RC is the best GM in the league, hands down

[SpursDynasty85]

Indeed. Just in the last two years I think we've learned a lot. He likes to hand out candy ass contracts to sub par role players while destroying future cap space and since the Kawhi trade, We've learned he cracks under pressure.

What free agents would've came to SA? I'm sure if they needed a top free agent they would've gotten him. Usually agreements are well in place ahead of time.

[ginobilized]

PATFO draft people. Other teams draft players.
Spurs have drafted exceedingly well for their system.
Character is huge and as important or more important than height, vertical, etc. to Spurs.
Every once in a while there’s a bad fit, but rarely.

[MultiTroll]

What free agents would've came to SA? I'm sure if they needed a top free agent they would've gotten him. Usually agreements are well in place ahead of time.

Catch 22.
We'll never know what FA's might have come to San Antone prior to the Re Team handing out candy to Paddy Gasol.
At the time we had Prime Kawhi doing MVP stuff.

True, none of the top FA contracts seemed to expire in a timely fashion so as to be available. 'Brow Davis, etc.
Will never know if LeBron would have considered SA for one year. Perhaps AIDs Inc. had some incredible movie deal under the table in place years ago.

[SpursDynasty85]

Catch 22.
We'll never know what FA's might have come to San Antone prior to the Re Team handing out candy to Paddy Gasol.
At the time we had Prime Kawhi doing MVP stuff.

True, none of the top FA contracts seemed to expire in a timely fashion so as to be available. 'Brow Davis, etc.
Will never know if LeBron would have considered SA for one year. Perhaps AIDs Inc. had some incredible movie deal under the table in place years ago.

Yep and the people who would know best are the ones that made the decisions you are criticizing? Catch 22 indeed.

[MultiTroll]

Yep and the people who would know best are the ones that made the decisions you are criticizing? Catch 22 indeed.

I and many boardies will criticize Patty and Gasol contracts all day and night.
It was horrible moves. Period.
There is no justifying it.

[sasaint]

PATFO draft people. Other teams draft players.
Spurs have drafted exceedingly well for their system.
Character is huge and as important or more important than height, vertical, etc. to Spurs.
Every once in a while there’s a bad fit, but rarely.

Character is a huge part of all of the Spurs' player acquisition strategies - drafting, trades and free agency. While it may be true that very few FAs really want to come to San Antonio, the reverse is also true. There simply aren't many FAs who have the character that the Spurs look for. I think that's one reason that they tend to sign older FAs rather than take fliers on young guys. Older guys are usually more stable - even family men - less interested in night life than most younger guys. I suspect that was an important consideration in PATFO's decision to pursue the Toronto trade rather than a deal with the Clips or Sixers. PATFO probably values DeRozan more than we know.

[BillMc]

Exactly. People forget Kawhi was no one. He was made who he is inside the Spurs's system, or Pop's dimension or whatever you want to call it.

Which is why it was weird he apparently said in that March team meeting he would do anything for the players, but not the organization.

The organiszation includes the assistant coaches who worked on your game everyday, and the Holt family giving you 18 million+ to play a game for a living. Show's a lack of perspective on KL's part. Success went to his head, Dwight Howard style.