has Jerry West drafted in the late first or second round that was as good as Parker and Ginobili?

In his time as GM, R.C. Burford has only drafted in the lottery once yet he's helped yield playoff caliber teams consistently for 19 seasons. Every player he drafted hasn't panned out, but he's found so many NBA caliber contributors it's almost ridiculous.

I didn't know R.C. had connections to Larry Brown and Kansas University too.

How bout that time when West drafted Drew Gooden #4?

[Kawhitstorm]

LOL at you ting on RC Buford, perhaps the greatest GM in league history when it comes to the draft, because he picked a solid rotation player at 29.

IMO, Presti is the best GM when it comes to talent evaluation. It was Presti that convinced PATFO to invite Porker for a pre-draft workout & look at what he has done at OKC.

[TheDoctor]

IMO, Presti is the best GM when it comes to talent evaluation. It was Presti that convinced PATFO to invite Porker for a pre-draft workout & look at what he has done at OKC.

Keeping Perkins instead of Harden was his biggest mistake but that had nothing to do with talent evaluation. Still a poor move.

[Kawhitstorm]

Keeping Perkins instead of Harden was his biggest mistake but that had nothing to do with talent evaluation. Still a poor move.

I believe that was an ownership move

[TheGreatYacht]

IMO, Presti is the best GM when it comes to talent evaluation. It was Presti that convinced PATFO to invite Porker for a pre-draft workout & look at what he has done at OKC.

Easily better at drafting, and it ain't close. How many euro stashes have the Spurs had as of late? trading away picks that ended up having good careers, drafted fat head, etc...

I'm schleep tho

[maverick1948]

If Duncan comes back, Robinson would be a good back up. He is a great rebounder and can score. Read the following article.


http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/thomas-robinson-journey/

With a family atmosphere like the Spurs, Robinson might surprise you.

[Sean Cagney]

Manu is on a striclty seafood diet and you wont him out? Silly. Maybe you should look at the beef and chicken lovers of the team..Diaw, Aldridge, Parker, West etc.

Beef and chicken does not make you fat though TBH, the bun around it though might... Or the other stuff on the plate. I think the booze might have something to do with it as well with Diaw, just a hunch. Timmay eats meat and stays lean, low carb though... I know tons of folks who lost on a high fat moderate protein low carb diet, myself included dropping 30 pounds


On a side note Robinson would be a solid pick up.

[cd021]

West will get paid and he should. Its not his fault that Adams and Kanter are way the taller than him. Also you know the Spurs made a wink wink deal with him coming here. He will get a 4 million dollar deal.

I am pretty sure that Kantor is only around 6'10. I was listening to a podcast and the beat writer from OKC said that he was noticeably shorter than KD. Both are excellent on the glass and West has never been much more than above average. Diaw boards more like a 3 than a 4 it was an terrible combination in that series. Pop should have paired Boban with West much earlier.

[dbreiden83080]

If Diaw's work ethic ever matched his talent he might have been a max player and multiple time all star..