Trade!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SenorSpur]

One that I just can't get out of my head....

Spurs trade Elson for Mikael Pietrus.

Reasons For:

- Both have expiring contracts, so neither team is under any obligation to retain either player if they don't perform well, but both would have sufficient time to "try out" for their respective new teams to see if they warrant an off-season offer.

- Pietrus is athletic, strong, plays decent defense, and can be a good shooter. He can play both 2 and 3, and might be another guard in the mix for that small-ball 4 position that Pop loves so much... , could he be worse than Bones Barry?

Reasons Against:

- Pietrus has a low BBIQ and might find it difficult to adjust to the system in enough time to make a difference in the playoffs.


Bottom Line: It has the makings of a deal with both parties wanting to possibly shake things up and reasonable contracts that expire.

I'd still put the odds against it, but you never know...

I like it, but why not swap him for Barry instead?

[BonnerDynasty]

I still believe we should just give D Rob some b12, lidocaine, hgh, guerialla horomones and let him come back for one more run.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I still believe we should just give D Rob some b12, lidocaine, hgh, guerialla horomones and let him come back for one more run.

Just tell him what you want him to do okay?
Just tell him what you want him to do, he'll do it okay?
He'll do it.
Just tell him what you want him to do.

[We born to be bad]

All I ask is for a Big man that plays like he has a pair defensively. Guards laugh when they see any of our bigs except duncan in the paint. Most specifically Oberto and Bonner.

wow! Spurs trade Oberto? YES!!!!!!!!! for Skinner and Sean Marks. PLEASE. please bring us Oberto.

Oberto PPG 5,1 RPG 5,6 MPG 20

Skinner PPG 3,7 RPG 4,2 MPG 15

another underrated center with expensive contract, with triple Oberto's contract ?

Nesterovic PPG 4,4 RPG 4,1 MPG 17

Wallace PPG 4,6 RPG 8,7 MPG 32

Dampier PPG 5,5 RPG 6,7 MPG 22

Prizzilia PPG 4,9 RPG 7,3 MPG 22

Milicic PPG 6,5 RPG 5,6 MPG 24

K Brown PPG 5,3 RPG 5,1 MPG 21

Diop PPG 3,2 RPG 5,2 MPG 18



OBERTO IN SUNS JERSEY! NOW!

01-31-08 Spurs .

[AFBlue]

I like it, but why not swap him for Barry instead?

Spurs need Barry's 3-pt shooting and ball-handling skills alot more than they need Elson's speed.

[ArgSpursFan.]

Haven't really seen an impact trade proposed, but I'll keep looking.

It wasn't a trade proposal,coze a trade wont do any good to the spurs at this point in the season.The up was made in the offseason.

He wouldn't be doing that here, and that isn't a trade suggestion.

Why not,does it have to do with the SA food or something?
You better come up with a stronger argument chump,not this weak ass kind of things.

[SenorSpur]

Spurs need Barry's 3-pt shooting and ball-handling skills alot more than they need Elson's speed.

Good point. But they also need Elson's size, athleticism and quickness for the quicker playoff teams (PHX, FAKERS, DEN)

[AFBlue]

Good point. But they also need Elson's size, athleticism and quickness for the quicker playoff teams (PHX, FAKERS, DEN)

Thought about this...but given how much Pop has tended to distrust his bigs, I think he'd rather go small-ball than stay big (relatively) with Elson.

My guess is that the faster teams get a heavy dose of Finley and Bowen as the small-ball 4.

[ArgSpursFan.]

Pop plays 4 perimetrals +Duncan or Oberto when He goes smallball.
Elson has no chances whensoever of being part of a smallball lineup.

[AFBlue]

Pop plays 4 perimetrals +Duncan or Oberto when He goes smallball.
Elson has no chances whensoever of being part of a smallball lineup.

To SenorSpur's credit, I think he was talking about playing a traditional lineup (Duncan at 4) with Elson as the Center....not having Elson as the small-ball Center.

But to me, I see there being better options than Elson come playoff time. For all his missed time and rough start, I still foresee Horry rounding into shape come playoff time and hitting a stride.

If that happens, I would put Horry out there alongside Duncan or Oberto before I'd let Elson sniff the court.

I also think Bonner, for all his defensive missteps, brings a great deal of energy to the floor and can knock down shots when he plays a controlled game.

Again, whether it's Horry, Bonner, or any of the small-ball options (forgot to include Udoka in my last post)....Elson just doesn't seem to have an edge.