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I know its me wishing, but I would love this guy to be in a Spurs uniform. I would wish for the Hornets to buy this guy's contract out before the March 1st deadline.
We should have kept Big Dog.
I know its me wishing, but I would love this guy to be in a Spurs uniform. I would wish for the Hornets to buy this guy's contract out before the March 1st deadline.
At this piont, its up to JR Smith. If he wants out, he'll do something stupid or ask for his contract to be bought out. However, thats under the assumption that he knows the Spurs want him. He doesn't strike me as the internet spurstalking type, so he'll probably stay on the hornets team.
If he's bought out, then he goes on the waiver wire and any team with cap room or exceptions has a shot at picking up his original deal in order of ty record. He'd be long gone before the Spurs had a turn.
Smith will still be under contract this summer and the Hornets should be under the cap far enough to absorb Barry's salary. An offseason trade is a possibility. It actually works out better for us this season.
This was in Rumor Central on ESPN
Time Runs Out For Spurs, Hornets
Feb 24 - The Spurs nearly traded Brent Barry on Thursday afternoon in a multi-team deal that would have netted guard J.R. Smith, two NBA sources told the San Antonio Express-News. According to the newspaper, the deal was close enough to completion that Spurs officials initially told Barry he might not need to board the team's charter flight. The deal unraveled near the trade deadline.
After trading for Marc Jackson and Linton Johnson, Hornets coach Byron Scott said the team had another deal in the works, but it was completed five minutes after the deadline and the NBA did not approve it, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
According to The Oklahoman, both Hornets GM Jeff Bower and Byron Scott were visibly disappointed soon after the trade deadline. "We got it to the league five minutes after the clock and they said, 'No deal.'" Scott told the newspaper. "So it was squashed, and everybody in the room was a little disappointed. We were that close to really feeling pretty good about the whole thing."
Dumb s. The league DOES grant extensions, if you call them before the deadline.
sean marks?
So according to the ESPN article, we would've had JR Smith if this deal was done 5 minutes earlier? WTF!?
Maybe the Spurs will make a run at him in the offseason? It's obvious they still want him.
Damn. Four players out and he still didn't see the floor? That's a pretty heavy gauge steel chain strapped to JR Smith and Scott's doghouse.Smith said he wasn't surprised when Scott did not play him in Wednesday night's loss to the Utah Jazz at the Ford Center, despite that backup guard Speedy Claxton was sidelined with a sprained left ankle; top scorer David West missed his second consecutive game to be with his wife and newborn daughter; Jackson Vroman, who started in place of West, broke his right wrist when he tried to break his fall after a dunk in the third quarter; and earlier in the quarter, Desmond Mason bruised his tailbone and did not return.
Dammit if we'll pull this trade in the offseason than singing Nazr would be easier because of more cap space.
So it was Rod Thorn's fault.
Figures.
Parker has said on his radio show that the deal was Barry for Smith and Macijauskas.
Damn. Hopefully this deal can be revisited in the summer.
Damn.
Arvydas ain't half bad either.
Agree.Damn.
Arvydas ain't half bad either.
A rough sum up of what Parker has said :
- Spurs almost traded Barry for Smith and Macijauskas.
- Spurs really wanted to trade Barry because he doesn't play, has difficulties to play with Spurs and earned $5M per year.
- It was a financial move : Spurs have to re-sign Nazr this summer.
- Macijauskas is a good player that can play well for Spurs.
- Maybe the trade will happen this summer. (just a speculation from Parker)
- Everybody like Barry but he doesn't play and earned all the same $5M per year , rather try something different.
And a reason why Parker wasn't really good last week (against Warriors and Grizzlies) is that he caught a cold.
Should Parker be addressing questions as to why the team was trying to trade Barry?
No. The Spurs' policy is to not discuss this type of stuff. He'll probably get in trouble
Hopefully the Hornets don't wise up between now and June/July.
During this show he is alone at home, on his sofa and speaking thru a thing like Skype.
If you add that he speaks in French (he says way more things because it's his native language) and that journalists that run the show are always the same (they should be friends with Parker after more than 50 broadcast with him and after meetings during the summer), the result is that Parker says lots of things. Last time he explained what means gestures he did to announce plays or he said that Willis was to dumb to remember plays.
Last edited by Bruno; 02-28-2006 at 04:43 PM.
Well Christing-
I would really like to see Macijauskas in a Spurs uniform - hope it happens someday.
Parker and Barry for Paul and JR Smith?No. The Spurs' policy is to not discuss this type of stuff. He'll probably get in trouble
For real. I hope we can still get Smith this summer.
The more you know..No. The Spurs' policy is to not discuss this type of stuff. He'll probably get in trouble
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