Would you trade Tim Duncan for Lebron James

[spurschick]

Let's say we made this trade straight up... who is our new power forward? I've said I would trade Manu for Dwight Howard, but then who is our starting 2? It's easy to talk about these straight-up trades, but you have to round out the team. We'd have LeBron, but now we'd be left with no reliable big man. And don't tell me we wouldn't need one because we'd have LeBron and that's enough.

[clubalien]

then again I wouldn't have drafted darko over carmelo

what is darkp up to? wrost draft pick ever

[Taking it to the Hole]

Dude, I never said he was on the decline now. I said he will only be dominant for a couple of years, where LeBron has probably ten years of dominance.

You also fail to see who the rules are being changed to favor *cough* LeBron *cough*

You think that LeBron is going to be the best player in the NBA for the next ten years? That is a bold statement. Everybody who has been given that mantra, has had to wait numerous years before they even compete for a championship. And you think that LeBron will dominate completely. Your assuming alot. The guy could easily get injured at any time during those seasons and that could slow down his "dominance" as you so claim to speak it. That is just a dumb thing to say that he is going to dominate everyone for the next ten years. You don't know if another player comes into the league two years, or three years down the line and basically is a better player and better peformer. People said the same thing about Shaq, KG, Amare, and look at what has happened at their careers. Shaq is on his last legs, KG is a perrrenial Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing(great players, but could never win the big one), and Amare was going to be the wave of the future until he got hurt(who knows if he ever will regain the way he played before the injury). You can't just say that LeBron will dominate for the next ten years because neither you or I are psychic. There are just too many variables involved to say something like that.

[clubalien]

Let's say we made this trade straight up... who is our new power forward? I've said I would trade Manu for Dwight Howard, but then who is our starting 2? It's easy to talk about these straight-up trades, but you have to round out the team. We'd have LeBron, but now we'd be left with no reliable big man. And don't tell me we wouldn't need one because we'd have LeBron and that's enough.

lebron and ian=dominate for YEARS
random journeymen, draft picks, vet mins, scrubs

[spurschick]

lebron and ian=dominate for YEARS
random journeymen, draft picks, vet mins, scrubs

I said reliable big man. Ian has yet to prove himself.

If someone can create a scenario for getting Lebron here that still leaves us with a strong, championship contending team, I'd like to see it.

[clubalien]

Lebron = home town kid turned superstar. I doubt they would want to trade him even though tim is better. Imagine Devin brown if he was a superstar.
Now would lebron want to come to the spurs and play with tim. Likely but with pop who knows. SO I am not going to prupose a team until I am sure cavs woudl actual trade away all that cash they getting from selling out tickets

[mabber]

Spurs don't make that trade out of loyalty and what Tim Duncan has done for the franchise and city.

Based purely on from a basketball point of view, the Spurs would be crazy not to make that trade.

LeBron will be the best NBA player for the next 10 years at least.

But, again, it's not just about basketball. Spurs fans would trip if Duncan were ever traded unless he asked to get out. And, while LeBron will soon become the best player in the game, Tim is still one of the best and will remain at or near the top for several more years.

When taking everything into consideration, no, the Spurs don't make that trade. But, if I were making decisions for the Spurs, I would.

I agree for the most part, but I think the Spurs would seriously consider the trade. No worries for the Spur's fans though, as the Cavs would NEVER make that deal.

[Bob Lanier]

That would not be a good trade for the Spurs from a basketball standpoint.

From an NBA standpoint, acquiring "The Chosen One" might have its benefits (does the NBA test for steroids?).

[SPARKY]

If LeBron leaves Cleveland he's going to NYC.

[mabber]

Umm Wade is only 6'4"...Lebron is a beast and can actually hit the 3. Please don't ever compare the two again............

Exactly! Wade is my favorite player to watch play in the NBA but LeBron is a "beast" like you said and I'd take LeBron over Wade everyday of the week if I was given the opportunity. The only that will keep LeBron from winning multiple les and dominating the league over the next decade is a serious injury.

[clubalien]

lebron is too muscliar to early for that to be strediods. It has to be all natrual. He is probaly just has great genes. Unlike me.

[TheSanityAnnex]

You think that LeBron is going to be the best player in the NBA for the next ten years? That is a bold statement. Everybody who has been given that mantra, has had to wait numerous years before they even compete for a championship. And you think that LeBron will dominate completely. Your assuming alot. The guy could easily get injured at any time during those seasons and that could slow down his "dominance" as you so claim to speak it. That is just a dumb thing to say that he is going to dominate everyone for the next ten years. You don't know if another player comes into the league two years, or three years down the line and basically is a better player and better peformer. People said the same thing about Shaq, KG, Amare, and look at what has happened at their careers. Shaq is on his last legs, KG is a perrrenial Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing(great players, but could never win the big one), and Amare was going to be the wave of the future until he got hurt(who knows if he ever will regain the way he played before the injury). You can't just say that LeBron will dominate for the next ten years because neither you or I are psychic. There are just too many variables involved to say something like that.

You missed a very important word I used when talking about LeBron's dominance. "Probably"


Bottomline, San Antonio gains nothing with this trade until they replace Duncan with a formidable PF. Their future would look bright though. Cleveland loses its future and probably only makes it to the ECF of semis, and then loses the advantages of Duncan in a couple years.


What about a Ginobli/Parker for LeBron/filler swap? That would make more sense.

[clubalien]

Also remember all the effort the NBA went to having the lottery fixed so that the cavs ended up with lebron. Rarely does the player leave after events like that happen Witness the Tim duncan draft and david robinson draft. Even with lesser stars like yao to rockets

[ALVAREZ6]

lebron is too muscliar to early for that to be strediods. It has to be all natrual. He is probaly just has great genes. Unlike me.

?

Well there's no way he takes steroids, if that's what you were trying to spell.

Lebron isn't that big, he's just really cut. Lot of definition.



D-Wade is probably bigger than Lebron muscular-wise.

[clubalien]

I was responding to

That would not be a good trade for the Spurs from a basketball standpoint.

From an NBA standpoint, acquiring "The Chosen One" might have its benefits (does the NBA test for steroids?).

My argument is that he wasn't using them and he just was blessed. I mean shaq isn;t using them. He just happens to be an alien though

[baseline bum]

Never. I don't care if Duncan tore his ACL and lost an arm. Tim Duncan is the greatest player in the history of the franchise, and if the Spurs traded him for LeBron I'd become a Cavs fan.

[ducks]

ask ducks.

NO
NO
NO
NOT EVEN WHEN DUNCAN IS 35

[THE SIXTH MAN]

5.)Javtokas
4.)Ian
3.)Lebron
2.)Manu
1.)Tony

[ducks]

5.)Javtokas
4.)Ian
3.)Lebron
2.)Manu
1.)Tony

[clubalien]

dixth man makes a good point with ian at the 4 you don;t really need tim duncan anymore.

I think it is a pretty good lineup

plus with jav being so athletic the whole line up can run and gun.

the weakest and oldest point will be manu at the 2 gaurd spot, bt 2 gaurds are the easiest to find.

tony young lebron young seeems to put the spurs on a long solid foundation

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah since the draft was fixed so we could pick Ian, after all.

[clubalien]

chump we picked HIM LATE in the draft

It woudl be insane to think that.

But look at all the number one PICKS just the pciks needed to sve the franchise of spursd TWICE

cas get a HOMETOWN KID that is great


houston gets yao

seems to be fixed several years

I mean boston had the worse record but spurs end up with tim

just when needed after david getting old

[clubalien]

Spurs picked manu in secound round. Just because a PLayer is good doesn;t mean the draft is rigged.

how could you rig something like the 27th pick

that is just stupid and insane.

But giving the team a first round pick insted of another team possible I mean they don;t even air the balls being bounced anymore


why?

[ChumpDumper]

Look at all the #1 picks that went to teams with ty records?

Alright...

[ChumpDumper]

they don;t even air the balls being bounced anymore

Did they ever?