State of the Cap: San Antonio Spurs

[Marcus Bryant]

Yes.

[thekingrobert]

call me, crazy but I like Rush the hurt college player he's a good gamble and the Spurs can afford to wait for him go draft him and if Oberto leaves please get Joe Smith I liked him since his Maryland days, also I live in Miami and have seen Posey play Bowen with less defense he can be taught for sure

[Obstructed_View]

please get Joe Smith

I liked Joe Smith since he pissed David off so much he started to care about winning.

[souriciergris]

Mickael Pietrus just said on the french TV that if he had an opportunity to sign with the Spurs he would do it, the reason ? Spurs win les and they take care of their players.

He also predicted that the Spurs will sweep Cleveland on their way to a 4th championship !

Here are the links for those who speak french :

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQOS.html

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQRi.html

[whottt]

Nah, the Spurs will still have trouble trying to land a free agent who can be a #2 man elsewhere.

We haven't tried in 4 years.

And it depends on the #2 man.

Guys like Butler and White are still trying to make it in this league.

And in the case of White, could have gotten more PT elsewhere for sure.

[timvp]

Mickael Pietrus just said on the french TV that if he had an opportunity to sign with the Spurs he would do it, the reason ? Spurs win les and they take care of their players.

He also predicted that the Spurs will sweep Cleveland on their way to a 4th championship !

Here are the links for those who speak french :

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQOS.html

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQRi.html

Nice. Welcome

[Kamnik]

Mickael Pietrus just said on the french TV that if he had an opportunity to sign with the Spurs he would do it, the reason ? Spurs win les and they take care of their players.

He also predicted that the Spurs will sweep Cleveland on their way to a 4th championship !

Here are the links for those who speak french :

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQOS.html

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQRi.html

ing awsome!

[Cry Havoc]

I'd love to have Pietrus on this team.

I'd KILL to have Nocioni. He's so underrated in Chicago's system of endless Small Forwards. He's exactly the type of player that would flourish in our system.

Doubt we could get both, but if I had to choose, I'd take Noc. He could be a great defender some day.

What would we have to give up to get him or Pietrus?

[spurscenter]

james white is gonna be a stephen jackson

[whottt]

I think Jack is a good deal bigger than White.

White is about the same size as Bowen...

[Bruno]

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/EdicionIm...nota_id=916108

[Kamnik]

Mickael Pietrus just said on the french TV that if he had an opportunity to sign with the Spurs he would do it, the reason ? Spurs win les and they take care of their players.

He also predicted that the Spurs will sweep Cleveland on their way to a 4th championship !

Here are the links for those who speak french :

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQOS.html

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQRi.html

Could one of you numerous French people on this forum translate the main things he said please!

Sounded like he was full of praise for the Spurs but i want to know the specifics.

Doest he lower his own value if he would in the end really sign with the spurs with statements like this? (from his own personal standpoint)

I never understood players who rather earn 60mil and end their careers without any achivements than those earning 40mil and are part of championship teams and are signed into history of basketball.

So respect to the guy!

[naico]

everyhting he said of the spurs has already been translated..There arent any offers, talks for the time being, only rumours he said..And be the first to tell if there ARE talks..He also said he loves playing for Don Nelson..

[naico]

I think he cant wait to play for the spurs..the way he talked and his smile just said it all..

[naico]

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/EdicionIm...nota_id=916108

So Pop really likes the guy..
Really hope we see him in aspurs uniform next year

Scola nd Pietrus, those are the guys i want on our team next year!

[RobinsontoDuncan]

at this point, i just hope the spurs get someone. All the criticism this team was facing in January is still true today. The spurs did get old and they did lose alot of athleticism .


and they need that mother ing long 3

[wildbill2u]

Potential '08 Free Agents


Some nice names, but experience has shown that it would be extremely difficult for the Spurs to try to attract an elite free agent to play with 3 other stars in small market San Antonio. Hopefully the Spurs aren't setting themselves up for yet another offseason disappointment. They could perhaps land a decent starter if they should open up some cap room but they might as well do what they can now to bring in talent via trades and smart role player free agent signings.

It takes a special character-guy to leave his ego behind and join a proven group of All-stars where the emphasis is on TEAM. So you're right, the list of elite players of that character is probably very small.

Given that we have the Big 3 in place, we're probably gonna go for a role player in FA, not a star or future star.

[Obstructed_View]

at this point, i just hope the spurs get someone. All the criticism this team was facing in January is still true today. The spurs did get old and they did lose alot of athleticism.

Yeah the Spurs weren't able to score on the Jazz, and the Nuggets and Suns were able to run on them at will.

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/EdicionIm...nota_id=916108

Might need to tap Scola this summer depending on what happens with Horry and Oberto.

[Marcus Bryant]

Mickael Pietrus just said on the french TV that if he had an opportunity to sign with the Spurs he would do it, the reason ? Spurs win les and they take care of their players.

He also predicted that the Spurs will sweep Cleveland on their way to a 4th championship !

Here are the links for those who speak french :

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQOS.html

http://video.lequipe.fr/video/iLyROoaftQRi.html

Hope so. Of course, he's a free agent so it would help him to have a serious suitor. He has the physical tools to be a very good defender. Master Bruce could train him in the art.

[SouthernFried]

I'd be surprised if Oberto leaves. He'll get a good enough money offer here, and even if it's less than some others...I see him staying.

[Clutch20]

Finley took 1 season to get adjusted to his role, can the same be said of Posey?
IMO Posey, by the time he's adjusted, 2 seasons will have gone by. He strikes me as having the same BB IQ as Elson w/o the speed. He is a maverick and keeps to his own agenda, from what I've seen and heard and lets his anger take over his ability to execute on the court, won't that raise tensions.

People love to be associated with success and I'm guessing the success the Spurs have enjoyed over the long haul will recharge the game of hoops in a positive way while still leaving plenty of room for ball-hoggers and me firsts Mr. Endorsement types of players.

Thanks for the salary cap info, Ducks.

[ducks]

did not ludden have an article about extensing duncan this offseason

[Cry Havoc]

at this point, i just hope the spurs get someone. All the criticism this team was facing in January is still true today. The spurs did get old and they did lose alot of athleticism .


and they need that mother ing long 3

You're such a freaking idiot. Wtf do you measure athleticism by? Manu's not athletic? Tony's not? Bowen isn't obviously, because it doesn't take an ounce of athleticism to shut down scorers. Other teams in the NBA would kill for our "athleticism". Way to bring a completely non-measurable stat that means jack into the discussion.

Elson's a of an athletic player. Does that make him a 20-10 guy? Finley obviously has nothing athletic about him, that's why he's been defending like crazy these playoffs.

I am actually questioning if you're a Spurs fan at this point. Seriously.

But obviously a team that's steamrolling through the playoffs and is already being compared to the great playoff squads of all time isn't "athletic" enough for you.

[cherylsteele]

If Oberto leaves and Robert Horry retires, the only frontcourt players left are Francisco Elson and Jackie Butler.

What about Ely??