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If pop were in full control we would have Raja Bell, Josh Howard and Udonis Haslem.
Pop wanted to keep him and got overruled.
If pop were in full control we would have Raja Bell, Josh Howard and Udonis Haslem.
If pop were in full control we would have Raja Bell, Josh Howard and Udonis Haslem.
The man has helped build four championships, you would think he would get the benefit of the doubt.
truth is, spurs have nothing to give to other teams. nothing!
You would think.
God, the only player I can think of that Pop has been wrong on has been Parker, and that was only in the beginning before he saw him, and DIDNT want to see him.
After he saw him, he wanted him.
Youd think Buford and them would say "Ya know, he wanted all these guys before, what the , lets go with him for once"
They don't have expiring contracts?truth is, spurs have nothing to give to other teams. nothing!
I would think awhile about a Haslem/Blount package if they threw in Dorell Wright. Depends on what's going out.
Why the did the FO give Bonner a new contract?
They have expiring contracts that rebuilding teams want. Miami is one of those. So is Memphis.
They thought he would be another Robert Horry. He may turn into that, but I somehow doubt that. His contract isn't that bad. Its got two more seasons after this one worth about $6.1 million.
So are they waiting for Horry to retire to give the Red Rocket more minutes or what? I guess if the FO trades him it will be because they got something better or determined they can't wait for Bonner to become Big Shot Rob.
Every time the Spurs are playing against Blount and Blount is lighting up the Spurs, Pop is always joking and laughing with him. Blount has a reputation of being a horrible locker room personality, but maybe that'd be different on the Spurs.
Elson, Barry and Bonner for Haslem and Blount? Hmmmm . . .
$30M over the next two seasons for those two players is a lot of damn money. Then again, with Haslem, Oberto, Horry and Blount next to Duncan, Duncan would finally have a good amount of quality bigs next to him.
That Blount contract is tough to swallow. I haven't figured out if that's a good deal or not.
Agreed, who gave him that contract anyways?!!??!
I think the Celtics gave him the contract.
Makes sense. Danny Ainge is a friggen moron.
I'm all for doing that deal. I know it'll put us into the luxury tax pretty deeply, but it'll mean the Spurs enter the offseason needing a swingman with the MLE to spend vs. entering it needing a swingman, a big, and a warm body with the MLE left.
Can the Spurs trade V-Span's rights? Is he an expiring contract?
I wouldn't part Horry as of this time yet... he still can be useful come playoff time
, , ! Are you serious Kori? Holt? I always wondered why Pop let him go. I thought it was stupid after seeing him kick ass in Miami, plus he was pretty darn good on our summer league team that season too. So Pop did want him?
Holt?
I can deal with disposing Elson or Bonner but I haven't given up on Horry. I think he has something for us come playoff time.
I don't think we can lure haslem to our team. I'm thinking more height might help the team. What about brandon bass? His bigger than haslem and as athletic -plus he doesn't come at a high price.
Haslem would come here in a heartbeat.
The Mavericks are not going to trade any players to their instate rival, including a guy who has been great for them. I wish though.What about brandon bass? His bigger than haslem and as athletic -plus he doesn't come at a high price.
I like Haslem as a player a lot, he's having his best year (12 points, 9 rebounds), and he only makes the equivalent of the MLE (hoopshype has him down as 6.5 in 09 and 7.1 in 10)
But he's getting a little romanticized here because of the trade talk.
He had one great game in the Finals, the last game, and that's elevating him too much I think. He had 17 and 10 in that game while checking Dirk.
But for the series he only averaged 6.5 and 6.1, including that big game 6 of course. In games 4 and 5, which the Heat won, he had 2 pts, 2 rbs, 4 tos and 5 pfs in game 4. In game 5 he logged 2 points, 4 rebounds and 6 fouls.
He's not a shotblocker. He's basically a small, 6-8 Kurt Thomas. The best thing about him is that he has a reasonable contract and has proven himself a hard worker.
But that's in his hometown of Miami that he's been able to do this. Take him out of Miami, who's to say that he doesn't lose his hustle. If he lost that, he'd be another Malik. Except somewhat cheaper.
The Spurs have had a bigman rotation that's been on the cheap since Nesterovic was moved. Duncan needs help on the glass. This is still a big man's league. Decent bigs cost $$$ as well do ty ones. The Spurs managed to win a le last year with Elson getting heavy minutes. Still, plug in Haslem next to TD. Not bad.
The only concern is what impact taking on that commitment would have on finding a swingman to replace Barry. I guess there's always the hope that another vet would give the Spurs a discount for a shot at a ring. But who?
Agreed. Haslem is too expensive, probably, to pull over. There are other stop-gaps, older players that might be cheaper.
A big too bad that Mourning's down and retired.
Don't kid yourself. Haslem's D was a big part of the reason the Heat won that series. And how much would someone who could guard Dirk been worth to the Spurs in the '06 postseason?
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