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and locked down Butler when we played the Mavs.
RJ will get picked up eventually.
and locked down Butler when we played the Mavs.
Which, imo, is why Pop wants him. The Spurs can use some toughness. Kinda reminds me when they brought in Mario Ellie and Jerome Kersey back in the day.
Agreed. The way I see it the SF replacement and the PF/C upgrade are the Spurs two biggest areas of concern. Both of which are mutually exclusive.
I certainly understand their need to jettison RJ, jump into the fray and try to land of the prized SF free agents. However, let's remember that the Spurs are on the clock. They MUST make a decision on McDyess's contract situation by the first day of free agency (Friday) - otherwise they will owe him the full year salary. If they're planning on using that contract as trade chip, we'll find out soon enough. WHo knows? Perhaps they already have a trade agreement, in principal, with another team?
IMO, the PF/C upgrade IS the biggest priority here. The Spurs could've rolled into another season with RJ, so long as that priority was covered. While I'm glad RJ is gone and there will be a new veteran SF in place, but unless the frontline deficiency is addressed, it will not matter much who is at SF.
Unless it's Luke Walton in the alley, then RJ has his way with him.
So who is TP going to throw alley-oops to now?
Nana na na.....nana na na....HEY HEY HEY...GOODBYE RJ!!!!
Maybe then would something else than fighting
I thought about that too. In some strange reason, Josh Howard or Tayshun Prince would probably be the better fit for the Spurs.
anyone?
This is a good thing. Since RJ averages 2/9 on any night, all the replacement would have to do is put in 3+ buckets and he's already an improvement, though hopefully more than 3. And of course who isnt better than rj defensively.
Plus whatever RJ signs for on another team will come off for us.
Let's also not rule out the possibility that Pop is thinking that as long as Leonard is better than 2/9, then maybe there is no other replacement at the 3? And that they're still going after a 4 or 5?
As long as Leonard can play D, plus a couple of buckets a night, then he might be the man? That's pretty much the role Bowen played after all.
RJ to the Mavs in 3, 2, 1....
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Double breaking: Richard Jefferson to be amnestied, Spurs emerge as strong contender to land free agent Caron Butler. bit.ly/sC4ZIk
95% chance he ends up on the Clips if they lose out on Butler.
can an amnestied player be re-signed with the same team for a lesser contract?
The Spurs have to have something in place, right? Either Butler or some other SF has committed to SA, or a Dice trade is in the works. I cannot imagine the Spurs leaking this info without having a backup plan.
I was wondering that too. I'm gonna say no because if that was possible, we could have a gentleman's agreement with timmy, get 20mil off the books, he resigns for the minimum. Yes we still have rj but he could have still been a trade chip.
Nope. Wouldn't make sense because then we would still be paying his huge contract along with the new one.
If they didn't, RJ would. He's no longer a Spur.
He might actually fit there running the floor with Blake Griffin.....
I'm with you. However since Cuban is in cost-saving mode to gear up for the 2012 free agent sweepstakes, do not expect him to offer anyone more than a 1-year deal.
I'm sure it's been asked, but can some of you guys explain the math to me how having RJ opt out and sign him to an extension was a great financial deal for the Spurs?
Cuban isnt paying anyone ANYTHING this year. He's rolling the dice for next year's free agent sweepstakes. The Mavs are gonna look ALOT different this year, minus Chandler, Butler, and Barea....
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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