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RJ: our secret weapon at PF?
Not at center or power forward.
RJ: our secret weapon at PF?
Well, Bonner IS a power forward, and who's asking you to play RJ at power forward anyways...
Well, wish all you want for a new savior on the front line from Santa. Like I said... don't hold your breath.
I am not sure we will add anybody who cracks the big man rotation until later in the season. We will probably sign a scrub big for depth, but I think RJ and Kawhi will slide up to the 4 as we play small ball lineups. And to be fair we know that this can get us through a fair amount of the regular season. I think once teams start doing poorly, especially those in trouble financially, they will be more open to deals. With the new CBA I think we will see more salary dump moves than before. We can't win it all without another big, but there is still plenty of time before the playoffs actually start.
That's a good point about teams that may want to do salary dumps as the season goes on, but what are we going to give them?
A lot of those teams probably don't want RJ's contract on their books.
It depends on the team and also how our players perform. I mean if RJ shows out he could gain value. Same for Blair, Bonner, etc. It depends on who plays well and who is expendable. So there is still time to mold and improve the roster. I think the FO is banking on playing well during the regular season again to attract players. We are not a popular destination but if we are le contenders again or appear as such veterans will want to come via demanded trade or being released from their lottery bound team. I am in sit back and wait mode. I don't think anything big will happen for a while. But I have been wrong before...once or twice
Don't see anyone wishing for a savior, just wishing for someone that's actually physically equipped to play the ing position. Ain't really that much to ask.
They are looking in the sense of having eyes and seeing what they need.
That's about it.
No savior out there.
No way to get him if there was.
Spurs in my opinion will be scowering the cuts this week for another big and expect this player to be your 5th big..
on this season preview on NBATV, they got to the segment about the Spurs and this is how it went:
Steve Smith: "Spurs need a big"
Other guy: "They have Matt Bonner, he's big"
Steve Smith: "He's not that big" (with a smile) lol lol lol
What are they going to do, send a reporter all the way to San Antonio so Pop can be a to them? It's really not a surprise that the Spurs don't get any ink outside of town. It's the same reason they get no decent reporting from the local paper.
"real real real real real good guy"
So, in essence, they ARE (or have been) looking. Not a big name signing but it seems there's a couple of guys who still have a chance to be that 5th big.
JoeAlexander210 Joe Alexander
Spurs waived forward Frank Hassell, rookie from Olde Dominion, and center Luke Zeller, rookie from Notre Dame.
what is the plan here?
Toros fodder
The plan is to save money. Today was the last day for teams to waive players for free.
I can see Spurs signing soon a bigman and waiving green when Neal will be back.
But which bigman is the golden question.
I am guessing one these 3 will be your man:
Dampier
Joe Smith
Gadzuric
All for the vet. min.
It will be hard for Spurs to get better than an end of the bench player.
Aside of players waived by other NBA teams at the end of their training camp and free agent vet players, Spurs could try to get an "euro". Most teams in Europe have a little break for the new year and it's a good period to get a player in exchange of some money.
erazem lorbek:, was just thinking the same thing...
or Ryan Richarderazem lorbek
That's illogical, so that's probably exactly what they'll do.
Even with Neal out, a fifth big is more important than wing depth. I like Green, but Joseph can play shooting guard in a pinch if they absolutely need it. So they essentially would still have five players capable of playing the wings.
They deserve for one of their bigs to get injured in the first game and be out a while or for two to be in foul trouble early or and be forced to run the other two into the ground. Or even, as the games go on, to have a stretch where a bunch of them are either reasonably in or out of hand relatively early and be forced to run at least one of the bigs into the ground and expose them to injury at a time when they shouldn't be playing.
lol deserve
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