Ludden: Spurs fans finally get long look at Barry

[ducks]

also because rose lost his hops last year because he was out of shape

[Marcus Bryant]

If Pop is capable of flying to DRob's Hawaii home in the summer of 2001, telling DRob that he was done and making him a crap offer how exactly is it farfetched that Pop entered the season with the goal of moving Rose (and his contract) out of the rotation and eventually out of town in a trade? Pop has shown that he has no problem doing Holt's bidding.

The Spurs treated DRob like crap and were prepared to run him out of town but it is inconceivable that they would do the same to Malik Rose? Come on.

Who decided to bench Malik? Pop. Isn't that rather convenient?

Just look at what the Spurs wanted back for Rose. An expiring contract (or in the case of Charlotte, none at all). Now why would that be? Perhaps, just perhaps, because they wanted to get rid of long term payroll. It is this fact which makes the motivation of the Spurs rather clear.

It was always about the contract.

[ChumpDumper]

Yes, let's overlook the fact he wasn't playing the way he did before the contract. Easy for a homer to do.

You bet your ass it was about the contract -- you have done nothing to convince anyone that a 15mpg, $6 million per year, get-beat-out-by-Kevin-Willis-one-year-and-Rob-Horry-the-next guy is worth keeping around.

Of course Malik gets the nod in the rotation this season because he looks like the best option after the Spurs couldn't get rid of him for nothing to make room for Scola. If he gets beat again out by Horry or even Thomas, do you think he'll be worth his contract playing 15 mpg AGAIN?

Yes or no?

[Nikos]

Wasn't this thread originally about Brent Barry?

The problem is Malik tried to do too much, and didn't play his best basketball within the team concept. He disobeyed Pop and that made is easy to bench him for the safe, and once clutch/intagible filled Robert Horry, who could defend and hit threes.

Yeah they tried to move Malik for contract/basketball reasons, but the guy has a chance to redeem himself this season. If he doesn't bring himself out of the doghouse, and play like he did in 0203, he will be benched.

It's all up to Malik really. His offense and energy are needed, but I still doubt he finishes many games unless Horry really is on the decline from last year. Nonetheless he is a valuable piece to the team and needs to regain his old form. Malik can't force the issue too much, and he must be be active/aggressive and less of a black hole on offense.

[Marcus Bryant]

Yes, let's overlook the fact he wasn't playing the way he did before the contract.

All you've provided was his FG% in a few games. You rather conveniently forget a number of his single game performances in that limited number of games which were rather significant.

Easy for a homer to do.

Nanny nanny poo poo.

You bet your ass it was about the contract -- you have done nothing to convince anyone that a 15mpg, $6 million per year, get-beat-out-by-Kevin-Willis-one-year-and-Rob-Horry-the-next guy is worth keeping around.

I suppose I was imagining things when I saw Rose be a vital part of yet another Spurs' championship season in 2003. It was quite convenient for Pop to decide that Rose was out of the rotation, given that it was always about the contract. Notice how the Spurs were dead set on not getting anything but an expiring contract back? Now if it wasn't about moving the contract in the first place why was that?

And moving a younger big with a proven record of performance just because of some cold shooting over a few games at the start of the season is ing stupid. That's the stuff of fans who believe everything the team says. Some might call them a "homer", I just know them as Chump Humper.

Of course Malik gets the nod in the rotation this season because he looks like the best option after the Spurs couldn't get rid of him for nothing

Actually they could move him if they wanted and pretty much get what they want now. But they haven't. Hmmm.

to make room for Scola. If he gets beat again out by Horry

Scola is yet another Euro-softie. Horry is not preferable as the primary backup big.

or even Thomas,

:guffaw

do you think he'll be worth his contract playing 15 mpg AGAIN?

Oh he'll play more than 15 minutes.

Yes or no?

Do you own a Black Mamba vibrator? Yes or no?

You are arguing against the reality of the situation. I guess if you think you aren't you should believe what you read over at that other forum and leave us "homers" here alone, Honeycakes.

-MB

[Man Mountain]

If he gets beat again out by Horry or even Thomas, do you think he'll be worth his contract playing 15 mpg AGAIN?

If Rose gets "beat out" by Thomas I'll pay to give Popovich a CAT scan ASAP