Boris Diaw Buyout Complete (Update: Spurs Frontrunners)

[DisAsTerBot]

So is Blair yet Diaw is still better than him.

the only stat diaw has on blair is assists. His rebounding per 36 is half of what blair's is. So is he just theoretically better than blair? Are assists what we need from the 4 spot?

[DisAsTerBot]

I haven't seen him since his Phoenix days...

but... considering his versatility and size...

definitely better option than Bonner or Blair.

he's 6'8", undersized for a pf

[ceperez]

he's 6'8", undersized for a pf

Yup. So is Bonner and Blair!

[NASpurs]

the only stat diaw has on blair is assists. His rebounding per 36 is half of what blair's is. So is he just theoretically better than blair? Are assists what we need from the 4 spot?

He also stretches the floor. He's unmotivated playing in that hole of Charlotte so his stats look worse than being an actual representation of his skills. What's Blair excuse?

[will_spurs]

the only stat diaw has on blair is assists. His rebounding per 36 is half of what blair's is. So is he just theoretically better than blair? Are assists what we need from the 4 spot?

There's this thing called watching games, too. Name a player in the NBA that Blair can actually defend.

[crc21209]

now we really need Diaw:

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Matt Bonner (back spasms) won't play for #Spurs vs. T-Wolves tonight

So we're left with TD, Blair, and Splitter against Minnesota? Wow....Love is going to go for 40-20 tonight.... Go get Diaw TP!

[Bruno]

Anderson could, however, be placed on the inactive list if both Diaw and Mills are signed. The 12-man active roster would likely be:

NBA has now 13 men active roster. If both Mills and Diaw are signed Spurs will carry 14 players. Joseph should be the one who won't suit up.

Speaking of change of rules, it looks like the 2 working days rule for the waivers is done. It's now just 2 days.

[DisAsTerBot]

He also stretches the floor. He's unmotivated playing in that hole of Charlotte so his stats look worse than being an actual representation of his skills. What's Blair excuse?

im talking career stats, not just charlotte. He's a career 32% three point shooter, not exactly a sniper. He's been unmotivated since he got paid. He's got talent just hasn't utilized it in 9 NBA seasons

[Hoops Czar]

So we're left with TD, Blair, and Splitter against Minnesota? Wow....Love is going to go for 40-20 tonight.... Go get Diaw TP!

Like Bonner on the court is going to have an impact on Love's numbers.

[DisAsTerBot]

There's this thing called watching games, too. Name a player in the NBA that Blair can actually defend.

i dont miss games.

have you seen diaw gaurd the post? this isnt an upgrade post defense wise

[will_spurs]

Like Bonner on the court is going to have an impact on Love's numbers.

Actually, yes. Love would be better with Bonner on the court.

[loveforthegame]

He cannot do worse than Blair and Bonner. It's just not possible.

He's not going to light the world on fire and it's not like we can be real picky here either. There's not many options available and we're hurting for some size and bodies up front. Especially heading down the stretch and into the playoffs.

He's not the big we've been hoping for but I think he can help. It's the best we can do with what's available right now.

[will_spurs]

have you seen diaw gaurd the post? this isnt an upgrade post defense wise

[monkeypunk]

the only stat diaw has on blair is assists. His rebounding per 36 is half of what blair's is. So is he just theoretically better than blair? Are assists what we need from the 4 spot?

We need playmakers. Our defense isnt good enough to create offense anymore so when our offense goes stagnant, it really crashes and burns.

Especially considering that Mills doesn't appear to be a pass first guard either, we need the assists.

Hopefully, Diaw recovers his post scoring touch under Pop's and TP's guidance...

[TimmehC]

against Love and Pekovič that is a problem...

Not any more of a problem than those two would be if we had Bonner.

[lurker23]

NBA has now 13 men active roster. If both Mills and Diaw are signed Spurs will carry 14 players. Joseph should be the one who won't suit up.

Thanks, I knew it had been temporarily that way, but somehow the permanence of it slipped through my news filter. Good to know.

[crc21209]

Like Bonner on the court is going to have an impact on Love's numbers.

Hey, every body counts. 6 fouls, son....

[Darius Bieber]

I don't get all this hype about signing a bought out player. Frankly, I don't really like it. If I recall correctly, the last time we had all this buzz about a buy out (Drew Gooden) we cut a very athletic and entertaining player to watch, Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Gooden left before the beginning of the next season.

Although we don't need to make any space for Diaw, I don't know how much of a difference Diaw would make this season.

[Leetonidas]

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

[Obstructed_View]

My last post was playing devil's advocate. Everything points to Diaw being a good fit -- both on the court and in terms of being best friends with Parker. But if Diaw decides to sign with another team, it will be for one of those five reasons. I'm not saying those five reasons are necessarily legit, especially since I think he's going to end up signing with the Spurs.

Think of it as my way to soften the blow of the forthcoming ST meltdown if Diaw doesn't sign . . .

If Diaw doesn't sign with the Spurs it will be for one of the following five reasons:

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[SenorSpur]

My last post was playing devil's advocate. Everything points to Diaw being a good fit -- both on the court and in terms of being best friends with Parker. But if Diaw decides to sign with another team, it will be for one of those five reasons. I'm not saying those five reasons are necessarily legit, especially since I think he's going to end up signing with the Spurs.

Think of it as my way to soften the blow of the forthcoming ST meltdown if Diaw doesn't sign . . .

Diaw still scares me because the issues outlined in your post were strikingly similar to some of the same whispers heard about him when he was in Phoenix. Let's also not forget that, at that time, the Suns were a perennial playoff team.

I believe the Parker connection cannot be diminished and perhaps Boris needs that "extra" motivation. However, it's a little disconcerting to know that a pro athlete requires additional prodding and must be coaxed into finding the motivation to do whatever is necessary to help his team be successful.

[thispego]

I don't get why people are apprehensive about Diaw in some cases. He may be out of shape, but ANYTHING is a step up over Bonner/Blair. It just happens automatically.

We kept talking about addition by subtraction when we got rid of RJ, well now we can get more of that by limiting Bonner/Blair's minutes.

Diaw literally can't play any worse than they do.

I think with Diaw being in a contract year (even if his true focus is probably on the olympics) he should try to play hard to showcase himself for a new contract.

[Russ]

Matt Bonner (back spasms) won't play for #Spurs vs. T-Wolves tonight

Not much to spasm there.

[024]

there is no risk here and the reward is pretty decent. at the very least diaw eats up some salary while sitting on the bench being parker's best bud. at the very most, diaw can become a starting center, or at least close out games next to duncan while playing solid defense. it's not like diaw will be taking minutes away from bright, young bigs on the spurs. he will be taking minutes from fringe role players like bonner and bench bigs like blair.

[G-Dawgg]

Who cares about Boris Diaw..we already have Dejuan's big, burger-eating ass on this team...we don't need Diaw's fat ass too...