Welcome to the San Antonio Spurs Think Tank

[timvp]

In the San Antonio Spurs Think Tank forum, we will discuss the NBA draft, free agency, trade targets, international prospects, D-League prospects and more 365 days a year. Pinned to the top of this forum will be the directories for each category. Thread creation and management will be handled by Marcus Bryant and Bruno.

Feel free to add to the conversation in the appropriate threads. You can also suggest new threads within this topic.

Thanks to MB and Bruno for helping out and hopefully this becomes a year-round asset to the SpursTalk community.

[EricB]

Wow very cool.

[Marcus Bryant]

No, thank you timvp and Kori.

I look forward to getting this started right. Hopefully Bruno will be able to join us with his encyclopedic knowledge of the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement as well as the NBA and European basketball in general. They'll get back to the top, Spurs fans, and we'll be following it in depth every step of the way.

-MB

[polandprzem]

Incredible

Kori and LJ, are your plans is to take over the internet in few years from now?

[duncan228]

Nice. Year round education at my fingertips. Thanks to all invovled, what a great addition.

[DPG21920]

Hopefully we see more of these posts and less "I hate people " posts

[Bruno]

Nice

And thanks MB for the kind words.

[lurker23]

Should be great; I think sectoring this off from the main forum is a great idea.

Here's a good link for free agents:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/s...eeAgents-09-10

I'll try to look through this for 2009 and suggest threads for players who might be realistic for the Spurs. Others are welcome to do the same, of course.

[Manufan909]

So do players like Drew get put in here, or not cuz he would be resigned, not just signed?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Just out of curiosity, what would Spurs fans think of the idea of keeping Manu off the court for all of November and December regardless of how healthy he is?

His ankle injuries are clearly not freak injuries, they're clearly caused by to much stress over a certain period of time his ankles have too much mileage to handle. The only reason I post this is because he clearly can't play at the only intensity level he knows how to play at from November - June anymore. My guess is if fans had the choice they'd rather see him playing in April May and June over October November and December if they had to choose.

[TheProfessor]

I look forward to living here in the off-season.

[timvp]

Thanks to Bruno for joining MB in helping to keep this forum organized and running smoothly.

[loveforthegame]

Sweet!!

Thanks to everyone for making it happen.

[Libri]

Yes. This is very nice.

[lurker23]

Some free agents that seem reasonable for discussion:

Zaza Pachulia
Ronald Murray
Mikki Moore
Linton Johnson
Brandon Bass
James Singleton
Antonio McDyess
Ron Artest?
Trevor Ariza
Hakim Warrick (restricted)
Chris Mihm
Quinton Ross
Shelden Williams
Maurice Ager
Sean Marks
Malik Rose
Ime Udoka
Jacque Vaughn
Morris Almond
Channing Frye (restricted)

(Not that I necessarily need threads on all of these (or that this is all-inclusive), but just some that seemed reasonable either based on needs or current salaries.)

[DPG21920]

If the Spurs ever have Mikki Moore I might switch teams. I would love for the Spurs to throw the MLE at Ariza.

[Ditty]

If the Spurs ever have Mikki Moore I might switch teams. I would love for the Spurs to throw the MLE at Ariza.

i would love the spurs to get ariza for the MLE

and be nicer if wallace took a vertans minimum

[Marcus Bryant]

We'll be posting threads for each individual free agent, draft prospect, and member of the Estonian C league over the next week. Until then, feel free to sound off on free agency and the draft. Time to sleep.

-MB

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm praying that somewhere right now, Malik Hairston is working on his jump shot..

[024]

ron artest?

[lurker23]

We'll be posting threads for each individual free agent, draft prospect, and member of the Estonian C league over the next week. Until then, feel free to sound off on free agency and the draft. Time to sleep.

-MB

Sounds great. Thanks for the work Marcus Bryant.

Can't wait for some Estonian C League discussion.

[TDMVPDPOY]

how about marcus williams are the spurs going use him or just signed him to hold his rights to trade him?

ron artest anyone? currently on 8.45m expiring

demarr johnson
dan au
kasib powell

[Bruno]

Some free agents that seem reasonable for discussion:

Zaza Pachulia
Ronald Murray
Mikki Moore
Linton Johnson
Brandon Bass
James Singleton
Antonio McDyess
Ron Artest?
Trevor Ariza
Hakim Warrick (restricted)
Chris Mihm
Quinton Ross
Shelden Williams
Maurice Ager
Sean Marks
Malik Rose
Ime Udoka
Jacque Vaughn
Morris Almond
Channing Frye (restricted)

(Not that I necessarily need threads on all of these (or that this is all-inclusive), but just some that seemed reasonable either based on needs or current salaries.)

Nice list.
I've created threads for these players.

If you want that we create threads for specific player(s) in priority, you can put name(s) in this thread.

If I've made a mistake in the creation of a thread, don't hesitate to PM me.

Thanks.

[objective]

I'd like threads for the other players the Spurs hold rights to :

Viktor Sanikidze
Robertas Javtokas
James Gist

don't need Karaulov

[objective]

how about a thread for coaching discussion.

Not "Fire Pop" type stuff, but there is a chance that at least there will be a shake-up amongst the assistants, especially if Budenholzer gets a chance somewhere.