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The spurs are one of the youngest teams in the nba. Why do people
keep thinking they need to keep getting younger. They have 6 guys that are under the age of 24
I understand the signing for all the reasons said above (is in the LMA/DDR/RG timeline) but don't like that much 'cause I preferred a high risk/high reward signing for a young guy as a developmental project...but I have to say I was probably overvaluing these type of prospects (see Henzonja signing a one year minimum contract with Portland...that's something I can't understand if ther's not an agreement about the minimum amount of minutes in light of enhance his market value on free agents market next year).
That said, I could change my mind and become really happy with this trade in case we now are going to:
1) trade some guards and other tradable assets for a decent big man (a Belli+Metu for Noel/WCS via sign and trade for example);
2) use the rest of MLE on a 3 years deal to a YOUNG defensive forward (SJ) as a developmental project.
The spurs are one of the youngest teams in the nba. Why do people
keep thinking they need to keep getting younger. They have 6 guys that are under the age of 24
we were bottom half in average age last season.Maybe keldon and luka help us out there
Good move by the spurs, getting a good defender with 3 point shooting which fills the need of the team, without spending much.
I like the signing, caroll brings a lot of good things to the table : experience , 3 point, good D...
i see him as a SF, he could play some PF but i’m Not that high with that option for long stretches.
Still i hope the spurs will sign a true PF/C to go against two bigs lineups.
because:
1) our main 3 guys are all near or well over 30...in two years the window will be closed and you better have already in place as many pieces as you can...because...
2) of the young guys, till now, no one can already be considered a star in the making and we desperately need a young one;
3) the MLE was a perfect opportunity to guarantee one/two more young players for same years at a fraction of their potential outcoming in the same timeline with the already "experienced" young guys of our team in quite the same range of age (21/24)
4) play defense on wings needs young legs...I'm afraid in that sense both Gay and DMC have the some problem...(and DDR and Davis, while still with good legs, have never been considered too good on using them on defense)...so that problem is likely to be still here (I see the DMC signing as an option considered more for the offense than for the defense thanks to the fact that he can shoot the three);
5) for young guys to improve and expecially to improve learning also our system you need time...and a good amount of it. In a situation like the one we currently have (a lot of young assistent coaches and already a good amount of experienced young guys plus some probably ideal veterans to learn from) having some project with high risk high reward perspective is, imho, absolutely ideal...
Solid signing.
The market was crazy out there. We weren't going to get a Morris twin or even washed-up Ariza for the MLE.
2 years instead of 3 is also a good job.
Good value deal, he only has to play the role that’s mapped out for him. If you’re expecting the second coming of Moses Malone go to some 100 over 4 years thread.
I like it but should not be enough. I feel a backup PF/C still coming. Can we trade for Bayne back?
Excellent addition. A potential starter (probably won't start) and an excellent forward off the bench. I wish we had him last year, I bet we would at least have beaten DEN.
Plus, he is a good person by all accounts. Will fit easily.
We need to trim the roster now, too many people expecting minutes.
sneaky good deal, but i always disliked his skillset
carroll is a energy hustle guy
spurs need that type of player who can be a spark of the bench, hustle and crash the boards...
He will almost strictly play the 4. Gay would more likely play more 3 along side him in stretches.
Like Deeps said, a team isn’t limited to using the MLE.
The answer to your question is no. My underwhelment is with running this team back.
Probably pushes Davis for minutes then. If not traded (Spurs allegedly rebuked trade offers for Davis, so people who expect him traded might be disappointed), Davis will still play but not only has to compete but is now situational and injury insurance. Don’t want to speculate much more than that until we see what else the Spurs will do.
Just the opposite. at least defensively. Carroll will hound opposing SFs every minute he is on the floor, and match up well against SFs with muscle. He will be Pop's go to guy, defensively at SF.
He’s going to come in handy when facing the Lakers. LA takes AD, DC guards Bron and Gay guards Leonard. Might not stop them lol, but atleast they have the size & length to give them fits.
Let's not underrate the toughness and hustle that Carroll brings to the game. This Spurs roster needed that. Plus he's a great character guy in the locker room, by all accounts. Just from a personality/intangibles standpoint, this is a plus addition. The Spurs needed more players with that "dog" in them.
If this was 2014 I would be excited.
I would also be 30-40 pounds lighter.
I agree with that, he is a 3 not a 4. he can play some 4 but i see gay more as a PF than him.
Tough and can shoot the 3
Not bad and let’s be real, we weren’t going to sign all stars
And he can occasionally play at the 4 spot
7 million dollars a year to rot away on the bench. This is another thing that makes zero sense.
Maybe Pop never wanted Carroll and this is his protest. I can understand that, but you are punishing the entire team by starting Forbes and playing him all those minutes.
If that’s true, then Pop is not over himself like he preaches. I don’t think he ever was anyway.
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