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Why the do you think July is the time of the year the forum gets the most posts? Thats what we do.
people are saying all this stuff, when they don't even know who theyve called!!
All of this is just speculation and assuming....
Why the do you think July is the time of the year the forum gets the most posts? Thats what we do.
Who?with the rest you can get your swingman
Anyone over 6'8"?
That's my only real problem.
As I said, I actually think Jeffries might be had in a trade. Guess we'll have to see the cap and tax numbers to really see how much more salary we can take on.
That aint even close enough to being enough to get either one.Evans can take part of the MLE and then with the rest you can get your swingman or point guard.
Unless Bobby Jackson or Speedy feel the need to take paycuts and come here just for the balls of it.
Agents are talking. I haven't found one shred of anything that the Spurs have contacted Evans. I've seen everyone from the Lakers to the Mavs to the Heat but no Spurs.
I don't think LJ is talking about getting Speedy as a backup point. Speedy made it pretty clear today that he's looking for a good raise.
Ariza seems doable.
Reduced from the minimum?
A summer pull of Evans, Ariza and Pargo is all I ask.
That isn't exactly asking for the world.
Exactly.
That's fine.
And pray Yao never makes the playoffs again.
The one worm in the Evans apple may be his demeanor. The FO might not see him as a 'Spurs type' player, the kind who keeps his cool when things goes bad, doesn't whine to the press, and doesn't commit hard fouls. Glenn Robinson was getting decent time in last year's playoffs up until the moment he shoved - who? - Rashard Lewis against Seattle. He was doing it in the enforcer role, payback for some dirty stuff earlier. The Spurs prefer to let Manu get knocked around, Parker get knocked around, and don't rise to the emotional level.
Reggie Evans, while not apparently a whiner, is the guy who will play dirty, grab the balls, etc. Maybe that's why he's already crossed off the list.
I don't really get the Spurs' logic here. Do they think Przybilla can guard Dirk? Obviously not but then why blow your wad on a guy who isn't going to play against the two toughest teams next year?
the "logic" is WE'RE NOT A DAMN SMALLBALL TEAM.
We should've let Dirk get 50 a night and shut down everyone else and just absolutely cut off their penetration with Tim and Rasho. Make them a complete jump shot team. Even if they're open, they'd still be jump shots. No lay ups, no free throws.
And with two bigs on the other end, it would've freed Rasho to set screens at the free throw line for Manu or Tony and still have Tim as a kick out option near the basket instead of Tim being the guy setting the screens and the only kickouts being the 3 point corners.
I'm sick and tired of Pop's nice guy chameleon team routine where we always play to the style of whoever we're facing. Why can't we dictate OUR style to other people?
Even the one month when Nazr was on fire, he destroyed the Suns with 30 points and it didn't seem to matter when we played them with two bigs that night. We simply crushed them inside and got all the rebounds.
The whole history of basketball college and pro has been built on the team with the best inside players win. Now all of a sudden some flash in the pan teams are making it sound like big players are a liability. Don't buy it.
Last edited by aaronstampler; 07-02-2006 at 03:33 AM.
Well the Spurs at one time did sign Kevin Willis and Tony Massenburg ... two players who were around just to come in and lay the hammer down. Willis' elbow to Scott Williams' head was dirtier than the nutsac grab and the Spurs brought back Willis the next year.
Putting the ball in Rasho's hand is a recipe - for defeat.
Yeah, but he was on double-secret probation. Let's face it, POP won't bring in a player with any type of past.
RE: Ariza
If nothing else I think the Magic would be willing to part with him if they got something in return...like say, a veteran 2 guard on a shortterm deal who can shoot, or another young project SF with upside.
Spurs have both...I am not sure how they could work the contract difference between Barry and what Ariza will get, under the current CBA...but I am sure something could be arranged.
And I'd be happy if all we got out of this offseason was Ariza and Javtokas...or Paul Pierce
Spurs don't need miracles here.
Could be. I dunno. But that Glenn Robinson incident was so con uous. Maybe they countenanced Willis' elbow and similar stuff because he was an upstanding guy well-oriented with the team philosophy. It was easy (and advantageous) to look the other way. Evans just seems like he has a screw loose.
So the Spurs wouldn't have drafted Chris Paul?
For those who don't remember, Paul punched Julius Hodge in the nuts in his last season at Wake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKx8l...0paul%20hodgesWake Forest sop re guard Chris Paul was suspended Monday for one game for throwing a punch at NC State's Julius Hodge that landed below the belt in the first half of Sunday night's game in Raleigh.
Paul wasn't issued a foul on the play, but television replays showed the punch later, prompting the school to suspend Paul. Paul will practice with the team all week and be on the bench for the Demon Deacons' quarterfinal game in the ACC tournament Friday against either NC State or Florida State, which play in a first-round game on Thursday.
Good thing Spurs didn't go after that guy.
if Robinson was banned from the playoffs.
How come did he come out in game 1 vs Detroit and play semi significant minutes in that game?
Assuming the Spurs had NO's 4th pick. No.So the Spurs wouldn't have drafted Chris Paul?
If they didn't trade the pick, they likely would have likely gone after a big like Villanueva or Channing Frye.
, I'm not going to read this whole damn thread. But I stay by remembering TD saying he does not want to start at Center. He might play half the game there, but he doesn't want to start.
With that said, you need a starting center. Ben is a pipe dream, so Priz is the next best center. He rebounds, blocks shots better than Nazr and Rasho. So why not, small ball sucks.
We don't need it with PHX, Dallas is our only problem and Pop never tried what got him there.
Sopot has signed a turkish center (who was final MVP in france this year) : Huseyin Besok.
That didn't make any sense at the time.
Big Dog was not only playing well, but he showed some backbone by puthing Rashard in his place. Instead of supporting him, or benching him for a bit to let him cool down, Pop benched him for basically the next few games. Then stuck him in garbage time if I remember right. Eh.
In response to the "why sign a guy who won't play against Dallas/Phoenix"...
I would hope we dont' go small ball again and learned our lesson, but even if we do go small again...that's only 8 games a year. What about the other 74 or whatever? We're not going to change the iden y of our team just so we can matchup with the f'ing mavs/suns.
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