LUDDEN: Spurs will make changes to keep pace in West

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Ludden still knows far, far more about what's going on with the Spurs than any of their beat writers, or at least will say more. McDonald is a waste.

[T Park]

Ludden still knows far, far more about what's going on with the Spurs than any of their beat writers, or at least will say more. McDonald is a waste.

Yes, because McDonald has had soooo many more years in a relationship with the team than Ludden......

[jag]

Best possible scenario would have been for Splitter to sign...now it kind of throws everything outa wack.

Vujacic would be the perfect remedy for regulating manu's RS minutes..not to mention, he's the exact spark off the bench that we need.

Matt Barnes IMO is the best option at the 3. He's a long guy that can shoot and play D.

All i know is that Mahinmi better impress Pop at the beginning of the season or he's gonna end up seeing benoesque PT.

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Damn, T Park in full Spurs kiss ass mode. Did he have to sign some kind of agreement to suck Spurs' to get back on the band wagon for jumping off in '05? McDonald sucks. A whole year of drivel.

[Mr. Body]

Damn, T Park in full Spurs kiss ass mode. Did he have to sign some kind of agreement to get back on the band wagon for jumping off in '05? McDonald sucks. A whole year of drivel.

T Park is the most randomly useless poster on these boards.

[T Park]

T Park is the most randomly useless poster on these boards.

Look in the mirror for that le kiddo.

[T Park]

Damn, T Park in full Spurs kiss ass mode. Did he have to sign some kind of agreement to suck Spurs' to get back on the band wagon for jumping off in '05? McDonald sucks. A whole year of drivel.

He may stink, but your bashing on the fact he doesn't bring inside info.

Realisticly, Ludden was here for alot of years, as compared to McDonald. Don't you have to build those relationships up?

[T Park]

Best possible scenario would have been for Splitter to sign...now it kind of throws everything outa wack.

Vujacic would be the perfect remedy for regulating manu's RS minutes..not to mention, he's the exact spark off the bench that we need.

Matt Barnes IMO is the best option at the 3. He's a long guy that can shoot and play D.

All i know is that Mahinmi better impress Pop at the beginning of the season or he's gonna end up seeing benoesque PT.

Eh, take a Stephen Jackson Ginobili approach with in ala 03.
Just live with the mistakes.

[A.H 21-50]

Couple thoughts:

I think that Cassell was always going to Boston. Probably felt like he could take crunch-time minutes away from Rondo. That would not have been the case here. Stoudamire was a gamble which cost us next to nothing.

While I would not have given up the pick for Thomas, I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that the Spurs get by the Suns without him. He was much better on Shaq than Elson would have been, and our margin of error in that series was small enough that it might have made a difference.

Pretty much agree with everything else. But we're here now, no changing anything else, so the FO needs to push all regrets out of their mind and do what they need to from this point forward to put the team back on top.

to give a pick to pass only a round against the suns(thomas was useless against No and LA) .... i think it was a mistake

Agree with Mr Body analyse and i hope the fo will make a good offseason and some adjustments for next year

[T Park]

to give a pick to pass only a round against the suns(thomas was useless against No and LA) .... i think it was a mistake

Agree with Mr Body analyse and i hope the fo will make a good offseason and some adjustments for next year

So you would rather lose in the first round?

[jag]

Eh, take a Stephen Jackson Ginobili approach with in ala 03.
Just live with the mistakes.

eh...i'm not worried about it, i think the Spurs will be just fine without him (it also helps that he's not on an opposing team ).

Vujacic (unlikely) and Barnes are the two i'd really like to see...I honestly think a lot of people on here underestimate how good matt barnes would be in our system, the guy can flat out play.

Obviously at the Three: Artest if possible but i doubt it, Barnes is much more likely.

Does anyone know how much money we actually have to play with?

[A.H 21-50]

So you would rather lose in the first round?

The Spurs could'nt have won without Thomas ???

[Mr. Body]

Look in the mirror for that le kiddo.

I admit to being randomly useless, sugarpuff, but cannot hope to match your aggression and sheer talent for it.

[Texas_Ranger]

why dont the euros like sasha....

Cause he's a !!! Nothing more to say about this piece of !

>>>>>>>> Vuja .

[T Park]

The Spurs could'nt have won without Thomas ???

Without Thomas, Shaq dominates like no one's business.

[T Park]

I admit to being randomly useless, sugarpuff, but cannot hope to match your aggression and sheer talent for it.

[A.H 21-50]

Without Thomas, Shaq dominates like no one's business.

maybe but wasn't too much to give a first round pick for a veteran

Imo the spurs could have used picks to have younger players but it's easy to say that
now the deal is done so we will see what happens next

[T Park]

maybe but wasn't too much to give a first round pick for a veteran

Imo the spurs could have used picks to have younger players but it's easy to say that
now the deal is done so we will see what happens next

A first round pick for a good center like Kurt Thomas is a small price.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Vujacic? I hope this is CIA in full effect.

If not, I hate our front office. There are way better prospects on the market than that Euro scrub (i.e., Kelenna). Front office needs to take off its foreign player blinders for once.

Vujacic can't even put up consistent double figures for LA, but we're going to start him ahead of Manu? Gimme a break...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The problem is hindsight. AT THE TIME, Stephen Jackson had 1 good playoff run, he was still an unknown, if you give him a big contract will he slack and not perform? They didn't know. THey offered a fair 3 year 12 million dollar deal. He wanted 5 and whatever else. Turkoglu would've been a good replacement had he had a set of juevos, and thats how that whole scenario wound up going bad.
No sense living in the past.

Typical Tpark. Everyone knew Jax would be a stud, and he'd still be a Spur if Holt hadn't been cheap about it.

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pop wants la to sign him to a huge deal
he does not want la to get better

[T Park]

Typical Tpark. Everyone knew Jax would be a stud, and he'd still be a Spur if Holt hadn't been cheap about it.

Hindsight is 2020.

I wanted him to stay though, convenient of you to leave that out.

[CosmicCowboy]

I say we rest Duncan, Parker, Manu all of 2008/2009, tank the season, and draw the #1 ping pong ball again.

[jag]

Vujacic? I hope this is CIA in full effect.

If not, I hate our front office. There are way better prospects on the market than that Euro scrub (i.e., Kelenna). Front office needs to take off its foreign player blinders for once.

Vujacic can't even put up consistent double figures for LA, but we're going to start him ahead of Manu? Gimme a break...

Michael Finley.


Azubuike can play, he's a good shooter and i remember him from Kentucky...but what kind of D does he play? You have no idea cause they don't play D in GS.

With Vujacic, you're talking about a guy who plays behind one of (if not the best) players in the world, and still got 25 mpg.

Vujacic - 6'7" - 44% from 3 > Azubuike - 6'5" - 38% from 3

[T Park]

Azubuike is a damn damn good defender.

Vujacic, I'm honestly still not sold on him.