might have been funny last year...
Yes come on Dice, make it happen.
I'm thrilled at the idea to eventually see this starting 5 : TP / Manu / RJ / TD / Dice against the lakers one : Fish / Kobe / Artest / Odom / Gasoft or the Celts one : Rondo / Allen / Pierce / KG / Sheed.... crazy match ups
I fully expect to hear a decision by the end of the day tomorrow. I don't know why, but I just feel that he will make his decision by then....and....hopefully it's the Spurs.
You get bonus points for not starting a new thread to say this.
Unless this was merged from a thread you started.
timvp,
Just bare with me a little foolishness...if we miss out on McDyess (and no one here is hoping for that), what should the FO do with the MLE? We hear that they may go after Big Baby, maybe go after Bass, but I would contend that if either of those guys cost you most or all of the MLE, they are not worth it.
In your opinion, is there anyone left who is worth the full MLE, if we assume that Odom, Marvin Williams, David Lee, Paul Milsap, etc. cannot be had with the MLE?
I think the first thing you do is tell Splitter that if he comes over now, he has the starting center job. If that doesn't work you look for a trade. Perhaps the Spurs can land a Camby, Foster or Collison. If that doesn't work out, you gotta make a decision between Brandon Bass and Drew Gooden. (I'd probably go with Bass but it depends on contractual demands.)
But it's fair to say that missing out on McDyess would be a fairly huge blow. The Plan C options aren't very appealing. Splitter will be difficult to attain and there's a chance he's not even as good as Rasho right out of the box. Trading for a big is always difficult. Bass will be overpaid and Gooden isn't a very good fit.
In other words . . .
In other words . . .
"What up, es!"
fixed
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/SprungOnSports/194853
The Hornets have fallen out of the running for Brandon Bass, says the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Could be good news. Det, NO and Dallas were involved. Does this mean Det upped the offer?
Word is Splitter has a post game which if true automatically makes him better than Rasho, though rebounding is a real weakness.
Actually, Splitter and Rasho have almost the same post game and the same go-to move -- that ugly no-look, line-drive hook shot.
well, that shot that out the window quick...lol
The Spurs, as currently constructed, don't need a center to score points. They were fine with Bowen's defense all these years and now have a guy capable of scoring 30 in his place. Baskets from that position are going to be gravy, and they're going to come from a player who can score without plays being called for him.
This is taking friggin' forever...WE WANT DICE!!!
Nope. My anxiety is increasing a bit...especially after reading timvp's rather bleak above assessment of the alternatives.
The Hornets were chasing Bass? Really? He was an unwanted spare part in his time there originally. I'm not sure I'd want to go back.http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/SprungOnSports/194853
The Hornets have fallen out of the running for Brandon Bass, says the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Could be good news. Det, NO and Dallas were involved. Does this mean Det upped the offer?
well mcdyess sure is taking his sweet time
Sorry guys, I've been away for the last 4 days and don't feel like wading through 38 pages to figure it out. Is McDyess going to give an answer sometime today for certain or something?
Yeah, but it's always a plus to have a guy at every position who can score when called upon, I'd like to have a rebounder and good position defender at the 5 but I also want someone who can score if need be. Especiaaly in the post. Tim will be holding the 5 down this year I believe so having a Mcdyess type guy is a plus then you have 5 guys who can score and are a threat when you go to the bench you want to sub with guys who don't take much away from the starting 5 or atleast bring something that the starters don't and impact the game. That's one of the reason D Rob is missed he could still score even the s of himself version.
Yeah. Splitter has a horrible post up game. And I agree with timvp on that ugly hook shot.
The thing about Splitter that I think is making everyone go "ga-ga" for him is that he's really active around the rim, especially defensively. He can defend on the post and he usually doesn't bite on pump fakes. He also has a penchant for blocking/altering shots. He's also very mobile, he can run on breaks instead of lagging behind like most centers. If he adds a semi-reliable jumpshot he'll be the most perfect complement to Timmy since DRob.
With that said, I don't really want to put all my hopes into the 5% chance that Splitter will come over this season. Which is why I'm praying hard that McDyess signs with us soon (if not today)
Come onnnnnnn
Splitters really not much of a shot-blocker. Hes more likely to hold his position than go for the block.
it's been said Splitter is as good or better than Scola. That's all we need to know.
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