Damn I'm glad we let Stephen Jackson go over a couple mil a year

[ChumpDumper]

I don't buy the case that Jack and Manu couldn't have both fit under the cap. Jack could have been had for a long-term contract that would have fit in the same slot that Barry's contract eventually fit.

Maybe, but would you have been willing to take the chance that Denver or some other team could have made an offer to Manu that that Spurs couldn't have matched?

[SRJ]

If it's fair to bring up Stephen Jackson over his play in one game, I think it's equally fair to bring up Manu's past.

And if the the choice is Jax or Manu, Jax has never reached the heights Ginobili reached in 2005. So in the overall scheme of things, I'd say it worked out better this way.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I think the broader point here is that our team lacks a player who brings to the table what Jax has - balls, a 3pt shot, decent defence, and decent size/speed for a SF. We've got no mid-sized (6-7 to 6-9) players who fit that bill (Bowen is 6-5 1/2 or 6-6 - when I met him I was taller than he, trust me on this; and Finley was never a great defender). Thus, Melo is going to have a field day. Surprise, surprise, it's that big, defensive 3 man we've been talking about for 2 years, and we still miss him (Bowen is more a defensive 2-guard).

Ugh. Time to rebuild. Get some youth and athleticism, and dump all the old guys off the roster. Can we trade up in this draft for a real talented swing with some size?

[kris]

The nuggets winning this series wouldnt be one of the biggest upsets in sports history.

Hes not here.

He hasnt been here for 4 seasons now.

Yeah, its time to move on.

Was talking about GS winning.

If everybody moved on, there'd be no reason to post on the forum.

SJax was a hardass baller who is exactly what this team needs and he's gone (whatever reason you want to contend) and Spurs aren't getting him back.

I don't care if he was at a strip club at 4am and shot a gun in the air to scare some people, he was a straight up baller and was awesome on the Spurs.

[MannyIsGod]

I think the broader point here is that our team lacks a player who brings to the table what Jax has - balls, a 3pt shot, decent defence, and decent size/speed for a SF. We've got no mid-sized (6-7 to 6-9) players who fit that bill (Bowen is 6-5 1/2 or 6-6 - when I met him I was taller than he, trust me on this; and Finley was never a great defender). Thus, Melo is going to have a field day. Surprise, surprise, it's that big, defensive 3 man we've been talking about for 2 years, and we still miss him (Bowen is more a defensive 2-guard).

Ugh. Time to rebuild. Get some youth and athleticism, and dump all the old guys off the roster. Can we trade up in this draft for a real talented swing with some size?

Sorry Matt, but no ? This is like what, the 34093840938403843098423098430843th thread on the long 3 we don't have?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Man. This was going to be my thread to make.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The type of offense the Spurs run isn't one Jackson excels in. Just look at his production with the Pacers compared to what hes doing on the Warriors.

Sincerely, the Spurs 2003 Championship playoff run.

Man, what an ignorant post...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

you cats are so funny man.... how come i never seen one of these threads when dude was shooting the club up?

Actually a lot of us were posting on here that we were hoping the Spurs would take advantage of Indy's desire to split up the problem children and work out a trade for him...

[ducks]

I think the broader point here is that our team lacks a player who brings to the table what Jax has - balls, a 3pt shot, decent defence, and decent size/speed for a SF. We've got no mid-sized (6-7 to 6-9) players who fit that bill (Bowen is 6-5 1/2 or 6-6 - when I met him I was taller than he, trust me on this; and Finley was never a great defender). Thus, Melo is going to have a field day. Surprise, surprise, it's that big, defensive 3 man we've been talking about for 2 years, and we still miss him (Bowen is more a defensive 2-guard).

Ugh. Time to rebuild. Get some youth and athleticism, and dump all the old guys off the roster. Can we trade up in this draft for a real talented swing with some size?

spurs had a played named manu
nut manu now is not the same player