Spurs acquire Thomas from Sonics for Barry, Elson

[polandprzem]

Spurs gave up too much

Bad trade for spurs

[san antonio spurs]

Our first round picks suck half the time if we keep them anyway.

Win now.

Exactly, this is why I don't understand why Timvp is so high on our draft pick now considering how the FO has been drafting lately and also that most of our needs will be adressed via free agency.
It's a very good trade.
If Barry get back, then it's the best trade of the month.

[yavozerb]

Yeah, I don't think that matters at all, unless they care more about helping the Spurs than about their own personal success.

How does it hurt Seattle to cut Barry? They already got there 1st rd pick out of this deal and will recieve cash..Time to help to help out your brother organization...

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

NBA.com lists Kurt Thomas's weight at 235. That had to have been his rookie season!

[ChumpDumper]

I'm not sure about that. I see the logic there, though. Definitely. My thinking, though, is that they're going to like to have Barry around to close out this season and hopefully gain a little momentum.

After all, he'll seriously be like...their 4th or 5th best player.

But wasn't Thomas that good for them already if not better?

The Sonics are moving and rebuilding -- in that order. If Barry's agent proposes a buyout that saves the owners even the prorated vet minimum, chances are very good they will take it.

[SA Gunslinger]

Damn, I hope Barry comes back.

That would be the same roster but exchanging Elson for Thomas. I was hoping for a cheap big. Thomas is much better than I expected.

[SouthernFried]

You gotta remember, the playoffs always comes down to half court games...very rarely does it become a scorefest. It's usually a slugfest.

KT fits that mold perfectly

[angel_luv]

No!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so sad we traded Brent Barry!

Welcome to the team Kurt Thomas.

[phyzik]

ok.... so the real question is.... will Ghost Writer finally shut the up?

[Spurminator]

FYI, whoever said Dallas fans would be mad about this--you couldn't be more wrong. We thought you were about to get Artest for those 2 guys. We would have been mad about that.

I'm happy about this--means you're not getting Artest.

All I was saying (if you'll notice what I quoted) was that I bet Dallas would be mad if Barry was bought out and resigned by the Spurs, since that what you guys wanted to do with Stackhouse until the NBA stepped in.

[td4mvp21]

I think this helps the Spurs against a lot of teams. You have a backup/starting? C/PF that can rebound, defend, and score, with or without Duncan. What's not to like about that? He may be immobile but that didn't really seem to matter last year when he did a damn good job defending the paint against us.

[SpursFanFirst]

There's currently 1160 active users online.

That's the highest number outside the playoffs.

Wow! I didn't check the number of people online. I was just shocked that 50 new threads hadn't been started about the trade, since that's usually what happens.

[lefty]

Stupid trade.

Our offense will miss Barry.

Great shooting, IQ, passing.

!!!!!

[DubMcDub]

How does it hurt Seattle to cut Barry? They already got there 1st rd pick out of this deal and will recieve cash..Time to help to help out your brother organization...

They don't actually want Barry, of course. Just want his expiring contract. But they don't really have any reason to cut him before the years over. Having him may help them win a few more games, which would build some nice momentum.

[daspurs1]

I wish they had traded bonner instead of Barry.

[polandprzem]

Yeah I was totally against the idea of getting Thomas .... until the Lakers got Gasol and the Suns got Shaq. Now that the West has gotten bigger, Thomas makes more sense.

I do agree that this trade doesn't help against many teams. Who besides the Suns and the Lakers does Thomas play against? He'd get destroyed by Dirk. He can't guard David West. He can't guard Okur. He doesn't help against Houston, Denver, Portland or Golden State.

In the East, he doesn't help against the Celtics because Garnett would just take him away from the basket. Ditto with Rasheed and Detroit.

It appears as if the Spurs now see the Suns and Lakers as their two biggest threats. That's the only reason you make this trade. Against those two teams, Thomas will be useful. Against everyone else? I'd rather have Oberto out there.

Yea and basicly you got rid of a fluid in the offense.
We'd better hope the spurs will be having the best days in history of spurs organization on offense come playoff time.

[tav1]

Do you guys see this as merely a rental, or should we expect that Thomas will sign a low $ contract for one more year next season? I like the idea of having him around to groom Mahinmi and Splitter.

[boutons_]

I'll miss Brent, but he won 2 rings while making significant contributions to winning those championships.

I'm sure he has plenty of contacts in SEA to renew.

Thomas is a old, but he sure better be an upgrade over Elson.

[yavozerb]

They don't actually want Barry, of course. Just want his expiring contract. But they don't really have any reason to cut him before the years over. Having him may help them win a few more games, which would build some nice momentum.

Barry is not going to be savior of seattle..Next stop OK city.

[DubMcDub]

All I was saying (if you'll notice what I quoted) was that I bet Dallas would be mad if Barry was bought out and resigned by the Spurs, since that what you guys wanted to do with Stackhouse until the NBA stepped in.

Got you. I guess that makes sense. I wouldn't be mad at the Spurs--just the NBA for applying such a ridiculous double standard.

Then again, Stack's a loudmouth.

In any case, as I said, I don't think Barry will be coming back to the Spurs. That situation is just fresh on everyone's mind cause of the Stack thing. It's a very rare occurrence that such a thing happens (especially since the Payton fiasco).

[lurker]

I think this is a nice trade for the Spurs. Too bad, I was hoping for a panic trade that made no sense.

[Streakyshooter08]

Well I think the trade makes SA better against Phx and LA. I think they gave up a little too much with the first rounder.

I am happy that they got Thomas but compared to having Artest I am a little disappointed because it is now certain that the Artest deal does not happen... so I am really mixed...

[Mr. Body]

A first round pick for Kurt Thomas.

Bad trade.

Agree. That's kind of stupid.

[ChumpDumper]

Do you guys see this as merely a rental, or should we expect that Thomas will sign a low $ contract for one more year next season? I like the idea of having him around to groom Mahinmi and Splitter.

Depends on his price and what Horry's plans are.

[Allanon]

Not really sure how good this trade is. Brent Barry was a friggin' dagger sometimes so the suffering offense might suffer some more. Udoka's grown up so maybe he can fill in (I'm guessing this is why Barry's so expendable).

KT brings good size, decent defense and a mid-range shot, although I think Scola would still have been better.

Lakers, Mavs, Nugz all breathing a sigh of relief that Spurs didn't get Artest.