Marvin Williams

[exstatic]

Is Mike Miller a free agent? Did he only sign for one year in Memphis?

I think Memphis won the amnesty bid for the last year of his Miami contract.

I'm always wary of guys with back problems, though, especially since we could be thin at the skill positions for the first half of the season.

[Ice009]

I think Memphis won the amnesty bid for the last year of his Miami contract.

I'm always wary of guys with back problems, though, especially since we could be thin at the skill positions for the first half of the season.

Thanks. For some reason I thought that his MLE contract he signed expired and that Miami let him go. I completely forgot he was amnestied. I thought he was physically done, so I didn't pay much attention to Miami letting him go. I figured that if they let him go, then he must have been in bad shape with his back and other injuries. He looked pretty darn good to me in the playoffs though, that's the only time that I really watched him all of last season. Was he good throughout the whole season? Was he sidelined at all?

[baseline bum]

I'd much rather roll the dice on Mike Miller than Marvin Williams or Al-Farouq Aminu. You can never have too much shooting, and Miller has some PG skills which will be desperately needed with Mills and Ginobili being banged up. If his back goes or age catches up this summer then he's just another Ayres.

[baseline bum]

Thanks. For some reason I thought that his MLE contract he signed expired and that Miami let him go. I completely forgot he was amnestied. I thought he was physically done, so I didn't pay much attention to Miami letting him go. I figured that if they let him go, then he must have been in bad shape with his back and other injuries. He looked pretty darn good to me in the playoffs though, that's the only time that I really watched him all of last season. Was he good throughout the whole season? Was he sidelined at all?

Miller played all 82 games and shot 46% from the three point line and then 48% in the playoffs. 46% from the three point line over an entire season is so ing ridiculous.

[Ice009]

Miller played all 82 games and shot 46% from the three point line and then 48% in the playoffs. 46% from the three point line over an entire season is so ing ridiculous.

Like I said, I only watched him in the playoffs and he was very good in the games I watched. I didn't watch him in the regular season at all though. He looked pretty good to me (physically) in the playoffs, nothing like the broken down guy that I heard about in his last two seasons in Miami. When watched Memphis, I was thinking, why did Miami let him go. I thought they said he was washed up physically, but he looked great physically. If he actually played all 82 games, that's even better.

[baseline bum]

Like I said, I only watched him in the playoffs and he was very good in the games I watched. I didn't watch him in the regular season at all though. He looked pretty good to me (physically) in the playoffs, nothing like the broken down guy that I heard about in his last two seasons in Miami. When watched Memphis, I was thinking, why did Miami let him go. I thought they said he was washed up physically, but he looked great physically. If he actually played all 82 games, that's even better.

Strictly Arison with the Jew move, which is why James is making his fat ass sweat now.

[benefactor]

No.

He sucks.

[letmk]

I'd rather have Aminu.

This.

[Splits]

I think Memphis won the amnesty bid for the last year of his Miami contract.

I'm always wary of guys with back problems, though, especially since we could be thin at the skill positions for the first half of the season.

Are you wary of Errors being the worst player in the league?

[FireMicoHalili]

Is it the player's fault he gets picked at a high draft position? Shouldn't the FO get a major chunk of the blame? Draft is largely hit/miss, Spurs fans are lucky the FO is a step ahead most of the time.

[SilverSpur]

Sign him and cut or trade Ayers

[FireMicoHalili]

Let's just trade anyone, not like it's hard to learn the Spurs' system anyway.

[Ice009]

Those of you that want him, tell us how much you'd be willing to offer for him.

If the Spurs want him, I think they should only offer the veteran's minimum or the LLE at most. They better not be offering any of the MLE exception, otherwise IMO, I think it'd be like signing Jeff Ayres all over again. I'm not interested in that at all.

My number one choice would be Gasol if he's willing to take the mid-level exception. I actually like Marc better and that is the other reason I prefer Pau, so he can help recruit Marc here when he is a free agent. Not sure what the Spurs FO think about Marc though, and how high up he is on their list when he is a free agent, or if they value other players higher in that free agent class.

[slick'81]

I wouldn't mind him but he's not coming here for the vet min IMO.hes not a priority either though

[palangi]

I don't think either are ,top 9, rotation players at this point. Anderson is probably going to be a 3 but it would be interesting to see if he could play the 4 with Diaw at the 5 in certain situations. Cojo-Beli-Manu-Anderson-Diaw. The Spurs have 0 rim protection off the bench, anyways, so might as well go the blow the doors off route on our opponents.

At that point you take Daye over Williams. He is younger and been in the system for a year.

[Leetonidas]

The hate for Marvin Williams in this thread is incomprehensible. This guy is an über athletic combo forward blessed with incredible talent at the prime of his career. Sure, he put up horrible shooting percentages last season, but that's because he was the 2nd perimeter offensive option on a bad team.

This is EXACTLY what the Spurs need. If R.C. can pull this signing off while still retaining Boris Diaw, Spurs fans should be throwing a second River Parade.

WTF??

[spurs1990]

Strictly Arison with the Jew move, which is why James is making his fat ass sweat now.

More like Sterling move. They both don't like paying white guys - see JJ Re .

[superbigtime]

I don't want marvin williams. NO

[mudyez]

One more of these 3/4s the team may look for. i like it but...

...I like Marion on a short contract more. Just lock him in the gym with Chip and see what comes out. (j/k, I'm well aware that even chip can't do anything about his shot at this point in his career)

[mudyez]

One more of these 3/4s the team may look for. i like it but...

...I like Marion on a short contract more. Just lock him in the gym with Chip and see what comes out. (j/k, I'm well aware that even chip can't do anything about his shot at this point in his career)

[Ice009]

I like Marion, but I don't know if I can because of his horrendous jumpshot. That shooting form is horrible. Has he ever hit a high percentage from long distance?

[100%duncan]

Pass

[DesignatedT]

Not my first choice but I would welcome Marvin and his skill set here. Certainly brings something different that we don't have a lot of. Also played well last year. All things considered it could be a nice addition to an already loaded roster. Don't understand the hate in here. Probably the posters who actually think we have a chance at a guy like Gasol. That's not happening. Wake up.

[ceperez]

Not my first choice but I would welcome Marvin and his skill set here. Certainly brings something different that we don't have a lot of. Also played well last year. All things considered it could be a nice addition to an already loaded roster. Don't understand the hate in here. Probably the posters who actually think we have a chance at a guy like Gasol. That's not happening. Wake up.

Spurs can't get Gasol unless he signs for the MLE or they get rid of Diaw.

No real hate here, a lot think that Marvin Williams won't sign for the veteran minimum. Given he's only 27 and has never shown a passion for the game, I doubt he'll want to make a sacrifice just to play for a championship.

Guys with stellar careers (i.e. Vince Carter ) who have nothing left to prove but to win a championship are the guys who will sign for the minimum.

[Mel_13]

If the Spurs use any of the MLE on this guy, that would be a Jeff Ayres like signing. If they want him, they better not use any of the MLE on him.

I basically agree. It just seems that talking about this guy as a minimum signing is pointless. His stock has fallen for sure, but it seems extremely unlikely that he'll have to settle for the minimum.