What it will take for the Spurs to make a trade??

[yavozerb]

Who are you kidding? You'd take another championship under any cir stances. Pretend to take the high road if it makes you feel better- while you watch the Spurs dynasty recede into the past. The Spurs have been a great team but times change, the way the game is played evolves and those who adjust will win while those who don't will be left to reflect on their past glories.

What does the game changing have to do with overpaying your players?

[bulletedge]

What does the game changing have to do with overpaying your players?

It relates inasmuch as ownership must be willing to spend on the acquisition of new bench talent more suited to the way the game is evolving. Repeated posts stating " Small Ball!!!" will not make small ball go away.

And, BTW, Dallas didn't overspend last offseason while adding a few players who have improved their team from last year. I.E.- George, Buckner, Croshere, Johnson.

And I still stand by my statement that virtually any Spurs fan would take a championship regardless of the payroll. (Make that any fan of any team in the league- myself included!)

[yavozerb]

Do you realize the mavs still over 50 million to dampier and over 30 million to finley..I will say that the howard deal was good and the terry deal was good in dollars but to long of a contract I think (2012)..

[Holt's Cat]

I'm going home and pouring me some Sambuca.

[bulletedge]

Do you realize the mavs still over 50 million to dampier and over 30 million to finley..I will say that the howard deal was good and the terry deal was good in dollars but to long of a contract I think (2012)..

I realize that. But, I have yet to see any listing of past NBA champs that also lists the total payroll. What's your point? You are happy with the Spurs payroll? Fine. Be proud of it. Just don't complain that your team is getting old- or that it is lacking in a few areas.

All we fans want is trophies...period. The Mavs may never win a championship but at least right now Mavs fans are not sitting around ing because our owner won't spend any money- or because we have the two worst backup point guards in the league- or because we don't have a passably competent center, etc. etc. (Although I must say that Dampier has one of the worst pairs of hands I have ever seen in the NBA...he can't catch a cold)

[nkdlunch]

Spurs fans, there comes a time when we should give up the idea that a miraculous trade will change our team 180 degrees. The chance of this happening is less than 1%, especially since we have for tradeable assets. give it up.

[Holt's Cat]

Spurs fans, there comes a time when we should give up the idea that a miraculous trade will change our team 180 degrees. The chance of this happening is less than 1%, especially since we have for tradeable assets. give it up.

The problem is, they won't. So we won't at least see them try to develop some young rotational players.

[yavozerb]

NK I might agree with you if we were needing a #2 or 3 option to help elevate this team..What we are looking for is depth for this team esp. back up pg. I do agree with you that it will not make us all of a sudden champioship contenders (because we already that) but what it may give us is some consistency through the season.. A back up pg and rebounding big is what the spurs should be looking for, please let go of the long 3 idea!!