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He's French, I'm sure he can do better than McDonalds. Escargot, filet mignon, brie, and baquettes.....all with extra butter.
Seriously, I thought he played great with a lot of hustle. He made the Gasol brothers work.
Diaw's a fat-ass... he doesn't even look like an athlete. Anybody getting paid millions of bucks to be an athlete should earn their size by hitting the weights, not by in' eating Mcdonalds....
He's French, I'm sure he can do better than McDonalds. Escargot, filet mignon, brie, and baquettes.....all with extra butter.
Seriously, I thought he played great with a lot of hustle. He made the Gasol brothers work.
So, after the Dwight trade, should the Spurs be more aggressive to get Blatche to add size to the roster (and potential?)?
yessssssss. Period. Unless you think garbage ass Bonner or Blair will make a difference! WHICH THEY WILL NOT! They are what they are, no upside now to them they are out of that. Blatche yeah he is an idiot at times etc. and immature, but he has crazy upside if he has the right coach and players around him IMO, which team better for that?
panic mode now....
we got bonner/blair ftw
Blatche is not an answer for Howard. Kiss our 5 ring dream goodbye
The Howard trade changes nothing for Blatche. Personally, I still think Spurs should really try to sign him. I would be a big fan of that that low risk high reward move.
I think the Howard trade means signing Blatche makes more sense. The Spurs need some sort of unforeseen break and landing a motivated Blatche for peanuts could potentially be a difference-maker.
Overcoming one hurdle (OKC) was going to be difficult enough. Now the Lakers very well could be an even bigger hurdle than OKC was ... so the equations are changing.
I think the Howard trade means signing Blatche makes more sense. The Spurs need some sort of unforeseen break and landing a motivated Blatche for peanuts could potentially be a difference-maker.
Overcoming one hurdle (OKC) was going to be difficult enough. Now the Lakers very well could be an even bigger hurdle than OKC was ... so the equations are changing.
It should force their hand, they have to counter this move now.
This has to get done. He's a big body who is skilled and needs some guidance/mentoring. Part of me just does not see it happening, but hopefully I'm wrong and the Spurs take the low risk high reward move.
The impending Howard trade absolutely DOES and SHOULD create a sense of urgency for the Spurs to upgrade their frontline. I don't know how much of an upgrade Blatche would be over Blair, as a reserve big, but certainly the additional size factor would be an asset.
Last edited by SenorSpur; 08-10-2012 at 10:02 AM.
Howard could eat Diaw, Splitter, Bonner and Blair without breaking a sweat.
I think Spurs could try to use more small ball more against the Lakers so they could score from transition.
Damn, I hate small ball.
It does; but they wont.
A motivated Blatche if he joins would be the 2nd best big IMO.
no doubt. a motivated blatche could be the best big man duncan has played with since robinson.
I don't see how the Lakers trading for a player shorter than Bynum and far less skilled on offense means we absolutely have to shore our front line up. I mean if our front line was enough to beat then before, why does getting Howard change that? Bynum was our biggest problem on that team
The biggest consequence of the Howard trade regarding Blatche is that it may push Heat to take another route. Lakers have a good chance of reaching the final and Heat should focus on countering them. Their priority should be even more than before to add a big defensive minded center.
Hopefully that leaves him for us then, Spurs need to get on it. I wanted him before the trade, I'm just saying the trade doesn't really change anything. We need a PF either way and he looks to be the cheapest/best available. I really hope Spurs are just waiting til the Olympics are over
Wrong. While Bynum was a much better offensive player and has some tremendous games against the Spurs, Howard wreaks far more havoc on the defensive end and can literally shut down the paint penetrations by himself. Howard presents a myriad of issues because of his athleticism, strength and defensive prowess. The Spurs have no answer.
Even though the two teams haven't matched up in the playoffs in a few seasons, the Spurs has been overmatched against bigger frontlines for some time now. All you need to remember is how the Spurs got their asses waxed and outmuscled against the Grizzlies in the 2011 playoffs, with exactly the same frontline they have now.
Make no mistake about it. The Spurs have had frontline deficiencies for about 3 years now and STILL have not yet addressed them. Meanwhile, Duncan enters the twilight of his career. At a time when he should have as much help as possible, he's still forced to carry the load because the rest of his frontline partners are undersized, underskilled or both.
It's not just Bynum for Howard. It's also adding Nash.
Nash will make their offense better. Especially for a guy like Howard, with his physical gifts, who is devastating when he gets the ball in the right spot at the right time. Howard's never had a PG anywhere near as good as Nash.
Meanwhile, the Laker's big weakness, defense, is also getting a huge upgrade. Howard as a defensive centerpiece is a huge upgrade for them. He will improve both their post defense, and with his mobility to switch over and block a shot on a penetrator, their perimeter defense...
Net, the combination is to upgrade an already strong offense, and an overhaul of a a weak defense...
Bingo!
Oh I agree for the most part, I just meant if Spurfan thought LA wasn't a huge concern I don't see why they are soooo much better now. How Howard regains his form after back surgery will be key as well because as we all know, back problems can spell the end for talented big men quickly.
Sadly I have the feeling the Spurs are going to try and counter this by adding more offensive firepower. Scary thought though, Howard shutting down penetration lanes while their defenders can stay at home on our shooters...I just hope OKC and LA meet before we meet one of them in the playoffs.
Since when were the Lakers a bad defensive team?
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