So what's the plan for PG situation in the 2017 offseason..

[outmap]

Did I miss something with Rose? Why is he getting mentioned?
Poor shooter, doesn't get to the line and poor defender.

Because 1. DRose, although a poor shooter and injury prone, is still better and younger than TP and 2. he said money isn't a concern, maybe he can be had for the MLE.

[TD 21]

The present reality is that Tony, when not injured, gets a ceremonial start and minutes thereafter as justified by his start. Patty is the go-to guy in crunch time, which is more than evident in Tony's countenance when he is sitting on the bench at those times - times that were once his. He has been relegated to this role much to his chagrin and without finesse. (Surely you haven't forgotten the much-posted gif of Pop running down the sideline yelling at Tony to give the ball to Kawhi...) After this season I am not sure how much Tony would object to being moved OR how much finesse would be necessary to move him. For the first time in many years I think it is not unlikely.

Crunch time minutes are determined by whether Parker looks competent. If he does, he still generally closes, unless Mills is on fire. Either way, that's different from the role many want to see.

Parker has always wanted to be a Spur for life, I suspect he thought he'd age well enough that this wouldn't even be a question and he'd more than likely be crushed if it doesn't end up that way.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs already have their PG. Murray will be in the gym with Kawhi all summer, book it. He will be starting within 20 games next season imo

[spursistan]

If Parker is our starting PG next season ..

[MultiTroll]

blowing a pick on Forbes...really costly, showed up tonight vs OKC big time.
Porker n Patty cannot hang with bigger OKC.

[Robz4000]

blowing a pick on Forbes...really costly, showed up tonight vs OKC big time.
Porker n Patty cannot hang with bigger OKC.

They didn't use a pick on Forbes; he went undrafted.

[MultiTroll]

They didn't use a pick on Forbes; he went undrafted.

Ok well, blowing a roster spot.
Ditto Joel Anthony.

Golden adds a little juice in Matt Barnes.

[vander]

Parker doesn't fit with the bench unit at all. If Parker comes off the bench, he may be playing with Simmons, Anderson, Lee/Bertans, & Gasol.

That's three bad defenders, three low volume 3pt shooters, & one non shooter (Lee; not so much of an issue).

People keep saying the Spurs should let Mills walk but there isn't a viable alternative. Murray playing north of 21 mpg next season is a pretty big step and a big responsibility.

I would try and keep Mills, let Simmons walk, hope Dedmon returns (and takes the 4 year, $36 million MLE, with a player option for the 4th year), hope Manu returns and ,maybe, bring back Lee if possible.

Guards:
Parker, Murray, Mills, Green, Ginobili, 1st rounder, Forbes
Wings:
Leonard, Anderson,

Bigs:
Gasol, Aldridge, Bertans, Dedmon (?) Lee(?), Milutinov (?)

But parker is going be here and get minutes no matter what, only choice is whether bench or starter. Mills will only take minutes from Murray, cost too much, and not play any better D than Parker.

[cd021]

But parker is going be here and get minutes no matter what, only choice is whether bench or starter. Mills will only take minutes from Murray, cost too much, and not play any better D than Parker.

Mills is absolutely a better defender than Parker, do people really think that? He's 6'0, there's a size disadvantage but I consider him to be generally pretty solid.

It's really up to PATFO if they want to pony up the cash to retain Mills; the options seems to be bad team/ big payday or stay with the Spurs for a slightly less of a payday.

Brooklyn is apparently going after KCP while Philly will go hard after Lowry. Hopefully the Spurs can come in strong at 12:00am and try and make it a done deal. I expect him to get 4 years, $48-50 million. Murray can play the 2 guard if Manu retires and Simmons is out. The Spurs would still have a massive backup frontline in the scenario I laid out (Anderson, Lee/Bertans, Gasol)

[cd021]

When Manu was Porker's age he was scoring over 20 per game against Memphis in the playoffs.

with a fractured arm and against prime Tony Allen...

[cd021]

Because 1. DRose, although a poor shooter and injury prone, is still better and younger than TP and 2. he said money isn't a concern, maybe he can be had for the MLE.

If Dedmon turns it down, then it would still be a no for me. Just not very good and an inefficient scoring PG

[cd021]

CoJo is expendable apparently, would love to have him back. Not really a way to do it, can't make the salaries work and Toronto would be trying to shed salary.

[Play Boban]

with a fractured arm and against prime Tony Allen...

[Hoops Czar]

with a fractured arm and against prime Tony Allen...

And 15,000 less minutes than Tony. Manu and Timmy got a lot of the credit and deservedly so but, Tony's was the workhorse all those year. Not everyone can come off the bench for their entire career.

[TheDoctor]

with a fractured arm and against prime Tony Allen...

#Legend.

[SASdynasty!]

When Manu was Porker's age he was scoring over 20 per game against Memphis in the playoffs.

On bad shooting...probably why we lost in 6 tbh. Also probably why Pop sent him to the bench the rest of his career.

[Play Boban]

On bad shooting...probably why we lost in 6 tbh. Also probably why Pop sent him to the bench the rest of his career.

Delusional Porkerfan is delusional.

Manu had a PER of 22.3 in that series. Try again. Does Porker pay you to spread this BS propaganda? Maybe in free Whataburgers?

[cd021]

Ok well, blowing a roster spot.
Ditto Joel Anthony.

Golden adds a little juice in Matt Barnes.

Advanced stats say pretty definitely that Barnes hasn't been a good or average NBA for 5 years. Forbes is and was worth the look, he can flat out shoot, taking a flyer with the 14th roster spot isn't really a big deal. I am not really sure why Joel was retained though

[ace3g]

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[SASdynasty!]

For 2017 we should bring Parker's usage down even more. Maybe we'll go from NBA champions to lottery team in 3 short years.

[PopTheGOAT]

The best move for immediate success is to sign Hill. If we want to build for the future, throw Murray into the fire

[DAF86]

On bad shooting...probably why we lost in 6 tbh. Also probably why Pop sent him to the bench the rest of his career.

Actually, the reason we lost in 6 that series is probably Manu missing game 1, game where we gave up HC and never got it back.

[SASdynasty!]

My plan: get Parker more usage. He's still got 1-2 good years left if you let him be a significant part of the offense. If not, have fun with another second round exit, tbh.

[BillMc]

The best move for immediate success is to sign Hill. If we want to build for the future, throw Murray into the fire

[cutewizard]

Dedmon at center,

Lamarcus and Bertans at forwards

Kawhi and Murray at guards,

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is this possible>????