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when the sa newspaper confirms it is a one year deal then I will believe finely's deal is one year
It wasn't the last 2/3rds. If we are going to account for health issues then you can't ignore NVE and Finley's problems.
when the sa newspaper confirms it is a one year deal then I will believe finely's deal is one year
email ludden and see if he says it is a one or 3 year deal
Everyone and their dog seems to think it was. I thought Buck Harvey did(?)
It's a good thing we didn't need any of the 3 to win a Championship then last year. As I said before, any GM in the league will invest in somebody with a knee injury over somebody with a back injury. Every GM in the league will also take 2 former All-stars over 1 unproven role player.
And every GM will take all 3 instead of just the older 2 with 1 year deals.
kori has posted it was not confirmed in the sa newspaper
He wasn't going to get them here, though. $2.5M isn't a bad deal for a primary SG backup for Utah. If he was going to be that in SA, I would be bummed, but he was swing man #5, behind Manu, Bowen, Finley and Barry.
Like I said:
Devin Brown = Championships
Blah Blah Blah. Devin Brown. Blah Blah Blah.
The Spurs have the greatest foward, the toughest shooting guard, if not the best, and one of the quickest point guards in the league. Oh yeah, we also have the best perimeter defender throughout the league. Our bench consists of two aging all-stars, an proficient 2nd year point guard, an outstanding centers who could start for a number of teams in this league, and last, but most certainly not least, the key to the 2006 Championship run, Sean Marks.
Boo ing Whoo. We lost Devin, so we might as well hand the trophy to the Clippers for the next 3 years. I'm tired of this. I wish Devin the best.
God said "give your worries unto me". Let's try that and see how it works out. Eventually, the Spurs are going to have to fall. How else do you expect to replace Tim Duncan? I recently heard of an up and coming 14 year old. Maybe the Spurs should begin persuing him. Tim Duncan isn't getting any younger.
Championships are won and lost in no small part sometimes due to role players.
Yes, much of the Spurs' rotation is set, but the swing spots are the one part of the team that is the weakest beyond the 2005-06 season.
Hence the concern about the loss of Brown. The Spurs would've held his Bird Rights and had a fairly easy time retaining him next summer. Now they will have to hope that they can retain Finley even though they will not hold his Bird or Early Bird rights next season. Yes, they will have the MLE next season, but if they expect to bring in Scola then as they appear to, then letting Brown go to make a little more cash in the short run will limit their flexibility.
Brown beat out Barry for the primary backup swing spot last season, so perhaps he's a little better than some think.
In the end, the loss of Brown was far more significant than some here realize or care to admit. The Spurs' championship window is over the next 3 to 4 seasons. It was a nearsighted move and if the Spurs' business is about winning championships, they appear to have ed up.
But, I know, it's always good to pare down payroll simply to make a little more profit in the interim. After all, that's easy for you guys to understand. Once you bother to think about it for more than a second and realize what it means from a basketball and cap perspective, then you find yourself being critical of the ownership that made it happen.
Last edited by Marcus Bryant; 09-16-2005 at 03:41 PM. Reason: grammatical error
OK, I took a sec, and thought about it. Now I completely agree with you MB. Well I guess we wait for the season and see. I have to admit I found your prediction of Devin Brown's stats to be fairly reasonable. Like I said, I didn't see him play much, probably won't get many Utah games either here in Alabama, but I look forward to hearing how he does. *sigh* Can we just speed things up to Nov 1st please?
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Marcus, what makes you tend to believe they will bring in Scola next year. They didn't want to use the whole MLE on his this year, so they brought in Oberto. If he is successful, they will not bring in Scola. I think the rights to Scola will be traded eventually with either Radoslav or Nazr.
Oberto replaces Mohammed.
Scola replaces Radoslav and eventually Horry.
Scola is not a Center. The Spurs will either keep Rasho or Nazr. It will depend on if the can unload Rasho this year or not. I don't see Scola every playing for the Spurs.
Of course, 1 thing we don't know is WTF the Spurs will do. I'm sure it will involve some scenario that none of us thought about.
Horry's not a center. Rose wasn't a center. With Oberto and TD on the team you have your starting and backup centers.
Before the Rose trade the Spurs never had so many starting quality centers on the team.
You appear to be re ed because I've yet to see anyone blame Pop and RC for losing Brown.
-MB
PS...Suck a .
You giving tips again or just wishing?
More like instructions. You are probably familiar with those.
Marcus posting about losing our 12th man for 5 million a year...
It is always easier spending some one else's money, isn't it!
Five million dollars for Devin after his back injury?
How many minutes did he play during the playoffs?
Where was he on our guard rotation? Where would he be this coming year on our guard rotation?
Hard to understand this kind of thinking.
Well, guess this year's season is shot and I guess we better watch out for that powerhouse Utah now that they picked up Devin Brown.
Rack'emInternet posting circa 2001 recovered from cyberspace.
Wow!
Does this mean we have to give back our les?
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