I disagree with you guys. I think it would work. Pop would just have to time his subs right. I think Pop is a good enough coach to know how to use his subs right. Bowen can still play against starters. He just wont start against starters.
Pop's also good enough to set his rotations in a manner that maximizes each player's strengths. See Brent Barry/Hedo Turkoglu starting over Manu.
Finley, overall, may be a better player than Bowen. But they're better for the team as bench sub and starting defensive stopper.
Finley can still get minutes off the bench. That's how the Spurs will likely sell it.
Okay.
But alls I am saying is I would rather have Finley come here then go to MIA. If MIA gets Finley, they are VERY scary!
If giving him a starting spot will make it more likely that he will sign with SA. Then I am all for it.
Leave the chicken little GMing to the Suns.
Starters start so if Bowen is on the bench at the beginning of a game then there are valuable defensive minutes (against the opposing team's top wing player) that we are losing. No creative subs ution pattern can fix that.
Manu is a great Defender. He can hold it down til Bowen comes in. But if yall would rather see Finley in MIA, then thats your opinion. I would rather have him play in SA.
We will see what happens.
It's not as black and white as you seem to suggest, though.
We would rather see Finley play here than in Miami, but not at the cost of Bruce Bowen's starting position.
It seems to have moved past the point of opinion. I think it's officially a consensus.
If Finley comes to San Antonio, he'll be coming off the bench. If he has a problem with that, then he can go somewhere else and get dominated by Bowen's 'dirty elbows' again.
If all Finley cares about is a starting spot then he's not coming here because he's not getting promised one. Period.
If Finley needs to be guaranteed a starting spot let him go to Phoenix or Miami. If he thinks he's good enough to convince Pop that he can earn big minutes or even start and to sit without complaining if he hasn't convinced Pop then let him come to the Spurs. Last prima donna that had to start was Jack. That's not Spurs style.
I doubt Finley signs with the Spurs but I guess a meeting with him couldn't hurt.
If Finley goes to MIA, then that's bull ...
SHAQ
Alonzo
Finley
Wade
J. Williams
them.
Unless Van Exel decides to sign with some other team by that time, lol.
Bowen worked his ass to earn that starting spot, u know practicing the 3 pointers and how he prepares his defense etc
Wathcing this idea less coldly....well it seems unfair
thus this would disrupt the spurs defensive systm
Because with Davis, Finley may realize that Miami isn't a lock to get out of the East. Sign with the Spurs and only an injury to TD will keep us out of the NBA Finals and a possible repeat.and i thought Miami is a lock already.
i think Finley is not so keen on Miami, it took him this long to sign with them....Now that Davis is poised to sign with Detroit...the Spurs might as well pursue on the Ex-Mav even more...
I think the Spurs would have already told Finley: "Listen, if you've already decided on the Heat, don't waste our time. We're not interested in playing head games here. Remember, we're the 'Get Over Yourself' team. Be up front and honest with us"
Bowen "restructured" his contract. I think he'd agree at his age he doesn't need to be starting every game. Finley can prolong his career.
Finley = 32.
Bowen = 34.
I'm not seeing such a big difference there. Especially since Bowen takes extremely good care of his body, and is probably one of the healthiest and most well prepared guys in the League (3 seasons as a starter without missing a game), whereas Finley has had a list of injuries plague him over the same time period and is still listed as somewhat of a question mark.
I`m not so sure the Spurs would trade B. Barry. I mean he did step up at times during the year. Brent is inconsistent but so is Spree. Like I said before I doubt they`ll trade him. As for Finley, I think he is toying with our emotion. More then likely he`ll sign with PHX. The spurs might as well resign D.Brown.
We weren't able to sign him so now I hope he goes to the Spurs.
Anywhere but Miami!
Finley blows.
Spurs need a backup point guard..... Sign Nick Van Exel Damn it.
Seems like the Pistons are not intersted anymore so maybe it will come down to phx, mia and SA...
From espn:
"But Finley made it clear he didn't want to join the Pistons, and they appear to have decided to not sign Sprewell."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2141235
This keeps the door open for the Spurs to get Spree if Finley chooses Mia.
The Spurs have a backup point guard. Udrih would be starting for a lot of teams in this league. The only thing he's missing is experience and he doesn't get that by making him third string behind Mr. Powderknees.
I agree with you about Finley, though. I don't know if I'd have a harder time rooting for him or Spree as a Spur.
You make a good point, but the strength of Bowen's game (defense) is all about quickness, and he's right at the age where that starts to go. Finley is supposed to get some of his athletecism back because of the cleanup surgery. It's something to consider.
Unless Finley has decided to give his ego a rest, he doesn't come to the Spurs. Watching him for the Mavs over the last six or seven years tells me he's a prima donna and he'd go to either the Suns or the Heat even if the Spurs had twice the money to offer him. He hasn't been about the team for a long, long time.
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