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I'd take Hickson on the cheap in addition to Diaw. But Diaw gives you the best chance in the playoffs. Hickson doesn't change the picture one bit.
Among the candidates so far, I think it breaks like this:
Boris Diaw - He has a chance to be a difference-maker. It's not that difficult to imagine him starting and playing relatively big minutes. However, there's also a chance Pop hates his style of play.
Ronny Turiaf - Extremely safe signing. You can slide him into that Willis/Massenburg role and he's sure to fit it well. The chances of him playing a big role this year or in the future aren't very high though. His ceiling is becoming the fourth bigman.
JJ Hickson - The best long-term potential. He won't be a star but it's not out of the realm of possibilities that he develops into a 14-point, 9-rebound player down the line. That said, it'd be close to impossible for him to crack the rotation this year barring a miracle.
I'd take Hickson on the cheap in addition to Diaw. But Diaw gives you the best chance in the playoffs. Hickson doesn't change the picture one bit.
For me, Turiaf is the best candidate for a run in the PO imho fwiw tbh
Look out, another waiver wire big that is gonna be signed by the Spurs, take away Blair's and Bonner's minutes, and propel us to a le. Lol.
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Golden State and Phoenix emerge as frontrunners for J.J. Hickson should he clear waivers, league sources tell Y! Sports.
Anyone have a link on waiver wire order? If the Spurs wanted to pick him up off waivers, could they?
Nope...over the cap.
If more than one team makes a claim, then the team with the lesser record gets the player.
Only teams with enough cap space or a large enough trade exception can claim a player on waivers. The Spurs have neither.
Two teams with a large enough trade exception:
1. Golden State which was mentioned by Woj.
2. The Lakers, who are coached by the guy who coached Hickson during his first two years in the NBA.
dude's a future HOF'er and he'll be a perfect replacement for duncan when TOSB craps out and retires imho
Golden State needs to tank. Hickson's defense (or lack thereof) is great for tanking.
Sounds like a good match.
Milton he's not a future hall of fame player. Those don't ever hit the waiver wire, (ok Bob Houbregs did it but he was inducted for his college career he was a moderately above average NBA starter at best.) he is likely to turn into a quality starter someday, and perhaps might hit an all star game or two if he ever gets his mental issues figured out.
Agreed. If he clears waivers, then perhaps.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1503/jj-hickson
If true, hes bound for Golden State. With Bogut out and Biedrins still sucking, Hickson could receive some major minutes. Smart move if he wants to try and earn himself a contract in the offseason.
Would love to have him in GS. I hope he doesn't pick Phoenix but he'd not only get playing time there but they're creeping up for a playoff spot as well.
What was I thinking that the Spurs would actually go after an athletic big. Silly me.
Diaw = high BBIQ
Hickson = no BBIQ
Diaw wouldn't be as seamless as Jack integrating, but Hickson would pick up nothing this year with almost no practice time available.
You are obviously all about hops. The guy can jump out of the gym. I have also seen him ball faked into oblivion joining the paratroopers club. He is not a smart defensive player. You watch him swat a ball into the stands, ball remains with the shooting team, and I watch him get his sack faked into his mouth. He is very inconsistent on the offensive end if he cant dunk the ball as well.
He needs mucho teaching. He is another among a cadre of great young athletes that lack judgement and situational skills. I think he can be rehabilitated. But cmon, its pretty obvious he has been given chances. And there may be more problems looking at how easily he is given away.
He is a project. If you think he is going to come right in and start you are nuts. Not with Pop.
Id rather have diaw if it was me diaw is more experienced and way better defensively IMO but if diaw isn't available for sure I'd like jj he's a big body and that's what he need Go Spurs Go
Unusual for a young guy with lots of 'buzz' about his upside to be bought out so soon. May be he has maturity problems. Ferry should know all about his potential andmaybe his problems.
When I see a young guy with problems I always think of Gerald Green. It looks like he's finally come around after a couple of years out of the NBA.
After the D league All-Star game where he was MVP the Nets picked him up and he's been playing 21 mpg for them with some very nice stats for a bench guy. I watched him in one game and he was 'beasting'.
Wish Pop had taken a chance with Green, but maybe Hickson is another chance at finding a young athletic forward.
What do they owe him? If they're in the luxury tax it sort of makes sense. Sort of.
They're not only under the tax line, they're millions under the salary cap.
Seems like they should have been able to get something at the trade deadline. Now they're just cutting ties with a player that had no future with the team.
Strange.
They will probably still lose money with that ty arena they are in now.
Jermaine o'neal is likely to be bought out to. He's nothing like he once was but he has size and strength to man the post which we lack outside of duncan and splitter.
If he can hold his ground on D and use his strength to stop the likes of bynum, the gasols, randolph and all the other big bullies from waltzing into the paint at will then thats all we'd need of him.
Think he'd be a good Defensive post player for us in limited minutes, at least better then Bonner and Blair to give duncan and tiago some backup.
Other then that i think he can help us with interior D it will be fun for Stephen Jackson to reunite with Jermaine O'neal. Outside Ron Artest they are the 2 other main offenders of the Malice at the Palace lol. Don't with the spurs or we'll go running into the stand beating the out of people lmao
I thought O'Neal was having season ending surgery??
O'Neal decided today to have season-ending surgery on his left wrist that will mean the end of his time as a Celtic.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...to_have_s.html
Yeah i just read that!! Wrist surgery. I didnt know he was still injured, he shouldnt have returned to the nba for this year then. Oh well it woulda been fun lol
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