Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler close to being Mavericks

[remingtonbo2001]

I doubt the Spurs will make a trade. The Mavericks made a very good trade, or at least it appears so.

It appeared the Spurs made an amazing trade when we aquired Jefferson. Only time will tell if this trade benefits the Mavericks.

[temujin]

Did the trade involve any guns being transferred from the Wizards to the Mavs lockerrooms?

[dude1394]

The trade makes Dallas better than the Spurs which they probably already were. They maybe are equal to Denver. They still are not better than LA. So, if winning the division le was the goal for Dallas, then I would say they have accomplished their mission.

Now, for San Antonio. We do not need to make a trade to keep up with Dallas. We only need to make a trade if there is something that can put us on par with LA. Otherwise, we are off target and it would just be an act in futility.

If you are waiting for a deal that puts you over the lakers you might as well just pack it up and go home. You are not going to find one. IMO the best you can do is to try and be as compe ive as you can and then lace 'em up.

[JustinJDW]

Hmm, lets hope they have chemistry issues, like we did. Caron Butler needs the ball to be effective, so lets hope that s up with Dirk's, Marion's and Terry's touches.

I am happy they traded Josh Howard though. He is the Spurs Killer.

[EricB]

I think this IMO is just reshuffling of the deck chairs against the lakers. Better against Denver, worse against the spurs..

[crc21209]

I think this IMO is just reshuffling of the deck chairs against the lakers. Better against Denver, worse against the spurs..

. Josh Howard was a monster against the Spurs, and now he is gone...

[badfish22]

. Josh Howard was a monster against the Spurs, and now he is gone...

I don't know what the you guys are talking about, in this season, this is what josh howard has done against the spurs:

10 PPG
27.8% from the field (!!)
1 assist and 4.5 rebounds

Certainly a small sample size, but clearly this isn't the Josh that we're used to anymore, the guy is having a season. The upgrade is clear now stop making up reasons to help us sleep at night lol

[crc21209]

Those games really dont matter...when it always came down to it, when the games mattered...Howard would always torch the Spurs.

[024]

Gooden? That was a failed experiment.

I wouldn't mind the Spurs taking a gamble on Howard. RMJ, Finley and Bonner for JHo? I'd do it. He could be a classic change of scenery type player.

at this point, spurs have nothing to lose. like a lot of people, i've always felt that the spurs made the mistake by not drafting howard, especially after rumors that duncan wanted the spurs to draft him. if he was on the spurs, they could have molded his all star talent into a great two way player. he has to ability to defend and has sufficient offense to be a legitimate #2 or #3 scoring option. it may be too late now to change his ways but i think that howard could have been a better player on the spurs under the influence of popovich and duncan. at least, he would limit his dumbass actions in public.

[SpurNation]

RJ's salary and lack of expected play has put the Spurs in a quandry for this season.

And that's the pitiful shame of this all.

A Duncan led Spurs era is close to ending and the team has been snake bit when it comes to help ensure another championship before he retires or simply can't perform at a high enough level to help the team win another.

All the while if this management team has had a flaw in it's ability...it's been the inability to land a difference maker via trade.