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I agree about how bad it was to pass up Korver because the Spurs didn't want to give up a first (25-30).
If a team can get a solid rotation player for an end of first round pick, that's a good deal.
Can't believe the Sporks passed up on Kyle Korver because they didn't want to give up a crappy low 1st rounder. They must have another Manu Ginobli waiting for them in the draft.
I agree about how bad it was to pass up Korver because the Spurs didn't want to give up a first (25-30).
If a team can get a solid rotation player for an end of first round pick, that's a good deal.
Which team has knocked the Spurs off in the postseason over the last two years?
Standing pat or perhaps Kurt Thomas for Barry and Elson.I guess we're totally dismissing the airtight starting five of the Hornets, too.
What kind of Popportunistic move would be better than Artest?
Um, no one did last year. Manu knocked us out the year before.
It's now 2008.
If standing pat is your plan (SEA doesn't want more picks), then I pray we're healthy enough and the defense can triumph over all again.
Ok, then there's even less of a reason to make a risky move.
Elson for Damien Wilkins might be a shrewd move at this point.
The Spurs, as I recall, were offered Ron Artest and Ron Mercer for Steve Smith many moons ago. They balked then. Having already been through the Ron Mercer Experience, and having seen (first hand in the 2006 Playoffs (plus, anyone remember who stellar Artest was for the Pacers late in the 2004 Playoffs)) what the Ron Artest Experience is all about, I could understand why they'd be uninterested in the guy.
Artest is a 17 ppg scorer in the playoffs, but he's a 38% shooter, too. Against the Spurs in 2006, it took him 16 shots per night to get his 17 points -- I can't imagine that he'd find 16 shots per night in the Spurs offense (and I'd be fearful of his attempts to find 16 shots per night in that offense -- flashbacks to Rodman in Game 2 of the Houston series in 1995 come to mind), so the scoring wouldn't be there. I don't know that Artest has shown himself to be a better on-the-ball defender than Bowen, and particularly against guys like Kobe Bryant, so if you play Artest over Bowen, you lose out on the defensive end, too. I see both sides of that equation as net negatives to say nothing of the fact that Artest could completely lose it any virtually any moment in time.
I'd be totally shocked if the Spurs made a play for Artest.
Artest would make a nice small ball 4. But that's assuming he doesn't stop in the middle of a play to promote his new album, flick off his own bench, throw a lcd monitor, or bite the head off a small child.
I think the only team having an actual fire sale is Memphis. That is the only team willing to send players to teams in exchange for expiring contracts. The only player the Spurs are interested in Memphis is Mike Miller. I don't think he addresses the Spurs' needs at this time.
Darko anyone?
Isn't there any big the Spurs can sign without giving up Barry?
With Barry's injury and his less than stellar shooting performance in last year's playoff, it's understandable why some want him shipped. But if he's healthy enough to play, we should keep him. He's by far the best shooter on the team.
We really don't need another big to play big minutes. We just need six more fouls to hack-a-shaq.
Barry and Elson for Kapono? Does that work salary wise?
It gives us another great perimeter shooter. Elson will be gone by next year anyway when Splitter comes in.
It works, but Kapono's deal lasts one year past 2010.
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